Transmit power control for physical random access channels
The invention relates to methods for adjusting the transmit power utilized by a mobile terminal for uplink transmissions, and to methods for adjusting the transmit power used by a mobile terminal for one or more RACH procedures. The invention is also providing apparatus and system for performing these methods, and computer readable media the instructions of which cause the apparatus and system to perform the methods described herein. In order to allow for adjusting the transmit power of uplink transmissions on uplink component carriers, the invention suggests introducing a power scaling for uplink PRACH transmissions performing RACH procedures on an uplink component carrier. The power scaling is proposed on the basis of a prioritization among multiple uplink transmissions or on the basis of the uplink component carriers on which RACH procedures are performed.
1. A communication apparatus comprising:
a determining circuitry which, in operation, determines, for each subframe, power for physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission on a first component carrier which belongs to a first timing advance group (TAG), and determines power for physical random access channel (PRACH) transmission on a second component carrier which belongs to a second TAG, the second TAG being different from the first TAG;
an adjusting circuitry which, in operation, adjusts, when a total transmission power exceeds a maximum output power configured for the communicaiton apparatus P MAX , the power for PUSCH transmission so that the total transmission power after the adjustment does not exceed P MAX on an overlapped portion of the PUSCH transmission on a first subframe of the first component carrier and PRACH transmission on a second subframe of the second component carrier, the second subframe being a subframe with a time offset from the first subframe along a time axis, wherein the power for PRACH transmission is kept unadjusted; and
a transmitter which, in operation, transmits a transport block over the PUSCH of the first component carrier at the adjusted power for PUSCH transmission, and transmits a random access preamble over the PRACH of the second component carrier at the determined power for PRACH transmission.
2. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein when the transmitter transmits the PUSCH simultaneously with a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH),
the determining circuitry further determines power for PUCCH transmission; and
the adjusting circuitry adjusts at least one of the power for PUSCH transmission and the power for PUCCH transmission.
3. The communication apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the adjusting circuitry adjusts only the power for PUSCH transmission.
4. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the PRACH transmission is initiated by a PDCCH order.
5. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein when transmission of the random access preamble is not requested and the transmitter transmits a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) simultaneously with the PUSCH,
the determining circuitry sets the power for PRACH transmission to zero and further determines power for PUCCH transmission on the first component carrier; and
the adjusting circuitry adjusts the power for PUSCH transmission so that the adjusted total transmission power does not exceed P MAX .
6. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the adjusting circuitry adjusts the power for PUSCH transmission per subframe.
7. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein when a plurality of PUSCHs are configured on the first component carrier, the adjusting circuitry adjusts the power for PUSCH transmission by reducing respective powers for the plurality of PUSCHs.
8. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the adjusting circuitry adjusts the total transmission power in a priority order of the PRACH, the PUCCH and the PUSCH.
9. A power adjusting method comprising:
determining, for each subframe, power for physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission on a first component carrier which belongs to a first timing advance group (TAG), and determining power for physical random access channel (PRACH) transmission on a second component carrier which belongs to a second TAG, the second TAG being different from the first TAG;
adjusting, when a total transmission power exceeds a maximum output power configured for a communication apparatus P MAX , the power for PUSCH transmission, for each subframe, so that the total transmission power after the adjustment does not exceed P MAX on an overlapped portion of the PUSCH transmission on a first subframe of the first component carrier and the PRACH transmission on a second subframe of the second component carrier, the second subframe being a subframe with a time offset from the first subframe along a time axis, wherein the power for PRACH transmission is kept unadjusted; and
transmitting a transport block over the PUSCH of the first component carrier at the adjusted power for PUSCH transmission, and transmitting a random access preamble over the PRACH of the second component carrier at the determined power for PRACH transmission.
10. The power adjusting method according to claim 9 , wherein when transmitting the PUSCH simultaneously with a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) on the first component carrier, the method further comprising:
determining power for PUCCH transmission; and
adjusting at least one of the power for PUSCH transmission and the power for PUCCH transmission.
11. The power adjusting method according to claim 10 , wherein the adjusting is performed by adjusting only the power for PUSCH transmission.
12. The power adjusting method according to claim 9 , wherein the PRACH transmission is initiated by a PDCCH order.
13. The power adjusting method according to claim 9 , wherein when transmission of the random access preamble is not requested and a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) is transmitted simultaneously with the PUSCH, the method further comprising:
setting the power for PRACH transmission to zero and determining power for PUCCH transmission on the first component carrier; and
adjusting the power for PUSCH transmission so that the adjusted total transmission power does not exceed P MAX .
14. The power adjusting method according to claim 9 , wherein the adjusting is performed by adjusting the power for PUSCH transmission per subframe.
15. The power adjusting method according to claim 9 , wherein when a plurality of PUSCHs are configured on the first component carrier, the adjusting includes adjusting the power for PUSCH transmission by reducing respective powers for the plurality of PUSCHs.
16. The power adjusting method according to claim 9 , wherein the adjusting is performed by adjusting the total transmission power in a priority order of the PRACH, the PUCCH and the PUSCH.