Uplink Carrier Power Prioritization for Random Access Transmission

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Solution Overview

Problem

In future radio communication systems, the appropriate prioritization of power distribution for uplink transmission across multiple carriers or component carriers is not adequately addressed, leading to potential communication quality degradation and throughput reduction.

Innovation Solution

A terminal is equipped with a transmitting section that prioritizes random access channel transmission on a serving cell over semi-persistent sounding reference signal and periodic SRS transmission in power allocation, ensuring appropriate power distribution across uplink carriers.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If random access channel transmission is prioritized over semi-persistent SRS and periodic SRS transmission in power allocation, then communication quality and throughput are improved, but power allocation complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication qualityVSAvoidpower allocation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the priority parameter assignment by defining specific priority values for different transmission types. Random access channel transmission is assigned higher priority than semi-persistent and periodic SRS transmissions, creating a clear hierarchical power allocation structure that improves communication quality while maintaining manageable complexity through standardized parameter assignment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Productivity

If random access channel transmission is prioritized over semi-persistent SRS and periodic SRS transmission in power allocation, then throughput is improved, but power distribution control complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovethroughputVSAvoidpower distribution control complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces explicit priority parameters that dictate power distribution hierarchy. By assigning random access channel transmission higher priority values than SRS transmissions, the system automatically optimizes throughput through improved power allocation without requiring complex real-time control mechanisms, as the priority relationships are pre-defined.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Device complexity

If priority of power distribution is not appropriately recognized, then device complexity is reduced, but communication quality degradation occurs

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepower allocation simplicityVSAvoidcommunication quality
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent resolves this contradiction by establishing clear priority parameter definitions for different transmission types. The standardized priority assignment ensures that random access channel transmissions receive appropriate power allocation without requiring complex recognition logic, thereby maintaining communication quality while avoiding excessive system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentEP4704473A1Terminal, wireless communication method, and base station
Publication Date: 2026.03.04 NTT DOCOMO INC
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AI summary

A terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a transmitting section that transmits capability information, and a control section that, when the capability information indicates a function of prioritizing a random access channel transmission on a serving cell other than a primary cell over a semi-persistent sounding reference signal (SRS) transmission and a periodic SRS transmission in power allocation to any of two uplink carriers of one cell and a plurality of cells in carrier aggregation, performs the function.