IP Library Granted Patent US 11,399,374
Granted Patent B2
US 11,399,374 · App. 16/858,086 · Granted Jul 26, 2022

Managing uplink transmission power

Inventor: Karupaiah Rajendran (Wayne, PA)
Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
H04W72/082H04W52/146H04W52/16H04W52/225H04W52/228H04W52/325H04W52/50H04W72/0413
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Patent No.
US 11,399,374
App. No.
16/858,086
Granted
Jul 26, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Wireless communications for optimizing transmission power levels are described. Uplink transmission power levels for a wireless device may be dynamically adjusted based on conditions in a source cell and one or more neighboring cells. Transmission power levels may be increased or decreased gradually, and optimized power levels may be achieved, based on conditions in a source cell and one or more neighboring cells.

Claims (67)

1. A method comprising:

sending, by a first wireless device to a base station via a first cell, first data associated with first uplink transmissions;

receiving, from the base station, an indication of a first power value comprising one or more of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) power value or a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) power value, wherein the first power value is based on:

the first data; and

second data associated with second uplink transmissions, wherein the second uplink transmissions are from a second wireless device and via one or more second cells;

sending, via the first cell, third data associated with third uplink transmissions using a transmission power based on the first power value; and

receiving, from the base station, an indication of a second power value comprising one or more of a PUSCH power value or a PUCCH power value, wherein the second power value is associated with an adjustment of the first power value, and wherein the second power value is based on the third data and the second data.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first power value is further based on at least one of:

an average power value for the first uplink transmissions and the second uplink transmissions;

a comparison with an initial power value for the first cell; or

an adjustment of the initial power value.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second power value is further based on a determination whether an uplink physical resource block utilization rate satisfies a threshold.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second power value is further based on at least one of:

a call connection success rate;

a signal to interference and noise ratio; or

a success rate for uplink scheduling requests.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second power value corresponds to the first power value increased by a predetermined amount.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving, from the base station, an indication of a third power value, wherein the third power value corresponds to the second power value increased, by a predetermined amount, based on at least one of:

an uplink performance for the first cell satisfying a threshold; or

an uplink performance of the one or more second cells satisfying a threshold.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising sending, via the first cell, fourth uplink transmissions using a transmission power based on the second power value.

8. A first wireless device comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the first wireless device to:

send, to a base station via a first cell, first data associated with first uplink transmissions;

receive, from the base station, an indication of a first power value comprising one or more of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) power value or a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) power value, wherein the first power value is based on:

the first data; and

second data associated with second uplink transmissions, wherein the second uplink transmissions are from a second wireless device and via one or more second cells;

send, via the first cell, third data associated with third uplink transmissions using a transmission power based on the first power value; and

receive, from the base station, an indication of a second power value comprising one or more of a PUSCH power value or a PUCCH power value, wherein the second power value is associated with an adjustment of the first power value, and wherein the second power value is based on the third data and the second data.

9. The first wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the first power value is further based on at least one of:

an average power value for the first uplink transmissions and the second uplink transmissions;

a comparison with an initial power value for the first cell; or

an adjustment of the initial power value.

10. The first wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the second power value is further based on whether an uplink physical resource block utilization rate satisfies a threshold.

11. The first wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the second power value is further based on at least one of;

a call connection success rate;

a signal to interference and noise ratio; or

a success rate for uplink scheduling requests.

12. The first wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the second power value corresponds to the first power value increased by a predetermined amount.

13. The first wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the first wireless device to receive, from the base station, an indication of a third power value, wherein the third power value corresponds to the second power value increased, by a predetermined amount, based on at least one of:

an uplink performance for the first cell satisfying a threshold; or

an uplink performance of the one or more second cells satisfying a threshold.

14. The first wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the first wireless device to send, via the first cell, fourth uplink transmissions using a transmission power based on the second power value.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause:

sending, to a base station via a first cell, first data associated with first uplink transmissions from a first wireless device;

receiving, from the base station, an indication of a first power value comprising one or more of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) power value or a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) power value, wherein the first power value is based on:

the first data; and

second data associated with second uplink transmissions, wherein the second uplink transmissions are from a second wireless device and via one or more second cells;

sending, via the first cell, third data associated with third uplink transmissions using a transmission power based on the first power value; and

receiving, from the base station, an indication of a second power value comprising one or more of a PUSCH power value or a PUCCH power value, wherein the second power value is associated with an adjustment of the first power value, and wherein the second power value is based on the third data and the second data.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the first power value is further based on at least one of:

an average power value for the first uplink transmissions and the second uplink transmissions;

a comparison with an initial power value for the first cell; or

an adjustment of the initial power value.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the second power value is further based on whether an uplink physical resource block utilization rate satisfies a threshold.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the second power value is further based on at least one of;

a call connection success rate;

a signal to interference and noise ratio; or

a success rate for uplink scheduling requests.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the second power value corresponds to the first power value increased by a predetermined amount.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause

receiving, from the base station, an indication of a third power value, wherein the third power value corresponds to the second power value increased, by a predetermined amount, based on at least one of:

an uplink performance for the first cell satisfying a threshold; or

an uplink performance of the one or more second cells satisfying a threshold.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause

sending, via the first cell, fourth uplink transmissions using a transmission power based on the second power value.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 20, 2021
From: RAJENDRAN, KARUPAIAH
To: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
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Continuity (2)
Continuation 15855494 · Dec 27, 2017
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