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US 11,533,690 · App. 17/128,583 · Granted Dec 20, 2022

Sending third power value for uplink transmission for adding as base station distributed unit

Inventors: Kyungmin Park (Vienna, VA); Esmael Dinan (McLean, VA); Hyoungsuk Jeon (Centreville, VA); Alireza Babaei (Fairfax, VA); Hua Zhou (Herndon, VA)
Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
H04W52/367H04W24/10H04W72/0413H04W72/0446H04W72/0453H04W76/27H04L5/001H04W52/146H04W52/346H04W52/365H04W80/02
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,533,690
App. No.
17/128,583
Filed
Dec 21, 2020
Granted
Dec 20, 2022
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2472
USPC
370/329
Abstract

A base station central unit transmits to a first base station distributed unit (BS-DU), a first power value for uplink transmission of a wireless device to the first BS-DU. A second request to add the second BS-DU for the wireless device is transmitted to a second BS-DU. The second request comprises a second power value for uplink transmission of the wireless device to the second BS-DU. A third power value for uplink transmission of the wireless device to the first BS-DU is transmitted to the first BS-DU. The third power value is based on the second power value.

Claims (54)

1. A method comprising:

transmitting, by a base station central unit to a first base station distributed unit (BS-DU), a first power value for uplink transmission of a wireless device to the first BS-DU;

transmitting, to a second BS-DU, a second request to add the second BS-DU for the wireless device, wherein the second request comprises a second power value for uplink transmission of the wireless device to the second BS-DU; and

transmitting, to the first BS-DU, a third power value for uplink transmission of the wireless device to the first BS-DU, wherein the third power value is determined based on the second power value for uplink transmission of the wireless device to the second BS-DU.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving, from the second BS-DU, a response confirming the addition of the second BS-DU.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first power value is a maximum allowed power for uplink transmission of the wireless device.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving, by the base station central unit from the wireless device, a measurement report comprising one or more measurement results of at least one cell of the second BS-DU, wherein the transmitting the second request is based on the measurement report.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second request further comprises an information element indicating a power control mode comprising a mode 1 or a mode 2.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the third power value is a maximum allowed power for uplink transmission of the wireless device to the first BS-DU; and

the second power value is a maximum allowed power for uplink transmission of the wireless device to the second BS-DU.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the first BS-DU employs the third power value to control an uplink transmission power of the wireless device; and

the second BS-DU employs the second power value to control an uplink transmission power of the wireless device.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first BS-DU provides, to the wireless device, a master cell group comprising at least one of:

a primary cell; or

one or more secondary cells.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second BS-DU provides, to the wireless device, a secondary cell group comprising at least one of:

a primary secondary cell; or

one or more secondary cells.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting, by the base station central unit to the wireless device, a radio resource control reconfiguration message comprising at least one of:

the third power value; or

the second power value.

11. A base station central unit comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the base station central unit to:

transmit, to a first base station distributed unit (BS-DU), a first power value for uplink transmission of a wireless device to the first BS-DU;

transmit, to a second BS-DU, a second request to add the second BS-DU for the wireless device, wherein the second request comprises a second power value for uplink transmission of the wireless device to the second BS-DU; and

transmit, to the first BS-DU, a third power value for uplink transmission of the wireless device to the first BS-DU, wherein the third power value is determined based on the second power value for uplink transmission of the wireless device to the second BS-DU.

12. The base station central unit of claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the base station central unit to receive, from the second BS-DU, a response confirming the addition of the second BS-DU.

13. The base station central unit of claim 11 , wherein the first power value is a maximum allowed power for uplink transmission of the wireless device.

14. The base station central unit of claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the base station central unit to receive, from the wireless device, a measurement report comprising one or more measurement results of at least one cell of the second BS-DU, wherein the transmitting the second request is based on the measurement report.

15. The base station central unit of claim 11 , wherein the second request further comprises an information element indicating a power control mode comprising a mode 1 or a mode 2.

16. The base station central unit of claim 11 , wherein:

the third power value is a maximum allowed power for uplink transmission of the wireless device to the first BS-DU; and

the second power value is a maximum allowed power for uplink transmission of the wireless device to the second BS-DU.

17. The base station central unit of claim 11 , wherein:

the first BS-DU employs the third power value to control an uplink transmission power of the wireless device; and

the second BS-DU employs the second power value to control an uplink transmission power of the wireless device.

18. The base station central unit of claim 11 , wherein the first BS-DU provides, to the wireless device, a master cell group comprising at least one of:

a primary cell; or

one or more secondary cells.

19. The base station central unit of claim 11 , wherein the second BS-DU provides, to the wireless device, a secondary cell group comprising at least one of:

a primary secondary cell; or

one or more secondary cells.

20. A system comprising:

a first base station distributed unit (BS-DU);

a second BS-DU; and

a base station central unit comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the base station central unit to:

transmit, to the first BS-DU, a first power value for uplink transmission of a wireless device to the first BS-DU;

transmit, to the second BS-DU, a second request to add the second BS-DU for the wireless device, wherein the second request comprises a second power value for uplink transmission of the wireless device to the second BS-DU; and

transmit, to the first BS-DU, a third power value for uplink transmission of the wireless device to the first BS-DU, wherein the third power value is determined based on the second power value for uplink transmission of the wireless device to the second BS-DU.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 9, 2021
From: PARK, KYUNGMIN; DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI; JEON, HYOUNGSUK; BABAEI, ALIREZA; ZHOU, HUA
To: OFINNO, LLC
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Continuity (3)
Continuation 16231430 · Dec 22, 2018
Provisional Application 62612126 · Dec 29, 2017
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