Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Device, system and method employing unified flexible 5G air interface
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Application No.: US17724711Application Date: 2022-04-20
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Publication No.: US11611957B2Publication Date: 2023-03-21
- Inventor: Jong-Kae Fwu , Gang Xiong
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin & Goetzel, P.C.
- Main IPC: H04W4/00
- IPC: H04W4/00 ; H04W72/044 ; H04W72/12 ; H04L5/00 ; H04L27/26 ; H04W4/70 ; H04W88/06 ; H04W88/10 ; H04L1/00 ; H04W76/27 ; H04W88/02

Abstract:
An eNodeB (eNB), user equipment (UE) and method of providing a flexible Radio Access Technology (FRAT) are generally described. The information (resource allocation, partition information and numerology) of at least one of a plurality of RATs used by the eNB is provided to a UE. Each RAT has a flexible subcarrier spacing and symbol duration, which are integer multiples of a base subcarrier spacing and symbol duration, and is associated with at least one of different temporal and frequency resources. The symbol and/or frame structure of each RAT are independent. A Transmission Time Interval (TTI) boundary between the RATs is common, and the RATs comprise a common reference TTI duration. The information of the RATs is provided either via a different RAT than the RAT used by the UE for communication or via a dedicated carrier in the RAT used by the UE for communication.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220256520A1 Device, System and Method Employing Unified Flexible 5G Air Interface Public/Granted day:2022-08-11
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