公开(公告)号：US12245140B2

公开(公告)日：2025-03-04

申请号：US17440441

申请日：2021-01-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Fangli Xu ,  Ralf Rossbach ,  Sudeep Manithara Vamanan ,  Mona Agnel ,  Krisztian Kiss ,  Sarma V. Vangala ,  Naveen Kumar R Palle Venkata ,  Zhibin Wu ,  Haijing Hu ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Yuqin Chen ,  Huarui Liang

IPC: H04W48/18 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W84/04

Abstract: An approach is described for a base station to generate a first message and a second message. The base station transmits the first message and the second message to a user equipment (UE). The first message is associated with a cell supported by the base station and includes a first public land mobile network (PLMN) identity index and a first list of one or more network slices supported by a first PLMN associated with the first PLMN identity index. The second message is associated with one or more neighboring cells, and includes the first PLMN identity index and a second list of one or more network slice data associated the first PLMN as supported by the one or more neighboring cells. In addition, at least one of the one or more network slice data in the second list includes a sub-list of one or more neighboring cell data.

公开(公告)号：US12231913B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-18

申请号：US17593291

申请日：2021-06-28

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Sarma V. Vangala ,  Sudeep Manithara Vamanan ,  Fangli Xu ,  Haijing Hu ,  Krisztian Kiss ,  Mona Agnel ,  Naveen Kumar R Palle Venkata ,  Ralf Rossbach ,  Sethuraman Gurumoorthy ,  Yuqin Chen ,  Zhibin Wu

IPC: H04W16/28 ,  H04W80/06 ,  H04W88/08

Abstract: Systems and methods for using integrated access and backhaul (IAB) nodes configured to provide multi-access edge computing (MEC) functionality are disclosed herein. An TAB node includes a distributed unit (DU) having a local application instance of a MEC-enabled application. The local application instance is configured for communication with a first user equipment (UE) connected to the TAB node. A mobile termination functionality (MT) of the IAB node uses a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer to transport data of the local application instance between the MT and an IAB donor. Further, data of the local application instance is transported between the UE and the TAB node via one of a variety of methods, including the use of a second PDCP layer at the DU (and optionally the use of service data adaptation protocol (SDAP) layers at each of the DU and the MT), and/or via sidelink.

公开(公告)号：US20250056305A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-13

申请号：US18783395

申请日：2024-07-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Peng Cheng ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Haijing Hu ,  Sudeep Manithara Vamanan ,  Zhibin Wu

IPC: H04W28/02 ,  H04W76/30 ,  H04W92/18

Abstract: In accordance with aspects of the present disclosure, a user equipment (UE) may receive a configuration for mapping PC5 quality of service (QoS) flows to frequencies. The UE may also receive a sidelink logical channel configuration message indicating that sidelink data associated with a logical channel can be mapped to one or more sidelink carriers on a list of allowed sidelink carriers. Accordingly, the UE may transmit the sidelink data associated with the logical channel via at least one sidelink carrier on the list of allowed sidelink carriers based at least in part on mapping the logical channel to the at least one sidelink carrier in accordance with the configuration for mapping and the sidelink logical channel configuration message.

公开(公告)号：US12167274B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-10

申请号：US17480979

申请日：2021-09-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Vijay Venkataraman ,  Yingjie Zhao ,  Jason Ke ,  Ahmed M Salem ,  Bobby Jose ,  Haijing Hu ,  Krisztian Kiss ,  Longda Xing ,  Martin Kugler ,  Robert Zaus ,  Roland Gruber ,  Sridhar Prakasam ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Sudeep Manithara Vamanan ,  Zhanfeng Jia

IPC: H04W28/02

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for Reflective Quality of Service (RQoS) enhancements. Methods may include enhancements for both UE behavior and network function behavior. Network function behaviors may include enhancements to UPF behavior and SPF behavior. Enhancements to RQoS may include methods for resetting an RQoS indicator (RQI) bit for downlink packets of a flow destined for a UE, methods for generating a flow ID to include in a SDAP header destined for a UE, methods for using the flow ID to limit L3 and L4 header parsing, methods for sending/receiving feedback regarding processing of the RQI bit, methods for maintaining a QFI mapping table, methods for skipping parsing of SDAP header fields, methods for specifying and signaling a QoS Flow Identifier (QFI) range to a UE, methods for limiting downlink header parsing, methods for updating a QFI, and methods for performing high efficiency RQoS processing.

公开(公告)号：US12150014B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-19

申请号：US17437821

申请日：2020-10-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Fangli Xu ,  Ralf Rossbach ,  Haijing Hu ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Yuqin Chen ,  Zhibin Wu ,  Sarma V. Vangala ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Murtaza A. Shikari ,  Srirang A. Lovlekar ,  Sethuraman Gurumoorthy ,  Naveen Kumar R. Palle Venkata ,  Sudeep Manithara Vamanan

IPC: H04W4/06

Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for providing broadcast and multicast services to wireless devices while in Idle and Inactive modes a wireless communication system. A wireless device may establish a wireless link with a cellular base station of a cellular network. The wireless device may receive information indicating whether provision of a broadcast or multicast service in one or more of an inactive mode or an idle mode is supported by the cellular network. The wireless device may receive the broadcast or multicast service in one or more of the inactive mode or the idle mode based at least in part on the information indicating whether provision of the broadcast or multicast service in one or more of the inactive mode or the idle mode is supported by the cellular network.

