公开(公告)号：US11902877B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-13

申请号：US17432258

申请日：2020-02-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yi Guo ,  Sudeep Palat ,  Youn Hyoung Heo ,  Bharat Shrestha

IPC: H04W40/36 ,  H04L69/18 ,  H04W36/02 ,  H04L69/22 ,  H04W28/06

CPC classification number: H04W40/36 ,  H04L69/22 ,  H04W28/06 ,  H04W36/023

Abstract: Some embodiments of this disclosure include systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media for the reduction of handover interruptions. Some embodiments include a user equipment (UE) that supports simultaneous connectivity with a source 5G Node B (gNB) and a target gNB during a handover. Some embodiments include the UE receiving source path data packets from the source gNB and target path data packets from a target gNB. The UE performs a first reorder of the one or more source path data packets and the one or more target path data packets by sequence number (SN), and the UE performs header decompression on the reordered source path data packets, separately from the reordered target path data packets. After the header decompressions the UE performs a second reorder of the source path data packets and the target path data packets together by SN, and discards any duplicate data packets based on SNs.

公开(公告)号：US11758617B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-12

申请号：US17663523

申请日：2022-05-16

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Jerome Parron ,  Hyung-Nam Choi ,  Jing Zhu ,  Marcus Mertens ,  Christian Hofmann ,  Sudeep Palat

IPC: H04W88/02 ,  H04W76/27 ,  H04L47/2466 ,  H04W28/02 ,  H04W80/02 ,  H04W72/23 ,  H04L1/1607

CPC classification number: H04W88/02 ,  H04L47/2466 ,  H04W28/0263 ,  H04W28/0268 ,  H04W28/0278 ,  H04W72/23 ,  H04W76/27 ,  H04W80/02 ,  H04L1/1614

Abstract: Technology for a user equipment (UE), operable to generate an enhanced buffer status report (eBSR) is disclosed. The UE can identify packets for uplink transmission. The UE can filter the packets for uplink transmission, to identify a number of small packets pending for transmission and a number of larger packets, relative to the small packets, that are pending for transmission in the uplink transmission. The UE can encode the eBSR for transmission to a next generation node B (gNB), wherein the eBSR includes information identifying the number of small packets pending for transmission. The UE can have a memory interface configured to send to a memory the number of small packets pending for transmission.

公开(公告)号：US11671822B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-06

申请号：US16376528

申请日：2019-04-05

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Alexandre Saso Stojanovski ,  Ashish Singh ,  Franz Goldhofer ,  Michael Zitzmann ,  Naveen Palle ,  Puneet Jain ,  Richard Burbidge ,  Sudeep Palat ,  Sudeep Manithara Vamanan ,  Sushant Kumar ,  Youn Hyoung Heo

IPC: H04W8/22 ,  H04W8/26 ,  H04W8/08 ,  H04W36/00 ,  H04W76/27 ,  H04W60/00

CPC classification number: H04W8/22 ,  H04W8/08 ,  H04W8/26 ,  H04W36/0022 ,  H04W36/0027 ,  H04W76/27 ,  H04W60/00

Abstract: An apparatus of a user equipment (UE) comprises one or more baseband processors to encode a unique UE identifier to be transmitted to an Access and Mobility Function (AMF) of a Fifth Generation (5G) network, wherein the unique identifier identifies UE capabilities to be stored in a UE capabilities database. An apparatus of Access and Mobility Function (AMF) of a Fifth Generation (5G) network comprises one or more processors to receive a user equipment (UE) Capabilities update from a remote server to update a UE capability database that stores UE capability information corresponding to one or more UEs identified with a unique identifier, and to process the UE Capabilities update via one or more Application Programming Interfaces (APIs).

公开(公告)号：US20220346193A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-27

申请号：US17811526

申请日：2022-07-08

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Jerome Parron ,  Hyung-Nam Choi ,  Jing Zhu ,  Marcus Mertens ,  Christian Hofmann ,  Sudeep Palat

IPC: H04W88/02 ,  H04W76/27 ,  H04W28/02 ,  H04W72/14 ,  H04W80/02 ,  H04L47/2466

Abstract: Technology for a user equipment (UE), operable to generate an enhanced buffer status report (eBSR) is disclosed. The UE can identify packets for uplink transmission. The UE can filter the packets for uplink transmission, to identify a number of small packets pending for transmission and a number of larger packets, relative to the small packets, that are pending for transmission in the uplink transmission. The UE can encode the eBSR for transmission to a next generation node B (gNB), wherein the eBSR includes information identifying the number of small packets pending for transmission. The UE can have a memory interface configured to send to a memory the number of small packets pending for transmission.

