IP Library Granted Patent US 11,805,489
Granted Patent B2
US 11,805,489 · App. 17/934,046 · Granted Oct 31, 2023

Power headroom report generation

Inventors: Joachim Loehr (Wiesbaden, DE); Ebrahim MolavianJazi (Lincolnwood, IL); Prateek Basu Mallick (Dreieich, DE); Ravi Kuchibhotla (Chicago, IL)
Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
H04W52/365H04L25/0224H04W72/23H04W80/02
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Patent No.
US 11,805,489
App. No.
17/934,046
Granted
Oct 31, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for power headroom report generation. One method includes aggregating multiple serving cells. The method includes determining that a power headroom report is triggered. The method includes determining that an uplink resource for a new transmission on a serving cell of the multiple serving cells is allocated at a first time after the power headroom report is triggered. The method includes determining a power headroom value for each serving cell of the multiple serving cells being activated based on information received prior to and including a predetermined time before the start of the uplink resource at the first time. The method includes generating a power headroom report medium access control control element including at least the power headroom value for each serving cell of the multiple serving cells being activated.

Claims (38)

1. An apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising instructions executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

aggregate a plurality of serving cells;

determine that a power headroom report is triggered;

determine that an uplink resource for a new transmission on a serving cell of the plurality of serving cells is allocated at a first time after the power headroom report is triggered;

generate a power headroom report medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) comprising at least a power headroom value for each serving cell of the plurality of serving cells being activated;

determine the power headroom value for an activated serving cell, wherein determining the power headroom value for the activated serving cell comprises determining whether the power headroom value for the activated serving cell is based on an actual uplink transmission or a reference format based on information received:

at a time prior to and including a second time in response to the uplink resource allocated at a first time being scheduled by an uplink grant received at a second time after the power headroom report is triggered; and

prior to and including a predetermined time before a start of the uplink resource at the first time in response to the uplink resource for the new transmission allocated at the first time being a configured grant; and

transmit the power headroom report MAC CE on the uplink resource for new transmission on the allocated first time.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the information comprises downlink control information (DCI) and higher layer signaling of configured grant and signaling for sounding reference signal (SRS) transmissions.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the information comprises periodic and semi-persistent SRS transmissions.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second time corresponds to a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) occasion.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the second time is earlier than the first time.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the uplink grant received at the second time corresponds to a first uplink grant scheduling uplink resource for a new transmission after the power headroom report is triggered.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined time is a user equipment (UE) processing time value for preparation of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined time is a fixed number of slots, a fixed number of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, or some combination thereof before the start of the uplink resource at the first time.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined time is a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) occasion in which an uplink grant is received, and the uplink grant allocates uplink resources for the new transmission at the first time after the power headroom report is triggered.

10. A method comprising:

aggregating a plurality of serving cells;

determining that a power headroom report is triggered;

determining that an uplink resource for a new transmission on a serving cell of the plurality of serving cells is allocated at a first time after the power headroom report is triggered;

generating a power headroom report medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) comprising at least a power headroom value for each serving cell of the plurality of serving cells being activated;

determining the power headroom value for an activated serving cell, wherein determining the power headroom value for the activated serving cell comprises determining whether the power headroom value for the activated serving cell is based on an actual uplink transmission or a reference format based on information received:

at a time prior to and including a second time in response to the uplink resource allocated at the first time being scheduled by an uplink grant received at the second time after the power headroom report is triggered; and

prior to and including a predetermined time before a start of the uplink resource at the first time in response to the uplink resource for the new transmission allocated at the first time being a configured grant; and

transmitting the power headroom report MAC CE on the uplink resource for new transmission on the allocated first time.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the information comprises downlink control information (DCI) and higher layer signaling of configured grant and signaling for sounding reference signal (SRS) transmissions.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the information comprises periodic and semi-persistent SRS transmissions.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the second time corresponds to a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) occasion.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the second time is earlier than the first time.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the uplink grant received at the second time corresponds to a first uplink grant scheduling uplink resource for a new transmission after the power headroom report is triggered.

16. The method of claim 10 , wherein the predetermined time is a user equipment (UE) processing time value for preparation of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission.

17. The method of claim 10 , wherein the predetermined time is a fixed number of slots, a fixed number of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, or some combination thereof before the start of the uplink resource at the first time.

18. The method of claim 10 , wherein the predetermined time is a physical downlink control channel occasion (PDCCH) in which an uplink grant is received, and the uplink grant allocates uplink resources for the new transmission at the first time after the power headroom report is triggered.

19. The method of claim 10 , wherein the information comprises physical layer grants, higher layer signaling, or some combination thereof.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the physical layer grants comprise uplink related downlink control information (DCI) formats.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 16, 2022
From: LOEHR, JOACHIM; MOLAVIANJAZI, EBRAHIM; BASU MALLICK, PRATEEK; KUCHIBHOTLA, RAVI
To: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 061801/0820 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 17036725 · Sep 29, 2020
Continuation 16132143 · Sep 14, 2018
Provisional Application 62687622 · Jun 20, 2018
Related Publication 20230016191A1 · Jan 19, 2023
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