Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Beam measurement and reporting in cellular networks
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Application No.: US16324667Application Date: 2017-06-29
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Publication No.: US10856169B2Publication Date: 2020-12-01
- Inventor: Rui Huang , Yang Tang , Candy Yiu
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: APPLE INC.
- Current Assignee: APPLE INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Stoel Rives LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2017/039892 WO 20170629
- International Announcement: WO2018/031138 WO 20180215
- Main IPC: H04W24/10
- IPC: H04W24/10 ; H04W16/28 ; H04W72/12

Abstract:
New radio (NR), also known as fifth generation (5G) radio or fifth generation long term evolution (5G LTE)) uses a measurement gap that allows for measurement on different beams, multiple frame structure and inter-radio access technology measurement. For example, in measurement on the different beams, the UE (114) and eNB (304) beam sweep (i.e., change analog beam transmitter). The UE (114) can measure different beams from a fifth generation node B (gNB) and/or other RAN nodes. The measurement gap can be used for intrafrequency/interfrequency measurement when beam specific reference signals (BRSs) are not transmitted in the same subframe. A multiple frame structure can use the specific measurement configuration to utilize the beam resources efficiently. LTE and NR and other interRAT measurement can also use the measurement gap.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190182696A1 BEAM MEASUREMENT AND REPORTING IN CELLULAR NETWORKS Public/Granted day:2019-06-13
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