公开(公告)号：US11304129B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-12

申请号：US16063048

申请日：2016-06-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Meghashree Dattatri Kedalagudde ,  Ana Lucia Pinheiro ,  Puneet Jain ,  Vivek Gupta

IPC: H04W48/18 ,  H04W88/08 ,  H04L45/30 ,  H04L45/586 ,  H04L47/80 ,  H04L47/78 ,  H04W76/27

Abstract: Various embodiments are generally directed to network slice selector (NSS). In one embodiment, for example, an evolved node B (eNB) may include a processor circuit, and an NSS for execution by the processor circuit to allocate a network slice (NS) to a user equipment (UE). The NS may comprise one or more virtual network function(s) (VNF). In one implementation, a VNF takes on the responsibility of handing specific network functions run on one or more virtual machines (VM) associated with hardware networking infrastructures, such as routers, switches, etc. Individual VNFs may be combined or connected together to provide a complete networking communication service for UEs. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

公开(公告)号：US11290943B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-29

申请号：US16609312

申请日：2018-06-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Meghashree Dattatri Kedalagudde ,  Puneet Jain ,  Bharat Shrestha ,  Marta Martinez Tarradell

IPC: H04W4/00 ,  H04W48/04 ,  H04W4/70 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W24/10 ,  H04W48/06

Abstract: The techniques, described herein, may enable a wireless telecommunication network to manage Mobility Management Entity (MME) overload scenarios by causing a Radio Access Network (RAN) node to temporarily bar certain User Equipment (UEs) from connecting to the RAN node. In some embodiments, UEs may be barred from connecting to the RAN node based on which UEs are operating in an enhanced coverage mode, Coverage Enhancement (CE) levels of each UE, and/or a measured Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) of each UE.

公开(公告)号：US11197230B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-07

申请号：US16462339

申请日：2018-01-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Puneet Jain ,  Robert Zaus ,  Ahmed Soliman ,  Marta Martinez Tarradell ,  Stefania Sesia

IPC: H04W48/16 ,  H04W88/06 ,  H04W48/04 ,  H04W8/02 ,  H04W8/18 ,  H04W8/22

Abstract: Methods, systems, and storage media are provided for user equipment (UE) that supports enhanced coverage and may operate with a voice centric usage setting or a data centric usage setting. When the UE's usage setting is set to voice centric, the UE may not operate in coverage enhancement (CE) mode B. When the UE's usage setting is set to data centric, then the UE may operate in CE mode B. The UE may indicate the UE's usage setting in an Attach or Tracking Area Update (TAU) request message, and a mobility management entity (MME) may indicate to an evolved NodeB that CE mode B is restricted or not restricted based on the usage setting. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

公开(公告)号：US11122499B2

公开(公告)日：2021-09-14

申请号：US16475624

申请日：2018-02-01

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Puneet Jain ,  Vivek Gupta

IPC: H04W48/02 ,  H04W48/12

Abstract: Diameter based interfaces are configured to enable restriction of a coverage enhancement feature or mode. A service capability exposure function (SCEF) communicates through a Diameter based interface (e.g., S6t interface) with an HSS to control whether a user equipment (UE) is restricted from operation in an enhanced coverage mode. The SCEF may process an enhanced coverage request. In response, the SCEF generates a configuration information request (CIR) for a home subscriber server (HSS). The CIR may include an AVP to query enhanced coverage restrictions for the UE. The SCEF may also process a configuration information answer (CIA) from the HSS. The CIA may include an enhanced-coverage-restriction-data AVP indicating current settings of the enhanced coverage restrictions for the UE.

公开(公告)号：US10999330B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-04

申请号：US16349587

申请日：2018-01-31

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ahmed Soliman ,  Amr Abdelrahman Yousef Abdelrahman Mostafa ,  Jerome Parron ,  Puneet Jain

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04W48/06 ,  H04W76/18 ,  H04W60/06 ,  H04W16/24 ,  H04W4/70

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe methods, apparatuses, and systems for management of voice services for user equipments (UEs) in coverage enhancement (CE) mode B. A cellular protocol stack (CPS) of the UE may indicate to an internet protocol (IP) multimedia services (IMS) circuitry of the UE that the UE is operating in the CE mode B (or will be operating in the CE mode B when it awakes from idle mode). The IMS circuitry may receive an SIP invite from an IMS server to invite the UE to engage in a mobile terminated (MT) call. In response to the SIP invite, the IMS circuitry of the UE may reject the SIP invite and deregister the UE from voice services. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.