IP Library Granted Patent US 11,963,106
Granted Patent B2
US 11,963,106 · App. 17/169,857 · Granted Apr 16, 2024

Uplink transmit power determining method, network device, and storage medium

Inventors: Wenjie Sun (Dongguan, CN); Longji Zeng (Dongguan, CN); Tianyun Yang (Dongguan, CN); Zhouyu Deng (Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
H04W52/146H04W52/242H04W52/243H04W52/365H04W52/367H04W76/27
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Patent No.
US 11,963,106
App. No.
17/169,857
Granted
Apr 16, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

This application provides an uplink transmit power determining method, a related network device and storage medium. In the method, a terminal determines an uplink transmit power based on the repetition count of the UCI. (uplink control information) it receives from a network device. The repetition count of the UCI on a user side is adaptively configured based on a PL(path loss), an interference the and the low coverage level for a user currently accessing at a high coverage level so that a transmit power of the UCI is controlled and an avalanche effect caused by always selecting full-power uplink transmission is avoided.

Claims (56)

1. An uplink transmit power determining method, wherein the method comprises:

receiving a power headroom report (PHR) reported by a terminal;

obtaining a current path loss (PL) of the terminal based on the PHR;

determining, based on the PL and an obtained interference margin, a repetition count of uplink control information (UCI) of the terminal; and

sending the repetition count of the UCI to the terminal, wherein the repetition count of the UCI is used to determine an uplink transmit power;

wherein the determining, based on the PL and an obtained interference margin, a repetition count of UCI of the terminal comprises:

comparing a sum of the PL and the interference margin with a preset threshold; and

if the sum of the PL and the interference margin is greater than the threshold, determining the repetition count of the UCI based on a high coverage level; or

if the sum of the PL and the interference margin is less than the threshold, determining the repetition count of the UCI based on a low coverage level.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

obtaining the interference margin through calculation based on a detected interference noise value.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the obtaining a current path loss (PL) of the terminal based on the PHR comprises:

obtaining the current PL of the terminal through inverse calculation according to a calculation formula PH c (i)=P CMAX,c (i)−{P O_NPUSCH,c (1)+α c (1)·PL c } of the PHR, wherein i represents a slot, PH c (i) is a lower limit of a measured quantity value corresponding to the PHR, P O_NPUSCH,c (1) is an expected power that is for non-persistent scheduling and that is configured by a network device, α c (1) is a path loss factor configured by the network device, P CMAX,C (i) is a maximum transmit power allowed by the terminal device, and PL c is the current PL of the terminal.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the receiving a power headroom report (PHR) reported by a terminal comprises:

receiving, in a random access process, the PHR sent by the terminal in a radio resource control (RRC) connection request message.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the sending the repetition count of the UCI to the terminal comprises:

carrying the repetition count of the UCI in an RRC connection establishment message sent to the terminal.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

when the PL of the terminal and/or the interference margin change/changes, re-determining, based on a changed PL and/or an interference margin, the repetition count of the UCI of the terminal, and sending a re-determined repetition count of the UCI to the terminal.

7. A network device, comprising:

a receiver, configured to receive a power headroom report (PHR) reported by a terminal;

a processing circuit, configured to obtain a current path loss (PL) of the terminal based on the PHR, wherein

the processing circuit is further configured to determine, based on the PL and an obtained interference margin, a repetition count of uplink control information (UCI) of the terminal; and

a transmitter, configured to send the repetition count of the UCI to the terminal, wherein the repetition count of the UCI is used to determine an uplink transmit power;

wherein the processing circuit is configured to:

compare a sum of the PL and the interference margin with a preset threshold; and

if the sum of the PL and the interference margin is greater than the threshold, determine the repetition count of the UCI based on a high coverage level; or

if the sum of the PL and the interference margin is less than the threshold, determine the repetition count of the UCI based on a low coverage level.

8. The network device according to claim 7 , wherein the processing circuit is further configured to:

obtain the interference margin through calculation based on a detected interference noise value.

9. The network device according to claim 7 , wherein the processing circuit is configured to:

obtain the current PL of the terminal through inverse calculation according to a calculation formula PH c (i)=P CMAX,c (i)−{P O_NPUSCH,c (1)+α c (1)·PL c } of the PHR, wherein i represents a slot, PH c (i) is a lower limit of a measured quantity value corresponding to the PHR, P O_NPUSCH,C (1) is an expected power that is for non-persistent scheduling and that is configured by the network device, α c (1) is a path loss factor configured by the network device, P CMAX,C (i) is a maximum transmit power allowed by the terminal device, and PL c is the current PL of the terminal.

10. The network device according to claim 7 , wherein the receiver is configured to:

receive, in a random access process, the PHR sent by the terminal in a radio resource control (RRC) connection request message.

11. The network device according to claim 7 , wherein the transmitter is configured to:

carry the repetition count of the UCI in an RRC connection establishment message sent to the terminal.

12. The network device according to claim 7 , wherein the processing circuit is further configured to:

when the PL of the terminal and/or the interference margin change/changes, re-determine, based on a changed PL and an interference margin, the repetition count of the UCI of the terminal; and

the sending module is further configured to send a re-determined repetition count of the UCI to the terminal.

13. A network device, comprising:

a receiver, configured to receive a power headroom report (PHR) reported by a terminal;

a processor, configured to obtain a current path loss (PL) of the terminal based on the PHR, wherein

the processor is further configured to determine, based on the PL and an obtained interference margin, a repetition count of uplink control information (UCI) of the terminal; and

a transmitter, configured to send the repetition count of the UCI to the terminal, wherein the repetition count of the UCI is used to determine an uplink transmit power;

wherein the processor is configured to:

compare a sum of the PL and the interference margin with a preset threshold; and

if the sum of the PL and the interference margin is greater than the threshold, determine the repetition count of the UCI based on a high coverage level; or

if the sum of the PL and the interference margin is less than the threshold, determine the repetition count of the UCI based on a low coverage level.

14. The network device according to claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

obtain the interference margin through calculation based on a detected interference noise value.

15. The network device according to claim 13 , wherein the processor is configured to:

obtain the current PL of the terminal through inverse calculation according to a calculation formula PH c (i)=P CMAX,c (i)−{P O_NPUSCH,c (1)+α c (1)·PL c } of the PHR, where i represents a slot, PH c (i) is a lower limit of a measured quantity value corresponding to the P O_NPUSCH,C (1) is an expected power that is for non-persistent scheduling and that is configured by the network device, α c (1) is a path loss factor configured by the network device, P CMAX,C (i) is a maximum transmit power allowed by the terminal device, and PL c is the current PL of the terminal.

16. The network device according to claim 13 , wherein the receiver is configured to:

receive, in a random access process, the PHR sent by the terminal in a radio resource control (RRC) connection request message.

17. The network device according to claim 13 , wherein the transmitter is configured to:

carry the repetition count of the UCI in an RRC connection establishment message sent to the terminal.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 11, 2022
From: SUN, WENJIE; ZENG, LONGJI; YANG, TIANYUN; DENG, ZHOUYU
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059241/0337 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 10, 2021
From: SUN, WENJIE; ZENG, LONGJI; YANG, TIANYUN
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 055549/0263 →
Continuity (2)
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