公开(公告)号：US20220232464A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-21

申请号：US17576679

申请日：2022-01-14

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Rohit R. Matolia ,  Vijay Venkataraman ,  Krisztian Kiss ,  Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar ,  Mohammed Sadique ,  ChunLei Lin ,  Han Pu ,  Robert Zaus

IPC分类号： H04W48/18 ,  H04B7/185 ,  H04W48/16

摘要： Systems, devices and methods for a user equipment (UE) to perform public land mobile network (PLMN) selection with a non-terrestrial network (NTN). A UE performs a non-access stratum (NAS) procedure with a public land mobile network (PLMN) of an NTN. The UE receives a NAS message from the PLMN, and the NAS message indicates that the UE is not allowed to access a core network of the NTN. The NAS message may indicate that the UE is not allowed to access the core network of the NTN because a location of the UE is unknown to the NTN, that access to the NTN is not allowed in a country in which the UE is located, or that a location of the UE is not within a country associated with the NTN. The UE modifies its PLMN search procedure responsive to receiving the NAS message.

公开(公告)号：US11357067B2

公开(公告)日：2022-06-07

申请号：US17086175

申请日：2020-10-30

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Kavya B. Ravikumar ,  Krisztian Kiss ,  Lakshmi N. Kavuri ,  Utkarsh Kumar ,  Vijay Venkataraman ,  Yifan Zhu ,  Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar ,  Mohammed Sadique

IPC分类号： H04W60/00 ,  H04W72/12 ,  H04W76/15 ,  H04W76/12 ,  H04W76/11 ,  H04W76/27 ,  H04W4/24 ,  H04W8/24 ,  H04W68/00 ,  H04W88/06

摘要： Apparatus and methods to support parallel access to services of multiple subscriber identity modules (SIMs) and/or electronic SIMs (eSIMs) by a wireless device are disclosed. The wireless device is a single-radio wireless device that includes wireless circuitry that supports an active voice or video connection via a single radio access network of a cellular wireless network at a time. To send or receive data for a second SIM/eSIM, when an active voice or video connection for a first SIM/eSIM uses the wireless circuitry, the single-radio wireless device can i) establish parallel, linked protocol data unit (PDU) sessions for different SIMs, ii) multiplex traffic for different SIMs over a common radio connection with SIM information embedded in protocol headers for routing by network equipment, and/or iii) use an additional dedicated bearer using a first, active SIM for each data network name (DNN) over which to route for a second, suspended SIM.

公开(公告)号：US20210368421A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-25

申请号：US17313702

申请日：2021-05-06

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Vijay Venkataraman ,  Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar ,  Krisztian Kiss

IPC分类号： H04W48/06 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04W28/02 ,  H04W60/06 ,  H04W12/06

摘要： A Public Land Mobile Network includes a network slice quota (NSQ) node to implement a quota on the number of user equipments (UEs) or (UE, PDU_Session) pairs that may be registered on a network slice. An access and mobility management function (AMF) queries the NSQ on whether quota is available for registration of a UE on a network slice in response to a notification of successful authorization and/or authentication (AAA) of the UE. Alternatively, the AMF may preemptively capture one or more units of network slice quota for the UE prior to initiation of the AAA procedure. The AMF may start a timer after UE deregistration is initiated, and not relinquish the quota unit held by the UE until after the timer's expiration. The network may also include a session management function (SMF) that provides UE identification as well as PDU Session ID when requesting registration of a UE.

公开(公告)号：US20210345204A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-04

申请号：US17239160

申请日：2021-04-23

申请人： APPLE INC.

发明人： Rohit R. Matolia ,  Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar ,  Vijay Venkataraman

IPC分类号： H04W36/00 ,  H04W36/12 ,  H04W36/24

摘要： Systems and methods are provided to improve candidate search and measurement in non-standalone (NSA) and standalone (SA) 5G new radio (NR) multi-radio access technology (RAT) environments. For Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN) NR-dual connectivity (EN-DC), a user equipment (UE) skips 5G band measurements for an initial search or an out-of-service (OOS) search. For SA dual connectivity, the UE avoids 5G remaining band (RBS) scans and limits 5G deviated band search (DBS) scans to bands configured for the carrier.

公开(公告)号：US20210266801A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-26

申请号：US17178121

申请日：2021-02-17

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Sagar B. Shah ,  Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar ,  Kanuganti Rajeswar Reddy ,  Lakshmi N. Kavuri ,  Li Su ,  Manish G. Vemulapalli ,  Muthukumaran Dhanapal ,  Ozgur Ekici ,  Rangakrishna Nallandigal ,  Sachin J. Sane ,  Shivani Suresh Babu ,  Sree Ram Kodali ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Vijay Venkataraman ,  Yifan Zhu

IPC分类号： H04W36/00 ,  H04W48/20 ,  H04W8/24 ,  H04W24/10 ,  H04B17/318 ,  H04B17/336 ,  H04W76/27 ,  H04L27/26

摘要： Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a user equipment device (UE) to prioritize cells that support EN-DC over similar cells not supporting EN-DC. The UE may be configured to perform one or more measurement scans associated with cell selection and/or cell re-selection and may determine whether at least two LTE cells meet a selection criteria based on RSRP and/or SNR measurements. The UE may be configured to, in response to determining that at least two LTE cells meet the selection criteria, prioritize a first LTE cell of the at least two LTE cells over a second LTE cell of the at least two LTE cells based, at least in part, on support EN-DC. The first LTE cell may indicate support of EN-DC, e.g., via a ULI IE included in a SIB2 broadcast by the first LTE cell. The UE may be configured to select the first LTE cell for camping.

