Device, system, and method for carrier aware scheduling

    公开(公告)号:US10334611B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-25

    申请号:US15612726

    申请日:2017-06-02

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: Described is a user equipment (UE) that is connected to a network component, the user equipment and the network component configured with a carrier aggregation functionality. The UE performs a method that includes determining a primary component carrier and at least one secondary component carrier associated with the carrier aggregation functionality of the user equipment, determining a component carrier quality measurement (CQM) metric for each of the component carriers, when an uplink data packet is capable of being transmitted over the secondary component carrier, selecting one of the primary component carrier and the at least one secondary component carrier based on the CQM metrics, generating measurement data indicative of the selected component carrier to increase a probability to transmit the uplink data packet over the selected component carrier and transmitting the measurement data to the network component.

    Facilitating return to a first wireless network from a second wireless network after performance of a circuit switched fallback procedure

    公开(公告)号:US10038648B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-31

    申请号:US14242012

    申请日:2014-04-01

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04L49/15 H04W36/0022

    Abstract: Method and apparatus for facilitating return to a first wireless network from a second wireless network by a wireless communication device is provided. A method includes the wireless communication device engaging in data transfer for an application session on the first wireless network; participating in a CSFB procedure to transition from the first wireless network to the second wireless network for servicing a voice connection; buffering data received for the application session before and/or during the CSFB procedure; releasing the voice connection; discontinuing requests for downlink data for the application session in response to termination of the voice connection to provide a gap in data transfer; reselecting to the first wireless network during the gap in data transfer; using the buffered data to continue the application session during reselection; and resuming data transfer for the application session on the first wireless network after completing reselection.

    Apparatus, systems and methods for improved link quality evaluation of mobile cellular systems
    66.
    发明授权
    Apparatus, systems and methods for improved link quality evaluation of mobile cellular systems 有权
    用于改进移动蜂窝系统的链路质量评估的装置,系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US09596638B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-03-14

    申请号:US14871493

    申请日:2015-09-30

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: Apparatus, system and methods for evaluating link quality within a cellular system. A user equipment (“UE”) is connected to a network, wherein the UE communicates data to the network on an uplink (“UL”) link. The UE determines a requested buffer size for a UL communication, determines a transport block size for the UL communication based on a primary set of allocation parameters, and compares the requested buffer size to the transport block size to determine if a data rate for the UL communication satisfies a threshold. When the data rate satisfies the threshold, the UE identifies the UL link as a good quality link and sends acceptable link quality feedback to the network. When the data rate does not satisfy the threshold, the UE performs a further action to test a quality of the UL link.

    Abstract translation: 用于评估蜂窝系统内的链路质量的装置,系统和方法。 用户设备(“UE”)连接到网络,其中UE在上行链路(“UL”)链路上向网络传送数据。 UE确定用于UL通信的所请求的缓冲器大小,基于一组分配参数确定用于UL通信的传输块大小,并将所请求的缓冲器大小与传输块大小进行比较,以确定UL的数据速率 通信满足阈值。 当数据速率满足阈值时,UE将UL链路识别为良好的质量链路,并向网络发送可接受的链路质量反馈。 当数据速率不满足阈值时,UE执行进一步的动作来测试UL链路的质量。

    PLMN Barring
    67.
    发明申请
    PLMN Barring 有权
    PLMN禁止

    公开(公告)号:US20170064608A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-03-02

    申请号:US15084697

    申请日:2016-03-30

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to determining whether to bar a public land mobile network (PLMN). In some embodiments, a mobile device is configured to increment a count of failed requests to a PLMN for requests that are explicitly rejected by a base station and not for other requests. In some embodiments, the mobile device is configured to bar the PLMN in response to the count reaching a threshold value. In some embodiments, for requests that fail without explicit rejection, the mobile device is configured to wait a predetermined time interval before transmitting another request to the base station. The time interval may be telescoped for subsequent requests that fail without a rejection. In various embodiments, the disclosed techniques may reduce power consumption while avoiding premature PLMN barring.

