Patent Publication Number: US-9414325-B2

Title: Path loss compensation method, base station and user equipment

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE 
     This application is a continuation of International Application No. PCT/CN2012/076336, filed on May 31, 2012, which claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201110144777.1, filed on May 31, 2011, both of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties. 
    
    
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of network communications technologies, and in particular, to a path loss compensation method, a base station, and a user equipment. 
     BACKGROUND 
     On the 63rd session of the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP, 3rd Generation Partnership Project) Radio Access Network (RAN, Radio Access Network) 1, four scenarios of Coordinated Multi-Point transmission (CoMP, Coordinated Multi-Point) were defined. The fourth scenario is that power transmission points including a macro site (Macro Site) and a remote radio head (RRH, Remote Radio Head) in a macro site region share one cell identity (Cell Identity). This architecture is also called a distributed antenna system (DAS, Distributed Antenna System). 
     In uplink transmission of a DAS system, in order that powers received at a base station (eNB, evolved Node B) from different user equipments (UE, User Equipment) are on roughly the same level to avoid inter-UE interference caused by a near-far effect, uplink power control is generally applied to the UEs. In the Long Term Evolution (LTE, Long Term Evolution) R-10 standard, the transmit power of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH, Physical Uplink Shared Channel), a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH, Physical Uplink Control Channel), and a sounding reference signal (SRS, Sounding Reference Signal) is decided by path loss (PL, Path Loss) estimated by a UE, as expressed by the following formula:
 
PL c =referenceSignalPower−RSRP
 
     where, referenceSignalPower is a reference signal power defined by a base station, and is obtained by the UE through cell-specific (cell specific) high layer signaling, and RSRP is a reference signal received power measured by the UE at common reference signal (CRS, Common Reference Signal) Port 0 or Port 1. 
     However, the actual receiving point in the uplink may be inconsistent with the actual receiving, point in the downlink. Therefore, the path loss also differs. The PL calculation method in the prior art supports only path loss calculation for one power transmission point, and is not accurate when the UE uses the path loss to control the uplink transmit power. 
     SUMMARY 
     Embodiments of the present invention provide a path loss compensation method, a base station, and user equipment to implement calculation for path loss compensation where there are multiple power transmission points, which support a macro site and an RRH that flexibly participate in uplink coordinated reception, and improve accuracy of a UE in calculating uplink transmit power. 
     In one aspect, a path loss compensation method is provided, including: 
     obtaining, by a base station, power parameters of a macro site and an RRH in a cell where a UE is located; 
     calculating, by the base station, a path loss adjustment factor for the UE according to the power parameters, where the path loss adjustment factor is an adjustment parameter used by the base station to compensate for an uplink transmit power of the UE; and 
     sending, by the base station, the path loss adjustment factor to the UE, so that the UE can calculate the uplink transmit power according to the path loss adjustment factor. 
     In another aspect, another path loss compensation method is provided, including: 
     receiving, by a UE, a path loss adjustment factor sent by a base station, where the path loss adjustment factor is an adjustment parameter used by the base station to compensate for an uplink transmit power of the UE; and 
     obtaining, by the UE, a reference signal power selected by the base station, where the reference signal power is any one transmit power selected by the base station among transmit powers of a macro site and an RRH in a cell where the UE is located; 
     measuring, by the UE, a reference signal received power; and 
     calculating, by the UE, the uplink transmit power according to the path loss adjustment factor, the reference signal power, and the reference signal received power. 
     In another aspect, a base station is provided, including: 
     an obtaining unit, configured to obtain power parameters of a macro site and an RRH in a cell where a UE is located; 
     a calculating unit, configured to calculate a path loss adjustment factor for the UE according to the power parameters obtained by the obtaining unit, where the path loss adjustment factor is an adjustment parameter used by the base station to compensate for an uplink transmit power of the UE; and 
     a sending unit, configured to send the path loss adjustment factor calculated by the calculating unit to the UE, so that the UE can calculate the uplink transmit power according to the path loss adjustment factor. 
     In another aspect, a user equipment is provided, including: 
     a receiving unit, configured to receive a path loss adjustment factor sent by a base station, where the path loss adjustment factor is an adjustment parameter used by the base station to compensate for an uplink transmit power of the UE; and 
     an obtaining unit, configured to obtain a reference signal power selected by the base station, where the reference signal power is any one transmit power selected by the base station among transmit powers of a macro site and an RRH in a cell where the UE is located; 
     a measuring unit, configured to measure a reference signal received power; and 
     a power calculating unit, configured to calculate uplink transmit power according to the path loss adjustment factor received by the receiving unit, the reference signal power obtained by the reference signal power obtaining unit, and the reference signal received power measured by the measuring unit. 
     As seen from the foregoing technical solutions, the embodiments of the present invention have the following advantages: 
     In the embodiments of the present invention, a base station calculates a path loss adjustment factor for a UE in a cell, and sends it to the UE. Because the path loss adjustment factor is calculated by the base station according to obtained power parameters of a macro site and an RRH in the cell where the UE is located, when the UE calculates an uplink transmit power according to the path loss adjustment factor, the UE can implement calculation for path loss compensation where there are multiple power transmission points. In addition, the range of the macro site and the RRH, from which the base station obtains the power parameters, can be set according to an actual need. Thereby, the embodiments of the present invention support a macro site and an RRH that flexibly participate in uplink coordinated reception, and improve the accuracy of the UE in calculating the uplink transmit power. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
       To illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention more clearly, the following briefly introduces the accompanying drawings required for describing the embodiments or the prior art. Apparently, the accompanying drawings in the following descriptions show merely some embodiments of the present invention, and a person of ordinary skill in the art may still derive other drawings from these accompanying drawings. 
         FIG. 1  is a schematic diagram of a path loss compensation method according to an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 2  is a schematic diagram of another path loss compensation method according to an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 3  is a schematic diagram of coordinated communication of a macro site and an RRH in a heterogeneous network; 
         FIG. 4  is a schematic diagram of another path loss compensation method according to an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 5  is a schematic diagram of another path loss compensation method according to an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 6  is a schematic diagram of a base station according to an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 7  is a schematic diagram of another base station according to an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 8  is a schematic diagram of another base station according to an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 9  is a schematic diagram of a user equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 10  is a schematic diagram of another user equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention; and 
         FIG. 11  is a schematic diagram of another user equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
     Embodiments of the present invention provide a path loss compensation method, a base station, and user equipment to implement calculation for path loss compensation where there are multiple power transmission points, which support a macro site and an RRH that flexibly participate in uplink coordinated reception, and improve accuracy of a UE in calculating uplink transmit power. 
     To make the objectives, features and advantages of the present invention more evident and comprehensible, the following clearly describes the technical solutions according to the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Apparently, the embodiments in the following description are merely a part rather than all of the embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiment of the present invention shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention. 
     As shown in  FIG. 1 , a path loss compensation method provided in an embodiment of the present invention includes the following: 
       101 . A base station obtains power parameters of a macro site and an RRH in a cell where a UE is located. 
     In the embodiment of the present invention, power transmission points may specifically be one or more of a macro site and an RRH in the cell where the UE is located. Optionally, the macro site and RRH power parameters obtained by the base station may include: transmit power and received power of the macro site, and transmit powers and received powers of the RRH. However, the content of the power parameters is not limited to what is enumerated herein. 
     It should be noted that, in an alternative implementation mode in the embodiment of the present invention, the method further includes: obtaining, by the base station, a transmit power and a reference signal received power of the UE in addition to the power parameters of the macro site and the RRH. However, the examples given herein shall not be construed as a limitation. 
       102 . The base station calculates a path loss adjustment factor for the UE according to the power parameters. 
     The path loss adjustment factor is an adjustment parameter used by the base station to compensate for the uplink transmit power of the UE. However, in the prior art, a base station does not intervene in compensation for the uplink transmit power of a UE. In the embodiment of the present invention, the compensation for the uplink transmit power of a UE is implemented by using a path loss adjustment factor based on multiple power transmission points that is calculated by a base station. 
       103 . The base station sends the path loss adjustment factor to the UE, so that the UE can calculate an uplink transmit power according to the path loss adjustment factor. 
     In step  102 , after calculating the path loss adjustment factor for the UE, the base station sends the calculated path loss adjustment factor to the UE, so that the UE can calculate the uplink transmit power according to the path loss adjustment factor. 
     In the embodiment of the present invention, a base station calculates a path loss adjustment factor for a UE in a cell, and sends it to the UE. Because the path loss adjustment factor is calculated by the base station according to obtained power parameters of a macro site and an RRH in the cell where the UE is located, when the UE calculates an uplink transmit power according to the path loss adjustment factor, the UE can implement calculation for path loss compensation where there are multiple power transmission points. In addition, the range of the macro site and the RRH, from which the base station obtains the power parameters, can be set according to an actual need. Thereby, the embodiment of the present invention supports a macro site and an RRH that flexibly participate in uplink coordinated reception, and improves the accuracy of the UE in calculating the uplink transmit power. 
     The following uses a specific embodiment to describe a path loss compensation method in the present invention. As shown in  FIG. 2 , the method includes the following: 
       201 . A base station obtains power parameters of a macro site and an RRH in a cell where a UE is located. 
     In the embodiment of the present invention, the power parameters obtained by the base station include: transmit powers of the macro site and the RRH, a reference signal power, and received powers of the macro site and the RRH, where the reference signal power is any one transmit power among the transmit powers of the macro site and the RRH; In the embodiment of the present invention, the reference signal power may be selected randomly. Either the transmit power of a macro site or the transmit power of any one of all RRHs sharing the same cell ID may be selected as the reference signal power. No limitation is imposed herein. It should be noted that the content of the power parameters obtained by the base station is merely a practicable implementation mode. 
       202 . The base station calculates transmit power differences. 
     The transmit power differences are differences between each of the transmit powers of the macro site and the RRH and the reference signal power. That is, if the number of the macro site plus RRHs is N, it is necessary to calculate N transmit power difference values in total. 
       203 . The base station calculates path loss differences. 
     The path loss differences are path losses obtained by subtracting path losses between the UE and each of the macro site and the RRH in the cell where the UE is located from a path loss between the UE in the cell and the macro site or the RRH that sends the reference signal power. If the number of the macro site plus RRH is N, it is necessary to calculate N path loss difference values in total. The path losses between each of the UE and the macro site and the RRH are path losses obtained by subtracting the received powers of each of the macro site and the RRH in the cell where the UE is located from the transmit power of the UE. 
     It should be noted that there is no definite order of implementation between steps  202  and  203 ; step  202  may be implemented before step  203 , or step  203  may be implemented before step  202 , or step  202  and step  203  are implemented simultaneously, which is not limited herein. 
       204 . The base station calculates the path loss adjustment factor for the UE according to the transmit power differences and the path loss differences. 
     In the embodiment of the present invention, the path loss adjustment factor is decided by the transmit power differences and the path loss differences. In practical applications, the composition of the path loss adjustment factor is diverse, and will be detailed in subsequent embodiments. 
       205 . The base station sends the path loss adjustment factor to the UE, so that the UE can calculate an uplink transmit power according to the path loss adjustment factor. 
     In step  204 , after calculating the path loss adjustment factor, the base station sends the path loss adjustment factor to the UE, so that the UE can calculate the uplink transmit power according to the path loss adjustment factor. 
     In the embodiment of the present invention, a base station calculates a path loss adjustment factor for a UE in a cell, and sends it to the UE. Because the path loss adjustment factor is decided by transmit power differences and path loss differences, when the UE calculates an uplink transmit power according to the path loss adjustment factor, the UE can implement calculation for path loss compensation where there are multiple power transmission points. In addition, the range of the macro site and the RRH, from which the base station obtains power parameters, can be set according to an actual need. Thereby, the embodiment of the present invention supports a macro site and an RRH that flexibly participate in uplink coordinated reception, and improves the accuracy of the UE in calculating the uplink transmit power. 
     The following describes an actual application scenario in an embodiment of the present invention.  FIG. 3  is a schematic diagram of coordinated communication of a macro site and an RRH in a heterogeneous network. Assuming that a PUSCH is employed in the uplink, power transmission points that are in a region of a macro site and share the same cell ID include a macro site  301  whose transmit power is 46 dBm and RRH 1, RRH 2, and RRH 3 whose transmit power is 30 dBm. As shown in  FIG. 3 , RRH 1 is  302 , RRH 2 is  303 , RRH 3 is  304 ,  305  indicates participation in downlink coordination, and  306  indicates participation in uplink coordinated reception. The macro site and RRH 1, RRH 2, and RRH 3 all participate in downlink transmission, but in the uplink, only RRH 2 and RRH 3 participate in PUSCH transmission. In the network architecture here, if all RRHs and the macro site use CRS Port 0 to transmit at the maximum upper-limit power, the RSRP measured by the UE is: 
     
