Methods and systems for operation in a WLAN are provided. Methods and systems for a transmit power control (TPC) scheme are disclosed. In an embodiment, an access point (AP) may send a trigger frame to one or more stations (STAs) for synchronizing and scheduling uplink (UL) multi-user (MU) transmissions. The trigger frame may contain an open-loop power control index 1 and a power adjustment index 2. The one or more STAs may estimate pathloss using an indicated AP transmit power and received power to set a baseline transmit power. The one or more STAs may adjust their transmit power in the UL transmission period to be the indicated target receive power at the AP.

A transmit power optimization and rate-control system includes a transmitter circuit having one or more power amplifiers transmit radio-frequency (RF) signals at a transmission (Tx) rate and a Tx power level. A receiver circuit receives RF signals, decodes the received RF signals and provides one or more Tx status feedbacks. A rate-control module adjusts the Tx rate based at least on a channel condition. A probing engine generates at least two consecutive frames at a first Tx power level, and a second Tx power level in response to a trigger causes the transmitter to transmit the at least two consecutive frames, and processes respective Tx status feedbacks received in response to transmission of the two consecutive frames in order to optimize the Tx power of the transmitter.

Disclosed is a method for determining open loop power control parameters. A first set of key performance indicators associated with a first set of open loop power control parameters is obtained from one or more first base stations. A statistical model is determined based at least partly on the first set of key performance indicators and the first set of open loop power control parameters. A second set of open loop power control parameters is determined based at least partly on the statistical model.

In 5G and 6G, efficient communication relies on narrow communication beams directed between the transmitter and the intended recipient. However, the optimal beam direction changes whenever the user moves, as in traffic. The user device can inform the base station of the user's initial location, speed, and direction of travel, so the base station can calculate the appropriate beam direction versus time. However, if the mobile user device changes in speed or direction, this may result in an erroneous calculation by the base station. The directional error may be insignificant if the directional error is much less than the beam width. The mobile user device can calculate the directional error based on the change in speed or direction, and when the directional error becomes comparable to the beam width of the base station, the user can transmit a message to the base station indicating the new location, speed, and direction.

The transmission power level is an important parameter in 5G/6G networking because it affects the failure rate if too low, background interference if too high, and battery life of user devices if retransmissions are required, among many other aspects of communications. Disclosed is an AI (artificial intelligence) model to recommend a transmission power level, based on inputs including: current network parameters such as the current throughput or message failure rate or average delay per message; parameters of the planned parameters such as the length and priority of the planned message; and environmental parameters such as the current noise or background interference level. In addition, the AI model adjusts for the distance between the transmitter and receiver, plus any known obscurations, among other inputs. The AI model then provides a recommended power setting for each message, adjusted to provide reliable reception but without wasting excess power.

Disclosed are systems and methods for entities in a 5G or 6G wireless network to indicate their geographical location to other entities. A base station can inform the user devices of its antenna location so that the users can direct beams toward the antenna. Mobile users can update their location information to the base station so that the base station can direct beams toward the mobile users in real-time. For example, the base station can embed the latitude and longitude of the base station antenna in a system information message, such as an unallocated portion of the SSB (synchronization signal block) which is periodically broadcast, and the users can transmit location-update messages to the base station using disclosed formats. By directing transmission beams and reception beams toward each other, base stations and users can obtain substantially improved reception with reduced background generation and reduced energy consumption.

A radio frequency device includes antennas, transmitters, power detectors, a memory storing instructions and an antenna gain lookup table, and processors. The processors execute instructions that include instructing the transmitters to send transmission signals through the antennas to form a first beamformed signal having a first beam direction and a first frequency using multiple input powers. The instructions include determining radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) gains associated with the transmitters based on the transmission signals using the power detectors. Moreover, the instructions include determining the antenna gains for the antennas based on the first beam direction and the first frequency of the first beamformed signal, and the antenna gain lookup table. The instructions also include determining total gains based on the RFIC gains and the antenna gains, and adjusting the input powers based on the total gains and a back off power signal.

Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for exception-robust time-averaged radio frequency (RF) exposure compliance continuity. A method that may be performed by a user equipment (UE) generally includes transmitting a first signal at a first transmission power based on time-averaged RF exposure measurements over a time window and storing RF exposure information associated with the time window. The method may also include detecting that an exception event associated with the UE occurred and transmitting a second signal at a second transmission power based at least in part on the stored RF exposure information in response to the detection of the event.

A base station device includes: a controller configured to determine whether a calculation method for a single term among a plurality of terms included in an equation for determining a transmission power is either a first method or a second method; and a transmitter configured to transmit notification information for notifying the calculation method determined by the controller. The controller determines either the first method or the second method for first data, and determines either the first method or the second method for second data different from the first data.

Disclosed are systems and methods for entities in a 5G or 6G wireless network to indicate their geographical location to other entities. A base station can inform the user devices of its antenna location so that the users can direct beams toward the antenna. Mobile users can update their location information to the base station so that the base station can direct beams toward the mobile users in real-time. For example, the base station can embed the latitude and longitude of the base station antenna in a system information message, such as an unallocated portion of the SSB (synchronization signal block) which is periodically broadcast, and the users can transmit location-update messages to the base station using disclosed formats. By directing transmission beams and reception beams toward each other, base stations and users can obtain substantially improved reception with reduced background generation and reduced energy consumption.