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US 12,250,729 · App. 17/225,333 · Granted Mar 11, 2025

Method for controlling power ramping counter, and terminal

Inventor: Li Chen (Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
H04W74/0841H04L5/0048H04W52/36
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Patent No.
US 12,250,729
App. No.
17/225,333
Granted
Mar 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A processing method includes: when a random access preamble is transmitted on one or more first carriers, controlling a count value of a power ramping counter according to whether the one or more first carriers change relative to one or more second carriers, where the one or more second carriers are used for transmitting the preamble before the preamble is transmitted on the one or more first carriers.

Claims (78)

1. A method for controlling a power ramping counter, applied to a terminal and comprising:

determining that a random access preamble is transmitted on one or more first carriers; and

in response to the random access preamble being transmitted on the one or more first carriers, controlling a count value of the power ramping counter according to whether the one or more first carriers change relative to one or more second carriers, wherein

the one or more second carriers are used for transmitting the preamble before the preamble is transmitted on the one or more first carriers; and

the controlling the count value of the power ramping counter according to whether the one or more first carriers change relative to the one or more second carriers comprises:

determining that a first preset condition is met; and

in response to the first preset condition being met, controlling the count value of the power ramping counter to be increased by 1, wherein the first preset condition comprises at least one of:

a type of the one or more first carriers used for transmitting the preamble is different from a type of the one or more second carriers used for transmitting the preamble;

a scanning sequence of the one or more first carriers used for transmitting the preamble is different from a scanning sequence of the one or more second carriers used for transmitting the preamble; or

a number of the first carriers used for transmitting the preamble is different from a number of the second carriers used for transmitting the preamble;

or

determining that a second preset condition is met; and

in response to the second preset condition being met, controlling the count value of a power ramping counter corresponding to the first carrier to be increased by 1, wherein the second preset condition comprises:

types of the second carrier and the first carrier that are respectively used when the preamble is transmitted at two continuous times are different.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

after the preamble is transmitted on the one or more second carriers, if the terminal does not receive a random access response within a first preset time, retransmitting the preamble on the one or more first carriers; or

after the preamble is transmitted on the one or more second carriers, if the terminal does not successfully complete contention resolution before a preset timer expires, retransmitting the preamble on the one or more first carriers.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein after the controlling the count value of the power ramping counter according to whether the one or more first carriers change relative to one or more second carriers, the method further comprises:

if the terminal receives a random access response within a second preset time, performing subsequent random access processing.

4. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the retransmitting the preamble on the one or more first carriers comprises:

controlling, according to the count value of the power ramping counter, a transmit power for retransmitting the preamble on each first carrier; or

controlling, according to the count value of the power ramping counter, a transmit power for retransmitting the preamble on each type of first carriers; or

controlling, according to the count value of the power ramping counter, a transmit power for retransmitting the preamble on a preset number of first carriers.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein transmitting the preamble on the one or more second carriers and transmitting the preamble on the one or more first carriers refer to at least one of:

transmitting the preamble at two continuous times;

retransmitting the preamble at two continuous times; or

transmitting the preamble and retransmitting the preamble.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first carrier and the second carrier are reference signals or beams.

7. A terminal, comprising: a processor, a memory, and a program that is stored in the memory and executable on the processor; wherein the program, when executed by the processor, causes the terminal to perform:

when a random access preamble is transmitted on one or more first carriers, controlling a count value of a power ramping counter according to whether the one or more first carriers change relative to one or more second carriers, wherein

the one or more second carriers are used for transmitting the preamble before the preamble is transmitted on the one or more first carriers; and

the terminal performs:

when the preamble is transmitted on the one or more first carriers, when a first preset condition is met, controlling the count value of the power ramping counter to be increased by 1, wherein the first preset condition comprises at least one of:

a type of the one or more first carriers used for transmitting the preamble is different from a type of the one or more second carriers used for transmitting the preamble;

a scanning sequence of the one or more first carriers used for transmitting the preamble is different from a scanning sequence of the one or more second carriers used for transmitting the preamble; or

a number of the first carriers used for transmitting the preamble is different from a number of the second carriers used for transmitting the preamble;

or

when the preamble is transmitted on the one or more first carriers, when a second preset condition is met, controlling the count value of the power ramping counter corresponding to the first carrier to be increased by 1, wherein the second preset condition comprises:

types of the second carrier and the first carrier that are respectively used when the preamble is transmitted at two continuous times are different.