       
         
           
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     where, N is the number of the macro site and the RRH, Pi is the transmit power of the i th  macro site or RRH, PL i  is a path loss between the UE and the macro site or RRH whose transmit power is Pi, the unit of Pi is dBm, and the unit of PL i  is dB. 
     The base station obtains the transmit power difference α i :
 
α i   =P   i   −P   0 , α 0 =0,
 
     where, P0 is a reference signal power, and may be a transmit power of any one of the macro site and the RRH, and Pi is the transmit power of the i th  macro site or RRH; in the uplink, the base station may use SRS, PUCCH, PUSCH or other modes to obtain received power differences between the reference signal received power and the received powers of the macro site and the RRH. 
     The base station obtains the path loss difference β i :
 
β i =PL 0 −PL i , β 0 =0,
 
     where, PL 0  is a path loss between the UE and the macro site or RRH whose reference signal power is P0; and PL 1  is a path loss between the UE and the macro site or RRH whose transmit power is Pi. 
     From the formulas of α i  and β i , it is deduced that P i −PL i =α i +β i +P 0 −PL 0 . 
     P i −PL i  is substituted into the above formula to obtain the RSRP: 
     
       
         
           
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     When the reference signal power P0 is the transmit power of the macro site, because the transmit power P0 of the macro site is greater than the transmit power of each RRH, α i ≦0; moreover, when all the macro site and the RRH actually participate in the uplink coordinated reception, a value range of the path loss adjustment factor PA is from 0 to 1. If only some of the RRHs participate in the uplink coordinated reception, the denominator may be less than the numerator, and therefore, the value of PA may be greater than 1. 
     The base station sends the path loss adjustment factor PA to the UE, so that the UE can calculate an uplink transmit power according to the path loss adjustment factor PA. After the path loss adjustment factor PA is deduced inversely, the PA is sent to the UE, so that the UE can calculate the uplink transmit power according to the path loss adjustment factor PA. 
     The following uses another specific embodiment to describe a path loss compensation method in the present invention. As shown in  FIG. 4 , the method includes the following: 
       401 . A base station obtains power parameters of a macro site and an RRH. 
     In the embodiment of the present invention, the power parameters obtained by the base station include: transmit powers of the macro site and the RRH, a reference signal power, and received powers of the macro site and the RRH, where the reference signal power is any one transmit power among the transmit powers of the macro site and the RRH. 
       402 . The base station obtains a transmit power of the UE and a reference signal received power. 
     In the embodiment of the present invention, the base station obtains the transmit power of the UE and the reference signal received power, which may be implemented in different manners in practical applications. An optional manner is: the base station may add a get field in interaction signaling between the base station and the UE; and another optional manner is: the base station may send query signaling to the UE, where the query signaling specifies that the base station needs to obtain the transmit power of the UE and the reference signal received power. Nevertheless, the base station may obtain the powers in other manners, and the manners are not limited herein. It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present invention, there is no definite order of implementation between step  401  and step  402 ; step  401  may be implemented before step  402 , or step  402  may be implemented before step  401 , or step  401  and step  402  are implemented simultaneously, which is not limited herein. 
       403 . The base station calculates first path losses. 
     The first path losses are path losses obtained by subtracting the received powers of each of the macro site and the RRH from the transmit power of the UE. 
       404 . The base station calculates a second path loss. 
     The second path loss is a result of subtracting the reference signal received power from the reference signal power. 
     It should be noted that step  403  and step  404  are not order-sensitive. 
       405 . The base station calculates a path loss adjustment factor for the UE according to the first path losses and the second path loss. 
     In the embodiment of the present invention, the path loss adjustment factor is decided by the first path losses and the second path loss. In practical applications, the composition of the path loss adjustment factor is diverse, and will be detailed in subsequent embodiments. 
       406 . The base station sends the path loss adjustment factor to the UE, so that the UE can calculate the uplink transmit power according to the path loss adjustment factor. 
     In the embodiment of the present invention, a base station calculates a path loss adjustment factor for a UE in a cell, and sends it to the UE. Because the path loss adjustment factor is decided by first path losses and a second path loss, when the UE calculates an uplink transmit power according to the path loss adjustment factor, the UE can implement calculation for path loss compensation where there are multiple power transmission points. In addition, the range of the macro site and the RRH, from which the base station obtains power parameters, can be set according to an actual need. Thereby, the embodiment of the present invention supports a macro site and an RRH that flexibly participate in uplink coordinated reception, and improves the accuracy of the UE in calculating the uplink transmit power. 
     The following describes another practical application scenario: 
     First, the base station obtains the transmit power Pc of the UE, and the received power Pri of the i th  macro site or RRH. 
     Then, the base station obtains the reference signal power P0 and the reference signal received power RSRP. 
     The base station calculates first path losses PLi=Pc−Pri. 
     The base station calculates a second path loss PL0=P0−RSRP. 
     The base station calculates a path loss adjustment factor PA for the UE according to the first path losses and the second path loss to obtain: 
     
