公开(公告)号：US11765680B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-19

申请号：US17219490

申请日：2021-03-31

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Rohit R. Matolia ,  Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar ,  Krisztian Kiss ,  Mohammed Sadique ,  Srinivsan Nimmala ,  Vijay Venkataraman

IPC: H04W64/00 ,  H04W8/02 ,  H04W84/02

CPC classification number: H04W64/003 ,  H04W8/02 ,  H04W64/006 ,  H04W84/02

Abstract: Computer systems and methods are described for operating a network data and analytics function (NWDAF) in a cellular core network. The NWDAF receives user equipment (UE) mobility information from a first network function of the cellular network system and receives edge application server (EAS) information from a second network function of the cellular network system. The NWDAF derives data analytics based at least in part on the UE mobility information and the edge application server information. The NWDAF receives a request for the data analytics from a third network function in the cellular network system, and provides the data analytics to the third network function.

公开(公告)号：US20230268984A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-24

申请号：US17440865

申请日：2020-10-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Fangli Xu ,  Sarma V. Vangala ,  Chunxuan Ye ,  Haijing Hu ,  Krisztian Kiss ,  Murtaza A. Shikari ,  Naveen Kumar R. Palle Venkata ,  Ralf Rossbach ,  Sree Ram V. Kodali ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Vijay Venkataraman ,  Yuqin Chen ,  Zhibin Wu

IPC: H04B7/185 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W48/20

CPC classification number: H04B7/1851 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W48/20

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are provided for performing cell selection or reselection in networks that include earth moving beams. In one example, a method includes receiving, via a satellite, control information transmitted by a base station indicating that a beam associated with a cell ID has been redirected; in response, measuring a beam strength of the redirected beam; and performing cell re-selection based on the measured beam strength.

公开(公告)号：US11737157B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-22

申请号：US17805417

申请日：2022-06-03

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Kavya B. Ravikumar ,  Krisztian Kiss ,  Lakshmi N. Kavuri ,  Utkarsh Kumar ,  Vijay Venkataraman ,  Yifan Zhu ,  Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar ,  Mohammed Sadique

IPC: H04W24/06 ,  H04W8/24 ,  H04W76/15 ,  H04W76/12 ,  H04W76/11 ,  H04W76/27 ,  H04W4/24 ,  H04W68/00 ,  H04W88/06

CPC classification number: H04W76/15 ,  H04W4/24 ,  H04W8/24 ,  H04W68/005 ,  H04W76/11 ,  H04W76/12 ,  H04W76/27 ,  H04W88/06

Abstract: Apparatus and methods to support parallel access to services of multiple subscriber identity modules (SIMs) and/or electronic SIMs (eSIMs) by a wireless device are disclosed. The wireless device is a single-radio wireless device that includes wireless circuitry that supports an active voice or video connection via a single radio access network of a cellular wireless network at a time. To send or receive data for a second SIM/eSIM, when an active voice or video connection for a first SIM/eSIM uses the wireless circuitry, the single-radio wireless device can i) establish parallel, linked protocol data unit (PDU) sessions for different SIMs, ii) multiplex traffic for different SIMs over a common radio connection with SIM information embedded in protocol headers for routing by network equipment, and/or iii) use an additional dedicated bearer using a first, active SIM for each data network name (DNN) over which to route for a second, suspended SIM.

公开(公告)号：US20230261738A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-17

申请号：US17441093

申请日：2020-11-03

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Fangli Xu ,  Sarma V. Vangala ,  Chunxuan Ye ,  Haijing Hu ,  Krisztian Kiss ,  Murtaza A. Shikari ,  Naveen Kumar R. Palle Venkata ,  Ralf Rossbach ,  Sree Ram Kodali ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Vijay Venkataraman ,  Yuqin Chen ,  Zhibin Wu

IPC: H04B7/185 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W68/02

CPC classification number: H04B7/18519 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W68/02 ,  H04W84/06

Abstract: Techniques discussed herein may enable effective cell identification and paging within a non-terrestrial network (NTN). A base station may map logical cell identifiers, corresponding to satellites, to physical cell identifiers, corresponding to physical or geographic cells. The techniques enable cell identification and paging in both Earth-fixed cell scenarios and Earth-moving cell scenarios, and in scenarios where the satellite moves between countries.

公开(公告)号：US11706840B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-18

申请号：US17578083

申请日：2022-01-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Lakshmi N. Kavuri ,  Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar ,  Krisztian Kiss ,  Muthukumaran Dhanapal ,  Sang Ho Baek ,  Shivani Suresh Babu ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Utkarsh Kumar ,  Vijay Venkataraman ,  Viswanath Nagarajan ,  Yifan Zhu

IPC: H04W72/12 ,  H04W88/06 ,  H04W76/25 ,  H04W76/27 ,  H04W8/18 ,  H04W8/24 ,  H04W60/00 ,  H04W68/00 ,  H04W84/04

CPC classification number: H04W88/06 ,  H04W8/183 ,  H04W8/24 ,  H04W60/00 ,  H04W68/005 ,  H04W76/25 ,  H04W76/27 ,  H04W84/042

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a user equipment device (UE) to perform methods for enhancement of multi-SIM devices, such as UE 106. A network may increase paging retries for known MU-SIM devices, e.g., based on an indication of capabilities from a MU-SIM device. The indication may be via a NAS registration request, an RRC capability procedure, and/or an RRC UE assistance procedure. Additionally, a network may include an indication of a paging priority to the UE. The UE may then determine a response to the page based, at least in part, on the indicated priority. Further, the UE may indicate a tune-away to the network. The indication of the tune-away may include a cause and/or duration for the tune-away and may be provided at an RRC level or a network access stratum (NAS) level.

