公开(公告)号：US12120624B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-15

申请号：US17660230

申请日：2022-04-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Roland Gruber ,  Robert Zaus

IPC: H04W60/00 ,  H04B7/185 ,  H04W4/021 ,  H04W48/10 ,  H04W84/04

CPC classification number: H04W60/00 ,  H04B7/18513 ,  H04W4/021 ,  H04W48/10 ,  H04W84/042

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to receive broadcast information from a public land mobile network (PLMN) including at least a PLMN identifier (ID), attempt a registration with the PLMN by sending a registration request to the PLMN, wherein the UE attempts the registration via a base station operated by the PLMN deployed in a non-terrestrial network (NTN) arrangement including a non-terrestrial component configured to provide services to the UE via a service link, receive a message including a cause code indicating the PLMN is not allowed to operate at a current UE location and further including a set of attributes indicating further conditions wherein the registration with the PLMN is not allowed and avoid further registration attempts with the PLMN when the further conditions are met.

公开(公告)号：US11811856B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-07

申请号：US17658138

申请日：2022-04-06

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Robert Zaus ,  Mona Agnel ,  Mikhail Wilhelm

IPC: G06F15/16 ,  H04L67/10

CPC classification number: H04L67/10

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to operate as an edge enabler client (EEC) and is configured to determine one or more application context relocation (ACR) methods supported by an application client (AC) of the UE and transmit, to an edge data network (EDN), a message comprising a first indication that the AC requires service continuity support, a second indication of one or more ACR methods supported by the AC and a third indication of one or more ACR methods supported by the EEC.

公开(公告)号：US20220232464A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-21

申请号：US17576679

申请日：2022-01-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

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

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

Abstract: 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：US11290882B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-29

申请号：US16858538

申请日：2020-04-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Robert Zaus ,  Abhijeet Kolekar ,  Ahmed Soliman ,  Sameer S. Sharma

IPC: H04W12/06 ,  H04W8/12 ,  H04W8/18 ,  H04W36/00 ,  H04W84/04 ,  H04W88/06 ,  H04W36/14 ,  H04W48/18

Abstract: A method for a re-authentication of user equipment (UE), by at least a portion of a core network (CN), for steering of roaming (SoR) data delivery, includes receiving, through next generation radio access network (NG-RAN) and/or 5G system (5GS), a subscriber data management (SDM) data request for a UE. The method includes determining that re-authentication of the UE be requested. The method includes encoding a response for transmission to the UE responsive to the SDM data request. Determining that re-authentication be requested can include determining that SoR data is being sent to the UE.

公开(公告)号：US11160006B2

公开(公告)日：2021-10-26

申请号：US16499067

申请日：2018-05-03

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Robert Zaus ,  Marta Martinez Tarradell ,  Ana Lucia Pinheiro ,  Sudeep K. Palat ,  Chen-ho Chin ,  Richard C. Burbidge ,  Alexandre Saso Stojanovski

IPC: H04W48/02 ,  H04W76/27 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04W8/02 ,  H04W48/08 ,  H04W60/00 ,  H04W74/08 ,  H04W84/04

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) can include processing circuitry configured to decode system information including access barring parameters for one or more access categories for accessing a cell of a next generation Node-B (gNB). A network access attempt is detected by a control plane layer of the UE that is higher than a Radio Resource Control (RRC) layer. The processing circuitry map s, using a Non-Access Stratum (NAS) layer of the control plane, the network access attempt to at least one access category of a plurality of available access categories based on mapping rules. The processing circuitry performs an access barring check procedure for the mapped at least one access category based on the access barring parameters. Upon determining that access to the cell is not barred, a NAS message is encoded for transmission to an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF), e.g. an Attach Request message to perform an attach procedure.

