# US 11,310,749 B2 · Transmit power control apparatus and method in multi-rat dual connectivity based on overlap of master and secondary node transmissions > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,310,749 B2 - Document ID: US11310749B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/821,226 - Filed: 2020-03-17 - Published: 2020-09-24 - Granted: 2022-04-19 - Earliest claimed: 2019-03-22 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Hyoungjoo Lee; Sangho Lee; Euichang Jung - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11310749B2 ## CPC - H04W 52/365: {Power headroom reporting} - H04B 7/2043: {Mixed mode, TDM and FDM systems} - H04W 52/0212: {managed by the network, e.g. network or access point is leader and terminal is follower} - H04W 52/0225: {using monitoring of external events, e.g. the presence of a signal} - H04W 52/146: {Uplink power control} - H04W 52/367: {Power values between minimum and maximum limits, e.g. dynamic range} - H04W 74/004: {in the uplink, i.e. towards network} - H04W 76/27: Transitions between radio resource control [RRC] states - H04W 76/15: Setup of multiple wireless link connections - Y02D 30/70: in wireless communication networks - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04B: TRANSMISSION - Y02D: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE ## Abstract An apparatus and method for controlling transmit power of an electronic device in a wireless communication system are provided. A proposed method for a base station as a master node of an electronic device in an evolved universal terrestrial radio access (E-UTRA) new radio (NR) dual connectivity (EN-DC) environment to communicate with the electronic device via a first radio access technology (RAT) in a first band includes performing a random access procedure with the electronic device, inquiring and receiving electronic device capability information from the electronic device, determining whether to add a secondary node supporting communication with the electronic device via a second RAT in a second band that is different from the first band, and transmitting an updated power allocation value to the electronic device along with a secondary node addition command based on the electronic device capability information indicating that the electronic device does not support dynamic power sharing, the update power allocation value being set based on the electronic device capability information and uplink power information for transmission to the second node. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A transmit power control method of an electronic device connected to a master node via a first radio access technology (RAT) and a secondary node via a second RAT for communication in a multi-RAT dual connectivity (MR-DC) environment, the method comprising: receiving a first uplink maximum transmit power value allowed for transmission to the master node from the master node and storing the first uplink maximum transmit power value; generating and transmitting electronic device capability information in response to an electronic device capability information inquiry received from the master node, the electronic device capability information comprising information indicating whether the electronic device supports MR-DC and information indicating whether the electronic device supports dynamic power sharing in the MR-DC environment; receiving a secondary node addition command message from the master node in a state of being connected to the master node; receiving a second uplink maximum transmit power value allowed for the secondary node from the secondary node in the state of being connected to the master node and storing the second uplink maximum transmit power; and in a case of communicating with the master and secondary nodes: determining a first transmit power for transmission over the second uplink based on the second uplink maximum transmit power value in a first time period which a duration for uplink data transmission to the master node and a duration for uplink data transmission to the secondary node are not overlapped, and determining a second transmit power for transmission over the second uplink based on the second uplink maximum transmit power value in a second time period which at least part of the duration for uplink data transmission to the master node and the duration for uplink data transmission to the secondary node are overlapped, in case that a sum of the first and second uplink maximum transmit power values is equal to or less than a maximum allowed uplink transmit power value of the electronic device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the information indicating whether the electronic device supports the MR-DC indicates that the electronic device supports the MR-DC. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the information indicating whether the electronic device supports the MR-DC indicates that the electronic device does not support the MR-DC. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: determining the second uplink transmit power within a range of a value obtained by subtracting the first uplink maximum transmit power value from the maximum allowed uplink transmit power value of the electronic device in the second time period, in case that the sum of the first and second uplink maximum transmit power values is greater than the maximum allowed uplink transmit power value of the electronic device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: updating the first uplink maximum transmit power value based on the first uplink maximum transmit power value being newly received along with the secondary node addition command message; and determining the first and second transmit powers based on the updated first uplink maximum transmit power value. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, further comprising: calculating a sum of the updated first uplink maximum transmit power value and the second uplink maximum transmit power value based on a first uplink maximum transmit power value update message being received from the master node; and transmitting data over uplinks to the master and secondary nodes during the second time period based on the sum of the updated first uplink maximum transmit power value and the second uplink maximum transmit power value being equal to or less than the maximum allowed uplink transmit power value of the electronic device. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, further comprising: determining the second uplink transmit power within a range of a value obtained by subtracting the updated first uplink maximum transmit power value from the maximum allowed uplink transmit power value of the electronic device for transmission during the second time period based on the sum of the updated first uplink maximum transmit power value and the second uplink maximum transmit power value being greater than the maximum allowed uplink transmit power of the electronic device during the second time period. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic device communicates with the master node in a frequency division duplexing (FDD) mode. