RRM Measurement in 5G New Radio FR1 Dual Connectivity

    公开(公告)号:US20230224734A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-13

    申请号:US17593233

    申请日:2021-01-13

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W24/08 H04W76/15

    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to simultaneously connect to a primary cell (PCell) and a primary secondary cell (PSCell) of a wireless network, wherein a primary component carrier (PCC) of the PCell and a primary secondary component carrier (PSCC) of the PSCell are both in frequency range 1 (FR1). The UE receives a PCC measurement object (MO) configuration, a PSCC MO configuration, and an inter-frequency MO with no measurement gap configuration, determines a PCC MO carrier specific scaling factor (CSSF), a PSCC MO CSSF, and an inter-frequency MO with no measurement gap CSSF and applies each respective CSSF to a measurement period corresponding to each of the PCC MO, the PSCC MO, and the inter-frequency MO with no measurement gap to determine a scaled measurement period corresponding to each of the PCC MO, the PSCC MO, and the inter-frequency MO with no measurement gap.

    Measurement Gap Timing for New Radio Dual Connectivity

    公开(公告)号:US20230171628A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-01

    申请号:US17593279

    申请日:2021-01-13

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W24/10

    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to establish a network connection including a new radio (NR)-NR dual connectivity band combination wherein a primary cell (PCell) of a primary cell group (PCG) and a primary secondary cell (PSCell) of a secondary cell group (SCG) both operate on frequency range 1 (FR1) and wherein at least one cell of either the PCG or the SCG operates on frequency range 2 (FR2). The UE receives a measurement gap timing advance parameter, selects one subframe from multiple serving cell subframes and determines a starting point for a configured per-frequency range (FR) measurement gap based on the measurement gap timing advance parameter and the selected subframe.

    Reference Point Selection for OTDOA in a Non-Terrestrial Network

    公开(公告)号:US20230061890A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-02

    申请号:US17820311

    申请日:2022-08-17

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A positioning server is configured to determine a set of anchor points to be used in a positioning method for a user equipment, wherein each of the anchor points is associated with a type of anchor point comprising a terrestrial type or a non-terrestrial type, select a subset of the set of anchor points based on the types of the anchor points, select one anchor point from the subset of anchor points as a reference anchor point based on an expected quality of a positioning reference signal (PRS) transmission received from the anchor point, transmit to the UE a PRS configuration for each of the anchor points and indicating to the UE the reference anchor point and instruct each of the anchor points to transmit respective PRSs in accordance with the PRS configuration.

    USER EQUIPMENT (UE) MEASUREMENT CAPABILITY IN HIGH SPEED SCENARIOS

    公开(公告)号:US20220240110A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-28

    申请号:US17439202

    申请日:2020-03-27

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: In a communication system comprising user equipment (UE) and a radio access network (RAN) comprising a plurality of cells is configured for receiving, by the UE, a radio resource control (RRC) information element (IE) indicating a high speed scenario (HST); and monitoring, by the UE in response to receiving the RRC IE indicating HST, a first number of frequency carriers that is reduced relative to a second number of frequency carriers monitored by the UE during a non-HST.

    Measurement Gap Design for NE-DC Mode

    公开(公告)号:US20220210675A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-30

    申请号:US17429720

    申请日:2020-02-11

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for determining a starting point of a measurement gap. For example, the present disclosure is directed to a user equipment (UE) that includes a memory and processor circuitry coupled to the memory. The processor circuitry may be configured to receive an indication of a measurement gap timing advance. The processor circuitry may be further configured to, based on the indication of the measurement gap timing advance, determine a starting point of a measurement gap in a dual connectivity mode that provides dual connectivity with a new radio (NR) and an evolved universal mobile telecommunications system terrestrial radio access (EUTRA). The NR may serve as a master Radio Access Network (RAN) and the EUTRA may serve as a secondary RAN. The processor circuitry may also be configured to perform a signal quality measurement during the measurement gap, wherein the signal quality measurement is performed on a target cell of the NR or EUTRA.

    SECONDARY CELL (SCELL) ACTIVATION IN A WIRELESS NETWORK FOR A HIGH SPEED SCENARIO

    公开(公告)号:US20220182951A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-09

    申请号:US17432894

    申请日:2020-02-21

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: This disclosure provides techniques for activation of a secondary cell by a user equipment (UE) operating in a wireless network. For example, a UE receives a command to activate a secondary cell of the wireless network for wireless communication, and determines whether timing information is known by the UE for the secondary cell. Based on the determination, the UE performs a first secondary cell activation within first time period based on the timing information being known, or performs a second secondary cell activation within a second time period based on the timing information being unknown. After which, the UE wirelessly communicate data over the wireless network using the secondary cell, based on the secondary cell being activated.

    DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HANDOVER WITH SIMULTANEOUS UE TRANSMISSION BEAMS

    公开(公告)号:US20220182898A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-09

    申请号:US17593804

    申请日:2020-05-08

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) in a wireless network including a first next generation NodeB (gNB) and a second gNB for communicating with the UE performs operations. The operations include determining to transmit a first transmission (Tx) stream and a second Tx stream simultaneously to the first gNB and the second gNB for handing over communication with the UE from a first cell to a second cell, wherein the first gNB is a serving gNB in the first cell and the second gNB is a handover target gNB in the second cell and simultaneously transmitting within a same antenna panel of the UE the first transmission stream to the first gNB using a first polarization and the second transmission stream to the second gNB using a second polarization different from the first polarization.

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