Apparatus, method and apparatus for uplink transmission power control

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention discloses a method and a device for uplink transmission power control. A terminal device obtains a power indication from a network device, wherein the power indication indicates whether the terminal device is allowed to use a transmission power greater than a threshold. Based on the power indication, the terminal device determines a transmission power for one or more uplink transmissions. Therefore, the transmission power for the uplink transmission can be well and dynamically controlled, thereby improving communication efficiency and communication performance.

Description

[0001] Cross - Reference to Related Applications

[0002] This application claims priority and the benefit of UK Application No. 2218159.8, filed on December 2, 2022, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference. Technical Field

[0003] Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to the field of communications, and particularly to methods, devices, apparatuses, and computer-readable storage media for uplink transmission power control. Background Art

[0004] With the development of communication technologies, many services such as enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB), massive machine type communication (mMTC), and ultra-reliable low-latency communication (uRLLC) have quite high requirements for high bandwidth, low latency, and ultra-reliability. Simultaneous uplink (UL) transmissions in the same cell will be specified in Release 18 New Radio (NR).

[0005] On the other hand, based on existing specifications, terminal devices are allowed to perform simultaneous UL transmissions in different cells. For UL transmissions in the same cell or different cells, especially simultaneous UL transmissions, it is necessary for the network to have good and dynamic control over the power level. Therefore, enhancements regarding uplink transmission power control need to be studied to improve system performance. Summary of the Invention

[0006] Generally, example embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable storage media for uplink transmission power control.

[0007] In a first aspect, a terminal device is provided. The terminal device may include: one or more transceivers; and one or more processors coupled to the one or more transceivers, and the one or more transceivers are configured to work with the one or more processors such that the terminal device: obtains a power indication from a network device, where the power indication indicates whether the terminal device is allowed to use a transmission power greater than a threshold; and determines a transmission power for one or more uplink transmissions based on the power indication.

[0008] In a second aspect, a network device is provided. The network device may include one or more transceivers; one or more processors coupled to the one or more transceivers, and the one or more transceivers are configured to work with the one or more processors such that the network device: determines whether a terminal device is allowed to use a transmission power greater than a threshold; and provides a power indication to the terminal device, where the power indication indicates whether the terminal device is allowed to use a transmission power greater than a threshold.

[0009] In a third aspect, a method implemented at a terminal device is provided. The method may include: obtaining a power indication from a network device, where the power indication indicates whether the terminal device is permitted to use a transmission power greater than a threshold; and determining, based on the power indication, a transmission power for one or more uplink transmissions.

[0010] In a fourth aspect, a method implemented at a network device is provided. The method may include: determining whether a terminal device is permitted to use a transmission power greater than a threshold; and providing a power indication to the terminal device, where the power indication indicates whether the terminal device is permitted to use a transmission power greater than a threshold.

[0011] In a fifth aspect, an apparatus for a terminal device is provided. The apparatus may include: means for obtaining a power indication from a network device, where the power indication indicates whether the device is permitted to use a transmission power greater than a threshold; and means for determining, based on the power indication, a transmission power for one or more uplink transmissions.

[0012] In a sixth aspect, an apparatus for a network device is provided. The apparatus may include: means for determining whether a terminal device is permitted to use a transmission power greater than a threshold; and means for providing a power indication to the terminal device, where the power indication indicates whether the terminal device is permitted to use a transmission power greater than a threshold.

[0013] In a seventh aspect, a terminal device is provided. The terminal device may include at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, where the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the terminal device to: obtain a power indication from a network device, where the power indication indicates whether the terminal device is permitted to use a transmission power greater than a threshold; and determine, based on the power indication, a transmission power for one or more uplink transmissions.

[0014] In an eighth aspect, a network device is provided. The network device may include at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, where the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the network device to: determine whether a terminal device is permitted to use a transmission power greater than a threshold; and provide a power indication to the terminal device, where the power indication indicates whether the terminal device is permitted to use a transmission power greater than a threshold.

[0015] In a ninth aspect, a non-transitory computer-readable medium including program instructions is provided for causing an apparatus to at least execute the method according to the third aspect or the fourth aspect.

[0016] In a tenth aspect, there is provided a computer program comprising instructions which, when executed by a device, cause the device to at least: obtain a power indication from a network device, where the power indication indicates whether the terminal device is permitted to use a transmission power greater than a threshold; and determine a transmission power for one or more uplink transmissions based on the power indication.

[0017] In an eleventh aspect, there is provided a computer program comprising instructions which, when executed by a device, cause the device to at least: determine whether a terminal device is permitted to use a transmission power greater than a threshold; and provide a power indication to the terminal device, where the power indication indicates whether the terminal device is permitted to use a transmission power greater than a threshold.

[0018] In a twelfth aspect, there is provided a terminal device. The terminal device comprises: an obtaining circuit system configured to obtain a power indication from a network device, where the power indication indicates whether the terminal device is permitted to use a transmission power greater than a threshold; and a determining circuit system configured to determine a transmission power for one or more uplink transmissions based on the power indication.

[0019] In a thirteenth aspect, there is provided a network device. The network device comprises: a determining circuit system configured to determine whether a terminal device is permitted to use a transmission power greater than a threshold; and a providing circuit system configured to provide a power indication to the terminal device, where the power indication indicates whether the terminal device is permitted to use a transmission power greater than a threshold.

[0020] It should be understood that the summary section is not intended to identify key or essential features of embodiments of the present disclosure, nor is it intended to be used to limit the scope of the present disclosure. Other features of the present disclosure will become readily apparent through the following description. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] Some example embodiments will now be described with reference to the drawings, in which:

[0022] Figure 1 An example network environment in which example embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented is shown;

[0023] Figure 2 An example flowchart of a method implemented at a terminal device according to some other embodiments of the present disclosure is shown;

[0024] Figure 3 An example signaling procedure that may be used in some embodiments of the present disclosure is shown;

[0025] Figure 4 Another example signaling procedure that may be used in some embodiments of the present disclosure is shown;

[0026] Figure 5 FIG. 2 shows an example flowchart of a method implemented at a network device according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0027] Figure 6 FIG. 3 shows an example simplified block diagram of an apparatus suitable for implementing an embodiment of the present disclosure; and

[0028] Figure 7 FIG. 4 shows an example block diagram of an example computer-readable medium according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0029] In all the figures, the same or similar reference numerals denote the same or similar elements. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] The principles of the present disclosure will now be described with reference to some example embodiments. It should be understood that the description of these embodiments is for illustrative purposes only and helps those skilled in the art to understand and implement the present disclosure, without implying any limitation to the scope of the present disclosure. The present disclosure described herein can be implemented in various ways other than the ways described below.