       
         
           
             PA 
             = 
             
               10 
               
                 
                   
                     ( 
                     
                       
                         ∑ 
                         
                           i 
                           ∈ 
                           R 
                         
                         
                             
                         
                       
                       ⁢ 
                       
                           
                       
                       ⁢ 
                       
                         PL 
                         i 
                       
                     
                     ) 
                   
                   - 
                   
                     PL 
                     0 
                   
                 
                 10 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     where, R is a set of a macro site and an RRH that actually participate in uplink coordinated reception. 
     The above embodiment describes the path loss compensation method implemented on the base station side, and the present invention further provides a path loss compensation method implemented on the user equipment side. As shown in  FIG. 5 , a path loss compensation method includes the following: 
       501 . A user equipment receives a path loss adjustment factor sent by a base station. 
     The path loss adjustment factor is an adjustment parameter used by the base station to compensate for an uplink transmit power of a UE. In practical applications, the path loss adjustment factor calculated by the base station may be expressed in many manners. For the UE, the path loss compensation factor is calculated by the base station and sent to the UE. 
       502 . The user equipment obtains a reference signal power selected by the base station. 
     The reference signal power is any one transmit power selected by the base station among transmit powers of a macro site and an RRH in a cell where the UE is located. In practical applications, the UE obtains the reference signal power selected by the base station, which may be implemented in different manners. An optional manner is: the UE may add a get field in interaction signaling between the base station and the UE; and another optional manner is: the UE may send query signaling to the base station, where the query signaling specifies that the UE needs to obtain the reference signal power selected by the base station. Nevertheless, the UE may obtain the powers in other manners, and the manners are not limited herein. 
       503 . The user equipment measures a reference signal received power. 
     The reference signal received power is measured by the UE directly. In practical applications, the UE may measure the reference signal received power by using common reference signal port 0 or port 1. 
       504 . The user equipment calculates an uplink transmit power according to the path loss adjustment factor, the reference signal power, and the reference signal received power. 
     After receiving the path loss adjustment factor sent by the base station, the UE can calculate the uplink transmit power according to the path loss adjustment factor, the reference signal power, and the reference signal received power. In practical applications, there may be various manners for power control. For example, when an SRS mode, a PUCCH mode, a PUSCH mode or another mode is used, the manner of transmit power control is different. 
     In the embodiment of the present invention, the user equipment receives a path loss adjustment factor calculated by a base station for the UE in a cell. Because the path loss adjustment factor is calculated by the base station according to obtained power parameters of a macro site and an RRH, when the UE calculates an uplink transmit power according to the path loss adjustment factor, the UE can implement calculation for path loss compensation where there are multiple power transmission points. In addition, the range of the macro site and the RRH, from which the base station obtains the power parameters, can be set according to an actual need. Thereby, the embodiment of the present invention supports a macro site and an RRH that flexibly participate in uplink coordinated reception, and improves the accuracy of the UE in calculating the uplink transmit power. 
     Hereinafter, an embodiment of a path loss compensation method implemented on the user equipment side is described. It is assumed that the path loss adjustment factor PA sent by the base station to the UE is: 
     
       
         
           
             PA 
             = 
             
               
                 ( 
                 
                   
                     ∑ 
                     
                       i 
                       = 
                       0 
                     
                     
                       N 
                       - 
                       1 
                     
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                       
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     10 
                     
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           
                             α 
                             i 
                           
                           - 
                           
                             β 
                             i 
                           
                         
                         ) 
                       
                       10 
                     
                   
                 
                 ) 
               
               ⁢ 
               
                 / 
               
               ⁢ 
               
                 
                   ∑ 
                   
                     i 
                     ∈ 
                     R 
                   
                   
                       
                   
                 
                 ⁢ 
                 
                     
                 
                 ⁢ 
                 
                   10 
                   
                     
                       β 
                       i 
                     
                     10 
                   
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     The transmit power difference is α i , where α i =P i −P 0 , α 0 =0, P0 is a reference signal power, and Pi is the transmit power of an i th  macro site or RRH; the path loss difference is β i , where β i =PL 0 −PL i , β 0 =0, PL 0  is a path loss between the UE and the macro site or RRH whose reference signal power is P0, and PL i  is a path loss between the UE and the micro site or RRH whose transmit power is Pi; N is the number of the macro site and the RRH, and R is a set of a macro site and an RRH that actually participate in uplink coordinated reception. 
     Or, the path loss adjustment factor PA sent by the base station to the UE is: 
     
       
         
           
             PA 
             = 
             
               10 
               
                 
                   
                     ( 
                     
                       
                         ∑ 
                         
                           i 
                           ∈ 
                           R 
                         
                         
                             
                         
                       
                       ⁢ 
                       
                           
                       
                       ⁢ 
                       
                         PL 
                         i 
                       
                     
                     ) 
                   
                   - 
                   
                     PL 
                     0 
                   
                 
                 10 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     where, R is a set of a macro site and an RRH that actually participate in uplink coordinated reception, and the first path loss calculated by the base station is PLi=Pc−Pri; the second path loss calculated by the base station is PL0=P0−RSRP; the base station obtains the transmit power Pc of the UE, and the received power Pri of the i th  macro site or RRH; and the base station obtains the reference signal power P0 and the reference signal received power RSRP. 
     After receiving the PA, the UE obtains the reference signal power referenceSignalPower selected by the base station. 
     The UE measures the reference signal received power RSRP. 
     The target path loss PL c  calculated by the UE may be
 
PL c =referenceSignalPower+10 log 10 ( PA )−RSRP.
 
     When the UE uses PUSCH mode, PUCCH mode, or SRS mode that will be described below, a value range of the PA varies. 
     In an application scenario, by substituting PL c  into the uplink transmit power formula applied when the UE uses PUSCH mode, it is deduced that: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 P 
                 PUSCH 
               
               ⁡ 
               
                 ( 
                 i 
                 ) 
               
             
             = 
             
               min 
               ⁢ 
               
                 { 
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           P 
                           CMAX 
                         
                         , 
                       
                     
                   
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           10 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             
                               log 
                               10 
                             
                             ⁡ 
                             
                               ( 
                               
                                 
                                   M 
                                   PUSCH 
                                 
                                 ⁡ 
                                 
                                   ( 
                                   i 
                                   ) 
                                 
                               
                               ) 
                             
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           
                             P 
                             O_PUSCH 
                           
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             ( 
                             j 
                             ) 
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           
                             α 
                             ⁡ 
                             
                               ( 
                               j 
                               ) 
                             
                           
                           · 
                           
                             PL 
                             C 
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           
                             Δ 
                             TF 
                           
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             ( 
                             i 
                             ) 
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           f 
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             ( 
                             i 
                             ) 
                           
                         
                       
                     
                   
                 
                 } 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     where, i represents a subframe, j represents a type of a packet in the cell, P CMAX  represents a maximum allowed power, M PUSCH (i) is a PUSCH transmission bandwidth, P O   _   PUSCH (j) is a nominal power that is semi-statically set by the base station for all UEs in the cell, α(j) is a path loss compensation factor, PL c  is the target path loss, Δ TF (i) is a power offset based on a modulation and coding scheme and a data type, and f(i) represents a closed-loop adjustment part of power control. 
     In another application scenario, by substituting PL c  into the uplink transmit power formula applied when the UE uses PUCCH mode, it is deduced that: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 P 
                 PUCCH 
               
               ⁡ 
               
                 ( 
                 i 
                 ) 
               
             
             = 
             
               min 
               ⁢ 
               
                 { 
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           P 
                           CMAX 
                         
                         , 
                       
                     
                   
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           P 
                           
                             0 
                             ⁢ 
                             _PUCCH 
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           PL 
                           C 
                         
                         + 
                         
                           h 
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             ( 
                             
                               
                                 n 
                                 CQI 
                               
                               , 
                               
                                 n 
                                 HARQ 
                               
                               , 
                               
                                 n 
                                 SR 
                               
                             
                             ) 
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           
                             Δ 
                             F_PUCCH 
                           
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             ( 
                             F 
                             ) 
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           
                             Δ 
                             TxD 
                           
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             ( 
                             
                               F 
                               ′ 
                             
                             ) 
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           g 
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             ( 
                             i 
                             ) 
                           
                         
                       
                     
                   
                 
                 ⁢ 
                 
                     
                 
