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 MULTI-STANDARD COMMUNICATION OVER FREQUENCY BAND

    公开(公告)号:US20240323938A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-26

    申请号:US18671741

    申请日:2024-05-22

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W72/0453 H04W84/12

    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for coordinating transmission and reception of data according to multiple communication standards over a frequency band. In particular, one or more base stations/mobile electronic devices may determine a first data size of first data to be sent conforming to a first communication standard and a second data size of second data conforming to a second communication standard. A first time period may then be determined for which to send the first data based on the first data size, and a second time period may be determined for which to send the second data based on the second data size. In response to determining that the frequency channel is clear of other transmissions, the first data may be sent according to the first standard in the first time period, and the second data may be sent according to the second standard in the second time period.

    MULTIPLE SIM CARD OPERATION OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20240323671A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-26

    申请号:US18734908

    申请日:2024-06-05

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W8/183 H04W60/00 H04W68/005 H04W76/28

    Abstract: An electronic device discussed herein may communicatively couple to a base station. The base station may receive a first paging cycle assignment corresponding to a first subscriber identification module (SIM) card and determine a second paging cycle assignment for use with a second SIM card. The second paging cycle assignment may be generated based on the first paging cycle assignment. The base station may communicate with the electronic device using the second paging cycle assignment. The second paging cycle assignment may guide the base station to transmit data to the electronic device without interrupting a transmission made according to the first paging cycle assignment.

    Systems and methods for multi-standard communication over frequency band

    公开(公告)号:US12028844B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-02

    申请号:US17748880

    申请日:2022-05-19

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W72/0453 H04W84/12

    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for coordinating transmission and reception of data according to multiple communication standards over a frequency band. In particular, one or more base stations/mobile electronic devices may determine a first data size of first data to be sent conforming to a first communication standard and a second data size of second data conforming to a second communication standard. A first time period may then be determined for which to send the first data based on the first data size, and a second time period may be determined for which to send the second data based on the second data size. In response to determining that the frequency channel is clear of other transmissions, the first data may be sent according to the first standard in the first time period, and the second data may be sent according to the second standard in the second time period.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NETWORK COEXISTENCE
    5.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240097861A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-21

    申请号:US17948001

    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.

    METHOD FOR MULTIPLE POWER CLASS SUPPORT
    6.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230319736A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-05

    申请号:US17976463

    申请日:2022-10-28

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W52/367 H04W52/28 H04W52/52 H04W72/0453

    Abstract: Embodiments herein provide various apparatuses and techniques that indicate multiple power classes that user equipment may support to a network. The user equipment may support at least a lower power class (e.g., having a lower maximum transmission power) and a higher power class (e.g., having a higher maximum transmission power) to the network. The user equipment may send indications to the network that it supports both the lower power class and the higher power class. If the network/user equipment are in a geographical region associated with regulations limiting transmission power to the lower maximum transmission power, then the network may configure a transmission power characteristic based on the lower power class. If the network/user equipment are in a geographical region associated with regulations limiting transmission power to the higher maximum transmission power, then the network may configure the transmission power characteristic based on the higher power class.

    UE SIGNAL TO INTERFERENCE POWER RATIO DETECTION FOR NETWORK SCHEDULING ASSISTANCE

    公开(公告)号:US20230096224A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-30

    申请号:US17504237

    申请日:2021-10-18

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to techniques for measuring and/or detecting a signal-to-interference ratio (SIR) of a received signal at a user equipment (UE). The received signal may include a desired signal, co-channel interference, adjacent channel interference, and an in-band blocker. The UE may filter (e.g., remove) the various interferences and in-band blocker. The UE may determine or measure a power (or Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI)) of the desired signal and a power (or RSSI) of the co-channel interference separately because the desired signal and the co-channel interference overlap in frequency. To do so, the UE may determine a total power of the received signal including the desired signal and co-channel interference. The UE may receive the desired signal again while an uplink transmission is deactivated (and thus without the interference). The UE may then calculate the SIR based on the total power and the power of the desired signal.

    SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS FOR INDICATING SPECTRUM SHARING

    公开(公告)号:US20220417763A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-29

    申请号:US17899436

    申请日:2022-08-30

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for indicating to a spectrum access system communication preferences of a base station and/or of a network operator. Different methods may be used to indicate the communication preferences, including a dedicated type parameter transmitted with spectrum allocation requests from the base station, a rule-based system where the spectrum access system accesses communication preferences of the base station and/or network operator through an identifier corresponding to a rule definition, or the like. The spectrum access system may assign a channel to the network operator based on its communication preferences, such as to determine a channel assignment to correspond to a channel aligned with a raster of communications to be used by the network operator.

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

    公开(公告)号:US20220345205A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-27

    申请号:US17716841

    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, APPARATUS, AND METHODS FOR INDICATING SPECTRUM SHARING

    公开(公告)号:US20210400498A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-23

    申请号:US17244524

    申请日:2021-04-29

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for indicating to a spectrum access system communication preferences of a base station and/or of a network operator. Different methods may be used to indicate the communication preferences, including a dedicated type parameter transmitted with spectrum allocation requests from the base station, a rule-based system where the spectrum access system accesses communication preferences of the base station and/or network operator through an identifier corresponding to a rule definition, or the like. The spectrum access system may assign a channel to the network operator based on its communication preferences, such as to determine a channel assignment to correspond to a channel aligned with a raster of communications to be used by the network operator.

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