Techniques in measurement gap (MG) configurations with bandwidth part (BWP)

    公开(公告)号:US12192152B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-07

    申请号:US17276750

    申请日:2019-09-16

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe methods, apparatuses, storage media, and systems for configuring and utilizing measurement gaps (MGs) based on bandwidth part (BWP) in intra-frequency measurements in New Radio (NR) involved networks. Various embodiments describe how to utilize (or not utilize) one or more configured MGs so that a user equipment (UE) and/or an access node (AN) may improve throughput performance, network efficiency and other efficiencies. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

    Mechanisms for bandwidth part (BWP) switching in a new radio (NR) network

    公开(公告)号:US12185315B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-31

    申请号:US17286606

    申请日:2019-11-04

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A device of a New Radio (NR) User Equipment (UE), a system, a method and a machine-readable medium. The device includes a radio frequency (RF) interface and processing circuitry coupled to the RF interface. The processing circuitry is to: cause communication with a NR evolved Node B (gNodeB) on a first bandwidth part (BWP); determine a BWP switching delay for an uplink (UL) communication from the UE to the gNodeB, the BWP switching delay based on a timing advance (TA) for the UL communication; encode the UL communication for transmission to the gNodeB; switch from the first BWP to a second BWP at an expiration of the BWP switching delay; and cause transmission of the UL communication on the second BWP.

    Techniques for pathloss reference signal enhancements

    公开(公告)号:US12185256B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-31

    申请号:US17442510

    申请日:2021-09-14

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: In at least one embodiment, a user equipment (UE) may receive a control signal from a base station to update a target pathloss reference signal from an existing pathloss reference signal. In at least one embodiment, the UE may obtain a plurality of samples of the target pathloss reference signal. In at least one embodiment, the UE may determine, based on obtaining the plurality of samples of the target pathloss reference signal, that the UE is unable to update the target pathloss reference signal. In at least one embodiment, the UE may adjust the uplink transmission power of the UE based on the existing pathloss reference signal or to a maximum transmit power based on said determining that the UE is unable to be updated to the target pathloss reference signal.

    Radio unlicensed (NR-U) idle mode operations

    公开(公告)号:US12160729B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-03

    申请号:US17310955

    申请日:2020-05-02

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: A method of a user equipment (UE) performing cell re-selection in New Radio (NR) unlicensed (NR-U) idle mode includes performing cell re-selection associated with a selected public land mobile network (PLMN) in New Radio (NR) unlicensed (NR-U) idle mode. Performing cell re-selection in NR-U idle mode further comprises determining a best cell associated with the selected PLMN based on one or more measurements. At least one of the one or more measurements may comprise a channel occupancy measurement. Performing cell re-selection in NR-U idle mode further comprises camping on the best cell and periodically searching for cells that are determined to be better than the best cell based on the one or more measurements.

    Technologies for NR coverage enhancement

    公开(公告)号:US12155595B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-26

    申请号:US17958016

    申请日:2022-09-30

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Methods to enhance the coverage of NR systems for coverage-limited wireless devices are disclosed. A serving base station may configure a coverage-limited UE with parameters for the UE to operate in a coverage enhancement mode through RRC signaling, DCI, or RAR grant. The UE may use the configuration parameters to determine whether to enter into the coverage enhancement mode when connecting and communicating with the serving base station. The configuration parameters may configure the UE to exploit both time diversity and frequency diversity to extend and enhance coverage when receiving PDSCH and PDCCH channels. The UE may use the configuration parameters to receive PDSCH and PCCCH that are coverage enhanced using time repetitions and frequency hopping. Advantageously, the base station may flexibly and dynamically configure the UE with coverage enhancement parameters to extend the coverage of the UE using time diversity and frequency diversity gains as the UE moves around.

    Downlink reception signal collision avoidance

    公开(公告)号:US12150039B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-19

    申请号:US17417611

    申请日:2020-01-30

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An approach is described for a user equipment (UE) that includes radio front end circuitry and processor circuitry. The front end circuitry receives an indication from a network entity node, wherein the indication is indicative of a first fraction for a first radio resource management (RRM) procedure and a second fraction for a second RRM procedure. The processor circuitry performs a first measurement of the first RRM procedure in a first fraction of a measurement period. The processor circuitry further performs a second measurement of the second RRM procedure in a second evaluation period, wherein the second evaluation period is the second fraction of the measurement period.

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