Method for transmitting power headroom, terminal device, and network device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12457564-B2
Application number	US-202217955495-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 28, 2022
Priority date	Mar 31, 2020
Publication date	Oct 28, 2025
Grant date	Oct 28, 2025

Abstract

A method for transmitting a power headroom, a terminal device, and a network device are provided. The method includes: sending a power headroom PH value of a serving cell to a network device, where the PH value is a first PH value of a first sounding reference signal SRS and/or a second PH value of a second SRS; and the first PH value is obtained based on first configuration information of the first SRS, the first SRS is an SRS used for positioning, and the second SRS is an SRS used for measurement.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for transmitting a power headroom, performed by a terminal device, the method comprising:
sending a Power Headroom (PH) value of a serving cell to a network device, wherein the PH value is a first PH value of a first Sounding Reference Signal (SRS) or a second PH value of a second SRS,
wherein the first PH value is obtained based on first configuration information of the first SRS, the first SRS is an SRS used for positioning, and the second SRS is an SRS used for measurement, and
wherein before sending the PH value of the serving cell to the network device, the method further comprises:
calculating a path loss value based on a transmit power of a path loss reference signal and a receive power obtained by measuring the path loss reference signal; and
obtaining the first PH value based on the path loss value, a p0 power value, a path loss coefficient, and a maximum transmit power of the serving cell,
wherein the first configuration information comprises the path loss reference signal, the p0 power value, and the path loss coefficient, and
wherein the path loss reference signal is a signal transmitted by a target cell, and the target cell comprises at least one of the serving cell or a neighboring cell.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
sending indication information to the network device, wherein the indication information is used to indicate that the PH value is the first PH value or the second PH value.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the sending a PH value of a serving cell to a network device comprises:
sending the PH value to the network device by using a Medium Access Control Control Element (MAC CE).

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the MAC CE further comprises a bit used to indicate that the PH value is the first PH value or the second PH value.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first configuration information is configured in an information element of an SRS resource set used for positioning.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the obtaining the first PH value based on the path loss value, a p0 power value, a path loss coefficient, and a maximum transmit power of the serving cell comprises:
obtaining the first PH value based on the path loss value, the p0 power value, the path loss coefficient, the maximum transmit power of the serving cell, and a power control adjustment value, wherein the power control adjustment value is 0.

7. The method according to claim 1 ,
wherein the obtaining the first power headroom PH value based on the path loss value, a p0 power value, a path loss coefficient, and a maximum transmit power of the serving cell comprises:
when the first PH value is transmitted based on a referenced SRS for positioning, obtaining the first PH value according to the following formula:
PH type3,b,f,c ( i,q s )= {tilde over (P)} CMAX,f,c ( i )−{ P O_SRS,b,f,c ( q s )+α SRS,b,f,c ( q s )· PL b,f,c ( q d )}

wherein PH type3,b,f,c (i, q s ) is the first PH value, {tilde over (P)} CMAX,f,c (i) is the maximum transmit power of the serving cell, P O_SRS,b,f,c (q s ) is the p0 power value, α SRS,b,f,c (q s ) is the path loss coefficient, and PL b,f,c (q d ) is the path loss value; or
wherein the obtaining the first PH value based on the path loss value, a p0 power value, a path loss coefficient, and a maximum transmit power of the serving cell comprises:
when the first PH value is transmitted based on an SRS actually for positioning, obtaining the first PH value according to the following formula:
PH type3,b,f,c ( i,q s )= P CMAX,f,c ( i )−{ P O_SRS,b,f,c ( q s )+10 log 10 (2 μ ·M SRS,b,f,c ( i ))+α SRS,b,f,c ( q s )· PL b,f,c ( q d )}

wherein PH type3,b,f,c (i, q s ) is the first PH value, {tilde over (P)} CMAX,f,c (i) is the maximum transmit power of the serving cell, P O_SRS,b,f,c (q s ) is the p0 power value, α SRS,b,f,c (q s ) is the path loss coefficient, PL b,f,c (q d ) is the path loss value, and 10 log 10 (2 μ ·M SRS,b,f,c (i)) is a function with a bandwidth and a subcarrier as variables.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the path loss reference signal comprises at least one of a Synchronization Signal Block (SSB), a Channel State Information (CSI) reference signal, or a DownLink Positioning Reference Signal (DL-PRS).

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein when the path loss reference signal is an SSB or a CSI reference signal, the first configuration information further comprises transmit power information of the path loss reference signal; and
when the path loss reference signal is a DL PRS, the transmit power information of the path loss reference signal is specified by a predetermined protocol.

10. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
sending, to the network device, related information used to indicate at least one of the following:
whether a PH field of a target cell index exists;
the first PH value is transmitted based on an SRS actually for positioning;
the first PH value is transmitted based on a referenced SRS for positioning;
a maximum transmit power of the serving cell; or
whether power fallback is applied to Medium Access Control (MAC) based on power management.

11. A terminal device, comprising:
a memory storing computer-readable instructions; and
a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute the computer-readable instruction, wherein the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
sending a Power Headroom (PH) value of a serving cell to a network device, wherein the PH value is a first PH value of a first Sounding Reference Signal (SRS) or a second PH value of a second SRS,
wherein the first PH value is obtained based on first configuration information of the first SRS, the first SRS is an SRS used for positioning, and the second SRS is an SRS used for measurement, and
wherein before sending the PH value of the serving cell to the network device, the method further comprises:
calculating a path loss value based on a transmit power of a path loss reference signal and a receive power obtained by measuring the path loss reference signal; and
obtaining the first PH value based on the path loss value, a p0 power value, a path loss coefficient, and a maximum transmit power of the serving cell,
wherein the first configuration information comprises the path loss reference signal, the p0 power value, and the path loss coefficient, and
wherein the path loss reference signal is a signal transmitted by a target cell, and the target cell comprises at least one of the serving cell or a neighboring cell.

12. The terminal device according to claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:
sending indication information to the network device, wherein the indication information is used to indicate that the PH value is the first PH value or the second PH value.

13. The terminal device according to claim 11 , wherein the sending a power headroom PH value of a serving cell to a network device comprises:
sending the PH value to the network device by using a Medium Access Control Control Element (MAC CE).

14. The terminal device according to claim 13 , wherein the MAC CE further comprises a bit used to indicate that the PH value is the first PH value or the second PH value.

15. The terminal device according to claim 11 , wherein the first configuration information is configured in an information element of an SRS resource set used for positioning.

16. The ter

Assignees

• Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wang Yuanyuan
• Si Ye
• Wu Huaming

Classifications

• H04W52/367

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

• H04W52/242

  taking into account path loss · CPC title

• H04L5/0051

  of dedicated pilots, i.e. pilots destined for a single user or terminal · CPC title

• H04W72/21

  in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network · CPC title

• G01S1/024

  of beacon transmitters · CPC title