18067340. POWER HEADROOM REPORTING WITH DUAL CONNECTIVITY simplified abstract (Apple Inc.)

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POWER HEADROOM REPORTING WITH DUAL CONNECTIVITY

Organization Name

Apple Inc.

Inventor(s)

Kathiravetpillai Sivanesan of Richardson TX (US)

Ali T. Koc of Portland OR (US)

Satish C. Jha of Hillsboro OR (US)

Rath Vannithamby of Portland OR (US)

Yujian Zhang of Beijing (CN)

POWER HEADROOM REPORTING WITH DUAL CONNECTIVITY - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18067340 titled 'POWER HEADROOM REPORTING WITH DUAL CONNECTIVITY

Simplified Explanation

The abstract describes a communication system between a user equipment (UE) and multiple evolved Node Bs (eNBs). The UE can operate on two wireless cells provided by two eNBs simultaneously. It estimates power headroom values for both cells and transmits these estimates to both eNBs. The eNBs then use these estimates to compute the uplink transmission powers for the UE.

  • The patent application describes a communication system between a UE and multiple eNBs.
  • The UE can operate on two wireless cells provided by two eNBs simultaneously.
  • The UE estimates power headroom values for both cells.
  • The UE transmits these power headroom estimates to both eNBs.
  • The eNBs use the power headroom estimates to compute the uplink transmission powers for the UE.

Potential Applications

  • This technology can be applied in cellular networks to improve the efficiency and performance of communication between UEs and multiple eNBs.
  • It can be used in scenarios where UEs need to simultaneously connect to multiple eNBs for better coverage or load balancing.

Problems Solved

  • This technology solves the problem of efficiently estimating power headroom values for UEs operating on multiple wireless cells.
  • It addresses the challenge of determining the appropriate uplink transmission powers for UEs in dual connected mode.

Benefits

  • By estimating power headroom values and transmitting them to multiple eNBs, this technology enables more accurate computation of uplink transmission powers for UEs.
  • It improves the overall performance and reliability of communication between UEs and multiple eNBs.
  • This technology can enhance the capacity and coverage of cellular networks by optimizing the transmission powers of UEs in dual connected mode.


Original Abstract Submitted

Embodiments described herein relate generally to a communication between a user equipment (“UE”) and a plurality of evolved Node Bs (“eNBs”). A UE may be adapted to operate in a dual connected mode on respective wireless cells provided by first and second eNBs. The UE may be adapted to estimate respective power headroom (“PHR”) values associated with simultaneous operation on the first and second wireless cells. The UE may cause the first and second PHR estimates to be transmitted to both the first and second eNBs. The first and second eNBs may use these estimates to compute respective uplink transmission powers for the UE. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.