Providing Special Radio Provisions to Link Budget Limited User Equipment at Activation

    公开(公告)号:US20180242173A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-23

    申请号:US15961779

    申请日:2018-04-24

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: System and methods for providing special radio provisions to link budget limited devices. Before establishing a cellular connection with a cellular network, a user equipment device (UE), such as a link budget limited UE, may negotiate the special radio provisions with the network by presenting requested profile information to the network, and receiving back approved profile information from the network. The UE may perform these communications either directly, via a non-cellular communication connection with the network, or indirectly, via a companion or proxy device. When the UE initiates a cellular connection with the network, both entities may use information specified in the approved profile information, which may improve efficiency of the connection. In some scenarios, the approved profile information may identify a class of devices to which the UE belongs. The approved profile information may also be used in establishing connections with other devices of the same class.

    Systems and methods for improved network scanning for quality of service applications

    公开(公告)号:US09655008B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-05-16

    申请号:US14503087

    申请日:2014-09-30

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    CPC classification number: H04W36/0022 H04W8/22 H04W36/0083 H04W48/18 H04W60/00

    Abstract: A user equipment (“UE”) that performs methods to connect to multiple radio access networks (RAN) including a home network RANs and roaming RANs to perform communications. An exemplary method performed by a UE initially connected to a Long Term Evolution radio access network (LTE-RAN) of a home network and registered with a voice over LTE (VoLTE) service of the home network to perform voice communications via the LTE-RAN, includes detecting a service disrupting event preventing VoLTE communication with the LTE-RAN, deregistering from the VoLTE service of the home network, scanning for available bands in the LTE-RAN of the home network and while scanning for the available bands in the LTE-RAN of the home network, connecting to a further radio access network (RAN) of the home network that allows circuit-switched communications with the home network, wherein the UE performs voice communications as circuit-switched communications via the further RAN.

    Efficient Sparse Network Resource Usage and Connection Release
    87.
    发明申请
    Efficient Sparse Network Resource Usage and Connection Release 审中-公开
    高效的稀疏网络资源使用和连接发布

    公开(公告)号:US20170064771A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-03-02

    申请号:US15236802

    申请日:2016-08-15

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04L1/1812 H04L1/1829 H04W76/30 H04W76/38

    Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for efficient sparse network resource usage and connection release procedures. According to some embodiments, a wireless device may utilize techniques for efficiently releasing a radio resource control (RRC) connection, including techniques that avoid or reduce the occurrence of random access procedures when out-of-sync with the network when the RRC connection is being released. In some embodiments, a wireless device may utilize techniques for efficiently sparsely using network uplink resources, including techniques that avoid or reduce the occurrence of random access procedures to regain timing alignment to perform uplink communication when out-of-sync with the network.

    Abstract translation: 本公开涉及用于有效稀疏网络资源使用和连接释放过程的技术。 根据一些实施例,无线设备可以利用有效地释放无线电资源控制(RRC)连接的技术,包括当RRC连接正在与网络不同步时避免或减少与网络不同步的随机接入过程的发生的技术 释放 在一些实施例中,无线设备可以利用技术来有效地稀疏地使用网络上行链路资源,包括避免或减少随机接入过程的发生以恢复定时对准以在与网络不同步时执行上行链路通信的技术。

    Reducing power consumption through reduced measurement frequency
    88.
    发明授权
    Reducing power consumption through reduced measurement frequency 有权
    降低测量频率降低功耗

    公开(公告)号:US09549359B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-01-17

    申请号:US15071112

    申请日:2016-03-15

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A method for reducing power consumption by a wireless communication device is disclosed. The method can include the wireless communication device performing a first measurement of an alternative cell during a first measurement gap; sending a first measurement report generated based on the first measurement to the serving cell; storing the first measurement report; determining a mobility state of the wireless communication device; comparing the mobility state to a mobility threshold criterion; resending the first measurement report to the serving network as a report for a second measurement gap in an instance in which the mobility state satisfies the mobility criterion; and performing a second measurement of the alternative cell during the second measurement gap and sending a second measurement report generated based on the second measurement to the serving cell in an instance in which the mobility state does not satisfy the mobility threshold criterion.

