IP Library Granted Patent US 11,949,487
Granted Patent B2
US 11,949,487 · App. 17/491,147 · Granted Apr 2, 2024

Priority of beam failure recovery request and uplink channels

Inventors: Hua Zhou (Herndon, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (Herndon, VA); Hyoungsuk Jeon (Centreville, VA); Kyungmin Park (Vienna, VA); Alireza Babaei (Fairfax, VA)
Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
H04B7/0695H04B7/0632H04B17/17H04B17/309H04L27/2692H04W52/281H04W52/30H04W52/346H04W52/367H04W52/40H04W52/50H04W76/19H04B7/0628H04L27/2613H04W36/305H04W74/0833
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Patent No.
US 11,949,487
App. No.
17/491,147
Granted
Apr 2, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for wireless communications. A wireless device may distribute power for various transmission types based on a priority, which may be received from a base station.

Claims (112)

1. A method comprising:

determining, by a wireless device and based on a beam failure associated with a cell:

a first transmission power for an uplink control channel transmission of a first signal associated with beam failure recovery; and

a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource for the uplink control channel transmission;

determining that the uplink control channel transmission overlaps in time with a second uplink channel transmission of a second signal; and

based on a total determined transmission power, comprising the first transmission power and a second transmission power for the second uplink channel transmission, exceeding a total allowable power and based on a determination that the uplink control channel transmission is prioritized over the second uplink channel transmission:

determining an adjusted second transmission power for the second signal; and

performing the second uplink channel transmission using the adjusted second transmission power such that a total transmission power does not exceed the total allowable power.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the total transmission power comprises a sum of at least the first transmission power and the adjusted second transmission power.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the performing the second uplink channel transmission comprises transmitting, via a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), channel state information.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting, using the first transmission power, the first signal via:

a primary cell different from the cell; or

a secondary cell different from the cell.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

based on the total determined transmission power exceeding the total allowable power, determining an adjusted first transmission power for the first signal,

wherein the first signal comprises a scheduling request for beam failure recovery associated with the cell, and

wherein the cell is a secondary cell different from a primary cell.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving one or more radio resource control messages indicating:

at least one secondary cell comprising the cell; and

at least one configuration parameter associated with beam failure recovery.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second signal comprises at least one of:

a scheduling request that is not associated with beam failure recovery;

uplink shared channel data; or

a sounding reference signal.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: dropping, based on the total determined transmission power exceeding the total allowable power, at least one of:

a scheduling request that is not associated with beam failure recovery;

uplink shared channel data; or

a sounding reference signal,

wherein the cell is a primary cell different from a secondary cell.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving configuration parameters for uplink control channel transmission associated with beam failure recovery; and

sending, using the first transmission power, the uplink control channel transmission of the first signal associated with beam failure recovery, wherein the second uplink channel transmission comprises channel state information (CSI) and wherein uplink control channel transmission associated with beam failure recovery is prioritized over uplink channel transmission of CSI.

10. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device, configuration parameters for uplink control channel transmission associated with beam failure recovery;

determining, based on a beam failure associated with a cell, a first transmission power for a first uplink control channel transmission that is associated with beam failure recovery;

determining that the first uplink control channel transmission overlaps in time with a second uplink channel transmission that comprises channel state information (CSI); and

based on a total determined transmission power, comprising the first transmission power and a second transmission power for the second uplink channel transmission, exceeding a total allowable power:

sending, using a transmission power, the first uplink control channel transmission that is associated with beam failure recovery and that overlaps in time with the second uplink channel transmission, wherein uplink control channel transmission associated with beam failure recovery is prioritized over uplink channel transmission of CSI; and

sending the second uplink channel transmission using an adjusted second transmission power such that a total transmission power does not exceed the total allowable power.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

based on the beam failure, determining a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource for the first uplink control channel transmission.

12. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

determining, based on the total determined transmission power exceeding the total allowable power, the adjusted second transmission power for the second uplink channel transmission.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein sending, using the transmission power, the first uplink control channel transmission comprises:

sending, using an adjusted first transmission power, the first uplink control channel transmission,

wherein the cell is a secondary cell different from a primary cell.

14. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

sending the second uplink channel transmission by transmitting, via a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), CSI.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first uplink control channel transmission comprises a scheduling request for beam failure recovery associated with a the cell.

16. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

dropping, based on the total determined transmission power exceeding a-the total allowable power, at least one of:

a scheduling request that is not associated with beam failure recovery;

uplink shared channel data; or

a sounding reference signal,

wherein the cell is a primary cell different from a secondary cell.

