Beamforming Measurements Based on PSS/SSS

    公开(公告)号:US20210160747A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-27

    申请号:US17164561

    申请日:2021-02-01

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Beamforming measurement techniques based on PSS/SSS are disclosed. An apparatus of a user equipment (UE) can include processing circuitry configured to decode a configuration message from a source serving cell, the configuration message indicating signal selection criteria for cell measurement reporting. A synchronization signal (SS) burst set associated with one or more transmission/reception points (TRPs) within a neighboring cell is decoded, the SS burst set including a plurality of SS blocks. A cell bcamforming measurement signal associated with the neighboring cell is generated, based on signal measurements of the SS blocks and the signal selection criteria. A radio resource management (RRM) measurement report message is encoded for transmission to the serving cell, the measurement report message including the cell beamforming measurement signal. A handover command message for initiating a handover to the neighboring cell is decoded, the handover command based on the cell beamforming measurement signal.

    NETWORK CONTROLLED SMALL GAP (NCSG) SCHEDULING ON A WIRELESS NETWORK

    公开(公告)号:US20250167936A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-05-22

    申请号:US18834971

    申请日:2022-02-12

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems, and computer-readable medium to perform operations including: receiving first signaling information from a first base station (BS), where the first signaling information indicates that a user equipment (UE) device is to determine an index of a first synchronization signal block (SSB) transmitted by a second BS to the UE device on a second component carrier, based on timing information regarding a first component carrier associated with the first BS; determining a first measurement window for measuring one or more characteristics of the first SSB, where the first measurement window is determined based on a first time offset value Δt1 and an expected length of the first SSB and measuring the one or more characteristics of the first SSB on the second carrier during the first measurement window.

    Network signaling for radio resource management enhancement in high speed train (HST) scenarios

    公开(公告)号:US12289610B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-04-29

    申请号:US17437787

    申请日:2021-04-01

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A network may transmit either beam deployment information or beam number information to a user equipment (UE) carried on a train and configured for operation in the millimeter wave band. The deployment information may include deployment related distance parameters or azimuth angle spread parameters. The beam number information may indicate a number of network beams associated with a current cell. The UE may determine a number of UE receive beams based on deployment information or the network-indicated number of network beams. The UE may transmit feedback to the network, indicating the number of UE receive beams. Alternatively, the network may send a configuration message indicating a first number of UE receive beams to the UE, which the UE may treat as an upper bound or lower bound in its determination of a desired number of UE receive beams. The UE may transmit the desired number to the network.

    Methods and apparatus for PRACH resource determination and RA-RNTI computation in wireless communication

    公开(公告)号:US12284680B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-04-22

    申请号:US17456304

    申请日:2021-11-23

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Aspects herein relate to wireless devices, circuits, and methods for determining a PRACH resource mapping comprising a starting symbol position within a reference slot, wherein the starting symbol position is determined based, at least in part, on a subcarrier spacing configuration of PRACH resources of a wireless network that a wireless device is operating on; and using the radio to transmit a RACH preamble and an associated RA-RNTI via the determined PRACH resource mapping. Further aspects herein relate to devices, circuits, and methods for using a modified RA-RNTI for transmission or reception of data over a wireless network, wherein the wireless network has a subcarrier spacing configuration of PRACH resources, wherein a size of the subcarrier spacing configuration of the PRACH resources causes out-of-range RA-RNTI values to be calculated using a legacy RA-RNTI equation in an unmodified form, wherein the range of permissible RA-RNTI values is from 0 to 216−1.

    Enhanced PHR reporting in support of UE antenna scaling

    公开(公告)号:US12273827B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-04-08

    申请号:US17904808

    申请日:2021-09-24

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to devices, apparatuses, and methods for enhanced PHR reporting in support of UE antenna scaling. A wireless device, which comprises at least one antenna array each comprising a plurality of antenna elements may perform antenna scaling by activating or deactivating at least one of the plurality of antenna elements (with corresponding RF chains) of one or more antenna arrays. The wireless device may generate a power headroom (PHR) report based at least on a difference between beamforming gains obtained after the antenna scaling and before the antenna scaling. The wireless device may then send the PHR report to a base station in communication with the wireless device.

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