公开(公告)号：US20240205796A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-20

申请号：US17802803

申请日：2021-09-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yuqin Chen ,  Alexander Sirotkin ,  Fangli Xu ,  Haijing Hu ,  Mona Agnel ,  Naveen Kumar R. Palle Venkata ,  Pavan Nuggehalli ,  Ralf Rossbach ,  Sarma V. Vangala ,  Sethuraman Gurumoorthy ,  Sudeep Manithara Vamanan ,  Zhibin Wu

IPC: H04W48/02 ,  H04W4/50

CPC classification number: H04W48/02 ,  H04W4/50

Abstract: Provided is a method by a user equipment (UE), comprising: receiving, from a base station (BS), one or more messages providing different barring configurations for different access identities in an access identity set, the UE has at least one access identity, and the at least one access identity is from the access identity set and indicates that the UE is a disaster inbound roamer with respect to the BS; and performing, by the UE, an access barring check based on the one or more messages.

公开(公告)号：US20240205724A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-20

申请号：US18590808

申请日：2024-02-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

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

IPC: H04W28/02 ,  H04L1/1812 ,  H04W80/02

CPC classification number: H04W28/0231 ,  H04L1/1812 ,  H04W28/0278 ,  H04W80/02

Abstract: To accommodate a mix of high frequency carriers and lower frequency carriers, a protocol stack may include a radio link control (RLC) entity that allows configuration of status reporting control parameters on per carrier, or per subcarrier spacing. Alternatively, a protocol stack may include two RLC entities, one for handling high frequency carriers, and another for handling lower frequency carriers. (High frequency carriers and lower frequency carriers may be distinguished based on a frequency threshold.) Furthermore, a user equipment may transmit (to the network) an indication of its L2 buffer size. The network may configure the UE and/or control scheduling, to ensure the UE's L2 buffer does not overrun. Alternatively, the UE may indicate that it can support a percentage of a maximum buffer size. The network may configure the UE and/or control scheduling so that the UE's buffer occupancy does not exceed the percentage.

公开(公告)号：US20240187916A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-06

申请号：US17796634

申请日：2021-09-03

Applicant: Apple Inc.

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

IPC: H04W28/02 ,  H04W72/1268

CPC classification number: H04W28/0268 ,  H04W28/0278 ,  H04W72/1268

Abstract: Provided is a method for a network, that includes: determining quality of service (QoS) information for a plurality of data flows with different QoS attributes, transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), a configuration message generated based on the QoS information, wherein the configuration message includes configuration information for at least one configured grant (CG); and receiving, from the UE based on the at least one CG, uplink data based on the plurality of data flows.

公开(公告)号：US12004071B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-04

申请号：US17656943

申请日：2022-03-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Murali Narasimha ,  Ralf Rossbach ,  Sarma V. Vangala

IPC: H04W40/24 ,  H04W28/02 ,  H04W88/14

CPC classification number: H04W40/248 ,  H04W28/0257 ,  H04W88/14

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to access a first base station in a network via an access link, wherein the first base station is an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node in a first IAB network topology connected to a second base station via one or more backhaul links, wherein the second base station is an IAB-donor for the first base station, report, to the first base station, information for reducing a maximum data rate for the UE when the UE is deployed in one or more IAB network topologies and receive data packages with a reduced maximum data rate based on the reported information.

公开(公告)号：US20240032139A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-25

申请号：US17593697

申请日：2021-08-04

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Pavan Nuggehalli ,  Alexander Sirotkin ,  Fangli Xu ,  Haijing Hu ,  Naveen Kumar R Palle Venkata ,  Ralf Rossbach ,  Sarma V. Vangala ,  Sethuraman Gurumoorthy ,  Yuqin Chen ,  Zhibin Wu

IPC: H04W76/28 ,  H04W52/02

CPC classification number: H04W76/28 ,  H04W52/0225

Abstract: The functions of user equipment (UE), radio access network (RAN) devices, and core network (CN) devices in circumstances where a UE is expected to experience discontinuous coverage are described herein. A UE may send a CN a non-access stratum (NAS) message including a release request indicating that a UE is leaving coverage and assistance information. The CN may interrupt paging of the UE and resume the paging according to the assistance information. A UE may enter a low power usage mode upon leaving coverage, and may use one or more timers to determine when to check for coverage and send a mobility update message corresponding to the low power usage mode. A base station may receive, from a UE, a radio resource control (RRC) message comprising a release request and assistance information, send an RRC release message to the UE in response, and forward the assistance information to the CN.

