Localization estimation for non-terrestrial networks

    公开(公告)号:US11982757B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-14

    申请号:US17309732

    申请日:2019-02-07

    CPC classification number: G01S5/0258 G01S5/0036 G01S5/0249 G01S5/06 G01S5/14

    Abstract: It is provided a method, comprising measuring, during a period, a first time of arrival (TOA) of a first signal from a first satellite, a second TOA of a second signal from a second satellite, and a third TOA of a third signal from a third satellite; reporting, after the period has elapsed, the first TOA along with the first cell identifier and a first parameter enabling to derive a transmit time of the first signal, the second TOA along with the second cell identifier and a second parameter enabling to derive a transmit time of the second signal, and the third TOA along with the third cell identifier and a third parameter enabling to derive a transmit time of the third signal, wherein the first TOA is measured within a set first interval in the period; the second TOA is measured within a set second interval in the period; the second interval does not overlap the first interval.

    Timing advance signalling
    3.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11871370B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-09

    申请号:US17217168

    申请日:2021-03-30

    CPC classification number: H04W56/0045 H04W56/0005 H04W84/06

    Abstract: A client device, a network node device, methods and computer programs are disclosed. A client device may comprise at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code. The at least one memory and the computer program code may be configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the client device to receive a timing advance configuration message from a network node device, wherein the timing advance configuration message comprises a plurality of timing advance commands; perform a plurality of consecutive uplink transmissions to the network node device; and apply the plurality of timing advance commands between the plurality of consecutive uplink transmissions.

    Dynamic cell-specific delay for timing scaling in a non-terrestrial network (NTN)

    公开(公告)号:US11616568B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-28

    申请号:US17168901

    申请日:2021-02-05

    Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for dynamic cell-specific delay for timing scaling in a non-terrestrial network (NTN). For example, certain embodiments may utilize a cell-common delay composed of FL and part of SL (until a cell-specific reference surface). A network node (e.g., a gNB) may calculate the cell-common delay as a function of time (T_c(t)) and may provide this function to the UEs (the satellite path may beis deterministic). The function of time may be a combination of two functions representing the FL and SL. The function can may be broadcasted in a system information block (SIB) or transmitted directly to the UE through radio resource control (RRC) signaling when it becomes active, is handed over, and/or regularly updated.

    LOCALIZATION ESTIMATION FOR NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORKS

    公开(公告)号:US20220018927A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-20

    申请号:US17309732

    申请日:2019-02-07

    Abstract: It is provided a method, comprising measuring, during a period, a first time of arrival (TOA) of a first signal from a first satellite, a second TOA of a second signal from a second satellite, and a third TOA of a third signal from a third satellite; reporting, after the period has elapsed, the first TOA along with the first cell identifier and a first parameter enabling to derive a transmit time of the first signal, the second TOA along with the second cell identifier and a second parameter enabling to derive a transmit time of the second signal, and the third TOA along with the third cell identifier and a third parameter enabling to derive a transmit time of the third signal, wherein the first TOA is measured within a set first interval in the period; the second TOA is measured within a set second interval in the period; the second interval does not overlap the first interval.

    NTN country area specific low delay access

    公开(公告)号:US12075350B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-27

    申请号:US17635364

    申请日:2020-08-04

    CPC classification number: H04W48/20 H04W4/029 H04W48/18 H04W74/0833

    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for non-terrestrial networks. In some example embodiment, there may be provided a method including determining, based on position information, a country where the apparatus is located; receiving, from a non-terrestrial base station, a system information broadcast including mapping information, the mapping information including a country area identifier or a random access radio network temporary identifier; mapping the determined country into the received country area identifier or the received random access radio network temporary identifier; and performing, based on the received country area identifier or the received random access radio network temporary identifier, a random access procedure with the non-terrestrial base station.

    MANAGEMENT OF MEASUREMENT GAP SIGNALING
    8.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240283571A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-22

    申请号:US18434946

    申请日:2024-02-07

    CPC classification number: H04L1/1812 H04L5/0055 H04W64/003

    Abstract: The invention inter alia pertains to an apparatus for communication with a non-terrestrial network, NTN, the apparatus comprising means configured for:



    receiving, from the network, a measurement gap configuration signaling at least comprising a measurement gap configuration indicating a measurement gap for acquiring a position estimate of the apparatus;
    receiving, from the network, as part of the measurement gap configuration signaling, an allocation indicating a feedback resource for providing feedback on an attempt to acquire a position estimate;
    attempting to acquire a position estimate of the apparatus during said measurement gap; and
    transmitting, to the network, a feedback on the acquisition of the position estimate using said feedback resource for providing feedback on the attempt to acquire a position estimate.

    Stationarity-Based UE Power Saving
    9.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240259947A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-01

    申请号:US18631572

    申请日:2024-04-10

    CPC classification number: H04W52/0254 H04W24/08

    Abstract: There are provided measures for enabling/realizing stationarity-based UE power saving, specifically network-assisted power saving at a terminal entity based on local stationarity monitoring and autonomous power saving mode switching. Such measures exemplarily comprise that a terminal entity operates in a normal power mode, including performing normal radio environment related measurements (such as regular radio resource management measurements and/or cell search measurements) and monitoring a stationarity condition by means of local procedure and/or equipment, switches from the normal power mode to a power saving mode, if the locally monitored stationarity condition is satisfied, and operates in the power saving mode, including performing relaxed radio environment related measurements (such as relaxed radio resource management measurements and/or cell search measurements).

    Uplink operation
    10.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12009872B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-11

    申请号:US17644727

    申请日:2021-12-16

    CPC classification number: H04B17/103 H04B17/382

    Abstract: A method comprising securing orientation of a first type of an antenna and a second type of an antenna, wherein the first type of an antenna and the second type of an antenna are comprised in a terminal device, determining if the terminal device is radio resource control connected to a cell provided by an access node comprised, at least partly, in a satellite or relayed through the satellite, and if it is, estimating a link loss based, at least partly, on downlink receive measurements obtained using the first type of an antenna, determining an uplink link budget based on the estimated link loss, determining if the uplink link budget is greater than a threshold for a transmit antenna, wherein the transmit antenna is the first type of the antenna or the second type of an antenna, and attempting a transmission to the access node using the transmit antenna if the uplink link budget is greater than the threshold for the transmission antenna.

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