Coordination of transmit power for distributed units

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11974232-B2
Application number	US-202117643112-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 7, 2021
Priority date	Dec 7, 2021
Publication date	Apr 30, 2024
Grant date	Apr 30, 2024

Abstract

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a first node may transmit transmit power information for a distributed unit (DU) to a central unit (CU). The first node may receive, from the CU in connection with transmitting the transmit power information, an indication of a transmit power parameter to use for transmitting a communication. The first node may transmit the communication with a transmit power that is based at least in part on the transmit power parameter. Numerous other aspects are described.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A first node configured for wireless communication, comprising:
a memory; and
one or more processors, coupled to the memory, configured to:
transmit transmit power information for a distributed unit (DU) to a central unit (CU);
receive, from the CU in connection with transmitting the transmit power information, an indication of a transmit power parameter to use for transmitting a communication; and
transmit the communication with a transmit power that is based at least in part on the transmit power parameter.

2. The first node of claim 1 , wherein the transmit power information includes one or more of a transmit power configuration of the DU or a transmit power capability of the DU.

3. The first node of claim 1 , wherein the first node includes the DU, and wherein the one or more processors, to transmit the transmit power information, are configured to transmit the transmit power information from the DU.

4. The first node of claim 1 , wherein the transmit power information includes one or more of a dynamic range for transmit power, a maximum transmit power, a minimum transmit power, a supported granularity of a transmit power change, a current transmit power, a transmit power headroom, a transmit power legroom, or a power setting change latency.

5. The first node of claim 1 , wherein the transmit power information is for a total power across a bandwidth part or for a power spectral density.

6. The first node of claim 1 , wherein the transmit power information is specific to a DU, a DU cell, a transmit receive point, a spatial resource, a frequency resource, a time resource, a child link, an access or a backhaul, a downlink signal type, a downlink channel type, a resource type, or a duplexing type.

7. The first node of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors, to transmit the transmit power information, are configured to transmit the transmit power information via an F1 application protocol interface.

8. The first node of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to receive, from the CU, a request for the transmit power information, and wherein the one or more processors, to transmit the transmit power information, are configured to transmit the transmit power information in connection with receiving the request.

9. The first node of claim 1 , wherein the CU is in a second node, and wherein the one or more processors, to transmit the transmit power information, are configured to transmit the transmit power information by a CU of the first node to the CU in the second node via an Xn interface.

10. The first node of claim 1 , wherein the first node is an operations, administration, and maintenance entity.

11. The first node of claim 1 , wherein the transmit power parameter includes a transmit power, a maximum transmit power, a minimum transmit power, a power ramping configuration, a suggested transmit power, a suggested maximum transmit power, a suggested minimum transmit power, or a suggested power ramping configuration.

12. The first node of claim 11 , wherein the transmit power parameter is specific to a DU, a DU cell, a transmit receive point, a spatial resource, a frequency resource, a time resource, a child link, an access or backhaul, a downlink signal type, a downlink channel type, a resource type, or a duplexing type.

13. The first node of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors, to receive the indication, are configured to receive the indication via an F1 application protocol interface.

14. The first node of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to transmit the transmit power information or receive the indication using over-the-air signaling.

15. A first node configured for wireless communication, comprising:
a memory; and
one or more processors, coupled to the memory, configured to:
receive, by a central unit (CU) of the first node, transmit power information associated with a distributed unit (DU);
select a transmit power parameter for the DU to use for transmitting a communication based at least in part on the transmit power information and transmit power information associated with one or more other DUs; and
transmit, to the DU, an indication of the transmit power parameter.

16. The first node of claim 15 , wherein the one or more processors, to receive the transmit power information, are configured to receive the transmit power information from the DU, and wherein the DU is in the first node or in a second node.

17. The first node of claim 15 , wherein the transmit power information includes one or more of a transmit power configuration of the DU or a transmit power capability of the DU.

18. The first node of claim 15 , wherein the transmit power information includes one or more of a dynamic range for transmit power, a maximum transmit power, a minimum transmit power, a supported granularity of a transmit power change, a current transmit power, a transmit power headroom, a transmit power legroom, or a power setting change latency.

19. The first node of claim 15 , wherein the transmit power information is for a total power across a bandwidth part or for a power spectral density.

20. The first node of claim 15 , wherein the transmit power information is specific to the DU, a DU cell, a transmit receive point, a spatial resource, a frequency resource, a time resource, a child link, an access or backhaul, a downlink signal or channel type, a resource type, or a duplexing scenario.

21. The first node of claim 15 , wherein the one or more processors, to receive the transmit power information, are configured to receive the transmit power information via an F1 application protocol interface, from a CU of a second node via an Xn interface, or from an operations, administration, and maintenance entity.

22. The first node of claim 15 , wherein the transmit power parameter includes a transmit power, a maximum transmit power, a minimum transmit power, a power ramping configuration, a suggested transmit power, a suggested maximum transmit power, a suggested minimum transmit power, or a suggested power ramping configuration.

23. The first node of claim 15 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to transmit a request for the transmit power information, and wherein the one or more processors, to receive the transmit power information, are configured to receive the transmit power information in connection with transmitting the request.

24. The first node of claim 15 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to:
receive, from a second node, a request for the transmit power parameter; and
transmit the indication of the transmit power parameter to the other node in connection with receiving the request.

25. The first node of claim 15 , wherein the transmit power parameter is specific to the DU, a DU cell, a transmit receive point, a spatial resource, a frequency resource, a time resource, a child link, an access or backhaul, a downlink signal or channel type, a resource type, or a duplexing scenario.

26. The first node of claim 15 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to receive the transmit power information or transmit the indication of the transmit power parameter using over-the-air signaling.

27. A first node configured for wireless communication, comprising:
a memory; and
one or more processors, coupled to the memory, configured to:
configure, by a central unit (CU)

Assignees

• Qualcomm Inc

Inventors

• Abedini Navid
• Akl Naeem
• Luo Jianghong
• Luo Tao

Classifications

• H04W52/34 Primary

  TPC management, i.e. sharing limited amount of power among users or channels or data types, e.g. cell loading · CPC title

• H04W52/367 Primary

  Power values between minimum and maximum limits, e.g. dynamic range · CPC title

• H04W52/386

  centralized, e.g. when the radio network controller or equivalent takes part in the power control · CPC title

• H04W52/146

  Uplink power control · CPC title

• H04W52/365

  Power headroom reporting · CPC title