LTE Power Control

LTE Uplink Power Control
LTE Uplink Power Control

UL power control described in 3GPP TS 36.213
Adjusts UE Tx to compensate for channel fading.
Reduces inter cell interference
Avoids UE from transmitting excessive power.
Maximizes uplink data rate.

eNB radio receive power maintained for optimum SINR.
Prolongs UEs battery life.

Power Control update rate: 1kHZ (1ms = TTI = 1
subframe).
Open-loop & Close-loop power

control
LTE uplink power control is a combination of an open-loop and
a closed-loop mechanisms.
Open-loop:
the terminal transmit power depends on estimate

of the downlink path-loss and channel configuration.
Closed-loop:
implying that the network can, in addition,

directly control the terminal transmit power by means of
explicit power-control commands transmitted in the downlink.
Open-loop power control is used for:
PRACH at initial access (Random Access).

PUSCH and PUCCH as part of UL power control.
Close-loop power control is used for:
PUSCH and PUCCH as part of UL power control.
UE PRACH TX Power
Max allowable UE Pwr
Target eNB Rx Pwr
Path loss
Power UP each attempt by 2dB
UE PUSCH TX Power
The setting of the UE Transmit power for
the transmission in subframe i is defined

Target eNB Rx Pwr
Transmission format (MCS)
Max by:
UE Pwr
Nr. of resource blocks
Path loss
Closed loop power control
UE PUCCH TX Power
The setting of the UE Transmit power for
the transmission in subframe i is defined

Transmission format
Max by:
UE Pwr
Path loss
Target eNB Rx Pwr
PUCCH format
Closed loop power control
Path Loss (PL) estimation
Calculated in the UE in dB.

PL = referenceSignalPower higher layer
filtered RSRP
referenceSignalPower
Is provided by higher layers in SIB2.

Set to 21dBm for 2x40W MIMO cell.
referenceSignalPower
Downlink reference-signal EPRE (Energy Per Resource
Element).
Why 21dBm?
10MHz LTE carrier -> 50 RB
1 RB = 12 sub carriers (12 symbols)
Assuming 40W RDLT, then 40 [W]/50 [RB]= 0.8 [W/RB]
Pwr per symbol = 0.8 [W]/12 [symbols] = 0.0667 [W]/[symbol]
0.0667 [W] = 18.24 [dBm]
2 TX antennas = 18.24 [dBm] + 3 [dB] = 21.24 [dBm]
The downlink reference-signal EPRE can be derived from the downlink reference-signal transmit power
given by the parameter Reference-signal-power provided by higher layers. The downlink referencesignal transmit power is defined as the linear average over the power contributions (in [W]) of all
resource elements that carry cell-specific reference signals within the operating system bandwidth.
(2x2 MIMO: 4 RS out of 14 in every 3rd sub-carrier 9.6% of

total power 46dBm)
3 dB
Power
Boost
for
RS
R0 off to limit interference
R1 off to limit interference
RS power increases by 3dB due to non used RE power added to RS,

when RS of other antenna is transmitted.
Open loop power control example (PUSCH)

P0-nominalPUSCH = -103dBm
referenceSignalPower = 21dBm
UE max Pwr = 22.5dBm
Number of Resource Blocks = 1
RSRP = -100dBm
UL Power control (PUSCH) Open

loop
UE transmit power for PUSCH transmission
PPUSCH min{ PMAX ,10 log 10 M PO_PUSCH PL TF f (i )}
[dBm ]
PMAX is the maximum allowable UE power;

M is the number of scheduled resource blocks; (broadcasted on PDCCH)
PL is the downlink pathloss, estimated by UE. The UE can use
measurements of DL pathloss for estimation of UL pathloss. (Openloop)
is to enable fractional pathloss compensation;

PO_PUSCH set according to SINRtarget. SINRtarget is a parameter set to fulfill
the HARQ operating Point (OPP) quality requirements using the most
efficient MCS. PO_PUSCH is broadcasted on BCCH SIB2
PO _ PUSCH PSDRXt arg et SINRt arg et ( N 1)
PO _ PUSCH PO_NOMINAL_PUSCH PO_UE_PUSCH

is a Transport Format (TF) specific offset.
TF
UL Power control (PUSCH) Closed

loop
The function f(i) can either be cumulative or absolute

(SIB2 accumulationEnabled).
In case of a cumulative function
(accumulation enabled by higher layers):
f (i ) f (i 1) PUSCH (i K PUSCH )
Scheduler Delay
In case of absolute function

(accumulation disabled by higher layers):
f (i ) PUSCH (i K PUSCH )
PUSCH
is UE specific power adjustment included in the

uplink scheduling grant or in special TPC_PUSCH
messages on the PDCCH. It enforces the open loop
PSDtarget and is updated fast enough to compensate for
the slow fading.
UL Power control (PUSCH) Closed

loop
PUSCH is set according to:

TPC Command
Accumulated
PUSCH [dB]
-1
-4
-1
Absolute P USCH [dB]
UL Power Control (PUCCH) Open

loop
UE transmit power for PUCCH transmission
PPUCCH min{ PMAX , PO_PUCCH PL h(ncqi , nharq ) F_PUCCH ( F ) g (i )}
[dBm ]
PMAX
is the maximum allowable UE power;

PL is the downlink pathloss, estimated by UE. The UE can use
measurements of DL pathloss for estimation of UL pathloss.
(Open-loop)
h(n) is a PUCCH format dependent value where n(cqi)
corresponds to the number of information bits for the CQI,
and n(harq) the number of HARQ bits. For PUCCH formats 1,
1a and 1b, h(n) is always 0. For PUCCH format 2, h(n) is 0 for
normal cyclic prefix and n(cqi)<4, but may take on other
F _ PUCCH (with
F)
values
extended cyclic prefix or for n(cqi)>4.
corresponds to a PUCCH format offset. Provided

by higher layers.
UL Power Control (PUCCH) Closed loop
g(i) is the current PUCCH power control adjustment state, similar as PUSCH
PUCCHto calculate.
(accumulation enabled), using parameter
UL Power Control (PUCCH) Closed loop
TPC Command
Accumulated
-1
PUCCH [dB]
The open loop part controls PO_PUCCH, and the closed loop part controls
g(i). This function works much the same way as for PUSCH, except the
TPC commands for PUCCH can be transmitted in the downlink
scheduling assignments, and without any uplink grant.
CLPC Testing
The test is done in downtown Bellevue loop
with 20 Mbps UL UDP data.

