公开(公告)号：US20250113190A1

公开(公告)日：2025-04-03

申请号：US18819937

申请日：2024-08-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sudeep Manithara Vamanan ,  Arnab Roy ,  Oner Orhan ,  Walter Featherstone ,  Onur Sahin ,  Krisztian Kiss ,  Ahmed M. Soliman

IPC: H04W12/08

Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components, including apparatus, systems, and methods for an application function (AF) direct access to a radio access network (RAN) management function.

公开(公告)号：US12267824B2

公开(公告)日：2025-04-01

申请号：US17593689

申请日：2021-02-19

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Ralf Rossbach ,  Fangli Xu ,  Haijing Hu ,  Lakshmi Iyer ,  Sabine Roessel ,  Sarma V. Vangala ,  Sree Ram Kodali ,  Sudeep Manithara Vamanan

IPC: H04W72/12 ,  H04W72/20 ,  H04W72/50

Abstract: Provided is a method for a user equipment (UE), comprising: receiving request for scheduling assistance from a base station, wherein the request for scheduling assistance comprises scheduling configuration to be applied to a set of flows of a scheduled terminal on an application layer; informing the scheduled terminal of the scheduling configuration; receiving scheduling assistance information from the scheduled terminal, wherein the scheduling assistance information is generated by the scheduled terminal based on the set of flows of the scheduled terminal on the application layer; and transmitting the scheduling assistance information to the base station.

公开(公告)号：US12250599B2

公开(公告)日：2025-03-11

申请号：US17440079

申请日：2021-02-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Shu Guo ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Haijing Hu ,  Hao Duo ,  Huarui Liang ,  Lanpeng Chen ,  Sudeep Manithara Vamanan ,  Yuqin Chen ,  Zhibin Wu

IPC: H04W36/00 ,  H04W88/04

Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for security enhancement with respect to reselection of relay user equipment.

公开(公告)号：US12127099B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-22

申请号：US17593504

申请日：2020-08-06

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Naveen Kumar R. Palle Venkata ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Haijing Hu ,  Hong He ,  Sarma V. Vangala ,  Sudeep Manithara Vamanan ,  Wei Zeng ,  Yuqin Chen

IPC: H04W48/10 ,  H04W8/24 ,  H04W74/0833

CPC classification number: H04W48/10 ,  H04W8/24 ,  H04W74/0833

Abstract: A base station may restrict access by a user equipment (UE). The base station broadcasts access restrictions to one or more UE within a cell coverage area of the base station, wherein the access restrictions include one or more predetermined criteria that must be satisfied for a UE to be allowed to camp on the base station. The base station performs a random access channel (RACH) procedure to allow the UE to camp on the base station when the UE satisfies the one or more predetermined criteria.

公开(公告)号：US11991562B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-21

申请号：US17438353

申请日：2020-10-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Fangli Xu ,  Haijing Hu ,  Naveen Kumar R. Palle Venkata ,  Ralf Rossbach ,  Sarma V. Vangala ,  Sethuraman Gurumoorthy ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Sudeep Manithara Vamanan ,  Yuqin Chen

IPC: H04W36/00 ,  H04W4/06 ,  H04W36/02 ,  H04W36/08

CPC classification number: H04W36/0007 ,  H04W4/06 ,  H04W36/0235 ,  H04W36/08

Abstract: Techniques are described for improving service continuity for Multicast and Broadcast Services (MBS) communications during handover. Techniques are included for supporting lossless handover and data forwarding during handover for peer-to-multiple (PTM) MBS transmission. Lossless handover may be achieved in part by the user equipment (UE) providing to the target base station an indication of the next packet of the MBS session to be received following an RRC reconfiguration message, and an indication of any MBS packets provided by the source base station prior to the RRC reconfiguration message that were not properly received by the UE. Data forwarding may be performed from the source base station to the target base station if the MBS session was not configured on the target base station prior to the handover. Data forwarding may be omitted if the MBS session was configured on the target base station prior to the handover.

