公开(公告)号：US20240023194A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-18

申请号：US17593733

申请日：2021-08-05

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Fangli XU ,  Chunhai YAO ,  Dawei ZHANG ,  Haijing HU ,  Naveen Kumar R. PALLE VENKATA ,  Pavan NUGGEHALLI ,  Ralf ROSSBACH ,  Sarma V. VANGALA ,  Sethuraman GURUMOORTHY ,  Yuqin CHEN ,  Zhibin WU

IPC: H04W76/28 ,  H04W72/232 ,  H04L1/1829 ,  H04L1/1812

CPC classification number: H04W76/28 ,  H04W72/232 ,  H04L1/1848 ,  H04L1/1812

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to discontinuous reception (DRX) transmission. Embodiments of the present disclosure propose a solution for DRX configurations for point-to-point (PTP) and/or point-to-multipoint (PTM) transmissions. In this solution, a user equipment (UE) maintains separate DRX configurations for PTP transmissions and PTM transmissions. During active time for the PTP transmissions, the UE monitors physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) with a UE specific identifier. The UE monitors PDCCH with a PTM transmission specific identifier during active time for the PTM transmissions. In this way, it can match the MBS service quality mechanism. Moreover, it also saves power at the UE.

公开(公告)号：US20230353211A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-02

申请号：US18125798

申请日：2023-03-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Haitong SUN ,  Wei ZENG ,  Chunxuan YE ,  Dawei ZHANG ,  Yushu ZHANG ,  Zhibin WU ,  Hong HE

IPC: H04B7/06 ,  H04W72/25 ,  H04L5/00

CPC classification number: H04B7/0626 ,  H04W72/25 ,  H04L5/0057

Abstract: Aspects are described for a user equipment (UE) comprising a transceiver configured to enable wireless communication with a base station and a second UE, and a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver. The processor is configured to determine one or more channel state information (CSI) reporting elements out of a set of CSI reporting elements. The processor is further configured to generate a MAC control element (MAC-CE) message. The MAC-CE message comprises an indicator that indicates a second MAC-CE message and a CSI report. The CSI report comprises the one or more CSI reporting elements. The processor is further configured to transmit, using the transceiver, the MAC-CE message to the second UE via a side-link connection.

公开(公告)号：US20230345236A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-26

申请号：US17995369

申请日：2020-04-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yuqin CHEN ,  Birgit BREINING ,  Dawei ZHANG ,  Fangli XU ,  Haijing HU ,  Longda XING ,  Rama Diwakara Rao NOOLU ,  Sethuraman GURUMOORTHY ,  Shu GUO ,  Srirang A. LOVLEKAR ,  Zhibin WU

IPC: H04W12/037 ,  H04W76/14 ,  H04W76/30 ,  H04W12/106 ,  H04L9/08

CPC classification number: H04W12/037 ,  H04W76/14 ,  H04W76/30 ,  H04W12/106 ,  H04L9/0891

Abstract: The exemplary embodiments relate to a computer-readable storage medium, a device, an integrated circuit and a method that perform operations related to a first user equipment (UE) configured with a sidelink (SL) connection with a second UE. The operations include generating an SL counter check request including at least a first count for data transmissions from the first UE to the second UE as determined by the first UE. The operations further include transmitting the request to the second UE and receiving a counter check response to the request, the response comprising at least a second count for data transmissions from the first UE to the second UE as determined by the second UE. The operations further include determining a first difference between the first count and the second count and, when the first difference exceeds a threshold, releasing the SL connection with the second UE.

公开(公告)号：US20230344579A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-26

申请号：US18125794

申请日：2023-03-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Haitong SUN ,  Wei ZENG ,  Chunxuan YE ,  Dawei ZHANG ,  Yushu ZHANG ,  Zhibin WU ,  Hong HE

IPC: H04L5/00

CPC classification number: H04L5/0048

Abstract: Aspects are described for a user equipment (UE) comprising a transceiver configured to enable wireless communication with a base station and a second UE, and a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver. The processor is configured to determine a set of subcarriers from two physical resource blocks (PRBs). The set of subcarriers includes only one subcarrier or more than two subcarriers. The processor is further configured to transmit, using the first set of antenna ports of the transceiver, channel state information reference signals (CSI-RSs) in a set of resource elements (REs) to the second UE. The set of REs occupies the set of subcarriers.

