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Granted Patent B2
US 12,317,196 · App. 18/755,259 · Granted May 27, 2025

Power control for multiple transmission reception points

Inventors: Hua Zhou (Vienna, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA); Yunjung Yi (Vienna, VA); Youngwoo Kwak (Woodbury, NY); Hyoungsuk Jeon (Centreville, VA); Ali Cagatay Cirik (Chantilly, VA); Kai Xu (Great Falls, VA); Hyukjin Chae (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
H04W52/242H04W52/146H04W52/16H04W52/40
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Patent No.
US 12,317,196
App. No.
18/755,259
Granted
May 27, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless device receives configuration parameters comprising pathloss reference linking indicators for SRS resource sets of a first cell associated with one or more TRPs, wherein each SRS resource set of the SRS resource sets comprises SRS resources, and each SRS resource set is associated with a respective pathloss reference linking indicator of the pathloss reference linking indicators, indicating a cell index identifying a pathloss reference cell. The wireless device transmits, via SRS resources of a first SRS resource set of the SRS resource sets in the first cell, SRSs with a transmission power determined based on a first pathloss RS of a first pathloss reference cell, wherein the first pathloss reference cell is indicated by a first pathloss reference linking indicator, of the pathloss reference linking indicators, associated with the first SRS resource set.

Claims (62)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device, radio resource control (RRC) messages comprising configuration parameters comprising pathloss reference linking indicators for sounding reference signal (SRS) resource sets of a first cell associated with one or more transmission and reception points (TRPs), wherein:

each SRS resource set of the SRS resource sets comprises SRS resources; and

each SRS resource set is associated with a respective pathloss reference linking indicator of the pathloss reference linking indicators, indicating a cell index identifying a pathloss reference cell; and

transmitting, via SRS resources of a first SRS resource set of the SRS resource sets in the first cell, SRSs with a transmission power determined based on a first pathloss RS of a first pathloss reference cell, wherein the first pathloss reference cell is indicated by a first pathloss reference linking indicator, of the pathloss reference linking indicators, associated with the first SRS resource set.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first pathloss reference cell comprises at least one of:

a primary cell;

the first cell; or

a second cell different from the first cell.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving a command indicating the transmission of the SRSs of the first SRS resource set.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the command comprises at least one of:

an RRC message;

a medium access control control element (MAC CE); or

a downlink control information (DCI).

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the SRSs are transmitted based on the command comprising an SRS request indicator indicating a first SRS resource set identifier identifying the first SRS resource set.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the SRS resource sets comprise:

the first SRS resource set associated with a first control resource set (coreset) pool index identifying a first group of coresets; and

a second SRS resource set associated with a second coreset pool index identifying a second group of coresets.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein a coreset, of the first group of coresets and the second group of coresets, is associated with first parameters comprising:

a coreset index identifying the coreset; and

a coreset pool index of a group of coresets in which the coreset belongs, wherein the coreset pool index is one of the first coreset pool index and the second coreset pool index.

8. A wireless device comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

receive radio resource control (RRC) messages comprising configuration parameters comprising pathloss reference linking indicators for sounding reference signal (SRS) resource sets of a first cell associated with one or more transmission and reception points (TRPs), wherein:

each SRS resource set of the SRS resource sets comprises SRS resources; and

each SRS resource set is associated with a respective pathloss reference linking indicator of the pathloss reference linking indicators, indicating a cell index identifying a pathloss reference cell; and

transmit, via SRS resources of a first SRS resource set of the SRS resource sets in the first cell, SRSs with a transmission power determined based on a first pathloss RS of a first pathloss reference cell, wherein the first pathloss reference cell is indicated by a first pathloss reference linking indicator, of the pathloss reference linking indicators, associated with the first SRS resource set.

9. The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the first pathloss reference cell comprises at least one of:

a primary cell;

the first cell; or

a second cell different from the first cell.

10. The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to receive a command indicating the transmission of the SRSs of the first SRS resource set.

11. The wireless device of claim 10 , wherein the command comprises at least one of:

an RRC message;

a medium access control control element (MAC CE); or

a downlink control information (DCI).

12. The wireless device of claim 10 , wherein the SRSs are transmitted based on the command comprising an SRS request indicator indicating a first SRS resource set identifier identifying the first SRS resource set.

13. The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the SRS resource sets comprise:

the first SRS resource set associated with a first control resource set (coreset) pool index identifying a first group of coresets; and

a second SRS resource set associated with a second coreset pool index identifying a second group of coresets.

14. The wireless device of claim 13 , wherein a coreset, of the first group of coresets and the second group of coresets, is associated with first parameters comprising:

a coreset index identifying the coreset; and

a coreset pool index of a group of coresets in which the coreset belongs, wherein the coreset pool index is one of the first coreset pool index and the second coreset pool index.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause a wireless device to:

receive radio resource control (RRC) messages comprising configuration parameters comprising pathloss reference linking indicators for sounding reference signal (SRS) resource sets of a first cell associated with one or more transmission and reception points (TRPs), wherein:

each SRS resource set of the SRS resource sets comprises SRS resources; and

each SRS resource set is associated with a respective pathloss reference linking indicator of the pathloss reference linking indicators, indicating a cell index identifying a pathloss reference cell; and

transmit, via SRS resources of a first SRS resource set of the SRS resource sets in the first cell, SRSs with a transmission power determined based on a first pathloss RS of a first pathloss reference cell, wherein the first pathloss reference cell is indicated by a first pathloss reference linking indicator, of the pathloss reference linking indicators, associated with the first SRS resource set.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the first pathloss reference cell comprises at least one of:

a primary cell;

the first cell; or

a second cell different from the first cell.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to receive a command indicating the transmission of the SRSs of the first SRS resource set.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the command comprises at least one of:

an RRC message;

a medium access control control element (MAC CE); or

a downlink control information (DCI).

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the SRSs are transmitted based on the command comprising an SRS request indicator indicating a first SRS resource set identifier identifying the first SRS resource set.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the SRS resource sets comprise:

the first SRS resource set associated with a first control resource set (coreset) pool index identifying a first group of coresets; and

a second SRS resource set associated with a second coreset pool index identifying a second group of coresets.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 9, 2024
From: ZHOU, HUA; DINAN, ESMAEL; YI, YUNJUNG; KWAK, YOUNGWOO; JEON, HYOUNGSUK; CIRIK, ALI; XU, KAI; CHAE, HYUKJIN
To: OFINNO, LLC
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Continuity (4)
Continuation 17671228 · Feb 14, 2022
Continuation PCTUS2020046334 · Aug 14, 2020
Provisional Application 62886635 · Aug 14, 2019
Related Publication 20240357512A1 · Oct 24, 2024
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