IP Library Granted Patent US 12,628,095
Granted Patent B2
US 12,628,095 · App. 18/191,420 · Granted May 12, 2026

Transmit power control method and apparatus

Inventors: Tao Jin (Shanghai, CN); Lin Huang (Shanghai, CN); Chunlin Xue (Shanghai, CN); Yunhan Zhang (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., LTD.
H04W52/42H04W52/36
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Patent No.
US 12,628,095
App. No.
18/191,420
Granted
May 12, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to transmit power control methods and apparatuses. In one example method, a network device determines a transmit power threshold corresponding to a spatial grid. The network device schedules a resource block (RB) or a carrier of one or more terminal devices corresponding to the spatial grid to control a transmit power corresponding to the spatial grid to be less than or equal to the transmit power threshold corresponding to the spatial grid.

Claims (45)

1 . A method, comprising:

dividing, by a network device, space into a plurality of spatial grids;

for each spatial grid of the plurality of spatial grids, determining, by the network device, a transmit power threshold corresponding to the spatial grid; and

scheduling, by the network device, a resource block (RB) of one or more terminal devices corresponding to the spatial grid to control a transmit power corresponding to the spatial grid to be less than or equal to the transmit power threshold corresponding to the spatial grid, wherein scheduling the RB of the one or more terminal devices corresponding to the spatial grid comprises:

enabling, by the network device, a plurality of terminal devices corresponding to the spatial grid to share the RB;

reducing, by the network device, a power spectral density of the RB of the one or more terminal devices corresponding to the spatial grid; or

reducing, by the network device, a quantity of RBs of the one or more terminal devices corresponding to the spatial grid.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the network device determines the transmit power corresponding to the spatial grid based on a sum of projected powers that are on the spatial grid and that are of power weight vectors corresponding to the one or more terminal devices communicating with the network device.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the transmit power threshold corresponding to the spatial grid satisfies E=4πR 2 S, and wherein E is the transmit power threshold corresponding to the spatial grid, S is a power spectral density limit, and R is a safety distance corresponding to the spatial grid.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein reducing, by the network device, the quantity of RBs of the one or more terminal devices corresponding to the spatial grid comprises:

scheduling, by the network device, RBs at an interval for the one or more terminal devices corresponding to the spatial grid.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein scheduling, by the network device, the RB of the one or more terminal devices corresponding to the spatial grid comprises:

performing, by the network device, at least one of power back-off or beam gain suppression on a beam corresponding to the spatial grid.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein dividing, by the network device, the space into the plurality of spatial grids comprises:

performing, by the network device, spatial grid division based on an antenna pattern.

7 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, wherein the storage medium stores a computer program or instructions which, when executed by a transmit power control apparatus, cause the transmit power control apparatus to perform operations comprising:

dividing space into a plurality of spatial grids;

for each spatial grid of the plurality of spatial grids, determining a transmit power threshold corresponding to the spatial grid; and

scheduling a resource block (RB) of one or more terminal devices corresponding to the spatial grid to control a transmit power corresponding to the spatial grid to be less than or equal to the transmit power threshold corresponding to the spatial grid, wherein scheduling the RB of the one or more terminal devices corresponding to the spatial grid comprises:

enabling a plurality of terminal devices corresponding to the spatial grid to share the RB;

reducing a power spectral density of the RB of the one or more terminal devices corresponding to the spatial grid; or

reducing a quantity of RBs of the one or more terminal devices corresponding to the spatial grid.

8 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 7 , wherein reducing the quantity of RBs of the one or more terminal devices corresponding to the spatial grid comprises:

scheduling RBs at an interval for the one or more terminal devices corresponding to the spatial grid.

9 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 7 , wherein scheduling the RB of the one or more terminal devices corresponding to the spatial grid comprises:

performing at least one of power back-off or beam gain suppression on a beam corresponding to the spatial grid.

10 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 7 , wherein the transmit power control apparatus determines the transmit power corresponding to the spatial grid based on a sum of projected powers that are on the spatial grid and that are of power weight vectors corresponding to the one or more terminal devices communicating with the transmit power control apparatus.

11 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 7 , wherein the transmit power threshold corresponding to the spatial grid satisfies E=4πR 2 S, and wherein E is the transmit power threshold corresponding to the spatial grid, S is a power spectral density limit, and R is a safety distance corresponding to the spatial grid.

12 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 7 , wherein dividing the space into the plurality of spatial grids comprises:

performing spatial grid division based on an antenna pattern.

13 . An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor;

a transceiver; and

one or more memories coupled to the at least one processor and storing programming instructions for execution by the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to:

divide space into a plurality of spatial grids;

for each spatial grid of the plurality of spatial grids, determine a transmit power threshold corresponding to the spatial grid; and

schedule a resource block (RB) of one or more terminal devices corresponding to the spatial grid to control a transmit power corresponding to the spatial grid to be less than or equal to the transmit power threshold corresponding to the spatial grid, wherein scheduling the RB of the one or more terminal devices corresponding to the spatial grid comprises:

enabling a plurality of terminal devices corresponding to the spatial grid to share the RB;

reducing a power spectral density of the RB of the one or more terminal devices corresponding to the spatial grid; or

reducing a quantity of RBs of the one or more terminal devices corresponding to the spatial grid.

14 . The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein when scheduling the RB of the one or more terminal devices corresponding to the spatial grid, the programming instructions are for execution by the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to perform at least one of power back-off or beam gain suppression on a beam corresponding to the spatial grid.

15 . The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein when reducing the quantity of RBs of the one or more terminal devices corresponding to the spatial grid, the programming instructions are for execution by the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to schedule RBs at an interval for the one or more terminal devices corresponding to the spatial grid.

16 . The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the programming instructions are for execution by the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to determine the transmit power corresponding to the spatial grid based on a sum of projected powers that are on the spatial grid and that are of power weight vectors corresponding to the one or more terminal devices communicating with the apparatus.

17 . The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the transmit power threshold corresponding to the spatial grid satisfies E=4πR 2 S, and wherein E is the transmit power threshold corresponding to the spatial grid, S is a power spectral density limit, and R is a safety distance corresponding to the spatial grid.

18 . The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the programming instructions are for execution by the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to perform spatial grid division based on an antenna pattern.

Assignments (2)
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 5, 2026
From: ZHANG, YUNHAN
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 075026/0093 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 5, 2026
From: JIN, TAO; HUANG, LIN; XUE, CHUNLIN
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 073981/0017 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202011051583.2 · Sep 29, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021119277 · Sep 18, 2021
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