公开(公告)号：US20230319706A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-05

申请号：US18109060

申请日：2023-02-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Hong HE ,  Dawei ZHANG ,  Chunxuan YE ,  Sigen YE ,  Weidong YANG ,  Wei ZENG ,  Oghenekome OTERI ,  Haitong SUN ,  Yushu ZHANG ,  Huaning NIU

IPC: H04W52/02 ,  H04W48/12 ,  H04L5/00

CPC classification number: H04W52/0206 ,  H04L5/0035 ,  H04L5/0053 ,  H04L5/0098 ,  H04W48/12

Abstract: A base station can include a transceiver and a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver. The transceiver can enable wireless communication with a user equipment (UE) by a first component carrier (CC) in a first cell managed by the base station in a carrier aggregation (CA) wireless communication system. The processor can generate a system scheduling message to be transmitted on the first CC to the UE in the first cell, where the system scheduling message comprises a schedule of monitoring occasions for system information of a second CC by the UE in a second cell. Afterwards, the processor can transmit the system scheduling message on the first CC to the UE.

公开(公告)号：US20230300863A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-21

申请号：US18109046

申请日：2023-02-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Chunxuan YE ,  Yushu ZHANG ,  Dawei ZHANG ,  Haitong SUN ,  Weidong YANG ,  Wei ZENG ,  Huaning NIU ,  Hong HE ,  Oghenekome OTERI ,  Chunhai YAO

IPC: H04W72/40 ,  H04W72/044 ,  H04W72/542

CPC classification number: H04W72/40 ,  H04W72/046 ,  H04W72/542 ,  H04W92/18

Abstract: Some aspects of this disclosure relate to apparatuses and methods for implementing a beam pairing procedure between a transmission UE and a receiver UE. The transmission UE and the receiver UE can configure a set of beam patterns to be used in the beam pairing procedure. The set of beam patterns can include one or more transmission beams of the UE, and one or more receiving beams of the receiver UE. The transmission UE can transmit one or more sidelink reference signals to the receiver UE, and the receiver UE can perform signal strength measurements of the one or more sidelink reference signals. Based on the signal strength measurements, either the transmission UE or the receiver UE can make the selection of the transmission beam and the corresponding receiving beam for the beam pairing procedure.

公开(公告)号：US20230239928A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-27

申请号：US17442535

申请日：2020-10-16

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Oghenekome OTERI ,  Huaning NIU ,  Weidong YANG ,  Sigen YE ,  Haitong SUN ,  Chuxuan YE ,  Chunhai YAO ,  Hong HE ,  Wei ZENG ,  Dawei ZHANG

IPC: H04W74/08

CPC classification number: H04W74/0825

Abstract: Current 5G provisions for wireless communications do not allow for the differentiation of channel access by User Equipments (UEs) with different priorities. Approaches are described by which priority access for UEs in a controlled environment using frame based equipment (FBE), and in particular for different UEs or the same UE that has different configured grants. The approaches are particularly helpful for ultra-reliable low-latency communication (URLLC) UEs. In one approach, the UE performs a clear channel assessment (CCA) in an idle period before the fixed frame period (FFP), followed by a channel access priority test. In an alternative approach, the UE performs a channel access priority test before the UE performs a clear channel assessment (CCA) in an idle period before the fixed frame period (FFP). Other approaches include setting the fixed frame period length to different sizes for each UE, using a random number of skipped fixed frame periods, and the gNB configuring UEs with multiple semi-static channel access mode parameters.

