公开(公告)号：US20240107291A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-28

申请号：US18462168

申请日：2023-09-06

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sudeep Manithara Vamanan

IPC: H04W8/20 ,  H04W48/08 ,  H04W48/16

CPC classification number: H04W8/20 ,  H04W48/08 ,  H04W48/16

Abstract: The present application relates to controlling the use of edge-anchored indications for a UE. In an example, a UE can communicate with an edge entity via a network. The network can determine based on one or a combination of UE authorization or AF authorization whether the related traffic is to be edge-anchored or not. Edge anchoring the traffic can help avoid the UE switching the traffic to an alternate network that may be available to the UE. The network can send an edge-anchored indication to the UE accordingly.

公开(公告)号：US20240049000A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-08

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

CPC classification number: H04W16/28 ,  H04W80/06

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 TAB 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：US20230262562A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-17

申请号：US18106332

申请日：2023-02-06

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sudeep Manithara Vamanan ,  Haijing Hu ,  Krisztian Kiss ,  Mona Agnel

IPC: H04W36/22 ,  H04W36/30

CPC classification number: H04W36/22 ,  H04W36/30

Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatuses, systems, and methods for technologies for offloading paths from edge computing resources.

公开(公告)号：US11671822B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-06

申请号：US16376528

申请日：2019-04-05

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Alexandre Saso Stojanovski ,  Ashish Singh ,  Franz Goldhofer ,  Michael Zitzmann ,  Naveen Palle ,  Puneet Jain ,  Richard Burbidge ,  Sudeep Palat ,  Sudeep Manithara Vamanan ,  Sushant Kumar ,  Youn Hyoung Heo

IPC: H04W8/22 ,  H04W8/26 ,  H04W8/08 ,  H04W36/00 ,  H04W76/27 ,  H04W60/00

CPC classification number: H04W8/22 ,  H04W8/08 ,  H04W8/26 ,  H04W36/0022 ,  H04W36/0027 ,  H04W76/27 ,  H04W60/00

Abstract: An apparatus of a user equipment (UE) comprises one or more baseband processors to encode a unique UE identifier to be transmitted to an Access and Mobility Function (AMF) of a Fifth Generation (5G) network, wherein the unique identifier identifies UE capabilities to be stored in a UE capabilities database. An apparatus of Access and Mobility Function (AMF) of a Fifth Generation (5G) network comprises one or more processors to receive a user equipment (UE) Capabilities update from a remote server to update a UE capability database that stores UE capability information corresponding to one or more UEs identified with a unique identifier, and to process the UE Capabilities update via one or more Application Programming Interfaces (APIs).

公开(公告)号：US20220141705A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-05

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 ,  Ronald 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：US20220109969A1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-07

申请号：US17483936

申请日：2021-09-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Babar Qaisrani ,  Biljana Badic ,  Gaurav Lamba ,  Krisztian Kiss ,  Mona Agnel ,  Rafael L. Rivera-Barreto ,  Rohan C. Malthankar ,  Sudeep Manithara Vamanan ,  Vijay Venkataraman

IPC: H04W4/90 ,  H04W76/14 ,  H04W76/50 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W4/029

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for emergency communications (e.g., voice calls and/or SMS messages) for UE's without cellular coverage (e.g., in non-cellular coverage). A UE may establish, while out of range of cellular service, a peer-to-peer communication session with a relay UE using a channel in an unlicensed frequency band. The UE may transmit, using the peer-to-peer communication session, an emergency notification to the relay UE. The emergency notification may include an approximate location of the UE. Further the UE may communicate with a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP), where the communications may be relayed between the UE and the PSAP by the relay UE. The approximate location of the UE may be based, at least in part, on a location of the relay UE and determining the approximate location of the UE may include performing a ranging procedure with the relay UE.

公开(公告)号：US20220039004A1

公开(公告)日：2022-02-03

申请号：US17357225

申请日：2021-06-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ahmed M. Soliman ,  Christian W. Mucke ,  Robert Zaus ,  Sree Ram Kodali ,  Sudeep Manithara Vamanan

IPC: H04W48/18 ,  H04W8/18 ,  H04W40/02 ,  H04W88/18

Abstract: A network device or component such as an access node (AN) can operate to provide a request to obtain a network slice of a network slice as a service (NSaaS) to provide a communication service on the network slice for an end-user device. In response to obtaining the network slice, a network slice customer (NSC) Service identity (ID) associated with the network slice can be determined and provided for a communication service for an application by the end-user device or user equipment (UE). The request can be processed at a network slice provider (NSP) component, in which the network slice can be assigned to the NSC in response to the request by the NSC. The NSP further provides a user equipment (UE) route selection policy (URSP) comprising a traffic descriptor that includes the NSC Service ID to the NSC.

公开(公告)号：US20210345113A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-04

申请号：US17267335

申请日：2019-08-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jerome Parron ,  Sudeep Manithara Vamanan ,  Ana Lucia Pinheiroe

IPC: H04W12/08 ,  H04L12/46 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04W12/02

Abstract: In one embodiment, a New Radio (NR) core network system comprises a set of network functions to: receive a request from a user equipment (UE) device comprising a virtual local area network data network name (VLAN DNN); determine whether the UE device is authorized to access a particular VLAN implemented on the core network and associated with the VLAN DNN; and cause a message comprising a VLAN identifier (VLAN ID) to be transmitted to the UE device based on a determination that the UE device is authorized to access the particular VLAN, wherein the VLAN ID corresponds to the particular VLAN.

公开(公告)号：US12267911B2

公开(公告)日：2025-04-01

申请号：US17810891

申请日：2022-07-06

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Sudeep Manithara Vamanan ,  Haijing Hu ,  Vivek G. Gupta

IPC: H04W8/12 ,  H04W60/04 ,  H04W84/04

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for public land mobile network (PLMN) selection for disaster roaming. A user equipment (UE) determines a disaster condition at a first PLMN, where the UE is a subscriber of the first PLMN. The UE determines an availability of a second PLMN for disaster roaming. The UE selects the second PLMN and attempts registration on the second PLMN for disaster roaming. In response to attempting the registration on the second PLMN for disaster roaming, the UE receives a registration reject message including a cause value corresponding to a registration failure for disaster roaming on the second PLMN due to the disaster condition on the first PLMN. The UE waits for a first period of time before again attempting to register for disaster roaming on the second PLMN for the first PLMN with the disaster condition.

公开(公告)号：US20250106742A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-27

申请号：US18832642

申请日：2023-01-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sudeep Manithara Vamanan ,  Babar Qaisrani ,  Biljana Badic ,  Haijing Hu ,  Krisztian Kiss ,  Robert Zaus

IPC: H04W48/16 ,  H04W40/24 ,  H04W76/10

Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems, and computer-readable medium to perform operations including: generating a registration request comprising a capability of the UE to serve as a gateway for a personal Internet-of-things network (PIN); sending the registration request to a base station serving the UE; receiving, from the base station, a registration accept message comprising a PIN gateway authorization; and initiating establishment of the PIN with at least one other device, wherein the UE serves as the gateway of the PIN to the base station.