SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPORTING EVOLVING BAND REGULATIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20230422152A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-28

    申请号:US18464954

    申请日:2023-09-11

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W48/08 H04W36/08 H04W52/0212 H04W72/51 H04W16/14

    Abstract: A base station may send an indication of frequency subranges supported by the base station to user equipment, which may respond with an indication of the frequency subranges that are also supported by the user equipment. Additionally, a Spectrum Access System (SAS) controller, using environmental sensing capability sensors, may determine whether non-federal networks are disposed in a coverage area of a base station and neighboring coverage areas. If so, then the SAS may indicate to the base station to send an indication to user equipment in the coverage area to operate using a default power mode. Otherwise, the SAS may indicate to the base station to send an indication to the user equipment to operate using a lower power mode. Moreover, a base station may indicate a regulatory requirement to user equipment using network signaling value of multiple network signaling values corresponding to multiple regulatory requirements of multiple geographical regions.

    Systems, apparatus, and methods for indicating spectrum sharing

    公开(公告)号:US11832232B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-28

    申请号:US17901514

    申请日:2022-09-01

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W72/0453

    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for indicating to a spectrum access system communication preferences of a base station and/or of a network operator. Different methods may be used to indicate the communication preferences, including a dedicated type parameter transmitted with spectrum allocation requests from the base station, a rule-based system where the spectrum access system accesses communication preferences of the base station and/or network operator through an identifier corresponding to a rule definition, or the like. The spectrum access system may assign a channel to the network operator based on its communication preferences, such as to determine a channel assignment to correspond to a channel aligned with a raster of communications to be used by the network operator. If the channel is not aligned, then the base station may shift a center frequency of the channel so that the channel aligns with the raster of communications.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPORTING EVOLVING BAND REGULATIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20230007570A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-05

    申请号:US17902526

    申请日:2022-09-02

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A base station may send an indication of frequency subranges supported by the base station to user equipment, which may respond with an indication of the frequency subranges that are also supported by the user equipment. Additionally, a Spectrum Access System (SAS) controller, using environmental sensing capability sensors, may determine whether non-federal networks are disposed in a coverage area of a base station and neighboring coverage areas. If so, then the SAS may indicate to the base station to send an indication to user equipment in the coverage area to operate using a default power mode. Otherwise, the SAS may indicate to the base station to send an indication to the user equipment to operate using a lower power mode. Moreover, a base station may indicate a regulatory requirement to user equipment using network signaling value of multiple network signaling values corresponding to multiple regulatory requirements of multiple geographical regions.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EMERGENCY SERVICE ACCESS BY REDUCED CAPABILITY RADIO FREQUENCY DEVICES

    公开(公告)号:US20220394450A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-08

    申请号:US17589410

    申请日:2022-01-31

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device may transmit a communication request to a base station having an indication of a number of its receive branches and an indication of whether the communication request is designated as an urgent service fulfillment. The base station may delay a denial of the communication request until receiving the indication of whether the communication request is designated as using the urgent service fulfillment to reduce a likelihood of prematurely rejecting the communication request. The base station may also handover the communication request to a base station that supports the urgent service fulfillment. The base station may also be barred from transferring the user equipment to a frequency layer preferred by the base station when the communication request of the user equipment is designated as an urgent service fulfillment.

    Systems, apparatus, and methods for indicating spectrum sharing

    公开(公告)号:US11516804B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-29

    申请号:US17213891

    申请日:2021-03-26

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for indicating to a spectrum access system communication preferences of a base station and/or of a network operator. Different methods may be used to indicate the communication preferences, including a dedicated type parameter transmitted with spectrum allocation requests from the base station, a rule-based system where the spectrum access system accesses communication preferences of the base station and/or network operator through an identifier corresponding to a rule definition, or the like. The spectrum access system may assign a channel to the network operator based on its communication preferences, such as to determine a channel assignment to correspond to a channel aligned with a raster of communications to be used by the network operator. If the channel is not aligned, then the base station may shift a center frequency of the channel so that the channel aligns with the raster of communications.

    METHODS FOR CONFORMING NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORK COMMUNICATION TO TERRESTRIAL STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20220345207A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-27

    申请号:US17716852

    申请日:2022-04-08

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: User equipment may configure a transmitter or receiver to conform to regulations or standards of a geographical region to communicate with non-terrestrial networks (e.g., satellite networks). In one embodiment, the user equipment may receive an indication of a regulation or standard to which to conform to from a terrestrial communication node, and apply an emission mask to the transmitter based on the regulation or standard. The user equipment may additionally or alternatively configure the receiver to be compliant with a noise level tolerance of a received signal specified by the regulation or standard. In some embodiments, the user equipment may implement a frequency offset between the received signal and an interfering signal associated with the noise level tolerance that is scaled based at least on a channel bandwidth associated with the desired signal. Moreover, the user equipment may scale the noise level tolerance based on the frequency offset.

    Systems and methods for multi-standard communication over frequency band

    公开(公告)号:US11375505B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-28

    申请号:US16920488

    申请日:2020-07-03

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for coordinating transmission and reception of data according to multiple communication standards over a frequency band. In particular, one or more base stations/mobile electronic devices may determine a first data size of first data to be sent conforming to a first communication standard and a second data size of second data conforming to a second communication standard. A first time period may then be determined for which to send the first data based on the first data size, and a second time period may be determined for which to send the second data based on the second data size. In response to determining that the frequency channel is clear of other transmissions, the first data may be sent according to the first standard in the first time period, and the second data may be sent according to the second standard in the second time period.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-STANDARD COMMUNICATION OVER FREQUENCY BAND

    公开(公告)号:US20210144706A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-13

    申请号:US16920488

    申请日:2020-07-03

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for coordinating transmission and reception of data according to multiple communication standards over a frequency band. In particular, one or more base stations/mobile electronic devices may determine a first data size of first data to be sent conforming to a first communication standard and a second data size of second data conforming to a second communication standard. A first time period may then be determined for which to send the first data based on the first data size, and a second time period may be determined for which to send the second data based on the second data size. In response to determining that the frequency channel is clear of other transmissions, the first data may be sent according to the first standard in the first time period, and the second data may be sent according to the second standard in the second time period.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COOPERATIVE COMMUNICATION USING INTERFERING SIGNALS

    公开(公告)号:US20210136629A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-06

    申请号:US17081785

    申请日:2020-10-27

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device discussed herein may include radio frequency communication circuitry for communication on a radio frequency network according to a communication configuration, a processor, and memory. The memory may store instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to perform operations including receiving, a first muting configuration indicating when the radio frequency communication circuitry is to communicate using a first type of communication on a first frequency band and when the radio frequency communication circuitry is to communicate using a second type of communication on a second frequency band, where the first frequency band may overlap with the second frequency band. The memory may store instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to perform operations including transmitting or receiving a data packet using the radio frequency communication circuitry according to the communication configuration.

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