公开(公告)号：US20240015736A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-11

申请号：US18467001

申请日：2023-09-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Hong HE ,  Chunhai YAO ,  Chunxuan YE ,  Dawei ZHANG ,  Haitong SUN ,  Pengkai ZHAO ,  Wei ZENG ,  Wei ZHANG ,  Weidong YANG ,  Yuchul KIM ,  Yushu ZHANG ,  Zhibin WU

IPC: H04W72/1268 ,  H04L1/1812 ,  H04W72/23

CPC classification number: H04W72/1268 ,  H04L1/1812 ,  H04W72/23

Abstract: The exemplary embodiments relate to determining that code block group (CBG) based transmissions are enabled, transmitting, via an unlicensed spectrum, configured grants comprising one or more CBG based transmissions and one or more transport block (TB) based transmissions and receiving a downlink feedback information (DFI) downlink control information (DCI) format, wherein the DFI DCI format comprises a hybrid automatic repeating request (HARQ) bitmap corresponding to the TB based transmissions and a HARQ bitmap corresponding to the CBG based transmissions. The exemplary embodiments may be implemented in a computer readable storage medium, a user equipment (UE) or an integrated circuit.

公开(公告)号：US20230422273A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-28

申请号：US18466451

申请日：2023-09-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Chunxuan YE ,  Chunhai YAO ,  Dawei ZHANG ,  Haitong SUN ,  Hong HE ,  Oghenekome OTERI ,  Seyed Ali Akbar FAKOORIAN ,  Wei ZENG ,  Weidong YANG ,  Yushu ZHANG

IPC: H04W72/232 ,  H04L1/1822 ,  H04W72/1273 ,  H04W72/11

CPC classification number: H04W72/232 ,  H04L1/1822 ,  H04W72/1273 ,  H04W72/11

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to receive from a base station a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) configuration for physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmissions wherein multiple PDSCHs are transmitted within a single period of the SPS, the SPS configuration including a parameter for a number of hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) processes associated with the SPS configuration, receive from the base station a downlink control information (DCI) transmission for activating the SPS configuration, the DCI including a HARQ process ID for one of the PDSCH transmissions in the SPS configuration, wherein the UE determines a maximum number of PDSCH transmissions allowed within the single period based on the parameter for the number of HARQ processes associated with the SPS configuration, validate the DCI to determine time domain resources to use for the PDSCH transmission and receive from the base station the multiple PDSCH transmissions within the single SPS period.

公开(公告)号：US20230397160A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-07

申请号：US18452407

申请日：2023-08-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Hong HE ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Haitong Sun ,  Jie Cui ,  Manasa Raghavan ,  Wei Zeng ,  Yang Tang ,  Sigen Ye

IPC: H04W68/00 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04W72/23 ,  H04W56/00

CPC classification number: H04W68/005 ,  H04L5/0051 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04W72/23 ,  H04W56/001

Abstract: An approach to communication by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system that includes the UE sending an RRC setup request message including a paging offset value to a base station. The UE receives an RRC setup message from the network node, the RRC setup message including a PS-paging offset value and a PS-P-RNTI value associated with the UE. Energy conservation approaches for use with paging are described, including paging occasion monitor reporting and configuration, paging-offset reporting, the use of a paging monitoring skipping signal, and the use of dynamic TRS triggering for paging reception.

公开(公告)号：US20230362914A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-09

申请号：US17440615

申请日：2021-01-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Hong HE ,  Dawei ZHANG ,  Oghenekome OTERI ,  Chunxuan YE ,  Seyed Ali Akbar FAKOORIAN ,  Chunhai YAO ,  Yushu ZHANG ,  Wei ZENG ,  Sigen YE

IPC: H04W72/1263 ,  H04W72/51

CPC classification number: H04W72/1263 ,  H04W72/51

Abstract: Some embodiments include an apparatus, method, and computer program product for facilitating processing times in a 5G wireless communications system. When operating at higher frequency subcarrier spacing (SCS), slot times for receiving and/or transmitting data between user equipment (UE) and a 5G Node B (gNB) become shorter. Because of this, some UE may face difficulty in processing physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), and/or physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) data with sufficient speed. To address potential limitations, a flexible minimum processing time may be used to accommodate different UE processing capabilities. The UE may report its processing capabilities to the gNB. The gNB may then schedule communications according to the UE’s processing capabilities. The gNB may consider whether the UE implements a single or multiple processing engines. Further, the gNB may apply single-slot and/or multi-slot scheduling techniques to also prevent timing issues.

公开(公告)号：US20230361938A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-09

申请号：US17441680

申请日：2021-01-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Hong HE ,  Dawei ZHANG ,  Wei ZENG ,  Haitong SUN ,  Yushu ZHANG ,  Chunhai YAO ,  Seyed Ali Akbar FAKOORIAN ,  Chunxuan YE ,  Huaning NIU ,  Oghenekome OTERI ,  Sigen YE ,  Weidong YANG ,  Yang TANG ,  Jie CUI

IPC: H04L1/1829 ,  H04W72/232 ,  H04W72/11

CPC classification number: H04L1/1854 ,  H04W72/232 ,  H04L1/1832 ,  H04W72/11

Abstract: Some embodiments include an apparatus, method, and computer program product for enhanced Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ)-ACK in a fifth generation (5G) wireless communications system. A user equipment (UE) can receive, during a HARQ-ACK window, a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) transmission or a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) transmission corresponding to a SPS PDSCH release. The UE can generate a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ)-ACK information bit corresponding to the reception. The UE can be configured with an offset value, k, and a length, l, of the HARQ-ACK window associated with an uplink transmission slot n, of a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) transmission, and determine a starting slot of the HARQ-ACK window as n−k. When a corresponding valid uplink transmission slot is not available, the UE can transmit the HARQ-ACK information bit in the uplink transmission slot n of the PUCCH transmission.

