Patent Publication Number: US-10772047-B2

Title: Transmission power sharing between dual connectivity cell groups

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
     This application is a continuation of International Application No. PCT/JP2017/029146, filed on Aug. 10, 2017 and designating the U.S., the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. 
    
    
     FIELD 
     The present invention relates to a terminal device, a base station device, a wireless communication system, and a wireless communication method. 
     BACKGROUND 
     In current networks, traffic of terminal devices, such as mobile terminals (smartphones and feature phones), accounts for most of network resources. In addition, traffic used by the mobile terminals tends to increase continuously. 
     Meanwhile, with the development of Internet of things (IoT) services (for example, transportation systems, smart meters, and monitoring systems for devices and the like), there is a demand to cope with services that have various requirements. Therefore, in the communication standards for next generation (for example, the fifth generation mobile communication (5G)), technologies that realize a higher data rate, a larger capacity, and a lower latency are desired, in addition to the standard technologies of the fourth generation mobile communication (4G) (for example, see Non Patent Literatures 1 to 11). As for the next generation communication standards, working groups of the 3GPP (for example, TSG-RAN WG1, TSG-RAN WG2, and the like) have been examining technologies (Non Patent Literatures 12 to 21). 
     As described above, to cope with a wide variety of services, in the 5G, a large number of use cases that are classified into enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB), massive machine type communications (MTC), and ultra-reliable and low latency communication (URLLC) are supposed to be supported. Among them, URLLC is a use case that is most difficult to be realized. First, there is a requirement for ultra-high reliability such that a target over-the-air block error rate is 10 −5 . As one method of realizing the ultra-high reliability, there is a method of increasing the amount of resources to be used and ensuring data redundancy. However, the wireless resources are limited, and it is impossible to increase the resources to be used without any limitation. 
     As for a low-latency, there is a requirement in URLLC such that a target over-the-air uplink and downlink user plane latency is 0.5 milliseconds. This is a high requirement to achieve one-tenth or lower than that of the 4G long term evolution (LTE) wireless system. In URLLC, it is necessary to simultaneously meet the two requirements of ultra-high reliability and low-latency as described above. 
     In 5G, studies are now being conducted to perform scheduling in units of short transmission time intervals (TTI) for communications in which low-latency is highly demanded (for example, URLLC). Further, studies are now being conducted to perform scheduling in units of long TTIs for data for which low-latency is less demanded and which has a large data size (for example, eMMB data).
     Non Patent Literature 1: 3GPP TS 36.211 V14.2.0 (2017-03)   Non Patent Literature 2: 3GPP TS 36.212 V14.2.0 (2017-03)   Non Patent Literature 3: 3GPP TS 36.213 V14.2.0 (2017-03)   Non Patent Literature 4: 3GPP TS 36.300 V14.2.0 (2017-03)   Non Patent Literature 5: 3GPP TS 36.321 V14.2.0 (2017-03)   Non Patent Literature 6: 3GPP TS 36.322 V14.0.0 (2017-03)   Non Patent Literature 7: 3GPP TS 36.323 V14.2.0 (2017-03)   Non Patent Literature 8: 3GPP TS 36.331 V14.2.0 (2017-03)   Non Patent Literature 9: 3GPP TS 36.413 V14.2.0 (2017-03)   Non Patent Literature 10: 3GPP TS 36.423 V14.2.0 (2017-03)   Non Patent Literature 11: 3GPP TS 36.425 V14.0.0 (2017-03)   Non Patent Literature 12: 3GPP TR 38.801 V14.0.0 (2017-03)   Non Patent Literature 13: 3GPP TR 38.802 V14.0.0 (2017-03)   Non Patent Literature 14: 3GPP TR 38.803 V14.0.0 (2017-03)   Non Patent Literature 15: 3GPP TR 38.804 V14.0.0 (2017-03)   Non Patent Literature 16: 3GPP TR 38.900 V14.2.0 (2016-12)   Non Patent Literature 17: 3GPP TR 38.912 V14.0.0 (2017-03)   Non Patent Literature 18: 3GPP TR 38.913 V14.2.0 (2017-03)   Non Patent Literature 19: “New SID Proposal: Study on New Radio Access Technology”, NTT docomo, RP-160671, 3GPP TSG RAN Meeting #71, Goteborg, Sweden, 7.-10. Mar. 2016   Non Patent Literature 20: “On multiple carrier operation”, Huawei, HiSillicon, R1-1611200, 3GPP TSG-RAN WG1 Meeting #87, Reno, USA, 14.-18. Nov. 2016   Non Patent Literature 21: “Discussion on support of CA operation for NR”, LG Electronics, R1-1611848, 3GPP TSG-RAN WG1 Meeting #87, Reno, USA, 14.-18. Nov. 2016   

