# US 12,010,635 B2 · Communication method and apparatus, and device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,010,635 B2 - Document ID: US12010635B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/591,749 - Filed: 2022-02-03 - Published: 2022-05-19 - Granted: 2024-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2019-08-15 - Assignees: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Ting Wang; Hao Tang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12010635B2 ## CPC - H04W 52/367: {Power values between minimum and maximum limits, e.g. dynamic range} - H04W 52/383: {power control in peer-to-peer links} - H04W 52/14: Separate analysis of uplink or downlink - H04W 52/346: {distributing total power among users or channels} - H04W 52/38: TPC being performed in particular situations - H04W 52/143: {Downlink power control} - H04W 92/18: between terminal devices - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract The disclosure describes example methods. One example method includes obtaining sidelink transmit power and uplink transmit power, where the sidelink transmit power is transmit power of a sidelink in a first time unit, and the uplink transmit power is transmit power of an uplink in the first time unit. An actual transmit power of the sidelink in the first time unit based on the sidelink transmit power, the uplink transmit power, and maximum transmit power. The first time unit includes N first time subunits, M second time subunits in the N first time subunits overlap uplink resources, M is less than or equal to N. The N first time subunits are time subunits used for sidelink transmission in the first time unit, and the actual transmit power of the sidelink is constant in the N first time subunits. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus comprising at least one processor, and one or more memories coupled to the at least one processor and storing programming instructions for execution by the at least one processor that cause the apparatus to: obtain sidelink transmit power and uplink transmit power, wherein the sidelink transmit power is transmit power of a sidelink in a first time unit, and the uplink transmit power is transmit power of an uplink in the first time unit; and determine actual transmit power of the sidelink in the first time unit based on the sidelink transmit power, the uplink transmit power, and maximum transmit power, wherein the first time unit comprises N first time subunits, M second time subunits in the N first time subunits overlap uplink resources, N is an integer greater than 1, M is a positive integer less than or equal to N, the N first time subunits are time subunits used for sidelink transmission in the first time unit, and the actual transmit power of the sidelink is constant in the N first time subunits. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the sidelink transmit power comprises first transmit power and second transmit power, the first transmit power is transmit power of a first channel of the sidelink, and the second transmit power is transmit power of a second channel of the sidelink. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein determining the actual transmit power of the sidelink in the first time unit based on the sidelink transmit power, the uplink transmit power, and maximum transmit power comprises: determine third transmit power of the sidelink in the first time unit based on the first transmit power and the second transmit power; and determine the actual transmit power based on the third transmit power, the uplink transmit power, and the maximum transmit power, wherein the third transmit power of the sidelink is constant in the N first time subunits. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the first channel of the sidelink and the second channel of the sidelink occupy different time subunits in the N first time subunits; and the third transmit power meets one of the following: the third transmit power is the first transmit power or the second transmit power; the third transmit power is a largest value in the first transmit power and the second transmit power; the third transmit power is a smallest value in the first transmit power and the second transmit power; or there is a first correspondence between the third transmit power and the first transmit power and the second transmit power. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the first channel of the sidelink and the second channel of the sidelink occupy different frequency domain resources; and the third transmit power is a sum of the first transmit power and the second transmit power. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein: the N first time subunits comprise N1 third time subunits and N2 fourth time subunits, wherein a sum of N1 and N2 is N, N1 is a positive integer less than N, and N2 is a positive integer less than N; the first channel of the sidelink occupies the N1 third time subunits, and the second channel of the sidelink occupies the N first time subunits; frequency domain resources of the first channel of the sidelink overlap some frequency domain resources of the second channel of the sidelink; the second transmit power comprises fourth transmit power and fifth transmit power, the fourth transmit power is transmit power of the second channel of the sidelink in the N1 third time subunits, and the fifth transmit power is transmit power of the second channel of the sidelink in the N2 fourth time subunits; and the third transmit power meets one of the following: the third transmit power is the fifth transmit power or sixth transmit power, and the sixth transmit power is a sum of the first transmit power and the fourth transmit power; the third transmit power is a largest value in the fifth transmit power and the sixth transmit power; the third transmit power is a smallest value in the fifth transmit power and the sixth transmit power; or there is a second correspondence between the third transmit power and the first transmit power, the fourth transmit power, and the fifth transmit power. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein determining the actual transmit power of the sidelink in the first time unit based on the sidelink transmit power, the uplink transmit power, and maximum transmit power comprises: determine, based on the first transmit power, the second transmit power, the uplink transmit power, and the maximum transmit power, seventh transmit power corresponding to the first transmit power and eighth transmit power corresponding to the second transmit power; and determine the actual transmit power of the sidelink based on the seventh transmit power and the eighth transmit power. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the first channel of the sidelink and the second channel of the sidelink occupy different time subunits in the N first time subunits; and the actual transmit power meets one of the following: the actual transmit power is the seventh transmit power or the eighth transmit power; the actual transmit power is a largest value in the seventh transmit power and the eighth transmit power; the actual transmit power is a smallest value in the seventh transmit power and the eighth transmit power; or there is a third correspondence between the actual transmit power and the seventh transmit power and the eighth transmit power. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the first channel of the sidelink and the second channel of the sidelink occupy different frequency domain resources; and the actual transmit power is a sum of the seventh transmit power and the eighth transmit power. