公开(公告)号：US20250031139A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-23

申请号：US18907171

申请日：2024-10-04

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Rohit R. Matolia ,  Vijay Venkataraman ,  Krisztian Kiss ,  Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar ,  Mohammed Sadique ,  ChunLei Lin ,  Han Pu ,  Robert Zaus

IPC: H04W48/18 ,  H04B7/185 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W84/04 ,  H04W84/06

Abstract: Systems, devices and methods for a user equipment (UE) to perform public land mobile network (PLMN) selection with a non-terrestrial network (NTN). A UE performs a non-access stratum (NAS) procedure with a public land mobile network (PLMN) of an NTN. The UE receives a NAS message from the PLMN, and the NAS message indicates that the UE is not allowed to access a core network of the NTN. The NAS message may indicate that the UE is not allowed to access the core network of the NTN because a location of the UE is unknown to the NTN, that access to the NTN is not allowed in a country in which the UE is located, or that a location of the UE is not within a country associated with the NTN. The UE modifies its PLMN search procedure responsive to receiving the NAS message.

公开(公告)号：US11758451B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-12

申请号：US17934903

申请日：2022-09-23

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Rohit R. Matolia ,  Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar ,  Vijay Venkataraman

IPC: H04W36/24 ,  H04W36/00 ,  H04W36/12 ,  H04W76/27

CPC classification number: H04W36/00837 ,  H04W36/0085 ,  H04W36/00835 ,  H04W36/125 ,  H04W36/24 ,  H04W76/27

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to improve candidate search and measurement in non-standalone (NSA) and standalone (SA) 5G new radio (NR) multi-radio access technology (RAT) environments. For Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN) NR-dual connectivity (EN-DC), a user equipment (UE) skips 5G band measurements for an initial search or an out-of-service (OOS) search. For SA dual connectivity, the UE avoids 5G remaining band (RBS) scans and limits 5G deviated band search (DBS) scans to bands configured for the carrier.

公开(公告)号：US11758000B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-12

申请号：US17593672

申请日：2021-05-05

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar ,  Han Pu ,  Jordi Agud Ruiz ,  Krisztian Kiss ,  Mohammed Sadique ,  Rohit R. Matolia ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Vijay Venkataraman

IPC: H04L67/141 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04W28/08 ,  H04L47/28 ,  H04L69/28 ,  H04W28/02

CPC classification number: H04L67/141 ,  H04L47/28 ,  H04L69/28 ,  H04W28/0268 ,  H04W28/0975 ,  H04W76/10

Abstract: A fifth-generation core network (5GC) provides 5G radio access network (RAN) services to a user equipment (UE) in a time-sensitive communications (TSC) network (TSN). This includes receiving a protocol data unit (PDU) session establishment request from the UE, the PDU session establishment request including an industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) vertical or application type, identifying a TSN application function (AF) relating to the IIoT vertical or application type, determining quality of service (QoS) parameters for communications between the UE and the 5G RAN based on the identified TSN AF, the QoS parameters including a survival time for the IIoT vertical or application type and establishing a PDU session with the UE when the QoS parameters including the survival time are satisfied.

公开(公告)号：US11546805B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-03

申请号：US17302520

申请日：2021-05-05

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar ,  Han Pu ,  Krisztian Kiss ,  Mohammed Sadique ,  Rohit R. Matolia ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Sriram Subramanian ,  Vijay Venkataraman ,  Wei Zhang

IPC: H04W28/24 ,  H04W76/14 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04W28/02

Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, integrated circuits and computer readable storage media for configuring time sensitive communications (TSC). The configuring of the TSC includes monitoring, by a user plane function (UPF), a source and destination of packets in a first protocol data unit (PDU) session of a first user equipment (UE) and in a second PDU session of a second UE, pairing a first device side TSN translator (DS-TT) port of the first UE with a second DS-TT port of the second UE when the first PDU session and the second PDU session are served by the same UPF, wherein the pairing is based on the monitoring of the first and second PDU sessions and when the first DS-TT and second DS-TT ports are paired, communicating the packets between the first UE and the second UE in a UE-UE communication without traversing the TSN.

