公开(公告)号：US20220038986A1

公开(公告)日：2022-02-03

申请号：US17357088

申请日：2021-06-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ahmed M. Soliman ,  Christian W. Mucke ,  Robert Zaus ,  Sree Ram Kodali ,  Sudeep Manithara Vamanan

IPC: H04W40/02

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) can operate to configure an application service to a network slice instance while preserving an application identity (ID) privacy. The UE receives network slice customer (NSC) Service ID from an NSC. A UE route selection policy (URSP) from a network slice provider (NSP), or network operator, includes the NSC Service ID in a traffic descriptor that associates a single network slice selection assistance information (S-NSSAI) with the NSC Service ID. The UE associates the application service to the network slice instance based on the NSC Service ID and the S-NSSAI.

公开(公告)号：US10924907B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-16

申请号：US15607709

申请日：2017-05-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Kumaran Subramanian ,  Sudeep Manithara Vamanan

IPC: H04W4/90 ,  H04H20/57 ,  H04H20/59 ,  H04H20/72 ,  H04W48/16

Abstract: A communication device is provided comprising a receiver configured to detect whether it can receive emergency notification information of a radio cell and, if it cannot receive the emergency notification information of the radio cell, search for another radio cell based on the possibility to receive emergency notification information of the other radio cell. Further, the communication device comprises a controller configured to, if the receiver has found another radio cell based on the possibility to receive emergency notification information of the other radio cell, initiate a reselection of the other radio cell.

公开(公告)号：US12120567B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-15

申请号：US17438320

申请日：2020-03-27

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Sudeep Manithara Vamanan ,  Seau Sian Lim

IPC: H04W4/00 ,  H04W36/08 ,  H04W72/20 ,  H04W72/56

CPC classification number: H04W36/08 ,  H04W72/20 ,  H04W72/56

Abstract: Some embodiments of this disclosure include systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media for use in a wireless network for redirecting a user equipment (UE) to an evolved universal terrestrial radio access (UTRA) absolute radio frequency number (EARFCN) of an evolved universal mobile telecommunications service terrestrial radio access network (EUTRAN) band with a band number greater than sixty four. For example, some embodiments are directed to an electronic device including radio front end circuitry and processor circuitry coupled to the radio front end circuitry. The processor circuitry is configured to generate a channel release message and transmit, using the radio front end circuitry, the channel release message to the UE. The channel release message is configured to redirect the UE to the EARFCN of the EUTRAN band with the band number greater than sixty four.

公开(公告)号：US12108274B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-01

申请号：US17593297

申请日：2021-06-28

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Sudeep Manithara Vamanan ,  Sarma V. Vangala ,  Fangli Xu ,  Haijing Hu ,  Krisztian Kiss ,  Mona Agnel ,  Naveen Kumar R Palle Venkata ,  Ralf Rossbach ,  Sethuraman Gurumoorthy ,  Yuqin Chen ,  Zhibin Wu

IPC: H04W28/02 ,  H04L41/08 ,  H04W76/14

CPC classification number: H04W28/0268 ,  H04L41/08 ,  H04W76/14

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for using integrated access and backhaul (IAB) nodes configured to provide multi-access edge computing (MEC) functionality. An IAB node may include a MEC functionality that includes an instance of an application configured for MEC. A UE using the application connects to the network through an access link with the IAB node and establishes a PDU session for traffic of the application with a core network (CN). The CN may determine that the traffic corresponds to the application, and that an instance of the application is present on the IAB node. Accordingly, the CN may instruct the IAB donor to instantiate a remote packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer and, in some cases, a remote service data application (SDAP) layer that are configured to route the traffic from the UE for the application to the instance of the application on the IAB node.

公开(公告)号：US20240320066A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-26

申请号：US18605085

申请日：2024-03-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Walter Featherstone ,  Haijing Hu ,  Mona Agnel ,  Shu Guo ,  Sudeep Manithara Vamanan

IPC: G06F9/54

CPC classification number: G06F9/542

Abstract: The present application relates to improved methods of application instance registration in a Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) system, comprising, e.g.: receiving, at a MEC platform device, a registration request for a first application instance; determining, by the MEC platform device, that the first application instance is not presently registered; in response to determining that the first application instance is not presently registered, allocating, by the MEC platform device, a first application instance registration identifier for the first application instance; transmitting, by the MEC platform device, the first application instance registration identifier to the first application instance; and causing, by the MEC platform device, a first application instance registration notification to be sent to a MEC system-level management device. According to some aspects, the MEC platform device may first send a permission request to a MEC system-level management device to request permission to be able to register the first application instance.

