Transmit power control

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9351260-B2
Application number	US-201214407934-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 14, 2012
Priority date	Jun 14, 2012
Publication date	May 24, 2016
Grant date	May 24, 2016

Abstract

A method for transmit power control (TPC) is provided. The method includes obtaining a first channel quality of a pilot channel for a user equipment (UE); performing an interference cancellation on the pilot channel to obtain a second channel quality of the channel; and instructing the UE to adjust the transmit power based on at least the first channel quality.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for transmit power control (TPC) to adjust transmit power, the method comprising:
obtaining a first channel quality of a pilot channel for an user equipment (UE) to compare to a first threshold value;
performing an interference cancellation on the pilot channel to obtain a second channel quality of the pilot channel to compare to a second threshold value;
instructing the UE to adjust the transmit power based on the first channel quality,
when the first channel quality is smaller than the first threshold value; and
instructing the UE to adjust the transmit power based on the second channel quality and the second threshold value, when the first channel quality is not smaller than the first threshold value.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the instructing the UE to adjust the transmit power based on the second channel quality comprises:
when the first channel quality is not smaller than the first threshold value and the second channel quality is smaller than the second threshold value, sending to the UE a first TPC command instructing the UE to increase its transmit power.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the second threshold value is notified from a Radio Network Controller (RNC).

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the second threshold value is adjusted by the RNC when the first channel quality is larger than the first threshold value plus a predetermined offset value.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the second threshold value is kept unchanged when the first channel quality is smaller than the first threshold value minus the predetermined offset value.

6. The method according to claim 5 , further comprising notifying the RNC of the first channel quality or an indicator of whether the first channel quality is below the first threshold value or not.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the instructing the UE to adjust the transmit power based on the second channel quality comprises:
when the first channel quality is not smaller than the first threshold value and the second channel quality is not smaller than the second threshold value, sending to the UE a second TPC command instructing the UE to decrease its transmit power.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first threshold value depends on efficiency of the interference cancellation.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first threshold value is configured by a Radio Network Controller (RNC).

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the pilot channel is a Dedicated Physical Control Channel (DPCCH) channel.

11. A base station, comprising:
an obtaining unit configured to obtain a first channel quality of a pilot channel for an user equipment (UE) to compare to a first threshold value;
an interference cancellation unit configured to perform an interference cancellation on the pilot channel to obtain a second channel quality of the pilot channel to compare to a second threshold value; and
a transmit power adjusting unit configured to instruct the UE to adjust transmit power based on the first channel quality,
when the first channel quality is smaller than the first threshold value, and to instruct the UE to adjust the transmit power based on the second channel quality and the second threshold value, when the first channel quality is not smaller than the first threshold value.

12. The base station according to claim 11 , wherein the transmit power adjusting unit is further configured to send to the UE a first transmit power control (TPC) command instructing the UE to increase its transmit power, when the first channel quality is not smaller than the first threshold value and the second channel quality is smaller than the second threshold value.

13. The base station according to claim 12 , wherein the second threshold value is notified from a Radio network Controller (RNC).

14. The base station according to claim 13 , wherein the second threshold value is adjusted by the RNC when the first channel quality is larger than the first threshold value plus a predetermined offset value.

15. The base station according to claim 14 , wherein the second threshold value is kept unchanged when the first channel quality is smaller than the first threshold value minus the predetermined offset value.

16. The base station according to claim 15 , further comprising a notifying unit configured to notify the RNC of the first channel quality or an indicator of whether the first channel quality is below the first threshold value or not.

17. The base station according to claim 11 , wherein the transmit power adjusting unit is further configured to send to the UE a second transmit power control (TPC) command instructing the UE to decrease its transmit power, when the first channel quality is not smaller than the first threshold value and the second channel quality is not smaller than the second threshold value.

18. The base station according to claim 11 , wherein the first threshold value depends on efficiency of the interference cancellation.

19. The base station according to claim 11 , wherein the first threshold value is configured by a Radio Network Controller (RNC).

20. The base station according to claim 11 , wherein the pilot channel is a Dedicated Physical Control Channel (DPCCH) channel.

21. A radio network controller (RNC), comprising:
an obtaining unit configured to obtain a comparison result between a first channel quality of a pilot channel on which an interference cancellation is to be performed on the pilot channel to obtain a second channel quality, and a first threshold value and a second threshold value, wherein an user equipment (UE) is instructed to increase transmit power when the first channel quality is smaller than the first threshold value, instructed to increase the transmit power when the first channel quality is not smaller than the first threshold value and the second channel quality is smaller than the second threshold value, and instructed to decrease the transmit power when the first channel quality is not smaller than the first threshold value and the second channel quality is not smaller than the second threshold value;
an adjusting unit configured to adjust a channel quality target of the pilot channel based on the comparison result; and
a transmitting unit configured to transmit the adjusted channel quality target.

22. The RNC according to claim 21 , wherein, the adjusting unit is further configured to increase the channel quality target when the first channel quality is smaller than the first threshold value.

23. The RNC according to claim 21 , wherein, the adjusting unit is further configured to adjust the channel quality target based on a conventional outer loop power control when the first channel quality is larger than the second threshold value.

24. The RNC according to claim 21 , wherein the adjusting unit is further configured to keep the channel quality target unchanged when the first channel quality is between the first threshold value and the second threshold value.

25. The RNC according to claim 21 , wherein the pilot channel is a Dedicated Physical Control Channel (DPCCH) channel.

26. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a computer, adapt the computer to perform operations comprising:
obtaining a first channel quality

Assignees

• Zhang Zhang
• Gu Xinyu
• Kazmi Muhammad
• Ericsson Telefon Ab L M

Inventors

• Zhang Zhang
• Gu Xinyu
• Kazmi Muhammad

Classifications

• H04W52/247

  where the output power of a terminal is based on a path parameter sent by another terminal · CPC title

• H04W52/12

  Outer and inner loops · CPC title

• H04W52/243

  taking into account interferences · CPC title

• H04W88/12

  Access point controller devices · CPC title

• H04W52/241 Primary

  taking into account channel quality metrics, e.g. SIR, SNR, CIR or Eb/lo · CPC title