公开(公告)号：US20220322247A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-06

申请号：US17642207

申请日：2019-09-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Haitong Sun ,  Chunhai Yao ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Hong He ,  Rohit U Nabar ,  Wei Zeng ,  Yakun Sun ,  Yuchul Kim ,  Yushu Zhang

IPC: H04W52/36 ,  H04W52/42 ,  H04B7/06 ,  H04B7/0404 ,  H04B17/318

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a user equipment device (UE) to perform methods for triggering a change in beam configuration based on UL beam conditions. The UE may detect an unsafe UL beam condition for an UL beam based, at least in part, on an MPE level being exceeded by the UL beam. In response to the detection, remedial actions that to alleviate the unsafe UL beam condition may be performed. The remedial actions may prioritize UL beam quality over DL beam quality and may include reducing a transmit power of the UL beam based on an MPR, triggering an intra-panel antenna switch to a candidate UL beam that satisfies one or more conditions for intra-panel beam switching, triggering an inter-panel antenna switch to a candidate UL beam that satisfies one or more conditions for intra-panel beam switching, and/or signaling a beam failure to a network serving the UE.

公开(公告)号：US20220312490A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-29

申请号：US17593523

申请日：2020-05-15

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Hong He ,  Chunhai Yao ,  Chunxuan Ye ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Haitong Sun ,  Jie Cui ,  Oghenekome Oteri ,  Sigen Ye ,  Wei Zeng ,  Weidong Yang ,  Yang Tang ,  Yushu Zhang

IPC: H04W74/08 ,  H04L1/00

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for reducing likelihood of Random Access Channel (RACH) transmission blockages and thereby facilitate an initial access procedure for new radio (NR) unlicensed spectrum (NR-U) operation in a fifth generation (5G) wireless communication system including an NR node. In some embodiments, a parameter generated by a gNB and received by a UE indicates that, from among a set of consecutive RACH Occasions (ROs), a gap is available for performing a listen-before-talk (LBT) procedure before commencing a RACH transmission.

公开(公告)号：US20220312391A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-29

申请号：US17593120

申请日：2020-04-08

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Hong He ,  Chunhai Yao ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Haitong Sun ,  Jie Cui ,  Oghenekome Oteri ,  Wei Zeng ,  Weidong Yang ,  Yang Tang

IPC: H04W72/04 ,  H04L5/00

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. To monitor a PDCCH for CA, a UE may receive PDCCH candidates in a plurality of configured component carriers (CCs). In response to a determination that a maximum number of virtual CCs that the UE is capable of monitoring for PDCCH is smaller than a number of the plurality of configured CCs, the UE groups the plurality of configured CCs into CC groups based at least in part on SCS numerologies and PDCCH monitoring configurations corresponding to span patterns within a slot of a DL subframe. The UE determines a maximum number of blind decoding operations and non-overlapped CCEs for each of the CC groups. The UE then monitors at least a first portion of the PDCCH candidates based on the maximum number of blind decoding operations and non-overlapped CCEs for each of the CC groups.

公开(公告)号：US20220304054A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-22

申请号：US17442113

申请日：2020-08-05

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Weidong Yang ,  Oghenekome Oteri ,  Sigen Ye ,  Haitong Sun ,  Hong He ,  Jie Cui ,  Chunxuan Ye ,  Wei Zeng ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Chunhai Yao ,  Yushu Zhang ,  Yang Tang

IPC: H04W74/08 ,  H04W72/04

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for channel access scheme enhancements for systems operating in unlicensed higher frequency bands. A wireless device may perform channel access detection (CAD) measurements on a channel at a first periodicity, determine a CAD metric based on the CAD measurements at a second periodicity, and select, for the channel, a first channel access scheme from a plurality of channel access schemes based on comparison of the CAD metric to a threshold. The first channel access scheme may include a first set of channel access procedures that may define physical channels and signals to utilize respective channel procedures. In instances when the CAD metric is below the threshold, the first channel access scheme may include accessing a channel using a first listen before talk (LBT) procedure that is less restrictive than a second LTB procedure used when the CAD metric is above the threshold.

公开(公告)号：US20220304016A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-22

申请号：US17438005

申请日：2020-10-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Haitong Sun ,  Chunhai Yao ,  Chunxuan Ye ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Hong He ,  Huaning Niu ,  Oghenekome Oteri ,  Sigen Ye ,  Wei Zeng ,  Wei Zhang ,  Weidong Yang ,  Yushu Zhang

IPC: H04W72/12

Abstract: Methods and devices for a base station acting as a primary cell to perform dual spectrum sharing (DSS) with a first user equipment device (UE) over a 5G NR connection and a second UE over an LTE connection. The first UE establishes the 5G NR connection with the primary cell and one or more secondary cells. One of the secondary cells is configured in the 5G NR connection to provide downlink control information to the UE for the primary cell, to avoid collisions by the primary cell with LTE control transmissions.