公开(公告)号：US20210045059A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-11

申请号：US17082308

申请日：2020-10-28

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Sundarraman Balasubramanian ,  Vijay Venkataraman ,  Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar ,  Nordine Kadri ,  Ali Ehsan ,  Omar Ali ,  Youcef Benalia ,  Jordi Agud Ruiz

IPC分类号： H04W52/02 ,  G06F1/3206 ,  G06F1/3234

摘要： This disclosure relates to techniques for selecting a low power measurement mode (LPM mode). A wireless device may enter an idle mode, determine that it is stationary, and enter an LPM mode. In the LPM mode, the wireless device may perform cell measurements at a reduced frequency.

公开(公告)号：US10863397B2

公开(公告)日：2020-12-08

申请号：US16406373

申请日：2019-05-08

申请人： APPLE INC.

发明人： Tarakkumar G. Dhanani ,  Srirang A. Lovlekar ,  Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar ,  Vijay Venkataraman ,  Murtaza A. Shikari ,  Ajoy K. Singh ,  Vijay Gadde ,  Longda Xing ,  Nishit S. Sheth ,  Rohit Thareja ,  Sethuraman Gurumoorthy ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Sharad Garg

IPC分类号： H04W36/00 ,  H04W36/30 ,  H04W76/15 ,  H04W4/80

摘要： A device, system and method for a user equipment (UE) to opportunistically utilize the wireless capabilities of a paired device. The UE is configured to establish a first cellular network connection based on a first subscription, a second cellular network connection based on a second subscription and a connection to a further UE based on a short-range communication protocol. The UE identifies a predetermined condition and transmits an indication to the further UE based on the predetermined condition. The further UE establishes a further cellular network connection in response to the indication and the further cellular network connection is based on one of the first subscription or the second subscription. The UE then declares no service for one of the first cellular network connection or the second cellular network connection based on the further cellular network connection.

公开(公告)号：US12089278B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-10

申请号：US17267310

申请日：2020-02-13

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Zhibin Wu ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Longda Xing ,  Vijay Venkataraman ,  Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar ,  Krisztian Kiss ,  Haijing Hu ,  Cahya A. Masputra

IPC分类号： H04W76/25 ,  H04W76/14

CPC分类号： H04W76/25 ,  H04W76/14

摘要： A service device (e.g., a user equipment (UE), or other network component) can operate generate sidelink communications with peer UE devices based on PC5 unicast link to enable a direct peer-to-peer communication as part of PC5 vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications. Radio status link detection can be configured based on a keep alive (KA) coordination scheme via the PC5 unicast link to monitor a status of the PC5 unicast link. A KA timer can be configured based on the KA coordination scheme via the PC5 unicast link. The KA coordination scheme is configured to reduce redundant KA requests in the PC5 unicast link to coordinate the direct peer-to-peer communication across the PC5 unicast link.

公开(公告)号：US20240080743A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-07

申请号：US18460351

申请日：2023-09-01

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： ChunLei Lin ,  Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar ,  Vijay Venkataraman

IPC分类号： H04W36/36 ,  H04W36/30

CPC分类号： H04W36/362 ,  H04W36/30 ,  H04W88/06

摘要： This disclosure relates to techniques for performing conditional handover candidate cell selection in a wireless communication system. A wireless device and a cellular base station may establish a wireless link. The wireless device may receive conditional handover configuration information. The conditional handover configuration information may indicate one or more conditions for performing handover and cell candidates for the conditional handover. The wireless device may determine that multiple cell candidates meet the conditions for performing handover. A cell candidate to which to perform handover may be selected based at least in part on one or more wireless device conditions. The wireless device may perform handover to the selected cell candidate.

公开(公告)号：US11906962B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-20

申请号：US17182917

申请日：2021-02-23

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Han Pu ,  Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar ,  Krisztian Kiss ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Vijay Venkataraman ,  Yip Pong Herbert Wong

IPC分类号： G05D1/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G05D1/10 ,  G01S19/42 ,  G08G5/00 ,  H04W84/04 ,  B64U10/25

CPC分类号： G05D1/0022 ,  B64C39/024 ,  G01S19/42 ,  G05D1/101 ,  G08G5/0095 ,  B64U10/25 ,  B64U2201/20 ,  H04W84/042

摘要： Apparatuses, systems, and methods for tracking and/or controlling unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as well as tracking UAV controllers (UACs) within a cellular network. A UAV/UAC may provide a cellular network with tracking information such as speed, orientation, altitude, C2 communication quality, C2 communication mode change request, measurement report, RRC status, cell ID, TAC ID, current location of the UAV, and destination of the UAV. The network may forward this information to an unmanned aerial system (UAS) traffic management system (UTM). The UTM may determine, based in part on the tracking information, whether to transfer control of the UAV from the UAC to the UTM. In some embodiments, the UAV/UAC may trigger the UTM to transfer control of the UAV form the UAC to the UTM.