INTER-GNB EXCHANGE FOR INTENDED UL/DL DIRECTIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20220201524A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-23

    申请号:US17430588

    申请日:2020-02-17

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An approach is described of an access node that is configured to exchange intended Uplink (UL)/Downlink (DL) direction information for cross-link interference (CLI) management in a wireless communication system. The access node includes processor circuitry and communication circuitry. The processor circuitry is configured to generate a message including the intended UL/DL DL direction information. The communication circuitry is coupled to the processor circuitry, and configured to transmit the message to a second access node to thereby implement CLI management.

    BROADCASTING SCHEMES OF TDELTA INFORMATION IN FIFTH GENERATION (5G) NEW RADIO (NR) INTEGRATED ACCESS AND BACKHAUL (IAB) NETWORK

    公开(公告)号:US20220132453A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-28

    申请号:US17429062

    申请日:2020-02-13

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: This disclosure relates to embodiments broadcasting timing misalignment (TΔ or T_ delta or Tdelta) information in a fifth generation (5G) new radio (NR) integrated access and backhaul (IAB) network. Tdelta information associated with an IAB node is determined based on a downlink (DL) transmit (TX) timing associated with the IAB node and an uplink (UL) receive (RX) timing associated with the IAB node. A determination is made whether the Tdelta information is to common to at least one child node associated with the IAB node and at least one child user equipment (UE) associated with the IAB node. A message having the Tdelta information is generated in response to the determination that the Tdelta information is common to at least one child node associated with the IAB node and at least one child UE associated with the IAB node. The message is broadcast to the child nodes associated with the IAB node and the child UEs associated with the IAB node.

    METHOD FOR MEASUREMENT OF UE-TO-UE REFERENCE SIGNAL IN NEW RADIO NETWORKS WITH CROSS-LINK INTERFERENCE

    公开(公告)号:US20220123847A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-21

    申请号:US17422109

    申请日:2020-01-13

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for determination of reference signal received power (RSRP) to estimate cross-link interference. The approach uses a received signal from a second UE and downlink (DL) timing information from a transmission reception point (TRP). The approach generates a corrected timing signal based on the received signal, the DL timing information and a reference sequence, and then extracts a symbol from the received signal and the corrected timing signal. The approach then transforms using a fast Fourier transform (FFT) circuit the symbol, and then cross-correlates with a reference sequence to generate a correlation result from which the RSRP is estimated.

    SLOT FORMATS FOR SEMI-STATIC DOWNLOAD-UPLINK CONFIGURATION AND DYNAMIC SLOT FORMAT INDICATION IN INTEGRATED ACCESS AND BACKHAUL NETWORKS

    公开(公告)号:US20220109998A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-07

    申请号:US17429598

    申请日:2020-02-12

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Resource allocation is provided for an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) network, such as a distributed unit (DU) of an IAB. Methods and systems for allocating resources include allocating a first cell-specific pattern of downlink-flexible-uplink (DL-F-UL) availability for one or more slots, allocating a second cell-specific pattern of DL-F-UL availability for the one or more slots. The IAB DU can signal one or more of the first and second cell-specific patterns to an other IAB DU. At least one of the first cell-specific pattern and the second cell-specific pattern defines a slot format different from a DL-F-UL format. Slot format configuration (e.g., semi-static or dynamic SFI) are provided to support space division multiplexing/spatial multiplexing (SDM).

    MOBILITY MANAGEMENT IN INFORMATION CENTRIC NETWORKING

    公开(公告)号:US20210385699A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-09

    申请号:US17288263

    申请日:2019-10-30

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Systems and methods of handover in an information-centric network are described. The ICN-CF receives an update request from an ICN ICN-AMF indicating handover of a UE from a source NG-RAN to a target NG-RAN. The ICN-CF transmits, to an ICN router, an update request to update a PIT and/or FIB table to enable data communications with the UE after handover. The request includes the UE and target NG-RAN, and if the source and target ICN-PoA are different, the source and target ICN-PoA and the ICN-GW.

    METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COMPRESSION AND DECOMPRESSION OF INFORMATION CENTRIC NETWORKING NAMES AT THE PACKET DATA CONVERGENCE PROTOCOL (PDCP)

    公开(公告)号:US20220141708A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-05

    申请号:US17433764

    申请日:2020-02-28

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Some embodiments of this disclosure include systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media for use in a wireless network for compression and decompression of information centric network (ICN) names and/or ICN common fields at Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) layer. For example, an electronic device can include processor circuitry and radio front end circuitry coupled to the processor circuitry. The processor circuitry can be configured to receive a first information centric network (ICN) packet including an ICN name or an ICN common field and compress the ICN name or the ICN common field at a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) layer. The processor circuitry can be further configured to provide the compressed ICN name or the compressed ICN common field to a lower protocol layer. The radio front end circuitry can be configured to transmit a second ICN packet including the compressed ICN name or the compressed ICN common field.

    METHOD FOR CONVEYING REMOTE INTERFERENCE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION VIA REFERENCE SIGNAL

    公开(公告)号:US20220131630A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-28

    申请号:US17421645

    申请日:2020-01-11

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for conveying remote interference management information via a reference signal. For example, an interference management method may include receiving, at a first device, an interference signal from a second device. At the first device, a reference signal is generated, including mitigation information for remote interference management. The first device may transmit the reference signal to the second device. The method may further include receiving, at the first device, a mitigation response signal indicative of a level of mitigation undertaken by the second device based on the mitigation information that the first device transmitted.

    SIGNALING METHODS FOR SEMI-STATIC RESOURCE CONFIGURATIONS IN INTEGRATED ACCESS AND BACKHAUL

    公开(公告)号:US20220095283A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-24

    申请号:US17420495

    申请日:2020-01-07

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Some embodiments of this disclosure include apparatuses and methods for providing semi-static integrated access backhaul (IAB) resource configurations in an IAB network. For instance, a central unit (CU) of an IAB donor can provide, to a distributed unit (DU) of an IAB node, F1 application protocol (F1AP) signaling data indicative of a semi-static IAB resource configuration regarding at least one of downlink resources, uplink resources, or flexible resources. The semi-static IAB resource configuration indicates whether the at least one of downlink resources, uplink resources, or flexible resources are hard resources, soft resources, or not available resources. The CU can further provide, to a mobile termination (MT) of the IAB node, radio resource control (RRC) signaling data indicative of the semi-static IAB resource configuration.

    SERVICE REQUEST PROCEDURES IN INFORMATION CENTRIC NETWORKING FOR NEXT GENERATION CELLULAR NETWORKS

    公开(公告)号:US20220086742A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-17

    申请号:US17420072

    申请日:2020-02-12

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Some embodiments of this disclosure include apparatuses and methods for making a service request in Information Centric Networking (ICN) for next generation cellular networks. The apparatuses and methods can include at least generating, by a user equipment (UE), a service request message comprising access network (AN) parameters and service request parameters, wherein the AN parameters include a fifth generation-system architecture evolution-temporary mobile subscriber entity (5G-S-TMSI) parameter, a selected public land mobile network (PLMN) identifier, or an establishment cause; and transmitting, by the UE, the service request message to a next-generation NodeB (gNB).

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