公开(公告)号：US11812375B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-07

申请号：US17302188

申请日：2021-04-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar ,  Krisztian Kiss ,  Vijay Venkataraman

IPC: H04W48/18 ,  H04W76/15 ,  H04W76/11 ,  H04W8/08 ,  H04W16/02

CPC classification number: H04W48/18 ,  H04W8/08 ,  H04W76/11 ,  H04W76/15 ,  H04W16/02

Abstract: A network component of a radio access network (RAN) is configured to provide network slice information to a user equipment (UE). The network component receives an indication that a user equipment (UE) is requesting to access a network slice, determines a frequency associated with the network slice, identifies a cell within the RAN that operates on the frequency associated the network slice and transmits a message to the UE, wherein the message indicates the cell within the RAN that operates on the frequency associated with the network slice.

公开(公告)号：US20230319699A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-05

申请号：US18120940

申请日：2023-03-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

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

IPC: H04W48/18 ,  H04W60/04

CPC classification number: H04W48/18 ,  H04W60/04 ,  H04W84/042

Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatuses, systems, and methods for technologies for improving network slicing in wireless networks.

公开(公告)号：US11770692B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-26

申请号：US17571133

申请日：2022-01-07

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar ,  Mohammed Sadique ,  Vijay Venkataraman ,  Krisztian Kiss ,  Jordi Agud Ruiz ,  Yip Pong Herbert Wong ,  Kok Yin Chan ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Lakshmi N. Kavuri ,  Yifan Zhu ,  Utkarsh Kumar

IPC: H04W8/24 ,  H04L67/00 ,  H04W4/50 ,  H04W8/22

CPC classification number: H04W4/50 ,  H04W8/22

Abstract: Embodiments are presented herein of apparatuses, systems, and methods for a user equipment device (UE), manufacturer server, and/or cellular network to perform radio capability signaling. A new type of UE radio capability identifier is provided which may allow a network to distinguish between similar UEs that have or have not implemented a capability update. In order to perform a forced capability update, a manufacturer may issue information about the update to a cellular network (and receive acknowledgement of the information) prior to pushing the update to UEs. In response to an unforced capability update, a cellular network may maintain multiple UE radio capability identifiers for similar UEs which have or have not implemented the update. A UE radio capability identifier may be adjusted dynamically in response to temporary changes in the UE's capability.

公开(公告)号：US11723056B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-08

申请号：US17205590

申请日：2021-03-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Babar Qaisrani ,  Teck Yang Lee ,  Rohan C. Malthankar ,  Samy Touati ,  Rafael L. Rivera-Barreto ,  Vijay Venkataraman ,  Krisztian Kiss

IPC: H04W72/54 ,  H04W48/18 ,  H04W24/02 ,  H04W12/69 ,  H04W48/16

CPC classification number: H04W72/54 ,  H04W12/69 ,  H04W24/02 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W48/18

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for performing efficient discovery of edge computing servers. A wireless device may provide an edge compute request to an edge discovery service, which may indicate one or more criteria for the edge compute request. The edge discovery service may select one or more edge application servers for the edge compute request based on edge compute resource availability profile information that it stores for multiple edge application servers and the one or more criteria for the edge compute request. The edge discovery service may provide a response to the edge compute request to the wireless device, which may include an indication of the selected edge application server or servers.

公开(公告)号：US20230232482A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-20

申请号：US18185934

申请日：2023-03-17

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Shivani Suresh Babu ,  Lakshmi N. Kavuri ,  Krisztian Kiss

IPC: H04W76/15 ,  H04L41/0816

CPC classification number: H04W76/15 ,  H04L41/0816

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for refreshing a GUTI of a UE. The UE may receive a GUTI from an AMF as part of a registration process. After a timer has expired, the UE may receive a new GUTI from the AMF. The timer may be provided by the UE as a request for use by the AMF. Alternatively, the timer may be used by the UE and the UE may request the new GUTI upon expiry of the timer, e.g., using an existing message or a new message, as desired.

