公开(公告)号：US20200260498A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-13

申请号：US16781337

申请日：2020-02-04

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Fangli Xu ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Haijing Hu ,  Yuqin Chen ,  Wei Zeng ,  Haitong Sun ,  Yuchul Kim

IPC: H04W74/08 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W52/36

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device to perform 2-step random access procedures. The disclosure identifies features of 2-step random access procedures including configuration (e.g., under what circumstances to use 2-step vs. 4-step random access), message design, fallback procedures, power ramping, backoff, and retransmission procedures.

公开(公告)号：US20200260463A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-13

申请号：US16782465

申请日：2020-02-05

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Srirang A. Lovlekar ,  Murtaza A. Shikari ,  Sethuraman Gurumoorthy ,  Fangli Xu ,  Yuqin Chen ,  Haijing Hu ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Longda Xing ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Sree Ram Kodali

IPC: H04W72/08 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W24/10 ,  H04W88/06 ,  H04W36/14 ,  H04W76/15 ,  H04W36/00

Abstract: Various radio resource management techniques may be implemented to reduce in-device coexistence issues and/or interference between a Uu link established between a mobile device (first UE) and a base station (first NB), and a sidelink/PC5 link established between the first UE and another mobile device (second UE), where the second UE is served by a different base station (second NB). The first UE may receive, from the first NB, measurement configuration information that enables/configures the first UE to report to the NB any indication(s) of issues caused by communications between the first UE and the second UE over the PC5 link affecting communications between the first UE and the first NB over the Uu link, and/or communications over the Uu link affecting communications over the PC5 link. The first NB may analyze the feedback from the first UE and may implement mitigation measures to reduce/eliminate any interference and/or in-device-coexistence issues.

公开(公告)号：US20200235914A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-23

申请号：US16733515

申请日：2020-01-03

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Dawei Zhang ,  Fangli Xu ,  Haijing Hu ,  Huarui Liang ,  Lijia Zhang ,  Robert K. Kitchens ,  Samuel D. Post ,  Shu Guo ,  Xiangying Yang ,  Yannick L. Sierra ,  Yuqin Chen

IPC: H04L9/06 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04L9/08 ,  H04W12/04

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for generating and utilizing improved initialization vectors (IVs) when performing encryption and authentication in wireless communications. In some scenarios, a wireless communication device may generate one or more pseudorandom multi-bit values, e.g., using a respective plurality of key derivation functions (KDFs). A first portion of each value may be used as a respective key for encryption or authentication of traffic on the user plane or the control plane. A second portion of each value may be used as a nonce value in a respective IV for use with a respective key for encryption or authentication of traffic on the user plane or the control plane. In some scenarios, the nonce values may instead be generated as part of an additional pseudorandom value (e.g., by executing an additional KDF), from which all of the IVs may be drawn.

公开(公告)号：US20200186290A1

公开(公告)日：2020-06-11

申请号：US16582081

申请日：2019-09-25

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Wei Zhang ,  Wanping Zhang ,  Fangli Xu ,  Haitong Sun ,  Pengkai Zhao ,  Jia Tang ,  Wei Zeng ,  Yuqin Chen ,  Haijing Hu ,  Sami M. Almalfouh ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Johnson O. Sebeni

IPC: H04L1/00 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W72/12

Abstract: Groupcast communications between devices of a group of devices, e.g. between vehicles in a platoon, may include a device in the group transmitting a groupcast message in a sidelink transmission to the other devices and receiving feedback information in sidelink transmissions from the other devices within the same channel occupancy time (CoT). The feedback information may be transmitted by the other devices in response to the groupcast message including an information request directed to the other devices. The group of devices may include a designated group leader which may manage one or more aspects of the communications of the other devices in the group. The designated group leader may be dynamically switched based at least on the received feedback information. The devices in the group may use beamforming for intra-group and inter-group sidelink communications for efficient spectrum usage.

公开(公告)号：US20200084818A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-12

申请号：US16553427

申请日：2019-08-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Fangli Xu ,  Rohit R. Matolia ,  Vijay Venkataraman ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Haijing Hu ,  Yuqin Chen ,  Sethuraman Gurumoorthy ,  Srirang A. Lovlekar ,  Murtaza A. Shikari ,  Sree Ram Kodali ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Xu Ou ,  Longda Xing

IPC: H04W76/18 ,  H04W48/02 ,  H04W48/04 ,  H04W36/00

Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for efficiently handling connection rejections. A wireless device may detect barring conditions in response to receiving one or more connection rejections. The wireless device may bar one or more connections based on the barring conditions, and may attempt to access network services over one or more other connections.