公开(公告)号：US20230422195A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-28

申请号：US18249776

申请日：2020-10-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Chunhai Yao ,  Chunxuan Ye ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Haijing Hu ,  Haitong Sun ,  Hong He ,  Huaning Niu ,  Jie Cui ,  Oghenekome Oteri ,  Sarma V. Vangala ,  Sigen Ye ,  Wei Zeng ,  Weidong Yang ,  Yang Tang ,  Yushu Zhang

IPC: H04W56/00

CPC classification number: H04W56/0045 ,  H04W84/06

Abstract: Techniques discussed herein may better ensure proper timing and synchronization of transmissions within a wireless communications network that includes a terrestrial network and a non-terrestrial network (NTN). A user equipment (UE) may maintain (e.g., determine and update on an ongoing basis) a timing advance (TA) value that the UE may apply to uplink (UL) transmissions to account for propagation delays, including changes in propagation delays, between the UE, NTN, and terrestrial network. TA maintenance may be based on network broadcasts, random access channel (RACH) procedures, control messages, timing drift rates (e.g., of the UE or NTN satellite), beam switching, and more.

公开(公告)号：US11800328B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-24

申请号：US17437826

申请日：2020-10-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

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

IPC: H04W76/10 ,  H04W4/06 ,  H04L1/1607

CPC classification number: H04W4/06 ,  H04L1/1642 ,  H04W76/10

Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for supporting switching between point to point and point to multipoint delivery with service continuity for broadcast and multicast services in a wireless communication system. A cellular base station and a wireless device may establish a wireless link. The cellular base station may provide information configuring an over the air delivery type with which to receive a broadcast or multicast service, which may be received by the wireless device. The cellular base station may transmit the service using the configured delivery type, and the wireless device may correspondingly receive the service. The cellular base station may provide information configuring the wireless device to switch to a different over the air delivery type, with service continuity. The cellular base station may then transmit the service using that delivery type, and the wireless device may correspondingly receive the service.

公开(公告)号：US20230276520A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-31

申请号：US17438281

申请日：2021-01-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

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

IPC: H04W76/20 ,  H04W76/19

CPC classification number: H04W76/20 ,  H04W76/19

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a user equipment device (UE) to perform a method for supporting a periodical radio access network (RAN) notification area (RNA) mechanism when small data transmission (SDT) is enabled for a user equipment device (UE). The method may include the UE receiving, from a base station, an indication enabling an SDT procedure along with an indication of an RNA timer configuration, transitioning, to a radio resource control (RRC) inactive state, and initiating an RNA timer based on the RNA timer configuration. The UE may, upon initiation of the SDT procedure, stop the RNA timer and, upon termination of the SDT procedure, start the RNA timer. During the SDT procedure, the UE may receive any of an SDT termination indication, an SDT subsequent transmission indication, or an SDT subsequent transmission termination indication that may include an updated RNA timer configuration (and/or RNA timer reconfiguration).

公开(公告)号：US20230239791A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-27

申请号：US17593830

申请日：2020-10-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sethuraman Gurumoorthy ,  Fangli Xu ,  Adesh Kumar ,  Birgit Breining ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Haijing Hu ,  Longda Xing ,  Naveen Kumar R. Palle Venkata ,  Sarma V. Vangala ,  Sigen Ye ,  Srirang A. Lovlekar ,  Wei Zeng ,  Yuqin Chen ,  Zhibin Wu

IPC: H04W52/02

CPC classification number: H04W52/0229 ,  H04W52/0216 ,  H04W76/28

Abstract: A method for power saving, comprising: establishing a radio resource control (RRC) connection with a wireless device, transmitting, to the wireless device, configuration information indicating a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle time, a DRX on time period, and an offset time, transmitting an enhanced wake-up signal (EWUS) monitoring occasion for a DRX cycle, the EWUS monitoring occasion based on the offset time and the DRX on time period, determining that the wireless device can skip monitoring one or more future EWUS monitoring occasions, transmitting, during a first DRX cycle, a EWUS for the wireless device during the EWUS monitoring occasion associated with the first DRX cycle, the EWUS indicating that the wireless device can skip the one or more future EWUS monitoring occasions, and skipping transmitting the EWUS to the wireless device during the one or more future EWUS monitoring occasions.

公开(公告)号：US20230156816A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-18

申请号：US17441528

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 ,  H04W76/20 ,  H04W56/00

CPC classification number: H04W74/0841 ,  H04W76/20 ,  H04W56/004

Abstract: Techniques discussed herein can facilitate inactive state transmissions for a Base Station (BS) via a 4-step or 2-step inactive state RACH process. One example aspect is a BS comprising: communication circuitry; and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the communication circuitry and configured to: receive, via the communication circuitry, a message 1 (Msg1) or a message A (MsgA) preamble based on a Random Access Channel (RACH) configuration for a Radio Resource Control (RRC) inactive data transmission; receive, via the communication circuitry, a message 3 (Msg3) or a MsgA Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) comprising uplink (UL) data via configured resources; and transmit, via the communication circuitry, a message 4 (Msg4) or a message B (MsgB) in response to the Msg3 or the MsgA PUSCH.