[0031] In the following description and claims, unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs.

[0032] References in the present disclosure to "an embodiment", "embodiment", "example embodiment", etc. mean that the described embodiment may include a particular feature, structure, or characteristic, but not every embodiment includes that particular feature, structure, or characteristic. Moreover, such phrases do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment. Further, when a particular feature, structure, or characteristic is described in connection with an embodiment, those skilled in the art will recognize that, whether or not explicitly described, the influence of such feature, structure, or characteristic in connection with other embodiments is within the knowledge of those skilled in the art.

[0033] It should be understood that although terms such as "first" and "second" may be used herein to describe various elements, these elements should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the example embodiments, the first element may be referred to as the second element, and similarly, the second element may be referred to as the first element. As used herein, the term "and / or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the listed terms.

[0034] The terms used herein are for the purpose of describing particular embodiments and are not intended to limit the example embodiments. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are also intended to include the plural forms unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. It will also be understood that the terms "comprises", "comprising", "has", "having", "includes" and / or "including" when used herein specify the presence of the stated features, elements, and / or components, etc., but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, elements, components and / or combinations thereof.

[0035] As used in this application, the term "circuitry" can refer to one or more or all of the following:

[0036] (a) only hardware circuit implementations (such as implementations only in analog and / or digital circuitry) and

[0037] (b) combinations of hardware circuits and software, such as, where applicable:

[0038] (i) combinations of (one or more) analog and / or digital hardware circuits and software / firmware, and

[0039] (ii) any portions of (one or more) hardware processors with software (including

[0040] (one or more) digital signal processors, software, and (one or more) memories, which work together to enable a device (such as a mobile phone or a server) to perform various functions) and

[0041] (c) (one or more) hardware circuits and / or (one or more) processors, such as (one or more) microprocessors or portions of (one or more) microprocessors, which require software (e.g., firmware) to operate, but the software may be absent when not needed for operation.

[0042] This definition of circuitry applies to all uses of the term in this application (including in any claims). As a further example, as used in this application, the term circuitry also encompasses implementations of only hardware circuits or processors (or one or more processors) or portions of hardware circuits or processors and their (or their) attendant software and / or firmware. For example and where applicable to a particular claim element, the term "circuitry" also encompasses a baseband integrated circuit or a processor integrated circuit for a mobile device, or a similar integrated circuit in a server, a cellular network device, or other computing or network device.

[0043] As used herein, the term "communication network" refers to a network that complies with any suitable communication standard, such as Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA), High Speed Packet Access (HSPA), NarrowBand Internet of Things (NB-IoT), etc. In addition, the communication between the terminal device and the network device in the communication network can be performed according to any suitable generation of communication protocol, including but not limited to the third generation (3G), fourth generation (4G), 4.5G, fifth generation (5G) communication protocol, and / or more generations of communication protocols. Embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to various communication systems. Given the rapid development of communication, there will of course be future types of communication technologies and systems that utilize it to implement the present disclosure. It should not be regarded as limiting the scope of the present disclosure to the above systems.

[0044] As used herein, the term "network device" refers to a node in a communication network through which a terminal device accesses the network and receives services from the network. Depending on the terminology and technology applied, the network device may refer to a base station (BS) or an access point (AP), such as Node B (NodeB or NB), evolved Node B (eNodeB or eNB), NR NB (also known as gNB), Remote Radio Unit (RRU), Radio Head (RH), Remote Radio Head (RRH), relay, low-power node (such as femto, pico), etc.

[0045] The term "terminal device" refers to any terminal device capable of wireless communication. By way of example and not limitation, the terminal device may also be referred to as a communication device, user equipment (UE), user station (SS), portable user station, mobile station (MS), or access terminal (AT). The terminal device may include but is not limited to mobile phones, cellular phones, smart phones, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phones, wireless local loop phones, tablets, wearable terminal devices, personal digital assistants (PDA), portable computers, desktop computers, image capture terminal devices such as digital cameras, game terminal devices, music storage and playback applications, in-vehicle wireless terminal devices, wireless endpoints, mobile stations, laptop embedded devices (LEE), laptop mounted devices (LME), USB dongles, smart devices, wireless client devices (CPE), Internet of Things (IoT) devices, watches or other wearable devices, head-mounted displays (HMD), vehicles, drones, medical devices and applications (e.g., remote surgery), industrial devices and applications (e.g., robots and / or other wireless devices operating in an industrial and / or automated processing chain environment), consumer electronic devices, devices operating on commercial and / or industrial wireless networks, etc. In the following description, the terms "terminal device", "communication device", "terminal", "user equipment", and "UE" may be used interchangeably.

[0046] Simultaneous UL transmissions in the same cell will be specified in Release 18 New Radio (NR). On the other hand, based on the existing specifications, in scenarios such as inter-band carrier aggregation (CA) for example, the terminal device is allowed to perform simultaneous UL transmissions in different cells.

[0047] The output power level of the terminal device is partly defined by the UE power class, which defines the nominal maximum output power for QPSK modulation. This UE power class can be different in different operating frequency bands, but for all bands, the main UE power class is currently set to 23 dBm.

[0048] For example, in TS 38.101, the UE maximum output power P cmax,f,c , a lower reduction term or factor is defined. In the CA scenario, the terminal device is allowed to use a transmission power exceeding 23 dBm in some cases (such as those conditions related to the duty cycle). Whether it can exceed 23 dBm is evaluated and dynamically determined by the terminal device. For the determination of P cmax,f,c , a 3 dB reduction also needs to be considered, which depends on the rules and conditions captured above.

[0049] The inventors have noted that for UL transmissions in the same cell or different cells, especially simultaneous UL transmissions, it is necessary for the network to have good and dynamic control over the interference level and more generally the power level, especially when the terminal device will transmit using high power (e.g., a power of approximately 23 dBm or higher). From another perspective, depending on the service priority, or service type / requirements (e.g., related to data rate, latency, reliability), the terminal device is able to operate using a transmission power lower than a certain level that would be allocated by the network device.

