IP Library Granted Patent US 11,558,891
Granted Patent B2
US 11,558,891 · App. 17/089,327 · Granted Jan 17, 2023

Power control for a two-step random access procedure

Inventors: Hyoungsuk Jeon (Centreville, VA); Esmael Dinan (McLean, VA); Yunjung Yi (Vienna, VA); Hua Zhou (Herndon, VA)
Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
H04W72/1289H04L41/06H04W52/325H04W74/0833
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Patent No.
US 11,558,891
App. No.
17/089,327
Granted
Jan 17, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless device transmits a first message comprising a preamble and a transport block. The wireless device receives, during a time window, a first downlink control information (DCI) scheduling a response to the first message. The first DCI indicates a first transmit power control (TPC) command value. A decoding failure of the response and an expiry of a timing alignment timer is determined. The wireless device receives, based on the determining and during the time window, a second DCI rescheduling the response. The second DCI indicates a second TPC command value. The wireless device selects, based on a decoding success of the response rescheduled by the second DCI, the second TPC command value as a transmit power adjustment value among the first TPC command value and the second TPC command value. The wireless device transmits a feedback using a transmit power determined based on the transmit power adjustment value.

Claims (58)

1. A method comprising:

transmitting, by a wireless device, a first message comprising a preamble and a transport block;

receiving, during a time window, a first downlink control information (DCI) scheduling a response to the first message, the first DCI indicating a first transmit power control (TPC) command value;

determining:

a decoding failure of the response; and

an expiry of a timing alignment timer;

receiving, based on the determining and during the time window, a second DCI rescheduling the response, the second DCI indicating a second TPC command value;

selecting, based on a decoding success of the response rescheduled by the second DCI, the second TPC command value as a transmit power adjustment value among the first TPC command value and the second TPC command value; and

transmitting a feedback using a transmit power determined based on the transmit power adjustment value.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first message is for a two-step random access procedure.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving one or more configuration parameters indicating to enable an accumulation of one or more TPC command values.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transport block comprises a cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI) of the wireless device.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein:

the receiving the first DCI is based on the C-RNTI; and

the receiving the second DCI is based on the C-RNTI.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining, based on the expiry of the timing alignment timer, not to transmit a first feedback indicating the decoding failure.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the response comprises a timing advance command field indicating a timing advance value.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining that the transmit power is:

not based on the first TPC command value; and

based on the second TPC command value.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the time window starts in response to transmitting the first message.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the feedback indicates the decoding success.

11. A wireless device comprising:

one or more processors; and

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

transmit a first message comprising a preamble and a transport block;

receive, during a time window, a first downlink control information (DCI) scheduling a response to the first message, the first DCI indicating a first transmit power control (TPC) command value;

determine:

a decoding failure of the response; and

an expiry of a timing alignment timer;

receive, based on the determination and during the time window, a second DCI rescheduling the response, the second DCI indicating a second TPC command value;

select, based on a decoding success of the response rescheduled by the second DCI, the second TPC command value as a transmit power adjustment value among the first TPC command value and the second TPC command value; and

transmit a feedback using a transmit power determined based on the transmit power adjustment value.

12. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the first message is for a two-step random access procedure.

13. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to receive one or more configuration parameters indicating to enable an accumulation of one or more TPC command values.

14. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the transport block comprises a cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI) of the wireless device.

15. The wireless device of claim 14 , wherein:

the reception of the first DCI is based on the C-RNTI; and

the reception of the second DCI is based on the C-RNTI.

16. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to determine, based on the expiry of the timing alignment timer, not to transmit a first feedback indicating the decoding failure.

17. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the response comprises a timing advance command field indicating a timing advance value.

18. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to determine that the transmit power is:

not based on the first TPC command value; and

based on the second TPC command value.

19. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the feedback indicates the decoding success.

20. A system comprising:

a base station; and

a wireless device comprising:

one or more processors; and

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

transmit, to the base station, a first message comprising a preamble and a transport block;

receive, from the base station during a time window, a first downlink control information (DCI) scheduling a response to the first message, the first DCI indicating a first transmit power control (TPC) command value;

determine:

a decoding failure of the response; and

an expiry of a timing alignment timer;

receive, based on the determination and during the time window, a second DCI rescheduling the response, the second DCI indicating a second TPC command value;

select, based on a decoding success of the response rescheduled by the second DCI, the second TPC command value as a transmit power adjustment value among the first TPC command value and the second TPC command value; and

transmit a feedback using a transmit power determined based on the transmit power adjustment value.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 2, 2022
From: OFINNO, LLC
To: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 058857/0329 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 28, 2021
From: JEON, HYOUNGSUK; DINAN, ESMAEL; YI, YUNJUNG; ZHOU, HUA
To: OFINNO, LLC
Reel/Frame 056690/0093 →
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