METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TIME DIVISION LTE TRANSMISSION IN UNLICENSED RADIO FREQUENCY BANDS

    公开(公告)号:US20190313432A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-10

    申请号:US16272596

    申请日:2019-02-11

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for time division based communication between a wireless device and a wireless network in a licensed radio frequency (RF) band and an unlicensed RF band are disclosed. The wireless device receives downlink control information (DCI), via a primary component carrier (PCC) of a primary cell (Pcell) in the licensed RF band, indicating downlink (DL) data transmission via a secondary component carrier (SCC) of a secondary cell (Scell) in the unlicensed RF band. The wireless device receives via the SCC part of the DL data transmission and transmits a control message via the PCC in response. The wireless device sends a scheduling request (SR) to the eNodeB and receives uplink (UL) transmission opportunities in a combination of the licensed RF band and the unlicensed RF band. The wireless device performs a clear channel assessment before reserving and transmitting to the eNodeB in the unlicensed RF band.

    IMPLICIT POWER MANAGEMENT MODE AND STATE TRANSITIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20190124593A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-25

    申请号:US16135378

    申请日:2018-09-19

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A station (STA) of a wireless local area network (WLAN) transitions implicitly between power management (PM) modes or PM states, without providing an explicit indication of the PM mode/state change to an access point (AP) of the WLAN. Transitions include changes between an active mode and a power save (PS) mode, or between an awake state and a doze state of the PS mode. Transitions occur immediately after receipt of a beacon indicating pending data for the STA, after an offset time indicated in the beacon, or at a specific wake time negotiated with the AP. After data reception is complete, the STA transitions implicitly to the PS mode or a doze state of the PS mode, after a power save inactivity timeout period or after receiving an indication that data transmission is complete.

    CONTROL SIGNALING OPTIMIZATION FOR LTE COMMUNICATIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20190313435A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-10

    申请号:US16272637

    申请日:2019-02-11

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: The disclosure describes procedures for allocating network resources for a mobile device communicating within a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network. The mobile device can be configured to decode a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), acquire first and second physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) decode indicators from a payload of the same PDSCH communication, decode a PDCCH for downlink control information (DCI) associated with a first application data type based on the first PDCCH decode indicator a second application data type based on the second PDCCH decode indicator. The first PDCCH decode indicator can identify an upcoming LTE subframe where the mobile device is required to decode the PDCCH for DCI associated VoLTE resource assignments and the second PDCCH decode indicator can identify an upcoming LTE subframe where the mobile device is required to decode the PDCCH for DCI associated with high bandwidth best effort (BE) data resource assignments.

    AGGREGATED DATA FRAME STRUCTURES
    5.
    发明申请
    AGGREGATED DATA FRAME STRUCTURES 审中-公开
    聚合数据框架结构

    公开(公告)号:US20160262052A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-08

    申请号:US15062122

    申请日:2016-03-06

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a system, method, and computer program product embodiments for processing an A-MPSDU frame structure. An example system can include an interface circuit to combine a plurality of media access control (MAC) headers corresponding to a plurality of media access control service data units (MSDUs) into an aggregated MAC header. The aggregated MAC header can include length information for each of the MSDUs. The interface circuit can also insert the aggregated MAC header into a frame and transmit the frame using an antenna.

    Abstract translation: 本公开描述了用于处理A-MPSDU帧结构的系统,方法和计算机程序产品实施例。 示例系统可以包括将与多个媒体访问控制服务数据单元(MSDU)对应的多个媒体访问控制(MAC)报头组合成聚合的MAC报头的接口电路。 聚合的MAC报头可以包括每个MSDU的长度信息。 接口电路还可以将聚合的MAC报头插入到帧中并使用天线发送帧。

    POWER SAVINGS WITH PREAMBLE IN WLAN SYSTEMS
    6.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180035379A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-01

    申请号:US15461162

    申请日:2017-03-16

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: In order to reduce power consumption of an electronic device during communication with another electronic device in a wireless local area network (WLAN), the electronic device analyzes fields in a given packet prior to a payload of the given packet to look for information that specifies a destination of the given packet. For example, the information may include: a full associated identification (AID) of the destination, a partial media-access-control (MAC) address of the destination; and/or a compressed (MAC) address of the destination. The information may be included in the preamble of the given packet. In particular, the information may replace length information in a high-throughput signal field in the given packet. Moreover, if the destination is other than the electronic device, the electronic device dumps the given packet and changes a power state of the electronic device, thereby reducing the power consumption.

