Non-PDCCH signaling of SIB resource assignment

    公开(公告)号:US11950242B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-02

    申请号:US16711682

    申请日:2019-12-12

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W72/23 H04W48/12

    Abstract: This disclosure relates to providing system information for cell access to link budget limited devices. According to some embodiments, a base station may transmit an announcement information block (MB) in a downlink shared data channel (e.g., PDSCH), wherein the AIB contains information useable by a UE in determining the location of system information in the downlink shared data channel. The UE can thus determine the location of and decode system information without having to decode a downlink control channel (e.g., PDCCH). This may be important for certain classes of devices, such as link budget limited devices, which have issues in decoding the downlink control channel. Improved paging scheduling techniques are also disclosed which more efficiently use PDCCH paging resources.

    Control Channel Design for Category-A Devices

    公开(公告)号:US20220190954A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-16

    申请号:US17686050

    申请日:2022-03-03

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A user equipment device (UE) may communicate according to a new device category satisfying specified QoS (quality of service) requirements while also satisfying specified link budget requirements, and additional optimization requirements. The UE may use physical channels and procedures (e.g. it may receive and decode control channels) in a manner compatible with and not infringing on the operation of other UEs operating in the same network, while allowing the network more flexibility to assign resources. Specifically, resources for EPDCCH on UE-specific SS and EPDCCH on common SS may be shared. That is, the resources for two search spaces may be overlaid partially or in full, giving the network more flexibility in allocating resources. Furthermore the DCI formats for MPDCCH may be extended to devices operating according to the new device category, which enables the coverage enhancement of MTC for these devices.

    Enhanced paging schemes and connected-state DRX

    公开(公告)号:US10462765B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-29

    申请号:US16288996

    申请日:2019-02-28

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: For paging user devices that are link budget limited (LBL), a base station transmits a special ID that is used by said devices to identify a paging frame and/or a paging occasion. When transmitting a paging message for an LBL device, the base station may use: (a) larger aggregation and larger CFI (than conventionally allowed) and (b) a larger number of resource blocks (than conventionally allowed) for paging payload. If paging messages for LBL devices saturate the paging frame capacity, the base station may allocate a plurality of special IDs. If paging messages for LBL devices and/or other data transfers saturate network capacity, at least a subset of the LBL devices may be directed to enter a connected-state discontinuous reception (DRX) mode, wherein those devices will remain in connected mode and periodically check for resource allocations. Paging payload information may be repeatedly transmitted in successive subframes, to support soft combining.

    Control Channel Design for Category-A Devices

    公开(公告)号:US20170339681A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-23

    申请号:US15598470

    申请日:2017-05-18

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04L1/0038 H04L1/0045 H04L5/0053 H04L5/0092

    Abstract: A user equipment device (UE) may communicate according to a new device category satisfying specified QoS (quality of service) requirements while also satisfying specified link budget requirements, and additional optimization requirements. The UE may use physical channels and procedures (e.g. it may receive and decode control channels) in a manner compatible with and not infringing on the operation of other UEs operating in the same network, while allowing the network more flexibility to assign resources. Specifically, resources for EPDCCH on UE-specific SS and EPDCCH on common SS may be shared. That is, the resources for two search spaces may be overlaid partially or in full, giving the network more flexibility in allocating resources. Furthermore the DCI formats for MPDCCH may be extended to devices operating according to the new device category, which enables the coverage enhancement of MTC for these devices.

    Low Power LTE (LP-LTE) Paging Monitoring
    7.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170265136A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-09-14

    申请号:US15274970

    申请日:2016-09-23

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A wireless communication device (UE) may include a paging subsystem that performs paging-monitoring as part of wireless communications of the wireless communication device. The UE may place wireless communication system resources not required during paging-monitoring into either a low-power state or a power-down state, and those system resources may remain in one of those respective states during paging-monitoring. The wireless communication system resources not required during the paging-monitoring may include at least a wireless communications protocol stack used during the wireless communications of the UE, and at least system resources used for performing uplink related tasks independently of wireless communication system resources used for performing downlink related tasks. The paging subsystem may include at least a control manager subsystem capable of decoding a physical downlink control channel, a downlink control subsystem capable of performing tasks related to a physical downlink data channel, and a message parser for parsing paging messages.

