Dynamically controlled UE output as a function of duty cycle and proximity sensor information

A method, comprising:

• determining, by a user equipment, a percentage of time in a time period that the user equipment is scheduled to transmit;
• determining, by the user equipment, a proximity zone for the user equipment as a function of a geometric configuration of the user equipment and a proximity sensor of the user equipment;
• determining, by the user equipment, based on proximity data received from the proximity sensor, that an object is within the proximity zone;
• and
• applying, by the user equipment, a power backoff that reduces a transmission power of the user equipment during the time period, wherein a magnitude of the power backoff is a function of the percentage and a distance of the object from the proximity sensor as indicated in the proximity data, wherein the magnitude increases as the distance decreases.

A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a relay node device, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

• determining a percentage of time in a time period that a user equipment is scheduled to transmit;
• determining a proximity zone for the user equipment as a function of a geometric configuration of the user equipment and a proximity sensor of the user equipment;
• determining, based on proximity data received from the proximity sensor, that an object is within the proximity zone;
• and
• reducing a transmission power of an uplink transmission during the time period, wherein a magnitude of a power reduction is a function of the percentage and a distance of the object to the proximity sensor indicated in the proximity data, wherein the magnitude is inversely proportional to the distance.