公开(公告)号：US20230354387A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-02

申请号：US18137200

申请日：2023-04-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Huaning NIU ,  Dawei ZHANG ,  Wei ZENG ,  Weidong YANG ,  Yushu ZHANG ,  Chunxuan YE ,  Seyed Ali Akbar FAKOORIAN ,  Chunhai YAO ,  Oghenekome OTERI ,  Hong HE

IPC: H04W72/40 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04L1/1812

CPC classification number: H04W72/40 ,  H04L5/0016 ,  H04L1/1812

Abstract: Some aspects of this disclosure relate to apparatuses and methods for implementing resource allocations for feedback channels in sidelink communications. A UE can be configured to receive a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) transmission or a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) transmission over a sidelink between the UE and a second UE for sidelink communication. The UE can allocate a set of resource elements within an interlace including multiple resource blocks to carry physical sidelink feedback channel (PSFCH) content associated with the received PSCCH transmission or PSSCH transmission, where the set of resource elements includes a first resource element in a first resource block of the interlace, and a second resource element in a second resource block of the interlace. The UE can be further configured to transmit the PSFCH content carried by the set of resource elements as a PSFCH transmission to the second UE.

公开(公告)号：US20230345482A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-26

申请号：US18299867

申请日：2023-04-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sigen YE ,  Chunxuan YE ,  Dawei ZHANG ,  Haitong SUN ,  Hong HE ,  Huaning NIU ,  Oghenekome OTERI ,  Wei ZENG ,  Weidong YANG

IPC: H04W72/1273 ,  H04W72/23 ,  H04L1/1812

CPC classification number: H04W72/1273 ,  H04W72/23 ,  H04L1/1812

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to receive at least a first downlink control information (DCI) from a base station of a network, the first DCI scheduling multiple physical downlink shared channels (PDSCH) across multiple cells of the UE, construct a Type 2 hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) codebook based at least on a number of DCI scheduling PDSCH corresponding to the Type 2 HARQ-ACK codebook and transmit the Type 2 HARQ-ACK codebook feedback in a physical uplink channel.

公开(公告)号：US20230345388A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-26

申请号：US18122369

申请日：2023-03-16

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Gang Xiong ,  Hong HE ,  Yushu ZHANG

IPC: H04W52/36 ,  H04W76/15 ,  H04W52/34 ,  H04W72/0446

CPC classification number: H04W52/367 ,  H04W76/15 ,  H04W52/346 ,  H04W72/0446

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe methods, apparatuses, storage media, and systems for determining dynamic power sharing in a dual connectivity network. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

公开(公告)号：US20230344677A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-26

申请号：US18129672

申请日：2023-03-31

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Chunxuan YE ,  Haitong SUN ,  Hong HE ,  Yushu ZHANG ,  Wei ZENG ,  Seyed Ali Akbar FAKOORIAN ,  Sigen YE ,  Chunhai YAO ,  Dawei ZHANG ,  Weidong YANG

IPC: H04L25/02 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W72/0446

CPC classification number: H04L25/0204 ,  H04L5/0051 ,  H04W72/0446

Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for a user equipment (UE) to perform joint channel estimation for multiple downlink transmissions. A method performed by a UE can include reporting, to a base station, a capability of the lIE to perform joint channel estimation, receiving a configuration for joint channel estimation, where the configuration includes a time domain window (TDW) indicating a duration of the joint channel estimation, and further determining whether to perform the joint channel estimation. Based on a determination to perform the joint channel estimation, the method can include determining an actual time domain window within the TDW for performing the joint channel estimation, and performing the joint channel estimation within the actual time domain window for a first physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission based on a first demodulation reference signals (DMRS), and a second PDSCH transmission based on a second DMRS.

公开(公告)号：US20230239852A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-27

申请号：US17442519

申请日：2020-10-16

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Oghenekome OTERI ,  Wei ZENG ,  Yushu ZHANG ,  Weidong YANG ,  Dawei ZHANG ,  Chunxuan YE ,  Hong HE ,  Haitong SUN

IPC: H04W72/044 ,  H04W72/23 ,  H04W72/54 ,  H04W72/51

CPC classification number: H04W72/046 ,  H04W72/23 ,  H04W72/54 ,  H04W72/51

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for performing fast beam switching in a high-frequency wireless communication environment. Higher frequencies reduce transmission wavelength, which allows for an increased number of antennas and an increased number of beams. Therefore, beams become narrower and are more prone to failure. The UE must be capable of quickly identifying the beam failure and switching to a new beam. Therefore, the UE is capable of receiving multiple beams from the base station and configures both for testing and immediate use. In some cases, the UE can receive multiple beams for testing and assumes a default beam while feeding back to the base station a preferred beam. To support the larger number of available beams, MAC-CE and DCI are modified to identify this increased number of states. Alternatively, two MAC-CEs are sent, each containing a different group of states, and the DCI identifies both the group and the selected state.