公开(公告)号：US20220303974A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-22

申请号：US17439511

申请日：2021-09-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jie Cui ,  Qiming Li ,  Yang Tang ,  Manasa Raghavan ,  Huaning Niu ,  Hong He ,  Weidong Yang ,  Chunxuan Ye ,  Dawei Zhang

IPC: H04W72/04 ,  H04W8/24 ,  H04W76/15

Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods to provide SCell activation. In one example, a UE may support carrier aggregation in a high speed mode, such FR1 CA in HST. Serving cells can be particularly configured for the carrier aggregation based on the UE's capability to support carrier aggregation in the high speed mode. Additionally or alternatively, an SCell activation procedure can be performed based on this capability.

公开(公告)号：US20220303073A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-22

申请号：US17438556

申请日：2020-10-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Chunhai Yao ,  Chunxuan Ye ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Haijing Hu ,  Haitong Sun ,  Hong He ,  Huaning Niu ,  Oghenekome Oteri ,  Sigen Ye ,  Wei Zeng ,  Weidong Yang ,  Yuqin Chen ,  Yushu Zhang

IPC: H04L5/00 ,  H04L1/08 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W4/06

Abstract: Improved solutions for reliable physical channel, e.g. Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) reception during wireless communications, for example during 3GPP New Radio (NR) communications include continuous channel repetitions that cross slot boundaries, channel repetitions with multiple frequency hops, and joint-repetition channel estimation that uses demodulation reference signals from at least two channel repetitions for the channel estimation. In one aspect, reliable PDSCH reception may have the benefit of aiding target UEs and serving base stations in implementing reliable Multicast and Broadcast Services (MBS).

公开(公告)号：US11356861B2

公开(公告)日：2022-06-07

申请号：US16809886

申请日：2020-03-05

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Honglei Miao ,  Huaning Niu ,  Michael Faerber

IPC: H04W16/28 ,  H04B7/06 ,  H04W36/00 ,  H04W16/32 ,  H04W84/04 ,  H04B17/309

Abstract: Embodiments of a User Equipment (UE), an Evolved Node-B (eNB), small-cell access point (AP), and methods for dynamic millimeter wave pencil cell communication are generally described herein. The UE may receive access point reference signals (APRS) from one or more small-cell access points (AP), and may transmit APRS signal quality measurements to a macro-cell Evolved Node-B (eNB). The UE may receive, from the macro-cell eNB, a message that indicates candidate pencil cells for which the UE is to determine signal quality measurements, the candidate pencil cells supported by the small-cell APs. The UE may receive beam reference signals (BRS) for the candidate pencil cells and may refrain from reception of BRS for pencil cells not included in the message. In some cases, beam-widths of the APRSs may be larger than beam-widths of the BRSs.

公开(公告)号：US11202313B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-14

申请号：US16071893

申请日：2016-09-02

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Fatemeh Hamidi-Sepehr ,  Abhijeet Bhorkar ,  Qiaoyang Ye ,  Huaning Niu ,  Hwan-Joon Kwon

IPC: H04W74/08 ,  H04L1/00 ,  H04L1/18 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W72/14

Abstract: Described is an apparatus of a User Equipment (UE). The apparatus may comprise a first circuitry and a second circuitry. The first circuitry may be operable to encode a Non-scheduled Physical Uplink Control Channel (N-PUCCH) in an Uplink (UL) burst transmission, and to encode a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) in the UL burst transmission. The second circuitry may be operable to initiate the UL burst transmission subject to a Listen-Before-Talk (LBT) protocol on a channel of the wireless network. The UL burst transmission may be initiated without a UL grant received from the eNB.

公开(公告)号：US11201657B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-14

申请号：US16881212

申请日：2020-05-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Gang Xiong ,  Huaning Niu ,  Yushu Zhang ,  Jong-Kae Fwu ,  Yuan Zhu ,  Ralf Matthias Bendlin

IPC: H04B7/06 ,  H04J11/00 ,  H04B7/08 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04L27/26 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W84/04

Abstract: Disclosed herein are apparatuses, systems, and methods for reference signal design for initial acquisition, by receiving a first primary synchronization signal (PSS) and a first secondary synchronization signal (SSS) from a first transmit (Tx) beam, in first contiguous orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols of a downlink subframe. A UE can receive at least a second PSS and a second SSS from a second Tx beam in contiguous OFDM symbols of the downlink subframe. A UE can then detect beamforming reference signals (BRSs) corresponding to the first Tx beam and the second Tx beam, based on identification of physical cell ID information and timing information processed from the first PSS, the second PSS, the first SSS, and the second SSS. The UE can select the first Tx beam or the second Tx beam that was received with the highest power, based on the BRSs. Other embodiments are described.

