公开(公告)号：US20240098556A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-21

申请号：US18521386

申请日：2023-11-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Alosious Pradeep PRABHAKAR ,  Vijay VENKATARAMAN

IPC: H04W28/02 ,  H04W8/22 ,  H04W48/18 ,  H04W76/16

CPC classification number: H04W28/0268 ,  H04W8/22 ,  H04W48/18 ,  H04W76/16 ,  H04W84/12

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to store information related to network slices. The UE receives network slice related information associated with a first public land mobile network (PLMN), stores the network slice related information in a database locally at the UE, identifies a predetermined condition and removes at least a portion of the network slice information associated with the first PLMN based on camping on a second PLMN and the predetermined condition.

公开(公告)号：US20220361093A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-10

申请号：US17660234

申请日：2022-04-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Krisztian KISS ,  Alosious Pradeep PRABHAKAR ,  Vijay VENKATARAMAN

IPC: H04W48/16 ,  H04W48/18 ,  H04W60/04

Abstract: An access and mobility management function (AMF) of a 5G core network configured to transmit a network function registration request to a network resource function (NRF), receiving a response to the network function registration request from the NRF, transmit a network function discovery request to the NRF, the network function discovery request including one or more single network slice selection assistance information (S-NSSAI) and an indication that the discovery request is for a network slice admission control function (NSACF) and receive a network function discovery response from the NRF, wherein the network function discovery response includes a NSACF address.

公开(公告)号：US20220311827A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-29

申请号：US17593672

申请日：2021-05-05

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Alosious Pradeep PRABHAKAR ,  Han PU ,  Jordi Agud RUIZ ,  Krisztian KISS ,  Mohammed SADIQUE ,  Rohit R. MATOLIA ,  Srinivasan NIMMALA ,  Vijay VENKATARAMAN

IPC: H04L67/141 ,  H04L47/28 ,  H04W28/02 ,  H04L69/28 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04W28/08

Abstract: A fifth-generation core network (5GC) provides 5G radio access network (RAN) services to a user equipment (UE) in a time-sensitive communications (TSC) network (TSN). This includes receiving a protocol data unit (PDU) session establishment request from the UE, the PDU session establishment request including an industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) vertical or application type, identifying a TSN application function (AF) relating to the IIoT vertical or application type, determining quality of service (QoS) parameters for communications between the UE and the 5G RAN based on the identified TSN AF, the QoS parameters including a survival time for the IIoT vertical or application type and establishing a PDU session with the UE when the QoS parameters including the survival time are satisfied.

公开(公告)号：US20210352443A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-11

申请号：US17302722

申请日：2021-05-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Rohit R. MATOLIA ,  Alosious Pradeep PRABHAKAR ,  Han PU ,  Krisztian KISS ,  Mohammed SADIQUE ,  Srinivasan NIMMALA ,  Tong LIU ,  Vijay VENKATARAMAN

IPC: H04W4/06 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04W28/02

Abstract: Embodiments of a Multicast Broadcast Service (MBS) for 5G New Radio (NR). In one aspect, a user equipment (UE) receives first data from a network via unicast, receives first information from the network, the first information indicating the availability of a multicast service, transmits second information to the network and receives second data from the network via multicast in response to transmitting the second information to the network. In another aspect, a UE receives first information from the network, the first information indicating the availability of a multicast service, receives first data from the network via a multicast session and receives second data from the network via a unicast packet data unit (PDU) session.

公开(公告)号：US20210345159A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-04

申请号：US17302365

申请日：2021-04-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Alosious Pradeep PRABHAKAR ,  Vijay VENKATARAMAN

IPC: H04W28/02 ,  H04W48/18 ,  H04W76/16 ,  H04W8/22

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to store information related to network slices. The UE receives network slice related information associated with a first public land mobile network (PLMN), stores the network slice related information in a database locally at the UE, identifies a predetermined condition and removes at least a portion of the network slice information associated with the first PLMN based on camping on a second PLMN and the predetermined condition.