    Abstract translation: 公开了关于确定是否禁止公共陆地移动网络(PLMN)的技术。 在一些实施例中,移动设备被配置为将针对由基站明确拒绝的请求而不是针对其他请求的请求增加到PLMN的失败请求的计数。 在一些实施例中,移动设备被配置为响应于计数达到阈值来阻止PLMN。 在一些实施例中,对于在没有明确拒绝的情况下失败的请求,移动设备被配置为在向基站发送另一个请求之前等待预定的时间间隔。 可以将时间间隔伸缩以用于在没有拒绝的情况下失败的后续请求。 在各种实施例中,所公开的技术可以降低功耗,同时避免过早的PLMN限制。

    Intra-RRC High-Bandwidth Grant Request Techniques
    69.
    发明申请
    Intra-RRC High-Bandwidth Grant Request Techniques 有权
    内部RRC高带宽授权请求技术

    公开(公告)号:US20160360558A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-08

    申请号:US15143739

    申请日:2016-05-02

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for UEs (including link budget limited UEs) to improve communications performance with a cellular network. A UE may be configured to provide a request (for a first process executed by the UE) for a high-bandwidth connection to a base station of a cellular network during a first RRC connection. In some embodiments, the RRC connection is established by another process. In some embodiments, the UE is configured to receive signaling from the base station indicating that the base station cannot satisfy the high-bandwidth connection request and the UE is configured not to send or receive data for the high-bandwidth connection during the first RRC connection in response to the signaling. In some embodiments, the UE is configured to re-send the request on a second, subsequent RRC connection that is not established by the first process. In some embodiments, the UE is configured to opportunistically re-send the request on subsequent RRC connections established by one or more other processes until the base station is able to grant the request.

    Abstract translation: 本公开涉及用于UE(包括链路预算有限的UE)以改善与蜂窝网络的通信性能的技术。 UE可以被配置为在第一RRC连接期间提供针对蜂窝网络的基站的高带宽连接的请求(对于由UE执行的第一进程)。 在一些实施例中,RRC连接由另一进程建立。 在一些实施例中,UE被配置为从基站接收指示基站不能满足高带宽连接请求的信令,并且UE被配置为在第一RRC连接期间不发送或接收高带宽连接的数据 响应信令。 在一些实施例中,UE被配置为在第一进程未建立的第二后续RRC连接上重新发送请求。 在一些实施例中,UE被配置为在由一个或多个其他进程建立的后续RRC连接上机会地重新发送请求,直到基站能够授予该请求。

    Packet-Switched Wireless Communication for Link Budget Limited Wireless Devices
    70.
    发明申请
    Packet-Switched Wireless Communication for Link Budget Limited Wireless Devices 审中-公开
    链路预算有限的无线设备的分组交换无线通信

    公开(公告)号:US20160345217A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-11-24

    申请号:US15153676

    申请日:2016-05-12

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W36/0083 H04B17/336 H04B17/382

    Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for a link budget limited UE to improve communications performance with a cellular network. The UE may perform signal to interference noise ratio (SINR) measurements and use these measurements to adjust a received signal power value that is provided to the cellular network as a received signal power measurement. The UE may generate the received signal power value based at least in part on the SINR measurement in order to reduce the likelihood of handover when the UE has good SINR but poor received signal power. The UE may also provide preferred configuration information to the base station which enhances the performance of the UE when link budget limited. The configuration information may specify one or more parameter values designed to provide improved performance for a link budget limited device.

    Abstract translation: 本公开涉及用于链路预算有限UE以改善与蜂窝网络的通信性能的技术。 UE可以执行信噪比(SINR)测量,并且使用这些测量来调整提供给蜂窝网络的接收信号功率值作为接收信号功率测量。 UE可以至少部分地基于SINR测量生成接收信号功率值,以便当UE具有良好的SINR但接收信号功率较差时,减少切换的可能性。 UE还可以向基站提供优选配置信息,其在链路预算受限时增强了UE的性能。 配置信息可以指定被设计成为链路预算限制设备提供改进的性能的一个或多个参数值。

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