Fast initial acquisition by transmitting non-orthogonal synchronization signal blocks in 5G new radio

    公开(公告)号:US11509412B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-22

    申请号:US17261706

    申请日:2019-08-19

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Systems and methods of initial acquisition in a NR system are described. A UE receives time and frequency superposed SSBs from a gNB. If the PSS and SSS of each SSB is independent of a block index of the SSB, the UE receives an additional reference signal scrambled by a beam index of the SSB and uses the reference signal to discriminate between the SSBs. The reference signal is FDMed within a null-subcarrier region of the SSB or outside of the SSB. If the PSS and SSS of each SSB is scrambled using the block index, the UE separates the PBCH measurements, iteratively identifies a block index associated with a DMRS of the PBCH with the highest L1-RSRP level measurement, decodes and reconstructs the PBCH, and subtracts the reconstructed PBCH from the SSB before transmitting an indication of the PBCH with the highest L1-RSRP level measurement to the gNB.

    NEW RADIO UNLICENSED (NR-U) IDLE MODE OPERATIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20220095189A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-24

    申请号:US17310955

    申请日:2020-05-02

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: A method of a user equipment (UE) performing cell re-selection in New Radio (NR) unlicensed (NR-U) idle mode includes performing cell re-selection associated with a selected public land mobile network (PLMN) in New Radio (NR) unlicensed (NR-U) idle mode. Performing cell re-selection in NR-U idle mode further comprises determining a best cell associated with the selected PLMN based on one or more measurements. At least one of the one or more measurements may comprise a channel occupancy measurement. Performing cell re-selection in NR-U idle mode further comprises camping on the best cell and periodically searching for cells that are determined to be better than the best cell based on the one or more measurements.

    CELL RESELECTION FOR NEW RADIO - UNLICENSED

    公开(公告)号:US20220191762A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-16

    申请号:US17598137

    申请日:2020-07-15

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: The present application relates to wireless devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for two-stage cell reselection in New Radio (NR) systems operating on unlicensed spectrum. In some embodiments, a user equipment may be perform a pre-check of a public land mobile network associated with a target cell prior to cell reselection.

    MECHANISM AND SIGNALING ON CORESET AND PUCCH RESOURCE GROUPING FOR MULTI-TRP OPERATION

    公开(公告)号:US20220159772A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-19

    申请号:US17440526

    申请日:2020-05-08

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Systems, devices, and techniques for wireless communications based on one or more transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states are described. A described technique performed by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving a first downlink channel based on a current TCI state; receiving a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in a first slot, the PDSCH carrying a radio resource control (RRC) activation command in the first slot, the RRC activation command indicating a switch to a target TCI state; waiting until an end of a switching period triggered by the RRC activation command to use the target TCI state, the switching period being based on a RRC processing delay; and receiving, based on the end of the switching period, a second downlink channel based on the target TCI state in a second slot.

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