System and method for power control

1. A method of communicating in an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 network, the method comprising:

receiving, by a station, an 802.11 trigger frame that includes fields indicating a location of a resource unit allocated to the station for uplink transmission, a target uplink received signal power level, and a downlink transmit transmission power level;

determining, by the station, an uplink transmit power level in accordance with the target uplink received signal power level and the downlink transmit power level indicated by the 802.11 trigger frame; and

transmitting, by the station, an uplink packet over the resource unit in accordance with the uplink transmit power level.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the uplink transmit power level in accordance with the target uplink received signal power level and the downlink transmit power level indicated by the 802.11 trigger frame comprises:

measuring a receive power level of the 802.11 trigger frame;

determining a path loss between the station and an access point in accordance with the receive power level of the 802.11 trigger frame; and

determining the uplink transmit power level in accordance with the path loss between the station and the access point.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein determining the path loss comprises evaluating PL=PDL_TX−PDL_RX, where PL is the path loss between the station and the access point, PDL_TX is the downlink transmit power level, and PDL_RX is the receive power level of the 802.11 trigger frame.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the uplink transmit power level in accordance with the target uplink received signal power level and the downlink transmit power level indicated by the 802.11 trigger frame comprises:

determining the uplink transmit power based on a path loss that is calculated according to a difference between the downlink transmit power level and the receive power level of the 802.11 trigger frame.

5. A method of communicating in an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 network, the method comprising:

transmitting, by an access point, an 802.11 trigger frame that includes fields indicating a location of a resource unit allocated to a station for an uplink transmission, a target uplink received signal power level, and a downlink transmit power level; and

receiving, by the access point, an uplink packet over the resource unit at the location indicated by the triggering frame, wherein the uplink packet transmitted using an uplink transmit power level that is based on the target uplink received signal power level and the downlink transmit power level indicated by the triggering frame.

6. A station adapted to perform power control in an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 network, the station comprising:

a processor; and

a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing programming for execution by the processor, the programming including instructions to:

receive a 802.11 trigger frame that includes fields indicating a location of a resource unit allocated to the station for uplink transmission, a target uplink received signal power level, and a downlink transmit power level;

determine an uplink transmit power level in accordance with the target uplink received signal power level and the downlink transmit power level indicated by the 802.11 trigger frame; and

transmit an uplink packet over the resource unit in accordance with the uplink transmit power level.

7. The station of claim 6 , wherein the instructions to determine the uplink transmit power level in accordance with the target uplink received signal power level and the downlink transmit power level indicated by the 802.11 trigger frame include instructions to:

measure a receive power level of the 802.11 trigger frame;

determine a path loss between the station and an access point in accordance with the receive power level of the 802.11 trigger frame; and

determine the uplink transmit power level in accordance with the path loss between the station and the access point.

8. The station of claim 7 , wherein the instructions to determine the path loss include instructions to evaluate PL=PDL_TX−PDL_RX, where PL is the path loss between the station and the access point, PDL_TX is the downlink transmit power level, and PDL_RX is the receive power level of the 802.11 trigger frame.

9. The station of claim 6 , wherein the instructions to determine the uplink transmit power level in accordance with the target uplink received signal power level and the downlink transmit power level indicated by the 802.11 trigger frame include instructions to:

determine the uplink transmit power based on a path loss that is calculated according to a difference between the downlink transmit power level and the receive power level of the 802.11 trigger frame.

10. An access point in an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 network, the access point comprising:

a processor; and

a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing programming for execution by the processor, the programming including instructions to:

transmit a 802.11 trigger frame that includes fields indicating a location of a resource unit allocated to a station for uplink transmission, a target uplink received signal power level, and a downlink transmit power level; and

receive an uplink packet over the resource unit at the location indicated by the 802.11 trigger frame, wherein the uplink packet transmitted using an uplink transmit power level that is based on the target uplink received signal power level and the downlink transmit power level indicated by the 802.11 trigger frame.

11. A method of communicating in an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 network, the method comprising:

receiving, by a station in the 802.11 network, a trigger frame over the 802.11 network from an access point in the 802.11 network, the trigger frame including fields indicating a location of a resource unit allocated to the station for uplink transmission, a target uplink received signal power level, and a downlink transmit power level;

determining, by the station, an uplink transmit power level in accordance with the target uplink received signal power level and the downlink transmit power level indicated by the trigger frame; and

transmitting, by the station, an uplink packet over the resource unit in accordance with the uplink transmit power level.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein determining the uplink transmit power level in accordance with the target uplink received signal power level and the downlink transmit power level indicated by the trigger frame comprises:

measuring a receive power level of the trigger frame;

determining a path loss between the station and an access point in accordance with the receive power level of the trigger frame; and

determining the uplink transmit power level in accordance with the path loss between the station and the access point.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein determining the path loss comprises evaluating

PL=PDL_TX−PDL_RX, where PL is the path loss between the station and the access point, PDL_TX is the downlink transmit power level, and PDL_RX is the receive power level of the trigger frame.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein determining the uplink transmit power level in accordance with the target uplink received signal power level and the downlink transmit power level indicated by the trigger frame comprises:

determining the uplink transmit power based on a path loss that is calculated according to a difference between the downlink transmit power level and the receive power level of the trigger frame.

15. A station adapted to perform power control in an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 network, the station comprising:

a processor; and

a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing programming for execution by the processor, the programming including instructions to:

receive a trigger frame over the 802.11 network from an access point in the 802.11 network, the trigger frame including fields indicating a location of a resource unit allocated to the station for uplink transmission, a target uplink received signal power level, and a downlink transmit power level;

determine an uplink transmit power level in accordance with the target uplink received signal power level and the downlink transmit power level indicated by the trigger frame; and

transmit an uplink packet over the resource unit in accordance with the uplink transmit power level.

16. The station of claim 15 , wherein the instructions to determine the uplink transmit power level in accordance with the target uplink received signal power level and the downlink transmit power level indicated by the trigger frame include instructions to:

measure a receive power level of the trigger frame;

determine a path loss between the station and an access point in accordance with the receive power level of the trigger frame; and

determine the uplink transmit power level in accordance with the path loss between the station and the access point.

17. The station of claim 16 , wherein the instructions to determine the path loss include instructions to evaluate PL=PDL_TX−PDL_RX, where PL is the path loss between the station and the access point, PDL_TX is the downlink transmit power level, and PDL_RX is the receive power level of the trigger frame.

18. The station of claim 15 , wherein the instructions to determine the uplink transmit power level in accordance with the target uplink received signal power level and the downlink transmit power level indicated by the trigger frame include instructions to:

determine the uplink transmit power based on a path loss that is calculated according to a difference between the downlink transmit power level and the receive power level of the trigger frame.