公开(公告)号：US20220303973A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-22

申请号：US17437935

申请日：2020-10-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Haitong Sun ,  Hong He ,  Wei Zeng ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Chunxuan Ye ,  Sigen Ye ,  Weidong Yang ,  Chunhai Yao ,  Jie Cui ,  Yang Tang ,  Yushu Zhang

IPC: H04W72/04 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04B7/0413

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for SRS antenna switching. A UE may transmit, to a base station, a capability message indicating an antenna configuration associated with SRS antenna switching e.g., via as RRC signaling. The capability message may indicate at least one of (and/or one or more of) a one transmit point (1T) and six receive point (6R) SRS resource set configuration, a 1T8R SRS resource set configuration, a 2T6R SRS resource set configuration, a 2T8R SRS resource set configuration, and/or a 4T8R SRS resource set configuration. The UE may receive, from the base station, a configuration message, e.g., via RRC signaling. The configuration message may indicate an SRS antenna switching configuration based, at least in part, on the capability message. The UE may transmit, to the base station, one or more SRSs, e.g., according to the SRS antenna switching configuration.

公开(公告)号：US20220303910A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-22

申请号：US17442047

申请日：2020-05-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yushu Zhang ,  Wei Zeng ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Haitong Sun ,  Weidong Yang ,  Sigen Ye ,  Hong He ,  Chunhai Yao

IPC: H04W52/14 ,  H04W52/36 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W74/08 ,  H04L1/08

Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for providing control signaling for robust uplink data transmissions in a wireless communication system. A wireless device may be configured to perform an uplink transmission, including performing multiple repetitions of the uplink transmission. The wireless may select a beam for each repetition, and it may be the case that different repetitions are transmitted using different beams.

公开(公告)号：US20220303781A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-22

申请号：US17437909

申请日：2020-10-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sigen Ye ,  Oghenekome Oteri ,  Weidong Yang ,  Wei Zeng ,  Hong He ,  Yushu Zhang ,  Haitong Sun ,  Huaning Niu ,  Chunhai Yao ,  Dawei Zhang

IPC: H04W16/14 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04W74/08

Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for a wireless device to initiate channel occupancy in unlicensed spectrum in a wireless communication system. The wireless device may establish a wireless link with a cellular base station. The wireless device may determine to perform an uplink transmission to the cellular base station on an unlicensed frequency channel. The wireless device may determine whether the cellular base station has channel occupancy of the unlicensed frequency channel. The wireless device may determine whether to initiate channel occupancy of the unlicensed frequency channel. The decision whether to initiate channel occupancy may be based at least in part on whether the cellular base station has channel occupancy of the unlicensed frequency channel.

公开(公告)号：US20220303254A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-22

申请号：US17598224

申请日：2021-06-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Shu Guo ,  Fangli Xu ,  Yuqin Chen ,  Xiangying Yang ,  Huarui Liang ,  Haijing Hu ,  Chunhai Yao ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Yushu Zhang ,  Zhibin Wu

IPC: H04L9/40 ,  H04L9/14

Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for secured user equipment communications over a user equipment relay. In some embodiments, symmetric or asymmetric encryption may be used for the secured user equipment communications.

公开(公告)号：US20220303087A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-22

申请号：US17437960

申请日：2020-10-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Haitong Sun ,  Huaning Niu ,  Hong He ,  Wei Zeng ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Chunxuan Ye ,  Weidong Yang ,  Chunhai Yao ,  Jie Cui ,  Yang Tang ,  Yushu Zhang

IPC: H04L5/00 ,  H04W72/04

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for sounding reference signal (SRS) coverage enhancement. A user equipment device (UE) may receive a configuration for SRS time domain bundling from a base station and may transmit, to the base station, at least one SRS transmission in accordance with the configuration. The configuration may include an indication of (and/or indicate) one or more SRS transmission occasions. The configuration may be communicated via higher layer signaling or physical layer signaling. The RRC parameter may be an SRS-ResourceSet parameter or an SRS-Resource parameter and may include a nrofSlots parameter to indicate the number of slots, where a slot may correspond to an SRS transmission occasion. The MAC CE may include at least four bits indicating the number of slots. The DCI may include at least one field indicating the number of slots.