PBCH content for NR unlicensed
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11696224B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-04

    申请号:US17583929

    申请日:2022-01-25

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W48/16 H04L5/0048 H04W56/001 H04W72/30

    Abstract: Systems and methods of providing timing information for initial access in an unlicensed band are described. A UE monitors a new radio discovery signal (NRDS-U) window in an unlicensed band for a DRS transmission that is constrained to be transmitted within the NRDS-U window. The UE determines initial access information, including an offset that indicates when the DRS transmission occurs within the NRDS-U window, and engages in initial access dependent on the offset. The offset is from a radio frame or half radio frame boundary or the start of the NRDS-U window. The offset is indicated in three least/most significant bits an SSB index or from an sl-offset field in a MIB of the SSB. When the base station uses a DFS channel, the base station transmits a periodic signal to emulate a radar signal.

    Frequency tracking for beamformed systems

    公开(公告)号:US11664958B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-30

    申请号:US17531884

    申请日:2021-11-22

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Systems, methods, and baseband processors are provided to generate or process symbols in a synchronization subframe. In one example, a method includes selecting non-consecutive orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols in a synchronization subframe. A transmitter is instructed to transmit demodulation reference symbols (DM-RS) on identical first sets of subcarriers in respective OFDM symbols of the selected non-consecutive OFDM symbols for a Physical Broadcast Channel (PBCH) using a same transmit beam, wherein a gap between two subcarriers in a respective set of the identical first sets of subcarriers is three subcarriers. The transmitter is instructed to transmit the PBCH on identical second sets of subcarriers in respective OFDM symbols in the selected non-consecutive OFDM symbols.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UE PROCESSING TIME RELAXATION FOR MULTI-TRP TRANSMISSION

    公开(公告)号:US20220191906A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-16

    申请号:US17441830

    申请日:2020-05-01

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Systems, devices, and techniques for adjusting a user equipment (UE) processing time parameter in a wireless communication system that include transmission and reception points (TRPs) are described. A described technique performed by UE includes receiving a first physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) from a first TRP corresponding to a first scheduling physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) and a second PDSCH from a second TRP corresponding to a second scheduling PDCCH. The technique further includes transmitting a first hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) message and a second HARQ-ACK message based on the first PDSCH and the second PDSCH in accordance with a first processing time parameter and a second processing time parameter, respectively. The first processing time parameter can be based on a PDSCH mapping type, a processing capability of the UE, and one or more timing characteristics of the first PDSCH and the second PDSCH.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAPPING TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION INDICATION (TCI) STATE AND DEMODULATION REFERENCE SIGNAL (DMRS) PORTS GROUPS

    公开(公告)号:US20220077982A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-10

    申请号:US17419426

    申请日:2020-01-07

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for mapping transmission configuration indication (TCI) states to demodulation reference signal (DMRS) ports groups in a wireless network. For instance, a TCI state to DMRS ports group mapping of a user equipment (UE) can be determined. Each DMRS port in a DMRS ports group shares a quasi-co-location (QCL) assumption. The TCI state to DMRS ports group mapping comprises multiple TCI state groups. The TCI state to DMRS ports group mapping corresponds each TCI state group to one or more DMRS ports groups. A TCI state group from the DMRS ports group mapping can be selected for the UE. Data indicative of the selected TCI state group and the corresponding one or more DMRS ports groups can be provided to the UE based at least in part on the TCI state group from the DMRS ports group mapping.

    CSI MEASUREMENT AND REPORT QUALITY DEFINITION FOR 5G NR MULTI-TRP

    公开(公告)号:US20210359742A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-18

    申请号:US17287186

    申请日:2019-10-30

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Methods, systems, and circuitries for configuring, measuring, and reporting channel state information are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus for a user equipment device (UE) includes processors configured to determine first channel state information (CSI) reference signal (RS) resource associated with a serving cell for the UE and determine a second CSI-RS resource associated with a non-serving cell for the UE. A first reference signal received in the first CSI-RS resource and a second reference signal received in the second CSI-RS resource are measured. First report quantities characterizing a channel between the UE and the serving cell are calculated based on the measurement of the first reference signal and second report quantities characterizing a channel between the UE and the non-serving cell are calculated based on the measurement of the second reference signal. The first and second report quantities are reported to the serving cell.

    Channel Occupancy Time Indication for NR Based Unlicensed Operation

    公开(公告)号:US20240397548A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-28

    申请号:US18789394

    申请日:2024-07-30

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Devices and methods of providing channel occupancy time (COT) are described. After a gNB acquires an unlicensed channel for a COT, the gNB indicates the COT length to a UE using a PDCCH having a DCI formed in accordance with DCI format 2_0. The slot format of the last slot of the COT is indicated using a reserved slot format indicator that is reserved to indicate the end of the COT. The reserved slot format indicator indicates a last slot format of available slot formats of DCI format 2_0. Dummy bits fill the DCI after the reserved slot format indicator. Alternatively, to indicate the COT length, a COT field dedicated to providing the COT is used in the DCI or the CRC is masked using a slot format indication Radio Network Temporary Identifier.

    Preemption indication for multi-TRP transmission

    公开(公告)号:US12114321B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-08

    申请号:US17439143

    申请日:2020-03-27

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W72/23 H04L5/0048

    Abstract: Systems, devices, and techniques for preemption indication in wireless communication systems are described. A described technique includes receiving, by a User Equipment (UE) via a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), a downlink control information (DCI) message in a Control Resource Set (CORESET) configured with a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state, the TCI state being associated with a transmission reception point (TRP), the DCI message comprising a downlink preemption indication for the TCI state; and applying preemption to a reference signal or a channel associated with the TCI state responsive to the downlink preemption indication.

    Channel occupancy time indication for NR based unlicensed operation

    公开(公告)号:US12069719B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-20

    申请号:US17290281

    申请日:2019-11-01

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W74/006 H04W74/0808

    Abstract: Devices and methods of providing channel occupancy time (COT) are described. After a gNB acquires an unlicensed channel for a COT, the gNB indicates the COT length to a UE using a PDCCH having a DCI formed in accordance with DCI format 2_0. The slot format of the last slot of the COT is indicated using a reserved slot format indicator that is reserved to indicate the end of the COT. The reserved slot format indicator indicates a last slot format of available slot formats of DCI format 2_0. Dummy bits fill the DCI after the reserved slot format indicator. Alternatively, to indicate the COT length, a COT field dedicated to providing the COT is used in the DCI or the CRC is masked using a slot format indication Radio Network Temporary Identifier.

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