[0050] The inventors have also noted that in the existing specifications and operations, the network cannot dynamically consider and control the UL transmission power, and this will clearly have a negative impact from at least the perspectives of power saving and interference management.

[0051] Therefore, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a solution for uplink transmission power control is provided. In this solution, the terminal device obtains a power indication from the network device, where the power indication indicates whether the terminal device is allowed to use a transmission power greater than a threshold. Based on this power indication, the terminal device determines the transmission power for one or more uplink transmissions. Thus, the transmission power for uplink transmissions can be well and dynamically controlled, thereby improving communication efficiency and communication performance.

[0052] In some other examples, the terminal device may also provide the network device with assistance information on whether the terminal device needs to operate using a transmission power greater than a certain level, which can enable the network device to have good and dynamic control over, for example, the interference level.

[0053] As used herein, the term "beam" may refer to a communication resource. Different beams may be considered different resources. A beam may also be represented as a spatial filter. Communication devices (including terminal devices and network devices) may communicate with another communication device via one or more beams. A beam may include one or more antenna ports and be configured for data channels, control channels, etc. A beam may be configured with a set of resources, or a set of resources for measurement, and a beam may be represented by, for example, a reference signal, and / or related resources for the reference signal. A beam may also be represented by a reference cell identifier, or a resource identifier.

[0054] As used herein, the term "TCI state" may refer to a transmission configuration indicator state, which may be used by a network station to indicate a beam to a terminal device. The TCI state may define a quasi co-location (QCL) source and QCL type for a target reference signal, and thus indicate a transmission configuration including the QCL relationship between DL RSs included in an RS set. In particular, the TCI state may include, for example, a TCI state ID, QCL information, etc. The QCL information may include, for example, QLC type A and QLC type B (optional). The QCL information includes, for example, a serving cell index and a partial bandwidth (BWP) ID, a downlink reference signal synchronization signal (SS) / physical broadcast channel (PBCH) block (SSB), or a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), and may also include information on an uplink reference signal, such as a sounding reference signal (SRS). According to the information in the TCI state, the terminal device may obtain beam-related information.

[0055] As used herein, the term "CA" refers to carrier aggregation that allows a mobile operator or device to combine two or more carriers. It results in an increase in network capacity and data rate by utilizing fragmented spectrum allocation. In carrier aggregation, multiple frequency bands are assigned to a device. There are six specific frequencies as follows: 1.4 MHz, 3 MHz, 5 MHz, 10 MHz, 15 MHz, and 20 MHz. These component carriers may be combined to transmit an aggregated bandwidth of up to 100 MHz.

[0056] It should be noted that in the present disclosure, a (UL) beam may also refer to spatial relation information, a (separate) UL transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state, a joint TCI state, or a common TCI state, a spatial filter, power control information (or a set of power control parameters), a panel or a panel identity (ID), a quasi-co-location information type-D (or any other type, such as type A, type B, or type C), etc. More generally, all these terms may be used interchangeably.

[0057] It should also be noted that a UE panel may be identified by an index of a corresponding set of UE capability values or by a panel ID. Alternatively or additionally, the panel may be identified or associated by at least one DL RS (or more generally an RS), or simply by a UL beam.

[0058] Examples of the present disclosure for beam alignment will be described below with reference to Figures 1 to 7 illustrate exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure for beam alignment.

[0059] Figure 1 An exemplary network environment 100 in which exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented is shown. Environment 100 (which may be part of a communication network) includes a terminal device and a network device.

[0060] As Figure 1 shown, the communication network 100 may include a terminal device 110 (which may also be referred to hereinafter as a user equipment 110 or a UE 110). The communication network 100 may also include a network device 120. The network device 120 may manage the cell 101. The terminal device 110 and the network device 120 may communicate with each other within the coverage of the cell 101. The link from the terminal device 110 to the network device 120 is referred to as an uplink (UL), while the link from the network device 120 to the terminal device 110 is referred to as a downlink (DL).

[0061] It should be understood that the number of network devices and terminal devices is for illustrative purposes only and does not imply any limitation. The system 100 may include any suitable number of network devices and terminal devices suitable for implementing the embodiments of the present disclosure. Although not shown, it should be understood that one or more terminal devices may be located in the environment 100.

[0062] Communication in the network environment 100 can be implemented according to any suitable communication protocol, including but not limited to the third generation (3G), fourth generation (4G), fifth generation (5G) or beyond, wireless local area network communication protocols such as Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11, and / or any other protocol known currently or to be developed in the future. In addition, the communication can utilize any suitable wireless communication technology, including but not limited to: multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO), orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM), time-division multiplexing (TDM), frequency-division multiplexing (FDM), code-division multiplexing (CDM), Bluetooth, ZigBee, and machine type communication (MTC), enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB), massive machine type communication (mMTC), ultra-reliable low-latency communication (URLLC), carrier aggregation (CA), dual connectivity (DC), and new radio unlicensed (NR-U) technology.

[0063] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the network device 120 can determine whether the terminal device is allowed to use a transmission power greater than a threshold; and provide a power indication to the terminal device 110, where the power indication indicates whether the terminal device is allowed to use a transmission power greater than the threshold.

[0064] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the terminal device 110 obtains a power indication from the network device 120, where the power indication indicates whether the terminal device is allowed to use a transmission power greater than a threshold. Based on the power indication, the terminal device 110 determines the transmission power for one or more uplink transmissions. Then, the network device 120 can perform uplink transmission power control.

[0065] Figure 2 An example flowchart of a method 200 implemented at the terminal device 110 according to some embodiments of the present disclosure is shown. For the purpose of discussion, method 200 will be described with reference to Figure 1 Method 200 will be described from the perspective of the terminal device 110. It should be understood that method 200 may also include additional blocks not shown, and / or omit some of the shown blocks, and the scope of the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0066] At block 210, the terminal device 110 obtains a power indication from the network device 120, where the power indication indicates whether the terminal device is allowed to use a transmission power greater than a threshold. In other words, the network device 120 indicates to the terminal device whether the terminal device is allowed to use a transmission power greater than the threshold. It should be understood that the "threshold" is not limited to one threshold, and it may include one or more thresholds.

