Methods for conforming non-terrestrial network communication to terrestrial standards and regulations

    公开(公告)号:US12231222B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-18

    申请号:US17716852

    申请日:2022-04-08

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: User equipment may configure a transmitter or receiver to conform to regulations or standards of a geographical region to communicate with non-terrestrial networks (e.g., satellite networks). In one embodiment, the user equipment may receive an indication of a regulation or standard to which to conform to from a terrestrial communication node, and apply an emission mask to the transmitter based on the regulation or standard. The user equipment may additionally or alternatively configure the receiver to be compliant with a noise level tolerance of a received signal specified by the regulation or standard. In some embodiments, the user equipment may implement a frequency offset between the received signal and an interfering signal associated with the noise level tolerance that is scaled based at least on a channel bandwidth associated with the desired signal. Moreover, the user equipment may scale the noise level tolerance based on the frequency offset.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SATELLITE BAND ALLOCATION

    公开(公告)号:US20250106644A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-27

    申请号:US18439738

    申请日:2024-02-12

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to allocating a satellite band (e.g., a satellite channel) with a New Radio (NR) channel and at least one Long-Term Evolution (LTE) channel to enable a user equipment to communicate using a satellite network. The satellite band may be configured to include the NR channel positioned (e.g., placed) such that the NR channel is shifted away from an edge of the satellite band (e.g., not disposed or located at the edge of the satellite band) and/or in the middle (e.g., center) of the satellite band with respect to frequency. Additionally, the satellite band may be configured to include the at least one LTE channel positioned at one or both of outer edges of the satellite band (rather than the middle). Further, the NR channel may be placed within a carrier center frequency range to reduce allowed additional maximum power reduction (A-MPR) values.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BROADCASTING A WAKE-UP SIGNAL TO USER EQUIPMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20240031933A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-25

    申请号:US17872957

    申请日:2022-07-25

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W52/0229 H04W52/0235 H04W52/028

    Abstract: A wake-up signal (WUS) network (separate from a cellular network) includes WUS nodes that broadcast WUSs targeting WUS receivers of user equipment (UE). The WUSs may have low frequencies, such as within a television whitespace spectrum. When the cellular network determines that a UE should enter a power saving mode, or when a cellular receiver of the UE enters an idle state, the cellular network may request resources for the UE from a WUS node and activate a WUS receiver of the UE. When the cellular network has data to send to the UE or a threshold time has expired, the cellular network may request a WUS from the WUS network, which broadcasts the WUS that may be received by the UE. If the UE has data to transmit to the cellular network, the cellular network may request that the WUS node stop providing resources to the UE.

    METHODS FOR CONFORMING NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORK COMMUNICATION TO TERRESTRIAL STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20220345207A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-27

    申请号:US17716852

    申请日:2022-04-08

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: User equipment may configure a transmitter or receiver to conform to regulations or standards of a geographical region to communicate with non-terrestrial networks (e.g., satellite networks). In one embodiment, the user equipment may receive an indication of a regulation or standard to which to conform to from a terrestrial communication node, and apply an emission mask to the transmitter based on the regulation or standard. The user equipment may additionally or alternatively configure the receiver to be compliant with a noise level tolerance of a received signal specified by the regulation or standard. In some embodiments, the user equipment may implement a frequency offset between the received signal and an interfering signal associated with the noise level tolerance that is scaled based at least on a channel bandwidth associated with the desired signal. Moreover, the user equipment may scale the noise level tolerance based on the frequency offset.

    Methods for conforming non-terrestrial network communication to terrestrial standards and regulations

    公开(公告)号:US12219500B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-04

    申请号:US17716824

    申请日:2022-04-08

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: User equipment may configure a transmitter or receiver to conform to regulations or standards of a geographical region to communicate with non-terrestrial networks (e.g., satellite networks). In one embodiment, the user equipment may receive an indication of a regulation or standard to which to conform to from a terrestrial communication node, and apply an emission mask to the transmitter based on the regulation or standard. The user equipment may additionally or alternatively configure the receiver to be compliant with a noise level tolerance of a received signal specified by the regulation or standard. In some embodiments, the user equipment may implement a frequency offset between the received signal and an interfering signal associated with the noise level tolerance that is scaled based at least on a channel bandwidth associated with the desired signal. Moreover, the user equipment may scale the noise level tolerance based on the frequency offset.

    ENHANCED PHR REPORTING IN SUPPORT OF UE ANTENNA SCALING

    公开(公告)号:US20240236872A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-11

    申请号:US17904808

    申请日:2021-09-24

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    CPC classification number: H04W52/365 H04W52/242

    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to devices, apparatuses, and methods for enhanced PHR reporting in support of UE antenna scaling. A wireless device, which comprises at least one antenna array each comprising a plurality of antenna elements may perform antenna scaling by activating or deactivating at least one of the plurality of antenna elements (with corresponding RF chains) of one or more antenna arrays. The wireless device may generate a power headroom (PHR) report based at least on a difference between beamforming gains obtained after the antenna scaling and before the antenna scaling. The wireless device may then send the PHR report to a base station in communication with the wireless device.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NETWORK COEXISTENCE
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240097862A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-21

    申请号:US17948003

    申请日:2022-09-19

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04L5/0073 H04L5/0007 H04L5/0092 H04L5/0094

    Abstract: User equipment may transmit and receive wireless signals to and from various communication networks. Furthermore, user equipment may indicate usage capabilities to the various wireless communication networks to enable the user equipment to transmit and/or receive wireless signals to and from at least two different communication networks. In particular, the user equipment may indicate usage capabilities of supporting both Frequency Range 2 (FR2) wireless signals of a fifth generation (5G) network and 7-24 gigahertz (GHz) wireless signals of a sixth generation (6G) network in an intermediate frequency range of the user equipment. The communication network(s) may then configure and/or schedule the user equipment based on the usage capabilities to enable the user equipment to simultaneously or non-simultaneously communicate using both the FR2 wireless signals and the 7-24 GHz wireless signals while preventing interference in the intermediate frequency range of the user equipment.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPORTING EVOLVING BAND REGULATIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20230345229A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-26

    申请号:US18095376

    申请日:2023-01-10

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W8/22 H04W72/51

    Abstract: A base station sends system information to user equipment based on the user equipment detecting network coverage provided by the base station. The system information may include one or more network signaling flags indicative of a legacy regulation and an updated regulation (or a legacy version of a regulation and an updated version of the regulation) for operating on a frequency band. The user equipment transmits an indication to the base station as to whether it supports the legacy regulation and/or the updated regulation. The base station configures uplink and/or downlink resources on the frequency band for the user equipment based on the regulation indicated. The user equipment and the base station then communicate using the configured resources on the frequency band.

    METHODS FOR CONFORMING NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORK COMMUNICATION TO TERRESTRIAL STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20250119848A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-04-10

    申请号:US18982948

    申请日:2024-12-16

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: User equipment may configure a transmitter or receiver to conform to regulations or standards of a geographical region to communicate with non-terrestrial networks (e.g., satellite networks). In one embodiment, the user equipment may receive an indication of a regulation or standard to which to conform to from a terrestrial communication node, and apply an emission mask to the transmitter based on the regulation or standard. The user equipment may additionally or alternatively configure the receiver to be compliant with a noise level tolerance of a received signal specified by the regulation or standard. In some embodiments, the user equipment may implement a frequency offset between the received signal and an interfering signal associated with the noise level tolerance that is scaled based at least on a channel bandwidth associated with the desired signal. Moreover, the user equipment may scale the noise level tolerance based on the frequency offset.

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