公开(公告)号：US20220174663A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-02

申请号：US17651074

申请日：2022-02-15

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Joonyoung Cho ,  Gang Xiong ,  Hong He ,  Lopamudra Kundu ,  Wook Bong Lee

IPC: H04W72/04 ,  H04L5/00

Abstract: Technology for a user equipment (UE) operable to encode a New Radio (NR) short duration physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) for transmission to a Next Generation NodeB (gNB) is disclosed. The UE can identify uplink control information (UCI) for the UE. The UE can multiplex, using frequency division multiplexing (FDM) at the UE, the UCI and a pseudo-random sequence associated with a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) onto a plurality of subcarriers in one or more physical resource blocks (PRBs) of one or more orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols. The UE can encode the UCI and the pseudo-random sequence associated with the DMRS multiplexed onto the plurality of subcarriers of the one or more OFDM symbols for transmission on the NR short duration PUCCH to the gNB.

公开(公告)号：US11350437B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-31

申请号：US16645928

申请日：2018-09-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Gang Xiong ,  Joonyoung Cho ,  Alexei Davydov ,  Seunghee Han ,  Yushu Zhang

IPC: H04W72/12 ,  H04L1/18 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W84/04

Abstract: Techniques discussed herein can facilitate multi-transmission reception point (multi-TRP) operation for new radio (NR). One example apparatus may be employed at a user equipment (UE), and may comprise: an interface configured to enable the UE to communicate with two or more TRPs; and a processor that is configured to generate uplink control information (UCI) for each of the TRPs, schedule single or multiple uplink channels to carry the UCI, so that the UCI is transmitted individually or in combination to the TRPs via the interface, wherein the uplink channels comprise NR physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) and/or NR physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH). Techniques discussed herein also can facilitate demodulation reference signal design for short physical uplink control channel carrying more than 2-bit UCI for new radio.

公开(公告)号：US20220159632A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-19

申请号：US17536789

申请日：2021-11-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Gang Xiong ,  Seunghee Han ,  Debdeep Chatterjee ,  Jong-Kae Fwu

IPC: H04W72/04 ,  H04W4/70 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W48/12 ,  H04W74/08

Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate generally to a communication between a user equipment (UE) and an evolved Node B (eNB). The UE and eNB may perform enhanced physical downlink control channel (EPDCCH)-less operation for scheduling of one or more common control messages, such as one or more system information blocks (SIBs), a random access response (RAR) message, or a paging message. Additionally, or alternatively, an eNB may configure a subset of aggregation levels for the search space of the UE to use for receiving a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) or enhanced PDCCH (EPDCCH). Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

公开(公告)号：US11324076B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-03

申请号：US16473563

申请日：2018-03-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Gang Xiong ,  Ralf Bendlin ,  Alexei Davydov ,  Yushu Zhang ,  Sameer Pawar ,  Wook Bong Lee ,  Jong-Kae Fwu

IPC: H04W88/06 ,  H04W76/27 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04L5/14 ,  H04L27/26 ,  H04W56/00 ,  H04W68/00 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W74/08

Abstract: Embodiments include apparatuses, methods, and systems that may be used in a UE in a mobile communication network to communicate with a gNB. An apparatus may include a memory and processing circuitry coupled with the memory. The processing in circuitry may cause coarse time and frequency synchronization information, obtained from primary and secondary synchronization signals (PSS/SSS), to be stored in the memory. Based on the coarse time and frequency synchronization information, the processing circuitry may decode a physical broadcast channel to obtain a first system information, and may acquire a second system information based on the first system information. Based on the first and second system information, the processing circuitry may cause a transmission of a PRACH, to trigger a transmission of a TRS by the gNB. Other embodiments may also be described and claimed.

公开(公告)号：US11317403B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-26

申请号：US16742043

申请日：2020-01-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jong-Kae Fwu ,  Gang Xiong

IPC: H04W4/00 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W72/12 ,  H04L27/26 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W4/70 ,  H04W88/06 ,  H04W88/10 ,  H04L1/00 ,  H04W76/27 ,  H04W88/02

Abstract: An eNodeB (eNB), user equipment (UE) and method of providing a flexible Radio Access Technology (FRAT) are generally described. The information (resource allocation, partition information and numerology) of at least one of a plurality of RATs used by the eNB is provided to a UE. Each RAT has a flexible subcarrier spacing and symbol duration, which are integer multiples of a base subcarrier spacing and symbol duration, and is associated with at least one of different temporal and frequency resources. The symbol and/or frame structure of each RAT are independent. A Transmission Time Interval (TTI) boundary between the RATs is common, and the RATs comprise a common reference TTI duration. The information of the RATs is provided either via a different RAT than the RAT used by the UE for communication or via a dedicated carrier in the RAT used by the UE for communication.

