Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described which may enable a user equipment (UE) and a base station to use outer-loop feedback support to reach a desired error rate for low latency communications. For example, a base station may transmit a proxy acknowledgement feedback configuration to a UE for communications associated with a low target error rate. In some cases, after receiving the communications from the base station, the UE may receive secondary communications from the base station. The UE may then decode the first and/or second communications according to the proxy acknowledgement feedback configuration and/or a normal acknowledgement feedback configuration and may determine a proxy acknowledgement feedback based on the decoding. Further, the UE may transmit the proxy and/or normal acknowledgement feedback to the base station, which may update outer-loop power settings for the low latency communications based on the acknowledgement feedback.

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may identify a transmit power control (TPC) command, associated with the UE, based at least in part on group power control downlink control information (DCI); and determine a loop index associated with the TPC command, wherein the loop index identifies a power control loop, of a plurality of power control loops, for the TPC command. In some aspects, the UE may apply the TPC in association with transmitting an uplink communication, wherein a time gap between receiving the group power control DCI and applying the TPC command is based at least in part on a capability value associated with the UE, or a delay value signaled to the UE. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described which may enable a user equipment (UE) and a base station to use outer-loop feedback support to reach a desired error rate for low latency communications. For example, a base station may transmit a proxy acknowledgement feedback configuration to a UE for communications associated with a low target error rate. In some cases, after receiving the communications from the base station, the UE may receive secondary communications from the base station. The UE may then decode the first and/or second communications according to the proxy acknowledgement feedback configuration and/or a normal acknowledgement feedback configuration and may determine a proxy acknowledgement feedback based on the decoding. Further, the UE may transmit the proxy and/or normal acknowledgement feedback to the base station, which may update outer-loop power settings for the low latency communications based on the acknowledgement feedback.

Systems, methods and computer programs are disclosed for providing an indication of a decoding problem in a wireless system. A problem is detected in decoding uplink physical control channels for a Dedicated Physical Control Channel (DPCCH) or an Enhanced Dedicated Physical Control Channel (E-DPCCH). A modified Up Link (UL) Dedicated Channel (DCH) frame having a spare field modified to indicate a Transport Format Combination Indicator (TFCI) decode failure is sent. In response to receiving the modified UL DCH frame, an Up Link (UL) Outer-Loop Power Control (OLPC) is controlled to keep a signal-to-interference ratio (SIR) of the UL DPCCH within a predetermined range.

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may identify a transmit power control (TPC) command, associated with the UE, based at least in part on group power control downlink control information (DCI); and determine a loop index associated with the TPC command, wherein the loop index identifies a power control loop, of a plurality of power control loops, for the TPC command. In some aspects, the UE may apply the TPC in association with transmitting an uplink communication, wherein a time gap between receiving the group power control DCI and applying the TPC command is based at least in part on a capability value associated with the UE, or a delay value signaled to the UE. Numerous other aspects are provided.

A power control method, apparatus, and system is described. First outer loop power control is performed according to an actual hard metric and a preset target hard metric to adjust a target soft metric required by second outer loop power control, to obtain an adjusted target soft metric. Therefore, this ensures that when the adjusted target soft metric is converged, the target hard metric can be correctly converged to achieve target quality required by a system.