Apparatus, system and method for utilizing a flexible slot format indicator

    公开(公告)号:US10887006B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-05

    申请号:US16776793

    申请日:2020-01-30

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Embodiments are presented herein of apparatuses, systems, and methods for utilizing a flexible slot indicator in wireless communication. A base station (BS) may establish communication with a first user equipment device (UE). The BS may determine a transmission direction for each of a plurality of symbols included in one or more slots. The BS may transmit a slot format indicator (SFI) to the UE. The SFI may indicate the transmission direction for each of the plurality of symbols included in one or more slots. The BS and the UE may perform communication during the one or more slots according to the determined transmission direction.

    Temporary Handling of Wireless Communication Device Capabilities

    公开(公告)号:US20200351638A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-11-05

    申请号:US16763897

    申请日:2017-11-17

    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.

    Self-contained slot and slot duration configuration in NR systems

    公开(公告)号:US10779276B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-15

    申请号:US16357844

    申请日:2019-03-19

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods to dynamically indicate preference for self-contained slots and slot duration by a user equipment device (UE) in communication with a base station (e.g., a gNB) using a 5G NR radio access technology. A UE may determine to send an indication to a gNB indicating a preference for self-contained slots and slot duration for downlink and/or uplink communications utilizing one or more of the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), the physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), and/or acknowledgement messaging (ACK/NACK) for downlink communications, and utilizing one or more of the physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), the PDCCH, and/or the physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) for uplink communications. The configuration of self-contained slots and slot duration for uplink and/or downlink may be based on one or more of average packet size, average packet rate, traffic type and UE processing capabilities.

    Cellular Burst Detection in Unlicensed Spectrum

    公开(公告)号:US20200267699A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-20

    申请号:US16789356

    申请日:2020-02-12

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: This disclosure relates to performing detection of burst cellular communication in unlicensed spectrum. A wireless device may establish a cellular link with a cellular base station, which may provide a first cell deployed on an unlicensed frequency channel. The wireless device may receive a transmission from a second cell. The second cell may not be a serving cell of the wireless device. The transmission may be received on at least a portion of the unlicensed frequency channel. The wireless device may decode a channel occupancy time field of the transmission from the second cell. The wireless device may determine a channel occupancy time of the transmission from the second cell based at least in part on the channel occupancy time field.

    Power saving for channel state information reference signal reception

    公开(公告)号:US10743208B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-11

    申请号:US16295431

    申请日:2019-03-07

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A base station and mobile device (UE) may coordinate transmission of reference signals and reception of corresponding channel state information (CSI) reports. If a periodic reference signal is scheduled for transmission outside the on-duration period of the UE, even if the reference signal corresponds to a periodic CSI report scheduled to be transmitted by the UE during the on-duration period, the base station may not transmit the periodic reference signal, thereby allowing the UE not to prematurely exit a low-power state. The base station may instead transmit an aperiodic reference signal at a specified point in time later than the scheduled transmission of the periodic reference signal. The UE may receive the aperiodic reference signal and either transmit the periodic CSI report or an aperiodic CSI report in response, depending on how close to the start of the on-duration period the transmission of the periodic CSI report is scheduled.

    Uplink OFDMA Processing in WLANs
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200220685A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-09

    申请号:US16820408

    申请日:2020-03-16

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: This disclosure relates to orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) communication in wireless local area networks (WLANs). According to some embodiments, a downlink OFDMA frame may be transmitted. An uplink OFDMA frame including acknowledgements associated with the downlink OFDMA frame may be received. The uplink OFDMA frame may be processed, in some instances including determining which devices receiving the downlink OFDMA frame transmitted an acknowledgement associated with the downlink OFDMA frame in the uplink OFDMA frame.

    Asymmetric Bandwidth Support and Dynamic Bandwidth Adjustment

    公开(公告)号:US20200187188A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-11

    申请号:US16788409

    申请日:2020-02-12

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for supporting asymmetric uplink and downlink bandwidth allocations for a wireless device, and for dynamically modifying the bandwidth allocations for a wireless device, in a wireless communication system. A cellular communication link may be established between a base station and a wireless device. The base station may determine an uplink bandwidth allocation and a downlink bandwidth allocation for the wireless device. The uplink bandwidth allocation and the downlink bandwidth allocation may be selected based on different criteria and may include different amounts of bandwidth. Indications of the uplink bandwidth allocation and the downlink bandwidth allocation may be provided to the wireless device. The base station and wireless device may communicate according to the uplink bandwidth allocation and the downlink bandwidth allocation.

    Apparatus, System and Method for Utilizing a Flexible Slot Format Indicator

    公开(公告)号:US20200169319A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-28

    申请号:US16776793

    申请日:2020-01-30

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Embodiments are presented herein of apparatuses, systems, and methods for utilizing a flexible slot indicator in wireless communication. A base station (BS) may establish communication with a first user equipment device (UE). The BS may determine a transmission direction for each of a plurality of symbols included in one or more slots. The BS may transmit a slot format indicator (SFI) to the UE. The SFI may indicate the transmission direction for each of the plurality of symbols included in one or more slots. The BS and the UE may perform communication during the one or more slots according to the determined transmission direction.

    Synchronization signal block index signaling

    公开(公告)号:US10666485B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-26

    申请号:US15964156

    申请日:2018-04-27

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: This disclosure relates to providing synchronization signal block index signaling in a cellular communication system. A cellular base station may provide synchronization signals according to a periodic pattern, including transmitting one or more synchronization signal bursts each including one or more synchronization signal blocks. A wireless device may detect a synchronization signal block. The wireless device may determine a synchronization signal block index of the detected synchronization signal block. The wireless device may provide an indication of the synchronization signal block index of the detected synchronization signal block to the cellular base station.

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