Patent ID: 9681397
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A method of wireless communication of a base station in a range expanded cellular region, the range expanded cellular region including the base station and a plurality of virtual cells, the method comprising: determining a transmission power of a signal transmitted by a first user equipment (UE) of a plurality of UEs in the range expanded cellular region, the first UE being associated with a first virtual cell of the plurality of virtual cells; generating a power control command based on the transmission power of the signal transmitted by the first UE; transmitting the power control command to the plurality of UEs; and receiving a signal from a second UE of the plurality of UEs subsequent to the transmitting of the power control command, the second UE being associated with a second virtual cell of the plurality of virtual cells, the transmission power of the signal from the second UE corresponding to the power control command and a power offset associated with the second virtual cell.