公开(公告)号：US12231942B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-18

申请号：US18494423

申请日：2023-10-25

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Fangli Xu ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Haijing Hu ,  Naveen Kumar R Palle Venkata ,  Ralf Rossbach ,  Sarma V. Vangala ,  Sethuraman Gurumoorthy ,  Srirang A. Lovlekar ,  Yuqin Chen ,  Zhibin Wu

IPC: H04W24/10 ,  H04W74/0833 ,  H04W76/28

Abstract: Systems and methods for performing measurements of one or more cells during an small data transmission (SDT) procedure between a user equipment (UE) and a network when the UE is in a radio resource control (RRC) INACTIVE state are described herein. Beam and/or cell measurements taken during an SDT measurement period of the SDT procedure may be used to determine one or more respective cell qualities, among other possibilities. Beginnings and endings of the SDT measurement period, and the manner (timing) for taking measurements within the SDT measurement period, are also described. The cell qualities so determined can then be used to monitor, during the SDT measurement period, for a measurement event, which causes the UE to send a measurement report to the network having data determined using those cell qualities, and/or to send messaging intended to induce the network to change the RRC state of the UE.

公开(公告)号：US20250048486A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-06

申请号：US18748507

申请日：2024-06-20

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Fangli Xu ,  Yuqin Chen ,  Ralf Rossbach ,  Naveen Kumar R Palle Venkata ,  Peng Cheng ,  Zhibin Wu ,  Ping-Heng Kuo ,  Haijing Hu

IPC: H04W76/27 ,  H04W76/40

Abstract: Systems and methods for multicast data traffic service continuity under multicast-broadcast services (MBS) operation during a radio resource control (RRC) state or mode transition are described. In some embodiments, a user equipment (UE) receives, from a network, while in an RRC connected mode, an RRC release message comprising an RRC inactive mode point to multipoint (PTM) configuration that uses an MBS session to receive multicast data traffic while the UE is in an RRC inactive mode; enters the RRC inactive mode from the RRC connected mode in response to the RRC release message; and uses the RRC inactive mode PTM configuration to receive, from the network, the multicast data traffic of the MBS session while the UE is in the RRC inactive mode. Cases where a UE instead re-uses an RRC connected mode PTM configuration after transitioning to the RRC inactive mode are also described. Analogous network behaviors are described.

公开(公告)号：US20250048192A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-06

申请号：US18263128

申请日：2022-07-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Fangli Xu ,  Xiaoyu Qiao ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Huarui Liang ,  Haijing Hu ,  Shu Guo ,  Fang Li ,  Lanpeng Chen

IPC: H04W36/00 ,  H04W84/04

Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for supporting voice services during roaming.

公开(公告)号：US20250031160A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-23

申请号：US18909743

申请日：2024-10-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Fangli Xu ,  Ralf Rossbach ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Haijing Hu ,  Sarma V. Vangala ,  Murtaza A. Shikari ,  Srinivasan Nimmala

IPC: H04W56/00 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04W76/30

Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for handling timing alignment for configured grant based small data transmissions in inactive mode in a wireless communication system. A wireless device may establish a radio resource control connection with a cellular base station. The wireless device may receive an indication to release the radio resource control connection. The indication to release the radio resource control connection may configure resources for performing uplink transmissions while in the radio resource control inactive mode. A timing advance may be maintained while in the radio resource control inactive mode. An uplink transmission may be performed using resources configured for performing uplink transmissions while in the radio resource control inactive mode. The uplink transmission may be performed using the timing advance.

公开(公告)号：US20250031159A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-23

申请号：US18909605

申请日：2024-10-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Fangli Xu ,  Ralf Rossbach ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Haijing Hu ,  Sarma V. Vangala ,  Murtaza A. Shikari ,  Srinivasan Nimmala

IPC: H04W56/00 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04W76/30

Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for handling timing alignment for configured grant based small data transmissions in inactive mode in a wireless communication system. A wireless device may establish a radio resource control connection with a cellular base station. The wireless device may receive an indication to release the radio resource control connection. The indication to release the radio resource control connection may configure resources for performing uplink transmissions while in the radio resource control inactive mode. A timing advance may be maintained while in the radio resource control inactive mode. An uplink transmission may be performed using resources configured for performing uplink transmissions while in the radio resource control inactive mode. The uplink transmission may be performed using the timing advance.

