公开(公告)号：US10602511B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-24

申请号：US15324246

申请日：2015-05-27

Applicant: Intel IP Corporation

Inventor： Rui Huang ,  Yang Tang ,  Candy Yiu ,  Yujian Zhang

IPC: H04W72/04 ,  H04W24/02 ,  H04W16/32 ,  H04W16/12 ,  H04W88/06

Abstract: In an embodiment, an apparatus to be employed in a user equipment (UE) is described. The apparatus includes configuration circuitry operable to determine, based on one or more configuration information messages, a measurement gap for a master evolved Node B (MeNB) that is operable to provide a master cell group (MCG) that is asynchronous with a secondary cell group (SCG) of a secondary evolved Node B (SeNB), wherein subframe boundaries of the MCG are different from subframe boundaries of the SCG; and radio frequency (RF) control circuitry operable to cause RF circuitry to be tuned, at a beginning of the measurement gap based on a subframe boundary of the MCG, to start inter-frequency measurements, wherein the RF circuitry is to be used to transmit or receive data in a serving cell of the MCG and in a serving cell of the SCG. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

公开(公告)号：US10542539B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-21

申请号：US15755529

申请日：2015-12-18

Applicant: Intel IP Corporation

Inventor： Rui Huang ,  Yang Tang

IPC: H04L5/00 ,  H04W56/00 ,  H04W76/15 ,  H04W76/28 ,  H04W76/27 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W24/10 ,  H04W88/06

Abstract: Embodiments of a user equipment (UE) for reporting of timing offset for dual connectivity enhancement are disclosed herein. The UE can include transceiver circuitry to connect to a master cell group via a master evolved node B (eNB) and a secondary cell group via a secondary eNB. Additionally, the UE can receive a first reference signal from the master eNB and a second reference signal from a secondary eNB. Moreover, the UE can include processing circuitry to calculate a system frame number (SFN) and subframe timing difference (SSTD) based on the first reference signal and the second reference signal. Moreover, the UE can generate a measurement report having a synchronization indicator for dual connectivity based on the calculated SSTD. Subsequently, the UE can send the generated measurement report to the master eNB.

公开(公告)号：US20190334611A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-31

申请号：US16349957

申请日：2017-12-29

Applicant: INTEL IP CORPORATION

Inventor： Yushu Zhang ,  Huaning Niu ,  Sameer Pawar ,  Gang Xiong ,  Rui Huang

IPC: H04B7/08 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04B17/318 ,  H04B17/382

Abstract: Technology for a user equipment (UE) operable to enhance the receiving performance of a reference signal for beam refinement is disclosed. The UE can determine a receiving beam sweeping structure for each receiving beam of a plurality of receiving beams. The UE can calculate the receiving power rj for each of the plurality of receiving beams. The UE can select a refined receiving beam having a highest receiving power rj.

公开(公告)号：US10448237B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-15

申请号：US15756943

申请日：2016-09-30

Applicant: INTEL IP CORPORATION

Inventor： Rui Huang ,  Yang Tang

IPC: H04W8/00 ,  H04W72/12 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W48/16

Abstract: A radio resource management requirement is described for a device-to-device inter-carrier discovery gap. A device to device (D2D) user equipment (UE) interruption requirement can be specified in which the interruption is not allowed. In one example, operations include receiving device-to-device (D2D) discovery data on a D2D discovery data frequency in a receive chain of a user equipment (UE) during a set of subframes, tuning the receive chain of the UE to a wireless access network (WAN) data frequency, and receiving WAN data in the receive chain of the UE on the WAN data frequency from a primary cell (PCell) during the set of subframes, wherein the D2D discovery data is received during a gap in receiving the WAN data without an interruption in the WAN data.

公开(公告)号：US10348478B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-09

申请号：US16103773

申请日：2018-08-14

Applicant: Intel IP Corporation

Inventor： Candy Yiu ,  Yang Tang ,  Rui Huang

IPC: H04L5/14 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W88/02 ,  H04W88/08

Abstract: Systems and methods for signaling in an increased carrier monitoring wireless communication environment are disclosed herein. A user equipment (UE) may include control circuitry to configure the UE for increased carrier monitoring; determine, based on a first signal received from a network apparatus, whether a reduced performance group carrier is configured; determine, based on a second signal received from the network apparatus, whether a scaling factor is configured; and in response to a determination that no reduced performance group carrier is configured and a determination that no scaling factor is configured, allow the UE to monitor fewer carriers than required by increased carrier monitoring. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed.

