Priority for the power allocation for PRACH transmission for TA acquisition

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12324024-B2
Application number	US-202418925156-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 24, 2024
Priority date	Apr 14, 2023
Publication date	Jun 3, 2025
Grant date	Jun 3, 2025

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose devices, methods and apparatuses for power allocation for PRACH transmission. An apparatus comprising at least one processor, and at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: determine a power allocation priority for an uplink transmission, based at least on determining at least one of: the uplink transmission is associated with a cell configured for layer 1 or layer 2 triggered mobility, or the uplink transmission is not associated with a serving cell; and perform the uplink transmission based on the determined power allocation priority for the uplink transmission, wherein the uplink transmission comprises at least one of a physical random access channel transmission or a sounding reference signal transmission.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform:
determining a power allocation priority for an uplink transmission, based at least on determining that the uplink transmission is associated with a candidate cell configured for layer 1 or layer 2 triggered mobility, wherein the determining the power allocation priority comprises determining the power allocation priority for the uplink transmission on the candidate cell for layer 1 or layer 2 triggered mobility to be higher than a power allocation priority for a physical random access channel transmission on a primary cell; and
performing the uplink transmission based on the determined power allocation priority for the uplink transmission, wherein the uplink transmission comprises a physical random access channel transmission.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the determining the power allocation priority comprises
determining the power allocation priority for the uplink transmission on the candidate cell for layer 1 or layer 2 triggered mobility, based at least on whether at least one of: at least one transmission configuration indicator state is activated, the at least one transmission configuration indicator state is indicated, downlink synchronization is acquired, the downlink synchronization is maintained, or the downlink synchronization is configured to be acquired for the candidate target cell.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the determining the power allocation priority comprises:
determining the power allocation priority for the uplink transmission to be higher than a power allocation priority for at least one of:
a physical uplink shared channel transmission,
a physical uplink control channel transmission,
a sounding reference signal transmission on a serving cell other than a primary cell, or
a physical random access channel transmission on a serving cell other than a primary cell.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the determining the power allocation priority further comprises:
determining the power allocation priority for the uplink transmission on the candidate cell for layer 1 or layer 2 triggered mobility to be higher than a power allocation priority for at least one of: a physical uplink shared channel transmission or a physical uplink control channel transmission.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the determining the power allocation priority comprises:
determining the power allocation priority for the uplink transmission on a candidate cell for layer 1 or layer 2 triggered mobility without at least one of an activated transmission configuration indicator state or an indicated transmission configuration indicator state to be lower than a power allocation priority for at least one of a physical random access channel transmission on a primary cell, a physical uplink shared channel transmission, or a physical uplink control channel transmission.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the determining the power allocation priority comprises:
determining the power allocation priority for the uplink transmission on a candidate cell for layer 1 or layer 2 triggered mobility without at least one of an activated transmission configuration indicator state or an indicated transmission configuration indicator state to be the same as a power allocation priority for at least one of a sounding reference signal transmission or a physical random access channel transmission on a serving cell other than a primary cell.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the determining the power allocation priority comprises:
determining at least partly the power allocation priority for the uplink transmission based on whether the uplink transmission is associated with a cell for which a timing acquisition is to be acquired.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the candidate cell configured for layer 1 or layer 2 triggered mobility comprises a candidate target cell configured for layer 1 or layer 2 triggered mobility.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the apparatus comprises a user equipment.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein performing the uplink transmission comprises performing the uplink transmission on the candidate cell based on the determined power allocation priority for the uplink transmission.

11. A method comprising:
determining a power allocation priority for an uplink transmission, based at least on determining that the uplink transmission is associated with a candidate cell configured for layer 1 or layer 2 triggered mobility, wherein the determining the power allocation priority comprises determining the power allocation priority for the uplink transmission on the candidate cell for layer 1 or layer 2 triggered mobility to be higher than a power allocation priority for a physical random access channel transmission on a primary cell; and
performing the uplink transmission based on the determined power allocation priority for the uplink transmission, wherein the uplink transmission comprises a physical random access channel transmission.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the determining the power allocation priority comprises:
determining the power allocation priority for the uplink transmission to be higher than a power allocation priority for at least one of:
a physical uplink shared channel transmission,
a physical uplink control channel transmission,
a sounding reference signal transmission on a serving cell other than a primary cell, or
a physical random access channel transmission on a serving cell other than a primary cell.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the determining the power allocation priority further comprises:
determining the power allocation priority for the uplink transmission on the candidate cell for layer 1 or layer 2 triggered mobility to be higher a power allocation priority for at least one of a physical uplink shared channel transmission or a physical uplink control channel transmission.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the determining the power allocation priority comprises:
determining the power allocation priority for the uplink transmission on the candidate cell for layer 1 or layer 2 triggered mobility, based at least on whether at least one of: at least one transmission configuration indicator state is activated, the at least one transmission configuration indicator state is indicated, downlink synchronization is acquired, the downlink synchronization is maintained, or the downlink synchronization is configured to be acquired for the candidate cell.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the determining the power allocation priority comprises:
determining the power allocation priority for the uplink transmission on a candidate cell for layer 1 or layer 2 triggered mobility without at least one of an activated transmission configuration indicator state or an indicated transmission configuration indicator state to be lower than a power allocation priority for at least one of a physical random access channel transmission on a primary cell, a physical uplink shared channel transmission, or a physical uplink control channel transmission.

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the determining the power allocation priority comprises:
determining the power allocation priority for the uplink transmission on a candidate cell for layer 1 or layer 2 triggered mobility without at least one of an activated transmission configuration indicator state or an indicated transmission configuration indicator state to be t

Assignees

• Nokia Technologies Oy

Inventors

• Laddu Keeth Saliya Jayasinghe
• Koskela Timo
• Goyal Sanjay

Classifications

• H04W74/0833 Primary

  Random access procedures, e.g. with 4-step access · CPC title

• H04W74/004

  in the uplink, i.e. towards network · CPC title

• H04W56/0045

  compensating for timing error by altering transmission time · CPC title

• H04W36/08

  Reselecting an access point · CPC title

• H04W36/0072

  of resource information of target access point · CPC title