Power headroom report for additional SRS
Methods and apparatuses for power headroom report for additional SRS are disclosed. A method at a UE comprises calculating a power headroom (PH) according to additional SRS if SRS is transmitted on the additional SRS symbol(s) in a normal subframe; and reporting at least one type of the PH calculated according to the additional SRS, Type-3 PH and Type-1 PH by a MAC CE.
1. A method performed by a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:
calculating a power headroom (PH) according to an additional sounding reference signal (SRS) based at least in part on SRS being transmitted on one or more additional SRS symbols in a normal subframe; and
reporting, for a secondary cell (SCell) via a media access control (MAC) control element (CE), at least one type of the PH calculated according to the additional SRS, Type-3 PH and Type-1 PH, wherein the at least one type of the PH calculated according to the additional SRS is reported if the additional SRS is configured for the SCell, the at least one type of the PH calculated according to the Type-3 PH is reported if the additional SRS is not configured but ul-Configuration-r14 Is configured for this SCell, and the at least one type of the PH calculated according to the Type-1 PH is reported if one or more of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) or a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) is configured.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the UE is configured with a license-assisted access (LAA) SCell for uplink transmissions, the method further comprising receiving physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) or enhanced PDCCH (EPDCCH) to schedule an aperiodic SRS transmission on the one or more additional SRS symbols on the LAA SCell in subframe I,
wherein the power headroom according to the additional SRS for subframe i is calculated assuming that the UE performs an aperiodic additional SRS transmission on the LAA SCell in subframe a irrespective of whether the LAA SCell for the additional SRS transmission is accessible to the UE in subframe i.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the Type-3 PH is reported for the SCell if ul-Configuration-r 14 is configured for this SCell,
the PH calculated according to the additional SRS is reported for the SCell if ul-Configuration-r14 is not configured but the additional SRS is configured for this SCell without one or more of the PUSCH or the (PUCCH) PUCCH, and
the Type-1 PH is reported for the SCell if the one or more of the PUSCH or the PUCCH is configured.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the PH calculated according to the additional SRS is reported for the SCell if the additional SRS is configured for this SCell without one or more of the PUSCH or the PUSCH nor ul-Configuration-r14,
both the Type-3 PH and the PH calculated according to the additional SRS are reported for the SCell if both the additional SRS and ul-Configuration-r14 are configured for this SCell without the one or more of the PUSCH or the PUCCH,
both the PH calculated according to the additional SRS and the Type-1 PH are reported for the SCell if the additional SRS is configured for this SCell with the one or more of the PUSCH or the PUCCH,
the Type-3 PH is reported for the SCell if the additional SRS is not configured but ul-Configuration-r14 is configured for this SCell, and
the Type-1 PH is reported for the SCell if the additional SRS is not configured but the one or more of the PUSCH or the PUCCH is configured for this SCell.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein when two PH values are reported for one SCell, at most one associated P CMAX,c field for one of or both PH values is reported.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the PH calculated according to the additional SRS is calculated using PH type3A,c (i)=P CMAX,c (i)−{10 log 10 (M Additional_SRS,c )+P O_(Additional_SRS,c) +α Additional_SRS,c) ·PL c +f Additional_SRS,c ·PL c +f Additional_SRS,c (i)} if the UE transmits the additional SRS in a normal subframe i for serving cell c with frame structure Type-1 and/or Type-2 and/or Type-3; and
using PH type3A,c (i)={tilde over (P)} CMAX,c (i)−{P O_(Additional_SRS,c) +α Additional_SRS,c) ·PL c +f Additional_SRS,c ·PL c +f Additional_SRS,c (i)} if the UE does not actually transmit the additional SRS,
wherein,
P CMAX,c (i) is a configured UE maximum transmit power in subframe i for serving cell c,
P O_Additional_SRS,c is a parameter composed of a sum of a component P O_Additional_Normal_SRS,c and a component P O_UE_Additional_SRS,c configured by a higher layer parameter p0-Nominal-additionalSRS and p0-UE-additionalSRS for the additional SRS,
M Additional_SRS,c is a bandwidth for transmission of the additional SRS in subframe i for serving cell c expressed in number of resource blocks (RBs),
α Additional_SRS,c is a value of higher layer parameter alpha-additionalSRS configured by higher layers for serving cell c,
PL c is a downlink path loss estimate calculated in the UE for serving cell c in dB,
f Additional_SRS,c (i) is a current SRS power control adjustment state determined a transmit power control (TPC) command carried by downlink control information (DCI) format 3/3A/3B, and
{tilde over (P)} CMAX,c (i) is calculated assuming a SRS transmission in subframe i, and assuming MPR (Maximum Power Reduction)=0 dB, A-MPR (Additional Maximum Power Reduction)=0 dB, P-MPR (Power Management Maximum Power Reduction)=0 dB and TC=0 dB.