[0067] The terminal device 110 may receive, from the network device 120, a power indication regarding whether the terminal device 110 may use a transmission power greater than one of at least one configured threshold. For example, the power indication may be received via: a media access control control element (MAC CE), or a downlink control indication (DCI). In an example, a new or existing field / bit in the DCI and / or in the MAC CE may be used to carry the power indication.

[0068] In some embodiments, the terminal device 110 may also receive, for example, before receiving the power indication, a power configuration from the network device. The power configuration provides information enabling the reception of the power indication at the terminal device 110. The power configuration may be carried by, for example, a radio resource control (RRC) message. For example, the terminal device 110 may be configured (e.g., via an RRC message) to receive such an indication within a DCI, a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) (e.g., having a specific format), or some existing or new MAC CE.

[0069] In some embodiments, the terminal device 110 may obtain offset information for the transmission power. The offset information indicates the amount of power by which the transmission power is permitted to exceed the threshold. In an example, when the terminal device 110 is indicated that it may use a transmission power greater than the threshold, the network device 120 may additionally indicate the offset to the terminal device 110. The offset may indicate how much the terminal device 110 is permitted to exceed the threshold.

[0070] In some embodiments, the offset information may be included in the power indication. In some embodiments, the offset information may be configured via a separate message (such as RRC signaling). For example, a new or existing field / bit in the DCI and / or in the MAC CE may be used to carry such an offset indication. The indication of the offset may even be carried via RRC signaling. In some embodiments, the offset information may be defined by a communication specification.

[0071] In some embodiments, the terminal device 110 may also receive a threshold from the network device. In an example, the threshold may be configured by a gNB or may also be defined in a communication specification. For another example, the threshold may be included in the power indication or the power configuration. For example, different thresholds may be defined for different terminal device power levels. Figure 3 An example signaling procedure is shown and will be described in detail later with reference to Figure 3 which.

[0072] In some embodiments, additionally or alternatively, the terminal device 110 may determine whether the terminal device needs to use a transmission power greater than a threshold based on power usage-related conditions. The power usage-related conditions may include one or more of the following: service priority, uplink transmission scheme or mode, service type, service requirement, logical channel priority, physical channel priority, coverage, or channel quality.

[0073] Then, the terminal device 110 may send a power request to the network device 120, where the power request indicates that the terminal device 110 needs to use a transmission power greater than a threshold or another threshold. In some embodiments, the power request may also indicate that the terminal device 110 does not need to use a transmission power greater than the threshold. The threshold indicated in the power request may be equal to the threshold indicated in the power indication, and these two thresholds may also be different.

[0074] In an example, the terminal device 110 may report or request whether it needs or prefers to use a transmission power greater than a configured threshold. The decision on the report or request may be based on service priority, uplink transmission scheme or mode (e.g., simultaneous UL transmission and single-board UL transmission), service type, service requirements (regarding latency, data rate, reliability, etc.), or logical channel priority, physical channel priority. Alternatively, or additionally, this decision may be based on coverage (whether the terminal device is restricted in coverage) or channel quality, e.g., based on whether a certain measurement (such as reference signal received power (RSRP)) is lower than a configured threshold.

[0075] In some embodiments, the power request may be sent according to a waveform type, and the waveform type may be indicated in the power request. In some embodiments, the power request is sent as uplink control information (UCI) on a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) or a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH).

[0076] In some embodiments, the power request may be sent when the waveform type changes. In some embodiments, the power request may be sent according to a digital technique. For example, if the transmission power is higher, the duty cycle of the waveform type may be smaller. Therefore, if the transmission power is higher than the threshold, the duty cycle may be even smaller.

[0077] In an example, the threshold and / or offset may be associated with or correspond to different duty cycle-related information / values and / or operations. Therefore, when the terminal device 110 uses or is instructed to use UL power higher than a certain threshold, the terminal device 110 may then apply the corresponding duty cycle value and / or operation. Similarly, when the terminal device 110 uses / determines and / or is instructed (e.g., via DCI) a certain power control offset, the terminal device 110 may then apply the corresponding duty cycle value and / or operation.

[0078] In another example, using new or existing fields / bits, the corresponding duty cycle information / value can be directly indicated to the terminal device via MAC CE or DCI.

[0079] Thus, it can enable good and dynamic control of the interference level, and more generally enable good and dynamic control of the power level, especially when the terminal device performs transmissions using high power. The above solution is particularly needed when considering simultaneous UL transmissions in the same cell (e.g., for multi-panel UEs) or in different cells. The above solution may also be needed when UL is dynamically switched between different waveforms.

[0080] For illustrative purposes, Figure 3 an example signaling procedure that can be used in some embodiments of the present disclosure is shown. For the purpose of discussion, reference will be made to Figure 1 describe the processing flow 300. It should be understood that although the processing flow 300 has been described with reference to Figure 1 the network environment 100, the processing flow 300 can be equally applied to other similar communication scenarios.

[0081] As Figure 3 shown, the terminal device 110 can be configured 305 via RRC signaling to receive a dynamic indication as to whether the terminal device 110 can use a transmission power greater than a threshold. Next, the network device 120 can send 310 in DCI an indication that the terminal device 110 can use a transmission power greater than the threshold. After receiving this indication, the terminal device 110 can consider 315 that the maximum transmission power can be greater than the threshold, and then determine that the transmission power is greater than the threshold. Thereafter, the terminal device 110 can perform UL transmission using a transmission power greater than the threshold.

[0082] For illustrative purposes, Figure 4 an example signaling procedure that can be used in some embodiments of the present disclosure is shown. For the purpose of discussion, reference will be made to Figure 1 describe the processing flow 400. It should be understood that although the processing flow 400 has been described with reference to Figure 1 the network environment 100, the processing flow 400 can be equally applied to other similar communication scenarios.

[0083] It should also be noted that the signaling procedure according to the illustration can be used in combination with the Figure 3 signaling procedure in or be used as a separate solution for UL transmission power control.