公开(公告)号：US11316798B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-26

申请号：US16267721

申请日：2019-02-05

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yushu Zhang ,  Guotong Wang ,  Alexei Davydov ,  Hong He ,  Gang Xiong

IPC: H04L12/911 ,  H04L47/74 ,  H04L41/0668 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04L41/0677 ,  H04L43/08 ,  H04W76/18 ,  H04W24/10 ,  H04W36/00 ,  H04L43/10 ,  H04L43/16 ,  H04L41/0893

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for control signaling of beam failure detection are disclosed. A beam pair link may be comprised of multiple bandwidth parts (BWPs) or component carriers (CCs). In one embodiment, a beam failure detection reference signal (BFD RS) may be configured, with subsequent BFD RS instances defining a BFD RS periodicity. A BFD periodicity for monitoring the BFD RS may be configured to be less than, or equal or greater than the BFD RS periodicity. A beam failure may be declared if a minimum number of BFD RS instances, either within the BFD periodicity, or nearest the BFD periodicity if no instances fall within the BFD periodicity, fall below a predetermined threshold. The BFD periodicity and BFD RS may be configured for all BWPs/CCs, a subset of BWPs/CCs, or each individual BWP/CC.

公开(公告)号：US11304157B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-12

申请号：US16625131

申请日：2018-06-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Alexei Vladimirovich Davydov ,  Avik Sengupta ,  Gang Xiong ,  Hong He ,  Yongjun Kwak ,  Debdeep Chatterjee ,  Dae Won Lee

IPC: H04J11/00 ,  H04W56/00 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04L1/00

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) can include processing circuitry configured to decode synchronization information within a synchronization signal (SS) block, the SS block received within a SS burst set and occupying a subset of a plurality of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols within a slot. At least one of the symbols in the subset coincides with a pre-defined symbol location associated with a demodulation reference signal (DM-RS) of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH). A synchronization procedure can be performed with a next generation Node-B (gNB) based on the synchronization information within the SS block. The DM-RS can be detected within the slot, where the DM-RS starts at a symbol location that is shifted from the pre-defined symbol location and following the subset of symbols. Downlink data received via the PDSCH is decoded based on the detected DM-RS.

公开(公告)号：US11304073B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-12

申请号：US16997051

申请日：2020-08-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Konstantinos D. Dimou ,  Gang Xiong ,  Seunghee Han ,  Hong He

IPC: H04W24/02 ,  H04W48/12 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04W74/08 ,  H04W74/00 ,  H04W36/08

Abstract: Embodiments of a User Equipment (UE) to operate in accordance with a physical random access channel (PRACH) are disclosed herein. The UE may comprise hardware processing circuitry to determine a coverage enhancement category for the UE based on downlink channel statistics related to reception of downlink signals at the UE from an Evolved Node-B (eNB) and an uplink-downlink imbalance parameter related to uplink reception at the eNB. The hardware processing circuitry may be further to select, for use in a coverage enhancement mode, a PRACH preamble from a set of candidate PRACH preambles based on the determined coverage enhancement category for the UE. In some embodiments, at least some of the candidate PRACH preambles may span a different number of sub-frames.

公开(公告)号：US20220085962A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-17

申请号：US17531884

申请日：2021-11-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Peng Lu ,  Qiaoyang Ye ,  Gang Xiong ,  Glenn J. Bradford ,  Joonyoung Cho ,  Jong-Kae Fwu ,  Bishwarup Mondal

IPC: H04L5/00 ,  H04J13/00 ,  H04L7/00

Abstract: Systems, methods, and baseband processors are provided to generate or process symbols in a synchronization subframe. In one example, a method includes selecting non-consecutive orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols in a synchronization subframe. A transmitter is instructed to transmit demodulation reference symbols (DM-RS) on identical first sets of subcarriers in respective OFDM symbols of the selected non-consecutive OFDM symbols for a Physical Broadcast Channel (PBCH) using a same transmit beam, wherein a gap between two subcarriers in a respective set of the identical first sets of subcarriers is three subcarriers. The transmitter is instructed to transmit the PBCH on identical second sets of subcarriers in respective OFDM symbols in the selected non-consecutive OFDM symbols.

公开(公告)号：US20220085924A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-17

申请号：US17415845

申请日：2020-03-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Salvatore Talarico ,  Gang Xiong ,  Yingyang Li ,  Carlos H. Aldana

IPC: H04L1/18 ,  H04W74/08

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for performing contention window size updates for code block group based retransmission configurations in a wireless communication system. A code block group based wireless communication may be performed in unlicensed spectrum. A reference burst of the code block group based wireless communication may be identified. One or more of a number of acknowledgements or a number of negative acknowledgements associated with the reference burst may be identified. A contention window size adjustment may be determined based at least in part on one or more of the number of acknowledgements or the number of negative acknowledgements associated with the reference burst.