公开(公告)号：US12250735B2

公开(公告)日：2025-03-11

申请号：US17441507

申请日：2020-08-06

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Fangli Xu ,  Chunhai Yao ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Haijing Hu ,  Longda Xing ,  Murtaza A. Shikari ,  Sarma V. Vangala ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Wei Zeng

IPC: H04W74/08 ,  H04W74/0833 ,  H04W76/27

Abstract: Techniques discussed herein can facilitate inactive state transmissions for a User Equipment (UE) via a 4-step or 2-step inactive state RACH process. One example aspect is a UE device, comprising: communication circuitry; and a processor configured to perform operations comprising: in response to a determination to perform a Radio Resource Control (RRC) inactive data transmission: transmitting, via the communication circuitry, a message 1 (Msg1) or a message A (MsgA) preamble based on a Random Access Channel (RACH) configuration for the RRC inactive data transmission; transmitting, via the communication circuitry a message 3 (Msg3) or a MsgA Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) comprising uplink (UL) data via configured resources; and receiving, via the communication circuitry, a message 4 (Msg4) or a message B (MsgB) in response to the Msg3 or the MsgA PUSCH.

公开(公告)号：US12231942B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-18

申请号：US18494423

申请日：2023-10-25

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Fangli Xu ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Haijing Hu ,  Naveen Kumar R Palle Venkata ,  Ralf Rossbach ,  Sarma V. Vangala ,  Sethuraman Gurumoorthy ,  Srirang A. Lovlekar ,  Yuqin Chen ,  Zhibin Wu

IPC: H04W24/10 ,  H04W74/0833 ,  H04W76/28

Abstract: Systems and methods for performing measurements of one or more cells during an small data transmission (SDT) procedure between a user equipment (UE) and a network when the UE is in a radio resource control (RRC) INACTIVE state are described herein. Beam and/or cell measurements taken during an SDT measurement period of the SDT procedure may be used to determine one or more respective cell qualities, among other possibilities. Beginnings and endings of the SDT measurement period, and the manner (timing) for taking measurements within the SDT measurement period, are also described. The cell qualities so determined can then be used to monitor, during the SDT measurement period, for a measurement event, which causes the UE to send a measurement report to the network having data determined using those cell qualities, and/or to send messaging intended to induce the network to change the RRC state of the UE.

公开(公告)号：US20250031160A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-23

申请号：US18909743

申请日：2024-10-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Fangli Xu ,  Ralf Rossbach ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Haijing Hu ,  Sarma V. Vangala ,  Murtaza A. Shikari ,  Srinivasan Nimmala

IPC: H04W56/00 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04W76/30

Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for handling timing alignment for configured grant based small data transmissions in inactive mode in a wireless communication system. A wireless device may establish a radio resource control connection with a cellular base station. The wireless device may receive an indication to release the radio resource control connection. The indication to release the radio resource control connection may configure resources for performing uplink transmissions while in the radio resource control inactive mode. A timing advance may be maintained while in the radio resource control inactive mode. An uplink transmission may be performed using resources configured for performing uplink transmissions while in the radio resource control inactive mode. The uplink transmission may be performed using the timing advance.

公开(公告)号：US20250031159A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-23

申请号：US18909605

申请日：2024-10-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Fangli Xu ,  Ralf Rossbach ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Haijing Hu ,  Sarma V. Vangala ,  Murtaza A. Shikari ,  Srinivasan Nimmala

IPC: H04W56/00 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04W76/30

Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for handling timing alignment for configured grant based small data transmissions in inactive mode in a wireless communication system. A wireless device may establish a radio resource control connection with a cellular base station. The wireless device may receive an indication to release the radio resource control connection. The indication to release the radio resource control connection may configure resources for performing uplink transmissions while in the radio resource control inactive mode. A timing advance may be maintained while in the radio resource control inactive mode. An uplink transmission may be performed using resources configured for performing uplink transmissions while in the radio resource control inactive mode. The uplink transmission may be performed using the timing advance.

公开(公告)号：US20250024551A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-16

申请号：US18903932

申请日：2024-10-01

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Fangli Xu ,  Murtaza A. Shikari ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Haijing Hu ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Zhanfeng Jia ,  Sarma V. Vangala ,  Ralf Rossbach

IPC: H04W76/27

Abstract: While in an inactive state, a user equipment (UE) device transmits a message to a base station. The message indicates the UE device's intent to perform transmission and/or reception of user data with the network during the inactive state. The message may include a portion of the user data and/or a buffer status report. The UE device receives a response message that induces a state transition in the UE device. Different state transitions (e.g., to idle, inactive, legacy inactive, connected) may be induced by different types of response message (e.g., release, release with suspend configuration, resume, setup). One particular type of response message causes the UE to stay in the inactive state and enables subsequent user data transmission/reception in the inactive state. The response message may implicitly (or explicitly) indicate that forwarding of the user data to a core network was successful.