[0084] As Figure 4As shown, the terminal device 110 may be configured 405 to report whether it needs or prefers to use a transmission power greater than a threshold. Thereafter, the terminal device 110 may determine 410 that it does not need to use a transmission power greater than the threshold (e.g., based on traffic requirements and / or coverage). Then, the terminal device 110 may report 415 that the terminal device 110 does not need to use a transmission power greater than the threshold. After receiving the report, the network device 120 may take the reported information into account 420 for power allocation for the terminal device 110.

[0085] After a period of time, the terminal device 110 may also determine 425 that it needs to use a transmission power greater than the threshold (e.g., based on traffic requirements and / or coverage). Then the terminal device 110 may report 430 that the terminal device 110 needs to use a transmission power greater than the threshold. After receiving the report, the network device 120 may consider 435 the reported information for power allocation for the terminal device 110. Alternatively, the network device 120 may send a response or a power indication to indicate to the terminal device that the network device allows the terminal device to use a transmission power greater than the threshold.

[0086] Figure 5 The example flowchart of the method implemented at the network device 120 according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure is shown. For the purpose of discussion, the method 500 will be described with reference to Figure 1 The method 500 will be described from the perspective of the network device 120. It should be understood that the method 500 may also include additional blocks not shown and / or omit some of the shown blocks, and the scope of the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0087] At block 510, the network device 120 determines whether the terminal device 110 is allowed to use a transmission power greater than the threshold.

[0088] At block 520, the network device 120 provides a power indication to the terminal device 110, where the power indication indicates whether the terminal device 110 is allowed to use a transmission power greater than the threshold.

[0089] In some embodiments, based on determining that the power indication indicates that the terminal device is allowed to use a transmission power greater than the threshold, the network device 120 may provide offset information for the transmission power to the terminal device. The offset information indicates the amount of power by which the transmission power is allowed to exceed the threshold.

[0090] In some embodiments, the network device 120 may send one or more of the following to the terminal device 110: the threshold; and / or offset information for the transmission power, where the offset information indicates the amount of power by which the transmission power is allowed to exceed the threshold.

[0091] In some embodiments, the network device 120 may send a power configuration to the terminal device 110, and the power configuration provides information enabling reception of a power indication at the terminal device 110.

[0092] In some embodiments, the power indication is received via: a Media Access Control Control Element (MAC CE), or a Downlink Control Indication (DCI); and / or wherein the power configuration is carried by a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message.

[0093] In some embodiments, the network device 120 may receive a power request from the terminal device, the power request indicating whether the terminal device needs to use a transmission power greater than a threshold or another threshold; and send a response to the power request to the terminal device, wherein the response indicates whether the power request of the terminal device is rejected or accepted.

[0094] In some embodiments, the power indication may be provided in a response to the power request.

[0095] In some embodiments, the power request may include: offset information indicating a positive offset or a negative offset by which the transmission power needs to exceed or be less than a threshold.

[0096] In some embodiments, the network device 120 may provide an indication as to whether the positive offset or the negative offset is accepted by the network device.

[0097] In some embodiments, the power request is received according to a waveform type, and the waveform type is indicated in the power request; and / or wherein the power request is received as uplink control information (UCI) in a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH), or a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH).

[0098] In some embodiments, the network device 120 may send a power request configuration to the terminal device, and the power request configuration instructs the terminal device to send a power request.

[0099] In some embodiments, the power request configuration may be sent via a Radio Resource Control RRC message; and / or wherein the power indication may be received via: a Media Access Control Control Element (MAC CE), or a Downlink Control Indication (DCI); and / or wherein the power request is sent together with, or as part of, one or more of the following: a beam report, a Power Headroom Report (PHR), or a Maximum Permissible Exposure (MPE) report.

[0100] In some embodiments, a duty cycle for one or more uplink transmissions may be applied based on at least one of the offset information or the threshold.

[0101] In some embodiments, one or more uplink transmissions may be associated with one or more of the following: one or more antenna panels of a terminal device; one or more capacity value set indices; one or more transmission reception points (TRPs); one or more control resource sets; one or more sounding reference signal (SRS) resource sets; one or more physical cell identities (PCIs); one or more serving cells; or one or more transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states.

[0102] In some embodiments, a network device is caused to receive one or more uplink transmissions having a determined transmission power, the one or more uplink transmissions including one or more of the following: PUSCH transmission, PUCCH transmission, physical random access channel (PRACH) transmission, SRS transmission, or uplink channel transmission or uplink signal transmission.

[0103] In some embodiments, there is provided an apparatus (e.g., terminal device 110) capable of performing any method 200. The apparatus may include components for performing the respective steps of method 200. The components may be implemented in any suitable form. For example, the components may be implemented in circuitry or software modules.

[0104] In some embodiments, the apparatus includes: a component for obtaining a power indication from a network device, where the power indication indicates whether the terminal device is permitted to use a transmission power greater than a threshold; and a component for determining a transmission power for one or more uplink transmissions based on the power indication.

[0105] In some embodiments, the apparatus may include: a component for obtaining offset information for a transmission power, where the offset information indicates an amount by which the transmission power is permitted to exceed the threshold.

[0106] In some embodiments, the apparatus may include: a component for receiving a threshold from a network device.

[0107] In some embodiments, the apparatus may include: a component for receiving a power configuration from a network device, where the power configuration provides information enabling reception of a power indication at the terminal device.

[0108] In some embodiments, the power indication may be received by: MAC CE or DCI; and / or the power configuration may be carried by an RRC message.

[0109] In some embodiments, the apparatus may include: a component for determining whether the terminal device needs to use a transmission power greater than a threshold based on power usage related conditions.

[0110] In some embodiments, the apparatus may include: means for sending a power request to a network device, the power request indicating whether the terminal device needs to use a transmission power greater than a threshold or another threshold.

[0111] In some embodiments, the power usage related conditions may include one or more of the following: service priority, uplink transmission scheme or mode, service type, service requirement, logical channel priority, physical channel priority, coverage, or channel quality.

[0112] In some embodiments, the apparatus may include: means for receiving a response to the power request from the network device, and the response indicating whether the power request of the terminal device is rejected or accepted.

[0113] In some embodiments, the power indication may be obtained from the response to the power request. The power request may include offset information indicating a positive offset or a negative offset by which the transmission power needs to exceed or be less than a threshold.

