公开(公告)号：US20220312535A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-29

申请号：US17442092

申请日：2021-04-13

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Zhibin Wu ,  Fangli Xu ,  Birgit Breining ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Haijing Hu ,  Longda Xing ,  Sethuraman Gurumoorthy ,  Srirang A. Lovlekar ,  Yuqin Chen

IPC: H04W76/20 ,  H04W76/19 ,  H04W74/08 ,  H04W8/00 ,  H04L65/1016

Abstract: Systems, apparatus and methods enable layer 2 (L2) relaying optimizations for a remote user equipment (UE) to receive system information (SI) from a relay UE. The relay UE may establish a sidelink communication channel with the remote UE that is in a radio resource control (RRC) idle state, an RRC inactive state, or an out-of-coverage (OOC) state with respect to the base station. The relay UE decodes a relay SI request received through the sidelink communication channel from the first remote UE. The relay SI request indicates requested system information. The Relay UE obtains the requested system information or a subset of the requested system information from a memory device or from the base station and encodes a relay SI response to send to the first remote UE. The relay SI response includes the requested system information or the subset of the requested system information.

公开(公告)号：US20220312376A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-29

申请号：US17438147

申请日：2020-10-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Zhibin Wu ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Fangli Xu ,  Haijing Hu ,  Longda Xing ,  Sethuraman Gurumoorthy ,  Srirang A. Lovlekar ,  Yuqin Chen

IPC: H04W68/06 ,  H04W68/04 ,  H04W68/02

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a relay user equipment device (UE) assisting one or more remote UEs in performing a radio access network notification area (RNA) update procedure in a cellular communication system. The relay UE establishes a first relay connection with a first remote device. The first relay connection relays communications between the first remote device and a network. The relay UE transmits a first message to the network to initiate the RNA update procedure for the first remote device, receives an acknowledgment message from the network including updated connection information for the first remote device, and transmits the updated connection information to the first remote device.

公开(公告)号：US20220312312A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-29

申请号：US17593122

申请日：2020-04-08

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Sethuraman Gurumoorthy ,  Birgit Breining ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Fangli Xu ,  Haijing Hu ,  Longda Xing ,  Rama Diwakara Rao Noolu ,  Srirang A. Lovlekar ,  Yuqin Chen ,  Zhibin Wu

IPC: H04W52/02 ,  H04W76/27 ,  H04W24/08

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods are provided for managing UE upgrade requests using UE assistance information (UAI), including network controlled upgrade support, UE initiated upgrade requests, and/or budget based upgrade requests.

公开(公告)号：US11432220B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-30

申请号：US16782414

申请日：2020-02-05

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Fangli Xu ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Haijing Hu ,  Longda Xing ,  Murtaza A. Shikari ,  Sethuraman Gurumoorthy ,  Sree Ram Kodali ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Srirang A. Lovlekar ,  Yuqin Chen

IPC: H04W76/10 ,  H04W76/27 ,  H04W36/00 ,  H04W36/30 ,  H04W68/00 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W36/08 ,  H04W4/40

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a user equipment device (UE) to perform methods for network assisted side-link resource configuration for unicast and/or multi-cast/groupcast communications in V2X networks. A UE may, after establishing an RRC connection with a base station, transmit, to the base station, V2X connection information. The V2X connection information may include a V2X identifier associated with the UE and a V2X identifier associated with a target UE. The UE may receive, from the base station, a side-link configuration for data transmission with the target UE. The side-link configuration may include a resource allocation defined in time and frequency (e.g., a transmit/receive pool). The UE may communicate with the target UE using the resource allocation included in the side-link configuration.

公开(公告)号：US20220191757A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-16

申请号：US17688488

申请日：2022-03-07

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yuqin Chen ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Fangli Xu ,  Haijing Hu ,  Longda Xing ,  Murtaza A. Shikari ,  Sethuraman Gurumoorthy ,  Sree Ram Kodali ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Srirang A. Lovlekar ,  Xu Ou

IPC: H04W36/10 ,  H04W36/00 ,  H04W36/08

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device avoiding reselection or handover to cells of different operators. The wireless device may attach to a first base station of a first network operator. The wireless device may determine that a neighboring base station is associated with a second network operator. Based on determining the neighboring base station is associated with the second network operator, the wireless device may exclude the third base station from handover or reselection.