8. The terminal according to claim 7 , wherein the terminal further performs:

after the preamble is transmitted on the one or more second carriers, if the terminal does not receive a random access response within a first preset time, retransmitting the preamble on the one or more first carriers; or

after the preamble is transmitted on the one or more second carriers, if the terminal does not successfully complete contention resolution before a preset timer expires, retransmitting the preamble on the one or more first carriers.

9. The terminal according to claim 7 , wherein when the preamble is transmitted on the one or more first carriers, after the controlling the count value of the power ramping counter according to whether the one or more first carriers change relative to one or more second carriers, the terminal further performs:

if the terminal receives a random access response within a second preset time, performing subsequent random access processing.

10. The terminal according to claim 8 , wherein the terminal performs:

controlling, according to the count value of the power ramping counter, a transmit power for retransmitting the preamble on each first carrier; or

controlling, according to the count value of the power ramping counter, a transmit power for retransmitting the preamble on each type of first carriers; or

controlling, according to the count value of the power ramping counter, a transmit power for retransmitting the preamble on a preset number of first carriers.

11. The terminal according to claim 7 , wherein transmitting the preamble on the one or more second carriers and transmitting the preamble on the one or more first carriers refer to at least one of:

transmitting the preamble at two continuous times;

retransmitting the preamble at two continuous times; or

transmitting the preamble and retransmitting the preamble.

12. The terminal according to claim 7 , wherein the first carrier and the second carrier are reference signals or beams.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program; the computer program, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform:

when a random access preamble is transmitted on one or more first carriers, controlling a count value of a power ramping counter according to whether the one or more first carriers change relative to one or more second carriers, wherein

the one or more second carriers are used for transmitting the preamble before the preamble is transmitted on the one or more first carriers; and

the processor performs:

when the preamble is transmitted on the one or more first carriers, when a first preset condition is met, controlling the count value of the power ramping counter to be increased by 1, wherein the first preset condition comprises at least one of:

a type of the one or more first carriers used for transmitting the preamble is different from a type of the one or more second carriers used for transmitting the preamble;

a scanning sequence of the one or more first carriers used for transmitting the preamble is different from a scanning sequence of the one or more second carriers used for transmitting the preamble; or

a number of the first carriers used for transmitting the preamble is different from a number of the second carriers used for transmitting the preamble;

or

when the preamble is transmitted on the one or more first carriers, when a second preset condition is met, controlling the count value of the power ramping counter corresponding to the first carrier to be increased by 1, wherein the second preset condition comprises:

types of the second carrier and the first carrier that are respectively used when the preamble is transmitted at two continuous times are different.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 13 , wherein the processor further performs:

after the preamble is transmitted on the one or more second carriers, if the terminal does not receive a random access response within a first preset time, retransmitting the preamble on the one or more first carriers; or

after the preamble is transmitted on the one or more second carriers, if the terminal does not successfully complete contention resolution before a preset timer expires, retransmitting the preamble on the one or more first carriers.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 13 , wherein when the preamble is transmitted on the one or more first carriers, after the controlling the count value of the power ramping counter according to whether the one or more first carriers change relative to one or more second carriers, the processor further performs:

if the terminal receives a random access response within a second preset time, performing subsequent random access processing.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 14 , wherein the processor performs:

controlling, according to the count value of the power ramping counter, a transmit power for retransmitting the preamble on each first carrier; or

controlling, according to the count value of the power ramping counter, a transmit power for retransmitting the preamble on each type of first carriers; or

controlling, according to the count value of the power ramping counter, a transmit power for retransmitting the preamble on a preset number of first carriers.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 13 , wherein transmitting the preamble on the one or more second carriers and transmitting the preamble on the one or more first carriers refer to at least one of:

transmitting the preamble at two continuous times;

retransmitting the preamble at two continuous times; or

transmitting the preamble and retransmitting the preamble.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 13 , wherein the first carrier and the second carrier are reference signals or beams.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 8, 2021
From: CHEN, LI
To: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 201811180377.4 · Oct 10, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2019108144 · Sep 26, 2019
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