公开(公告)号：US20250024551A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-16

申请号：US18903932

申请日：2024-10-01

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Fangli Xu ,  Murtaza A. Shikari ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Haijing Hu ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Zhanfeng Jia ,  Sarma V. Vangala ,  Ralf Rossbach

IPC: H04W76/27

Abstract: While in an inactive state, a user equipment (UE) device transmits a message to a base station. The message indicates the UE device's intent to perform transmission and/or reception of user data with the network during the inactive state. The message may include a portion of the user data and/or a buffer status report. The UE device receives a response message that induces a state transition in the UE device. Different state transitions (e.g., to idle, inactive, legacy inactive, connected) may be induced by different types of response message (e.g., release, release with suspend configuration, resume, setup). One particular type of response message causes the UE to stay in the inactive state and enables subsequent user data transmission/reception in the inactive state. The response message may implicitly (or explicitly) indicate that forwarding of the user data to a core network was successful.

公开(公告)号：US12200553B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-14

申请号：US17593468

申请日：2020-10-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yuqin Chen ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Fangli Xu ,  Gerhard Kilian Eichiner ,  Haijing Hu ,  Naveen Kumar R. Palle Venkata ,  Zhibin Wu

IPC: H04W36/00 ,  H04W36/36

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) may be configured with information to perform conditional handovers or addition/change of a primary secondary cell (PSCell). The UE receives a first radio resource control (RRC) configuration message from the source cell for conditional handover to the at least one target cell, the first RRC configuration message including conditional handover execution conditions, an RRC configuration and a target cell ID for each one of a list of target cells, performs measurements on the target cells to determine whether any one of the target cells fulfills its corresponding conditional handover execution conditions and, when a first target cell from the list of target cells fulfills its corresponding conditional handover execution conditions, initiates a handover to the first target cell.

公开(公告)号：US12185160B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-31

申请号：US17437397

申请日：2020-08-06

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sarma V Vangala ,  Tarik Tabet ,  Chunxuan Ye ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Fangli Xu ,  Haijing Hu ,  Murtaza A Shikari ,  Naveen Kumar R Palle Venkata ,  Ralf Rossbach ,  Sreevalsan Vallath ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Wei Zeng

IPC: H04W28/02 ,  H04W72/21 ,  H04W72/23

Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for reducing latency in a high-propagation-delay wireless communication system. A user equipment device (UE) may transmit to abase station (BS) a first buffer status report (BSR) indicating an amount of uplink data buffered by the UE for transmission to the BS, and may subsequently transmit to the BS a first BSR update message indicating that an additional amount of uplink data has been buffered by the UE subsequent to transmission of the first BSR. The first BSR update message may be transmitted prior to expiration of a timer authorizing transmission of a second BSR following the first BSR. The UE may receive from the BS an uplink grant allocating resources for transmission of at least a portion of the uplink data buffered by the UE. The uplink grant may have a size based on the first BSR and the first BSR update message.

公开(公告)号：US12177925B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-24

申请号：US17442092

申请日：2021-04-13

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Zhibin Wu ,  Fangli Xu ,  Birgit Breining ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Haijing Hu ,  Longda Xing ,  Sethuraman Gurumoorthy ,  Srirang A. Lovlekar ,  Yuqin Chen

IPC: H04W76/20 ,  H04L65/1016 ,  H04W8/00 ,  H04W74/0833 ,  H04W76/19 ,  H04W88/04 ,  H04W92/18

Abstract: Systems, apparatus and methods enable layer 2 (L2) relaying optimizations for a remote user equipment (UE) to receive system information (SI) from a relay UE. The relay UE may establish a sidelink communication channel with the remote UE that is in a radio resource control (RRC) idle state, an RRC inactive state, or an out-of-coverage (OOC) state with respect to the base station. The relay UE decodes a relay SI request received through the sidelink communication channel from the first remote UE. The relay SI request indicates requested system information. The Relay UE obtains the requested system information or a subset of the requested system information from a memory device or from the base station and encodes a relay SI response to send to the first remote UE. The relay SI response includes the requested system information or the subset of the requested system information.

公开(公告)号：US12171038B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-17

申请号：US18464076

申请日：2023-09-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sethuraman Gurumoorthy ,  Srirang A Lovlekar ,  Murtaza A. Shikari ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Haijing Hu ,  Fangli Xu ,  Yuqin Chen ,  Longda Xing ,  Xu Ou ,  Li Su ,  Vijay Venkataraman ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Muthukumaran Dhanapal ,  Sree Ram Kodali ,  Srinivas Burugupalli

IPC: H04W76/27 ,  H04W76/28 ,  H04W76/38

Abstract: This disclosure relates to performing implicit radio resource control state transitions in a cellular communication system. A wireless device may establish a radio resource control (RRC) connection with a cellular base station. A data inactivity timer length and a target RRC state for implicit RRC transitions may be determined. A data inactivity timer having the determined data inactivity timer length may be initiated. It may be determined that the data inactivity timer has expired. The wireless device may transition to the target RRC state based at least in part on determining that the data inactivity timer has expired.