     However, while transmission power is controlled in wireless communication systems, such as LTE, in accordance with LTE communication carriers, uplink transmission power is not controlled in accordance with new radio (NR) next generation communication carriers; therefore, there is a demand to control the transmission power. 
     SUMMARY 
     According to one embodiment, the terminal device includes a processor circuitry and a receiver. The processor circuitry is configured to perform dual connectivity with a cell group and a different cell group. The processor circuitry is configured to control transmission power sharing between the cell group and the different cell group. The processor is configured to, when transmissions of the cell group overlap in time with transmissions of the different cell group and a total amount of the transmission power amount of the cell group and the transmission power amount of the different cell group during the overlapping time is larger than a configured maximum transmission power amount, reduce a transmission power amount of the cell group or a transmission power amount of the different cell group during the overlapping time such that the total amount of the transmission power amount of the cell group and the transmission power amount of the different cell group is less than or equal to the configured maximum transmission power amount. The receiver is configured to receive a signal on the cell group and the different cell group. 
     The object and advantages of the embodiment will be realized and attained by means of the elements and combinations particularly pointed out in the claims. 
     It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are not restrictive of the embodiment, as claimed. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a wireless communication system of a first embodiment. 
         FIG. 2  is a block diagram illustrating an example of a base station of the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 3  is a block diagram illustrating an example of a power information generating unit of the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 4  is a block diagram illustrating an example of a terminal device of the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 5  is a block diagram illustrating an example of a transmission power control unit of the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 6  is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a wireless communication system of a second embodiment. 
         FIG. 7  is a block diagram illustrating an example of a power information generating unit of the second embodiment. 
         FIG. 8  is a block diagram illustrating an example of a transmission power control unit of the second embodiment. 
         FIG. 9  is a block diagram illustrating an example of a power information generating unit of a third embodiment. 
         FIG. 10  is a block diagram illustrating an example of a transmission power control unit of the third embodiment. 
         FIG. 11  is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a wireless communication system of a fourth embodiment. 
         FIG. 12  is a block diagram illustrating an example of a terminal device of the fourth embodiment. 
         FIG. 13  is a block diagram illustrating an example of a transmission power control unit of the fourth embodiment. 
         FIG. 14  is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a relationship between a transmission power amount of a slot of an LTE cell group and a transmission power amount of a slot of an NR cell group. 
         FIG. 15  is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a relationship between the transmission power amount of the slot of the LTE cell group and the transmission power amount of the slot of the NR cell group. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
     Embodiments of a terminal device, a base station device, a wireless communication system, and a wireless communication method disclosed in the present application will be described in detail below based on the drawings. The disclosed technology is not limited by the embodiments below. In addition, the embodiments described below may be combined appropriately as long as no contradiction is derived. 
     First Embodiment 
       FIG. 1  is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a wireless communication system  1  of a first embodiment. The wireless communication system  1  illustrated in  FIG. 1  includes a base station  2  and a terminal device  3 . The base station  2  transmits and receives data, such as eMBB data and URLLC data, to and from the terminal device  3  by a wireless carrier, for example. The base station  2  is, for example, a gNB of an NR cell or the like. The terminal device  3  transmits and receives data, such as eMBB data and URLLC data, to and from the base station  2  by a wireless carrier, for example. 
       FIG. 2  is a block diagram illustrating an example of the base station  2  of the first embodiment. The base station  2  illustrated in  FIG. 2  includes an antenna  11 , a transmitting unit  12 , a receiving unit  13 , a first memory  14 , and a first processor  15 . The antenna  11  transmits and receives wireless signals of wireless carriers, for example. The transmitting unit  12  is a wireless interface that transmits wireless signals via the antenna  11 . The receiving unit  13  is a wireless interface that receives wireless signals via the antenna  11 . The first memory  14  includes, for example, a random access memory (RAM), a read only memory (ROM), or the like, and is an area for storing various kinds of information related to the base station  2 . The first processor  15  includes, for example, a central processing unit (CPU), a field programmable gate array (FPGA), a digital signal processor (DSP), or the like, and controls the entire base station  2 . Specifically, the first processor  15  includes a scheduler unit  21 , a data generating unit  22 , a power information generating unit  23 , and a control signal generating unit  24 . The first processor  15  further includes a mapping unit  25 , an inverse fast Fourier transform (IFFT) unit  26 , and a cyclic prefix (CP) adding unit  27 . The first processor  15  still further includes a CP removing unit  28 , a fast Fourier transform (FFT) unit  29 , a data decoding unit  30 , and a control signal decoding unit  31 . 
     The scheduler unit  21  performs scheduling for assigning a wireless resource to data, such as eMBB data and URLLC data, which is transmitted and received to and from the plurality of terminal devices  3 . Specifically, the scheduler unit  21  performs scheduling for uplink that is from the terminal device  3  to the base station  2 , by assigning a wireless resource to data, such as eMBB data and URLLC data, which is transmitted by each of the terminal devices  3 . The scheduler unit  21  also performs scheduling for downlink that is from the base station  2  to the terminal device  3 , by assigning a wireless resource to data, such as eMBB data and URLLC data, which is transmitted to each of the terminal devices  3 . 