7. A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:
at least one memory; and
at least one processor coupled with the at least one memory and configured to cause the UE to:
calculate a power headroom (PH) according to an additional sounding reference signal (SRS) based at least in part on SRS being transmitted on one or more additional SRS symbols in a normal subframe; and
report, for a secondary cell (SCell) via a media access control (MAC) control element (CE), at least one type of the PH calculated according to the additional SRS, Type-3 PH and Type-1 PH, wherein the at least one type of the PH calculated according to the additional SRS is reported if the additional SRS is configured for the SCell, the at least one type of the PH calculated according to the Type-3 PH is reported if the additional SRS is not configured but ul-Configuration-r14 is configured for this SCell, and the at least one type of the PH calculated according to the Type-1 PH is reported if one or more of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) or a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) is configured.
8. The UE of claim 7 , wherein the UE is configured with a license-assisted access (LAA) SCell for uplink transmissions,
wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to receive physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) or enhanced PDCCH (EPDCCH) to schedule an aperiodic SRS transmission on the one or more additional SRS symbols on the LAA SCell in subframe i,
wherein the power headroom according to the additional SRS for subframe i is calculated assuming that the UE performs an aperiodic additional SRS transmission on the LAA SCell in subframe i irrespective of whether the UE can access the LAA SCell for the additional SRS transmission in subframe i.
9. The UE of claim 7 , wherein the Type-3 PH is reported for the SCell if ul-Configuration-r14 is configured for this SCell,
the PH calculated according to the additional SRS is reported for the SCell if ul-Configuration-r14 is not configured but the additional SRS is configured for this SCell without one or more of the PUSCH or the PUCCH, and
the Type-1 PH is reported for the SCell if the one or more of the PUSCH or the PUCCH is configured.
10. The UE of claim 7 , wherein the PH calculated according to the additional SRS is reported for the SCell if the additional SRS is configured for this SCell without one or more of the PUSCH or the PUCCH nor ul-Configuration-r14,
both the Type-3 PH and the PH calculated according to the additional SRS are reported for the SCell if both the additional SRS and ul-Configuration-r14 are configured for this SCell without the one or more of the PUSCH or the PUCCH,
both the PH calculated according to the additional SRS and the Type-1 PH are reported for the SCell if the additional SRS is configured for this SCell with the one or more of the PUSCH or the PUCCH,
the Type-3 PH is reported for the SCell if the additional SRS is not configured but ul-Configuration-r14 is configured for this SCell, and
the Type-1 PH is reported for the SCell if the additional SRS is not configured but the one or more of the PUSCH or the PUCCH is configured for this SCell.
11. The UE of claim 10 , wherein when two PH values are reported for one SCell, at most one associated P CMAX,c field for one of or both PH values is reported.