公开(公告)号：US11696114B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-04

申请号：US17393063

申请日：2021-08-03

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sridhar Prakasam ,  Qi He ,  Rohit Matolia ,  Shashanka Totadamane Ramappa ,  Nirlesh Koshta ,  Xiangpeng Jing ,  Krisztian Kiss ,  Nitin Kuppelur ,  Kavya Ravikumar ,  Rajkumar Krishnaperumal ,  Pradeep Pangi ,  Karthik Anantharaman ,  Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar ,  Vijay Venkataraman ,  Lester Chan ,  Madhusudhan Cheripally

IPC: H04W8/12 ,  H04W8/28 ,  H04W8/20 ,  H04W84/04

CPC classification number: H04W8/12 ,  H04W8/20 ,  H04W8/28 ,  H04W84/042

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for SoR list management and PLMN selection based on an SoR list. A UE may receive an SoR container which may include a list of OPLMNs. The UE may store a prior list of OPLMNs stored on a USIM of the UE on a memory of the UE. The UE replace the prior list of OPLMNs stored on the USIM with the list of OPLMNs included in the SoR container. The UE may consider the prior list of OPLMNs as a lower priority list as compared to the list of OPLMNs stored on the USIM. Additionally, in response to determining to move from a current PLMN, the UE may scan for a new PLMN based on the list of OPLMNs stored on the USIM.

公开(公告)号：US11641686B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-02

申请号：US17574831

申请日：2022-01-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Shivani Suresh Babu ,  Lakshmi N. Kavuri ,  Krisztian Kiss

IPC: H04W76/15 ,  H04L41/0816

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for refreshing a Global Unique Temporary Identifier GUTI of a user equipment UE. The UE may receive a GUTI from an Access Mobility Function AMF as part of a registration process. After a timer has expired, the UE may receive a new GUTI from the AMF. The timer may be provided by the UE as a request for use by the AMF. Alternatively, the timer may be used by the UE and the UE may request the new GUTI upon expiry of the timer, e.g., using an existing message or a new message, as desired.

公开(公告)号：US20230030582A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-02

申请号：US17963034

申请日：2022-10-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar ,  Vijay Venkataraman ,  Krisztian Kiss ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Longda Xing ,  Jordi Agud Ruiz

IPC: H04W48/18 ,  H04W76/12 ,  H04L41/5009 ,  H04W8/24 ,  H04W36/14 ,  H04W84/04

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for performing network slice quota management. A network slice quota management function may store capacity information for one or more network slices. The network slice quota management function may receive a request for an indication of whether a network slice has additional capacity. The network slice quota management function may provide an indication of whether the network slice has additional capacity in response to the request. The capacity information may relate to the capacity of the network slice with respect to the number of wireless devices registered for the network slice, or to the capacity of the network slice with respect to the number of packet sessions established with the network slice, or both, among various possibilities.

公开(公告)号：US20230023828A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-26

申请号：US17959957

申请日：2022-10-04

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yifan Zhu ,  Vijay Venkataraman ,  Viswanath Nagarajan ,  Sang Ho Baek ,  Lakshmi N. Kavuri ,  Utkarsh Kumar ,  Krisztian Kiss ,  Shivani Suresh Babu ,  Srinivasan Nimmala

IPC: H04W36/30 ,  H04B17/318 ,  H04L43/0829 ,  H04L65/1016 ,  H04L65/1073 ,  H04W36/14

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to handover of WLAN voice calls to one or more cellular networks. In some embodiments, a device is configured to perform voice communications over one or more wireless local area networks, communicate with a first network using a first cellular radio access technology (RAT), and communicate with a second network using a second cellular RAT. The device may store, based on communications via the first network, information indicating that the first network does not support voice communications for the apparatus. The device may handover a voice call from a wireless local network directly to the second cellular RAT, based on the stored information and without handover of the voice call to the first cellular RAT, based on call conditions on the wireless local area network.

公开(公告)号：US11553561B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-10

申请号：US17074549

申请日：2020-10-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Rohan C. Malthankar ,  Paresh B. Sawant ,  Delziel J. Fernandes ,  Sergey Sitnikov ,  Arun G. Mathias ,  Jason A. Novak ,  Krisztian Kiss ,  Rafael L. Rivera-Barreto ,  Chandiramohan Vasudevan ,  Vladimir M. Appel

IPC: H04W88/06 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W76/12 ,  H04W12/037 ,  H04W12/0471 ,  H04W84/12 ,  H04L101/654

Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for performing Wi-Fi authentication in a wireless communication system. Public key cryptography may be used to enhance the confidentiality of the user's permanent identity in transit. In some embodiments, a RSA-OAEP(SHA-256) encryption scheme may be used to protect the permanent identity when the EAP client needs to send the user's permanent identity to the server in the absence of pseudonym or fast re-authentication identity. In some embodiments, a server certificate is used to authenticate a iWLAN tunnel to protect an IMSI during setup of a Wi-Fi call. Using the methods described herein on both or either of the EAP client and server side may offer improved privacy protection.