Uplink Power Control via Early Decoding Feedback

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current power control mechanisms in UMTS systems fail to efficiently reduce unnecessary transmitting power consumption in terminals, leading to increased uplink interference and reduced system capacity and standby time, while maintaining required quality of service.

Innovation Solution

A power control method and device that determine whether to reduce the uplink channel transmitting power of a terminal based on data received during a Transmission Time Interval (TTI), allowing power reduction when specific conditions such as successful decoding of data or absence of uplink data transmission are met, and adjusting power levels accordingly.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If the terminal continuously transmits uplink channel data throughout the TTI, then the quality of service is ensured, but the transmitting power consumption increases unnecessarily

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvequality of serviceVSAvoidtransmitting power consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The base station performs preliminary decoding of uplink data before the TTI ends. When decoding succeeds early, the base station sends a power reduction command to the terminal, allowing the terminal to stop transmitting early. This preliminary action enables power savings without compromising service quality because the decoding is already complete.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements a feedback mechanism where the base station monitors decoding progress and sends control commands to the terminal. When decoding succeeds, the base station feeds back a power reduction command, creating a closed-loop control system that dynamically adjusts terminal power based on actual decoding needs rather than continuous transmission.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Reliability

If the terminal maintains high transmitting power throughout the TTI, then uplink service quality is maintained, but uplink interference increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuplink service qualityVSAvoiduplink interference
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The base station performs preliminary decoding of uplink data before the TTI ends. When decoding succeeds early, the base station sends a power reduction command to the terminal, allowing the terminal to stop transmitting early. This preliminary action enables power savings without compromising service quality because the decoding is already complete.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements a feedback mechanism where the base station monitors decoding progress and sends control commands to the terminal. When decoding succeeds, the base station feeds back a power reduction command, creating a closed-loop control system that dynamically adjusts terminal power based on actual decoding needs rather than continuous transmission.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Reliability

If the terminal transmits throughout the entire TTI, then data transmission completeness is ensured, but standby time is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata transmission completenessVSAvoidstandby time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDuration of action of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The base station performs preliminary decoding of uplink data before the TTI ends. When decoding succeeds early, the base station sends a power reduction command to the terminal, allowing the terminal to stop transmitting early. This preliminary action enables power savings without compromising service quality because the decoding is already complete.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements a feedback mechanism where the base station monitors decoding progress and sends control commands to the terminal. When decoding succeeds, the base station feeds back a power reduction command, creating a closed-loop control system that dynamically adjusts terminal power based on actual decoding needs rather than continuous transmission.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

4Use of energy by moving object

If early power reduction is implemented, then power consumption is reduced, but decoding completeness may be compromised

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepower consumptionVSAvoiddecoding completeness
Core Design Contradiction:
Use of energy by moving objectVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The base station performs preliminary decoding of uplink data before the TTI ends. When decoding succeeds early, the base station sends a power reduction command to the terminal, allowing the terminal to stop transmitting early. This preliminary action enables power savings without compromising service quality because the decoding is already complete.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements a feedback mechanism where the base station monitors decoding progress and sends control commands to the terminal. When decoding succeeds, the base station feeds back a power reduction command, creating a closed-loop control system that dynamically adjusts terminal power based on actual decoding needs rather than continuous transmission.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentEP2993946B1Power control method and device, base station and computer storage medium
Publication Date: 2018.05.02 ZTE CORP
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AI summary

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a power control method and device, a base station and a computer storage medium. The method includes: a first determination step of determining whether transmitting power of an uplink channel of a terminal is allowed to be reduced in subsequent slots of a current Transmission Time Interval (TTI) according to first data, received in a first part of slots of the TTI, of the uplink channel of the terminal at the end of the first part of slots of the current TTI, and if YES, entering a control step; and the control step of controlling the terminal to reduce the transmitting power of the uplink channel of the terminal before the end of a first slot in the subsequent slots.