HetNet mobility management
    25.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09699704B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-07-04

    申请号:US14195681

    申请日:2014-03-03

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W36/32 H04W36/0033

    Abstract: A wireless communication system is presented for robust mobility management in a HetNet communication system. A source cell can prepare a macro cell and a target small cell as handover candidates during handover decision making and/or preparation. The mobile device is informed about the prepared macro cell and target small cell using radio resource control (RRC) messaging. After receiving a handover command or detecting radio frequency (RF) loss, the mobile device can try to connect with the target small cell. If the mobile device is unable to connect to the target small cell, the UE can fall back and connect to the macro cell.

    Seamless display of video during connection switching

    公开(公告)号:US09628853B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-04-18

    申请号:US14041912

    申请日:2013-09-30

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device uses one antenna to wirelessly communicate information with two different wireless networks via concurrent connections associated with different radio access technologies. More specifically, the electronic device may receive video via a first of the connections using a multicast communication protocol. In order to maintain the second connection, the electronic device may switch, for a time interval, from the first connection to the second connection during switching events. This switching can disrupt displayed content associated with the video. To prevent this disruption, in response to a trigger that warns of an upcoming switching event, the electronic device accesses a portion of the video in a buffer during the time interval associated with the switching event. When the communication circuit switches back to the first connection after the switching event, the electronic device reverts to the video communication using the multicast communication protocol.

    Avoiding Conflicts between Device-Initiated Handovers and Network-Initiated Handovers
    28.
    发明申请
    Avoiding Conflicts between Device-Initiated Handovers and Network-Initiated Handovers 有权
    避免设备启动的切换与网络启动切换之间的冲突

    公开(公告)号:US20160219474A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-07-28

    申请号:US14607815

    申请日:2015-01-28

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W36/0083 H04W36/0022

    Abstract: In some embodiments, a user equipment device (UE) implements techniques for avoiding conflicts between UE-initiated and network-initiated handovers. In one embodiment, one or more first radios are configured to perform cellular communication using different first and second cellular radio access technologies (RATs) and a second radio is configured to perform wireless communication using a short-range RAT. In one embodiment, the mobile device is configured to, while communicating using the first cellular RAT, in response to determining that an inter-RAT handover to the short-range RAT is likely to be initiated or has been initiated by the at least one processor, delay sending a measurement report to the cellular base station. This delay may avoid conflict between handovers initiated by the network in response to the measurement report (e.g., from the first cellular RAT to the second cellular RAT) and the inter-RAT handover.

    Abstract translation: 在一些实施例中,用户设备设备(UE)实现用于避免UE发起和网络发起的切换之间的冲突的技术。 在一个实施例中,一个或多个第一无线电被配置为使用不同的第一和第二蜂窝无线电接入技术(RAT)来执行蜂窝通信,并且第二无线电被配置为使用短距离RAT执行无线通信。 在一个实施例中,移动设备被配置为在与第一蜂窝RAT进行通信时响应于确定到短距离RAT的RAT间切换可能被发起或由至少一个处理器发起 延迟向蜂窝基站发送测量报告。 该延迟可以避免响应于测量报告(例如,从第一蜂窝RAT到第二蜂窝RAT)和RAT间切换而由网络发起的切换之间的冲突。

    Systems and methods to enhance radio link performance in a multi-carrier environment
    29.
    发明授权
    Systems and methods to enhance radio link performance in a multi-carrier environment 有权
    在多载波环境中增强无线电链路性能的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US09320050B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-04-19

    申请号:US13930610

    申请日:2013-06-28

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods to enhance radio link performance in a multi-carrier environment. A method may comprise sending, by an upper level layer of a wireless device, user data in a packet for transmission, wherein the packet includes an indication of a level of priority of the packet, receiving, by a media access control (“MAC”) layer of the wireless device, the packet for transmission including the indication of the level of priority provided by the upper level layer, identifying, by the MAC layer, a reliability of each of a plurality of component carriers, and selecting, by the MAC layer, one of the component carriers on which to transmit the packet, wherein the selecting is based on the level of priority of the packet and the reliability of the one of the component carriers.

    Abstract translation: 这里描述了在多载波环境中增强无线电链路性能的系统和方法。 一种方法可以包括由无线设备的上层层发送用于传输的分组中的用户数据,其中分组包括分组的优先级的指示,通过媒体访问控制(“MAC” )层,所述用于传输的分组包括由所述上层提供的优先级的指示,由所述MAC层识别多个分量载波中的每一个的可靠性,并且由所述MAC 层,其上传送分组的分量载波之一,其中选择是基于分组的优先级和分量载波之一的可靠性。

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