公开(公告)号：US20240235941A9

公开(公告)日：2024-07-11

申请号：US18546661

申请日：2022-02-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Vijay VENKATARAMAN ,  Alosious Pradeep PRABHAKAR ,  Krisztian KISS ,  Rohit R. MATOLIA

IPC: H04L41/0896 ,  H04L41/082 ,  H04W24/02 ,  H04W36/00

CPC classification number: H04L41/0896 ,  H04L41/082 ,  H04W24/02 ,  H04W36/0022

Abstract: A network function is responsible for enforcing network slice quotas. The network function identifies a network slice quota for a single network slice selection assistance information (S-NSSAI), determines that the network slice quota for the S-NSSAI includes a first quota corresponding to fifth generation (5G) packet data unit (PDU) sessions and a second quota corresponding to interworking handovers between a fifth generation core (5GC and an evolved packet core (EPC), receives a request to update the network slice quota and updates the network slice quota for the S-NSSAI based on the request.

公开(公告)号：US20230232311A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-20

申请号：US18189400

申请日：2023-03-24

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 ,  H04W48/18 ,  H04W48/16

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：US20230180062A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-08

申请号：US18147377

申请日：2022-12-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Alosious Pradeep PRABHAKAR ,  Han PU ,  Krisztian KISS ,  Mohammed SADIQUE ,  Rohit R. MATOLIA ,  Srinivasan NIMMALA ,  Sriram SUBRAMANIAN ,  Vijay VENKATARAMAN ,  Wei ZHANG

IPC: H04W28/24 ,  H04W76/14 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04W28/02

CPC classification number: H04W28/24 ,  H04W76/14 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04W28/0268

Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, integrated circuits and computer readable storage media for configuring time sensitive communications (TSC). The configuring of the TSC includes monitoring, by a user plane function (UPF), a source and destination of packets in a first protocol data unit (PDU) session of a first user equipment (UE) and in a second PDU session of a second UE, pairing a first device side TSN translator (DS-TT) port of the first UE with a second DS-TT port of the second UE when the first PDU session and the second PDU session are served by the same UPF, wherein the pairing is based on the monitoring of the first and second PDU sessions and when the first DS-TT and second DS-TT ports are paired, communicating the packets between the first UE and the second UE in a UE-UE communication without traversing the TSN.

公开(公告)号：US20220377659A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-24

申请号：US17593794

申请日：2020-02-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Vijay VENKATARAMAN ,  Alosious Pradeep PRABHAKAR ,  Cahya A. MASPUTRA ,  Haijing HU ,  Krisztian KISS ,  Longda XING ,  Srinivasan NIMMALA

IPC: H04W48/20 ,  H04W48/12 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W72/04

Abstract: The exemplary embodiments relate to implementing network slice aware cell selection at a user equipment (UE). This may include receiving information indicating that a cell of a network supports a network slice. The UE may identify that the UE is located within the coverage area of the cell and determine whether measurement data corresponding to the cell satisfies predetermined criteria. when the measurement data satisfies the criteria, the UE may camp on the cell.

公开(公告)号：US20220312306A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-29

申请号：US17593466

申请日：2021-05-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Rohit R. Matolia ,  Alosious Pradeep PRABHAKAR ,  Krisztian KISS ,  Vijay VENKATARAMAN

IPC: H04W48/18 ,  H04W60/04 ,  H04W8/18

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) displays a list of available networks for manual network selection. The UE detects multiple networks during a public land mobile network (PLMN) scan, wherein the multiple networks include one or more PLMNs and one or more stand-alone non-public networks (SNPNs), generates a manual network selection list that includes at least i) the one or more PLMNs or ii) the one or more SNPNs, determines a sequence in which entries of the manual network selection list are to be displayed at the UE, displays a graphical user interface (GUI) that includes a representation of the manual network selection list and registers with one of the multiple networks in response to user input.