公开(公告)号：US10485054B2

公开(公告)日：2019-11-19

申请号：US15585480

申请日：2017-05-03

Applicant: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Nathan Edward Tenny ,  Richard Stirling-Gallacher ,  Bin Liu

IPC: H04W84/18 ,  H04B7/06 ,  H04B7/08 ,  H04W92/20

Abstract: A method for operating a first transmit-receive point (TRP) includes receiving a first measurement report from a user equipment (UE), the first measurement report including an identifier of a second TRP, requesting a second measurement report from the UE, the second measurement report to include automatic neighbor relation (ANR) information associated with the second TRP, wherein the ANR information includes a beam specific information, receiving the second measurement report including a first subset of the ANR information, and determining a neighbor configuration with the second TRP in accordance with the first subset of the ANR information.

公开(公告)号：US10292184B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-14

申请号：US15483367

申请日：2017-04-10

Applicant: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Nathan Edward Tenny ,  Guorong Li

IPC: H04W74/08 ,  H04W8/00 ,  H04W76/14 ,  H04W88/04

Abstract: A method for establishing relay services includes transmitting a random access parameter to a network node indicating a request for relaying services, the transmitting of the random access parameter initiates a first random access procedure, receiving, by the RD, a random access response including a relay indicator indicating one or more candidate relay devices, wherein receiving the relay indicator terminates the first random access procedure, and searching for a relay device in accordance with the relay indicator included in the random access response.

公开(公告)号：US20190124506A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-25

申请号：US15987192

申请日：2018-05-23

Applicant: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Nathan Edward Tenny ,  Li Hu

IPC: H04W12/04 ,  H04W76/19 ,  H04W36/00 ,  H04W76/27 ,  H04W36/08 ,  H04W4/50 ,  H04W92/20

Abstract: A method for operating a user equipment (UE) includes receiving a security parameter provisioned for the UE, wherein the security parameter is secured using a first security key, after receiving the security parameter, communicating with the first device, wherein the communication with the first device is secured using the first security key, and performing a mobility related procedure in accordance with the security parameter provisioned for the UE, wherein performing the mobility related procedure includes triggering the mobility related procedure with a second device, deriving a second security key in accordance with the security parameter, the second security key is usable in the mobility related procedure, and securing at least one message of the mobility related procedure using the second security key.

公开(公告)号：US10264521B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-16

申请号：US15605360

申请日：2017-05-25

Applicant: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Nathan Edward Tenny ,  Xiaoyan Duan ,  Hui Jin ,  Guorong Li ,  Guowei Ouyang ,  Yunsong Yang

IPC: H04W48/16 ,  H04W48/20 ,  H04W68/02 ,  H04W68/12 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W74/02

Abstract: A method for paging a user equipment (UE) includes receiving a generic page indication for the UE, the generic page indication including a list of radio access networks (RANs), selecting a subset of the list of RANs, sending a RAN-specific page indication for each RAN in the subset of the list of RANs, receiving a first RAN-specific page response associated with the UE, and sending a generic page response corresponding to the first RAN-specific page response.

公开(公告)号：US20180234839A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-16

申请号：US15586687

申请日：2017-05-04

Applicant: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Nathan Edward Tenny ,  William Anthony Gage

IPC: H04W8/26 ,  H04W8/18 ,  H04W36/00 ,  H04W76/02 ,  H04W12/10 ,  H04W12/04 ,  H04W74/08

CPC classification number: H04W8/26 ,  H04L63/061 ,  H04L63/123 ,  H04W8/18 ,  H04W12/04 ,  H04W12/10 ,  H04W36/0033 ,  H04W74/0808 ,  H04W76/11 ,  H04W76/27

Abstract: A method for identifier management for user devices operating in an inactive mode includes receiving a first uplink transmission including a user device identifier associated with a user device, transmitting a first downlink transmission including an indication of an ephemeral identifier assigned to the user device, transmitting a second downlink transmission including data associated with the ephemeral identifier, and discarding the ephemeral identifier.