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein: the N first time subunits comprise N3 fifth time subunits and N4 sixth time subunits, wherein a sum of N3 and N4 is N, N3 is a positive integer less than N, and N4 is a positive integer less than N; the first channel of the sidelink occupies the N3 fifth time subunits, and the second channel of the sidelink occupies the N first time subunits; frequency domain resources of the first channel of the sidelink overlap some frequency domain resources of the second channel of the sidelink; the eighth transmit power comprises ninth transmit power and tenth transmit power, the ninth transmit power is transmit power of the second channel of the sidelink in the N3 fifth time subunits, and the tenth transmit power is transmit power of the second channel of the sidelink in the N4 sixth time subunits; and the actual transmit power meets one of the following: the actual transmit power is the tenth transmit power or eleventh transmit power, and the eleventh transmit power is a sum of the seventh transmit power and the ninth transmit power; the actual transmit power is a largest value in the tenth transmit power and the eleventh transmit power; the actual transmit power is a smallest value in the tenth transmit power and the eleventh transmit power; or there is a fourth correspondence between the actual transmit power and the seventh transmit power, the ninth transmit power, and the tenth transmit power. ### Claim 11 A communication method, comprising: obtaining sidelink transmit power and uplink transmit power, wherein the sidelink transmit power is transmit power of a sidelink in a first time unit, and the uplink transmit power is transmit power of an uplink in the first time unit; and determining actual transmit power of the sidelink in the first time unit based on the sidelink transmit power, the uplink transmit power, and maximum transmit power, wherein the first time unit comprises N first time subunits, M second time subunits in the N first time subunits overlap uplink resources, N is an integer greater than 1, M is a positive integer less than or equal to N, the N first time subunits are time subunits used for sidelink transmission in the first time unit, and the actual transmit power of the sidelink is constant in the N first time subunits. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method according to claim 11, wherein the sidelink transmit power comprises first transmit power and second transmit power, the first transmit power is transmit power of a first channel of the sidelink, and the second transmit power is transmit power of a second channel of the sidelink. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method according to claim 12, wherein the determining actual transmit power of the sidelink in the first time unit based on the sidelink transmit power, the uplink transmit power, and maximum transmit power comprises: determining third transmit power of the sidelink in the first time unit based on the first transmit power and the second transmit power; and determining the actual transmit power based on the third transmit power, the uplink transmit power, and the maximum transmit power, wherein the third transmit power of the sidelink is constant in the N first time subunits. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method according to claim 13, wherein the first channel of the sidelink and the second channel of the sidelink occupy different time subunits in the N first time subunits; and the third transmit power meets one of the following: the third transmit power is the first transmit power or the second transmit power; the third transmit power is a largest value in the first transmit power and the second transmit power; the third transmit power is a smallest value in the first transmit power and the second transmit power; or there is a first correspondence between the third transmit power and the first transmit power and the second transmit power. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The method according to claim 12, wherein the determining actual transmit power of the sidelink in the first time unit based on the sidelink transmit power, the uplink transmit power, and maximum transmit power comprises: determining, based on the first transmit power, the second transmit power, the uplink transmit power, and the maximum transmit power, fourth transmit power corresponding to the first transmit power and fifth transmit power corresponding to the second transmit power; and determining the actual transmit power of the sidelink based on the fourth transmit power and the fifth transmit power. ### Claim 16 A non-transitory computer readable medium storing one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a first node, cause the first node to: obtain sidelink transmit power and uplink transmit power, wherein the sidelink transmit power is transmit power of a sidelink in a first time unit, and the uplink transmit power is transmit power of an uplink in the first time unit; and determine actual transmit power of the sidelink in the first time unit based on the sidelink transmit power, the uplink transmit power, and maximum transmit power, wherein the first time unit comprises N first time subunits, M second time subunits in the N first time subunits overlap uplink resources, N is an integer greater than 1, M is a positive integer less than or equal to N, the N first time subunits are time subunits used for sidelink transmission in the first time unit, and the actual transmit power of the sidelink is constant in the N first time subunits. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 16, wherein the sidelink transmit power comprises first transmit power and second transmit power, the first transmit power is transmit power of a first channel of the sidelink, and the second transmit power is transmit power of a second channel of the sidelink. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 17, wherein determining the actual transmit power of the sidelink in the first time unit based on the sidelink transmit power, the uplink transmit power, and maximum transmit power comprises: determine third transmit power of the sidelink in the first time unit based on the first transmit power and the second transmit power; and determine the actual transmit power based on the third transmit power, the uplink transmit power, and the maximum transmit power, wherein the third transmit power of the sidelink is constant in the N first time subunits. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 18, wherein the first channel and the second channel occupy different time subunits in the N first time subunits; and the third transmit power meets one of the following: the third transmit power is the first transmit power or the second transmit power; the third transmit power is a largest value in the first transmit power and the second transmit power; the third transmit power is a smallest value in the first transmit power and the second transmit power; or there is a first correspondence between the third transmit power and the first transmit power and the second transmit power. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 17, wherein determining the actual transmit power of the sidelink in the first time unit based on the sidelink transmit power, the uplink transmit power, and maximum transmit power comprises: determine, based on the first transmit power, the second transmit power, the uplink transmit power, and the maximum transmit power, fourth transmit power corresponding to the first transmit power and fifth transmit power corresponding to the second transmit power; and determine the actual transmit power of the sidelink based on the fourth transmit power and the fifth transmit power.