[0114] In some embodiments, the apparatus may include: means for obtaining an indication of whether the positive offset or the negative offset is accepted by the network device.

[0115] In some embodiments, the power request may be sent according to a waveform type, and the waveform type is indicated in the power request. The power request may be sent as UCI on PUCCH or PUSCH.

[0116] In some embodiments, the apparatus may include: means for receiving from the network device a power request configuration indicating that the terminal device is to send a power request.

[0117] In some embodiments, the power request configuration may be received by a radio resource control (RRC) message. The power indication may be received by: MAC CE or DCI. The power request is sent together with or as part of one or more of the following: beam report, PHR, or MPE report.

[0118] In some embodiments, the apparatus may include: means for applying a duty cycle for one or more uplink transmissions based on at least one of the offset information or the threshold.

[0119] In some embodiments, one or more uplink transmissions are associated with one or more of the following: one or more antenna panels of the terminal device, one or more sets of capacity value indices, one or more TRPs, one or more control resource sets, one or more SRS resource sets, one or more PCIs, one or more serving cells, or one or more TCI states.

[0120] In some embodiments, one or more uplink transmissions include one or more of the following: PUSCH transmission, PUCCH transmission, PRACH transmission, SRS transmission, or uplink channel transmission or uplink signal transmission.

[0121] In some embodiments, the apparatus further includes components for performing other steps in some example embodiments of method 200. In some example embodiments, the components include at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, and the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to cause the performance of the apparatus together with the at least one processor.

[0122] In some embodiments, there is provided an apparatus (e.g., network device 120) capable of performing any method 500. The apparatus may include components for performing each step of method 500. The components may be implemented in any suitable form. For example, the components may be implemented in a circuit system or a software module.

[0123] In some embodiments, the apparatus includes: components for determining whether a terminal device is allowed to use a transmission power greater than a threshold; and components for providing a power indication to the terminal device, where the power indication indicates whether the terminal device is allowed to use a transmission power greater than the threshold.

[0124] In some embodiments, the apparatus may include: components for providing offset information of the transmission power to the terminal device based on determining that the power indication indicates that the terminal device is allowed to use a transmission power greater than the threshold, where the offset information indicates the amount of power by which the transmission power is allowed to exceed the threshold.

[0125] In some embodiments, the apparatus may include: components for sending one or more of the following to the terminal device: the threshold; and / or offset information for the transmission power, where the offset information indicates the amount of power by which the transmission power is allowed to exceed the threshold.

[0126] In some embodiments, the apparatus may include: components for sending a power configuration to the terminal device, where the power configuration provides information enabling the reception of a power indication at the terminal device.

[0127] In some embodiments, the power indication may be received via: MAC CE or DCI. The power configuration may be carried by an RRC message.

[0128] In some embodiments, the apparatus may include: components for receiving a power request from the terminal device, where the power request indicates whether the terminal device needs to use a transmission power greater than the threshold or another threshold; and components for sending a response to the power request to the terminal device, where the response indicates whether the power request of the terminal device is rejected or accepted.

[0129] In some embodiments, power indication may be provided in response to a power request.

[0130] In some embodiments, the power request may include offset information indicating a positive or negative offset by which the transmission power needs to exceed or be less than a threshold.

[0131] In some embodiments, the apparatus may include: components for providing an indication as to whether the positive or negative offset is accepted by the network device.

[0132] In some embodiments, the power request may be received according to a waveform type, and the waveform type is indicated in the power request. The power request may be received as uplink control information UCI, in PUCCH or PUSCH.

[0133] In some embodiments, the apparatus may include: components for sending a power request configuration to the terminal device, the power request configuration indicating that the terminal device sends a power request.

[0134] In some embodiments, the power request configuration may be sent via an RRC message. The power indication may be received via: MAC CE, or a downlink control indication (DCI). The power request is sent together with or as part of one or more of the following: beam report, PHR, MPE report.

[0135] In some embodiments, a duty cycle for one or more uplink transmissions may be applied based on at least one of the offset information or the threshold.

[0136] In some embodiments, one or more uplink transmissions are associated with one or more of the following: one or more antenna panels of the terminal device; one or more capacity value set indices; one or more TRPs; one or more control resource sets; one or more SRS resource sets; one or more PCIs; one or more serving cells; one or more TCI states.

[0137] In some embodiments, the apparatus may include: components for receiving one or more uplink transmissions having a determined transmission power, the one or more uplink transmissions including one or more of the following: PUSCH transmission, PUCCH transmission, PRACH transmission, SRS transmission, or uplink channel transmission or uplink signal transmission.

[0138] In some embodiments, the apparatus further includes components for performing other steps in some embodiments of method 500. In some embodiments, the components include at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code being configured to cause performance of the apparatus using the at least one processor.

[0139] Figure 6 is a simplified block diagram of a device 600 suitable for implementing embodiments of the present disclosure. The device 600 may be provided to implement a communication device, such as Figure 1 shown terminal device 110, network device 120. As shown, the device 600 includes one or more processors 610, and one or more transmitters and / or receivers (TX / RX) 640 coupled to the processor 610. The device 600 may also include one or more memories 620 coupled to the processor 610. The device 600 may also include one or more memories 620 coupled to one or more processors 610 that store instructions.

[0140] TX / RX 640 may be for two-way communication. TX / RX 640 has at least one antenna to facilitate communication. The communication interface may represent any interface necessary for communicating with other network elements.

[0141] The processor 610 may be of any type suitable for a local technical network and may include one or more of the following: by way of non-limiting example, a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a microprocessor, a digital signal processor (DSP), and a processor based on a multi-core processor architecture. The device 600 may have multiple processors, such as an application specific integrated circuit chip that is subordinate in time to a clock that synchronizes the main processor.

[0142] The communication module 640 may include, for example, one or more transceivers. The one or more transceivers may be coupled to one or more antennas to wirelessly transmit and receive communication signals. The one or more transceivers allow the communication device to communicate with other devices that may be wired and / or wireless. The transceiver may support one or more radio technologies. For example, the one or more transceivers may include a cellular subsystem, a WLAN subsystem, and / or a Bluetooth subsystem. In some examples, the one or more transceivers may include circuits / devices such as processors, controllers, radios, sockets, plugs, buffers, etc. for connecting to a network and communicating on the network.