                 } 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     where, i represents a subframe, P CMAX  represents a maximum allowed power, P O   _   PUSCH (j) is a nominal power that is semi-statically set by the base station for all UEs in the cell, PL c  is the target path loss, n CQI  is the number of bits of channel quality information, n HARQ  is the number of bits of a hybrid automatic repeat request, n SR  is the number of bits of a scheduling request, h(n CQI ,n HARQ ,n SR ) is a value based on a PUCCH format, F and F′ are PUCCH formats, Δ F   _   PUCCH (F) is a power deviation of PUCCH format F relative to PUCCH format 1a, Δ T×D (F′) is a power deviation between PUCCHs transmitted on two antenna ports, and g(i) is a PUCCH power control adjustment state factor. 
     In another application scenario, by substituting PL c  into the uplink transmit power formula applied when the UE uses an SRS mode, it is deduced that: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 P 
                 SRS 
               
               ⁡ 
               
                 ( 
                 i 
                 ) 
               
             
             = 
             
               min 
               ⁢ 
               
                 { 
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           P 
                           CMAX 
                         
                         , 
                       
                     
                   
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           P 
                           SRS_OFFSET 
                         
                         + 
                         
                           10 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             
                               log 
                               10 
                             
                             ⁡ 
                             
                               ( 
                               
                                 M 
                                 SRS 
                               
                               ) 
                             
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           
                             P 
                             O_PUSCH 
                           
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             ( 
                             j 
                             ) 
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           
                             α 
                             ⁡ 
                             
                               ( 
                               j 
                               ) 
                             
                           
                           · 
                           
                             PL 
                             C 
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           f 
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             ( 
                             i 
                             ) 
                           
                         
                       
                     
                   
                 
                 } 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     where, i represents a subframe, P CMAX  represents a maximum allowed power, P SRS   _   OFFSET  represents an SRS transmit power offset, M SRS  represents an SRS bandwidth, P O   _   PUSCH (j) represents a nominal power that is semi-statically set by the base station for all UEs in the cell, α(j) is a path loss compensation factor, PL c  is the target path loss, and f(i) represents a closed-loop adjustment part of power control. 
     It should be noted that the above three different application scenarios depend on the transmission mode selected by the UE. 
     Hereinafter, another specific embodiment of a path loss compensation method implemented on the user equipment side is described. It is assumed that the path loss adjustment factor sent by the base station to the UE is PA. The content of the PA may be the same as that in the preceding embodiment, and is not detailed here any further. 
     After the UE receives the PA sent by the base station; 
     The UE obtains a reference signal power referenceSignalPower selected by the base station; 
     The UE measures the reference signal received power RSRP; 
     The UE calculates a target path loss PL c :
 
PL c =referenceSignalPower−RSRP.
 
     In an application scenario, the UE calculates the uplink transmit power of a PUSCH according to the following formula: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 P 
                 PUSCH 
               
               ⁡ 
               
                 ( 
                 i 
                 ) 
               
             
             = 
             
               min 
               ⁢ 
               
                 { 
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           P 
                           CMAX 
                         
                         , 
                       
                     
                   
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           10 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             
                               log 
                               10 
                             
                             ⁡ 
                             
                               ( 
                               
                                 
                                   M 
                                   PUSCH 
                                 
                                 ⁡ 
                                 
                                   ( 
                                   i 
                                   ) 
                                 
                               
                               ) 
                             
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           
                             P 
                             O_PUSCH 
                           
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             ( 
                             j 
                             ) 
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           
                             α 
                             ⁡ 
                             
                               ( 
                               j 
                               ) 
                             
                           
                           · 
                           
                             ( 
                             
                               
                                 PL 
                                 C 
                               
                               + 
                               
                                 10 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                     
                                 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                   
                                     log 
                                     10 
                                   
                                   ⁡ 
                                   
                                     ( 
                                     PA 
                                     ) 
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                             ) 
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           
                             Δ 
                             TF 
                           
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             ( 
                             i 
                             ) 
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           f 
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             ( 
                             i 
                             ) 
                           
                         
                       
                     
                   
                 
                 } 
               
             
           
         
       
       
         
           
             or 
             , 
             
               
 
             
             ⁢ 
             
               
                 
                   P 
                   PUSCH 
                 
                 ⁡ 
                 
                   ( 
                   i 
                   ) 
                 
               
               = 
               
                 min 
                 ⁢ 
                 
                   { 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           
                             P 
                             CMAX 
                           
                           , 
                         
                       
                     
                     
                       
                         
                           
                             10 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             
                               
                                 log 
                                 10 
                               
                               ⁡ 
                               
                                 ( 
                                 
                                   
                                     M 
                                     PUSCH 
                                   
                                   ⁡ 
                                   
                                     ( 
                                     i 
                                     ) 
                                   
                                 
                                 ) 
                               
                             
                           
                           + 
                           
                             
                               P 
                               O_PUSCH 
                             
                             ⁡ 
                             
                               ( 
                               j 
                               ) 
                             
                           
                           + 
                           
                             β 
                             · 
                             
                               α 
                               ⁡ 
                               
                                 ( 
                                 j 
                                 ) 
                               
                             
                             · 
                             
                               PL 
                               C 
                             
                           
                           + 
                           
                             
                               Δ 
                               TF 
                             
                             ⁡ 
                             
                               ( 
                               i 
                               ) 
                             
                           
                           + 
                           
                             f 
                             ⁡ 
                             
                               ( 
                               i 
                               ) 
                             
                           
                         
                       
                     
                   
                   } 
                 
               
             
             , 
             
               
 
             
             ⁢ 
             
               β 
               = 
               
                 
                   ( 
                   
                     
                       PL 
                       C 
                     
                     + 
                     
                       10 
                       ⁢ 
                       
                           
                       
                       ⁢ 
                       
                         
                           log 
                           10 
                         
                         ⁡ 
                         
                           ( 
                           PA 
                           ) 
                         
                       
                     
                   
                   ) 
                 
                 ⁢ 
                 
                   / 
                 
                 ⁢ 
                 
                   PL 
                   C 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
       
         
           
             or 
             , 
             
               
 
             
             ⁢ 
             
               
                 
                   P 
                   PUSCH 
                 
                 ⁡ 
                 
                   ( 
                   i 
                   ) 
                 
               
               = 
               
                 min 
                 ⁢ 
                 
                   { 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           
                             P 
                             CMAX 
                           
                           , 
                         
                       
                     
                     
                       
                         
                           
                             10 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             
                               
                                 log 
                                 10 
                               
                               ⁡ 
                               
                                 ( 
                                 
                                   
                                     M 
                                     PUSCH 
                                   
                                   ⁡ 
                                   
                                     ( 
                                     i 
                                     ) 
                                   
                                 
                                 ) 
                               
                             
                           
                           + 
                           
                             
                               P 
                               O_PUSCH 
                             
                             ⁡ 
                             
                               ( 
                               j 
                               ) 
                             
                           
                           + 
                           
                             γ 
                             · 
                             
                               PL 
                               C 
                             
                           
                           + 
                           
                             
                               Δ 
                               TF 
                             
                             ⁡ 
                             
                               ( 
                               i 
                               ) 
                             
                           
                           + 
                           
                             f 
                             ⁡ 
                             
                               ( 
                               i 
                               ) 
                             
                           
                         
                       
                     
                   
                   } 
                 
               
             
             , 
             
               
 
             
             ⁢ 
             
               γ 
               = 
               
                 
                   
                     α 
                     ⁡ 
                     
                       ( 
                       j 
                       ) 
                     
                   
                   · 
                   
                     ( 
                     
                       
                         PL 
                         C 
                       
                       + 
                       
                         10 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           
                             log 
                             10 
                           
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             ( 
                             PA 
                             ) 
                           
                         
                       
                     
                     ) 
                   
                 
                 ⁢ 
                 
                   / 
                 
                 ⁢ 
                 
                   PL 
                   C 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     where, i represents a subframe, j represents a type of a packet in the cell, P CMAX  represents a maximum allowed power, M PUSCH (i) is a PUSCH transmission bandwidth, P O   _   PUSCH (j) is a nominal power that is semi-statically set by the base station for all UEs in the cell, α(j) is a path loss compensation factor, PL c  is the target path loss, PA is the path loss adjustment factor, Δ TF (i) is a power offset based on a modulation and coding scheme and a data type, and f(i) represents a closed-loop adjustment part of power control. 
     In an application scenario, the UE calculates the transmit power P PUCCH (i) of a PUCCH according to the following formula: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 P 
                 PUCCH 
               
               ⁡ 
               
                 ( 
                 i 
                 ) 
               
             
             = 
             
               min 
               ⁢ 
               
                 { 
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           P 
                           CMAX 
                         
                         , 
                       
                     
                   
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           P 
                           
                             0 
                             ⁢ 
                             _PUCCH 
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           PL 
                           C 
                         
                         + 
                         
                           10 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             
                               log 
                               10 
                             