    Apparatus, system, and method for PDCCH preparation in radio frequency circuitry
    8.
    发明授权
    Apparatus, system, and method for PDCCH preparation in radio frequency circuitry 有权
    射频电路中PDCCH准备的装置,系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US09560588B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-01-31

    申请号:US14531646

    申请日:2014-11-03

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for performing PDCCH preparation in RF circuitry are described. In one embodiment, power may be provided to a crystal oscillator to exit a first sleep state. One or more clocking signals may be provided to RF circuitry based on output from the crystal oscillator. Calibration and state restoration of the RF circuitry may be performed independent of baseband circuitry. A plurality of algorithms to prepare for receiving data form a wireless communication network may be performed independent of the baseband circuitry. After initiating the plurality of algorithms, state restoration of the baseband circuitry may be performed. Data may be received from a wireless communication network using the RF circuitry. The data may be processed using the baseband circuitry. State retention for the RF circuitry and the baseband circuitry may be performed. Finally, the crystal oscillator may be powered down to enter a second sleep state.

    Abstract translation: 描述了用于在RF电路中执行PDCCH准备的装置,系统和方法。 在一个实施例中,可以向晶体振荡器提供功率以退出第一睡眠状态。 可以基于晶体振荡器的输出向RF电路提供一个或多个时钟信号。 可以独立于基带电路来执行RF电路的校准和状态恢复。 可以独立于基带电路来执行用于准备从无线通信网络接收数据的多个算法。 在启动多个算法之后,可以执行基带电路的状态恢复。 可以使用RF电路从无线通信网络接收数据。 可以使用基带电路来处理数据。 可以执行RF电路和基带电路的状态保持。 最后,晶体振荡器可以掉电进入第二个睡眠状态。

    Low Power Based LTE Receiver Architecture
    9.
    发明申请
    Low Power Based LTE Receiver Architecture 有权
    基于低功耗的LTE接收机架构

    公开(公告)号:US20160014697A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-01-14

    申请号:US14326771

    申请日:2014-07-09

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Providing a power-saving mode for control channel monitoring in discontinuous reception (DRX) scenarios. Upon waking from a sleep mode at the conclusion of a DRX off period, a baseband modem may transition to a low-power mode configured to receive and decode only a control channel, such as a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH). If the control channel indicates during a DRX on period that communication traffic will be transmitted to the baseband modem, then the baseband modem may transition to a full-power mode to receive the communication traffic. Otherwise, the baseband modem may transition back to the sleep mode. The low-power mode may be implemented by a dedicated set of hardware configured to draw less power than a full set of hardware configured to implement the high-power mode.

    Abstract translation: 在不连续接收(DRX)场景中提供用于控制信道监视的省电模式。 在DRX关闭时段结束时,从睡眠模式唤醒时,基带调制解调器可以转换到被配置为仅接收和解码诸如物理下行链路控制信道(PDCCH)的控制信道的低功率模式。 如果控制信道在DRX开启期间指示通信业务将被发送到基带调制解调器,则基带调制解调器可以转换到全功率模式以接收通信业务。 否则,基带调制解调器可以转换回睡眠模式。 低功耗模式可以通过配置成比配置成实现高功率模式的全套硬件抽取更少功率的专用硬件组来实现。

    Device category in 3GPP communications

    公开(公告)号:US11317324B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-26

    申请号:US16590866

    申请日:2019-10-02

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) device may communicate according to a new device category satisfying specified QoS (quality of service) requirements while also satisfying specified link budget requirements, and/or additional optimization requirements. The UE device may communicate with a cellular base station according to a first mode of operation associated with the new device category, and may switch to communicating with the cellular base station according to a second mode of operation associated with a second (pre-existing) device category in response to the link budget requirements exceeding a specified value and the quality of service requirements not being sensitive. The UE device may also switch to communicating with the cellular base station according to a third mode of operation associated with a third (pre-existing) device type in response to the link budget requirement not exceeding the specified value, or the QoS requirements being sensitive and a downlink throughput requirement exceeding a specified throughput value.

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