Secondary physical random access channel (PRACH) configuration for contention based random access in new radio systems

    公开(公告)号:US12069730B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-20

    申请号:US17286548

    申请日:2019-10-30

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W74/0833 H04W74/006 H04W74/008

    Abstract: A device of a New Radio (NR) evolved Node B (gNodeB), a method and a machine readable medium to implement the method. The method includes: processing a first signal sent by a NR evolved NodeB (gNodeB) regarding a primary physical random access channel (PRACH) configuration to be used to encode for transmission a first communication to the gNodeB; processing a second signal sent by the gNodeB regarding a secondary PRACH configuration different from the primary PRACH configuration and to be used to encode for transmission a second communication to the gNodeB; determining the primary PRACH configuration from the first signal and the secondary PRACH from the second signal; and switching from the primary PRACH configuration to the secondary PRACH configuration and encode for transmission the second communication to the gNodeB based on the secondary PRACH configuration.

    Method for measurement of UE-to-UE reference signal in new radio networks with cross-link interference

    公开(公告)号:US12068796B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-20

    申请号:US17422109

    申请日:2020-01-13

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04B17/318 H04L5/0048

    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for determination of reference signal received power (RSRP) to estimate cross-link interference. The approach uses a received signal from a second UE and downlink (DL) timing information from a transmission reception point (TRP). The approach generates a corrected timing signal based on the received signal, the DL timing information and a reference sequence, and then extracts a symbol from the received signal and the corrected timing signal. The approach then transforms using a fast Fourier transform (FFT) circuit the symbol, and then cross-correlates with a reference sequence to generate a correlation result from which the RSRP is estimated.

    Data channel mapping type and DM-RS configuration to enable L1 CLI measurement and reporting

    公开(公告)号:US12035345B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-09

    申请号:US17423619

    申请日:2020-01-23

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W72/542 H04J11/0036 H04L5/0048 H04W72/1273

    Abstract: Embodiments of this disclosure include apparatuses and methods for data channel mapping type and demodulation reference signal (DM-RS) configuration to enable a physical layer (L1) crosslink interference (CLI) measurement and reporting. Some embodiments are direct to a method of operating a base station (BS), where the method can include generating, by the BS, a demodulation reference signal (DM-RS), determining, by the BS, a position of the DM-RS in a first transmission slot, transmitting, by the BS, the DM-RS to a UE based on the determined position in the first transmission slot, processing, by the BS, a crosslink interference (CLI) measurement fed back based on the DM-RS, wherein the CLI measurement fed back is in a channel state information (CSI) report, and performing, by the BS, a CLI mitigation based on the CLI measurement.

    Information exchange for network coordination of UE-to-UE cross-link interference measurement

    公开(公告)号:US11855763B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-26

    申请号:US17422002

    申请日:2020-01-10

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04L5/1461

    Abstract: In NR networks with dynamic TDD operation, two types of cross-link interference (CLI) arise: UE-to-UE and TRP-to-TRP. UE-to-UE CLI measurement and reporting can assist the network in managing CLI. The problem is that, for a cell to be able to measure the CLI reference signal transmitted by UEs in another neighboring cell, the cell needs to know what CLI-RS transmission resources assigned to the UEs in the neighboring cells. Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for the exchange of such information between cells. In some embodiments, for example, a gNB sends a request message to a neighboring gNB and the neighboring gNB sends back a response message that includes TDD DL/UL Configurations of its cells and a list of the resources assigned to its UEs for transmission of UE-to-UE CLI reference signal.

    DATA CHANNEL MAPPING TYPE AND DM-RS CONFIGURATION TO ENABLE L1 CLI MEASUREMENT AND REPORTING

    公开(公告)号:US20220104214A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-31

    申请号:US17423619

    申请日:2020-01-23

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Embodiments of this disclosure include apparatuses and methods for data channel mapping type and demodulation reference signal (DM-RS) configuration to enable a physical layer (L1) crosslink interference (CLI) measurement and reporting. Some embodiments are direct to a method of operating a base station (BS), where the method can include generating, by the BS, a demodulation reference signal (DM-RS), determining, by the BS, a position of the DM-RS in a first transmission slot, transmitting, by the BS, the DM-RS to a UE based on the determined position in the first transmission slot, processing, by the BS, a crosslink interference (CLI) measurement fed back based on the DM-RS, wherein the CLI measurement fed back is in a channel state information (CSI) report, and performing, by the BS, a CLI mitigation based on the CLI measurement.

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