     The data generating unit  22  generates data, such as eMBB data and URLLC data, which is to be transmitted to the terminal device  3 , on the basis of information on the scheduling for downlink performed by the scheduler unit  21 . In other words, the data generating unit  22  encodes and modulates data, such as eMBB data and URLLC data, which is to be transmitted to the terminal device  3 . The power information generating unit  23  generates transmission power information for uplink and downlink. The control signal generating unit  24  generates a control signal for eMBB, URLLC, and the like, on the basis of the information on the scheduling performed by the scheduler unit  21 , for example. Specifically when a wireless resource is assigned to URLLC data for unlink, the control signal generating unit  24  generates an URLLC control signal for designating a coding rate, a modulation method, transmission power, and the like of the URLLC data. The URLLC control signal is transmitted to the terminal device  3  that transmits the URLLC data. Further, the control signal generating unit  24  generates an eMBB control signal for designating a coding rate, a modulation method, transmission power, and the like of eMBB data, with respect to the terminal device  3  that transmits the eMBB data. The control signal generating unit  24  also generates a control signal for indicating a coding rate, a modulation method, transmission power, and the like of data, such as eMBB data and URLLC data, which is to be transmitted to each of the terminal devices  3 . 
     The mapping unit  25  generates a transmission signal by mapping the eMBB data, the URLLC data, and the control signal, for example. The mapping unit  25  allocates the eMBB data, the URLLC data, and the control signal to wireless resources based on the scheduling information, for example. The mapping unit  25  divides each of slots constituting the transmission signal into a plurality of mini slots, and performs mapping in units of the mini slots, for example. As a result, when wireless resources are assigned to the URLLC data for uplink, the mapping unit  25  maps the URLLC control signal to a mini slot. 
     The IFFT unit  26  performs the inverse fast Fourier transform on the transmission signal generated by the mapping unit  25 , and converts the transmission signal in the frequency domain to the transmission signal in the time domain. Then, the IFFT unit  26  outputs the transmission signal to the CP adding unit  27 . The CP adding unit  27  adds a CP to the transmission signal output from the IFFT unit  26 , in units of symbols. Then, the CP adding unit  27  outputs the transmission signal to which the CP is added to the transmitting unit  12 . 
     The CP removing unit  28  removes the CP that is added in units of symbols to the signal received from the receiving unit  13 . Then, the CP removing unit  28  outputs the received signal from which the CP is removed to the FFT unit  29 . The FFT unit  29  performs the fast Fourier transform on the received signal output from the CP removing unit  28 , and converts the received signal in the time domain to the received signal in the frequency domain. The received signal contains eMBB data and URLLC data transmitted from each of the terminal devices  3 . 
     The data decoding unit  30  demodulates and decodes data, such as eMBB data and URLLC data, contained in the received signal. When the received signal contains URLLC data, the data decoding unit  30  decodes the entire eMBB data by assuming that the eMBB data to be received by a next slot is present at the position of the URLLC data, for example. 
     The control signal decoding unit  31 , when detecting a request for the URLLC data from the terminal device  3 , instructs the scheduler unit  21  to assign a wireless resource to the URLLC data for uplink. The transmitting unit  12  performs a wireless transmission process, such as digital-to-analog (D/A) conversion and up-conversion, on the transmission signal output from the CP adding unit  27 , for example. Further, the transmitting unit  12  transmits the transmission signal via the antenna  11 . The receiving unit  13  receives a wireless signal via the antenna  11 , and performs a wireless reception process, such as down-conversion and analog-to-digital (A/D) conversion, on the received signal, for example. Then, the receiving unit  13  outputs the received signal to the CP removing unit  28 . 
       FIG. 3  is a block diagram illustrating an example of the power information generating unit  23  of the first embodiment. The power information generating unit  23  illustrated in  FIG. 3  includes a collecting unit  41 , a first collecting unit  42 A, a second collecting unit  42 B, a third collecting unit  42 C, a generating unit  43 , a first generating unit  44 A, a second generating unit  44 B, and a third generating unit  44 C. 
     (Expression 1) is a formula for calculating a transmission power amount P PUSCH  for uplink on the terminal device  3  side with a subframe i of a cell c, for example. “P CMAX ” is an allowable maximum transmission power amount available to the terminal device  3  for the uplink, “M PUSCH ” is the number of resource blocks, and “P o_PUSCH ” is a target received power amount. “α” is a path loss compensation factor, “PL” is a path loss measurement value between the cell and the terminal device  3 , “Δ TF ” is a power offset value induced by MCS, “f” is a correction amount corresponding to a fading amount, such as “short fading” in uplink. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
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     “Σ B ” is a first correction amount for correcting “P CMAX ” in (Expression 1) depending on a signal waveform of the carrier of the NR cell, for example. The signal waveform of the carrier of the NR cell has a different peak to average power ratio (PAPR), such as CP-orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) or discrete Fourier transform (DFT)-spread (S)-OFDM. The first correction amount is a correction amount for avoiding signal distortion of an output amplifier, which occurs depending on a carrier type of the NR cell, for example. 
     “β SCS ” is a second correction amount for correcting the calculated power amount Pc depending on a transmission time interval (TTI) of the carrier of the NR cell, for example. A wireless parameter (numerology) of the carrier of the NR cell has a different TTI, for example. The second correction amount is a correction amount for compensating for a power density change that changes when the TTI is different in a different NR carrier. Further, “f” is a third correction amount for correcting the calculated power amount Pc depending on the fading amount in uplink. Meanwhile, as indicated by (Expression 3), the calculated power amount Pc is calculated by parameters that are set when wireless communication is established between the base station  2  and the terminal device  3 . The parameters are, for example, “M PUSCH ”, “P o_PUSCH ”, “α”, “PL”, and “Δ TF ”, which are parameters that do not largely change after the wireless communication is established.
 
