DISCONTINUOUS COVERAGE IN NR NTN AND IOT NTN SYSTEMS

    公开(公告)号:US20240032139A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-25

    申请号:US17593697

    申请日:2021-08-04

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    CPC classification number: H04W76/28 H04W52/0225

    Abstract: The functions of user equipment (UE), radio access network (RAN) devices, and core network (CN) devices in circumstances where a UE is expected to experience discontinuous coverage are described herein. A UE may send a CN a non-access stratum (NAS) message including a release request indicating that a UE is leaving coverage and assistance information. The CN may interrupt paging of the UE and resume the paging according to the assistance information. A UE may enter a low power usage mode upon leaving coverage, and may use one or more timers to determine when to check for coverage and send a mobility update message corresponding to the low power usage mode. A base station may receive, from a UE, a radio resource control (RRC) message comprising a release request and assistance information, send an RRC release message to the UE in response, and forward the assistance information to the CN.

    Retransmission of MsgB in Two-Step Random Access Procedure

    公开(公告)号:US20230328802A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-12

    申请号:US18334933

    申请日:2023-06-14

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W74/0833 H04W72/1268 H04W74/006

    Abstract: A wireless user equipment (UE) device may transmit a random access preamble to a base station, using a physical resource on an uplink signal. After failing to receive an initial transmission of a response message from the base station (BS), the UE device may monitor for one or more retransmissions of the response message. Each of the retransmission may include a corresponding transmission number. As an alternative, each of the retransmissions may be at least partially scrambled using a corresponding Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RNTI). As another alternative, a window for monitoring and RNTI calculation may be extended to include the one or more retransmissions. The successive retransmissions may include the same set of UE-specific payloads, or, a decreasing set of payloads over time as UE devices acknowledge successful receipt of their respective payloads.

    Retransmission of MsgB in two-step random access procedure

    公开(公告)号:US11723073B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-08

    申请号:US17040437

    申请日:2019-09-29

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W74/0833 H04W72/1268 H04W74/006

    Abstract: A wireless user equipment (UE) device may transmit a random access preamble to a base station, using a physical resource on an uplink signal. After failing to receive an initial transmission of a response message from the base station (BS), the UE device may monitor for one or more retransmissions of the response message. Each of the retransmission may include a corresponding transmission number. As an alternative, each of the retransmissions may be at least partially scrambled using a corresponding Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RNTI). As another alternative, a window for monitoring and RNTI calculation may be extended to include the one or more retransmissions. The successive retransmissions may include the same set of UE-specific payloads, or, a decreasing set of payloads over time as UE devices acknowledge successful receipt of their respective payloads.

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