公开(公告)号：US12096330B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-17

申请号：US17441389

申请日：2021-03-31

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Haitong Sun ,  Chunxuan Ye ,  Zhibin Wu ,  Yuqin Chen ,  Fangli Xu ,  Haijing Hu ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Wei Zeng ,  Sudeep Manithara Vamanan

IPC: H04W40/12 ,  H04W28/24 ,  H04W40/22

CPC classification number: H04W40/12 ,  H04W28/24 ,  H04W40/22

Abstract: An approach is described for a user equipment (UE) comprising a transceiver configured to enable wireless communication with a second UE and a wireless device and a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver. The processor is configured receive, from the second UE, an end-to-end (E2E) quality of service (QoS) requirement of an E2E connection between the second UE and the wireless device, wherein the E2E connection includes a first hop between the UE and the second UE and a second hop between the UE and the wireless device. The processor is further configured to obtain a first hop link condition and a second hop link condition; split the E2E QoS requirement into a first hop QoS requirement and a second hop QoS requirement based on the first hop link condition and the second hop link condition; and transmit, using the transceiver, the first hop QoS requirement to the second UE. The wireless device is a third UE or a base station.

公开(公告)号：US20240205796A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-20

申请号：US17802803

申请日：2021-09-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yuqin Chen ,  Alexander Sirotkin ,  Fangli Xu ,  Haijing Hu ,  Mona Agnel ,  Naveen Kumar R. Palle Venkata ,  Pavan Nuggehalli ,  Ralf Rossbach ,  Sarma V. Vangala ,  Sethuraman Gurumoorthy ,  Sudeep Manithara Vamanan ,  Zhibin Wu

IPC: H04W48/02 ,  H04W4/50

CPC classification number: H04W48/02 ,  H04W4/50

Abstract: Provided is a method by a user equipment (UE), comprising: receiving, from a base station (BS), one or more messages providing different barring configurations for different access identities in an access identity set, the UE has at least one access identity, and the at least one access identity is from the access identity set and indicates that the UE is a disaster inbound roamer with respect to the BS; and performing, by the UE, an access barring check based on the one or more messages.

公开(公告)号：US11924732B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-05

申请号：US17483936

申请日：2021-09-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Babar Qaisrani ,  Biljana Badic ,  Gaurav Lamba ,  Krisztian Kiss ,  Mona Agnel ,  Rafael L Rivera-Barreto ,  Rohan C Malthankar ,  Sudeep Manithara Vamanan ,  Vijay Venkataraman

IPC: H04W4/90 ,  H04W4/029 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W76/14 ,  H04W76/50 ,  H04W92/18

CPC classification number: H04W4/90 ,  H04W4/029 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W76/14 ,  H04W76/50 ,  H04W92/18

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for emergency communications (e.g., voice calls and/or SMS messages) for UE's without cellular coverage (e.g., in non-cellular coverage). A UE may establish, while out of range of cellular service, a peer-to-peer communication session with a relay UE using a channel in an unlicensed frequency band. The UE may transmit, using the peer-to-peer communication session, an emergency notification to the relay UE. The emergency notification may include an approximate location of the UE. Further the UE may communicate with a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP), where the communications may be relayed between the UE and the PSAP by the relay UE. The approximate location of the UE may be based, at least in part, on a location of the relay UE and determining the approximate location of the UE may include performing a ranging procedure with the relay UE.

公开(公告)号：US11889308B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-30

申请号：US17593306

申请日：2021-05-10

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Shu Guo ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Fangli Xu ,  Haijing Hu ,  Huarui Liang ,  Mona Agnel ,  Ralf Rossbach ,  Sudeep Manithara Vamanan ,  Yuqin Chen

IPC: H04W12/069 ,  H04W12/72 ,  H04W12/041

CPC classification number: H04W12/069 ,  H04W12/041 ,  H04W12/72

Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments for authentication and authorization in a 5G network between an edge enabler client (EEC) of a UE and an edge configuration server (ECS). The embodiment include performing primary authentication with the 5G network to obtain a KAUSF; generating a Kedge and a Kedge ID using the KAUSF and a subscription permanent identifier (SUPI); providing the Kedge and the Kedge ID to the EEC to cause it to compute a MACEEC using the Kedge and an EEC ID; and sending to the ECS an application registration request, the application registration request including the EEC ID, MACEEC, and Kedge ID.

公开(公告)号：US20230362624A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-09

申请号：US18132316

申请日：2023-04-07

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sudeep Manithara Vamanan ,  Alexander Sirotkin ,  Haijing Hu ,  Krisztian Kiss ,  Mona Agnel ,  Pavan Nuggehalli ,  Vivek G. Gupta

IPC: H04W8/22 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04W60/04

CPC classification number: H04W8/22 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04W60/04

Abstract: The present application relates to user equipment (UE) aggregation. For instance, a UE aggregation group is defined based on a subscription of multiple UEs with a network. Configuration information identifying the UE aggregation group, its member UEs, the role of each UE (e.g., whether a group leader or, otherwise, a group member), and/or radio access capability signaling (RACS) is stored. Upon a registration of a UE, the UE aggregation group is indicated to the network. The network then enables an aggregated communication capability to the UEs of the UE aggregation group based on the configuration information.