公开(公告)号：US20230232290A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-20

申请号：US17593413

申请日：2021-04-02

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Jie CUI ,  Dawei ZHANG ,  Hong HE ,  Huaning NIU ,  Manasa RAGHAVAN ,  Qiming LI ,  Xiang CHEN ,  Yang TANG ,  Haitong SUN ,  Yushu ZHANG

IPC: H04W36/00 ,  H04W74/08

CPC classification number: H04W36/0077 ,  H04W36/0016 ,  H04W74/0833

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for Random Access Channel (RACH) configuration in Layer 1 (L1)/Layer 2 (L2) mobility. A user equipment (UE) may obtain a downlink (DL) Transmission Configuration Indicator (TCI) list from a first Transmission and Reception Point (TRP). The DL TCI list may include DL beam information, RACH Occasion (RO) information, and initial Bandwidth Part (BWP) information associated with each DL TCI of a plurality of DL TCIs related to the first TRP and multiple TRPs adjacent to the first TRP. The UE may receive a handover command from the first TRP via Downlink Control Information (DCI) in Li or Media Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE) in L2. The handover command indicates a handover from the first TRP to a second TRP of the multiple TRPs for the UE, and includes a specified DL TCI related to the second TRP. The UE may determine RACH information related to the second TRP, based at least partly on the specified DL TCI related to the second TRP included in the handover command and the DL TCI list. The UE may then perform random access to the second TRP based on the RACH information related to the second TRP. The RACH information may include uplink (UL) beam information, RO information and Bandwidth Part (BWP) information for the UE to perform random access to the second TRP.

公开(公告)号：US20230224827A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-13

申请号：US17593283

申请日：2021-01-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yushu ZHANG ,  Chunhai YAO ,  Dawei ZHANG ,  Haitong SUN ,  Hong HE ,  Seyed Ali Akbar FAKOORIAN ,  Sigen YE ,  Wei ZENG ,  Weidong YANG

IPC: H04W52/36 ,  H04B7/0408

CPC classification number: H04W52/365 ,  H04B7/0408

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to provide a power headroom report (PHR) to a network. The UE receives a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) configuration from a base station of the wireless network, wherein the PUSCH configuration includes a plurality of beams over which PUSCH repetitions should be transmitted, determines at least one power headroom report (PHR) based on a power control parameter set corresponding to at least one of the plurality of beams or PUSCH repetitions and transmits the at least one PHR to the base station.

公开(公告)号：US20230217536A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-06

申请号：US17441630

申请日：2020-09-25

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Haitong SUN ,  Chunxuan YE ,  Haijing HU ,  Wei ZENG ,  Dawei AZANG ,  Yuqin CHEN ,  Fangli XU ,  Zhibin WU

IPC: H04W76/28

CPC classification number: H04W76/28

Abstract: Some aspects of this disclosure relate to apparatuses and methods for implementing sidelink communications among multiple user equipments (UEs). A UE operates according to a periodical discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle that includes a sidelink on-duration period when the UE is in an active state. The UE is in a power saving state outside the sidelink on-duration period. The UE listens to a Physical Sidelink Control Channel (PSCCH) for sidelink communications during the active state. A UE determines the DRX cycle and the sidelink on-duration period of a receiver UE, and sends a message to the receiver UE during one or more slots of the sidelink on-duration period when the receiver UE is in the active state.

公开(公告)号：US20230217450A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-06

申请号：US17593299

申请日：2021-05-10

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Hong HE ,  Chunhai YAO ,  Dawei ZHANG ,  Haitong SUN ,  Huaning Niu ,  Jie CUI ,  Oghenekome OTERI ,  Sigen YE ,  Wei ZENG ,  Weidong YANG ,  Yushu ZHANG

IPC: H04W72/23 ,  H04W72/1263

CPC classification number: H04W72/23 ,  H04W72/1263

Abstract: Systems and methods disclosed herein relate to confirmatory signaling sent by a base station for the use of multiple physical uplink control channels (multi-PUSCH) or multiple physical downlink control channels (multi-PDSCH) scheduled in downlink control information (DCI) sent by the base station. Confirmatory signaling may be provided in the form of DCI, or in the form of a physical confirmation indicator channel (PCICH). Confirmatory signaling in DCI may confirm multi-PUSCH/multi-PDSCH scheduling according to one or more UE, and according to one or more CC used by each of the one or more UE using a bitmap. Confirmatory signaling in PCICH may confirm the multi-PUSCH/multi-PDSCH scheduling according to one or more UE. In these embodiments, a symbol for each such UE is spread according to different orthogonal covering codes (OCC), and such spreaded symbols are sent to the UE in a resource element set (RES) of a physical radio block (PRB).