 Pc= 10 log 10 ( M   PUSCH,c ( i ))+ P   O_PUSCH,c ( j )+α c ( j )· PL   c +Δ TF,c ( i )
 
     The collecting unit  41  collects the parameters, such as “M PUSCH ”, “P o_ P USCH ”, “α”, “PL”, and “Δ TF ” used in (Expression 2) The first collecting unit  42 A collects various parameters related to the first correction amount “Σ B ”. The second collecting unit  42 B collects various parameters related to the second correction amount “β SCS ”. The third collecting unit  42 C collects various parameters related to the third correction amount “f”. The generating unit  43  generates the parameters collected by the collecting unit  41 . The first generating unit  44 A generates the first correction amount “Σ B ” with the various parameters collected by the first collecting unit  42 A. The second generating unit  44 B generates the second correction amount “β SCS ” with the various parameters collected by the second collecting unit  42 B. The third generating unit  44 C generates the third correction amount “f” with the various parameters collected by the third collecting unit  42 C. 
     The control signal generating unit  24  generates a control signal that contains radio resource control (RRC) signaling information that contains the parameters generated by the generating unit  43 . Meanwhile, the base station  2  notifies the terminal device  3  of the RRC signaling information containing the parameters when the wireless communication is established between the terminal device  3  and the base station  2 . Further, the control signal generating unit  24  generates a control signal for a transmission power control (TPC) command of L1 signaling information that contains the first correction amount, the second correction amount, and the third correction amount. Meanwhile, the base station  2  notifies the terminal device  3  of the TPC command of the L1 signaling information containing the first correction amount, the second correction amount, and the third correction amount at a predetermined timing. 
       FIG. 4  is a block diagram illustrating an example of the terminal device  3  of the first embodiment. The terminal device  3  illustrated in  FIG. 4  includes an antenna  51 , a transmitting unit  52 , a receiving unit  53 , a second memory  54 , and a second processor  55 . The antenna  51  transmits and receives wireless signals to and from the terminal device  3 , for example. The transmitting unit  52  is a wireless interface that transmits wireless signals via the antenna  51 . The receiving unit  53  is a wireless interface that receives wireless signals via the antenna  51 . The second memory  54  includes, for example, a random access memory (RAM), a read only memory (ROM), or the like, and is an area for storing various kinds of information related to the terminal device  3 . The second processor  55  includes, for example, a central processing unit (CPU), a field programmable gate array (FPGA), a digital signal processor (DSP), or the like, and controls the entire terminal device  3 . 
     The receiving unit  53  receives a wireless signal via the antenna  51 , performs a wireless reception process, such as down-conversion and A/D conversion, on the received signal, for example. Then, the receiving unit  53  outputs the received signal to the second processor  55 . The transmitting unit  52  performs a wireless transmission process, such as D/A conversion and up-conversion, on a transmission signal output from the second processor  55 , for example. Then, the transmitting unit  52  transmits the transmission signal via the antenna  51 . 
     The second processor  55  includes a CP removing unit  61 , an FFT unit  62 , a carrier aggregation (CA)/dual connectivity (DC) control unit  63 , an eMBB data decoding unit  64 , and an URLLC data decoding unit  65 . The second processor  55  further includes a control signal decoding unit  66 , a transmission power control unit  67 , a scheduler unit  68 , an eMBB data generating unit  69 , an URLLC data generating unit  70 , a control signal generating unit  71 , an IFFT unit  72 , and a CP adding unit  73 . 
     The CP removing unit  61  removes a CP that is added in units of symbols to the received signal. Then, the CP removing unit  61  outputs the received signal from which the CP is removed to the FFT unit  62 . The FFT unit  62  performs the fast Fourier transform on the received signal output from the CP removing unit  61 , and converts the received signal in the time domain to the received signal in the frequency domain. The received signal contains eMBB data, URLLC data, and the control signal transmitted from the base station  2 , for example. 
     The eMBB data decoding unit  64  demodulates and decodes data, such as eMBB data, from the received signal in the frequency domain subjected to the conversion by the FFT unit  62 . The URLLC data decoding unit  65  demodulates and decodes data, such as URLLC data, from the received signal in the frequency domain subjected to the conversion by the FFT unit  62 . The control signal decoding unit  66  demodulates and decodes the control signal contained in the received signal. 
     The eMBB data generating unit  69  generates eMBB data to be transmitted to the base station  2 , and performs encoding and modulation on the generated eMBB data. Further, the eMBB data generating unit  69  generates data to be transmitted to the base station  2 , and performs encoding and modulation on the generated data. Then, the eMBB data generating unit  69  outputs the modulated eMBB data to the IFFT unit  72 . The IFFT unit  72  performs the inverse fast Fourier transform on the eMBB data output from the eMBB data generating unit  69 , and converts the transmission signal in the frequency domain to the transmission signal in the time domain. Then, the IFFT unit  72  outputs the transmission signal in the time domain to the CP adding unit  73 . The CP adding unit  73  adds a CP in units of symbols to the transmission signal output from the IFFT unit  72 . Then, the CP adding unit  73  outputs the transmission signal to which the CP is added to the transmitting unit  52 . 
     The CA/DC control unit  63  controls CA based on the control signal, and outputs a CA control result to the scheduler unit  68 . Further, the CA/DC control unit  63  controls DC based on the control signal, and outputs a DC control result to the scheduler unit  68 . 
     The transmission power control unit  67  calculates a transmission power amount of uplink toward the base station  2 , on the basis of the parameters that are contained in the RRC signaling information, the first correction amount, the second correction amount, and the third correction amount that are contained in the TCP command of the L1 signaling information, and the predetermined function of (Expression 2), which are contained in control signals. Then, the transmission power control unit  67  controls transmission power of the uplink toward the base station  2  while reflecting the NR carrier, on the basis of the calculated transmission power amount. 
       FIG. 5  is a block diagram illustrating an example of the transmission power control unit  67  of the first embodiment. The transmission power control unit  67  illustrated in  FIG. 5  includes an acquiring unit  81 , a parameter memory  82 , a first acquiring unit  83 A, a second acquiring unit  83 B, a third acquiring unit  83 C, a first calculating unit  84 , and a first control unit  85 . The acquiring unit  81  acquires the parameters contained in the RRC signaling information and stores the acquired parameters in the parameter memory  82 . 
     The first acquiring unit  83 A acquires the first correction amount contained in the TPC command. The second acquiring unit  83 B acquires the second correction amount contained in the TPC command. The third acquiring unit  83 C acquires the third correction amount contained in the TPC command. The first calculating unit  84  assigns the parameters stored in the parameter memory  82 , the first correction amount, the second correction amount, and the third correction amount to (Expression 4). 
     
