公开(公告)号：US12262352B2

公开(公告)日：2025-03-25

申请号：US17764481

申请日：2019-09-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Zhibin Wu ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Fangli Xu ,  Haijing Hu ,  Murtaza A. Shikari ,  Clive E. Rodgers ,  Sethuraman Gurumoorthy ,  Sree Ram Kodali ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Srirang A. Lovlekar ,  Vijay Venkataraman ,  Longda Xing ,  Yuqin Chen

IPC: H04W72/02 ,  H04W36/00 ,  H04W72/0446 ,  H04W72/0453 ,  H04W92/18

Abstract: Embodiments are presented herein of apparatuses, systems, and methods for a C-V2X capable wireless device configured to operate according to a first sidelink mode where communication resources are allocated by a network and a second sidelink mode where communication resources are autonomously allocated by the wireless device. The wireless device detects a change in a coverage scenario associated with the first sidelink mode; performs resource sensing for the second sidelink mode; and based at least in part on detecting the change in the coverage scenario, transmits first communications using the second sidelink mode, wherein resources for transmitting the first communications are allocated based at least in part on the resource sensing.

公开(公告)号：US12245142B2

公开(公告)日：2025-03-04

申请号：US17598144

申请日：2021-06-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sarma V. Vangala ,  Fangli Xu ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Haijing Hu ,  Longda Xing ,  Murtaza A. Shikari ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Tarik Tabet

IPC: H04W48/20 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04W84/04 ,  H04W88/04 ,  H04W88/08

Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for integrated access and backhaul donor indications in wireless networks. In some embodiments, a radio access network node may generate system information to transmit these indications to user equipments in wireless cells.

公开(公告)号：US12238633B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-25

申请号：US17755700

申请日：2019-11-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yuqin Chen ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Fangli Xu ,  Haijng Hu ,  Longda Xing ,  Murtaza A. Shikari ,  Sethuraman Gurumoorthy ,  Sree Ram Kodali ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Srirang A. Lovlekar

IPC: H04W40/24 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04W88/04

Abstract: A relay user equipment (UE) configured to operate as a relay between a remote UE and a network component performs a method. The method includes determining at least one relay capability of the relay UE and performing a relay access control operation that indicates to the remote UE whether the remote UE is permitted to use the relay UE as the relay.

公开(公告)号：US12200556B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-14

申请号：US17440897

申请日：2020-10-23

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: H04W36/08 ,  H04W36/00

Abstract: A user equipment (UE), next generation NodeB (gNB), or other network component can operate to configure a group configuration message that initiates a plurality of UEs in a coverage area of a non-terrestrial network (NTN) to concurrently transfer communication from a first beam of a first satellite to a second beam of a second satellite. The communications of one or more UEs can be re-directed to the second beam of the second satellite based on downlink control information of the group configuration message.

公开(公告)号：US12156255B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-26

申请号：US17437819

申请日：2020-08-05

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sarma V. Vangala ,  Tarik Tabet ,  Chunxuan Ye ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Fangli Xu ,  Haijing Hu ,  Murtaza A Shikari ,  Naveen Kumar R Palle Venkata ,  Rafael L Rivera-Barreto ,  Ralf Rossbach ,  Sreevalsan Vallath ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Wei Zeng ,  Yuqin Chen ,  Zhibin Wu

IPC: H04W74/08 ,  H04W56/00 ,  H04W74/0833

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) device may perform random access to a base station in the context where propagation delay between the base station and the UE device is large. The UE device randomly selects a random access preamble from an available set of preambles. The UE device selects a time slot for transmission of the random access preamble based on a configured correspondence between allowable time slots and subsets of the available set. The UE device transmits the random access preamble to a base station in the selected time slot, with timing advance to compensate for a common delay. Thus, the base station, knowing the configured correspondence, is able to determine the time slot in which the random access preamble was transmitted. The UE device receives a random access response that has been addressed with a Random Access Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RA-RNTI).