    HYBRID AUTOMATIC REPEAT REQUEST (H-ARQ) FOR A WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK
    7.
    发明申请
    HYBRID AUTOMATIC REPEAT REQUEST (H-ARQ) FOR A WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK 审中-公开
    无线局域网的混合自动重发请求(H-ARQ)

    公开(公告)号:US20160365952A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-15

    申请号:US15178373

    申请日:2016-06-09

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for a hybrid automatic repeat request (H-ARQ) mechanism for wireless communication devices of a wireless local area network (WLAN) are disclosed. Methods and apparatus to determine whether a packet is an original, first transmission or a retransmission of a previously transmitted packet without decoding the payload of the packet are disclosed. Medium access control (MAC) addresses of a transmitter, such as an access point (AP), and a receiver, such as a station (STA), of a WLAN are encoded separately with a retransmission bit to indicate whether the packet is retransmitted. For an aggregated MAC protocol data unit (A-MPDU), a sequence number is included to determine which MAC protocol data units (MPDUs) of the A-MPDU are retransmitted. When retransmission is indicated, the receiver of the STA performs a hybrid automatic repeat request (H-ARQ) process to combine the retransmitted packet with previously received packets.

    Abstract translation: 公开了一种用于无线局域网(WLAN)的无线通信设备的混合自动重传请求(H-ARQ)机制的装置和方法。 公开了确定分组是原始的,第一次传输还是先前发送的分组的重传而不解码分组的有效载荷的方法和装置。 诸如接入点(AP)的发射机的媒体接入控制(MAC)地址以及WLAN的接收机(例如,站点(STA))被分别用重传比特编码以指示分组是否被重传。 对于聚合MAC协议数据单元(A-MPDU),包括序列号,以确定重传A-MPDU的哪些MAC协议数据单元(MPDU)。 当指示重传时,STA的接收者执行混合自动重传请求(H-ARQ)处理,以将重传的分组与先前接收的分组组合。

    IMPLICIT POWER MANAGEMENT MODE AND STATE TRANSITIONS
    8.
    发明申请
    IMPLICIT POWER MANAGEMENT MODE AND STATE TRANSITIONS 审中-公开
    隐含的电源管理模式和状态转换

    公开(公告)号:US20160323820A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-11-03

    申请号:US15142212

    申请日:2016-04-29

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A station (STA) of a wireless local area network (WLAN) transitions implicitly between power management (PM) modes or PM states, without providing an explicit indication of the PM mode/state change to an access point (AP) of the WLAN. Transitions include changes between an active mode and a power save (PS) mode, or between an awake state and a doze state of the PS mode. Transitions occur immediately after receipt of a beacon indicating pending data for the STA, after an offset time indicated in the beacon, or at a specific wake time negotiated with the AP. After data reception is complete, the STA transitions implicitly to the PS mode or a doze state of the PS mode, after a power save inactivity timeout period or after receiving an indication that data transmission is complete.

    Abstract translation: 无线局域网(WLAN)的站(STA)在功率管理(PM)模式或PM状态之间隐含地转换,而不提供对WLAN的接入点(AP)的PM模式/状态改变的明确指示。 转换包括有源模式和省电(PS)模式之间或PS模式的唤醒状态和瞌睡状态之间的变化。 在信标指示的偏移时间之后或与AP协商的特定唤醒时间之后,在接收到指示STA的等待数据的信标之后立即发生转换。 在数据接收完成之后,STA在省电不活动超时时段之后或在接收到数据传输完成的指示之后,隐含地转换到PS模式或PS模式的打盹状态。

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TIME DIVISION LTE TRANSMISSION IN UNLICENSED RADIO FREQUENCY BANDS
    9.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TIME DIVISION LTE TRANSMISSION IN UNLICENSED RADIO FREQUENCY BANDS 审中-公开
    无线电频段中时分段LTE传输的方法与装置

    公开(公告)号:US20160233989A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-08-11

    申请号:US15014498

    申请日:2016-02-03

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for time division based communication between a wireless device and a wireless network in a licensed radio frequency (RF) band and an unlicensed RF band are disclosed. The wireless device receives downlink control information (DCI), via a primary component carrier (PCC) of a primary cell (Pcell) in the licensed RF band, indicating downlink (DL) data transmission via a secondary component carrier (SCC) of a secondary cell (Scell) in the unlicensed RF band. The wireless device receives via the SCC part of the DL data transmission and transmits a control message via the PCC in response. The wireless device sends a scheduling request (SR) to the eNodeB and receives uplink (UL) transmission opportunities in a combination of the licensed RF band and the unlicensed RF band. The wireless device performs a clear channel assessment before reserving and transmitting to the eNodeB in the unlicensed RF band.

    Abstract translation: 公开了在许可射频(RF)频带和非许可RF频带中的无线设备与无线网络之间的基于时分的通信的设备和方法。 无线设备通过许可的RF频带中的主小区(Pcell)的主分量载波(PCC)接收下行链路控制信息(DCI),指示经二次分组载波(SCC)的下行链路(DL)数据传输 小区(Scell)。 无线设备经由DL数据传输的SCC部分接收并响应于经由PCC发送控制消息。 无线设备向eNodeB发送调度请求(SR),并且以许可的RF频带和非许可RF频带的组合来接收上行链路(UL)传输机会。 无线设备在保留和发送到未许可的RF频带内的eNodeB之前执行清晰的信道评估。

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