公开(公告)号：US11706739B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-18

申请号：US18155012

申请日：2023-01-16

Applicant: Apple inc.

Inventor： Sethuraman Gurumoorthy ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Fangli Xu ,  Haijing Hu ,  Longda Xing ,  Murtaza Shikari ,  Muthukumaran Dhanapal ,  Sree Ram Kodali ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Srirang A. Lovlekar ,  Vijay Venkataraman ,  Yaoqi Yan ,  Yuqin Chen ,  Zhiwei Wang

IPC: H04W68/02 ,  H04W72/12 ,  H04W88/06 ,  H04W72/566

CPC classification number: H04W68/02 ,  H04W72/1215 ,  H04W72/566 ,  H04W88/06

Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems, apparatuses, and methods for coordinating communication and avoiding and/or mitigating collisions for multi-subscriber identity module devices in a wireless communication system. A wireless device may coordinate communication associated with different subscriber identity modules and/or may mitigate collisions between communications associated with different subscriber identity modules. A network may provide information to improve coordination and/or mitigate collisions. A network may adjust paging schedules and/or provision of alert messages to improve coordination.

公开(公告)号：US11678253B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-13

申请号：US17302723

申请日：2021-05-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Rohit R. Matolia ,  Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar ,  Han Pu ,  Krisztian Kiss ,  Mohammed Sadique ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Vijay Venkataraman

IPC: H04W48/06 ,  H04W48/18 ,  H04W48/16

CPC classification number: H04W48/06 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W48/18

Abstract: A cellular network includes a first network component configured to i) identify a first session between a first data network and a user equipment (UE), wherein the first session corresponds to a first session management function (SMF), ii) receive data network access information (DNAI) from a network function, the DNAI corresponding to a second data network and iii) select a second SMF that is to be utilized for a second session between the second data network and the UE. The cellular network also includes a second network component configured to i) store a mapping between the DNAI and the second SMF and ii) transmit an indication of the second SMF to the first network component, wherein the first network component selects the second SMF based on the indication.

公开(公告)号：US11653289B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-16

申请号：US17248689

申请日：2021-02-03

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yifan Zhu ,  Krisztian Kiss ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Utkarsh Kumar ,  Vijay Venkataraman

IPC: H04W48/06 ,  H04M15/00 ,  H04W8/08 ,  H04W28/02 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W48/18

CPC classification number: H04W48/06 ,  H04M15/66 ,  H04W8/08 ,  H04W28/0268 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W48/18

Abstract: Manners of controlling a data rate for a user equipment (UE) on a per slice basis by either a core network or a radio access network (RAN). In one exemplary manner, a request is received to establish a new Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session for a network slice for a user equipment (UE), a maximum session throughput value is received for the new PDU session, the maximum session throughput value for the new PDU session is added to an accumulated maximum session throughput value to determine an updated accumulated maximum session throughput value, the updated accumulated maximum session throughput value is compared to a maximum slice throughput value and, when the updated accumulated maximum session throughput value exceeds the maximum slice throughput value, an action is performed related to the new PDU session.

公开(公告)号：US20230069008A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-02

申请号：US17882765

申请日：2022-08-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sudeep Manithara Vamanan ,  Pavan Nuggehalli ,  Krisztian Kiss ,  Vijay Venkataraman ,  Haijing Hu

IPC: H04W28/02 ,  H04W28/06 ,  H04W28/04 ,  H04L1/16

Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for supporting multiple Quality of Service flows for a service data flow in a wireless communication system. The service data flow may include multiple categories of data with different Quality of Service parameters. Separate Quality of Service flows may be established for each of the categories of data with different Quality of Service parameters. A cellular network and a wireless device communicating data for the service data flow may apply packet detection rules or packet filters to determine on which Quality of Service Flow to communicate data packets of the service data flow, and may communicate the data packets accordingly.

公开(公告)号：US20230037244A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-02

申请号：US17963056

申请日：2022-10-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar ,  Vijay Venkataraman ,  Krisztian Kiss ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Longda Xing ,  Jordi Agud Ruiz

IPC: H04W48/18 ,  H04W76/12 ,  H04L41/5009 ,  H04W8/24 ,  H04W36/14 ,  H04W84/04

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for performing network slice quota management. A network slice quota management function may store capacity information for one or more network slices. The network slice quota management function may receive a request for an indication of whether a network slice has additional capacity. The network slice quota management function may provide an indication of whether the network slice has additional capacity in response to the request. The capacity information may relate to the capacity of the network slice with respect to the number of wireless devices registered for the network slice, or to the capacity of the network slice with respect to the number of packet sessions established with the network slice, or both, among various possibilities.