       
         
           
             
               
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     The first calculating unit  84  calculates the transmission power amount of the uplink toward the base station  2 , on the basis of (Expression 4). In other words, the first calculating unit  84  calculates the calculated power amount Pc, and corrects the calculated power amount Pc using the second correction amount and the third correction amount. Further, the first calculating unit  84  corrects the allowable maximum transmission power amount by the first correction amount. Then, the first calculating unit  84  calculates, as the transmission power amount of the uplink, a smaller one of the allowable maximum transmission power amount that is corrected by the first correction amount and the calculated power amount Pc that is corrected by the second correction amount and the third correction amount. Then, the first calculating unit  84  sets the calculated transmission power amount in the first control unit  85 . The first control unit  85  controls the transmission power of the uplink toward the base station  2 , on the basis of the calculated transmission power amount. 
     The terminal device  3  of the first embodiment, as indicated by (Expression 4), corrects the allowable maximum transmission power amount “P CMAX ” by the first correction amount “Σ B ” that changes depending on the signal waveform of the NR carrier, and corrects the calculated power amount Pc by the second correction amount “β SCS ” that changes depending on the TTI of the NR carrier. Further, the terminal device  3  corrects the calculated power amount Pc by the third correction amount “f” that changes depending on the fading amount. The terminal device  3  calculates the transmission power amount of the uplink toward the base station  2  on the basis of (Expression 4). As a result, it is possible to calculate the transmission power amount of the uplink toward the base station  2  while reflecting the NR carrier. 
     In the wireless communication system  1  of the first embodiment as described above, the base station  2  collects the parameters, the first correction amount, the second correction amount, and the third correction amount, and notifies the terminal device  3  of the parameters, the first correction amount, the second correction amount, and the third correction amount collected as above. Then, the terminal device  3  calculates the transmission power amount of uplink toward the base station  2  on the basis of the parameters, the first correction amount, the second correction amount, the third correction amount, and the predetermined function. However, various modifications may be made appropriately; for example, the base station  2  may calculate the transmission power amount of uplink for the terminal device  3  on the basis of the parameters, the first correction amount, the second correction amount, and the third correction amount collected as above, and notify the terminal device  3  of the transmission power amount. 
     NR handles various kinds of wireless parameters (Numerology), multi-beam (multi-panel), signal waveforms, multi-service/traffic such as eMBB or URLLC, and multi-access schemes such as non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA). Therefore, the terminal device  3  calculates the transmission power amount of the uplink using the first correction amount, the second correction amount, and the third correction amount. However, the correction amounts are not limited to those described above, and various modifications may be made appropriately. 
     NR needs to take into account a signal to interference noise ratio (SINR). In this case, correction amounts for correcting a target received power parameter “P o_PUSCH ” and the path loss compensation factor “α” in (Expression 2) in accordance with the SINR are needed. Further, in some cases NR needs to take into account beams, signal waveforms, and service types. In this case, correction amounts for correcting “P CMAX −Σ B ” and “β SCS +Δ TF ” in (Expression 2) in accordance with the service types or the capability of the terminal device  3  are needed. Therefore, the terminal device  3  is able to calculate the transmission power amount of the uplink while reflecting the NR carrier by using the correction amounts as described above. 
     Even when a new carrier is introduced, the terminal device  3  of the first embodiment is able to smoothly set the transmission power amount of the uplink toward the base station  2  for the new carrier. While the example has been described in which the single carrier is used, the terminal device  3  of the first embodiment is able to cope with a case in which carrier aggregation (CA) is performed to perform simultaneous communication using two carriers, for example. This mode will be described below as a second embodiment. In the CA, different Numerology (subcarrier interval and TTI) is set for each of carriers. 
     Second Embodiment 
       FIG. 6  is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a wireless communication system  1 A of the second embodiment. The same components as those of the wireless communication system  1  of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference signs, and explanation of the same configurations and operation will be omitted. The wireless communication system  1 A illustrated in  FIG. 6  includes a first base station  2 A and the terminal device  3 . The first base station  2 A has the same configuration as the base station  2  illustrated in  FIG. 2 , for example. The terminal device  3  performs simultaneous communication with the first base station  2 A using two carriers. 
       FIG. 7  is a block diagram illustrating an example of the power information generating unit  23  of the second embodiment. The power information generating unit  23  illustrated in  FIG. 7  includes a fourth collecting unit  42 D instead of the third collecting unit  42 C, and includes a fourth generating unit  44 D instead of the third generating unit  44 C. The fourth collecting unit  42 D collects parameters related to a third correction amount f c1  for a carrier  1  and a third correction amount f c2  for a carrier  2 . The fourth collecting unit  42 D generates a fourth correction amount, which is f c1 −f c2 =Δf, on the basis of a collection result. The control signal generating unit  24  notifies the terminal device  3  of the fourth correction amount by a TPC command of L1 signaling. The terminal device  3  receives only f c1 −f c2 =Δf, which is the fourth correction amount, by the TCP command. As a result, it is possible to reduce the overhead of L1 signaling from the first base station  2 A to the terminal device  3 . For example, because the first base station  2 A does not calculate the transmission power amount for each of the carriers and notify the terminal device  3  of the calculated amounts, but the first base station  2 A notifies the terminal device  3  of only f c1 −f c2 =Δf, which is the fourth correction amount, by the TCP command, it is possible to reduce the overhead of L1 signaling. 
       FIG. 8  is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of the transmission power control unit  67  of the second embodiment. The transmission power control unit  67  illustrated in  FIG. 8  includes a fourth acquiring unit  83 D instead of the third acquiring unit  83 C, includes a second calculating unit  84 B instead of the first calculating unit  84 , and includes a second control unit  85 B instead of the first control unit  85 . 
     The fourth acquiring unit  83 D acquires the fourth correction amount contained in the TPC command. The second calculating unit  84 B assigns the parameters, the first correction amount, the second correction amount, and the fourth correction amount to formulas represented by (Expression 5) and (Expression 3). 
     