                             ⁡ 
                             
                               ( 
                               PA 
                               ) 
                             
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           h 
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             ( 
                             
                               
                                 n 
                                 CQI 
                               
                               , 
                               
                                 n 
                                 HARQ 
                               
                               , 
                               
                                 n 
                                 SR 
                               
                             
                             ) 
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           
                             Δ 
                             F_PUCCH 
                           
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             ( 
                             F 
                             ) 
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           
                             Δ 
                             TxD 
                           
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             ( 
                             
                               F 
                               ′ 
                             
                             ) 
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           g 
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             ( 
                             i 
                             ) 
                           
                         
                       
                     
                   
                 
                 } 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     where, i represents a subframe, P CMAX  represents a maximum allowed power, P O   _   PUSCH (j) is a nominal power that is semi-statically set by the base station for all UEs in the cell, PL c  is the target path loss, PA is the path loss adjustment factor, n CQI  is the number of bits of channel quality information, n HARQ  is the number of bits of a hybrid automatic repeat request, n SR  is the number of bits of a scheduling request, h(n CQI ,n HARQ ,n SR ) is a value based on a PUCCH format, F and F′ are PUCCH formats, Δ F   _   PUCCH (F) is a value of PUCCH format F relative to PUCCH format 1a, Δ T×D (F′) is a value between PUCCHs transmitted on two antenna ports, and g(i) is a PUCCH power control adjustment state factor. 
     In an application scenario, the UE calculates the transmit power P SRS (i) of an SRS according to the following formula: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 P 
                 SRS 
               
               ⁡ 
               
                 ( 
                 i 
                 ) 
               
             
             = 
             
               min 
               ⁢ 
               
                 { 
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           P 
                           CMAX 
                         
                         , 
                       
                     
                   
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           P 
                           SRS_OFFSET 
                         
                         + 
                         
                           10 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             
                               log 
                               10 
                             
                             ⁡ 
                             
                               ( 
                               
                                 M 
                                 SRS 
                               
                               ) 
                             
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           
                             P 
                             O_PUSCH 
                           
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             ( 
                             j 
                             ) 
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           
                             α 
                             ⁡ 
                             
                               ( 
                               j 
                               ) 
                             
                           
                           · 
                           
                             ( 
                             
                               
                                 PL 
                                 C 
                               
                               + 
                               
                                 10 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                     
                                 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                   
                                     log 
                                     10 
                                   
                                   ⁡ 
                                   
                                     ( 
                                     PA 
                                     ) 
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                             ) 
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           f 
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             ( 
                             i 
                             ) 
                           
                         
                       
                     
                   
                 
                 } 
               
             
           
         
       
       
         
           
             or 
             , 
             
               
 
             
             ⁢ 
             
               
                 
                   P 
                   SRS 
                 
                 ⁡ 
                 
                   ( 
                   i 
                   ) 
                 
               
               = 
               
                 min 
                 ⁢ 
                 
                   { 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           
                             P 
                             CMAX 
                           
                           , 
                         
                       
                     
                     
                       
                         
                           
                             P 
                             SRS_OFFSET 
                           
                           + 
                           
                             10 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             
                               
                                 log 
                                 10 
                               
                               ⁡ 
                               
                                 ( 
                                 
                                   M 
                                   SRS 
                                 
                                 ) 
                               
                             
                           
                           + 
                           
                             
                               P 
                               O_PUSCH 
                             
                             ⁡ 
                             
                               ( 
                               j 
                               ) 
                             
                           
                           + 
                           
                             β 
                             · 
                             
                               α 
                               ⁡ 
                               
                                 ( 
                                 j 
                                 ) 
                               
                             
                             · 
                             
                               PL 
                               C 
                             
                           
                           + 
                           
                             f 
                             ⁡ 
                             
                               ( 
                               i 
                               ) 
                             
                           
                         
                       
                     
                   
                   } 
                 
               
             
             , 
             
               
 
             
             ⁢ 
             
               β 
               = 
               
                 
                   ( 
                   
                     
                       PL 
                       C 
                     
                     + 
                     
                       10 
                       ⁢ 
                       
                           
                       
                       ⁢ 
                       
                         
                           log 
                           10 
                         
                         ⁡ 
                         
                           ( 
                           PA 
                           ) 
                         
                       
                     
                   
                   ) 
                 
                 ⁢ 
                 
                   / 
                 
                 ⁢ 
                 
                   PL 
                   C 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
       
         
           
             or 
             , 
             
               
 
             
             ⁢ 
             
               
                 
                   P 
                   SRS 
                 
                 ⁡ 
                 
                   ( 
                   i 
                   ) 
                 
               
               = 
               
                 min 
                 ⁢ 
                 
                   { 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           
                             P 
                             CMAX 
                           
                           , 
                         
                       
                     
                     
                       
                         
                           
                             P 
                             SRS_OFFSET 
                           
                           + 
                           
                             10 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             
                               
                                 log 
                                 10 
                               
                               ⁡ 
                               
                                 ( 
                                 
                                   M 
                                   SRS 
                                 
                                 ) 
                               
                             
                           
                           + 
                           
                             
                               P 
                               O_PUSCH 
                             
                             ⁡ 
                             
                               ( 
                               j 
                               ) 
                             
                           
                           + 
                           
                             γ 
                             · 
                             
                               PL 
                               C 
                             
                           
                           + 
                           
                             f 
                             ⁡ 
                             
                               ( 
                               i 
                               ) 
                             
                           
                         
                       
                     
                   
                   } 
                 
               
             
             , 
             
               
 
             
             ⁢ 
             
               γ 
               = 
               
                 
                   
                     α 
                     ⁡ 
                     
                       ( 
                       j 
                       ) 
                     
                   
                   · 
                   
                     ( 
                     
                       
                         PL 
                         C 
                       
                       + 
                       
                         10 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           
                             log 
                             10 
                           
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             ( 
                             PA 
                             ) 
                           
                         
                       
                     
                     ) 
                   