公开(公告)号：US12120673B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-15

申请号：US17593175

申请日：2021-01-14

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Ralf Rossbach ,  Fangli Xu ,  Sigen Ye ,  Weidong Yang ,  Wei Zeng ,  Sarma V. Vangala ,  Wenshu Zhang ,  Haijing Hu ,  Murtaza A. Shikari ,  Amir Aminzadeh Gohari ,  Francois E. Deparis

IPC: H04W72/23 ,  H04W72/1268 ,  H04W72/563

CPC classification number: H04W72/1268 ,  H04W72/23 ,  H04W72/563

Abstract: Provided is a method for a user equipment (UE), comprising: obtaining one or more indications associated with uplink transmission scheduled by one or more uplink (UL) grants, the one or more UL grants including a UL grant for a physical uplink share channel (PUSCH) with uplink control information (UCI), selecting a UL grant for transmission from the one or more UL grants based at least in part upon the one or more indications, such that the UL grant for the PUSCH with UCI is prioritized for selection, and causing a PUSCH corresponding to the selected UL grant to be transmitted.

公开(公告)号：US12120531B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-15

申请号：US17593508

申请日：2020-10-22

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Naveen Kumar R Palle Venkata ,  Alexander Sayenko ,  Anatoliy S. Ioffe ,  Fangli Xu ,  Haijing Hu ,  Leilei Song ,  Ralf Rossbach ,  Ruoheng Liu ,  Sarma V. Vangala ,  Yuqin Chen ,  Zhibin Wu

IPC: H04W16/14 ,  H04W8/22 ,  H04W36/14 ,  H04W88/06

CPC classification number: H04W16/14 ,  H04W8/22 ,  H04W36/14 ,  H04W88/06

Abstract: Embodiments described herein include methods, systems, and apparatuses for allowing a user equipment (UE) that supports dynamic spectrum sharing (DSS) with uplink (UL)-shift to access a cell and barring UEs that do not support DSS with UL-shift. Embodiments may use a cell barring field in a master information block and additional filters to indicate a barring state for a network node.

公开(公告)号：US12096488B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-17

申请号：US17593746

申请日：2020-07-31

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Fangli Xu ,  Yushu Zhang ,  Haitong Sun ,  Sarma V. Vangala ,  Wei Zeng ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Yuchul Kim

IPC: H04W74/0833 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W68/02

CPC classification number: H04W74/0841 ,  H04L5/0051 ,  H04W68/02

Abstract: An example method for wireless communication includes: receiving, by a user device in a reduced power state, resource information for receiving a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) and tracking reference signal (TRS); exiting the reduced power state to receive the CSI-RS and TRS, based on the resource information; synchronizing with a base station, based on the received CSI-RS and TRS, to receive a downlink control information message; receiving paging information in a first physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission based on the received downlink control information message; determining whether there is paging information in the first PDSCH transmission for the user device; starting a Random Access Channel (RACH) procedure to make a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection, based on determining that there is paging information for the user device; and returning to the reduced power state, based on determining that there is not paging information for the user device.

公开(公告)号：US20240284264A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-22

申请号：US18651112

申请日：2024-04-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Fangli Xu ,  Haijing Hu ,  Naveen Kumar R. Palle Venkata ,  Ralf Rossbach ,  Sarma V. Vangala ,  Sethuraman Gurumoorthy ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Sudeep Manithara Vamanan ,  Yuqin Chen

IPC: H04W36/00 ,  H04W4/06 ,  H04W36/02 ,  H04W36/08

CPC classification number: H04W36/0007 ,  H04W4/06 ,  H04W36/0235 ,  H04W36/08

Abstract: Techniques are described for improving service continuity for Multicast and Broadcast Services (MBS) communications during handover. Techniques are included for supporting lossless handover and data forwarding during handover for peer-to-multiple (PTM) MBS transmission. Lossless handover may be achieved in part by the user equipment (UE) providing to the target base station an indication of the next packet of the MBS session to be received following an RRC reconfiguration message, and an indication of any MBS packets provided by the source base station prior to the RRC reconfiguration message that were not properly received by the UE. Data forwarding may be performed from the source base station to the target base station if the MBS session was not configured on the target base station prior to the handover. Data forwarding may be omitted if the MBS session was configured on the target base station prior to the handover.

公开(公告)号：US12058727B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-06

申请号：US17593303

申请日：2020-10-22

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Weidong Yang ,  Jie Cui ,  Seyed Ali Akbar Fakoorian ,  Amir Aminzadeh Gohari ,  Hong He ,  Haijing Hu ,  Chao Jin ,  Ruoheng Liu ,  Huaning Niu ,  Oghenekome Oteri ,  Ralf Rossbach ,  Haitong Sun ,  Yang Tang ,  Sarma V. Vangala ,  Fangli Xu ,  Chunhai Yao ,  Chunxuan Ye ,  Sigen Ye ,  Wei Zeng ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Wenshu Zhang ,  Yushu Zhang

IPC: H04W72/566 ,  H04W72/1268 ,  H04W72/23

CPC classification number: H04W72/569 ,  H04W72/1268 ,  H04W72/23

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for controlling behavior for overriding grants for channel state information (CSI) feedback. A user equipment (UE) may control override of a first grant of a first radio resource by a second grant of a second radio resource. The UE determines that the second radio resource at least partially overlaps with the first radio resource. The UE also determines a physical layer priority of the first grant of the first radio resource and the second grant of the second radio resource. The physical layer priority is based on at least one of the first grant of the first radio resource and the second grant of the second radio resource being configured for transmitting CSI feedback over a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) to a base station. The UE then generates a transmission according to the physical layer priority.