Following slides show comparative analysis
between CLPC active and inactive in the

same graph.
UL Throughput Comparison
UE TX Power Comparison
CLPC Testing Observations

CLPC functionality has reduced the required
power from the UEs significantly while the

throughput figures are quite close to each
other.
Higher Layer Filtered RSRP

(filterCoefficientEUtraRSRP & filterCoefficientEUtraRSRQ)
RSRP filtering k=8
EUtranCellFDD PM Counters
pmRadioRecInterferencePwr
The measured Noise and Interference Power on PUSCH, according to 36.214
PDF ranges:
[0]: N+I <= -121
[1]: -121 < N+I <= -120
[2]: -120 < N+I <= -119
[3]: -119 < N+I <= -118
[4]: -118 < N+I <= -117
[5]: -117 < N+I <= -116
[6]: -116 < N+I <= -115
[7]: -115 < N+I <= -114
[8]: -114< N+I <= -113
[9]: -113 < N+I <= -112
[10]: -112 < N+I <= -108
[11]: -108 < N+I <= -104
[12]: -104 < N+I <= -100
[13]: -100 < N+I <= -96
[14]: -96 < N+I <= -92
[15]: -92 < N+I
Condition: An average value is measured on a TTI basis
Unit: dBm/PRB
Report from 2011-02-16 14:00 UTC to 2011-02-16 14:14 UTC

Time Object
pmRadioRecInterferencePwr
14:00 EUtranCellFDD=172169_1
5664,880660,8739,3020,1372,364,21,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
617247,282277,309,7,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
14:00 EUtranCellFDD=172169_3 761490,138350,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
EUtranCellFDD PM Counters
pmRadioTbsPwrRestricted
The number of Transport Blocks on MAC level scheduled in uplink
where the UE was considered to be power limited.
pmRadioTbsPwrUnrestricted
The number of Transport Blocks on MAC level scheduled in uplink
where the UE was NOT considered to be power limited.
Condition: A Transport Block is considered to be power
limited when the estimated required transmit power is higher

than the UE maximum transmit power.
Report from 2011-02-16 13:00 UTC to 2011-02-16 13:14 UTC
Time Object
pmRadioTbsPwrRestricted
pmRadioTbsPwrUnrestricted
32
46
19
1630
2376
31
DL-PC
DL-PC:PC ON PDCCH
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What are the different types of power control mechanisms used in LTE uplink?

What are the different types of power control mechanisms used in LTE uplink?

What factors affect the UE transmit power for PUSCH?

What factors affect the UE transmit power for PUSCH?

LTE Uplink Power Control

LTE Uplink Power Control

Maximizes uplink data rate.

Prolongs UEs battery life.

Open-loop & Close-loop power

the terminal transmit power depends on estimate

implying that the network can, in addition,

Open-loop power control is used for:

PRACH at initial access (Random Access).

PUSCH and PUCCH as part of UL power control.

Target eNB Rx Pwr

Power UP each attempt by 2dB

the transmission in subframe i is defined

Nr. of resource blocks

the transmission in subframe i is defined

Target eNB Rx Pwr

Path Loss (PL) estimation

Calculated in the UE in dB.

Is provided by higher layers in SIB2.

(2x2 MIMO: 4 RS out of 14 in every 3rd sub-carrier 9.6% of

R1 off to limit interference

RS power increases by 3dB due to non used RE power added to RS,

Open loop power control example (PUSCH)

UL Power control (PUSCH) Open

PPUSCH min{ PMAX ,10 log 10 M PO_PUSCH PL TF f (i )}

PMAX is the maximum allowable UE power;

measurements of DL pathloss for estimation of UL pathloss. (Openloop)

is to enable fractional pathloss compensation;

PO _ PUSCH PO_NOMINAL_PUSCH PO_UE_PUSCH

UL Power control (PUSCH) Closed

The function f(i) can either be cumulative or absolute

In case of absolute function

is UE specific power adjustment included in the

UL Power control (PUSCH) Closed

PUSCH is set according to:

Absolute P USCH [dB]

UL Power Control (PUCCH) Open

PPUCCH min{ PMAX , PO_PUCCH PL h(ncqi , nharq ) F_PUCCH ( F ) g (i )}

is the maximum allowable UE power;

corresponds to a PUCCH format offset. Provided

UL Power Control (PUCCH) Closed loop

UL Power Control (PUCCH) Closed loop

with 20 Mbps UL UDP data.

between CLPC active and inactive in the

CLPC Testing Observations

power from the UEs significantly while the

Higher Layer Filtered RSRP

RSRP filtering k=8

Report from 2011-02-16 14:00 UTC to 2011-02-16 14:14 UTC

The number of Transport Blocks on MAC level scheduled in uplink

where the UE was considered to be power limited.

The number of Transport Blocks on MAC level scheduled in uplink

where the UE was NOT considered to be power limited.

Condition: A Transport Block is considered to be power

limited when the estimated required transmit power is higher