                 
                 ⁢ 
                 
                   / 
                 
                 ⁢ 
                 
                   PL 
                   C 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     where, i represents a subframe, P CMAX  represents a maximum allowed power, P SRS   _   OFFSET  represents an SRS transmit power offset, M SRS  represents an SRS bandwidth, P O   _   PUSCH (j) represents a nominal power that is semi-statically set by the base station for all UEs in the cell, α(j) is a path loss compensation factor, PL c  is the target path loss, PA is the path loss adjustment factor, and f(i) represents a closed-loop adjustment part of power control. 
     The above embodiments have described the path loss compensation method. The following will describe corresponding apparatuses where the method is applied. As shown in  FIG. 6 , a base station provided in an embodiment of the present invention includes: 
     an obtaining unit  601 , configured to obtain power parameters of a macro site and an RRH in a cell where a UE is located; 
     a calculating unit  602 , configured to calculate a path loss adjustment factor for the UE according to the power parameters obtained by the obtaining unit  601 , where the path loss adjustment factor is an adjustment parameter used by the base station to compensate for an uplink transmit power of the UE; and 
     a sending unit  603 , configured to send the path loss adjustment factor calculated by the calculating unit  602  to the UE, so that the UE can calculate the uplink transmit power according to the path loss adjustment factor. 
     It should be noted that, optionally, in the embodiment of the present invention, the obtaining unit  601  may be further configured to obtain a transmit power of the UE and a reference signal power. 
     The above embodiment merely describes a structural relationship between units/modules. For the execution method of each unit/module in practical applications, reference may be made to the method illustrated in  FIG. 1 , and no repeated description is given here. 
     In the embodiment of the present invention, the calculating unit  602  calculates a path loss adjustment factor for a UE in a cell, and sends it to the UE. Because the path loss adjustment factor is calculated by the base station according to obtained power parameters of a macro site and an RRH in the cell where the UE is located, when the UE calculates an uplink transmit power according to the path loss adjustment factor, the UE can implement calculation for path loss compensation where there are multiple power transmission points. In addition, the range of the macro site and the RRH, from which the base station obtains the power parameters, can be set according to an actual need. Thereby, the embodiment of the present invention supports a macro site and an RRH that flexibly participate in uplink coordinated reception, and improves the accuracy of the UE in calculating the uplink transmit power. 
     The following uses a specific embodiment to describe the base station in the present invention. As shown in  FIG. 7 , the base station  600  includes: an obtaining unit  601 , a calculating unit  602 , and a sending unit  603 . 
     The power parameters obtained by the obtaining unit  601  include: transmit powers of the macro site and the RRH, a reference signal power, and received powers of the macro site and the RRH, where the reference signal power is any one transmit power among the transmit powers of the macro site and the RRH; 
     The calculating unit  602  includes: 
     a first calculating module  6021 , configured to calculate transmit power differences, where the transmit power differences are differences between each of the transmit powers of the macro site and the RRH and the reference signal power; 
     a second calculating module  6022 , configured to calculate path loss differences, where the path loss differences are path losses obtained by subtracting path losses between the UE and each of the macro site and the RRH in the cell where the UE is located from a path loss between the UE and each of a macro site or RRH whose transmit power is selected as the reference signal power, where the path losses between the UE and each of the macro site and the RRH in the cell where the UE is located is path losses obtained by subtracting the received powers of each of the macro site and the RRH in the cell where the UE is located from the transmit power of the UE; and 
     a third calculating module  6023 , configured to calculate the path loss adjustment factor for the UE according to the transmit power differences calculated by the first calculating module  6021  and the path loss differences calculated by the second calculating module  6022 . 
     The above embodiment merely describes a structural relationship between units/modules. For the execution method of each unit/module in practical applications, reference may be made to the method illustrated in  FIG. 2 , and no repeated description is given here. 
     In the embodiment of the present invention, the third calculating module  6023  calculates a path loss adjustment factor for a UE in a cell, and the sending unit  603  sends it to the UE. Because the path loss adjustment factor is decided by transmit power differences and path loss differences, when the UE calculates an uplink transmit power according to the path loss adjustment factor, the UE can implement calculation for path loss compensation where there are multiple power transmission points. In addition, the range of the macro site and the RRH, from which the base station obtains power parameters, can be set according to an actual need. Thereby, the embodiment of the present invention supports a macro site and an RRH that flexibly participate in uplink coordinated reception, and improves the accuracy of the UE in calculating the uplink transmit power. 
     The following uses a specific embodiment to describe the base station in the present invention. As shown in  FIG. 8 , the base station  600  includes: an obtaining unit  601 , a calculating unit  602 , and a sending unit  603 . 
     The obtaining unit  601  is further configured to obtain a transmit power of the UE and a reference signal received power. 
     The power parameters obtained by the obtaining unit  601  include: transmit powers of the macro site and the RRH, received powers of the macro site and the RRH, and a reference signal power, where the reference signal power is any one transmit power among the transmit powers of the macro site and the RRH. 
     The calculating unit  602  includes: 
     a fourth calculating module  6024 , configured to calculate first path losses, where the first path losses are path losses obtained by subtracting the received powers of each of the macro site and the RRH from the transmit power of the UE; 
     a fifth calculating module  6025 , configured to calculate a second path loss, where the second path loss is a result of subtracting the reference signal received power from the reference signal power; and 
     a sixth calculating module  6026 , configured to calculate the path loss adjustment factor for the UE according to the first path losses calculated by the fourth calculating module  6024  and the second path loss calculated by the fifth calculating module  6025 . 
     The above embodiment merely describes a structural relationship between units/modules. For the execution method of each unit/module in practical applications, reference may be made to the method illustrated in  FIG. 4 , and no repeated description is given here. 
     In the embodiment of the present invention, the sixth calculating module  6026  calculates a path loss adjustment factor for a UE in a cell, and the sending unit  603  sends it to the UE. Because the path loss adjustment factor is decided by first path losses and a second path loss, when the UE calculates an uplink transmit power according to the path loss adjustment factor, the UE can implement calculation for path loss compensation where there are multiple power transmission points. In addition, the range of the macro site and the RRH, from which the base station obtains power parameters, can be set according to an actual need. Thereby, the embodiment of the present invention supports a macro site and an RRH that flexibly participate in uplink coordinated reception, and improves the accuracy of the UE in calculating the uplink transmit power. 
     As shown in  FIG. 9 , an embodiment of the present invention further provides a user equipment  900 , including: 
     a receiving unit  901 , configured to receive a path loss adjustment factor sent by a base station, where the path loss adjustment factor is an adjustment parameter used by the base station to compensate for an uplink transmit power of the UE; and 
     a reference signal power obtaining unit  902 , configured to obtain a reference signal power selected by the base station, where the reference signal power is any one transmit power selected by the base station among transmit powers of a macro site and an RRH in a cell where the UE is located; 
     a measuring unit  903 , configured to measure a reference signal received power; and 
     a power calculating unit  904 , configured to calculate an uplink transmit power according to the path loss adjustment factor received by the receiving unit  901 , the reference signal power obtained by the reference signal power obtaining unit  902 , and the reference signal received power measured by the measuring unit  903 . 
     The above embodiment merely describes a structural relationship between units/modules. For the execution method of each unit/module in practical applications, reference may be made to the method illustrated in  FIG. 5 , and no repeated description is given here. 
     In the embodiment of the present invention, the receiving unit  901  receives a path loss adjustment factor calculated by a base station for the UE in a cell. Because the path loss adjustment factor is calculated by the base station according to obtained power parameters of a macro site and an RRH, when the UE calculates an uplink transmit power according to the path loss adjustment factor, a reference signal power, and a reference signal received power, the calculating unit  904  can implement calculation for path loss compensation where there are multiple power transmission points. In addition, the range of the macro site and the RRH, from which the base station obtains the power parameters, can be set according to an actual need. Thereby, the embodiment of the present invention supports a macro site and an RRH that flexibly participate in uplink coordinated reception, and improves the accuracy of the UE in calculating the uplink transmit power. 
     The following uses a specific embodiment to describe a user equipment in the present invention. As shown in  FIG. 10 , 
     the user equipment  900  includes: a receiving unit  901 , a reference signal power obtaining unit  902 , a measuring unit  903 , and a power calculating unit  904 , where, 
     the reference signal power selected by the base station, which is obtained by the reference signal power obtaining unit  902 , is referenceSignalPower; 
     the reference signal received power measured by the measuring unit  903  is RSRP; 
     the power calculating unit  904  includes: a first power calculating module  9041  and at least one of a second power calculating module  9042 , a third power calculating module, and a fourth power calculating module, 
     where, 
     the first power calculating module  9041  is configured to calculate a target path loss PL c :
 
PL c =referenceSignalPower+10 log 10 ( PA )−RSRP,
 
     where, PA is the path loss adjustment factor; 
     the second power calculating module  9042  is configured to calculate an uplink transmit power of a PUSCH according to the following formula when the UE uses PUSCH mode: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 P 
                 PUSCH 
               
               ⁡ 
               
                 ( 
                 i 
                 ) 
               
             
             = 
             
               min 
               ⁢ 
               
                 { 
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           P 
                           CMAX 
                         
                         , 
                       
                     
                   
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           10 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             
                               log 
                               10 
                             
                             ⁡ 
                             
                               ( 
                               
                                 
                                   M 
                                   PUSCH 
                                 
                                 ⁡ 
                                 
                                   ( 
                                   i 
                                   ) 
                                 
                               
                               ) 
                             
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           
                             P 
                             O_PUSCH 
                           
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             ( 
                             j 
                             ) 
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           
                             α 
                             ⁡ 
                             
                               ( 
                               j 
                               ) 
                             
                           
                           · 
                           
                             PL 
                             C 
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           
                             Δ 
                             TF 
                           
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             ( 
                             i 
                             ) 
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           f 
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             ( 
                             i 
                             ) 
                           
                         
                       
                     
                   
                 
                 } 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     where, i represents a subframe, j represents a type of a packet in the cell, P CMAX  represents a maximum allowed power, M PUSCH (i) is a PUSCH transmission bandwidth, P O   _   PUSCH (j) is a nominal power that is semi-statically set by the base station for all UEs in the cell, α(j) is a path loss compensation factor, PL c  is the target path loss, Δ TF (i) is a power offset based on a modulation and coding scheme and a data type, and f(i) represents a closed-loop adjustment part of power control; 
     and/or, 
     the third power calculating module (not illustrated in  FIG. 10 ) is configured to calculate an uplink transmit power of a PUCCH according to the following formula when the UE uses PUCCH mode: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 P 
                 PUCCH 
               
               ⁡ 
               
                 ( 
                 i 
                 ) 
               
             
             = 
             
               min 
               ⁢ 
               
                 { 
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           P 
                           CMAX 
                         
                         , 
                       
                     
                   
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           P 
                           
                             0 
                             ⁢ 
                             _PUCCH 
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           PL 
                           C 
                         
                         + 
                         
                           h 
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             ( 
                             
                               
                                 n 
                                 CQI 
                               
                               , 
                               
                                 n 
                                 HARQ 
                               
                               , 
                               
                                 n 
                                 SR 
                               
                             
                             ) 
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           
                             Δ 
                             F_PUCCH 
                           
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             ( 
                             F 
                             ) 
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           
                             Δ 
                             TxD 
                           
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             ( 
                             
                               F 
                               ′ 
                             
                             ) 
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           g 
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             ( 
                             i 
                             ) 
                           
                         
                       
                     
                   
                 
                 ⁢ 
                 
                     
                 