公开(公告)号：US20180077680A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-15

申请号：US15376379

申请日：2016-12-12

Applicant: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Nathan Edward Tenny ,  Richard Stirling-Gallacher ,  Bin Liu ,  Yunsong Yang

IPC: H04W68/02 ,  H04W68/00 ,  H04W16/28

CPC classification number: H04W68/02 ,  H04W16/28 ,  H04W68/005

Abstract: An embodiment method for paging notification includes hashing an identity of a UE to determine a paging frame in which a page is to be sent to the UE and to determine an index of an entry in a bitmap, setting the entry at the index in the bitmap to a value indicating whether a page message associated with a paging group to which the UE belongs is transmitted in a current paging cycle, and transmitting the bitmap in each of a plurality of beamformed beams, wherein the beams are transmitted in a sweeping pattern such that at least one beam is transmitted in every portion of a coverage area of a component transmitting the beams and such that each of the beams is transmitted at least once during the paging frame.

公开(公告)号：US20180049268A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-15

申请号：US15344413

申请日：2016-11-04

Applicant: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Nathan Edward Tenny ,  Tao Cai ,  Johan Christer Qvarfordt

IPC: H04W76/04 ,  H04W48/10 ,  H04W72/14 ,  H04W4/04

CPC classification number: H04W76/28 ,  H04W4/046 ,  H04W48/10 ,  H04W52/0216 ,  H04W52/0229 ,  H04W72/1278 ,  H04W72/14 ,  Y02D70/00 ,  Y02D70/10 ,  Y02D70/12 ,  Y02D70/1242 ,  Y02D70/126 ,  Y02D70/1262 ,  Y02D70/14 ,  Y02D70/142 ,  Y02D70/144 ,  Y02D70/166 ,  Y02D70/20 ,  Y02D70/24 ,  Y02D70/25 ,  Y02D70/26

Abstract: A method for assigning radio resources to a UE comprises receiving an uplink beacon transmission during a beacon occasion of the UE, determining that the uplink beacon transmission corresponds to a need by the UE for radio resources in an upcoming communication occasion of a discontinuous communication mode implemented by the UE, identifying at least one TRP to participate in data communication with the UE, receiving a grant of radio resources for the data communication, wherein the grant of radio resources is specified for use in the upcoming communication occasion, and transmitting the grant of radio resources to the UE.

公开(公告)号：US20180049261A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-15

申请号：US15363714

申请日：2016-11-29

Applicant: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Nathan Edward Tenny ,  Xuelong Wang ,  Haibo Xu

IPC: H04W76/02

CPC classification number: H04W76/15 ,  H04W36/0079 ,  H04W76/19 ,  H04W84/042 ,  H04W88/06

Abstract: A method for connection management by a user equipment includes transmitting a re-establishment request for a first connection of a first protocol layer in response to determining that a connection re-establishment condition is met, receiving a re-establishment response indicating if a re-establishment of the first connection of the first protocol layer is allowed, and completing the re-establishment of the first connection of the first protocol layer when the re-establishment of the first connection of the first protocol layer is allowed, wherein a context of a second protocol layer of the user equipment is unchanged.

公开(公告)号：US20180049100A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-15

申请号：US15273076

申请日：2016-09-22

Applicant: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Nathan Edward Tenny ,  Yalin Liu ,  Jian Wang

IPC: H04W40/24 ,  H04W28/02 ,  H04L12/801 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W52/02

CPC classification number: H04W40/244 ,  H04L47/29 ,  H04L69/323 ,  H04W4/027 ,  H04W28/0268 ,  H04W52/0261 ,  H04W60/04 ,  H04W88/02

Abstract: A method for operating a user equipment (UE) adapted to transmit beacons includes adjusting an initial beacon interval between successively transmitted beacons in accordance with a value of at least one parameter and a beacon configuration received from a network entity, thereby producing an adjusted beacon interval, and transmitting a beacon selected in accordance with the adjusted beacon interval in a beacon transmission opportunity determined in accordance with the initial beacon interval.

公开(公告)号：US20170325270A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-09

申请号：US15148771

申请日：2016-05-06

Applicant: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Nathan Edward Tenny ,  Hui Jin

IPC: H04W76/02 ,  H04W88/04

CPC classification number: H04W76/10 ,  H04L63/101 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W12/1006 ,  H04W88/04

Abstract: A method for providing relay services to a remote device (RD) includes receiving a relay service request from the RD, the relay service request including at least an identifier of the RD, and the RD is not in active radio communications with an entity of the communications system, restricting relay services on communications from the RD, sending a first authentication request including at least a portion of the relay service request to a network node, receiving a second authentication response confirming the identity of the RD, and unrestricting the relay services on communications from the RD.