# US 10,771,214 B2 · System and method for uplink power contrl framework > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,771,214 B2 - Document ID: US10771214B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/127,887 - Filed: 2018-09-11 - Published: 2019-02-07 - Granted: 2020-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2017-09-11 - Assignees: Apple Inc. - Applicants: Apple Inc. - Inventors: Yushu Zhang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10771214B2 ## CPC - H04L 5/0048: {Allocation of pilot signals, i.e. of signals known to the receiver (allocation of control signalling H04L5/0053; use of control signalling H04L5/0091)} - H04B 7/0408: using two or more beams, i.e. beam diversity - H04L 5/001: {the frequencies being arranged in component carriers} - H04L 5/0032: {Distributed allocation, i.e. involving a plurality of allocating devices, each making partial allocation} - H04L 5/0094: {Indication of how sub-channels of the path are allocated} - H04L 25/02: Details {; arrangements for supplying electrical power along data transmission lines (systems for transmitting signals via power distribution lines H04B3/54)} - H04L 25/0224: {using sounding signals} - H04W 52/242: {taking into account path loss} - H04L 5/0023: {Time-frequency-space} - H04L 5/006: {Quality of the received signal, e.g. BER, SNR, water filling} - H04W 52/08: Closed loop power control - H04W 52/10: Open loop power control - H04W 52/146: {Uplink power control} - H04W 52/325: {Power control of control or pilot channels} - H04W 52/42: in systems with time, space, frequency or polarisation diversity - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04B: TRANSMISSION - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media, for an uplink power control framework are described. Embodiments may include power control for physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) and power control for sounding reference signals (SRS). Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus of a user equipment (UE) operable to configure transmission power for physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), the apparatus comprising: processing circuitry, wherein for PUSCH transmissions on frequencies greater than 6 GHz, the processing circuitry is to configure the UE to use more than one beam pair link (BPL), and wherein for PUSCH transmissions on frequencies greater than 6 GHz, the processing circuitry is configured to: receive, at the UE, a sounding reference signal (SRS) resource indicator that indicates two SRS resources of a set of SRS resources, the two SRS resources associated with two beam pair links (BPLs); decode, at the UE, higher layer signaling including sets of one or more power control factors and a set of downlink reference signals, wherein each of the set of SRS resources is associated with one set of the one or more power control factors and one of the downlink reference signals; estimate, at the UE, a path loss based on the downlink reference signal corresponding to the two SRS resources indicated by the SRS resource indicator; and determine, at the UE, a transmission power for the PUSCH for transmission on frequencies greater than 6 GHz based on the path loss and the set of the one or more power control factors corresponding to the two SRS resources indicated by the SRS resource indicator, wherein the PUSCH is transmitted on a BPL associated with each of the two SRS resources; and a memory interface, wherein an indicator of the transmission power is sent to a memory via the memory interface; wherein for the frequencies greater than 6 GHz, the UE is configured for transmission of the PUSCH within one or multiple bandwidth parts (BWPs) of a component carrier, and wherein a bandwidth part (BWP) index and a component carrier (CC) index for the downlink reference signal for path loss estimation is configured by higher layer signaling and mapped to each SRS resource. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the higher layer signaling is Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling or Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE). ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the transmission power for the PUSCH is further determined based on a number of allocated subcarriers or resource blocks (RBs) for the PUSCH based on a reference subcarrier spacing or current subcarrier spacing for the UE. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more power control factors includes one or more of a resource block power, a path loss compensation factor, and a closed-loop power control factor. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The apparatus of claim 4, wherein one or more of the resource block power, the path loss compensation factor, and the closed-loop power control factor are different in different SRS resources. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the downlink reference signal for path loss estimation includes a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) or a synchronization signal block (SS-block) that is configured for each SRS resource. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the closed-loop power control factor is indicated by a downlink control indicator (DCI), where multiple transmission power control (TPC)-commands are indicated. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the UE is configured with a TPC-index, and uses N consecutive TPC-Commands in the DCI starting from the TPC-Command k, where k is the value of TPC-index, and N is a number of closed-loop power control processes. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The apparatus of claim 8, wherein an index for power control process is determined by cyclical redundancy check (CRC) sequence for physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) carrying the DCI for TPC-Command indication. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The apparatus of claim 8, wherein N TPC-indexes are configured for the UE to search its TPC-Command for N power control processes, and each TPC-index is used for each power control process. ### Claim 11 A method for operating a user equipment (UE) to configure transmission power for physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), the method comprising: for PUSCH transmissions on frequencies greater than 6 GHz: configuring the UE to use more than one beam pair link (BPL); receiving a sounding reference signal (SRS) resource indicator that indicates two SRS resources of a set of SRS resources, the two SRS resources associated with two beam pair links (BPLs); decoding higher layer signaling including sets of one or more power control factors and a set of downlink reference signals, wherein each of the set of SRS resources is associated with one set of the one or more power control factors and one of the downlink reference signals; estimating a path loss based on the downlink reference signal corresponding to the two SRS resources indicated by the SRS resource indicator; and determining a transmission power for the PUSCH for transmission on frequencies greater than 6 GHz based on the path loss and the set of the one or more power control factors corresponding to the two SRS resources indicated by the SRS resource indicator, wherein the PUSCH is transmitted on a BPL associated with each of the two SRS resources; and sending an indicator of the transmission power to a memory via a memory interface of the UE; and for the frequencies greater than 6 GHz, configuring the UE for transmission of the PUSCH within one or multiple bandwidth parts (BWPs) of a component carrier, and wherein a bandwidth part (BWP) index and a component carrier (CC) index for the downlink reference signal for path loss estimation is configured by higher layer signaling and mapped to each SRS resource. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the higher layer signaling is Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling or Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE). ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the transmission power for the PUSCH is further determined based on a number of allocated subcarriers or resource blocks (RBs) for the PUSCH based on a reference subcarrier spacing or current subcarrier spacing for the UE. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the one or more power control factors includes one or more of a resource block power, a path loss compensation factor, and a closed-loop power control factor. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the downlink reference signal for path loss estimation includes a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) or a synchronization signal block (SS-block) that is configured for each SRS resource. ### Claim 16 A non-transitory memory medium for operating a user equipment (UE), wherein the memory medium stores instructions enabling the UE to configure transmission power for physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), wherein the instructions, when executed by one or more processors, cause the processors to implement: for PUSCH transmissions on frequencies greater than 6 GHz: configuring the UE to use more than one beam pair link (BPL); receiving a sounding reference signal (SRS) resource indicator that indicates two SRS resources of a set of SRS resources, the two SRS resources associated with two beam pair links (BPLs); decoding higher layer signaling including sets of one or more power control factors and a set of downlink reference signals, wherein each of the set of SRS resources is associated with one set of the one or more power control factors and one of the downlink reference signals; estimating a path loss based on the downlink reference signal corresponding to the two SRS resources indicated by the SRS resource indicator; and determining a transmission power for the PUSCH for transmission on frequencies greater than 6 GHz based on the path loss and the set of the one or more power control factors corresponding to the two SRS resources indicated by the SRS resource indicator, wherein the PUSCH is transmitted on a BPL associated with each of the two SRS resources; and sending an indicator of the transmission power to a memory via a memory interface of the UE; and for the frequencies greater than 6 GHz, configuring the UE for transmission of the PUSCH within one or multiple bandwidth parts (BWPs) of a component carrier, and wherein a bandwidth part (BWP) index and a component carrier (CC) index for the downlink reference signal for path loss estimation is configured by higher layer signaling and mapped to each SRS resource. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The non-transitory memory medium of claim 16, wherein the higher layer signaling is Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling or Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE). ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The non-transitory memory medium of claim 16, wherein the transmission power for the PUSCH is further determined based on a number of allocated subcarriers or resource blocks (RBs) for the PUSCH based on a reference subcarrier spacing or current subcarrier spacing for the UE. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The non-transitory memory medium of claim 16, wherein the one or more power control factors includes one or more of a resource block power, a path loss compensation factor, and a closed-loop power control factor. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The non-transitory memory medium of claim 16, wherein the downlink reference signal for path loss estimation includes a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) or a synchronization signal block (SS-block) that is configured for each SRS resource.