                 } 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     where, i represents a subframe, P CMAX  represents a maximum allowed power, P O   _   PUSCH (j) is a nominal power that is semi-statically set by the base station for all UEs in the cell, PL c  is the target path loss, n CQI  is the number of bits of channel quality information, n HARQ  is the number of bits of a hybrid automatic repeat request, n SR  is the number of bits of a scheduling request, h(n CQI ,n HARQ ,n SR ) is a value based on a PUCCH format, F and F′ are PUCCH formats, Δ F   _   PUCCH (F) is a value of PUCCH format F relative to PUCCH format 1a, Δ T×D (F′) is a value between PUCCHs transmitted on two antenna ports, and g(i) is a PUCCH power control adjustment state factor; 
     and/or, 
     the fourth power calculating module (not illustrated in  FIG. 10 ) is configured to calculate an uplink transmit power of an SRS according to the following formula when the UE uses an SRS mode: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 P 
                 SRS 
               
               ⁡ 
               
                 ( 
                 i 
                 ) 
               
             
             = 
             
               min 
               ⁢ 
               
                 { 
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           P 
                           CMAX 
                         
                         , 
                       
                     
                   
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           P 
                           SRS_OFFSET 
                         
                         + 
                         
                           10 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             
                               log 
                               10 
                             
                             ⁡ 
                             
                               ( 
                               
                                 M 
                                 SRS 
                               
                               ) 
                             
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           
                             P 
                             O_PUSCH 
                           
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             ( 
                             j 
                             ) 
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           
                             α 
                             ⁡ 
                             
                               ( 
                               j 
                               ) 
                             
                           
                           · 
                           
                             PL 
                             C 
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           f 
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             ( 
                             i 
                             ) 
                           
                         
                       
                     
                   
                 
                 } 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     where, i represents a subframe, P CMAX  represents a maximum allowed power, P SRS   _   OFFSET  represents an SRS transmit power offset, M SRS  represents an SRS bandwidth, P O   _   PUSCH (j) represents a nominal power that is semi-statically set by the base station for all UEs in the cell, α(j) is a path loss compensation factor, PL c  is the target path loss, and f(i) represents a closed-loop adjustment part of power control. 
     In the embodiment of the present invention, the receiving unit  901  receives a path loss adjustment factor calculated by a base station for the UE in a cell. Because the path loss adjustment factor is calculated by the base station according to obtained power parameters of a macro site and an RRH, when the UE calculates an uplink transmit power according to the path loss adjustment factor, a reference signal power, and a reference signal received power, the calculating unit  904  can implement calculation for path loss compensation where there are multiple power transmission points. In addition, the range of the macro site and the RRH, from which the base station obtains the power parameters, can be set according to an actual need. Thereby, the embodiment of the present invention supports a macro site and an RRH that flexibly participate in uplink coordinated reception, and improves the accuracy of the UE in calculating the uplink transmit power. 
     The following uses a specific embodiment to describe a user equipment in the present invention. As shown in  FIG. 11 , 
     the user equipment  900  includes: a receiving unit  901 , a reference signal power obtaining unit  902 , a measuring unit  903 , and a power calculating unit  904 , where, 
     the reference signal power selected by the base station, which is obtained by the reference signal power obtaining unit  902 , is referenceSignalPower; 
     the reference signal received power measured by the measuring unit  903  is RSRP; 
     the power calculating unit  904  includes: a fifth power calculating module  9043  and at least one of a sixth power calculating module  9044 , a seventh power calculating module, and an eighth power calculating module, 
     where, 
     the fifth power calculating module  9043  is configured to calculate a target path loss PL c :
 
PL c =referenceSignalPower−RSRP,
 
     the sixth power calculating module  9044  is configured to calculate an uplink transmit power of a PUSCH according to the following formula when the UE uses PUSCH mode: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 P 
                 PUSCH 
               
               ⁡ 
               
                 ( 
                 i 
                 ) 
               
             
             = 
             
               min 
               ⁢ 
               
                 { 
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           P 
                           CMAX 
                         
                         , 
                       
                     
                   
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           10 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             
                               log 
                               10 
                             
                             ⁡ 
                             
                               ( 
                               
                                 
                                   M 
                                   PUSCH 
                                 
                                 ⁡ 
                                 
                                   ( 
                                   i 
                                   ) 
                                 
                               
                               ) 
                             
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           
                             P 
                             O_PUSCH 
                           
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             ( 
                             j 
                             ) 
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           
                             α 
                             ⁡ 
                             
                               ( 
                               j 
                               ) 
                             
                           
                           · 
                           
                             ( 
                             
                               
                                 PL 
                                 C 
                               
                               + 
                               
                                 10 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                     
                                 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                   
                                     log 
                                     10 
                                   
                                   ⁡ 
                                   
                                     ( 
                                     PA 
                                     ) 
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                             ) 
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           
                             Δ 
                             TF 
                           
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             ( 
                             i 
                             ) 
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           f 
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             ( 
                             i 
                             ) 
                           
                         
                       
                     
                   
                 
                 } 
               
             
           
         
       
       
         
           
             or 
             , 
             
               
 
             
             ⁢ 
             
               
                 
                   P 
                   PUSCH 
                 
                 ⁡ 
                 
                   ( 
                   i 
                   ) 
                 
               
               = 
               
                 min 
                 ⁢ 
                 
                   { 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           
                             P 
                             CMAX 
                           
                           , 
                         
                       
                     
                     
                       
                         
                           
                             10 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             
                               
                                 log 
                                 10 
                               
                               ⁡ 
                               
                                 ( 
                                 
                                   
                                     M 
                                     PUSCH 
                                   
                                   ⁡ 
                                   
                                     ( 
                                     i 
                                     ) 
                                   
                                 
                                 ) 
                               
                             
                           
                           + 
                           
                             
                               P 
                               O_PUSCH 
                             
                             ⁡ 
                             
                               ( 
                               j 
                               ) 
                             
                           
                           + 
                           
                             β 
                             · 
                             
                               α 
                               ⁡ 
                               
                                 ( 
                                 j 
                                 ) 
                               
                             
                             · 
                             
                               PL 
                               C 
                             
                           
                           + 
                           
                             
                               Δ 
                               TF 
                             
                             ⁡ 
                             
                               ( 
                               i 
                               ) 
                             
                           
                           + 
                           
                             f 
                             ⁡ 
                             
                               ( 
                               i 
                               ) 
                             
                           
                         
                       
                     
                   
                   } 
                 
               
             
             , 
             
               
 
             
             ⁢ 
             
               β 
               = 
               
                 
                   ( 
                   
                     
                       PL 
                       C 
                     
                     + 
                     
                       10 
                       ⁢ 
                       
                           
                       
                       ⁢ 
                       
                         
                           log 
                           10 
                         
                         ⁡ 
                         
                           ( 
                           PA 
                           ) 
                         
                       
                     
                   
                   ) 
                 
                 ⁢ 
                 
                   / 
                 
                 ⁢ 
                 
                   PL 
                   C 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
       
         
           
             or 
             , 
             
               
 
             
             ⁢ 
             
               
                 
                   P 
                   PUSCH 
                 
                 ⁡ 
                 
                   ( 
                   i 
                   ) 
                 
               
               = 
               
                 min 
                 ⁢ 
                 
                   { 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           
                             P 
                             CMAX 
                           
                           , 
                         
                       
                     
                     
                       
                         
                           
                             10 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             
                               
                                 log 
                                 10 
                               
                               ⁡ 
                               
                                 ( 
                                 
                                   
                                     M 
                                     PUSCH 
                                   
                                   ⁡ 
                                   
                                     ( 
                                     i 
                                     ) 
                                   
                                 
                                 ) 
                               
                             
                           
                           + 
                           
                             
                               P 
                               O_PUSCH 
                             
                             ⁡ 
                             
                               ( 
                               j 
                               ) 
                             
                           
                           + 
                           
                             γ 
                             · 
                             
                               PL 
                               C 
                             
                           
                           + 
                           
                             
                               Δ 
                               TF 
                             
                             ⁡ 
                             
                               ( 
                               i 
                               ) 
                             
                           
                           + 
                           
                             f 
                             ⁡ 
                             
                               ( 
                               i 
                               ) 
                             
                           
                         
                       
                     
                   
                   } 
                 
               
             
             , 
             
               
 
             
             ⁢ 
             
               γ 
               = 
               
                 
                   
                     α 
                     ⁡ 
                     
                       ( 
                       j 
                       ) 
                     
                   
                   · 
                   
                     ( 
                     
                       
                         PL 
                         C 
                       
                       + 
                       
                         10 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           
                             log 
                             10 
                           
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             ( 
                             PA 
                             ) 
                           
                         
                       
                     
                     ) 
                   