公开(公告)号：US20230216566A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-06

申请号：US17593304

申请日：2021-05-10

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Haitong SUN ,  Chunxuan Ye ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Hong He ,  Jie Cui ,  Oghenekome Oteri ,  Seyed Ali Akbar Fakoorian ,  Wei Zeng ,  Yushu Zhang

IPC: H04B7/06 ,  H04W24/10

CPC classification number: H04B7/0626 ,  H04W24/10

Abstract: Configuring channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) reporting at a network may include encoding a single CSI-RS reporting configuration for transmission to a user equipment (UE) that is in connected mode with both a first transmission and reception point (TRP) and a second TRP. The single CSI-RS reporting configuration may include a plurality of CSI-RS resource sets. Each of the plurality of CSI-RS resource sets may include a plurality of CSI-RS resources. At least one of the plurality of CSI-RS resource sets may include CSI-RS resources that correspond to the first TRP or the second TRP. A CSI measurement communication received from the UE may be decoded. The CSI measurement communication may be based on the single CSI-RS reporting configuration communication. Based on the CSI measurement communication, one or more downlink data transmissions may be scheduled.

公开(公告)号：US20230208565A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-29

申请号：US17593313

申请日：2021-05-11

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Weidong YANG ,  Chunhai YAO ,  Chunxuan YE ,  Dawei ZHANG ,  Haitong SUN ,  Hong HE ,  Huaning NIU ,  Oghenekome OTERI ,  Seyed Ali Akbar FAKOORIAN ,  Sigen YE ,  Wei ZENG ,  Yushu ZHANG

IPC: H04L1/1829 ,  H04L1/1607 ,  H04W72/23 ,  H04B7/06

CPC classification number: H04L1/1861 ,  H04L1/1671 ,  H04W72/23 ,  H04B7/0626 ,  H04L1/1812

Abstract: A wireless communication system may use enhanced feedback indicating a PDSCH decoding outcome. The enhanced feedback may be in an uplink control information (UCI) and carried over PUCCH or PUSCH. The enhanced feedback may be encoded and divided up into two parts of the UCI. A first payload may be carried in a first part of the UCI and a second payload comprising additional feedback information may be carried in a second part of the UCI.

公开(公告)号：US20230199778A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-22

申请号：US17439603

申请日：2021-03-31

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Fangli XU ,  Sethuraman GURUMOORTHY ,  Huaning NIU ,  Yushu ZHANG ,  Chunhai YAO ,  Wei ZENG ,  Haitong SUN ,  Weidong YANG ,  Dawei ZHANG ,  Sigen YE

IPC: H04W72/23 ,  H04L1/00 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W72/0446 ,  H04W72/044

CPC classification number: H04W72/23 ,  H04L1/0061 ,  H04L5/0048 ,  H04L5/0094 ,  H04W72/0446 ,  H04W72/0466

Abstract: An approach to reduce the signaling overhead for tracking reference signal (TRS) configuration signaling to idle and inactive user equipments (UEs) operating in a wireless communication system. Conventional signaling approaches require more bits that can be conveyed in the maximum system information block (SIB) message size. One proposed approach optimizes the signaling by removing unnecessary or redundant information, using a single TRS configuration to replace multiple configurations, size reduction in some fields, and the sharing of some fields across different TRS configurations. Another proposed approach uses an SIB message to carry the TRS configurations for a particular beam or subset of beams. These two proposed approaches may be combined to provide further optimization possibilities.