RELIABILITY AND COVERAGE ENHANCEMENTS FOR COMMUNICATION NETWORKS

    公开(公告)号:US20230114058A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-13

    申请号:US17905270

    申请日:2021-04-02

    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described in which a block error rate (BLER) in non-terrestrial network (NTN) communications may be reduced through coverage enhancement techniques. Coverage enhancement techniques may include slot bundling for physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) communications, in which repetitions of a PDCCH may occupy multiple time-frequency locations spanning multiple slots. Such slots can be consecutive or non-consecutive, and in some cases multiple repetitions of the PDCCH may be provided within the same slot. The pattern of the time-frequency locations of repetitions may be periodic or non-periodic. Further, the repetitions can be exact copies, or different redundancy versions of the same encoded DCI. Additionally, repetitions of uplink or downlink shared channel communications, uplink or downlink control channel communication, broadcast channel communications, or any combinations thereof, may be provided.

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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20230055881A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-23

    申请号:US17821155

    申请日:2022-08-19

    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a coordinate switch indication that indicates that the UE is to calculate a first value of a new ephemeris coordinate of a plurality of coordinates. The UE may calculate the first value of the new ephemeris coordinate based on one or more other ephemeris coordinates of the plurality of ephemeris coordinates and may generate ephemeris information, associated with a non-terrestrial communication device, based on the calculation of the first value of the new ephemeris coordinate. The UE may communicate with the non-terrestrial communication device based on the ephemeris information. Numerous other aspects are described.

    INITIATING RANDOM ACCESS IN A TARGET CELL IN A NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORK

    公开(公告)号:US20230023214A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-26

    申请号:US17443154

    申请日:2021-07-21

    Abstract: Various aspects described herein relate to dynamically controlling a time when random access initiated in a target cell of a non-terrestrial network. For example, when a user equipment (UE) detects an event that triggers a random access procedure in the target cell, the UE may monitor a control channel from the target cell for a control signal during a target cell monitoring window prior to initiating random access in the target cell. For example, the control signal may include a dynamic indication to identify UEs allowed to initiate random access, whereby a UE is not permitted to autonomously start contention-based random access in the target cell during the target cell monitoring window unless the UE has received the control signal. In this way, the target cell may regulate a rate at which UEs initiate the RACH procedure in order to manage congestion in the target cell.

    RECONFIGURED UPLINK RESOURCE (PUR) FOR NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORKS (NTN)

    公开(公告)号:US20220224406A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-14

    申请号:US17145967

    申请日:2021-01-11

    Abstract: In an aspect, a satellite-based non-terrestrial network configures multiple preconfigured uplink resources (PURs) for a user equipment (UE). The PURs may be configured one PUR per beam, one PUR per cell, or one PUR for multiple cells. A serving cell of the UE and one or more cells adjacent to the serving cell may each have an associated PUR. The UE selects one of the multiple PURs and sends a transmission using the selected PUR without the UE have a connection to the network. The network sends an ACK in response to the transmission. Either the UE or the network can specify that the UE is to transmit using a first PUR and receive the ACK on a second PUR. The UE can specify when and which PUR to use in the transmission and the network can specify when and which PUR to use in the ACK.

    SATELLITE AND BEAM SPECIFIC INFORMATION UPDATING IN NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORKS

    公开(公告)号:US20220109496A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-07

    申请号:US17492404

    申请日:2021-10-01

    Abstract: Aspects relate to mechanisms for wireless communication devices to update satellite and beam specific information. A user equipment (UE) selects a first cell associated with a first satellite for wireless communication in the non-terrestrial network. The UE determines whether to use one or more standard parameters or one or more satellite-cell specific parameters for accessing the first cell. The one or more standard parameters are based on one or more standard characteristics common to a plurality of satellites including the first satellite. The one or more satellite-cell specific parameters are based on a change to at least one standard characteristic of the one or more standard characteristics of the first satellite.

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