公开(公告)号：US20230217536A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-06

申请号：US17441630

申请日：2020-09-25

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Haitong SUN ,  Chunxuan YE ,  Haijing HU ,  Wei ZENG ,  Dawei AZANG ,  Yuqin CHEN ,  Fangli XU ,  Zhibin WU

IPC: H04W76/28

CPC classification number: H04W76/28

Abstract: Some aspects of this disclosure relate to apparatuses and methods for implementing sidelink communications among multiple user equipments (UEs). A UE operates according to a periodical discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle that includes a sidelink on-duration period when the UE is in an active state. The UE is in a power saving state outside the sidelink on-duration period. The UE listens to a Physical Sidelink Control Channel (PSCCH) for sidelink communications during the active state. A UE determines the DRX cycle and the sidelink on-duration period of a receiver UE, and sends a message to the receiver UE during one or more slots of the sidelink on-duration period when the receiver UE is in the active state.

公开(公告)号：US20230142675A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-11

申请号：US17593124

申请日：2020-12-15

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Jie CUI ,  Yang TANG ,  Dawei ZHANG ,  Hong HE ,  Chunhai YAO ,  Chunxuan YE ,  Haitong SUN ,  Weidong YANG ,  Wei ZENG ,  Yuchul KIM ,  Yushu ZHANG ,  Zhibin WU ,  Oghenekome OTERI

IPC: H04W48/10 ,  H04L5/00

CPC classification number: H04W48/10 ,  H04L5/0053

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for a UE to determine a cell global identity (CGI) of a target cell.

公开(公告)号：US20230065533A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-02

申请号：US17822500

申请日：2022-08-26

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jie CUI ,  Dawei ZHANG ,  Hong HE ,  Huaning NIU ,  Manasa RAGHAVAN ,  Qiming LI ,  Xiang CHEN ,  Yang TANG ,  Zhibin WU

IPC: H04W64/00 ,  H04B7/185 ,  G01S19/48

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) configured to collect UE positioning information configured to indicate a location of the UE, wherein the UE is deployed onboard an airplane and report the UE positioning information to a cell of a non-terrestrial network (NTN). Also, a user equipment (UE) configured to receive a request for uplink positioning reference signals, wherein the uplink positioning reference signals are to indicate a location of the UE and wherein the UE is deployed on an airplane and transmit the uplink positioning reference signals to a cell of a non-terrestrial network (NTN).

公开(公告)号：US20220321300A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-06

申请号：US17669915

申请日：2022-02-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Zhibin WU ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Haijing Hu ,  Jie Cui ,  Seyed Ali Akbar Fakoorian

IPC: H04L5/00 ,  H04W64/00

Abstract: Some aspects of this disclosure relate to apparatuses and methods for implementing techniques for providing a user equipment (UE) with on-demand reference signals for location related measurements of the UE. The UE can receive location assistance data from a network server, where the location assistance data includes information about a plurality of downlink reference signals that can be used to perform location related measurements by the UE. The UE can send a request to a base station for a reference signal. The reference signal is selected from the plurality of downlink reference signals of the location assistance data. Furthermore, the UE can receive the reference signal from the base station, and perform a location related measurement based on the received reference signal.

公开(公告)号：US20220312543A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-29

申请号：US17593552

申请日：2020-10-22

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Zhibin WU ,  Chunxuan YE ,  Dawei ZHANG ,  Fangli XU ,  Haijing HU ,  Haitong SUN ,  Wei ZENG ,  Yuqin CHEN

IPC: H04W76/28

Abstract: SL-DRX involves both Uu and PC5 interfaces. For an RRC_CONNECTED UE (also referred to as a connected mode UE, or simply connected UE), several SL-DRX enhancements are described in this disclosure to trigger SL DRX and share configurations. Alignment of SL-DRX alignment with Uu-DRX (referred to as Uu/SL DRX alignment or simply alignment) is also described, as an optional feature (since not all schedules can temporally align).

公开(公告)号：US20220312326A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-29

申请号：US17593551

申请日：2020-10-22

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Zhibin WU ,  Chunxuan YE ,  Dawei ZHANG ,  Fangli XU ,  Haijing HU ,  Haitong SUN ,  Hong HE ,  Jie CUI ,  Wei ZENG ,  Yang TANG ,  Yuqin CHEN

IPC: H04W52/02 ,  H04W72/12

Abstract: This disclosure provides details of a configuration signaling and associated behaviors for sidelink (SL) discontinuous reception (DRX) for unicast, connection-specific DRX. According to one embodiment, a first user equipment (L E) configures link-specific discontinuous reception (DRX) by processing a common DRX configuration that is preconfigured, received through a Uu interface, or received in a SIB; and signaling over a PCS interface with a second UE, a link-specific configuration for a link-specific DRX cycle, the Link-specific configuration including a link-specific on-duration parameter.