SELECTION OF CORE NETWORK BASED ON SUPPORTED CELLULAR INTERNET OF THINGS (CIOT) FEATURES

    公开(公告)号:US20220104164A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-31

    申请号:US17422522

    申请日:2020-01-20

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for a user equipment (UE) of a wireless communication system. The UE includes a processor circuitry, and radio front end circuitry coupled to the processor circuitry. The processor circuitry is configured to determine and indicate, to a core network via a radio access network (RAN), one or more cellular internet of things (CIoT) features that are required by the UE and CIoT network behavior expected from the core network to support the one or more CIoT features that are required by the UE. The processor circuitry is configured to select either an enhanced packet core (EPC) or a 5G core (5GC) to establish a wireless connection with the core network, based on a first set of CIoT features supported by the EPC and a second set of CIoT features supported by the 5GC received from the core network.

    Network Selection and Service Continuity in Non-Public Networks

    公开(公告)号:US20220038898A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-03

    申请号:US17309286

    申请日:2019-11-13

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An apparatus of user equipment (UE) comprises one or more baseband processors to process at least one non-public network (NPN) identifier (NPN-ID) broadcast by an NPN and zero or more Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) identifier (PLMN-ID) broadcast by a PLMN, to compare the NPN-ID against a logical list of NPN-IDs and PLMN-IDs ranked in decreasing order of priority, and to connect with the highest ranked processed NPN or PLMN based on a rank of the NPN-ID in the list. The apparatus can include a memory to store the list of NPN-IDs and PLMN-IDs as a logical list of Equivalent Home Networks or as Operator Controlled Network Selector with Access Technology list.

    METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DATA TRANSFER OVER NON-ACCESS STRATUM (NAS) CONTROL PLANE FOR CELLULAR INTERNET OF THINGS (CIOT) IN A 5G SYSTEM (5GS)

    公开(公告)号:US20220132455A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-28

    申请号:US17423351

    申请日:2020-01-27

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Some embodiments of this disclosure include systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media for use in a wireless network for communicating data over control plane in a 5G system. For example, some embodiments are directed to a user equipment (UE). The UE includes processor circuitry and radio front end circuitry. The processor circuitry can be configured to transmit, using the radio front end circuitry, a first message for connecting to a 5G network and indicating a capability of the UE relating to Cellular Internet of Things (CIOT). The processor circuitry can be further configured to transmit, using the radio front end circuitry and via a control plane to the 5G network, a second message comprising mobile originated data. The processor circuitry can be further configured to receive, using the radio front end circuitry, a third message from the 5G network.

    NON-PUBLIC NETWORK DISCOVERY, SELECTION, AND ACCESS CONTROL IN VERTICAL DOMAIN

    公开(公告)号:US20210345226A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-04

    申请号:US17280976

    申请日:2019-10-02

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus of a User Equipment (UE) device includes memory storing non-public network (NPN) configuration information, a radio frequency (RF) interface, and processing circuitry coupled to the memory and the RF interface. The RF interface receives information broadcast by a radio access network (RAN) node of the particular NPN, where the information includes a NPN indicator indicating that the RAN node supports a NPN and NPN service information indicating services supported by the particular NPN. The processing circuitry establishes, in response to detecting the NPN indicator in the information received from the RAN node, a connection to the particular NPN based on the NPN configuration information and the NPN service information received from the RAN node.

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