Multimedia Broadcast and Multicast Service (MBMS) Transmission and Reception in Connected State during Wireless Communications

    公开(公告)号:US20220322288A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-06

    申请号:US17438250

    申请日:2020-10-22

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: User equipment devices (UEs) may receive multimedia broadcast and multicast service (MBMS) transmissions over a bandwidth part (BWP) specifically allocated for MBMS point-to-multipoint (PTM) transmissions, or over MBMS-specific resources configured for PTM transmissions within a UE-dedicated BWP. The network (e.g. base station) may configure the MBMS-specific BWP for the UE for the PTM transmissions per serving cell. The MBMS-specific BWP may be used for downlink transmissions, and may be cell specific or UE specific per serving cell. The base station may provide MBMS PTM scheduling information per BWP to the UE, may indicate whether a UE-dedicated BWP may be used for PTM scheduling and transmission, and may provide the corresponding scheduling configuration when applicable. The UE may communicate its various capabilities related to MBMS reception and simultaneous reception of PTM and point-to-point (PTP) transmissions to the base station to aid the base station in scheduling communications of the UE.

    Sidelink Relay Selection and Re-Selection in Wireless Communication

    公开(公告)号:US20220322194A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-06

    申请号:US17686172

    申请日:2022-03-03

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Sidelink pathloss between a remote user equipment device (UE) and a relay UE may be determined based at least on transmit power information provided by the relay UE to the remote UE. The remote UE may receive, via a sidelink discovery signal from the relay UE, a message that includes first information representative of a transmit power of the relay UE and/or second information representative of a measured receive signal power of a sidelink solicitation signal previously transmitted by the remote UE and received by the relay UE. The remote UE may determine a sidelink pathloss between the remote UE and the relay UE based at least on the first information and/or the second information. The remote UE may select/reselect a relay UE based on corresponding pathlosses determined for the respective paths between the remote UE and different respective relay UEs.

    Temporary Handling of Wireless Communication Device Capabilities

    公开(公告)号:US20220322073A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-06

    申请号:US17835705

    申请日:2022-06-08

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A wireless communication device (UE) may provide information pertaining to one or more operating capabilities of the UE to LTE and 5G-NR networks. The UE may transmit information to an LTE base station directly, and to a 5G-NR base station directly, or indirectly via the LTE base station. The information may include preferred values corresponding to any number of different operating parameters associated with wireless communications or wireless communication capabilities of the UE in both LTE and 5G-NR networks, to inform and/or request the LTE and 5G-NR networks to make provisions based on the transmitted information for the wireless communications of the UE on those networks. The UE may thereby provide assistance information to LTE and 5G-NR networks in a multi-radio-access-technology dual-connectivity setting to request the respective networks to adjust certain operating capabilities of the UE in order to alleviate one or more operating issues that may be affecting the UE.

    PRIORITIZATION OF UPLINK AND SIDELINK TRANSMISSIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20220312435A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-29

    申请号:US17593115

    申请日:2021-04-06

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: Determining priority of a simultaneous sidelink (SL) transmission and uplink (UL) transmission of a user equipment (UE) within a 5G New Radio (NR) network may comprise processing an SL control information (SCI) corresponding to at least one of a SL hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) or an SL schedule request (SR) included in a UL transmission to be sent by a UE to thereby determine a priority value associated with the at least one SL HARQ or SL SR. An SCI of an SL transmission to be sent by the UE simultaneously with the UL transmission may be processed to thereby determine a priority value associated with the SL transmission. The priority value of the at least one SL HARQ or SL SR may be compared to the priority value of the SL transmission. Transmissions may then be prioritized based on the comparison of priority values.

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