LAYER 2 OPERATION FOR LAYER 1 AND LAYER 2-CENTRIC INTER-CELL MOBILITY

    公开(公告)号:US20230209423A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-29

    申请号:US17593228

    申请日:2021-04-01

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    CPC classification number: H04W36/08 H04W36/0033 H04W76/20 H04W76/30

    Abstract: Layer 2 handling during a cell change procedure includes decoding an RRC reconfiguration message received from a first cell. The RRC reconfiguration message includes a Layer 1 (L1) configuration corresponding to a second cell. The first cell and the second cell share an SDAP entity, a PDCP entity, an RLC entity, and a MAC entity. The first cell and the second cell have a separate L1 entity. In response to decoding the RRC reconfiguration message, the L1 configuration corresponding to the second cell is stored. A cell change message received from the first cell is decoded. The cell change message indicates that a cell change from the first cell to the second cell is to be performed. The stored L1 configuration corresponding to the second cell is applied for data transmission and reception associated with the second cell. A cell change to the second cell is initiated.

    5G NEW RADIO (NR) NETWORK CONTROLLED SMALL GAP (NCSG)

    公开(公告)号:US20230180080A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-08

    申请号:US17593519

    申请日:2021-01-14

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    CPC classification number: H04W36/0088 H04W8/22

    Abstract: A UE for a 5G system is to perform a measurement during a network controlled small gap (NCSG). The NCSCI includes a first visible interruption length (VIL1), a measurement length (ML), a second visible interruption length (VIL2), and a visible interruption repetition period (VIRP). A UE capability indicates a length of one or both the VIL1 and the VIL2. NCSG pattern information provides the NCSG for the UE, in which the VIL1 and the VIL2 indicate when the UE is not expected to transmit and receive data on a serving carrier, the ML indicates when the UE is expected to transmit and receive data on the serving carrier, and the VIRP indicates a period in which to repeat the NCSG.

    Beamformed measurement for new radio (NR)

    公开(公告)号:US11646781B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-09

    申请号:US17543605

    申请日:2021-12-06

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Inventor: Jie Cui Yang Tang

    CPC classification number: H04B7/086 H04B17/309

    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe methods, apparatuses, storage media, and systems for adequately measuring reference signals while a user equipment (UE) uses beamforming for optimal receiving. Embodiments describe how a UE may measure received-beamformed reference signals as well as how to determine a reported value while multiple beams are measured or a receiver diversity is in use by the UE. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

    TCI change enhancement
    320.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11632819B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-18

    申请号:US17303280

    申请日:2021-05-26

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to change a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state. The receives, from the base station, a network flag indicating a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state change configuration for the network, determines a time span for continuing to use a current TCI state prior to switching to a new TCI state based on the network flag and switches to the new TCI state after the time span.

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