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic device communicates with the master node in a time division duplexing (TDD) mode. ### Claim 10 An electronic device, comprising: a housing; at least one radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) arranged in the housing and configured to support a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second RAT; a first communication processor electrically or functionally connected to the at least one RFIC; a second communication processor electrically or functionally connected to the at least one RFIC and the first communication processor; and a memory, wherein instructions in the memory are executed, while the electronic device is connected to a master node in a multi-RAT dual connectivity (MR-DC) environment, the first communication processor configured to: store a first uplink maximum transmit power value allowed for transmission to the master node in the memory from the master node, generate and transmit electronic device capability information in response to an electronic device capability information inquiry received from the master node, the electronic device capability information comprising information indicating whether the electronic device supports MR-DC and information indicating whether the electronic device supports dynamic power sharing in the MR-DC environment, receive a secondary node addition command message from the master node in a state of being connected to the master node, instruct the second communication processor to establish a connection to a secondary node via the second RAT upon receipt of the secondary node addition command message, determine a first transmit power value of the at least one RFIC in association with the first RAT based on the first uplink maximum transmit power, and provide the first transmit power value of the at least one RFIC that is determined in association with the first RAT to the second communicating processor, and the second communication processor configured to: receive a second uplink maximum transmit power value allowed for transmission to the secondary node from the secondary node and store the second uplink maximum transmit power value in the memory, and establish a connection to the secondary node in response to the secondary node addition command message from the master node, in a case of transmitting uplink data to the secondary node, the second communication processor further configured to: determine a first transmit power for transmission over the second uplink based on the second uplink maximum transmit power value in a first time period which a duration for uplink data transmission to the master node and a duration for uplink data transmission to the secondary node are not overlapped, and determine a second transmit power for transmission over the second uplink based on the second uplink maximum transmit power value in a second time period which at least part of the duration for uplink data transmission to the master node and the duration for uplink data transmission to the secondary node are overlapped, in case that a sum of the first and second uplink maximum transmit power values is equal to or less than a maximum allowed uplink transmit power value of the electronic device. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the information indicating whether the electronic device supports the MR-DC indicates that the electronic device supports the MR-DC. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the information indicating whether the electronic device supports the MR-DC indicates that the electronic device does not support the MR-DC. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the first communication processor further configured to: determine the second uplink transmit power within a range of a value obtained by subtracting the first uplink maximum transmit power value from the maximum allowed uplink transmit power value of the electronic device in the second time period, in case that the sum of the first and second uplink maximum transmit power values is greater than the maximum allowed uplink transmit power value of the electronic device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the first communication processor further configured to: update the first uplink maximum transmit power value based on the first uplink maximum transmit power value being newly received along with the secondary node addition command message from the master node and provide the updated first uplink maximum transmit power value to the second communication processor and wherein the second communication processor further configured to: receive the updated first uplink maximum transmit power value and determine the second transmit power based on the updated first uplink maximum transmit power value. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the second communication processor further configured to determine the second uplink transmit power within a range of a value obtained by subtracting the updated first uplink maximum transmit power value from the maximum allowed uplink transmit power value of the electronic device for transmission during the second time period based on the sum of the updated first uplink maximum transmit power value and the second uplink maximum transmit power value being greater than the maximum allowed uplink transmit power of the electronic device during the second time period. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the electronic device communicates with the master node in a frequency division duplexing (FDD) mode. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the electronic device communicates with the master node in a time division duplexing (TDD) mode. ### Claim 18 A method for a base station as a master node of an electronic device in an evolved universal terrestrial radio access (E-UTRA) new radio (NR) dual connectivity (EN-DC) environment to communicate with the electronic device via a first radio access technology (RAT) in a first band, the method comprising: performing a random access procedure with the electronic device; inquiring about and receiving electronic device capability information from the electronic device; determining whether to add a secondary node supporting communication with the electronic device via a second RAT in a second band that is different from the first band; and transmitting an updated power allocation value to the electronic device along with a secondary node addition command based on the electronic device capability information indicating that the electronic device does not support dynamic power sharing, the updated power allocation value being set based on the electronic device capability information and uplink power information for transmission to the second node. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18, further comprising transmitting a control message including electronic device information and information on an uplink power limit of the secondary node. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18, wherein the updated power allocation value is transmitted using a radio resource control (RRC) connection reconfiguration message.