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US 10,492,152 · App. 15/965,848 · Granted Nov 26, 2019

PHR sending method and user terminal

Inventors: Qufang Huang (Shanghai, CN); Jian Zhang (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
H04W52/365H04W52/34H04W72/02H04W72/0446
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Patent No.
US 10,492,152
App. No.
15/965,848
Granted
Nov 26, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a PHR sending method and a user terminal. The method includes: receiving, by a user terminal, information about an uplink resource set, where the uplink resource set includes uplink resources in at least two cells, TTI lengths of the two cells are different, each uplink resource in the uplink resource set is an uplink resource that is located within duration of a first TTI, and the first TTI is a TTI in a cell that has a maximum TTI length and in which the user terminal is located; determining, by the user terminal, a target uplink resource, where the target uplink resource is an uplink resource that has an earliest start time and that is located within the duration of the first TTI; and sending, by the user terminal, a power headroom report on the target uplink resource.

Claims (72)

1. A power headroom report (PHR) sending method applied for a user terminal, comprising:

receiving information comprises uplink resources in at least two cells, wherein TTI lengths of the at least two cells are different, each uplink resource in the at least two cells is an uplink resource that is located within duration of a first TTI, and the first TTI is a TTI in a cell that has a maximum TTI length and in which the user terminal is located;

determining a target uplink resource, wherein the target uplink resource is an uplink resource that has an earliest start time and that is located within the duration of the first TTI; and

sending a PHR on the target uplink resource.

2. The PHR sending method according to claim 1 , wherein the uplink resources in at least two cells comprise a first uplink resource and a second uplink resource, the first uplink resource is located in a cell that has a minimum TTI length and in which the user terminal is located, the first uplink resource is located in an earliest TTI within the duration of the first TTI, and the second uplink resource is located in the first TTI; and

the determining a target uplink resource comprises:

determining the first uplink resource as the target uplink resource.

3. The PHR sending method according to claim 1 , wherein the user terminal is located in a first cell and a second cell, the first cell is a cell in which the first TTI is located, and a TTI length of the first cell is at least twice a TTI length of the second cell; and

when the target uplink resource is located in the first TTI, the power headroom report is obtained in the following manner:

calculating power headroom of the first cell, wherein the power headroom of the first cell is calculated according to sending bandwidth of the first TTI; and

calculating power headroom of the second cell, wherein the second cell has PUSCH transmission within the duration of the first TTI,

the power headroom of the second cell=maximum sending power of the user terminal−a PUSCH sending power average value of a preset TTI set in the second cell−a preset parameter,

the preset parameter is 0, or the preset parameter comprises virtual transmission power of the second cell, or the preset parameter comprises PUCCH transmission power of the second cell, and

a TTI in the preset TTI set is located within the duration of the first TTI.

4. The PHR sending method according to claim 1 , wherein the user terminal is located in a first cell and a second cell, the first cell is a cell in which the first TTI is located, and a TTI length of the first cell is at least twice a TTI length of the second cell; and

when the target uplink resource is located in the first TTI, the power headroom report is obtained in the following manner:

calculating power headroom of the first cell, wherein the power headroom of the first cell is calculated according to sending bandwidth of the first TTI; and

calculating power headroom of the second cell, wherein the second cell has PUSCH transmission within the duration of the first TTI,

the power headroom of the second cell=maximum sending power of the user terminal−a PUSCH sending power maximum value of a preset TTI set in the second cell−a preset parameter,

the preset parameter is 0, or the preset parameter comprises virtual transmission power of the second cell, or the preset parameter comprises PUCCH transmission power of the second cell, and

the preset TTI set is located within the duration of the first TTI.

5. The PHR sending method according to claim 1 , wherein the user terminal is located in a first cell and a second cell, the first cell is a cell in which the first TTI is located, and a TTI length of the first cell is at least twice a TTI length of the second cell; and

when the target uplink resource is located in the second cell, the method further comprises:

after a subframe in the first TTI ends, starting a periodicPHR-Timer and a prohibitPHR-Timer, wherein the periodicPHR-Timer is a timer used for preventing the PHR from being lost during sending, and the prohibitPHR-Timer is a timer used for preventing the user terminal from sending the PHR again in a short time.

6. An apparatus, comprising:

a receiving module, configured to receive information comprises uplink resources in at least two cells, wherein TTI lengths of the at least two cells are different, each uplink resource in the at least two cells is an uplink resource that is located within duration of a first TTI, and the first TTI is a TTI in a cell that has a maximum TTI length and in which the user terminal is located;

a determining module, configured to determine a target uplink resource, wherein the target uplink resource is an uplink resource that has an earliest start time and that is located within the duration of the first TTI;

an obtaining module, configured to obtain a power headroom report; and

a sending module, configured to send the power headroom report on the target uplink resource.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the uplink resources in the at least two cells comprise a first uplink resource and a second uplink resource, the first uplink resource is located in a cell that has a minimum TTI length and in which the user terminal is located, the first uplink resource is located in an earliest TTI within the duration of the first TTI, and the second uplink resource is located in the first TTI; and

the determining module is specifically configured to determine the first uplink resource as the target uplink resource.

8. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the user terminal is located in a first cell and a second cell, the first cell is a cell in which the first TTI is located, and a TTI length of the first cell is at least twice a TTI length of the second cell; and

when the target uplink resource is located in the first TTI, the obtaining module is specifically configured to:

calculate power headroom of the first cell, wherein the power headroom of the first cell is calculated according to sending bandwidth of the first TTI; and

calculate power headroom of the second cell, wherein the second cell has PUSCH transmission within the duration of the first TTI,

the power headroom of the second cell=maximum sending power of the user terminal−a PUSCH sending power average value of a preset TTI set in the second cell−a preset parameter,

the preset parameter is 0, or the preset parameter comprises virtual transmission power of the second cell, or the preset parameter comprises PUCCH transmission power of the second cell, and

a TTI in the preset TTI set is located within the duration of the first TTI.

9. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the user terminal is located in a first cell and a second cell, the first cell is a cell in which the first TTI is located, and a TTI length of the first cell is at least twice a TTI length of the second cell; and

when the target uplink resource is located in the first TTI, the obtaining module is specifically configured to:

calculate power headroom of the first cell, wherein the power headroom of the first cell is calculated according to sending bandwidth of the first TTI; and

calculate power headroom of the second cell, wherein the second cell has PUSCH transmission within the duration of the first TTI,

the power headroom of the second cell=maximum sending power of the user terminal−a PUSCH sending power maximum value of a preset TTI set in the second cell−a preset parameter,

the preset parameter is 0, or the preset parameter comprises virtual transmission power of the second cell, or the preset parameter comprises PUCCH transmission power of the second cell, and

the preset TTI set is located within the duration of the first TTI.

10. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the user terminal is located in a first cell and a second cell, the first cell is a cell in which the first TTI is located, and a TTI length of the first cell is at least twice a TTI length of the second cell; and

when the target uplink resource is located in the second cell, the user terminal further comprises:

a start module, configured to: after a subframe in the first TTI ends, start a periodicPHR-Timer and a prohibitPHR-Timer, wherein the periodicPHR-Timer is a timer used for preventing the PHR from being lost during sending, and the prohibitPHR-Timer is a timer used for preventing the user terminal from sending the PHR again in a short time.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause an apparatus to implement the following steps:

receiving information comprises uplink resources in at least two cells, wherein TTI lengths of the at least two cells are different, each uplink resource in the at least two cells is an uplink resource that is located within duration of a first TTI, and the first TTI is a TTI in a cell that has a maximum TTI length and in which the user terminal is located;

determining a target uplink resource, wherein the target uplink resource is an uplink resource that has an earliest start time and that is located within the duration of the first TTI; and

sending a PHR on the target uplink resource.

12. The medium according to claim 11 , wherein the uplink resources in at least two cells comprise a first uplink resource and a second uplink resource, the first uplink resource is located in a cell that has a minimum TTI length and in which the user terminal is located, the first uplink resource is located in an earliest TTI within the duration of the first TTI, and the second uplink resource is located in the first TTI; and

the determining a target uplink resource comprises:

determining the first uplink resource as the target uplink resource.

13. The medium according to claim 11 , wherein the user terminal is located in a first cell and a second cell, the first cell is a cell in which the first TTI is located, and a TTI length of the first cell is at least twice a TTI length of the second cell; and

when the target uplink resource is located in the first TTI, the power headroom report is obtained in the following manner:

calculating power headroom of the first cell, wherein the power headroom of the first cell is calculated according to sending bandwidth of the first TTI; and

calculating power headroom of the second cell, wherein the second cell has PUSCH transmission within the duration of the first TTI,

the power headroom of the second cell=maximum sending power of the user terminal−a PUSCH sending power average value of a preset TTI set in the second cell−a preset parameter,

the preset parameter is 0, or the preset parameter comprises virtual transmission power of the second cell, or the preset parameter comprises PUCCH transmission power of the second cell, and

a TTI in the preset TTI set is located within the duration of the first TTI.

14. The medium according to claim 11 , wherein the user terminal is located in a first cell and a second cell, the first cell is a cell in which the first TTI is located, and a TTI length of the first cell is at least twice a TTI length of the second cell; and

when the target uplink resource is located in the first TTI, the power headroom report is obtained in the following manner:

calculating power headroom of the first cell, wherein the power headroom of the first cell is calculated according to sending bandwidth of the first TTI; and

calculating power headroom of the second cell, wherein the second cell has PUSCH transmission within the duration of the first TTI,

the power headroom of the second cell=maximum sending power of the user terminal−a PUSCH sending power maximum value of a preset TTI set in the second cell−a preset parameter,

the preset parameter is 0, or the preset parameter comprises virtual transmission power of the second cell, or the preset parameter comprises PUCCH transmission power of the second cell, and

the preset TTI set is located within the duration of the first TTI.

15. The medium according to claim 11 , wherein the user terminal is located in a first cell and a second cell, the first cell is a cell in which the first TTI is located, and a TTI length of the first cell is at least twice a TTI length of the second cell; and

when the target uplink resource is located in the second cell, further comprising instructions that, when executed, cause the apparatus to implement:

after a subframe in the first TTI ends, starting a periodicPHR-Timer and a prohibitPHR-Timer, wherein the periodicPHR-Timer is a timer used for preventing the PHR from being lost during sending, and the prohibitPHR-Timer is a timer used for preventing the user terminal from sending the PHR again in a short time.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 30, 2019
From: HUANG, QUFANG; ZHANG, JIAN
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 049894/0833 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2015 1 0728686 · Oct 30, 2015 · national
Continuity (2)
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