| CPC H04W 52/367 (2013.01) [H04W 52/242 (2013.01); H04W 52/243 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |

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1. A method for controlling a maximum transmit power of a high power user equipment (HPUE) using dedicated signaling, the method comprising:
receiving an uplink Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) transmission from the HPUE at a first uplink transmission power level;
based on receiving the uplink MIMO transmission from the HPUE, determining a maximum uplink transmission power level for the HPUE based on the HPUE utilizing a MIMO layer in the uplink MIMO transmission; and
upon determining the maximum uplink transmission power level for the HPUE based on a maximum allowable path loss between the HPUE and a base station receiving the uplink MIMO transmission, communicating the maximum uplink transmission power level to the HPUE.
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