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- Patent Title: Physical layer split in a multi-radio access technology (RAT) central unit (CU)
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Application No.: US16798055Application Date: 2020-02-21
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Publication No.: US11265957B2Publication Date: 2022-03-01
- Inventor: Zheng Fang , Zheng Cai , Yu Wang
- Applicant: T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS L.L.C.
- Applicant Address: US KS Overland Park
- Assignee: T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS L.L.C.
- Current Assignee: T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS L.L.C.
- Current Assignee Address: US KS Overland Park
- Main IPC: H04W76/27
- IPC: H04W76/27 ; H04B7/0456 ; H04L27/26 ; H04W76/11 ; H04L101/622 ; H04W84/12

Abstract:
A Central Unit (CU) receives Fifth Generation Core (5GC) N2 signaling and generates Fifth Generation New Radio (5GNR) RRC signaling. The CU receives 5GC N1 signaling. The CU converts a first portion of the 5GNR RRC signaling into LTE RRC signaling and converts a first portion of the 5GC N1 signaling into LTE Non-Access Signaling (NAS). The CU transfers LTE Physical Layer High (PHY-H) signaling to an LTE Physical Layer Low (PHY-L) in an LTE Distributed Unit (DU). The CU transfers 5GNR PHY-H signaling to an 5GNR PHY-L in a 5GNR DU. The LTE DU receives the LTE PHY-H signaling and transfers the LTE RRC signaling and the LTE NAS signaling to LTE User Equipment (UE). The 5GNR DU receives the 5GNR PHY-H signaling and transfers the second portion of the 5GNR RRC signaling and the second portion of the 5GC N1 signaling to a 5GNR UE.
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