公开(公告)号：US20220095202A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-24

申请号：US17543440

申请日：2021-12-06

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Puneet Jain ,  Robert Zaus ,  Ahmed Soliman ,  Marta Martinez Tarradell ,  Stefania Sesia

IPC: H04W48/04 ,  H04W8/02 ,  H04W8/18 ,  H04W8/22 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W88/06

Abstract: Methods, systems, and storage media are provided for user equipment (UE) that supports enhanced coverage and may operate with a voice centric usage setting or a data centric usage setting. When the UE's usage setting is set to voice centric, the UE may not operate in coverage enhancement (CE) mode B. When the UE's usage setting is set to data centric, then the UE may operate in CE mode B. The UE may indicate the UE's usage setting in an Attach or Tracking Area Update (TAU) request message, and a mobility management entity (MME) may indicate to an evolved NodeB that CE mode B is restricted or not restricted based on the usage setting. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

公开(公告)号：US11197230B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-07

申请号：US16462339

申请日：2018-01-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Puneet Jain ,  Robert Zaus ,  Ahmed Soliman ,  Marta Martinez Tarradell ,  Stefania Sesia

IPC: H04W48/16 ,  H04W88/06 ,  H04W48/04 ,  H04W8/02 ,  H04W8/18 ,  H04W8/22

Abstract: Methods, systems, and storage media are provided for user equipment (UE) that supports enhanced coverage and may operate with a voice centric usage setting or a data centric usage setting. When the UE's usage setting is set to voice centric, the UE may not operate in coverage enhancement (CE) mode B. When the UE's usage setting is set to data centric, then the UE may operate in CE mode B. The UE may indicate the UE's usage setting in an Attach or Tracking Area Update (TAU) request message, and a mobility management entity (MME) may indicate to an evolved NodeB that CE mode B is restricted or not restricted based on the usage setting. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

公开(公告)号：US11877228B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-16

申请号：US17543440

申请日：2021-12-06

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Puneet Jain ,  Robert Zaus ,  Ahmed Soliman ,  Marta Martinez Tarradell ,  Stefania Sesia

IPC: H04W8/22 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W48/04 ,  H04W8/02 ,  H04W8/18 ,  H04W88/06

CPC classification number: H04W48/04 ,  H04W8/02 ,  H04W8/18 ,  H04W8/22 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W88/06

Abstract: Methods, systems, and storage media are provided for user equipment (UE) that supports enhanced coverage and may operate with a voice centric usage setting or a data centric usage setting. When the UE's usage setting is set to voice centric, the UE may not operate in coverage enhancement (CE) mode B. When the UE's usage setting is set to data centric, then the UE may operate in CE mode B. The UE may indicate the UE's usage setting in an Attach or Tracking Area Update (TAU) request message, and a mobility management entity (MME) may indicate to an evolved NodeB that CE mode B is restricted or not restricted based on the usage setting. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

公开(公告)号：US20210144560A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-13

申请号：US16489475

申请日：2017-03-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Stefania Sesia ,  Jose A. Cesares Cano ,  Christian Drewes ,  Sabine Roessel

IPC: H04W16/14 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W4/70

Abstract: Machines or networked devices such as internet of things (IoT) devices operate to generate an unlicensed narrowband (U-NB) IoT communication based on time domain multiple carrier aggregation operations with component carriers. These component carriers can comprise a component carrier that is anchored to a long term evolution (LTE) licensed band, or entirely comprise unlicensed carrier components that are unanchored to the LTE component carrier in a standalone configuration. Communication circuitry such as a radio frequency interface can transmit the U-NB IoT communication in standalone communications over a low power IoT network in an unlicensed band.

公开(公告)号：US11172371B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-09

申请号：US16489475

申请日：2017-03-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Stefania Sesia ,  Jose A. Cesares Cano ,  Christian Drewes ,  Sabine Roessel

IPC: H04W72/04 ,  H04W16/14 ,  H04W4/70 ,  H04L5/00

Abstract: Machines or networked devices such as internet of things (IoT) devices operate to generate an unlicensed narrowband (U-NB) IoT communication based on time domain multiple carrier aggregation operations with component carriers. These component carriers can comprise a component carrier that is anchored to a long term evolution (LTE) licensed band, or entirely comprise unlicensed carrier components that are unanchored to the LTE component carrier in a standalone configuration. Communication circuitry such as a radio frequency interface can transmit the U-NB IoT communication in standalone communications over a low power IoT network in an unlicensed band.