公开(公告)号：US11337079B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-17

申请号：US16557049

申请日：2019-08-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Fangli Xu ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Haijing Hu ,  Longda Xing ,  Murtaza A. Shikari ,  Sethuraman Gurumoorthy ,  Sree Ram Kodali ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Srirang A. Lovlekar ,  Xu Ou ,  Yuqin Chen

IPC: H04W16/14 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W8/24 ,  H04W76/30 ,  H04W88/06 ,  H04W76/11

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device to perform methods to implement mechanisms for non-stand-alone unlicensed band cells that support single carrier capable UEs. A UE may camp on a licensed band cell of a RAN and transmit a request to connect. The UE may receive, from the licensed band cell, a connection setup message indicating a switch to an unlicensed band cell of the RAN and receive, from the unlicensed band cell, a reference signal. The UE may transmit to the unlicensed band cell and in response to confirming, based at least in part of the reference signal, radio quality and/or downlink timing of the unlicensed band cell, a connection complete/connection resume message.

公开(公告)号：US20220072175A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-10

申请号：US17519287

申请日：2021-11-04

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Srirang A. Lovlekar ,  Sethuraman Gurumoorthy ,  Murtaza A. Shikari ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Sree Ram Kodali ,  Fangli Xu ,  Haijing Hu ,  Yuqin Chen ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Longda Xing ,  Zhiwei Wang ,  Yaoqi Yan ,  Muthukumaran Dhanapal ,  Beibei Wang ,  Lele Cui

IPC: A61L2/24 ,  A61L2/10 ,  A61L2/22 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/10

Abstract: Devices and associated methods for operating a dual-subscriber identity module (SIM) dual-standby (DSDS) user equipment device (UE) configured with a first SIM and a second SIM. The UE performs communications with a first cellular network using the first SIM and a first radio resource control (RRC) connection, and receives a request to perform a higher priority communication using the second SIM. In response to the request to perform the higher priority communication, the UE transmits a request to the first network to suspend the first RRC connection. After transmission of the request to suspend the first RRC connection, the UE receives a message from the first network to place the first RRC connection in an inactive state, and initiates a timer, wherein the timer is used to determine whether the first RRC connection remains in the inactive state or transitions to an idle state.

公开(公告)号：US11265773B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-01

申请号：US16960855

申请日：2018-01-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Fangli Xu ,  Yuqin Chen ,  Haijing Hu ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Murtaza A. Shikari ,  Sethuraman Gurumoorthy ,  Xu Ou ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Sree Ram Kodali ,  Longda Xing ,  Srirang A. Lovlekar

IPC: H04W4/00 ,  H04W36/00 ,  H04W76/27 ,  H04W36/24

Abstract: This disclosure relates to performing cell re-selection while in an inactive state in a cellular communication system. A wireless device may establish a radio resource control connection with a cellular base station. The wireless device may receive an indication to enter a radio resource control inactive state. The wireless device may perform cell re-selection while in the radio resource control inactive state. Cells that are in the current radio access network notification area of the wireless device may be prioritized over cells that are not in the current radio access network notification area of the wireless device when performing cell re-selection while in the radio resource control inactive state.

公开(公告)号：US11096232B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-17

申请号：US16553427

申请日：2019-08-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Fangli Xu ,  Rohit R. Matolia ,  Vijay Venkataraman ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Haijing Hu ,  Yuqin Chen ,  Sethuraman Gurumoorthy ,  Srirang A. Lovlekar ,  Murtaza A. Shikari ,  Sree Ram Kodali ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Xu Ou ,  Longda Xing

IPC: H04W36/00 ,  H04W76/18 ,  H04W48/02 ,  H04W48/04 ,  H04W84/04

Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for efficiently handling connection rejections. A wireless device may detect barring conditions in response to receiving one or more connection rejections. The wireless device may bar one or more connections based on the barring conditions, and may attempt to access network services over one or more other connections.

公开(公告)号：US20210051611A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-18

申请号：US17051383

申请日：2018-05-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Fangli Xu ,  Haijing Hu ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Longda Xing ,  Murtaza A. Shikari ,  Sethuraman Gurumoorthy ,  Sree Ram Kodali ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Srirang A. Lovlekar ,  Xu Ou ,  Yuqin Chen

IPC: H04W56/00 ,  H04L1/18

Abstract: A transmitter (e.g. a packet data convergence protocol, PDCP, in the transmitter), which may be a base station for downlink communications or a user equipment device for uplink communications, may control timing of the delivery of duplicate (same) packets to multiple (e.g. two) wireless links (e.g. radio link control links) for transmission to a receiver, based at least on synchronization information received from the receiver. The duplicate packets may be transmitted over the multiple wireless links to the receiver, which may receive the duplicate packets over the multiple wireless links. The receiver may collect and/or generate synchronization information indicative of the timing or latency between the multiple wireless links, based at least on the respective receive timings of the duplicate packets over the multiple wireless links. The receiver may transmit a report containing the synchronization information to the transmitter periodically and/or in response to a trigger event.