LAYER 2 OPERATION FOR LAYER 1 AND LAYER 2-CENTRIC INTER-CELL MOBILITY

    公开(公告)号:US20230209423A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-29

    申请号:US17593228

    申请日:2021-04-01

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    CPC classification number: H04W36/08 H04W36/0033 H04W76/20 H04W76/30

    Abstract: Layer 2 handling during a cell change procedure includes decoding an RRC reconfiguration message received from a first cell. The RRC reconfiguration message includes a Layer 1 (L1) configuration corresponding to a second cell. The first cell and the second cell share an SDAP entity, a PDCP entity, an RLC entity, and a MAC entity. The first cell and the second cell have a separate L1 entity. In response to decoding the RRC reconfiguration message, the L1 configuration corresponding to the second cell is stored. A cell change message received from the first cell is decoded. The cell change message indicates that a cell change from the first cell to the second cell is to be performed. The stored L1 configuration corresponding to the second cell is applied for data transmission and reception associated with the second cell. A cell change to the second cell is initiated.

    Uplink Timing Synchronization Maintenance in Secondary Cell Group

    公开(公告)号:US20230199676A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-22

    申请号:US17439451

    申请日:2021-03-31

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W56/0005 H04W24/08 H04W76/15 H04W74/0833

    Abstract: Aspects are presented herein of apparatuses, systems, and methods for secondary cell group (SCG) addition. A wireless device may establish communication with a first base station that is comprised in a master cell group (MCG) and a second base station that is comprised in the SCG. The wireless device may maintain timing advance (TA) parameters for performing uplink communication with the second base station. The wireless device may perform a plurality of signal quality measurements after receiving an indication to deactivate the SCG. The wireless device may determine whether to reuse the TA parameters for communicating with the second base station after receiving an indication. The determination may be based on comparing one or more signal quality measurements of the second base station to one or more signal quality thresholds.

    Bandwidth part activation
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11632807B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-18

    申请号:US17667351

    申请日:2022-02-08

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: This disclosure relates to performing bandwidth part activation in a cellular communication system. A wireless device may attach to a network via a cell that includes multiple bandwidth parts. The wireless device may receive an indication activating a non-default bandwidth part for the wireless device. A bandwidth part activation timer may be initiated based at least in part on activation of the non-default bandwidth part. At expiration of the bandwidth part activation timer, the wireless device may deactivate the non-default bandwidth part and activate a default bandwidth part if there is not a procedure to perform an uplink data transfer in progress. If there is a procedure to perform an uplink data transfer in progress at expiration of the bandwidth part activation timer, the procedure may be completed via the non-default BWP even after expiration of the bandwidth part activation timer.

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