Determining connection states of a mobile wireless device

    公开(公告)号:US10306495B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-28

    申请号:US15419868

    申请日:2017-01-30

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses and computer readable media are described that determine a connection state between a mobile wireless device and a wireless network upon detection of an interruption of a connection between the mobile wireless device and the wireless network. The mobile wireless device transmits an uplink resource allocation message to the wireless network, and when receiving no response to the uplink resource allocation message, transmits a random access message to the wireless network. When receiving no response from the wireless network to the random access message, the mobile wireless device executes a radio link failure procedure. In an embodiment, the uplink resource allocation message includes a unique identifier for an existing radio resource control connection between the mobile wireless device and the wireless network.

    Dynamic coverage mode switching and communication bandwidth adjustment

    公开(公告)号:US10285107B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-07

    申请号:US15685601

    申请日:2017-08-24

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for dynamically changing coverage modes and/or communication bandwidth in a wireless communication system. According to some embodiments, a wireless device may attach to a serving cell associated with a cellular network. A volume of data for upcoming communication with the cellular network may be determined. An indication of a requested communication bandwidth may be provided to the serving cell. The wireless device may communicate data with the serving cell using the requested communication bandwidth. In some instances, a request for narrowband communication bandwidth may result in use of a coverage enhancement mode, while a request for wideband communication bandwidth may result in use of a normal coverage mode.

    Avoiding denial of service
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    公开(公告)号:US10091705B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-02

    申请号:US15606474

    申请日:2017-05-26

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for avoiding denial of service in a wireless communication system. A wireless device may unsuccessfully attempt to obtain cellular service. Based at least in part on cause information for the unsuccessful attempt to obtain cellular service, and potentially also based at least in part on cause information for one or more previous unsuccessful attempts to obtain cellular service, the wireless device may selectively determine to disable one or more features at the wireless device, bar a cell on which the unsuccessful attempt to obtain cellular service is made, bar a public land mobile network on which the unsuccessful attempt to obtain cellular service is made, and/or bar a radio access technology according to which the unsuccessful attempt to obtain cellular service is made and perform a subsequent attempt to obtain cellular service.

    Cellular system selection frequency scan scope for roaming

    公开(公告)号:US10045287B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-07

    申请号:US15592327

    申请日:2017-05-11

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for user equipment (UE) devices to perform more efficient frequency scans for potential base stations. According to techniques described herein, the UE may, in response to detecting that UE does not have cellular service, perform a full band scan to search for a last registered public land mobile network (PLMN) and the full band scan may discover one or more cells not associated with the last registered PLMN. The UE may populate a database with one or more parameters associated with the one or more cells and in response to not finding the last registered PLMN, perform a targeted scan limited to a set of PLMNs found during the full band scan. In some embodiments, each PLMN in the set of PLMNs may be comprised in a roaming PLMN list for an operator.

    Dynamic Coverage Mode Switching and Communication Bandwidth Adjustment

    公开(公告)号:US20180070282A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-08

    申请号:US15685601

    申请日:2017-08-24

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for dynamically changing coverage modes and/or communication bandwidth in a wireless communication system. According to some embodiments, a wireless device may attach to a serving cell associated with a cellular network. A volume of data for upcoming communication with the cellular network may be determined. An indication of a requested communication bandwidth may be provided to the serving cell. The wireless device may communicate data with the serving cell using the requested communication bandwidth. In some instances, a request for narrowband communication bandwidth may result in use of a coverage enhancement mode, while a request for wideband communication bandwidth may result in use of a normal coverage mode.

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