[0143] The memory 620 may include one or more non-volatile memories and one or more volatile memories. Examples of non-volatile memories include, but are not limited to, read-only memory (ROM) 624, electrically programmable read-only memory (EPROM), flash memory, hard disk, optical disk (CD), digital video disk (DVD), and other magnetic storage and / or optical storage. Examples of volatile memories include, but are not limited to, random access memory (RAM) 622 and other volatile memories that do not persist during a power outage duration.

[0144] The computer program 630 includes computer-executable instructions executed by the associated processor 610. The program 630 may be stored in the ROM 624. The processor 610 may execute any suitable actions and processes by loading the program 630 into the RAM 622.

[0145] Embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented in the form of the program 630 such that the device 600 may execute any process of the present disclosure discussed with reference to Figures 2 to 5 Embodiments of the present disclosure may also be implemented by hardware, or by a combination of software and hardware.

[0146] In some embodiments, the program 630 may be tangibly embodied in a computer-readable medium, which may be included in the device 600 (such as in the memory 620) or in other storage devices accessible by the device 600. The device 600 may load the program 630 from the computer-readable medium into the RAM 622 for execution. The computer-readable medium may include any type of tangible non-volatile memory, such as ROM, EPROM, flash memory, hard disk, CD, DVD, etc. Figure 7 An example of a computer-readable medium 700 in the form of a CD or DVD is shown. The program 630 is stored thereon.

[0147] Generally, various embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented in hardware or special-purpose circuits, software, logic, or any combination thereof. Some aspects may be implemented in hardware, while other aspects may be implemented in firmware or software, which may be executed by a controller, a microprocessor, or other computing devices. Although aspects of embodiments of the present disclosure are shown and described as block diagrams, flowcharts, or using some other graphical representation, it should be understood that the blocks, devices, systems, techniques, or methods described herein may be implemented as non-limiting examples in hardware, software, firmware, special-purpose circuits or logic, general-purpose hardware or controllers, or other computing devices, or some combination thereof.

[0148] The present disclosure also provides at least one computer program product, which is tangibly stored on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. The computer program product includes computer-executable instructions (such as those included in program modules) executed in a device on a target real or virtual processor to perform the method 200 or 500 as described above with reference to Figure 2 or Figure 5 The method 200 or 500. Generally, program modules include routines, programs, libraries, objects, classes, components, data structures, etc. that perform specific tasks or implement specific abstract data types. The functions of program modules can be combined or separated among program modules according to the requirements in various embodiments. The machine-executable instructions for program modules can be executed within local or distributed devices. In a distributed device, program modules can be located in both local and remote storage media.

[0149] The program code for performing the methods of the present disclosure can be written in any combination of one or more programming languages. These program codes can be provided to a processor or controller of a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, or other programmable data processing device, such that when the program codes are executed by the processor or controller, the functions / operations specified in the flowcharts and / or block diagrams are implemented. The program codes can be executed entirely on the machine, partially on the machine, as a stand-alone software package, partially on the machine and partially on a remote machine, or entirely on a remote machine or server.

[0150] In the context of the present disclosure, the computer program code or related data can be carried by any suitable carrier to enable a device, apparatus, or processor to perform the various processes and operations as described above. Examples of carriers include signals, computer-readable media

[0151] The computer-readable media can be a computer-readable signal medium or a computer-readable storage medium. The computer-readable media can include, but are not limited to, electrical, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor systems, devices, or apparatuses, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. More specific examples of the computer-readable storage medium will include an electrical connection having one or more wires, a portable computer disk, a hard disk, a random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), an optical fiber, a portable compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), an optical storage device, a magnetic storage device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing.

[0152] Moreover, although the operations are described in a particular order, this should not be construed as requiring that such operations be performed in the particular order shown or in sequential order, or that all of the illustrated operations be performed to achieve the desired result. In some cases, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous. Similarly, although some specific implementation details are included in the above discussion, these details should not be construed as limiting the scope of the disclosure, but rather as descriptions of features specific to particular embodiments. Certain features that are described in the context of separate embodiments may also be implemented in combination in a single embodiment. Conversely, various features that are described in the context of a single embodiment may also be implemented separately or in any suitable sub-combination in multiple embodiments.

[0153] Although the present disclosure has been described in terms of structural features and / or methodological acts, it should be understood that the disclosure defined in the appended claims is not necessarily limited to the specific features or acts described above. Rather, the above specific features and acts are disclosed as example forms of implementing the claims.

Claims

1. A terminal device, comprising: At least one processor; And At least one memory, including computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, together with the at least one processor, cause the terminal device to: Obtain a power indication from a network device, wherein the power indication indicates whether the terminal device is allowed to use a transmission power greater than a threshold; and Determine a transmission power for one or more uplink transmissions based on the power indication.

2. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the terminal device is further caused to: Obtain offset information for the transmission power, wherein the offset information indicates the amount of power by which the transmission power is allowed to exceed the threshold.

3. The terminal device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the terminal device is further caused to: Receive the threshold from the network device.

4. The terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the terminal device is further caused to: Receive a power configuration from the network device, wherein the power configuration provides information enabling the reception of a power indication at the terminal device.

5. The terminal device according to claim 4, wherein the power indication is received by: a media access control control element MAC CE, or a downlink control indication DCI; and / or Wherein the power configuration is carried by a radio resource control RRC message.

6. The terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the terminal device is further caused to: Send a power request to the network device, the power request indicating whether the terminal device needs to use a transmission power greater than the threshold or another threshold.

7. The terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the terminal device is further caused to: Determine whether the terminal device needs to use a transmission power greater than the threshold based on power usage related conditions.

8. The terminal device according to claim 7, wherein the power usage related conditions include one or more of the following: Service priority, uplink transmission scheme or mode, service type, service requirement, logical channel priority, physical channel priority, coverage, or channel quality.

9. The terminal device according to claims 6 to 8, wherein the terminal device is further caused to: Receive a response to the power request from the network device, and the response indicates whether the power request of the terminal device is rejected or accepted.

10. The terminal device according to claim 9, wherein the power indication is obtained from the response to the power request.