公开(公告)号：US12143864B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-12

申请号：US18147377

申请日：2022-12-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar ,  Han Pu ,  Krisztian Kiss ,  Mohammed Sadique ,  Rohit R. Matolia ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Sriram Subramanian ,  Vijay Venkataraman ,  Wei Zhang

IPC: H04W28/24 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04W28/02 ,  H04W76/14

Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, integrated circuits and computer readable storage media for configuring time sensitive communications (TSC). The configuring of the TSC includes monitoring, by a user plane function (UPF), a source and destination of packets in a first protocol data unit (PDU) session of a first user equipment (UE) and in a second PDU session of a second UE, pairing a first device side TSN translator (DS-TT) port of the first UE with a second DS-TT port of the second UE when the first PDU session and the second PDU session are served by the same UPF, wherein the pairing is based on the monitoring of the first and second PDU sessions and when the first DS-TT and second DS-TT ports are paired, communicating the packets between the first UE and the second UE in a UE-UE communication without traversing the TSN.

公开(公告)号：US20240205761A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-20

申请号：US18083334

申请日：2022-12-16

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Vijay Venkataraman ,  Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar ,  Rohit R. Matolia

IPC: H04W36/00

CPC classification number: H04W36/0061 ,  H04W36/0058 ,  H04W36/0079

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for a user equipment (UE) to perform reselection using slice information. In some embodiments, the UE comprises one or more processors configured to perform operations comprising: accessing UE-specific slice information while in the idle or inactive state; and performing cell reselection based on the UE slice information associated with individual slices.

公开(公告)号：US11856645B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-26

申请号：US17593483

申请日：2021-05-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Rohit R. Matolia ,  Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar ,  Krisztian Kiss ,  Vijay Venkataraman

IPC: H04W36/00 ,  H04W8/00 ,  H04W48/14 ,  H04W88/04

CPC classification number: H04W8/005 ,  H04W36/03 ,  H04W48/14 ,  H04W88/04

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to connect to a next generation nodeB (gNB) and further UE. The UE determines that a triggering event has occurred, wherein the triggering event is based on a set of proximity services (ProSe) path selection and switching (PSS) policies, transmits a setup or update request to a direct discovery name management function (DDNMF) of a 5G core network, receives UE-specific policies based on the set of ProSe PSS policies, and switches from one of a PC5 interface or a Uu interface to another one of the PC5 interface or the Uu interface.

公开(公告)号：US20230319681A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-05

申请号：US18122033

申请日：2023-03-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Krisztian Kiss ,  Vijay Venkataraman ,  Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar ,  Mohammed Sadique ,  Rohit R. Matolia

IPC: H04W40/22 ,  H04W40/36

CPC classification number: H04W40/22 ,  H04W40/36

Abstract: The present application relates to improving a roaming service. In an example, a home network of a user equipment (UE) defines a first set of UE route selection policy (URSP) rules for managing traffic of the UE when connected to the home network. While roaming, the UE is connected to a visited network. Based on the first set of URSP rules and guidance information of the visited network indicating one or more URSP rules that the visited network can support for the UE, the home network defines a second set of URSP rules for managing traffic of the UE while roaming. The home network sends, via the visited network, the second set of URSP rules to the UE as rule information for use by the UE while connected to the visited network.

公开(公告)号：US11490302B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-01

申请号：US17239160

申请日：2021-04-23

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Rohit R. Matolia ,  Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar ,  Vijay Venkataraman

IPC: H04W36/24 ,  H04W36/00 ,  H04W36/12 ,  H04W76/27

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to improve candidate search and measurement in non-standalone (NSA) and standalone (SA) 5G new radio (NR) multi-radio access technology (RAT) environments. For Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN) NR-dual connectivity (EN-DC), a user equipment (UE) skips 5G band measurements for an initial search or an out-of-service (OOS) search. For SA dual connectivity, the UE avoids 5G remaining band (RBS) scans and limits 5G deviated band search (DBS) scans to bands configured for the carrier.

公开(公告)号：US20200322878A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-08

申请号：US16831883

申请日：2020-03-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar ,  Rohit R. Matolia ,  Vijay Venkataraman

IPC: H04W48/14 ,  H04W48/10 ,  H04W36/30 ,  H04W36/08 ,  H04W36/34 ,  H04W36/14 ,  H04W48/02 ,  H04W4/90 ,  H04W36/32 ,  H04W74/08

Abstract: Embodiments are presented herein of apparatuses, systems, and methods for a user equipment device (UE) to adaptively manage system information, particularly on-demand system information. A UE may receive mandatory system information from a wireless network and may determine that at least some additional, e.g., on-demand, system information would be beneficial. The UE may evaluate whether a condition is met to request the additional system information and may initiate a random access procedure to request the additional system information. If the random access procedure fails, the UE may adjust its behavior, including reselection behavior, in response to lacking the additional system information.