# US 12,010,629 B2 · Method and device for uplink power control > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,010,629 B2 - Document ID: US12010629B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/988,348 - Filed: 2022-11-16 - Published: 2023-03-16 - Granted: 2024-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2017-04-17 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Jingxing Fu; Chen Qian; Yingjie Zhang; Bin Yu; Qi Xiong; Feifei Sun - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12010629B2 ## CPC - H04L 27/2646: {using feedback from receiver for adjusting OFDM transmission parameters, e.g. transmission timing or guard interval length} - H04W 52/146: {Uplink power control} - H04L 5/0044: {Allocation of payload; Allocation of data channels, e.g. PDSCH or PUSCH} - H04L 5/0053: {Allocation of signalling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals} - H04L 5/0092: {Indication of how the channel is divided} - H04W 52/16: Deriving transmission power values from another channel - H04W 52/325: {Power control of control or pilot channels} - H04W 52/36: with a discrete range or set of values, e.g. step size, ramping or offsets - H04W 52/58: Format of the TPC bits - H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal - H04W 80/08: Upper layer protocols {(network arrangements or communication protocols for networked applications H04L67/00)} - H04L 27/2636: {with FFT or DFT modulators, e.g. standard single-carrier frequency-division multiple access [SC-FDMA] transmitter or DFT spread orthogonal frequency division multiplexing [DFT-SOFDM]} - H04W 52/281: {taking into account user or data type priority} - H04W 52/346: {distributing total power among users or channels} - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The present disclosure provides a method for uplink power control, which is applied to a User Equipment (UE), and the method includes: determining a timing between a power control command and a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH), which adopts the power control command to control power. The present disclosure also provides a corresponding device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method performed by a terminal in a communication system, the method comprising: receiving, from a base station, information on bandwidth parts (BWPs); receiving, from the base station, downlink control information (DCI) including information indicating BWP switching; performing the BWP switching to a BWP indicated by the information; and receiving, from the base station, a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) on the BWP from a beginning of a slot indicated by an offset of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) scheduled by the DCI, wherein the PDCCH is not received on the BWP during a time duration from a slot where the terminal receives the DCI until the beginning of the slot, and wherein the information on the BWPs indicates one of the BWPs for the BWP switching. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein PDCCH reception is started on the BWP from the beginning of the slot. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the BWP is an activated BWP. ### Claim 4 A method performed by a base station in a communication system, the method comprising: transmitting, to a terminal, information on bandwidth parts (BWPs); transmitting, to the terminal, downlink control information (DCI) including information indicating BWP switching; performing the BWP switching to a BWP indicated by the information; and transmitting, to the terminal, a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) on the BWP from a beginning of a slot, indicated by an offset of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) scheduled by the DCI, wherein the PDCCH is not transmitted on the BWP during a time duration from a slot where the terminal receives the DCI until the beginning of the slot, and wherein the information on the BWPs indicates one of the BWPs for the BWP switching. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein PDCCH transmission is started on the BWP from the beginning of the slot. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the BWP is an activated BWP. ### Claim 7 A terminal in a communication system, the terminal comprising: a transceiver; and a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to: receive, from a base station, information on bandwidth parts (BWPs), receive, from the base station, downlink control information (DCI) including information indicating bandwidth part BWP switching, perform the BWP switching to a BWP indicated by the information, and receive, from the base station, a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) on the BWP from a beginning of a slot, indicated by an offset of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) scheduled by the DCI, wherein the PDCCH is not received on the BWP during a time duration from a slot where the terminal receives the DCI until the beginning of the slot, and wherein the information on the BWPs indicates one of the BWPs for the BWP switching. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The terminal of claim 7, wherein PDCCH reception is started on the BWP from the beginning of the slot. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The terminal of claim 7, wherein the BWP is an activated BWP. ### Claim 10 A base station in a communication system, the base station comprising: a transceiver; and a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to: transmit, to a terminal, information on bandwidth parts (BWPs), transmit, to the terminal, downlink control information (DCI) including information indicating BWP switching, perform the BWP switching to a BWP indicated by the information, and transmit, to the terminal, a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) on the BWP from a beginning of a slot, indicated by an offset of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) scheduled by the DCI, wherein the PDCCH is not transmitted on the BWP during a time duration from a slot where the terminal receives the DCI until the beginning of the slot, and wherein the information on the BWPs indicates one of the BWPs for the BWP switching. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The base station of claim 10, wherein PDCCH transmission is started on the BWP from the beginning of the slot. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The base station of claim 10, wherein the BWP is an activated BWP.