11. The terminal device according to any one of claims 8 to 10, wherein the power request includes: Offset information indicating a positive or negative offset by which the transmission power needs to exceed or be less than the threshold.

12. The terminal device according to claim 11, wherein the terminal device is further caused to: Obtain an indication of whether the positive offset or the negative offset is accepted by the network device.

13. The terminal device according to any one of claims 6 to 12, wherein the power request is sent according to a waveform type, and the waveform type is indicated in the power request; and / or wherein the power request is sent as uplink control information UCI, on a physical uplink control channel PUCCH, or on a physical uplink shared channel PUSCH.

14. The terminal device according to any one of claims 6 to 13, wherein the terminal device is further configured to: receive a power request configuration from the network device, the power request configuration indicating that the terminal device sends the power request.

15. The terminal device according to any one of claims 6 to 14, wherein the power request configuration is received by: a radio resource control RRC message; and / or wherein the power indication is received by: a MAC CE, or DCI; and / or wherein the power request is sent together with, or as part of, one or more of the following: a beam report; a power headroom report PHR; or a maximum permitted exposure MPE report.

16. The terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 15, wherein the terminal device is further configured to: apply a duty cycle for the one or more uplink transmissions based on at least one of the offset information or the threshold.

17. The terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 16, wherein the one or more uplink transmissions are associated with one or more of the following: one or more antenna panels of the terminal device; one or more capacity value set indices; one or more transmission and reception points TRP; one or more control resource sets; one or more sounding reference signal SRS resource sets; one or more physical cell identities PCI; one or more serving cells; or one or more transmission configuration indicator TCI states.

18. The terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 17, wherein the one or more uplink transmissions include one or more of the following: PUSCH transmission; PUCCH transmission; physical random access channel PRACH transmission; SRS transmission; or uplink channel transmission or uplink signal transmission.

19. A network device, comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory, including computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, together with the at least one processor, cause the terminal device to: determine whether the terminal device is allowed to use a transmission power greater than a threshold; and provide a power indication to the terminal device, wherein the power indication indicates whether the terminal device is allowed to use a transmission power greater than the threshold.

20. The network device according to claim 19, wherein the network device is further configured to: Based on determining that the power indication indicates that the terminal device is allowed to use the transmission power greater than the threshold, providing the terminal device with offset information for the transmission power, where the offset information indicates the amount of power by which the transmission power is allowed to exceed the threshold.

21. The network device according to claim 19 or 20, wherein the network device is further caused to: send one or more of the following to the terminal device: The threshold; and / or Offset information for the transmission power, where the offset information indicates the amount of power by which the transmission power is allowed to exceed the threshold.

22. The network device according to any one of claims 19 to 21, wherein the network device is further caused to: Send a power configuration to the terminal device, where the power configuration provides information enabling reception of a power indication at the terminal device.

23. The network device according to claim 22, wherein the power indication is received by: a Media Access Control Control Element (MAC CE), or a Downlink Control Indication (DCI); and / or wherein the power configuration is carried by a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message.

24. The network device according to any one of claims 19 to 23, wherein the network device is further caused to: Receive a power request from the terminal device, where the power request indicates whether the terminal device needs to use a transmission power greater than the threshold or another threshold; and Send a response to the power request to the terminal device, where the response indicates whether the power request of the terminal device is rejected or accepted.

25. The network device according to claim 24, wherein the power indication is provided in the response to the power request.

26. The network device according to claim 24 or 25, wherein the power request includes: Offset information indicating a positive or negative offset by which the transmission power needs to exceed or be less than the threshold.

27. The network device according to claim 26, wherein the network device is further caused to: provide an indication of whether the positive offset or the negative offset is accepted by the network device.

28. The network device according to any one of claims 24 to 27, wherein the power request is received according to a waveform type, and the waveform type is indicated in the power request; and / or wherein the power request is received as uplink control information (UCI), in a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), or in a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH).

29. The network device according to any one of claims 24 to 28, wherein the network device is caused to: Send a power request configuration to the terminal device, where the power request configuration indicates that the terminal device sends the power request.

30. The network device according to any one of claims 24 to 29, wherein the power request configuration is sent by a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message; and / or wherein the power indication is received by: MAC CE, or DCI; and / or wherein the power request is sent together with, or as part of, one or more of the following: Beam report; Power Headroom Report PHR; or Maximum Permissible Exposure MPE report.

31. The network device according to any one of claims 19 to 30, wherein the duty cycle for the one or more uplink transmissions is applied based on at least one of the offset information or the threshold.

32. The network device according to any one of claims 19 to 31, wherein the one or more uplink transmissions are associated with one or more of the following: One or more antenna panels of the terminal device; One or more capacity value set indices; One or more Transmission and Reception Points TRP; One or more control resource sets; One or more Sounding Reference Signal SRS resource sets; One or more Physical Cell Identities PCI; One or more serving cells; or One or more Transmission Configuration Indicator TCI states.

33. The network device according to any one of claims 19 to 32, wherein the network device is caused to receive the one or more uplink transmissions using the determined transmission power, the one or more uplink transmissions including one or more of the following: PUSCH transmission; PUCCH transmission; Physical Random Access Channel PRACH transmission; SRS transmission; or Uplink channel transmission or uplink signal transmission.

34. A method at a terminal device, comprising: Obtaining a power indication from a network device, wherein the power indication indicates whether the terminal device is allowed to use a transmission power greater than a threshold; And Determining a transmission power for one or more uplink transmissions based on the power indication.

35. A method at a network device, comprising: Determining whether a terminal device is allowed to use a transmission power greater than a threshold; And Providing a power indication to the terminal device, wherein the power indication indicates whether the terminal device is allowed to use a transmission power greater than the threshold.

36. An apparatus, comprising: Components for obtaining a power indication from a network device, wherein the power indication indicates whether the terminal device is allowed to use a transmission power greater than a threshold; And Components for determining a transmission power for one or more uplink transmissions based on the power indication.

37. An apparatus, comprising: Components for determining whether a terminal device is allowed to use a transmission power greater than a threshold; And Components for providing a power indication to the terminal device, wherein the power indication indicates whether the terminal device is allowed to use a transmission power greater than the threshold.

38. A non-transitory computer-readable medium, comprising program instructions for causing a device to perform at least the method according to claim 34 or 35.

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