公开(公告)号：US11902893B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-13

申请号：US17963056

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

CPC classification number: H04W48/18 ,  H04L41/5009 ,  H04W8/24 ,  H04W36/14 ,  H04W76/12 ,  H04W84/042

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：US11882051B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-23

申请号：US18080182

申请日：2022-12-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Martin Kugler ,  Hans Jürgen Steffen ,  Murtaza A. Shikari ,  Vijay Venkataraman

IPC: H04L47/32 ,  H04L47/193 ,  H04L47/2483

CPC classification number: H04L47/323 ,  H04L47/193 ,  H04L47/2483

Abstract: A client device in a wireless network accesses a queue comprising Transmission Control Protocol Acknowledgement (TCP ACK) packets. At least some packets include packet descriptors with a flow identifier indicating a corresponding TCP flow, and a TCP ACK Generation Count. The device inspects a packet descriptor of a first TCP ACK packet, and identifies a first flow identifier and a first TCP ACK Generation Count. The device accesses entries in a data structure that each includes a first field and a second field respectively storing a flow identifier and a TCP ACK Generation Count. The device determines that a condition is satisfied, comprising that an entry in the data structure includes a flow identifier and a TCP ACK Generation Count matching the first flow identifier and the first TCP ACK Generation Count, respectively. In response to the determination, the device marks the first TCP ACK packet to be dropped.

公开(公告)号：US11877234B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-16

申请号：US17593526

申请日：2021-05-19

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Nirlesh Koshta ,  Krisztian Kiss ,  Pradeep Pangi ,  Sridhar Prakasam ,  Vijay Venkataraman

IPC: H04W48/18 ,  H04W76/18 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W8/12 ,  H04W60/04 ,  H04W60/06 ,  H04W84/04

CPC classification number: H04W48/18 ,  H04W8/12 ,  H04W12/068 ,  H04W60/04 ,  H04W60/06 ,  H04W76/18 ,  H04W84/042

Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments for disabling N1 mode in response to several scenarios including an S-NSSAI failure, searching NR PLMNs after a loss of coverage in an attempt to maintain network slices, and triggering a UE to reattempt authentication of a rejected S-NSSAI when authentication credentials change and the UE either has N1 mode enabled or is camped on LTE PLMN that might be the same as the NR PLMN through which the S-NSSAI was rejected.

公开(公告)号：US20230422280A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-28

申请号：US18337598

申请日：2023-06-20

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 ,  H04W48/18 ,  H04W24/02 ,  H04W12/69 ,  H04W48/16

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：US20230403677A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-14

申请号：US18366514

申请日：2023-08-07

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Rohit R. Matolia ,  Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar ,  Krisztian Kiss ,  Mohammed Sadique ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Vijay Venkataraman

IPC: H04W64/00 ,  H04W8/02 ,  H04W84/02

CPC classification number: H04W64/003 ,  H04W8/02 ,  H04W84/02 ,  H04W64/006

Abstract: Computer systems and methods are described for operating a network data and analytics function (NWDAF) in a cellular core network. The NWDAF receives user equipment (UE) mobility information from a first network function of the cellular network system and receives edge application server (EAS) information from a second network function of the cellular network system. The NWDAF derives data analytics based at least in part on the UE mobility information and the edge application server information. The NWDAF receives a request for the data analytics from a third network function in the cellular network system, and provides the data analytics to the third network function.

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：US20230337045A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-19

申请号：US17785387

申请日：2021-09-02

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Pavan Nuggehalli ,  Fangli Xu ,  Haijing Hu ,  Ralf Rossbach ,  Vijay Venkataraman

IPC: H04W28/02 ,  H04W28/24

CPC classification number: H04W28/0268 ,  H04W28/24 ,  H04W28/0273

Abstract: A base station (BS) may receive, from a network node, one or more data packets including one or more reflective quality of service (QoS) indicator (RQI) markings. The base station may then determine, based on a value of the one or more RQI markings, one or more active uplink (UL) QoS rules associated with a user equipment (UE). The base station may further determine, based on at least one of one or more timers, the one or more active UL QoS rules, and status information received from the UE, to include or refrain from including the one or more RQI markings in a transmission of the one or more data packets to the UE. Accordingly, in response to the determining that the RQI markings should be included, the base station may then transmit the one or more packets including the RQI markings to the UE.

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：US20230276291A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-31

申请号：US17780882

申请日：2021-05-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Rodney G. Ibrahim ,  ChunLei Lin ,  Mohammed Sadique ,  Han Pu ,  Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar ,  Vijay Venkataraman

IPC: H04W28/02 ,  H04W76/19 ,  H04W76/15

CPC classification number: H04W28/0252 ,  H04W76/19 ,  H04W76/15

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for UL traffic throughput enhancements in NSA deployments. A UE may determine that an UL data requirement is substantially greater than a DL data requirement. The UE may perform an UL enhancement procedure based on UL enhancement conditions. The UL enhancement conditions may include determining that a master cell group does or does not operate according to LTE, determining that UL data traffic is only carried via LTE bands or that UL data traffic is split between LTE bands and NR bands, determining that UL carrier aggregation is or is not available, and/or determining that blind secondary cell group addition is supported or is not support by a network. The UE may be configured to perform the at least one UL enhancement procedure thereby enhancing uplink throughput.