Dual connectivity (DC) power control

A method for dynamic power allocation in a wireless communications device (WCD), the method comprising:

• receiving an indication that a first wireless downlink signal has been received by the WCD from a first access point;
• receiving an indication that a second wireless downlink signal has been received by the WCD from a second access point;
• determine at least one network parameter for a wireless communication session between the WCD and each of the first access point and the second access point, the at least one network parameter comprising a realized uplink transmission data rate, a realized downlink transmission data rate, an observed signal to interference plus noise ratio, a received strength receive power, a pathloss, a connection throughput, one or more capabilities of the WCD, or a location of the WCD;
• determine a power headroom used by a first transmitter of the WCD to transmit a first wireless uplink signal to the first access point;
• and
• instruct the WCD to reduced, in response to the determined at least one network parameter, a first maximum uplink power by a proportion of the power headroom and at least partially proportionately increase a second maximum uplink power, the first maximum uplink power being the maximum available power to be transmitted by a first transmitter of the WCD and the second maximum uplink power being the maximum available power to be transmitted by a second transmitter of the WCD to establish and/or maintain dual connectivity with the first and second access points.

A non-transitory computer storage media storing computer-usable instructions that, when used by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

• receive an indication that a first wireless downlink signal has been received by a wireless communications device (WCD) from a first access point;
• receive an indication that a second wireless downlink signal has been received by the WCD from a second access point
• determine at least one network parameter for a wireless communication session between the WCD and each of the first access point and the second access point, the at least one network parameter comprising a realized uplink transmission data rate, a realized downlink transmission data rate, an observed signal to interference plus noise ratio, a received strength receive power, a pathloss, a connection throughput, one or more capabilities of the WCD, or a location of the WCD;
• determine a power headroom used by a first transmitter of the WCD to transmit a first wireless uplink signal to the first access point;
• and
• instruct the WCD to reduce, in response to the determined at least one network parameter, a first maximum uplink power by a proportion of the power headroom and at least partially proportionately increase a second maximum uplink power, the first maximum uplink power being the maximum available power to be transmitted by a first transmitter of the WCD and the second maximum uplink power being the maximum available power to be transmitted by a second transmitter of the WCD to establish and/or maintain dual connectivity with the first and second access points.