公开(公告)号：US20250106875A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-27

申请号：US18972129

申请日：2024-12-06

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Fangli Xu ,  Haijing Hu ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Yuqin Chen ,  Chunhai Yao ,  Yushu Zhang ,  Wei Zeng

IPC: H04W72/30

Abstract: User equipment devices (UEs) may receive multimedia broadcast and multicast service (MBMS) transmissions over a bandwidth part (BWP) specifically allocated for MBMS point-to-multipoint (PTM) transmissions, or over MBMS-specific resources configured for PTM transmissions within a UE-dedicated BWP. The network (e.g. base station) may configure the MBMS-specific BWP for the UE for the PTM transmissions per serving cell. The MBMS-specific BWP may be used for downlink transmissions, and may be cell specific or UE specific per serving cell. The base station may provide MBMS PTM scheduling information per BWP to the UE, may indicate whether a UE-dedicated BWP may be used for PTM scheduling and transmission, and may provide the corresponding scheduling configuration when applicable. The UE may communicate its various capabilities related to MBMS reception and simultaneous reception of PTM and point-to-point (PTP) transmissions to the base station to aid the base station in scheduling communications of the UE.

公开(公告)号：US20250105913A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-27

申请号：US18814362

申请日：2024-08-23

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Yuqin Chen ,  Haijing Hu ,  Ping-Heng Kuo ,  Naveen Kumar R. Palle Venkata ,  Fangli Xu ,  Alexander Sirotkin ,  Peng Cheng ,  Zhibin Wu ,  Ralf Rossbach

IPC: H04B7/185 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W76/10

Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components, including apparatus, systems, and methods for non-terrestrial networks with store and forward operation.

公开(公告)号：US12262352B2

公开(公告)日：2025-03-25

申请号：US17764481

申请日：2019-09-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Zhibin Wu ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Fangli Xu ,  Haijing Hu ,  Murtaza A. Shikari ,  Clive E. Rodgers ,  Sethuraman Gurumoorthy ,  Sree Ram Kodali ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Srirang A. Lovlekar ,  Vijay Venkataraman ,  Longda Xing ,  Yuqin Chen

IPC: H04W72/02 ,  H04W36/00 ,  H04W72/0446 ,  H04W72/0453 ,  H04W92/18

Abstract: Embodiments are presented herein of apparatuses, systems, and methods for a C-V2X capable wireless device configured to operate according to a first sidelink mode where communication resources are allocated by a network and a second sidelink mode where communication resources are autonomously allocated by the wireless device. The wireless device detects a change in a coverage scenario associated with the first sidelink mode; performs resource sensing for the second sidelink mode; and based at least in part on detecting the change in the coverage scenario, transmits first communications using the second sidelink mode, wherein resources for transmitting the first communications are allocated based at least in part on the resource sensing.

公开(公告)号：US12245142B2

公开(公告)日：2025-03-04

申请号：US17598144

申请日：2021-06-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sarma V. Vangala ,  Fangli Xu ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Haijing Hu ,  Longda Xing ,  Murtaza A. Shikari ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Tarik Tabet

IPC: H04W48/20 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04W84/04 ,  H04W88/04 ,  H04W88/08

Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for integrated access and backhaul donor indications in wireless networks. In some embodiments, a radio access network node may generate system information to transmit these indications to user equipments in wireless cells.

公开(公告)号：US12238633B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-25

申请号：US17755700

申请日：2019-11-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yuqin Chen ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Fangli Xu ,  Haijng Hu ,  Longda Xing ,  Murtaza A. Shikari ,  Sethuraman Gurumoorthy ,  Sree Ram Kodali ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Srirang A. Lovlekar

IPC: H04W40/24 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04W88/04

Abstract: A relay user equipment (UE) configured to operate as a relay between a remote UE and a network component performs a method. The method includes determining at least one relay capability of the relay UE and performing a relay access control operation that indicates to the remote UE whether the remote UE is permitted to use the relay UE as the relay.