公开(公告)号：US12052643B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-30

申请号：US17554674

申请日：2021-12-17

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sudeep Manithara Vamanan ,  Robert Zaus ,  Haijing Hu ,  Krisztian Kiss ,  Roland Gruber

IPC: H04W4/90 ,  H04W8/12 ,  H04W48/20 ,  H04W84/04

CPC classification number: H04W4/90 ,  H04W8/12 ,  H04W48/20 ,  H04W84/042

Abstract: Some embodiments include an apparatus, method, and computer program product for public land mobile network (PLMN) selection for disaster roaming in a 5G wireless communications system. A user equipment (UE) can receive two or more messages that disaster roaming service is offered by two or more forbidden public land mobile networks (PLMNs) of a forbidden PLMN list of the UE. The UE can select a first forbidden PLMN of the two or more forbidden PLMNs, where the first forbidden PLMN corresponds to a highest priority PLMN of a preferred PLMN list of the UE, and establish communications, via the transceiver, with the first forbidden PLMN. Some embodiments include designating a forbidden PLMN as offering a disaster roaming PLMN for manual selection. Some embodiments include enabling a Closed Access Group (CAG)-capable UE to access disaster roaming services from a forbidden PLMN of a CAG-only cell or a 5G cell.

公开(公告)号：US20240251307A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-25

申请号：US17917922

申请日：2021-10-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yuqin Chen ,  Alexander Sirotkin ,  Fangli Xu ,  Haijing Hu ,  Naveen Kumar R. Palle Venkata ,  Pavan Nuggehalli ,  Ralf Rossbach ,  Sarma Vangala ,  Sethuraman Gurumoorthy ,  Sudeep Manithara Vamanan ,  Vijay Venkataraman ,  Zhibin Wu

IPC: H04W36/00

CPC classification number: H04W36/0072

Abstract: Provided is a method performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising: receiving, from a communication network comprising a radio access network, one or more messages comprising configuration information of at least one network slice and of at least one frequency, wherein the radio access network is associated with a plurality of base stations (BSs) providing a plurality of cells, wherein the configuration information indicates for each of the at least one frequency which one or more slices of the at least one network slice are supported; and selecting, based on the configuration information, a cell from the plurality of cells for camping on.

公开(公告)号：US20240214910A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-27

申请号：US17919998

申请日：2021-10-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Zhibin Wu ,  Shu Guo ,  Chunxuan Ye ,  Haijing Hu ,  Haitong Sun ,  Seyed Ali Akbar Fakoorian ,  Sudeep Manithara Vamanan ,  Yuqin Chen

IPC: H04W48/14 ,  H04W76/14 ,  H04W88/04 ,  H04W92/18

CPC classification number: H04W48/14 ,  H04W76/14 ,  H04W88/04 ,  H04W92/18

Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for managing relay identifiers for sidelink relays in wireless networks.

公开(公告)号：US20240146794A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-02

申请号：US17978146

申请日：2022-10-31

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ralf Rossbach ,  Alexander Sirotkin ,  Fangli Xu ,  Haijing Hu ,  Huarui Liang ,  Naveen Kumar R. Palle Venkata ,  Pavan Nuggehalli ,  Sarma V. Vangala ,  Sethuraman Gurumoorthy ,  Sudeep Manithara Vamanan ,  Yuqin Chen ,  Zhibin Wu

IPC: H04L65/756 ,  H04L1/00 ,  H04L65/70

CPC classification number: H04L65/756 ,  H04L1/0004 ,  H04L65/70 ,  H04W80/12

Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatuses, systems, and methods for technologies for packet framing for application data unit transmission in wireless networks.

公开(公告)号：US11968530B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-23

申请号：US17593499

申请日：2020-08-06

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Shu Guo ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Fangli Xu ,  Haijing Hu ,  Huarui Liang ,  Mona Agnel ,  Ralf Rossbach ,  Sudeep Manithara Vamanan ,  Xiangying Yang ,  Yuqin Chen

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W60/00

CPC classification number: H04W12/068 ,  H04W60/00

Abstract: A network may authenticate a user equipment (UE) to access an edge data network. The network generates a first credential based on a second credential, the second credential generated for a procedure between the UE and a cellular network corresponding to the network component, receives an identifier associated with the first credential from a further network component in response to the UE transmitting an application registration request to a server associated with an edge data network and retrieves the first credential based on the identifier. The network also receives a multi-access edge computing (MEC) authorization parameter, verifies the MEC authorization parameter and transmits an authentication verification response to a second network component.