公开(公告)号：US20240040427A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-01

申请号：US17593297

申请日：2021-06-28

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Sudeep Manithara Vamanan ,  Sarma V. Vangala ,  Fangli Xu ,  Haijing Hu ,  Krisztian Kiss ,  Mona Agnel ,  Naveen Kumar R Palle Venkata ,  Ralf Rossbach ,  Sethuraman Gurumoorthy ,  Yuqin Chen ,  Zhibin Wu

IPC: H04W28/02 ,  H04W76/14 ,  H04L41/08

CPC classification number: H04W28/0268 ,  H04W76/14 ,  H04L41/08

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for using integrated access and backhaul (IAB) nodes configured to provide multi-access edge computing (MEC) functionality. An IAB node may include a MEC functionality that includes an instance of an application configured for MEC. A UE using the application connects to the network through an access link with the IAB node and establishes a PDU session for traffic of the application with a core network (CN). The CN may determine that the traffic corresponds to the application, and that an instance of the application is present on the IAB node. Accordingly, the CN may instruct the IAB donor to instantiate a remote packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer and, in some cases, a remote service data application (SDAP) layer that are configured to route the traffic from the UE for the application to the instance of the application on the IAB node.

公开(公告)号：US11882435B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-23

申请号：US17593506

申请日：2020-10-29

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Shu Guo ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Fangli Xu ,  Haijing Hu ,  Huarui Liang ,  Sudeep Manithara Vamanan ,  Yuqin Chen

IPC: H04W12/037 ,  H04W12/041 ,  H04L9/08 ,  H04L9/14 ,  H04W4/08

CPC classification number: H04W12/037 ,  H04L9/0825 ,  H04L9/14 ,  H04W4/08 ,  H04W12/041

Abstract: MBS key distribution includes processing group information associated with an MB session context received from an AF. At least a portion of the group information comprises a TMGI. A plurality of session join requests received from a plurality of UEs are processed. Each of the plurality of session join requests include the TMGE and are associated with the MB session context. A request associated with the MB session context for transmission to an MB-SMF is encoded. A response associated with the MB session context received from the MB-SMF is processed. The response includes a key derived for each of a portion of the plurality of UEs using a UE ID and the TMGI. A DL NAS message and an N2 message are encoded for the plurality of UEs and a base station, respectively. The DL NAS message and the N2 message include the derived key.

公开(公告)号：US11863983B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-02

申请号：US17267335

申请日：2019-08-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jerome Parron ,  Sudeep Manithara Vamanan ,  Ana Lucia Pinheiroe

IPC: H04L67/14 ,  H04W12/08 ,  H04L12/46 ,  H04W12/02

CPC classification number: H04W12/08 ,  H04L12/4675 ,  H04L67/14 ,  H04W12/02

Abstract: In one embodiment, a New Radio (NR) core network system comprises a set of network functions to: receive a request from a user equipment (UE) device comprising a virtual local area network data network name (VLAN DNN); determine whether the UE device is authorized to access a particular VLAN implemented on the core network and associated with the VLAN DNN; and cause a message comprising a VLAN identifier (VLAN ID) to be transmitted to the UE device based on a determination that the UE device is authorized to access the particular VLAN, wherein the VLAN ID corresponds to the particular VLAN.

公开(公告)号：US11843997B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-12

申请号：US17403548

申请日：2021-08-16

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Sudeep Manithara Vamanan ,  Yu-Ting Yu ,  Biljana Badic ,  Christian W. Mucke ,  Lennert Niemeyer

IPC: H04W56/00 ,  H04W4/08 ,  H04W92/18

CPC classification number: H04W4/08 ,  H04W56/0015 ,  H04W92/18

Abstract: A device-to-device (D2D) communication application is stored in a memory of a first device, and has an application identifier (ApplicationID) configured to enable D2D communication between two or more devices in proximity. The first device is configured with a user identifier (UserID). A group associated with the D2D communication application can then be established, which includes the first device and one or more second devices, each having the D2D communication capability and an associated UserID, each of the devices exchanging their ApplicationID and UserID with other devices to establish the group. A role in the group is assigned to each device of the first device and one or more second devices, which defines functions for each device to establish the D2D communications. Based on the role of each device, a set of resources from the network are allocated to enable the D2D communication on the D2D communication channel.

公开(公告)号：US20230069008A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-02

申请号：US17882765

申请日：2022-08-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sudeep Manithara Vamanan ,  Pavan Nuggehalli ,  Krisztian Kiss ,  Vijay Venkataraman ,  Haijing Hu

IPC: H04W28/02 ,  H04W28/06 ,  H04W28/04 ,  H04L1/16

Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for supporting multiple Quality of Service flows for a service data flow in a wireless communication system. The service data flow may include multiple categories of data with different Quality of Service parameters. Separate Quality of Service flows may be established for each of the categories of data with different Quality of Service parameters. A cellular network and a wireless device communicating data for the service data flow may apply packet detection rules or packet filters to determine on which Quality of Service Flow to communicate data packets of the service data flow, and may communicate the data packets accordingly.