HYBRID MEASUREMENT GAP OPERATION
    151.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230362696A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-09

    申请号:US17440444

    申请日:2021-01-15

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W24/10 H04W24/08

    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for hybrid measurement gap operation. A network-side device may provide a hybrid measurement gap (MG) configuration to a wireless device, the hybrid measurement gap (MG) configuration scheduling measurement operation of the wireless device in accordance with hybrid measurement gap patterns. The wireless device may receive the hybrid measurement gap (MG) configuration, and thus perform measurement operation based on the hybrid measurement gap patterns as scheduled.

    TCI Change Enhancement
    153.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230247710A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-03

    申请号:US18297866

    申请日:2023-04-10

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W76/20

    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to change a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state. The receives, from the base station, a network flag indicating a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state change configuration for the network, determines a time span for continuing to use a current TCI state prior to switching to a new TCI state based on the network flag and switches to the new TCI state after the time span.

    ENHANCEMENT IN NTN MOBILITY
    154.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230247507A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-03

    申请号:US17593432

    申请日:2021-04-02

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    CPC classification number: H04W36/083 H04W36/0072

    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for enhancement in NTN mobility. A cellular base station may serve as a source base station of a handover procedure from the source base station to a target non-terrestrial network (NTN) base station. The cellular base station may configure a parameter associated with the target NTN base station in a handover command, the parameter being related to NTN mobility, and send the handover command to a wireless device for use by the wireless device during the handover procedure. The wireless device may receive the handover command from the cellular base station, and perform the handover procedure using the parameter associated with the target NTN base station.

    Bandwidth Part Switching in 5G New Radio Dual Connectivity

    公开(公告)号:US20230180204A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-08

    申请号:US17998949

    申请日:2020-05-29

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W72/0457 H04W72/20 H04W88/06

    Abstract: A base station belonging to a first cell group (CG) that includes a transceiver configured to connect to a user equipment (UE) and a processor configured to transmit a command to the UE to perform a BWP switch, and monitor a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) for an acknowledgement or a negative acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) for a predetermined period of time, wherein the predetermined period of time is the sum of a standard-defined period of time between transmission of a radio resource control (RRC) command and receipt of the ACK/NACK, a time to process an RRC command, and a time to perform a BWP switch.

    METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SUB-BAND-BASED PDCCH HOPPING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

    公开(公告)号:US20230055018A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-23

    申请号:US17441948

    申请日:2020-05-14

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An approach for wireless communications to support reduced capability New Radio (NR) with larger available control resource sets (CORESET) bandwidths. Examples include a frequency-hopping CORESET with a predefined hopping pattern configured by higher layers, such as RRC signaling or MAC Control Element (CE) on a per CORESET per UE or purely per UE basis. Frequency hopping patterns for CORESET transmissions include the use of PRBs for CORESETs that are mirrored with respect to the central frequency of active bandwidth part (BWP), and the use of a random parameter to step through the frequency pattern. The sub-band location of the physical downlink shared channel that is scheduled by the physical downlink control channel may be indicated using the DCI format, or may be based on a last slot for PDCCH transmission.

    METHOD FOR LOW LAYER INTER-CELL MOBILITY MANAGEMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20220377622A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-24

    申请号:US17442440

    申请日:2020-02-12

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Some embodiments include an apparatus, method, and computer program product for using low layer protocols for inter-cell mobility management in a 5G wireless communications system. A serving 5G node B (gNB) can configure reports that a user equipment (UE) transmits to the serving gNB to make handover decisions. The serving gNB can configure a group of Transmission Configuration Indication (TCI) states (e.g., a group of beams) that correspond a physical cell, and the report includes layer 3 measurements corresponding to a neighboring or serving cell's TCI state. The report can be conveyed using lower layer protocols. The report can include layer 1 measurements conveyed using a layer 1 protocol and the serving gNB can perform filtering to generate corresponding layer 3 measurement results. Based on the reports, the serving gNB can perform a handover and synchronization using lower layer protocols, from one TCI state to another.

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