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US 12,581,433 · App. 17/754,645 · Granted Mar 17, 2026

Methods and apparatus to facilitate dual connectivity power control mode

Inventors: Kazuki Takeda (Tokyo, JP); Seyedkianoush Hosseini (San Diego, CA); Peter Gaal (San Diego, CA); Wanshi Chen (San Diego, CA); Yiqing Cao (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H04W52/42H04W52/367
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Patent No.
US 12,581,433
App. No.
17/754,645
Granted
Mar 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Apparatus, methods, and computer-readable media for facilitating dual connectivity power control mode are disclosed herein. An example method for wireless communication of a wireless device at a user equipment (UE) includes connecting to an MCG on a first set of MCG serving cells within a first frequency range (FR1) and a second set of MCG serving cells within a second frequency range (FR2), and connecting to an SCG on a first set of SCG serving cells within the FR1 and a second set of SCG bands within the FR2. The example method also includes receiving a transmit power configuration for power control mode for both FR1 and FR2. The example method also includes transmitting to at least one of the MCG serving cells or the SCG serving cells with a transmit power determined based on the transmit power configuration.

Claims (67)

1 . A method of wireless communication by a user equipment, comprising:

connecting to: (i) a master cell group (MCG) via a first MCG serving cell within a first frequency band and a second MCG serving cell within a second frequency band, and (ii) a secondary cell group (SCG) via a first SCG serving cell within the first frequency band and a second SCG serving cell within the second frequency band;

receiving, from a device, an indication indicating a first power control mode, as one of a semi-static power control mode or a dynamic power control mode, to use for sharing transmission power between a transmission via the first frequency band to the first MCG serving cell and a transmission via the first frequency band to the first SCG serving cell; and

transmitting to at least one of the first MCG serving cell or the first SCG serving cell via the first frequency band according to the first power control mode.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving, from the device, an indication of a second power control mode for sharing transmission power between a transmission via the second frequency band to the second MCG serving cell and a transmission via the second frequency band to the second SCG serving cell; and

transmitting to at least one of the second MCG serving cell or the second SCG serving cell via the second frequency band according to the second power control mode.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first power control mode is the semi-static power control mode.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first power control mode is the dynamic power control mode.

5 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

transmitting a first capability indicating support of the first power control mode associated with the first frequency band; and

transmitting a second capability indicating support of the second power control mode for the second frequency band.

6 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

transmitting, for each band combination associated with dual connectivity within the first frequency band, a first capability indicating support of the first power control mode; and

transmitting, for each band combination associated with dual connectivity within the second frequency band, a second capability indicating support of the second power control mode.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first frequency band corresponds to Fifth-Generation (5G) New Radio (NR) Frequency Range 1 (FR1) and the second frequency band corresponds to 5G NR Frequency Range 2 (FR2), and wherein the first frequency band comprises a sub-6 GHz frequency band and the second frequency band comprises a millimeter wave frequency band.

8 . A user equipment, comprising:

at least one transceiver;

at least one memory comprising instructions; and

at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to cause the user equipment to:

connect to: (i) a master cell group (MCG) via a first MCG serving cell within a first frequency band and a second MCG serving cell within a second frequency band, and (ii) a secondary cell group (SCG) via a first SCG serving cell within the first frequency band and a second SCG serving cell within the second frequency band;

receive, via the at least one transceiver, an indication indicating a first power control mode, as one of a semi-static power control mode or a dynamic power control mode, to use for sharing transmission power between a transmission via the first frequency band to the first MCG serving cell and a transmission via the first frequency band to the first SCG serving cell; and

transmit, via the at least one transceiver, to at least one of the first MCG serving cell or the first SCG serving cell via the first frequency band according to the first power control mode.

9 . The user equipment of claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to cause the user equipment to:

receive, via the at least one transceiver, an indication of a second power control mode for sharing transmission power between a transmission via the second frequency band to the second MCG serving cell and a transmission via the second frequency band to the second SCG serving cell; and

transmit, via the at least one transceiver, to at least one of the second MCG serving cell or the second SCG serving cell via the second frequency band according to the second power control mode.

10 . The user equipment of claim 8 , wherein the first power control mode is the semi-static power control mode.

11 . The user equipment of claim 8 , wherein the first power control mode is the dynamic power control mode.

12 . The user equipment of claim 9 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to cause the user equipment to:

transmit, via the at least one transceiver, a first capability indicating support of the first power control mode for the first frequency band; and

transmit, via the at least one transceiver, a second capability indicating support of the second power control mode for the second frequency band.