公开(公告)号：US20210289547A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-16

申请号：US16328456

申请日：2017-09-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Qiaoyang Ye ,  Huaning Niu ,  Wenting Chang

IPC: H04W74/08 ,  H04W72/12 ,  G16Y10/75 ,  H04B1/7156 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W28/26

Abstract: Downlink transmissions can be generated to schedule one or more Internet of Things (IoT) devices for communication on unlicensed channels via frequency hopping operations/procedures. An evolved NodeB (eNB) or a next generation NodeB (gNB) can perform a listen before talk (LBT) on the unlicensed channels that are scheduled for transmission by at least one of: one or more IoT devices or one or more user equipments (UEs). A preamble or a common physical downlink control channel (CPDCCH) can be transmitted to reserve the unlicensed channels for the IoT devices/UEs. The preamble or the PDCCH can include a duration of the duration to provide notice to other eNBs/gNBs or trigger the IoT devices of a successful LBT corresponding to the unlicensed channels.

公开(公告)号：US11102802B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-24

申请号：US16069853

申请日：2016-10-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Fatemeh Hamidi-Sepehr ,  Jeongho Jeon ,  Qiaoyang Ye ,  Abhijeet Bhorkar ,  Hwan-Joon Kwon ,  Huaning Niu ,  Seok Chul Kwon

IPC: H04W72/12 ,  H04W72/14

Abstract: Technology for a user equipment (UE) operable to process scheduled uplink (UL) transmissions is disclosed. The UE can process one or more uplink (UL) grants received from an eNodeB on a downlink (DL) subframe in a first transmission opportunity (TxOP). The UE can determine, based on the one or more UL grants, one or more UL subframes in at least one subsequent TxOP for an UL transmission from the UE. The UE can process the UL transmission for communication on the one or more UL subframes in the at least one subsequent TxOP.

公开(公告)号：US11096195B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-17

申请号：US16071439

申请日：2016-08-03

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Gang Xiong ,  Wenting Chang ,  Huaning Niu ,  Yushu Zhang ,  Yuan Zhu

IPC: H04W72/12 ,  H04W76/27 ,  H04B7/06 ,  H04B7/08 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04L27/26

Abstract: Technology for a user equipment (UE) using a self-contained scheduling resource to communicate with an eNodeB within a wireless communication network is disclosed. The UE can select, at the UE, a selected eNodeB transmission (Tx) beam and a selected UE reception (Rx) beam based on a highest power beamforming reference signal (BRS) received power (BRS-RP). The UE can signal a transceiver of the UE to transmit to the eNodeB a scheduling request (SR), using the selected Rx beam, on a scheduling request (SR) resource in a self-contained subframe according to a time and frequency location of the selected eNodeB Tx beam. The UE can process an advanced physical downlink control channel (xPDCCH), received from the eNodeB, for an uplink (UL) grant using the selected UE RX beam.

公开(公告)号：US11095409B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-17

申请号：US16496375

申请日：2018-04-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Qiaoyang Ye ,  Huaning Niu ,  Wenting Chang ,  Salvatore Talarico

IPC: H04W74/04 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W4/70 ,  H04W16/14 ,  H04W48/10 ,  H04W74/08

Abstract: Technology for a Next Generation NodeB (gNB) operable to communicate over an anchor channel for Unlicensed Internet of Things (U-IoT) is disclosed. The gNB can encode control information for transmission on two discovery reference signal (DRS) subframes to a user equipment 5 (UE). The control information can be transmitted on an anchor channel having a set frequency for U-IoT in an adaptive frequency hopping system. The control information can include: a primary synchronization signal (PSS), a secondary synchronization signal (SSS), a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) transmission, and a system information block for MulteFire bandwidth reduced (SIB-MF10 BR).

公开(公告)号：US11026215B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-01

申请号：US16133360

申请日：2018-09-17

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Huaning Niu ,  Wenting Chang ,  Salvatore Talarico ,  Anthony Lee

IPC: H04W72/04 ,  H04W72/12 ,  H04W88/02 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04L25/02

Abstract: This disclosure relates to implementations to support UE-specific search space (UESS) for wide coverage enhancement (WCE). One implementation relates to an apparatus of a user equipment (UE) comprising: an interface configured to receive configuration information of a UE specific Search Space (UESS) and a common search space (CSS) for enhanced Physical Downlink Control Channel (ePDCCH) from a radio-frequency (RF) circuitry; and a processor configured to monitor the UESS and the CSS for ePDCCH transmission; wherein the interface and/or the processor is adaptable to support a wideband coverage enhancement (WCE).