公开(公告)号：US12089180B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-10

申请号：US17441209

申请日：2020-05-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Alexandre Saso Stojanovski ,  Ching-Yu Liao ,  Sudeep Palat ,  Sheetal Bhasin

IPC: H04W60/04 ,  H04B7/06 ,  H04B7/08 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W8/18 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04W68/02 ,  H04W72/23 ,  H04W72/54 ,  H04W74/00

CPC classification number: H04W68/02 ,  H04W8/183 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04W60/04

Abstract: In an example method, a user equipment (UE) determines a first identifier assigned to the UE for use on a first wireless communications network and one or more first time slots for monitoring the first wireless communication networks. The UE determines a second identifier assigned to the UE for use on a second wireless communications network and one or more second time slots for monitoring the second wireless communication networks. The UE determines that the one or more first time slots at least partially overlap the one or more second time slots, and in response, transmits to the second wireless communications network, a request for a third identifier to be assigned to the UE for use on the second wireless communications network and/or a request that the one or more second time slots be offset by an interval of time.

公开(公告)号：US11985733B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-14

申请号：US17811526

申请日：2022-07-08

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Jerome Parron ,  Hyung-Nam Choi ,  Jing Zhu ,  Marcus Mertens ,  Christian Hofmann ,  Sudeep Palat

IPC: H04W88/02 ,  H04L47/2466 ,  H04W28/02 ,  H04W72/23 ,  H04W76/27 ,  H04W80/02 ,  H04L1/1607

CPC classification number: H04W88/02 ,  H04L47/2466 ,  H04W28/0263 ,  H04W28/0268 ,  H04W28/0278 ,  H04W72/23 ,  H04W76/27 ,  H04W80/02 ,  H04L1/1614

Abstract: Technology for a user equipment (UE), operable to generate an enhanced buffer status report (eBSR) is disclosed. The UE can identify packets for uplink transmission. The UE can filter the packets for uplink transmission, to identify a number of small packets pending for transmission and a number of larger packets, relative to the small packets, that are pending for transmission in the uplink transmission. The UE can encode the eBSR for transmission to a next generation node B (gNB), wherein the eBSR includes information identifying the number of small packets pending for transmission. The UE can have a memory interface configured to send to a memory the number of small packets pending for transmission.

公开(公告)号：US11985725B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-14

申请号：US17438869

申请日：2020-03-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jaemin Han ,  Yi Guo ,  Alexander Sirotkin ,  Sudeep Palat

IPC: H04W76/27

CPC classification number: H04W76/27

Abstract: Techniques, systems, and devices to support small data transfers are described. A first node, such as a gNodeB or an eNodeB, can perform operations that include receiving a resume request from a user equipment (UE) that is in an inactive state, the resume request including a small data indication, where context information for the UE resides at a second node; transmitting a retrieve UE context request to the second node, the retrieve UE context request including the small data indication; receiving a UE context response from the second node; transmitting, by the first node, a resume response to the UE to cause the UE to switch to a connected state; processing uplink data from the UE; and transmitting a release message to the UE to cause the UE to switch to the inactive state. The release message can be based on RRC release information received from the second node.

公开(公告)号：US11792302B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-17

申请号：US17439311

申请日：2020-03-25

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yujian Zhang ,  Youn Hyoung Heo ,  Marta Martinez Tarradell ,  Sudeep Palat ,  Junaid Ansari

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04L69/04 ,  H04L1/00 ,  H04L69/22

CPC classification number: H04L69/04 ,  H04L1/0006 ,  H04L1/0026 ,  H04L69/22

Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems, apparatus, and computer programs for compressing an Ethernet packet. In one aspect, a method involves mapping a portion of the Ethernet packet to a connection identity to compress the Ethernet packet. Additionally, the method involves encoding, in a user plane protocol stack layer, the connection identity in a data structure for transmission.

公开(公告)号：US11751093B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-05

申请号：US17264688

申请日：2019-08-08

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Murali Narasimha ,  Sudeep Palat ,  Candy Yiu

IPC: H04B7/155 ,  H04W28/02

CPC classification number: H04W28/0278 ,  H04B7/155 ,  H04W28/0289

Abstract: Systems and methods provide flow control for uplink traffic in an integrated access and backhaul network. A first relay node determines that its uplink buffer has reached an occupancy level higher than a pre-determined level. In response, the first relay node transmits, to a second relay node associated with the first relay node, a message indicating a buffer occupancy status of the uplink buffer of the first relay node.

公开(公告)号：US11729658B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-15

申请号：US17315952

申请日：2021-05-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jaemin Han ,  Yujian Zhang ,  Sudeep Palat ,  Alexander Sirotkin

IPC: H04W28/02 ,  H04W28/04 ,  H04W92/12 ,  H04W88/08 ,  H04W80/02

CPC classification number: H04W28/0263 ,  H04W28/04 ,  H04W80/02 ,  H04W88/085 ,  H04W92/12

Abstract: Systems and methods of providing feedback when a specific PDU is successfully delivered or transmitted are described. The node hosting PDCP entity indicates triggering of a DDDS frame from the remote corresponding node. Rather than immediately triggering transmission of a DDDS frame, the node hosting PDCP entity indicates triggering based on successful delivery of a PDU having a specific SN, as long as in-sequence delivery or transmission of PDUs up to the specific SN was successful. The DDDS frame is transmitted once the corresponding node determines that the PDU having the SN was successfully delivered or transmitted. After reporting by the DDDS frame, the QoS flow associated with the PDUs is remapped from a source DRB to a target DRB.