公开(公告)号：US09986456B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-29

申请号：US15172618

申请日：2016-06-03

Applicant: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Nathan Edward Tenny ,  Da Wang ,  Guowei Ouyang ,  Hui Jin ,  Guorong Li

IPC: H04W28/02 ,  H04W40/24 ,  H04W52/02 ,  H04W88/04

CPC classification number: H04W28/0221 ,  H04W28/0252 ,  H04W40/248 ,  H04W52/0212 ,  H04W88/04 ,  Y02D70/00

Abstract: A method for operating a transmitting device includes receiving a first packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) protocol data unit (PDU) associated with a first remote device (RD), the first PDCP PDU including at least a first PDCP header, generating a first nested PDCP PDU in accordance with the first PDCP PDU, the first nested PDCP PDU including a second PDCP header and the first PDCP PDU, the second PDCP header comprising a first PDU type indicator indicating that the first nested PDCP PDU includes a first relayed PDCP PDU and a first identifier associated with the first RD, and sending the first nested PDCP PDU on a radio bearer.

公开(公告)号：US20180049239A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-15

申请号：US15678452

申请日：2017-08-16

Applicant: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Nathan Edward Tenny ,  Mazin Ali Al-Shalash

IPC: H04W74/04 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W72/12 ,  H04W88/02

Abstract: A method and system provide determining whether to pursue grant free transmission in accordance with a size of at least one packet in a first buffer of at least one buffer and determining a size of a grant free transport block (GFTB) in accordance with a configuration of radio resources available for grant free transmission in instances where grant free transmission is to be utilized. The method also includes populating the GFTB with first data from at least one of the buffers to produce a populated GFTB and transferring the GFTB from a media access control (MAC) layer to a physical layer (PHY).

公开(公告)号：US20180007626A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-04

申请号：US15605360

申请日：2017-05-25

Applicant: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Nathan Edward Tenny ,  Xiaoyan Duan ,  Hui Jin ,  Guorong Li ,  Guowei Ouyang ,  Yunsong Yang

IPC: H04W48/20 ,  H04W68/12 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W74/02

CPC classification number: H04W48/20 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W68/02 ,  H04W68/12 ,  H04W72/0406 ,  H04W74/02

Abstract: A method for paging a user equipment (UE) includes receiving a generic page indication for the UE, the generic page indication including a list of radio access networks (RANs), selecting a subset of the list of RANs, sending a RAN-specific page indication for each RAN in the subset of the list of RANs, receiving a first RAN-specific page response associated with the UE, and sending a generic page response corresponding to the first RAN-specific page response.

公开(公告)号：US20170346525A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-30

申请号：US15289638

申请日：2016-10-10

Applicant: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Richard Stirling-Gallacher ,  Lili Zhang ,  Nathan Edward Tenny

IPC: H04B1/56 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W88/08

CPC classification number: H04B1/56 ,  H04L5/003 ,  H04L5/0091 ,  H04W16/28 ,  H04W16/32 ,  H04W72/0406 ,  H04W72/0426 ,  H04W72/0433 ,  H04W72/0446 ,  H04W72/0453 ,  H04W72/046 ,  H04W72/1263 ,  H04W84/02 ,  H04W88/08 ,  H04W92/20

Abstract: A method for operating a transmission-reception point (TRP) includes determining a first cycle of backhaul communications modes for the TRP, each backhaul communications mode of the first cycle is associated with a different time period and prompts the TRP to either transmit or receive using a subset of communications beams available to the TRP during an associated time period, wherein the communications beams used by the TRP and neighboring TRPs of the TRP in each associated time period are selected to prevent mutual interference, and wherein at least one backhaul communications mode of the first cycle prompts the TRP to either transmit or receive using all of the communications beams available to the TRP, determining a backhaul frame configuration for the TRP in accordance with the first cycle, the backhaul frame configuration specifying an arrangement of subframes of a frame used for backhaul communications.

公开(公告)号：US20170317866A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-02

申请号：US15139987

申请日：2016-04-27

Applicant: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Richard Stirling-Gallacher ,  Nathan Edward Tenny ,  Bin Liu

IPC: H04L27/26 ,  H04B7/08 ,  H04B7/06

CPC classification number: H04L27/261 ,  H04B7/0695 ,  H04B7/08 ,  H04B7/088 ,  H04L5/0048 ,  H04L5/1469

Abstract: A system and method of communicating sounding reference signals (SRSs) in a cellular time division duplex (TDD) mmWave system. A transmission point (TP) may transmit beamformed reference signals to a user equipment (UE), each of the beamformed reference signals having been transmitted according to a beam direction in a set of beam directions available to the TP. The TP may receive a feedback message from the UE that identifies one of the beamformed reference signals transmitted to the UE. The TP may select, from the set of beam directions available to the TP, a subset of beam directions for SRS reception based on the feedback message received from the UE, and receive uplink SRS signals according to beam directions in the subset of beam directions. The set of beam directions available to the TP includes at least one beam direction that is excluded from the subset of beam directions.

