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Granted Patent B2
US 12,137,492 · App. 18/158,888 · Granted Nov 5, 2024

Uplink power control prioritization in dual connectivity

Inventors: Seyedkianoush Hosseini (San Diego, CA); Peter Gaal (San Diego, CA); Xiao Feng Wang (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H04W76/15H04W72/0473H04W72/1268H04W72/56H04W84/20
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Patent No.
US 12,137,492
App. No.
18/158,888
Granted
Nov 5, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. Generally, the described techniques provide for efficiently performing dynamic power control with minimal complexity in a dual connectivity mode. In particular, a user equipment (UE) may determine the reserved power (or maximum available power) for uplink transmissions on one or more cells in one cell group to a base station based on the total power available to the UE and the minimum reserved power for uplink transmissions on one or more cells in another cell group. Once the UE determines the reserved power for conflicting uplink transmissions on one or more cells in a cell group, the UE may allocate the reserved power to each uplink transmission on the one or more cells in the cell group (e.g., based on a priority of each of the uplink transmissions).

Claims (77)

1. An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

a processor,

memory coupled with the processor; and

instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

identify that the UE is operating in dual connectivity with a master cell group and a secondary cell group;

determine a secondary cell group first transmission power for allocation across one or more component carriers of the secondary cell group during a transmission occasion based at least in part on a secondary cell group second transmission power for transmissions from the UE to the secondary cell group during the transmission occasion;

determine a master cell group first transmission power for allocation across one or more component carriers of the master cell group during the transmission occasion;

allocate the master cell group first transmission power to the master cell group and the secondary cell group first transmission power to the secondary cell group;

allocate, within the master cell group, the master cell group first transmission power between one or more first scheduled transmissions to the master cell group during the transmission occasion;

allocate, within the secondary cell group and independent of the allocation within the master cell group, the secondary cell group first transmission power between one or more second scheduled transmissions to the secondary cell group during the transmission occasion; and

communicate with the master cell group and with the secondary cell group during the transmission occasion in accordance with the allocating.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

identify the secondary cell group second transmission power for the one or more second scheduled transmissions from the UE to the secondary cell group, wherein the secondary cell group first transmission power is based at least in part on the identified secondary cell group second transmission power.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions to determine the master cell group first transmission power are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

determine that a master cell group total scheduled transmission power is less than or equal to a difference between a total available transmission power and the secondary cell group second transmission power; and

set the master cell group first transmission power equal to the master cell group total scheduled transmission power based at least in part on the master cell group total scheduled transmission power being less than or equal to the difference.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the secondary cell group first transmission power is based at least in part on the master cell group first transmission power.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the secondary cell group second transmission power is based at least in part on a maximum transmission power for dual connectivity operation.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

determine that a symbol of a first transmission on the secondary cell group overlaps with a second transmission on the master cell group during the transmission occasion.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

determine that the secondary cell group first transmission power is less than or equal to a difference between a total transmit power available for uplink transmissions and the master cell group first transmission power.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein operating in dual connectivity comprises performing dynamic power control in a dual connectivity mode.

9. A method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

identifying that the UE is operating in dual connectivity with a master cell group and a secondary cell group;

determining a secondary cell group first transmission power for allocation across one or more component carriers of the secondary cell group during a transmission occasion based at least in part on a secondary cell group second transmission power for transmissions from the UE to the secondary cell group during the transmission occasion;

determining a master cell group first transmission power for allocation across one or more component carriers of the master cell group during the transmission occasion;

allocating the master cell group first transmission power to the master cell group and the secondary cell group first transmission power to the secondary cell group;

allocating, within the master cell group and independent of the allocation within the master cell group, the master cell group first transmission power between one or more first scheduled transmissions to the master cell group during the transmission occasion;

allocating, within the secondary cell group and independent of the allocation within the master cell group, the secondary cell group first transmission power between one or more second scheduled transmissions to the secondary cell group during the transmission occasion; and

communicating with the master cell group and with the secondary cell group during the transmission occasion in accordance with the allocating.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

identifying the secondary cell group second transmission power for the one or more second scheduled transmissions from the UE to the secondary cell group, wherein determining the secondary cell group first transmission power is based at least in part on identifying the secondary cell group second transmission power.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein determining the master cell group first transmission power comprises:

determining that a master cell group total scheduled transmission power is less than or equal to a difference between a total available transmission power and the secondary cell group second transmission power; and

setting the master cell group first transmission power equal to the master cell group total scheduled transmission power based at least in part on the master cell group total scheduled transmission power being less than or equal to the difference.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the secondary cell group first transmission power is based at least in part on the master cell group first transmission power.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the secondary cell group second transmission power is based at least in part on a maximum transmission power for dual connectivity operation.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein determining the secondary cell group first transmission power comprises determining that a transmission on the secondary cell group overlaps with a transmission on the master cell group in at least one symbol.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein determining the secondary cell group first transmission power comprises determining that the secondary cell group first transmission power is less than or equal to a difference between a total transmit power available for uplink transmissions and the master cell group first transmission power.