公开(公告)号：US20240381237A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-14

申请号：US18779756

申请日：2024-07-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar ,  Vijay Venkataraman ,  Mohammed Sadique ,  Krisztian Kiss ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Yifan Zhu ,  Utkarsh Kumar

IPC: H04W48/18 ,  H04W8/06 ,  H04W8/12 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W84/12

Abstract: A mobile device (UE) may access standalone non-public networks (SNPNs) in various different locations as equivalent SNPNs (eSNPNs) corresponding to a home SNPN of the device. The device may obtain a list of eSNPNs corresponding to the home SNPN, and may access a second SNPN at a location different from a location of the home SNPN, in response to identifying the second SNPN and the list including the second SNPN as an eSNPN corresponding to the home SNPN of the device. The eSNPNs may include roaming eSNPNs (ReSNPNs) for accessing an enterprise NPN globally and/or at various different locations. The eSNPN/ReSNPN list may be maintained in a new network identifier management function (NMF). NPNs may be implemented as network slice instances (NSIs) via identifying data in the single network slice selection assistance information (S-NSSAI). Multiple credentialed SNPNs of a UE may be prioritized for access by the UE.

公开(公告)号：US12137432B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-05

申请号：US17441457

申请日：2021-08-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Vijay Venkataraman ,  Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar ,  Krisztian Kiss ,  Nirlesh Koshta ,  Rohit R Matolia ,  Sridhar Prakasam ,  Srinivasan Nimmala

IPC: H04W60/00 ,  H04W48/18

Abstract: Techniques discussed herein facilitate configuration of network slices for a User Equipment (UE) supporting constraints on simultaneous operation of slices. One example embodiment is a UE device configured to: transmit a registration request message to request registration on a set of requested network slices; and receive a registration accept message indicating the UE is registered to a set of allowed network slices, and wherein the registration accept message indicates slice compatibility information for each allowed network slice of the set of allowed network slices for the UE, wherein the slice compatibility information for each allowed network slice indicates whether or not other configured network slices of the set of configured network slices are compatible with the configured network slice for simultaneous operation by the UE.

公开(公告)号：US12120633B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-15

申请号：US17442081

申请日：2020-07-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Fangli Xu ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Haijing Hu ,  Yuqin Chen ,  Longda Xing ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Srirang A. Lovlekar ,  Sethuraman Gurumoorthy ,  Murtaza A. Shikari ,  Sree Ram Kodali

IPC: H04W68/00 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04W76/20 ,  H04W88/08

CPC classification number: H04W68/005 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04W76/20 ,  H04W88/085

Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for performing paging forwarding for remote wireless devices in a wireless communication system. A relay wireless device and a remote wireless device may establish a relay link. The relay wireless device may provide an indication of the relay link between the relay wireless device and the remote wireless device to a cellular base station. The relay wireless device may receive paging information for the remote wireless device from the cellular base station. The relay wireless device may provide the paging information to the remote wireless device via the relay link between the relay wireless device and the remote wireless device.

公开(公告)号：US12096486B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-17

申请号：US17441326

申请日：2020-08-06

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Fangli Xu ,  Chunhai Yao ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Haijing Hu ,  Longda Xing ,  Murtaza A. Shikari ,  Sarma V. Vangala ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Wei Zeng

IPC: H04W74/0833 ,  H04W74/04 ,  H04W76/20

CPC classification number: H04W74/0841 ,  H04W74/04 ,  H04W76/20

Abstract: Systems, methods, and circuitries are provided for direct transmission of uplink data by an INACTIVE UE using a contention free random access (CFRA) process. In one example, a method, includes, receiving, from a network, configuration of a dedicated physical random access channel (PRACH) resource or a dedicated preamble resource (dedicated PRACH/preamble resource); and while in a radio resource control (RRC) INACTIVE state, without entering an RRC CONNECTED state, using a contention-free random access (CFRA) process to transmit uplink data to a base station using the dedicated PRACH/preamble resource.

公开(公告)号：US12089149B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-10

申请号：US17963034

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 ,  H04L41/5009 ,  H04W8/24 ,  H04W36/14 ,  H04W76/12 ,  H04W84/04

CPC classification number: H04W48/18 ,  H04L41/5009 ,  H04W8/24 ,  H04W36/14 ,  H04W76/12 ,  H04W84/042

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.