OTDOA (OBSERVED TIME DIFFERENCE OF ARRIVAL) POSITIONING ENHANCEMENT BY USING HETEROGENEOUS REFERENCE SIGNALS

    公开(公告)号:US20220276335A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-01

    申请号:US17749241

    申请日:2022-05-20

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Techniques for observed time difference of arrival (OTDOA) positioning based on heterogeneous reference signals (RSs) are discussed. One example apparatus configured to be employed within a user equipment (UE) comprises receiver circuitry, a processor, and transmitter circuitry. The receiver circuitry can receive, from each of a plurality of evolved Node Bs (eNBs), one or more RSs of each of a plurality of distinct types of RSs. The processor can determine, for each of the eNBs, a time of arrival (TOA) of the one or more RSs of each of the plurality of distinct types of RSs; and compute, for each of the eNBs, a reference signal time difference (RSTD) based at least in part on the TOAs of the one or more RSs of each of the plurality of distinct types of RSs. The transmitter circuitry can transmit the RSTD computed for each of the eNBs.

    NEW RADIO SECONDARY CELL ACTIVATION WITH FINE-BEAM CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION

    公开(公告)号:US20220078801A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-10

    申请号:US17416770

    申请日:2020-03-26

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device may receive, from a radio node, a measurement configuration associated with a wireless communication system. In response, the electronic device may perform measurements using narrow beam patterns based at least in part on a network configuration, where the narrow beam patterns are narrower than a wide beam pattern of the electronic device. Furthermore, performing the measurements using the narrow beams pattern may include performing a beam-pattern search up to the network configuration. Then, the electronic device may perform an SCell activation procedure of an SCell with the radio node. Note that the SCell activation procedure may include reporting, to the radio node, CSI of a narrow beam pattern of the SCell that is to be activated, where the narrow beam pattern is narrower than the wide beam pattern of the electronic device, and the narrow beam pattern is based at least in part on the measurements.

    Radio unlicensed (NR-U) idle mode operations

    公开(公告)号:US12160729B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-03

    申请号:US17310955

    申请日:2020-05-02

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: A method of a user equipment (UE) performing cell re-selection in New Radio (NR) unlicensed (NR-U) idle mode includes performing cell re-selection associated with a selected public land mobile network (PLMN) in New Radio (NR) unlicensed (NR-U) idle mode. Performing cell re-selection in NR-U idle mode further comprises determining a best cell associated with the selected PLMN based on one or more measurements. At least one of the one or more measurements may comprise a channel occupancy measurement. Performing cell re-selection in NR-U idle mode further comprises camping on the best cell and periodically searching for cells that are determined to be better than the best cell based on the one or more measurements.

    Radio secondary cell activation with fine-beam channel state information

    公开(公告)号:US11895689B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-06

    申请号:US17416770

    申请日:2020-03-26

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W72/542 H04B7/0626 H04W24/02 H04W24/10 H04W76/15

    Abstract: An electronic device may receive, from a radio node, a measurement configuration associated with a wireless communication system. In response, the electronic device may perform measurements using narrow beam patterns based at least in part on a network configuration, where the narrow beam patterns are narrower than a wide beam pattern of the electronic device. Furthermore, performing the measurements using the narrow beams pattern may include performing a beam-pattern search up to the network configuration. Then, the electronic device may perform an SCell activation procedure of an SCell with the radio node. Note that the SCell activation procedure may include reporting, to the radio node, CSI of a narrow beam pattern of the SCell that is to be activated, where the narrow beam pattern is narrower than the wide beam pattern of the electronic device, and the narrow beam pattern is based at least in part on the measurements.

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