Patent ID: 9002391
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: a wireless communication device (WCD) using a first uplink resource allocation to transmit first data to a wireless network; said WCD determining a transmit power requirement for said first uplink resource allocation; said WCD determining a power headroom based on a difference between a maximum transmit power and said transmit power requirement; said WCD determining an adjustment value; said WCD adjusting said power headroom based on said adjustment value to obtain an adjusted power headroom; said WCD transmitting a report of said adjusted power headroom to said wireless network; said WCD receiving from said wireless network a second uplink resource allocation in response to said report of said adjusted power headroom; and said WCD using said second uplink resource allocation to transmit second data to said wireless network.