公开(公告)号：US11706739B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-18

申请号：US18155012

申请日：2023-01-16

Applicant: Apple inc.

Inventor： Sethuraman Gurumoorthy ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Fangli Xu ,  Haijing Hu ,  Longda Xing ,  Murtaza Shikari ,  Muthukumaran Dhanapal ,  Sree Ram Kodali ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Srirang A. Lovlekar ,  Vijay Venkataraman ,  Yaoqi Yan ,  Yuqin Chen ,  Zhiwei Wang

IPC: H04W68/02 ,  H04W72/12 ,  H04W88/06 ,  H04W72/566

CPC classification number: H04W68/02 ,  H04W72/1215 ,  H04W72/566 ,  H04W88/06

Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems, apparatuses, and methods for coordinating communication and avoiding and/or mitigating collisions for multi-subscriber identity module devices in a wireless communication system. A wireless device may coordinate communication associated with different subscriber identity modules and/or may mitigate collisions between communications associated with different subscriber identity modules. A network may provide information to improve coordination and/or mitigate collisions. A network may adjust paging schedules and/or provision of alert messages to improve coordination.

公开(公告)号：US20230217530A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-06

申请号：US17598242

申请日：2020-09-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

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

IPC: H04W76/27

CPC classification number: H04W76/27 ,  H04W52/0229

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) device including an antenna, a memory, a RF circuitry commutatively coupled to the antenna, and a processor configured to perform operations is described. In an exemplary embodiment, the operations include receiving a Radio Resource Control (RRC) release message from a base station, wherein the RRC release message comprises a suspend configuration to transition the UE to an RRC_INACTIVE state. In addition, the operations include entering the RRC_INACTIVE state. The operations include performing, while the UE is in the RRC_INACTIVE state, an initial data transmission without transitioning from the RRC_INACTIVE state to a RRC_CONNECTED state. Additionally, the operations include monitoring a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) for a UE dedicated scheduling for a transmission or reception of a subsequent data during an active period, while the UE is in the RRC INACTIVE state. Further, the operations include performing the transmission or reception of the subsequent data based on the monitoring of the PDCCH.

公开(公告)号：US20230189048A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-15

申请号：US17439342

申请日：2021-05-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

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

IPC: H04W28/02 ,  H04L1/1812

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：US11678265B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-13

申请号：US16899303

申请日：2020-06-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Murtaza A. Shikari ,  Srirang A Lovlekar ,  Sethuraman Gurumoorthy ,  Haijing Hu ,  Fangli Xu ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Yuqin Chen ,  Sree Ram Kodali ,  Longda Xing ,  Dawei Zhang

IPC: H04W52/02 ,  H04W76/28 ,  H04W4/06 ,  H04W68/00 ,  H04W4/90 ,  H04L67/568

CPC classification number: H04W52/0216 ,  H04L67/568 ,  H04W4/06 ,  H04W4/90 ,  H04W68/005 ,  H04W76/28

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for notification support in extended discontinuous reception mode. A base station and UE may configure eDRX communication. An indication may be received during the eDRX communication. The network may cache the indication. The network may modify the DRX configuration. The network may use a wake up signal. In response, the UE may receive the indication while achieving power savings from the eDRX configuration.

公开(公告)号：US11678253B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-13

申请号：US17302723

申请日：2021-05-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

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

IPC: H04W48/06 ,  H04W48/18 ,  H04W48/16

CPC classification number: H04W48/06 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W48/18

Abstract: A cellular network includes a first network component configured to i) identify a first session between a first data network and a user equipment (UE), wherein the first session corresponds to a first session management function (SMF), ii) receive data network access information (DNAI) from a network function, the DNAI corresponding to a second data network and iii) select a second SMF that is to be utilized for a second session between the second data network and the UE. The cellular network also includes a second network component configured to i) store a mapping between the DNAI and the second SMF and ii) transmit an indication of the second SMF to the first network component, wherein the first network component selects the second SMF based on the indication.

公开(公告)号：US20230180296A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-08

申请号：US17441330

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 ,  H04W74/02 ,  H04W76/20

CPC classification number: H04W74/0833 ,  H04W74/02 ,  H04W76/20

Abstract: Systems, methods, and circuitries are provided for direct transmission of uplink data by an INACTIVE UE using a contention free random access (CFRA) process. In one example, a method, includes, receiving uplink data from transmitted by a user equipment (UE) device while the UE is in a radio resource control (RRC) INACTIVE state, wherein the UE uses a contention-free random access (CFRA) process to transmit the uplink data using a dedicated physical random access channel (PRACH) resource or a dedicated preamble resource (dedicated PRACH/preamble resource) assigned to the UE by a network.

公开(公告)号：US20230156823A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-18

申请号：US17441507

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 ,  H04W76/27

CPC classification number: H04W74/085 ,  H04W76/27

Abstract: Techniques discussed herein can facilitate inactive state transmissions for a User Equipment (UE) via a 4-step or 2-step inactive state RACH process. One example aspect is a UE device, comprising: communication circuitry; and a processor configured to perform operations comprising: in response to a determination to perform a Radio Resource Control (RRC) inactive data transmission: transmitting, via the communication circuitry, a message 1 (Msg1) or a message A (MsgA) preamble based on a Random Access Channel (RACH) configuration for the RRC inactive data transmission; transmitting, via the communication circuitry a message 3 (Msg3) or a MsgA Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) comprising uplink (UL) data via configured resources; and receiving, via the communication circuitry, a message 4 (Msg4) or a message B (MsgB) in response to the Msg3 or the MsgA PUSCH.

公开(公告)号：US11653289B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-16

申请号：US17248689

申请日：2021-02-03

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yifan Zhu ,  Krisztian Kiss ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Utkarsh Kumar ,  Vijay Venkataraman

IPC: H04W48/06 ,  H04M15/00 ,  H04W8/08 ,  H04W28/02 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W48/18

CPC classification number: H04W48/06 ,  H04M15/66 ,  H04W8/08 ,  H04W28/0268 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W48/18

Abstract: Manners of controlling a data rate for a user equipment (UE) on a per slice basis by either a core network or a radio access network (RAN). In one exemplary manner, a request is received to establish a new Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session for a network slice for a user equipment (UE), a maximum session throughput value is received for the new PDU session, the maximum session throughput value for the new PDU session is added to an accumulated maximum session throughput value to determine an updated accumulated maximum session throughput value, the updated accumulated maximum session throughput value is compared to a maximum slice throughput value and, when the updated accumulated maximum session throughput value exceeds the maximum slice throughput value, an action is performed related to the new PDU session.

公开(公告)号：US11595860B2

公开(公告)日：2023-02-28

申请号：US17196711

申请日：2021-03-09

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Krisztian Kiss ,  Lakshmi N. Kavuri ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Utkarsh Kumar ,  Viswanath Nagarajan

IPC: H04W36/00 ,  H04W36/02 ,  H04W60/00 ,  H04W36/06 ,  H04W36/30

Abstract: An accessory device may dynamically determine to transition a cellular connection between mobile-initiated communication only (MICO) mode and non-MICO mode based on a variety of factors. The accessory device may be configured to communicate through a non-cellular network in addition to the cellular network. The accessory device may transition from MICO to non-MICO mode based on one or more of: loss of the non-cellular connection; location of the accessory device; a call, data, or SMS request failure over the non-cellular network; or other factors.

公开(公告)号：US20230037244A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-02

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

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.