公开(公告)号：US20210258882A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-19

申请号：US17269281

申请日：2019-09-26

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Kyeongin Jeong ,  Sudeep Palat ,  Robert Zaus ,  Alexandre Saso Stojanovski ,  Youn Hyoung Heo

IPC: H04W52/02 ,  H04W68/02 ,  H04W72/04

Abstract: A network device (e.g., a user equipment (UE), a new radio NB (gNB), or other network component) can process or generate a one-step paging reception or a two-step paging reception based on being in a sub-state of an idle mode. A UE can enter into an idle state to enable a decreased power consumption of battery, and further reduce power consumption by only monitoring a PDCCH in response to operating in a camped on any cell state, and eliminate processing a paging message when in the camped on any cell state.

公开(公告)号：US20250106742A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-27

申请号：US18832642

申请日：2023-01-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sudeep Manithara Vamanan ,  Babar Qaisrani ,  Biljana Badic ,  Haijing Hu ,  Krisztian Kiss ,  Robert Zaus

IPC: H04W48/16 ,  H04W40/24 ,  H04W76/10

Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems, and computer-readable medium to perform operations including: generating a registration request comprising a capability of the UE to serve as a gateway for a personal Internet-of-things network (PIN); sending the registration request to a base station serving the UE; receiving, from the base station, a registration accept message comprising a PIN gateway authorization; and initiating establishment of the PIN with at least one other device, wherein the UE serves as the gateway of the PIN to the base station.

公开(公告)号：US20240422688A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-19

申请号：US18814651

申请日：2024-08-26

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Kyeongin Jeong ,  Sudeep Palat ,  Robert Zaus ,  Alexandre Saso Stojanovski ,  Youn Hyoung Heo

IPC: H04W52/02 ,  H04W68/02 ,  H04W72/20

Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure are directed towards an apparatus including one or more processors coupled to a memory. The one or more processors are configured to perform a paging reception, when in a camped on any cell state, by processing only a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH). Or perform the paging reception, when in a camped normally state, by processing a first reception of the PDCCH, and processing a second reception of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH). The one or more processors are further configured to receive a communication, according to the paging reception.

公开(公告)号：US20240259480A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-01

申请号：US18629489

申请日：2024-04-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Biljana Badic ,  Christian Drewes ,  Ralph Hasholzner ,  Krisztian Kiss ,  Teck Yang Lee ,  Matthias Sauer ,  Mikhail Vilgelm ,  Babar Qaisrani ,  Vijay Venkataraman ,  Robert Zaus

IPC: H04L67/59 ,  H04L67/51 ,  H04W4/50

CPC classification number: H04L67/59 ,  H04L67/51 ,  H04W4/50

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) or other device performs service discovery of edge computing resources in a cellular network system and dynamic offloading of UE application tasks to discovered edge computing resources. As part of the discovery process, the device (e.g., the UE) may request edge server site capability information. When performing dynamic offloading, the UE may obtain (collect and/or receive) information regarding channel conditions, cellular network parameters or application requirements and dynamically determine whether a task of the application executing on the UE should be offloaded to an edge server or executed locally on the UE. In making decisions between offloaded or local execution, the UE may use a utility function that takes into account factors such as relative differences in application latency, energy consumption and offloading cost.

公开(公告)号：US12028927B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-02

申请号：US17440852

申请日：2020-04-02

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Meghashree Dattatri Kedalagudde ,  Puneet Jain ,  Alexandre Saso Stojanovski ,  Robert Zaus

IPC: H04W76/28 ,  H04W68/00 ,  H04W76/27

CPC classification number: H04W76/28 ,  H04W68/005 ,  H04W76/27

Abstract: Techniques, systems, and devices to support user equipment (UE) in an extended discontinuous reception mode are described. A described technique performed by a radio access network (RAN) includes managing UE that is in an extended discontinuous reception mode and in an inactive state; sending a notification message to an access and mobility management function (AMF), the message comprising buffer support information for a user plane function (UPF) to buffer data; receiving a notification request message from the AMF, the notification request message comprising a request to obtain information regarding reachability of the UE; sending a notification response message to control when the UPF provides downlink data to the RAN for transmission to the UE; performing a connection resume procedure with the UE to cause the UE to switch to a connected state from the inactive state; receiving the downlink data; and transmitting the downlink data to the UE.