       
         
           
             
               
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     “P 1 ” in (Expression 5) is, as indicated by (Expression 6), a sum of the calculated power amount Pc of the first base station  2 A and the third correction amount corresponding to the carrier  1 . “P 2 ” in (Expression 5) is, as indicated by (Expression 7), a sum of the calculated power amount Pc of a second base station  2 B and the third correction amount corresponding to the carrier  2 . The fourth correction amount “Δf” is represented by (Expression 8), and a total transmission power amount “P CM ” of the carrier  1  and the carrier  2  is represented by (Expression 9).
 
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10 f     c1     (i) +10 f     c2     (i)   =P   CM   =P   1   +P   2  
 
     The second calculating unit  84 B calculates the transmission power amount of uplink for the carrier  1  and the carrier  2  on the basis of (Expression 5), and sets the calculated transmission power amount in the second control unit  85 B. The second control unit  85 B controls the transmission power of the uplink for the carrier  1  and the carrier  2  on the basis of the calculated transmission power amount. 
     As indicated by (Expression 5), the terminal device  3  corrects the allowable maximum transmission power amount “P CMAX ” by the first correction amount “Σ B ” that changes depending on the signal waveform of the NR carrier, and corrects the calculated power amount Pc by the second correction amount “β SCS ” that changes depending on the TTI of the NR carrier. Further, the terminal device  3  corrects the calculated power amount Pc by the fourth correction amount that is f c1 −f c2 =Δf. The terminal device  3  calculates the transmission power amount of the uplink for the carrier  1  and the carrier  2  of the first base station  2 A on the basis of (Expression 5). As a result, it is possible to calculate the transmission power amount of the uplink for the two carriers of the NR. 
     The terminal device  3 , even when the two carriers are used, receives only the fourth correction amount, which is f c1 −f c2 =Δf, by L1 signaling from the first base station  2 A; therefore, it is possible to reduce the header of the signaling between the first base station  2 A and the terminal device  3 . A conventional base station calculates the transmission power amount of each of the carriers by using (Expression 1) for each of the carriers, and notifies a terminal device of the transmission power amount of each of the carriers. In contrast, the first base station  2 A of the present embodiment notifies the terminal device  3  of only the fourth correction amount that is f c1 −f c2 =Δf. Further, the terminal device  3  is able to calculate the transmission power amount by (Expression 5) using the fourth correction amount. In other words, two power control methods are not transmitted simultaneously, but only a single expression (Expression 5) applicable to both of the carriers is used. Therefore, the first base station  2 A notifies the terminal device  3  of only the fourth correction amount, so that it is possible to reduce the signaling overhead. 
     While the example has been described in the second embodiment as described above in which the fourth correction amount is f c1 −f c2 =Δf, various modifications may be made. For example, it is possible to adopt f c1 /f c2 =Δf. 
     In the terminal device  3  of the second embodiment as described above, it is assumed that the first base station  2 A is a base station of an NR cell. However, the technology is similarly applicable to a case in which the first base station  2 A is a base station of an LTE cell. This mode will be described below as a third embodiment. 
     Third Embodiment 
       FIG. 9  is a block diagram illustrating an example of the power information generating unit  23  of the third embodiment. When the first base station  2 A is a base station of an LTE cell, the first correction amount and the second correction amount are not needed. In the power information generating unit  23  illustrated in  FIG. 9 , the first collecting unit  42 A, the second collecting unit  42 B, the first generating unit  44 A, and the second generating unit  44 B are deleted because the first correction amount and the second correction amount are not needed. Further, the power information generating unit  23  causes the generating unit  43  to generate parameters, and causes the fourth generating unit  44 D to generate the fourth correction amount. 
       FIG. 10  is a block diagram illustrating an example of the transmission power control unit  67  of the third embodiment. In the transmission power control unit  67  illustrated in  FIG. 10 , the first acquiring unit  83 A and the second acquiring unit  83 B are deleted because the first correction amount and the second correction amount are not needed. Further, the transmission power control unit  67  includes a third calculating unit  84 C instead of the second calculating unit  84 B, and includes a third control unit  85 C instead of the second control unit  85 B. 
     The third calculating unit  84 C assigns the parameter stored in the parameter memory  82  and the fourth correction amount acquired by the fourth acquiring unit  83 D to equations represented by (Expression 10), (Expression 6), (Expression 7), and (Expression 11).
 
