IP Library Patent Application 18644876
Patent Application
App. No. 18/644,876

Power Control for Retransmissions

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App. No.
18/644,876
Abstract

Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for wireless communications. Wireless communications between a base station and one or more wireless devices are described. A wireless device may use power ramping for transmissions and/or retransmissions. Power ramping may be used during a random access procedure. A wireless device may fail a channel access procedure (e.g., a listen before talk procedure) before sending a preamble or a transport block on an unlicensed band. The wireless device may use power ramping to determine a power of transmission of the preamble and/or transport block based on the prior preamble or a transport block transmission. Power ramping may be determined using a power ramping counter value and/or a power ramping step value, which may be shared or associated with the preamble and/or a transport block.

Claims (100)

1 . A method comprising:

transmitting, by a wireless device, a first preamble of a message, wherein channel access procedures indicate:

an idle channel for transmission of the first preamble; and

a busy channel for transmission of a transport block of the message;

based on an expiration of a time duration for reception of a response associated with the message:

transmitting a second preamble using a first ramped transmission power; and

transmitting the transport block using a second ramped transmission power.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

adjusting, based on the transmitting the first preamble, a power ramping counter; and

determining, based on the adjusted power ramping counter, the first ramped transmission power and the second ramped transmission power.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving configuration parameters that indicate:

a first random access channel for transmission of the first preamble, and

a first uplink channel for transmission of the transport block.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, based on the expiration of the time duration, that a contention resolution was unsuccessfully completed, wherein the transmitting the second preamble and the transmitting the transport block are further based on the unsuccessful completion of contention resolution.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, based on a transmission power of the transmitting the first preamble:

the first ramped transmission power, and

the second ramped transmission power.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the message is associated with random access, and

the response associated with the message is a random access response.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the expiration of the time duration comprises an expiration of a random access response window.

8 . A wireless device comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the wireless device to:

transmit a first preamble of a message, wherein channel access procedures indicate:

an idle channel for transmission of the first preamble; and

a busy channel for transmission of a transport block of the message; and

based on an expiration of a time duration for reception of a response associated with the message:

transmit a second preamble using a first ramped transmission power; and

transmit the transport block using a second ramped transmission power.

9 . The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the wireless device to:

adjust, based on the transmitting the first preamble, a power ramping counter; and

determine, based on the adjusted power ramping counter, the first ramped transmission power and the second ramped transmission power.

10 . The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the wireless device to receive configuration parameters that indicate:

a first random access channel for transmission of the first preamble, and

a first uplink channel for transmission of the transport block.

11 . The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the wireless device to:

determine, based on the expiration of the time duration, that a contention resolution was unsuccessfully completed; and

and transmit the second preamble and the transport block based on the unsuccessful completion of contention resolution.

12 . The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the wireless device to:

determine, based on a transmission power of the transmitting the first preamble:

the first ramped transmission power, and

the second ramped transmission power.

13 . The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein:

the message is associated with random access, and

the response associated with the message is a random access response.

14 . The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the expiration of the time duration comprises an expiration of a random access response window.

15 . A system comprising:

a wireless device and a base station,

wherein the wireless device is configured to:

transmit a first preamble of a message, wherein channel access procedures indicate:

an idle channel for transmission of the first preamble; and

a busy channel for transmission of a transport block of the message; and

based on an expiration of a time duration for reception of a response associated with the message:

transmit a second preamble using a first ramped transmission power; and

transmit the transport block using a second ramped transmission power, and

wherein the base station is configured to receive the second preamble and the transport block.

16 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the wireless device is configured to:

adjust, based on the transmitting the first preamble, a power ramping counter; and

determine, based on the adjusted power ramping counter, the first ramped transmission power and the second ramped transmission power.

17 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the wireless device is configured to receive configuration parameters that indicate:

a first random access channel for transmission of the first preamble, and

a first uplink channel for transmission of the transport block.

18 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the wireless device is configured to:

determine, based on the expiration of the time duration, that a contention resolution was unsuccessfully completed; and

and transmit the second preamble and the transport block based on the unsuccessful completion of contention resolution.

19 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the wireless device is configured to determine, based on a transmission power of the transmitting the first preamble:

the first ramped transmission power, and

the second ramped transmission power.

20 . The system of claim 15 , wherein:

the message is associated with random access, and

the response associated with the message is a random access response.

21 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the expiration of the time duration comprises an expiration of a random access response window.

22 . One or more non-transitory, computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed, configure a wireless device to:

transmit a first preamble of a message, wherein channel access procedures indicate:

an idle channel for transmission of the first preamble; and

a busy channel for transmission of a transport block of the message; and

based on an expiration of a time duration for reception of a response associated with the message:

transmit a second preamble using a first ramped transmission power; and

transmit the transport block using a second ramped transmission power.

23 . The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable media of claim 22 ,

wherein the instructions, when executed, configure the wireless device to:

adjust, based on the transmitting the first preamble, a power ramping counter; and

determine, based on the adjusted power ramping counter, the first ramped transmission power and the second ramped transmission power.

24 . The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable media of claim 22 , wherein the instructions, when executed, configure the wireless device to receive configuration parameters that indicate:

a first random access channel for transmission of the first preamble, and

a first uplink channel for transmission of the transport block.

25 . The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable media of claim 22 , wherein the instructions, when executed, configure the wireless device to:

determine, based on the expiration of the time duration, that a contention resolution was unsuccessfully completed; and

and transmit the second preamble and the transport block based on the unsuccessful completion of contention resolution.

26 . The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable media of claim 22 , wherein the instructions, when executed, configure the wireless device to:

determine, based on a transmission power of the transmitting the first preamble:

the first ramped transmission power, and

the second ramped transmission power.

27 . The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable media of claim 22 , wherein:

the message is associated with random access, and

the response associated with the message is a random access response.

28 . The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable media of claim 22 , wherein the expiration of the time duration comprises an expiration of a random access response window.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2025
From: JEON, HYOUNGSUK; DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI; ZHOU, HUA; XU, KAI; BABAEI, ALIREZA; PARK, KYUNGMIN; CIRIK, ALI CAGATAY
To: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 071560/0587 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2025
From: JEON, HYOUNGSUK; DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI; ZHOU, HUA; XU, KAI; BABAEI, ALIREZA; PARK, KYUNGMIN; CIRIK, ALI CAGATAY
To: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 071560/0711 →