                 
                 ⁢ 
                 
                   / 
                 
                 ⁢ 
                 
                   PL 
                   C 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     where, i represents a subframe, j represents a type of a packet in the cell, P CMAX  represents a maximum allowed power, M PUSCH (i) is a PUSCH transmission bandwidth, P O   _   PUSCH (j) is a nominal power that is semi-statically set by the base station for all UEs in the cell, α(j) is a path loss compensation factor, PL c  is the target path loss, PA is the path loss adjustment factor, Δ TF (i) is a power offset based on a modulation and coding scheme and a data type, and f(i) represents a closed-loop adjustment part of power control; 
     The seventh power calculating module (not illustrated in  FIG. 11 ) is configured to calculate uplink transmit power of a PUCCH according to the following formula when the UE uses PUCCH mode: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 P 
                 PUCCH 
               
               ⁡ 
               
                 ( 
                 i 
                 ) 
               
             
             = 
             
               min 
               ⁢ 
               
                 { 
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           P 
                           CMAX 
                         
                         , 
                       
                     
                   
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           P 
                           
                             0 
                             ⁢ 
                             _PUCCH 
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           PL 
                           C 
                         
                         + 
                         
                           10 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             
                               log 
                               10 
                             
                             ⁡ 
                             
                               ( 
                               PA 
                               ) 
                             
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           h 
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             ( 
                             
                               
                                 n 
                                 CQI 
                               
                               , 
                               
                                 n 
                                 HARQ 
                               
                               , 
                               
                                 n 
                                 SR 
                               
                             
                             ) 
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           
                             Δ 
                             F_PUCCH 
                           
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             ( 
                             F 
                             ) 
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           
                             Δ 
                             TxD 
                           
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             ( 
                             
                               F 
                               ′ 
                             
                             ) 
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           g 
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             ( 
                             i 
                             ) 
                           
                         
                       
                     
                   
                 
                 } 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     where, i represents a subframe, P CMAX  represents a maximum allowed power, P O   _   PUSCH  is a nominal power that is semi-statically set by the base station for all UEs in the cell, PL c  is the target path loss, PA is the path loss adjustment factor, n CQI  is the number of bits of channel quality information, n HARQ  is the number of bits of a hybrid automatic repeat request, n SR  is the number of bits of a scheduling request, h(n CQI ,n HARQ ,n SR ) is a value based on a PUCCH format, F and F′ are PUCCH formats, Δ F   _   PUCCH (F) is a value of PUCCH format F relative to PUCCH format 1a, Δ T×D (F′) is a value of a PUCCH transmitted on two antenna ports, and g(i) is a PUCCH power control adjustment state factor; and 
     the eighth power calculating module (not illustrated in  FIG. 11 ) is configured to calculate uplink transmit power of an SRS according to the following formula when the UE uses an SRS mode: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 P 
                 SRS 
               
               ⁡ 
               
                 ( 
                 i 
                 ) 
               
             
             = 
             
               min 
               ⁢ 
               
                 { 
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           P 
                           CMAX 
                         
                         , 
                       
                     
                   
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           P 
                           SRS_OFFSET 
                         
                         + 
                         
                           10 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             
                               log 
                               10 
                             
                             ⁡ 
                             
                               ( 
                               
                                 M 
                                 SRS 
                               
                               ) 
                             
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           
                             P 
                             O_PUSCH 
                           
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             ( 
                             j 
                             ) 
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           
                             α 
                             ⁡ 
                             
                               ( 
                               j 
                               ) 
                             
                           
                           · 
                           
                             ( 
                             
                               
                                 PL 
                                 C 
                               
                               + 
                               
                                 10 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                     
                                 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                   
                                     log 
                                     10 
                                   
                                   ⁡ 
                                   
                                     ( 
                                     PA 
                                     ) 
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                             ) 
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           f 
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             ( 
                             i 
                             ) 
                           
                         
                       
                     
                   
                 
                 } 
               
             
           
         
       
       
         
           
             or 
             , 
             
               
 
             
             ⁢ 
             
               
                 
                   P 
                   SRS 
                 
                 ⁡ 
                 
                   ( 
                   i 
                   ) 
                 
               
               = 
               
                 min 
                 ⁢ 
                 
                   { 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           
                             P 
                             CMAX 
                           
                           , 
                         
                       
                     
                     
                       
                         
                           
                             P 
                             SRS_OFFSET 
                           
                           + 
                           
                             10 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             
                               
                                 log 
                                 10 
                               
                               ⁡ 
                               
                                 ( 
                                 
                                   M 
                                   SRS 
                                 
                                 ) 
                               
                             
                           
                           + 
                           
                             
                               P 
                               O_PUSCH 
                             
                             ⁡ 
                             
                               ( 
                               j 
                               ) 
                             
                           
                           + 
                           
                             β 
                             · 
                             
                               α 
                               ⁡ 
                               
                                 ( 
                                 j 
                                 ) 
                               
                             
                             · 
                             
                               PL 
                               C 
                             
                           
                           + 
                           
                             f 
                             ⁡ 
                             
                               ( 
                               i 
                               ) 
                             
                           
                         
                       
                     
                   
                   } 
                 
               
             
             , 
             
               
 
             
             ⁢ 
             
               β 
               = 
               
                 
                   ( 
                   
                     
                       PL 
                       C 
                     
                     + 
                     
                       10 
                       ⁢ 
                       
                           
                       
                       ⁢ 
                       
                         
                           log 
                           10 
                         
                         ⁡ 
                         
                           ( 
                           PA 
                           ) 
                         
                       
                     
                   
                   ) 
                 
                 ⁢ 
                 
                   / 
                 
                 ⁢ 
                 
                   PL 
                   C 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
       
         
           
             or 
             , 
             
               
 
             
             ⁢ 
             
               
                 
                   P 
                   SRS 
                 
                 ⁡ 
                 
                   ( 
                   i 
                   ) 
                 
               
               = 
               
                 min 
                 ⁢ 
                 
                   { 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           
                             P 
                             CMAX 
                           
                           , 
                         
                       
                     
                     
                       
                         
                           
                             P 
                             SRS_OFFSET 
                           
                           + 
                           
                             10 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             
                               
                                 log 
                                 10 
                               
                               ⁡ 
                               
                                 ( 
                                 
                                   M 
                                   SRS 
                                 
                                 ) 
                               
                             
                           
                           + 
                           
                             
                               P 
                               O_PUSCH 
                             
                             ⁡ 
                             
                               ( 
                               j 
                               ) 
                             
                           
                           + 
                           
                             γ 
                             · 
                             
                               PL 
                               C 
                             
                           
                           + 
                           
                             f 
                             ⁡ 
                             
                               ( 
                               i 
                               ) 
                             
                           
                         
                       
                     
                   
                   } 
                 
               
             
             , 
             
               
 
             
             ⁢ 
             
               γ 
               = 
               
                 
                   α 
                   ⁡ 
                   
                     ( 
                     j 
                     ) 
                   
                 
                 · 
                 
                   
                     ( 
                     
                       
                         PL 
                         C 
                       
                       + 
                       
                         10 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           
                             log 
                             10 
                           
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             ( 
                             PA 
                             ) 
                           
                         
                       
                     
                     ) 
                   
                   / 
                   
                     PL 
                     C 
                   
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     where, i represents a subframe, P CMAX  represents a maximum allowed power, P SRS   _   OFFSET  represents an SRS transmit power offset, M SRS  represents an SRS bandwidth, P O   _   PUSCH (j) represents a nominal power that is semi-statically set by the base station for all UEs in the cell, α(j) is a path loss compensation factor, PL c  is the target path loss, PA is the path loss adjustment factor, and f(i) represents a closed-loop adjustment part of power control. 
     In the embodiment of the present invention, the receiving unit  901  receives a path loss adjustment factor calculated by a base station for the UE in a cell. Because the path loss adjustment factor is calculated by the base station according to obtained power parameters of a macro site and an RRH, when the UE calculates an uplink transmit power according to the path loss adjustment factor, a reference signal power, and a reference signal received power, the calculating unit  904  can implement calculation for path loss compensation where there are multiple power transmission points. In addition, the range of the macro site and the RRH, from which the base station obtains the power parameters, can be set according to an actual need. Thereby, the embodiment of the present invention supports a macro site and an RRH that flexibly participate in uplink coordinated reception, and improves the accuracy of the UE in calculating the uplink transmit power. 
     Persons of ordinary skill in the art understand that all or a part of the steps of the method in the embodiments may be implemented by a computer program instructing relevant hardware. The program may be stored in a computer readable storage medium such as a read-only memory, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, or the like. 
     The foregoing has described a path loss compensation method, a base station, and a user equipment according to the embodiments of the present invention in detail. Persons of ordinary skill in the art can make modifications with respect to the specific implementation manner and the application scope according to the ideas of the embodiments of the present invention, and the content herein shall not be construed as a limitation on the present invention.