公开(公告)号：US20190182696A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-13

申请号：US16324667

申请日：2017-06-29

Applicant: INTEL IP CORPORATION

Inventor： Rui Huang ,  Yang Tang ,  Candy Yiu

IPC: H04W24/10

Abstract: New radio (NR), also known as fifth generation (5G) radio or fifth generation long term evolution (5G LTE)) uses a measurement gap that allows for measurement on different beams, multiple frame structure and inter-radio access technology measurement. For example, in measurement on the different beams, the UE (114) and eNB (304) beam sweep (i.e., change analog beam transmitter). The UE (114) can measure different beams from a fifth generation node B (gNB) and/or other RAN nodes. The measurement gap can be used for intrafrequency/interfrequency measurement when beam specific reference signals (BRSs) are not transmitted in the same subframe. A multiple frame structure can use the specific measurement configuration to utilize the beam resources efficiently. LTE and NR and other interRAT measurement can also use the measurement gap.

公开(公告)号：US20190098524A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-28

申请号：US16078497

申请日：2016-07-28

Applicant: Intel IP Corporation

Inventor： Candy Yiu ,  Wenting Chang ,  Yuan Zhu ,  Yujian Zhang ,  Yushu Zhang ,  Yang Tang ,  Rui Huang

IPC: H04W24/10 ,  H04W76/27 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04W16/28

Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods for measurement gap configuration in communication systems are described.

公开(公告)号：US10244441B2

公开(公告)日：2019-03-26

申请号：US15566139

申请日：2015-12-23

Applicant: Intel IP Corporation

Inventor： Rui Huang ,  Yang Tang ,  Candy Yiu

IPC: H04B1/26 ,  H04W36/00 ,  H04W24/10

Abstract: Techniques for enhancing the inter-frequency measurement gap to reduce measurement delay between an user equipment (UE) and an evolved NodeB (eNB). These embodiments may include identifying, by a UE, a measurement gap configuration that includes a measurement gap repetition period (MGRP), that is less than 40 milliseconds, ms; and performing inter-frequency or inter-radio access technology, RAT, measurement based on the measurement gap configuration. The embodiments may also include receiving, by an eNB, a request from a UE, for a measurement gap configuration that includes a measurement gap repetition period (MGRP) less than 40 ms; and transmitting an indication of a gap pattern that includes a MGRP that is less than 40 ms. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

公开(公告)号：US10243704B2

公开(公告)日：2019-03-26

申请号：US15553071

申请日：2016-04-08

Applicant: Intel IP Corporation

Inventor： Candy Yiu ,  Yang Tang ,  Rui Huang ,  Youn Hyoung Heo ,  Hong He

IPC: H04L5/00 ,  H04W24/10 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04W36/00 ,  H04W52/02 ,  H04W72/12

Abstract: A network device (e.g., an evolved Node B (eNB) or user equipment (UE)) can process or generate a measurement gap pattern to enable network measurements of carriers or bands during measurement gaps on a per component carrier (CC) basis. The transmitting or receiving of the measurement objects (e.g., carriers or band) communicatively coupled on the network and the measurement gap pattern can be communicated via one or more radio resource control (RRC) signals, and re-configured according to a supporting CC data set identifying one or more criteria related to each CC such as UE capabilities, associations of the UE capabilities to measurement gap configurations, types of measurement gap period/gap offsets, different measurement gap patterns, an absence of a measurement gap, or other criteria related to CCs, respectively. In response to the supporting CC data set, measurement gap patterns can be dynamically re-configured per CC.

公开(公告)号：US20180227785A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-09

申请号：US15835173

申请日：2017-12-07

Applicant: Intel IP Corporation

Inventor： Candy Yiu ,  Yang Tang ,  Yujian Zhang ,  Rui Huang

IPC: H04W24/10 ,  H04W36/00 ,  H04W28/08 ,  H04W72/12

CPC classification number: H04W24/10 ,  H04W28/08 ,  H04W36/0088 ,  H04W72/12

Abstract: An embodiment for user equipment that receives a plurality of measurement gap repetition patterns from a network. Each measurement gap repetition pattern may be assigned to a different frequency of the network. The plurality of measurement gap repetition patterns may include skipping measurement patterns. Further embodiments may include the user equipment receiving a repetition period in a measurement object frame or receiving a plurality of measurement gap repetition patterns in which the measurement gaps are non-colliding with measurement gaps of other repetition patterns assigned to the user equipment.