13 . The user equipment of claim 9 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to cause the user equipment to:

transmit, via the at least one transceiver for each band combination associated with dual connectivity within the first frequency band, a first capability indicating support of the first power control mode; and

transmit, for each band combination associated with dual connectivity within the second frequency band, a second capability indicating support of the second power control mode.

14 . The user equipment of claim 8 , wherein the first frequency band corresponds to Fifth-Generation (5G) New Radio (NR) Frequency Range 1 (FR1) and the second frequency band corresponds to 5G NR Frequency Range 2 (FR2), and wherein the first frequency band comprises a sub-6 GHz frequency band and the second frequency band comprises a millimeter wave frequency band.

15 . A method of wireless communication by a user equipment, comprising:

connecting to: (i) a master cell group (MCG) via a first MCG serving cell within a first frequency band, and (ii) a secondary cell group (SCG) via a first SCG serving cell within the first frequency band and a second SCG serving cell within a second frequency band;

receiving, from a device, an indication indicating a first power control mode, as one of a semi-static power control mode or a dynamic power control mode, to use for sharing transmission power between a transmission via the first frequency band to the first MCG serving cell and a transmission via the first frequency band to the first SCG serving cell; and

transmitting to at least one of the first MCG serving cell or the first SCG serving cell via the first frequency band according to the first power control mode.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving, from the device, an indication of a second power control mode for non-sharing of transmission power associated with transmissions to the second SCG serving cell via the second frequency band; and

transmitting to the second SCG serving cell via the second frequency band according to the second power control mode.

17 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the first power control mode is the semi-static power control mode.

18 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the first power control mode is the dynamic power control mode.

19 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising:

transmitting a first capability indicating support of the first power control mode associated with the first frequency band; and

transmitting a second capability indicating support of the first power control mode or the second power control mode associated with the second frequency band.

20 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising:

transmitting, for each band combination associated with dual connectivity within the first frequency band, a first capability indicating support of the first power control mode; and

transmitting, for each band combination associated with dual connectivity within the second frequency band, a second capability indicating support of the first power control mode or the second power control mode.

21 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the first frequency band corresponds to Fifth-Generation (5G) New Radio (NR) Frequency Range 1 (FR1) and the second frequency band corresponds to 5G NR Frequency Range 2 (FR2), and wherein the first frequency band comprises a sub-6 GHz frequency band and the second frequency band comprises a millimeter wave frequency band.

22 . A method of wireless communication by a user equipment, comprising:

connecting to: (i) a secondary cell group (SCG) via a first SCG serving cell within a first frequency band, and (ii) a master cell group (MCG) via a first MCG serving cell within the first frequency band and a second MCG serving cell within a second frequency band;

receiving, from a device, an indication indicating a first power control mode, as one of a semi-static power control mode or a dynamic power control mode, to use for sharing transmission power between a transmission via the first frequency band to the first SCG serving cell and a transmission via the first frequency band to the first MCG serving cell; and

transmitting to at least one of the first MCG serving cell or the first SCG serving cell via the first frequency band according to the first power control mode.

23 . The method of claim 22 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving, from the device, an indication of a second power control mode for non-sharing of transmission power associated with transmissions to the second MCG serving cell via the second frequency band; and

transmitting to the second MCG serving cell via the second frequency band according to the second power control mode.

24 . The method of claim 22 , wherein the first power control mode is the semi-static power control mode.

25 . The method of claim 22 , wherein the first power control mode is the dynamic power control mode.

26 . The method of claim 23 , further comprising:

transmitting a first capability indicating support of the first power control mode associated with the first frequency band; and

transmitting a second capability indicating support of the first power control mode or the second power control mode associated with the second frequency band.

27 . The method of claim 23 , further comprising:

transmitting, for each band combination associated with dual connectivity within the first frequency band, a first capability indicating support of the first power control mode; and

transmitting, for each band combination associated with dual connectivity within the second frequency band, a second capability indicating support of the first power control mode or the second power control mode.

28 . The method of claim 22 , wherein the first frequency band corresponds to Fifth-Generation (5G) New Radio (NR) Frequency Range 1 (FR1) and the second frequency band corresponds to 5G NR Frequency Range 2 (FR2), and wherein the first frequency band comprises a sub-6 GHz frequency band and the second frequency band comprises a millimeter wave frequency band.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 7, 2022
From: TAKEDA, KAZUKI; HOSSEINI, SEYEDKIANOUSH; GAAL, PETER; CHEN, WANSHI; CAO, YIQING
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
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Priority Claims (1)
WO PCT/CN2019/116785 · Nov 8, 2019 · international
Continuity (1)
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