 Pc= 10 log 10 ( M   PUSCH,c ( i ))+ P   O_PUSCH,c ( j )+α c ( j )· PL   c +Δ TF,c ( i )
 
     
       
         
           
             
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     The third calculating unit  84 C calculates the transmission power amount of uplink for the carrier  1  and the carrier  2  of the first base station  2 A on the basis of (Expression 10) and (Expression 11), and sets the calculated transmission power amount in the third control unit  85 C. The third control unit  85 C controls the transmission power of the uplink for the carrier  1  and the carrier  2  of the first base station  2 A on the basis of the calculated transmission power amount. 
     The terminal device  3  corrects, as indicated by (Expression 11), the calculated power amount Pc by the fourth correction amount that is f c1 −f c2 =Δf. The terminal device  3  calculates the transmission power amount of the uplink for the carrier  1  and the carrier  2  of the first base station  2 A based on (Expression 6) to (Expression 9) and (Expression 11). As a result, even when the first base station  2 A is a base station of an LTE cell, it is possible to calculate the transmission power amount of the uplink for the carrier  1  and the carrier  2  of the first base station  2 A. In other words, only a single expression (Expression 11) that is applicable to both of the carriers is used instead of simultaneously transmitting two power control methods. Therefore, the first base station  2 A notifies the terminal device  3  of only the fourth correction amount, so that it is possible to reduce the signaling overhead. 
     In the second embodiment as described above, the example has been described in which simultaneous communication is performed using the two carriers of the NR cell of the first base station  2 A. Further, in the third embodiment as described above, the example has been described in which simultaneous communication is performed using the two carriers of the LTE cell of the first base station  2 A. However, the embodiments are not limited to the two carriers, but various modifications may be made; for example, it may be possible to use three or more carriers. 
     Next, an embodiment in a case where the terminal device  3  performs dual connectivity (DC) for simultaneous communication in uplink of a master cell group (MCG) and a secondary cell group (SCG) will be described as a fourth embodiment. Dynamic power sharing is adopted in a synchronous LTE-NR DC scenario, in which HARQ timing and timing between UL assignment and corresponding UL data transmission are constant. 
     Fourth Embodiment 
       FIG. 11  is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a wireless communication system  1 D of the fourth embodiment. The same components as those of the wireless communication system  1  of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference signs, and explanation of the same configuration and operation will be omitted. The wireless communication system  1 D illustrated in  FIG. 11  includes an MCG, an SCG, and a terminal device  3 A. The MCG is, for example, an LTE cell group, and includes a third base station  2 C. The SCG is, for example, an NR cell group, and includes a fourth base station  2 D. Meanwhile, the third base station  2 C and the fourth base station  2 D have approximately the same configurations as the base station  2  illustrated in  FIG. 2 . 
       FIG. 12  is a block diagram illustrating an example of the terminal device  3 A of the fourth embodiment. The terminal device  3 A illustrated in  FIG. 12  includes a transmission power control unit  67 A instead of the transmission power control unit  67 .  FIG. 13  is a block diagram illustrating an example of the transmission power control unit  67 A of the fourth embodiment. The transmission power control unit  67 A illustrated in  FIG. 13  includes a maximum guaranteed power amount memory  91 , a current power amount acquiring unit  92 , a calculating unit  93 , a maximum transmission power amount memory  94 , a priority memory  95 , a priority acquiring unit  96 , a determining unit  97 , and a fourth control unit  85 D. 
     The maximum guaranteed power amount memory  91  stores therein a maximum guaranteed power amount (MGP) of the MCG, and a maximum guaranteed power amount of the SCG. The maximum guaranteed power amount of the MCG is a transmission power amount with which the terminal device  3 A is guaranteed, by the third base station  2 C, to use minimum transmission power of uplink toward the MCG. The maximum guaranteed power amount of the SCG is a transmission power amount with which the terminal device  3 A is guaranteed, by the third base station  2 C, to use minimum transmission power of uplink toward the SCG. Meanwhile, the base station  2  notifies the terminal device  3 A of the maximum guaranteed power amounts as described above using RRC signaling with a cycle of 10 milliseconds, for example. 
     The current power amount acquiring unit  92  acquires a current power amount of the MCG and a current power amount of the SCG. The current power amount of the MCG is a transmission power amount that is used by the terminal device  3 A for uplink wireless communication with the MCG. It is assumed that the terminal device  3 A calculates the current power amount of the MCG by using, for example, (Expression 1). The current power amount of the SCG is a transmission power amount that is used by the terminal device  3 A for uplink wireless communication with the SCG. It is assumed that the terminal device  3 A calculates the current power amount of the SCG by using, for example, (Expression 2). The calculating unit  93  calculates an excess amount of the MCG by subtracting the current power amount of the MCG from the maximum guaranteed power amount of the MCG. The excess amount of the MCG is a transmission power amount that can be allocated to a different cell group, such as the SCG. The excess amount calculating unit  93  calculates an excess amount of the SCG by subtracting the current power amount of the SCG from the maximum guaranteed power amount of the SCG. The excess amount of the SCG is a transmission power amount that can be allocated to a different cell group, such as the MCG. 
