IP Library Granted Patent US 12,273,762
Granted Patent B2
US 12,273,762 · App. 17/873,696 · Granted Apr 8, 2025

Primary PUCCH TPC index and a secondary PUCCH TPC index in a wireless network

Inventor: Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA)
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
H04W28/0221H04L1/0061H04W28/0236H04W40/08H04W40/10H04W52/04H04W52/146H04W52/247H04W52/248H04W52/325H04W52/34H04W52/40H04W52/42H04W52/46H04W52/58H04W72/23
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Patent No.
US 12,273,762
App. No.
17/873,696
Granted
Apr 8, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wire device receives: configuration parameters of: a primary cell with a primary physical uplink control channel (PUCCH); and a secondary cell with a secondary PUCCH; a transmit power control (TPC) radio network temporary identifier (RNTI); a primary TPC index of the primary PUCCH; and a secondary TPC index of the secondary PUCCH. The wireless device receives a downlink control information (DCI) associated with the TPC RNTI. The secondary TPC index identifies a TPC command in an array of TPC commands in the DCI. The wireless device adjusts a transmission power of the secondary PUCCH based on the TPC command.

Claims (90)

1. A base station comprising:

one or more processors; and

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

transmit, to a wireless device, at least one message comprising:

configuration parameters of a plurality of cells comprising:

a primary cell with a primary physical uplink control channel (PUCCH); and

a PUCCH secondary cell with a secondary PUCCH;

a transmit power control (TPC) radio network temporary identifier (RNTI);

a primary TPC index for the primary PUCCH; and

a secondary TPC index for the secondary PUCCH;

transmit an activation control element indicating activation of the PUCCH secondary cell;

transmit, via a common search space of the primary cell, a downlink control information (DCI) associated with the TPC RNTI, wherein:

the DCI comprises an array of TPC commands; and

the secondary TPC index determines a TPC command in the array; and

receive, from the wireless device and via the secondary PUCCH, an uplink signal.

2. The base station of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of cells are grouped into a plurality of PUCCH groups comprising:

a primary PUCCH group comprising the primary cell; and

a secondary PUCCH group comprising the PUCCH secondary cell.

3. The base station of claim 2 , wherein:

the primary TPC index indicates a first DCI format;

the secondary TPC index indicates the first DCI format;

the secondary TPC index has a TPC index value different from that of the primary TPC index; and

the DCI is of the first DCI format.

4. The base station of claim 3 , wherein:

the array of TPC commands comprises the TPC command and a first TPC command; and

the primary TPC index identifies the first TPC command in the array.

5. The base station of claim 1 , wherein the primary TPC index determines a first TPC command in the array.

6. The base station of claim 5 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the base station to receive, from the wireless device and via the primary PUCCH, a second uplink signal.

7. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein:

the TPC command is encoded by two bits when a first DCI format is employed; and

the TPC command is encoded by one bit when a second DCI format is employed.

8. A base station comprising:

one or more processors; and

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

transmit, to a wireless device, at least one message comprising:

configuration parameters of a plurality of cells comprising:

a primary cell with a primary physical uplink control channel (PUCCH); and

a PUCCH secondary cell with a secondary PUCCH;

a transmit power control (TPC) radio network temporary identifier (RNTI);

a primary TPC index for the primary PUCCH; and

a secondary TPC index for the secondary PUCCH;

transmit, via a common search space of the primary cell, a downlink control information (DCI) associated with the TPC RNTI, wherein:

the DCI comprises an array of TPC commands; and

the secondary TPC index identifies a TPC command in the array; and

receive, from the wireless device and via the secondary PUCCH, an uplink signal.

9. The base station of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of cells are grouped into a plurality of PUCCH groups comprising:

a primary PUCCH group comprising the primary cell; and

a secondary PUCCH group comprising the PUCCH secondary cell.

10. The base station of claim 9 , wherein:

the primary TPC index indicates a first DCI format;

the secondary TPC index indicates the first DCI format;

the secondary TPC index has a TPC index value different from that of the primary TPC index; and

the DCI is of the first DCI format.

11. The base station of claim 10 , wherein:

the array of TPC commands comprises the TPC command and a first TPC command; and

the primary TPC index identifies the first TPC command in the array.

12. The base station of claim 8 , wherein a first format of a TPC index indicates that one of the following is used as a TPC index value:

a number between 1 to 15; and

a number between 1 to 31.

13. The base station of claim 8 , wherein the primary TPC index identifies a first TPC command in the array.

14. The base station of claim 13 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the base station to receive, from the wireless device and via the primary PUCCH, a second uplink signal.

15. The base station of claim 8 , wherein the DCI is scrambled employing the TPC RNTI.

16. The base station of claim 8 , wherein:

the TPC command is encoded by two bits when a first DCI format is employed; and

the TPC command is encoded by one bit when a second DCI format is employed.

17. The method of claim 8 , wherein the DCI is encoded employing a cyclic redundancy check.

18. A base station comprising:

one or more processors; and

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

transmit, to a wireless device, at least one message comprising:

configuration parameters of a plurality of cells, the plurality of cells grouped into a plurality of physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) groups comprising:

a primary PUCCH group comprising a primary cell with a primary PUCCH transmitted to the base station; and

a secondary PUCCH group comprising a PUCCH secondary cell with a secondary PUCCH transmitted to the base station;

a transmit power control (TPC) radio network temporary identifier (RNTI);

a primary TPC index for the primary PUCCH, the primary TPC index indicates a first downlink control information (DCI) format; and

a secondary TPC index for the secondary PUCCH, the secondary TPC index indicates the first DCI format and having a different index value from the primary TPC index;

transmit, via a common search space of the primary cell, a DCI associated with the TPC RNTI, wherein:

the DCI is of the first DCI format and comprises an array of TPC commands comprising a first TPC command and a second TPC command; and

the secondary TPC index identifies the second TPC command in the array; and

receive, from the wireless device and via the secondary PUCCH, an uplink signal.

19. The base station of claim 18 , wherein the first DCI format indicates that one of the following is employed as a TPC index value:

a number between 1 to 15; and

a number between 1 to 31.

20. The base station of claim 18 , wherein the primary TPC index identifies the first TPC command in the array.

21. The base station of claim 20 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the base station to receive, from the wireless device and via the primary PUCCH, a second uplink signal.

22. The base station of claim 18 , wherein the DCI is scrambled employing the TPC RNTI.

23. The base station of claim 18 , wherein:

the second TPC command is encoded by two bits when the first DCI format is employed; and

the second TPC command is encoded by one bit when a second DCI format is employed.

24. The base station of claim 18 , wherein the DCI is encoded employing a cyclic redundancy check.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 29, 2022
From: OFINNO, LLC
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061205/0141 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 28, 2022
From: OFINNO TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
To: OFINNO, LLC
Reel/Frame 060653/0088 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 26, 2022
From: DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI
To: OFINNO TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 060626/0634 →
Continuity (8)
Continuation 17196604 · Mar 9, 2021
Continuation 16845370 · Apr 10, 2020
Continuation 16283094 · Feb 22, 2019
Continuation 15993870 · May 31, 2018
Continuation 15488610 · Apr 17, 2017
Continuation 15068764 · Mar 14, 2016
Provisional Application 62137537 · Mar 24, 2015
Related Publication 20220386245A1 · Dec 1, 2022
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