Cell-group transmission power control commands

An apparatus of a user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:

• a memory storing computer-executable instructions;
• and
• at least one processor coupled with the memory and configured to execute the instructions to:
• receive a single downlink control information (DCI) that indicates a plurality of transmission power control (TPC) commands for a plurality of cells that are configured for the UE, wherein the single DCI is a group-common DCI indicating a sequence of TPC values for the UE and at least one TPC value for another UE, and wherein each of the TPC values for the UE is mapped to one of the plurality of cells configured for the UE;
• and
• adjust a transmit power for a respective uplink transmission for each respective cell of the plurality of cells based on a respective TPC command of the plurality of TPC commands.

An apparatus of a base station for wireless communication, comprising:

• a memory storing computer-executable instructions;
• and
• at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to:
• transmit a single downlink control information (DCI) that indicates a plurality of transmission power control (TPC) commands for a plurality of cells configured for at least one user equipment (UE), wherein the single DCI is a group-common DCI including a sequence of TPC values for a first UE of the at least one UE and at least one sequence of TPC values for a second UE of the at least one UE, and wherein each of the TPC values for the first UE is mapped to one of the configured cells for the first UE;
• and
• receive, from the at least one UE, a respective uplink transmission on each of the plurality of cells based on a respective TPC command of the plurality of TPC commands.