     The priority memory  95  is an area for storing a priority for each data type. A priority of the URLLC data is set to be higher than a priority of the eMBB data. The priority acquiring unit  96  acquires a priority of corresponding data from the priority memory  95  depending on a data type of data that is used in each of uplink slots of the SCG. The priority acquiring unit  96  acquires a priority of corresponding data from the priority memory  95  depending on a data type of data that is used in each of uplink slots of the MCG. The maximum transmission power amount memory  94  is an area for storing an allowable maximum transmission power amount that is available to the terminal device  3 A for the MCG and the SCG. 
     The determining unit  97  determines whether it is possible to allocate the excess amount to the other cell group between the MCG and the SCG, on the basis of the priorities of transmission target data of the MCG and the SCG, the allowable maximum transmission power amounts, the first excess amount of the MCG, and the second excess amount of the SCG. A timing to determine the allocation of the excess amount is started depending on approval (grant) by the cell group, for example. 
     For example, it is assumed that the terminal device  3 A transmits URLLC data by using a mini slot B+1 of the SCG, and transmits eMBB data by using a slot A of the MCG. Then, if the first excess amount is contained in the transmission power amount of the slot A of the MCG within the allowable maximum transmission power amount at the timing of the mini slot B+1 of the SCG, the first excess amount of the MCG is allocated to the transmission power amount of the mini slot B+1 of the SCG. The fourth control unit  85 D adds the first excess amount of the MCG to the transmission power amount of the mini slot B+1 of the SCG. As a result, it is possible to ensure a large transmission power amount for the URLLC data at the timing of the mini slot B+1 of the SCG, so that stable transmission power can be ensured. 
     For example, assuming that the MCG is an LTE cell group and the SCG is an NR cell group, a relationship between the transmission power amount of the slot of the LTE cell group and the transmission power amount of the slot of the NR cell group will be described.  FIG. 14  is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a relationship between the transmission power amount of the slot of the LTE cell group and the transmission power amount of the slot of the NR cell group. For example, it is assumed that the eMBB data is used by the slot A of the LTE cell group of the MCG, and the URLLC data is used by the mini slot B+1 of the NR cell of the SCG. It is assumed that the determining unit  97  determines that the first excess amount is contained in the transmission power amount of the slot A of the LTE cell group within the allowable maximum transmission power amount at a timing of the mini slot B+1 of the NR cell group. In this case, the fourth control unit  85 D allocates the first excess amount of the slot A of the LTE cell group to the transmission power amount of the mini slot B+1 at the timing of the mini slot B+1 of the NR cell group. As a result, the terminal device  3 A is able to increase the transmission power amount of the mini slot B+1, so that it is possible to stably output the URLLC data by the mini slot B+1. 
       FIG. 15  is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a relationship between the transmission power amount of the slot of the LTE cell group and the transmission power amount of the slot of the NR cell group. It is assumed that the terminal device  3 A detects a request for transmitting the URLLC data using the mini slot B+1 of the NR cell group while allocating the second excess amount from the slot of the NR cell group to the slot A of the LTE cell group, for example. In this case, it is assumed that the determining unit  97  determines that the first excess amount is contained in the transmission power amount of the slot A of the LTE cell group within the allowable maximum transmission power amount at the timing of the mini slot B+1 of the NR cell group. In this case, the fourth control unit  85 D allocates the second excess amount of the slot of the LTE cell group to the transmission power amount of the mini slot B+1 at the timing of the mini slot B+1 of the NR cell group. As a result, the terminal device  3 A reduces the transmission power amount of the slot of the LTE cell group at the timing of the mini slot B+1. The terminal device  3 A allocates the first excess amount that is obtained by the reduction to the transmission power amount of the mini slot B+1 in order to increase the transmission power amount, so that it is possible to stably output the URLLC data by the mini slot B+1. 
     In the fourth embodiment as described above, the priority of the URLLC data is set to be higher than the priority of the eMBB data; however, data types are not limited to two, and various modifications may be made. For example, priorities may be set among three or more data types. Further, while the data type is described as one example for determining the priorities, various modifications may be made. For example, it may be possible to distinguish data by a channel type, a traffic type, uplink control information (UCI), or the like. 
     While the wireless communication system  1 D in which the MCG is the LTE cell group and the SCG is the NR cell group has been described as an example for convenience of explanation, various modifications may be made. For example, a wireless communication system in which the MCG is the NR cell group and the SCG is the LTE cell group may be adopted. Further, a wireless communication system in which the MCG and the SCG are NR cell groups may be adopted. 
     According to one embodiment, it is possible to control uplink transmission power in accordance with a next generation communication carrier. 
     All examples and conditional language recited herein are intended for pedagogical purposes of aiding the reader in understanding the invention and the concepts contributed by the inventor to further the art, and are not to be construed as limitations to such specifically recited examples and conditions, nor does the organization of such examples in the specification relate to a showing of the superiority and inferiority of the invention. Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail, it should be understood that the various changes, substitutions, and alterations could be made hereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.