12. The UE of claim 7 , wherein;
the PH calculated according to the additional SRS is calculated using PH type3A,c (i)=P CMAX,c (i)−{10 log 10 (M Additional_SRS,c )+P O_(Additional_SRS,c) +α Additional_SRS,c) ·PL c +f Additional_SRS,c (i)} if the UE transmits the additional SRS in a normal subframe i for serving cell c with frame structure Type-1 and/or Type-2 and/or Type-3; and
using PH type3A,c (i)={tilde over (P)} CMAX,c (i)−{P O_(Additional_SRS,c) +α Additional_SRS,c) ·PL c +f Additional_SRS,c (i)} if the UE does not actually transmit the additional SRS,
wherein,
P CMAX,c (i) is a configured UE maximum transmit power in subframe i for serving cell c,
P O_Additional_SRS,c is a parameter of a sum of a component P O_Additional_Normal_SRS,c and a component P O_UE_Additional_SRS,c configured by a higher layer parameter p0-Nominal-additionalSRS and p0-UE-additionalSRS for the additional SRS,
M Additional_SRS,c is a bandwidth for transmission of the additional SRS in subframe i for serving cell c expressed in number of resource blocks (RBs),
α Additional_SRS,c is a value of higher layer parameter alpha-additionalSRS configured by higher layers for serving cell c,
PL c is a downlink path loss estimate calculated in the UE for serving cell c in dB,
f Additional_SRS,c (i) is a current SRS power control adjustment state determined by a transmit power control (TPC) command carried by DCI format 3/3A/3B, and
P CMAX,c (i) is calculated assuming a SRS transmission in subframe i, and assuming MPR (Maximum Power Reduction)=0 dB, A-MPR (Additional Maximum Power Reduction)=0 dB, P-MPR (Power Management Maximum Power Reduction)=0 dB and TC=0 dB.
13. A base unit for wireless communication, comprising:
at least one memory; and
at least one processor coupled with the at least one memory and configured to cause the base unit to:
configure a user equipment (UE) with a license-assisted access (LAA) special cell for uplink transmissions; and
receive a report on power headroom (PH) for an additional sounding reference signal (SRS), wherein the report includes at least one type of PH calculated according to the additional SRS, Type-3 PH and Type-1 PH, wherein the report comprises the at least one type of PH calculated according to the additional SRS for a secondary cell (SCell) if the additional SRS is configured for the SCell, the at least one type of the PH calculated according to the Type-3 PH is reported if the additional SRS is not configured but ul-Configuration-r14 is configured for this SCell, and the at least one type of the PH calculated according to the Type-1 PH is reported if one or more of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) or a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) is configured.
14. The base unit of claim 13 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the base unit to transmit physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) or enhanced PDCCH to schedule an aperiodic SRS transmission on one or more additional SRS symbols on the LAA SCell in subframe i.
15. The base unit of claim 13 , wherein the Type-3 PH is reported for the SCell if ul-Configuration-r14 is configured for this SCell,
the PH calculated according to the additional SRS is reported for the SCell if ul-Configuration-r14 is not configured but the additional SRS is configured for this SCell without one or more of the PUSCH or the PUCCH, and
the Type-1 PH is reported for the SCell if the one or more of the PUSCH or the PUCCH is configured.
16. The base unit of claim 13 , wherein the PH calculated according to the additional SRS is reported for the SCell if the additional SRS is configured for this SCell without one or more of the PUSCH or the PUCCH nor ul-Configuration-r14,
both the Type-3 PH and the PH calculated according to the additional SRS are reported for the SCell if both the additional SRS and ul-Configuration-r14 are configured for this SCell without the one or more of the PUSCH or the PUCCH,
both the PH calculated according to the additional SRS and Type-1 PH are reported for the SCell if the additional SRS is configured for this SCell with the one or more of the PUSCH or the PUCCH,
the Type-3 PH is reported for the SCell if the additional SRS is not configured but ul-Configuration-r14 is configured for this SCell, and
the Type-1 PH is reported for the SCell if the additional SRS is not configured but the one or more of the PUSCH or the PUCCH is configured for this SCell.
17. A processor for wireless communication, comprising:
at least one controller coupled with at least one memory and configured to cause the processor to:
calculate a power headroom (PH) according to an additional sounding reference signal (SRS) based at least in part on SRS being transmitted on one or more additional SRS symbols in a normal subframe; and
report, for a secondary cell (SCell) via a media access control (MAC) control element (CE), at least one type of the PH calculated according to the additional SRS, Type-3 PH and Type-1 PH, wherein the at least one type of the PH calculated according to the additional SRS is reported if the additional SRS is configured for the SCell, the at least one type of the PH calculated according to the Type-3 PH is reported if the additional SRS is not configured but ul-Configuration-r14 Is configured for this SCell, and the at least one type of the PH calculated according to the Type-1 PH is reported if one or more of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) or a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) is configured.