    Abstract translation: 公开了一种降低无线通信设备的功耗的方法。 该方法可以包括在第一测量间隙期间执行替代单元的第一测量的无线通信设备; 向所述服务小区发送基于所述第一测量生成的第一测量报告; 存储第一测量报告; 确定所述无线通信设备的移动性状态; 将移动性状态与移动性阈值标准进行比较; 在移动性状态满足移动性准则的情况下,将第一测量报告重新发送到服务网络作为用于第二测量间隙的报告; 以及在所述第二测量间隙期间执行所述备选小区的第二测量,并且在所述移动性状态不满足所述移动性阈值准则的情况下,将基于所述第二测量生成的第二测量报告发送给所述服务小区。

    Intra-RRC High-Bandwidth Grant Request Techniques
    89.
    发明申请
    Intra-RRC High-Bandwidth Grant Request Techniques 有权
    内部RRC高带宽授权请求技术

    公开(公告)号:US20160360558A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-08

    申请号:US15143739

    申请日:2016-05-02

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for UEs (including link budget limited UEs) to improve communications performance with a cellular network. A UE may be configured to provide a request (for a first process executed by the UE) for a high-bandwidth connection to a base station of a cellular network during a first RRC connection. In some embodiments, the RRC connection is established by another process. In some embodiments, the UE is configured to receive signaling from the base station indicating that the base station cannot satisfy the high-bandwidth connection request and the UE is configured not to send or receive data for the high-bandwidth connection during the first RRC connection in response to the signaling. In some embodiments, the UE is configured to re-send the request on a second, subsequent RRC connection that is not established by the first process. In some embodiments, the UE is configured to opportunistically re-send the request on subsequent RRC connections established by one or more other processes until the base station is able to grant the request.

    Abstract translation: 本公开涉及用于UE(包括链路预算有限的UE)以改善与蜂窝网络的通信性能的技术。 UE可以被配置为在第一RRC连接期间提供针对蜂窝网络的基站的高带宽连接的请求(对于由UE执行的第一进程)。 在一些实施例中,RRC连接由另一进程建立。 在一些实施例中,UE被配置为从基站接收指示基站不能满足高带宽连接请求的信令,并且UE被配置为在第一RRC连接期间不发送或接收高带宽连接的数据 响应信令。 在一些实施例中,UE被配置为在第一进程未建立的第二后续RRC连接上重新发送请求。 在一些实施例中,UE被配置为在由一个或多个其他进程建立的后续RRC连接上机会地重新发送请求,直到基站能够授予该请求。

    Packet-Switched Wireless Communication for Link Budget Limited Wireless Devices
    90.
    发明申请
    Packet-Switched Wireless Communication for Link Budget Limited Wireless Devices 审中-公开
    链路预算有限的无线设备的分组交换无线通信

    公开(公告)号:US20160345217A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-11-24

    申请号:US15153676

    申请日:2016-05-12

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W36/0083 H04B17/336 H04B17/382

    Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for a link budget limited UE to improve communications performance with a cellular network. The UE may perform signal to interference noise ratio (SINR) measurements and use these measurements to adjust a received signal power value that is provided to the cellular network as a received signal power measurement. The UE may generate the received signal power value based at least in part on the SINR measurement in order to reduce the likelihood of handover when the UE has good SINR but poor received signal power. The UE may also provide preferred configuration information to the base station which enhances the performance of the UE when link budget limited. The configuration information may specify one or more parameter values designed to provide improved performance for a link budget limited device.

    Abstract translation: 本公开涉及用于链路预算有限UE以改善与蜂窝网络的通信性能的技术。 UE可以执行信噪比(SINR)测量,并且使用这些测量来调整提供给蜂窝网络的接收信号功率值作为接收信号功率测量。 UE可以至少部分地基于SINR测量生成接收信号功率值,以便当UE具有良好的SINR但接收信号功率较差时,减少切换的可能性。 UE还可以向基站提供优选配置信息,其在链路预算受限时增强了UE的性能。 配置信息可以指定被设计成为链路预算限制设备提供改进的性能的一个或多个参数值。

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