公开(公告)号：US20170311182A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-26

申请号：US15139155

申请日：2016-04-26

Applicant: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Nathan Edward Tenny ,  Bin Liu

IPC: H04W24/02 ,  H04W72/14 ,  H04W72/12 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W28/02 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04W76/04

CPC classification number: H04W24/02 ,  H04L5/0044 ,  H04L5/0053 ,  H04L5/0055 ,  H04L5/0091 ,  H04L69/323 ,  H04L69/324 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W28/0268 ,  H04W72/042 ,  H04W72/0446 ,  H04W72/0453 ,  H04W72/1226 ,  H04W72/14 ,  H04W76/27

Abstract: Embodiments are provided for managing and mitigation contention of high reliability and low latency transmissions in wireless communications networks. According to an embodiment, a network entity indicates a first grant to a first device associated with a first service. The first grant includes a first resource for transmitting for the first service and a second resource for retransmitting for the first service. The network entity also indicates a second grant to a second device associated with a second service. The second grant includes the first resource for transmitting for the second service and a third resource for retransmitting for the second service. A third grant is also indicated to a third device associated with a third service. The third grant includes the first resource for transmitting for the third service. The first service and the second service have higher transmission reliability and latency requirements than the third service.

公开(公告)号：US20170280363A1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-28

申请号：US15077456

申请日：2016-03-22

Applicant: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Nathan Edward Tenny ,  Richard Stirling-Gallacher

IPC: H04W36/04 ,  H04W36/00 ,  H04W8/14

CPC classification number: H04W36/04 ,  H04W8/14 ,  H04W36/0011 ,  H04W36/0055 ,  H04W84/045 ,  H04W88/085 ,  H04W92/20

Abstract: A stable virtual access point and a method for operating a stable virtual access point are disclosed. In embodiments a method for operating a logical endpoint of a stable virtual access point, wherein the logical endpoint includes an interface with a macro access point, wherein the stable virtual access point comprises a plurality of transmission points (TPs), and wherein the TPs provide a coordinated data transmission to a UE comprises storing, at the logical endpoint, a connection status of the UE, receiving, at the logical endpoint, information regarding the connection status of the UE from the macro access point, determining, at the logical endpoint, a change in the connection status of the UE and updating, at the logical endpoint, the connection status of the UE with respect to the change.

公开(公告)号：US20170273069A1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-21

申请号：US15072078

申请日：2016-03-16

Applicant: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Nathan Edward Tenny ,  Richard Stirling-Gallacher ,  Lili Zhang

IPC: H04W72/04 ,  H04W36/00 ,  H04W72/08 ,  H04W52/14 ,  H04W52/24

CPC classification number: H04W72/0413 ,  H04W36/0069 ,  H04W36/0072 ,  H04W36/04 ,  H04W52/146 ,  H04W52/242 ,  H04W52/50 ,  H04W72/085

Abstract: A method for digital communications includes receiving first configuration information for an initial uplink message transmitted by the UE to a second communications controller, the first configuration information including a first uplink resource allocation indicator indicating a first uplink resource and a transmit power indicator indicating a transmit power level, the first configuration information is received from a first communications controller, and transmitting the initial uplink message in accordance with the first configuration information.

公开(公告)号：US12191969B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-07

申请号：US17453757

申请日：2021-11-05

Applicant: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Pengfei Xia ,  Bin Liu ,  Nathan Edward Tenny

IPC: H04B7/08 ,  H04B7/06 ,  H04W72/21 ,  H04W72/23 ,  H04W72/044

Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure provide techniques for detecting and recovering from beam-failure events. In some embodiments, motion sensor information generated by motion sensors on a UE is used to detect, predict, and/or recover from a beam failure event that results, or would otherwise result, from movement of the UE. The motion sensor information may be used to adjust a current beam direction used by the UE to transmit or receive a signal, or to determine a recommendation for adjusting a current beam direction of the base station. The motion sensor information may be generated by any sensor that detects a movement of the UE, such as a gyroscope, an accelerometer, a magnetometer, a global positioning system (GPS) sensor, a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) sensor, or any other device that detects a change in position/orientation of the UE.

公开(公告)号：US12061279B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-13

申请号：US17724148

申请日：2022-04-19

Applicant: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Nathan Edward Tenny

IPC: G01S5/00 ,  G01S5/02 ,  G01S5/10

CPC classification number: G01S5/0045 ,  G01S5/0236 ,  G01S5/10

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a method for observed time difference of arrival (OTDOA) positioning. The method can include receiving from a serving cell of a first network assistance data for measuring time difference of arrival of positioning reference signals (PRSs) received from a plurality of neighboring cells of a second network, receiving from the serving cell a gap pattern for decoding a master information block (MIB) of a first neighboring cell of the plurality of neighboring cells, or a system frame number (SFN) offset of the first neighboring cell, and determining an SFN timing of the first neighboring cell based on the gap pattern for decoding the MIB of the first neighboring cell or the SFN offset of the first neighboring cell.