US 11,671,928 B1
Dual connectivity (DC) power control
Justin Sungki Park, Ashburn, VA (US); Saied Kazeminejad, Ashburn, VA (US); and Durga Prasad Satapathy, Ashburn, VA (US)
Assigned to T-Mobile Innovations LLC, Overland Park, KS (US)
Filed by T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC, Overland Park, KS (US)
Filed on Nov. 6, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/91,888.
Application 17/091,888 is a continuation of application No. 16/134,858, filed on Sep. 18, 2018, granted, now 10,873,915.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 52/36 (2009.01); H04W 88/02 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 52/367 (2013.01) [H04W 88/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wireless communication device (WCD) for dynamically allocating maximum total uplink power comprising:
one or more transmitters configured to transmit a first wireless uplink signal to a first access point and a second wireless uplink signal to a second access point; and
a processor configured to perform operations comprising:
determine at least one network parameter for a wireless communication session between the WCD and each of the first access point and the second access point, the at least one network parameter comprising a realized uplink transmission data rate, a realized downlink transmission data rate, an observed signal to interference plus noise ratio, a received strength receive power, a pathloss, a connection throughput, one or more capabilities of the WCD, or a location of the WCD;
determine a power headroom of the WCD for transmitting the first wireless uplink signal to the first access point; and
in response to the determined at least one network parameter, reduce a first maximum uplink power used by the WCD to transmit the first wireless uplink signal to the first access point by at least a portion of the power headroom and at least partially proportionately increase a second maximum uplink power used by the WCD to transmit the second wireless uplink signal to the second access point by at least a portion of the power headroom to establish and/or maintain dual connectivity with the first and second access points.