17. 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:

determine, based on a beam failure associated with a cell:

a first transmission power for an uplink control channel transmission of a first signal associated with beam failure recovery; and

a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource for the uplink control channel transmission;

determine that the uplink control channel transmission overlaps in time with a second uplink channel transmission of a second signal; and

based on a total determined transmission power, comprising the first transmission power and a second transmission power for the second uplink channel transmission, exceeding a total allowable power and based on a determination that the uplink control channel transmission is prioritized over the second uplink channel transmission:

determine an adjusted second transmission power for the second signal; and

perform the second uplink channel transmission using an the adjusted second transmission power such that a total transmission power does not exceed the total allowable power.

18. The wireless device of claim 17 , wherein the total transmission power comprises a sum of at least the first transmission power and the adjusted second transmission power.

19. The wireless device of claim 17 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to perform the second uplink channel transmission by transmitting, via a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), channel state information.

20. The wireless device of claim 17 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to transmit, using the first transmission power, the first signal via:

a primary cell different from the cell; or

a secondary cell different from the cell.

21. The wireless device of claim 17 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to determine, based on the total determined transmission power exceeding the total allowable power, an adjusted first transmission power for the first signal,

wherein the first signal comprises a scheduling request for beam failure recovery associated with the cell, and

wherein the cell is a secondary cell different from a primary cell.

22. The wireless device of claim 17 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to receive one or more radio resource control messages indicating:

at least one secondary cell comprising the cell; and

at least one configuration parameter associated with beam failure recovery.

23. The wireless device of claim 17 , wherein the second signal comprises at least one of:

a scheduling request that is not associated with beam failure recovery;

uplink shared channel data; or

a sounding reference signal.

24. The wireless device of claim 17 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to drop, based on the total determined transmission power exceeding the total allowable power, at least one of:

a scheduling request that is not associated with beam failure recovery;

uplink shared channel data; or

a sounding reference signal,

wherein the cell is a primary cell different from a secondary cell.

25. The wireless device of claim 17 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

receive configuration parameters for uplink control channel transmission associated with beam failure recovery; and

send, using the first transmission power, the uplink control channel transmission of the first signal associated with beam failure recovery, wherein the second uplink channel transmission comprises channel state information (CSI) and wherein uplink control channel transmission associated with beam failure recovery is prioritized over uplink channel transmission of CSI.

26. 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:

receive configuration parameters for uplink control channel transmission associated with beam failure recovery;

determine, based on a beam failure associated with a cell, a first transmission power for a first uplink control channel transmission that is associated with beam failure recovery;

determine that the first uplink control channel transmission overlaps in time with a second uplink channel transmission that comprises channel state information (CSI); and

based on a total determined transmission power, comprising the first transmission power and a second transmission power for the second uplink channel transmission, exceeding a total allowable power:

send, using a transmission power, the first uplink control channel transmission that is associated with beam failure recovery and that overlaps in time with the second uplink channel transmission, wherein uplink control channel transmission associated with beam failure recovery is prioritized over uplink channel transmission of CSI; and

send the second uplink channel transmission using an adjusted second transmission power such that a total transmission power does not exceed the total allowable power.

27. The wireless device of claim 26 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

based on the beam failure, determine a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource for the first uplink control channel transmission.

28. The wireless device of claim 26 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

determine, based on the total determined transmission power exceeding the total allowable power, the adjusted second transmission power for the second uplink channel transmission.

29. The wireless device of claim 26 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

send, using the transmission power, the first uplink control channel transmission by sending, using an adjusted first transmission power, the first uplink control channel transmission,

wherein the cell is a secondary cell different from a primary cell.

30. The wireless device of claim 26 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to send the second uplink channel transmission by transmitting, via a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), CSI.

31. The wireless device of claim 26 , wherein the first uplink control channel transmission comprises a scheduling request for beam failure recovery associated with the cell.

32. The wireless device of claim 26 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to drop, based on the total determined transmission power exceeding the total allowable power, at least one of:

a scheduling request that is not associated with beam failure recovery;

uplink shared channel data; or

a sounding reference signal,

wherein the cell is a primary cell different from a secondary cell.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 13, 2026
From: OFINNO, LLC
To: BLOOMSBURY DESIGN LABS LLC
Reel/Frame 075081/0540 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 6, 2026
From: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
To: OFINNO, LLC
Reel/Frame 074245/0446 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 17, 2022
From: ZHOU, HUA; DINAN, ESMAEL; JEON, HYOUNGSUK; PARK, KYUNGMIN; BABAEI, ALIREZA
To: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 059031/0020 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 17, 2022
From: ZHOU, HUA; DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI; JEON, HYOUNGSUK; PARK, KYUNGMIN; BABAEI, ALIREZA
To: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 059031/0048 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 17107338 · Nov 30, 2020
Continuation 16101189 · Aug 10, 2018
Provisional Application 62543826 · Aug 10, 2017
Related Publication 20220103229A1 · Mar 31, 2022
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