16. The method of claim 9 , wherein operating in dual connectivity comprises performing dynamic power control in a dual connectivity mode.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), the code comprising instructions executable by a processor to:

identify that the UE is operating in dual connectivity with a master cell group and a secondary cell group;

determine a secondary cell group first transmission power for allocation across one or more component carriers of the secondary cell group during a transmission occasion based at least in part on a secondary cell group second transmission power for transmissions from the UE to the secondary cell group during the transmission occasion;

determine a master cell group first transmission power for allocation across one or more component carriers of the master cell group during the transmission occasion;

allocate the master cell group first transmission power to the master cell group and the secondary cell group first transmission power to the secondary cell group;

allocate, within the master cell group, the master cell group first transmission power between one or more first scheduled transmissions to the master cell group during the transmission occasion;

allocate, within the secondary cell group and independent of the allocation within the master cell group, the secondary cell group first transmission power between one or more second scheduled transmissions to the secondary cell group during the transmission occasion; and

communicate with the master cell group and with the secondary cell group during the transmission occasion in accordance with the allocating.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:

identify the secondary cell group second transmission power for the one or more second scheduled transmissions from the UE to the secondary cell group, wherein the secondary cell group first transmission power is based at least in part on the identified secondary cell group second transmission power.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the instructions to determine the master cell group first transmission power are executable by the processor to:

determine that a master cell group total scheduled transmission power is less than or equal to a difference between a total available transmission power and the secondary cell group second transmission power; and

set the master cell group first transmission power equal to the master cell group total scheduled transmission power based at least in part on the master cell group total scheduled transmission power being less than or equal to the difference.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the secondary cell group first transmission power is based at least in part on the master cell group first transmission power.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the secondary cell group second transmission power is based at least in part on a maximum transmission power for dual connectivity operation.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:

determine that a symbol of a first transmission on the secondary cell group overlaps with a second transmission on the master cell group during the transmission occasion.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:

determine that the secondary cell group first transmission power is less than or equal to a difference between a total transmit power available for uplink transmissions and the master cell group first transmission power.

24. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein operating in dual connectivity comprises performing dynamic power control in a dual connectivity mode.

25. An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

means for identifying that the UE is operating in dual connectivity with a master cell group and a secondary cell group;

means for determining a secondary cell group first transmission power for allocation across one or more component carriers of the secondary cell group during a transmission occasion based at least in part on a secondary cell group second transmission power for transmissions from the UE to the secondary cell group during the transmission occasion;

means for determining a master cell group first transmission power for allocation across one or more component carriers of the master cell group during the transmission occasion;

means for allocating the master cell group first transmission power to the master cell group and the secondary cell group first transmission power to the secondary cell group;

means for allocating, within the master cell group, the master cell group first transmission power between one or more first scheduled transmissions to the master cell group during the transmission occasion;

means for allocating, within the secondary cell group and independent of the allocation within the master cell group, the secondary cell group first transmission power between one or more second scheduled transmissions to the secondary cell group during the transmission occasion; and

means for communicating with the master cell group and with the secondary cell group during the transmission occasion in accordance with the allocating.

26. The apparatus of claim 25 , further comprising:

means for identifying the secondary cell group second transmission power for the one or more second scheduled transmissions from the UE to the secondary cell group, wherein determining the secondary cell group first transmission power is based at least in part on identifying the secondary cell group second transmission power.

27. The apparatus of claim 25 , wherein the means for determining the master cell group first transmission power comprises:

means for determining that a master cell group total scheduled transmission power is less than or equal to a difference between a total available transmission power and the secondary cell group second transmission power; and

means for setting the master cell group first transmission power equal to the master cell group total scheduled transmission power based at least in part on the master cell group total scheduled transmission power being less than or equal to the difference.

28. The apparatus of claim 25 , wherein the secondary cell group first transmission power is based at least in part on the master cell group first transmission power.

29. The apparatus of claim 25 , wherein the secondary cell group second transmission power is based at least in part on a maximum transmission power for dual connectivity operation.

30. The apparatus of claim 25 , wherein determining the secondary cell group first transmission power comprises determining that a transmission on the secondary cell group overlaps with a transmission on the master cell group in at least one symbol.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 31, 2023
From: HOSSEINI, SEYEDKIANOUSH; GAAL, PETER; WANG, XIAO FENG
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
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Continuity (3)
Continuation 16799654 · Feb 24, 2020
Provisional Application 62810368 · Feb 25, 2019
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