Efficient Location Updates, Paging and Short Bursts

    公开(公告)号:US20160183245A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-06-23

    申请号:US15056720

    申请日:2016-02-29

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: A mobile terminal in a wireless communication network may be one of several modes of operation. When in an idle mode, the mobile terminal may avoid a lengthy random access procedure normally associated with responding to a page from a base station, if the base station includes in the page an indication of a resource that the mobile terminal may utilize when responding to the page. Additionally, the mobile terminal may transmit an efficient location update MAC header to a base station, whether prompted to by a page from the base station or not. Furthermore, without leaving the idle mode or a sleep mode, the mobile terminal may exchange short data burst messages with a base station.

    Communication resource allocation systems and methods
    56.
    发明授权
    Communication resource allocation systems and methods 有权
    通信资源分配系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US09294252B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-03-22

    申请号:US14450987

    申请日:2014-08-04

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: A channel descriptor management message is transmitted on a broadcast connection to a mobile terminal. The channel descriptor management message provides a format for a frame. The frame includes a resource space. The channel descriptor management message defines a plurality of channels within the resource space and allocates at least one of the channels to a plurality of users. Subsequent resource allocation messages may refer to a location within a channel rather than a location within the entire resource space.

    Abstract translation: 信道描述符管理消息在广播连接上被发送到移动终端。 信道描述符管理消息提供帧的格式。 该帧包括资源空间。 信道描述符管理消息定义资源空间内的多个信道,并且将至少一个信道分配给多个用户。 随后的资源分配消息可以指代信道内的位置,而不是整个资源空间内的位置。

    Cross-Carrier Scheduling
    58.
    发明申请
    Cross-Carrier Scheduling 审中-公开
    跨运营商计划

    公开(公告)号:US20150264697A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-09-17

    申请号:US14723631

    申请日:2015-05-28

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: To effectively and efficiently provide control information, a broadcast pointer channel (BPCH) may be used to identify the type and perhaps relative location of control information that is being provided in a given frame structure, such as a sub-frame, frame, or superframe. A sub-frame (or like framing entity, such a frame or superframe) may have a BPCH and a corresponding system control information segment in which control information may reside. The system control information segment may have any number of control information blocks, wherein each control information block that is present may correspond to a particular type of control information. The BPCH is used to identify the type of control information that is present in a corresponding system control information segment, and if needed or desired, the relative locations of the various control information.

    Abstract translation: 为了有效和高效地提供控制信息,可以使用广播指针信道(BPCH)来识别在给定帧结构(例如子帧,帧或超帧)中提供的控制信息的类型和可能的相对位置 。 子帧(或类似的成帧实体,例如帧或超帧)可以具有BPCH和控制信息可以驻留在其中的对应的系统控制信息段。 系统控制信息段可以具有任何数量的控制信息块,其中存在的每个控制信息块可以对应于特定类型的控制信息。 BPCH用于识别存在于对应的系统控制信息段中的控制信息的类型,并且如果需要或期望,则各种控制信息的相对位置。

    Methods And Systems For Enabling Feedback In Wireless Communication Networks
    59.
    发明申请
    Methods And Systems For Enabling Feedback In Wireless Communication Networks 审中-公开
    在无线通信网络中实现反馈的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US20150215921A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-07-30

    申请号:US14685252

    申请日:2015-04-13

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention provide additional MAC functionality to support the PHY features of a wireless communication system framework. The additional MAC functionality aids in enabling feedback from wireless terminals to base stations. In some aspects of the invention the feedback is provided on an allocated feedback channel. In other aspects of the invention the feedback is provided by MAC protocol data units (PDU) in a header, mini-header, or subheader. The feedback may be transmitted from the wireless terminal to the base station autonomously by the wireless terminal or in response to an indication from the base station that feedback is requested. Aspects of the invention also provide for allocating feedback resources to form a dedicated feedback channel. One or more of these enhancements is included in a given implementation. Base stations and wireless terminals are also described upon which methods described herein can be implemented.

    Abstract translation: 本发明的方面提供了附加的MAC功能来支持无线通信系统框架的PHY特征。 附加的MAC功能有助于实现从无线终端到基站的反馈。 在本发明的一些方面,在分配的反馈信道上提供反馈。 在本发明的其它方面,反馈由报头,小标题或子报头中的MAC协议数据单元(PDU)提供。 反馈可以由无线终端自主地从无线终端发送到基站,或者响应于来自基站的指示,请求反馈。 本发明的各方面还提供分配反馈资源以形成专用反馈信道。 这些增强中的一个或多个包括在给定的实现中。 还描述了基站和无线终端,其中可以实现本文描述的方法。

    UPLINK CONTROL IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK
    60.
    发明申请
    UPLINK CONTROL IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK 审中-公开
    无线通信网络中的上拉控制

    公开(公告)号:US20150156801A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-06-04

    申请号:US14618558

    申请日:2015-02-10

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A method and system are provided having an uplink control structure and a pilot signal having minimal signal overhead for providing channel estimation and data demodulation in a wireless communication network. The uplink control structures enable mobile terminals to communicate with corresponding base stations to perform various functions including obtaining initial system access, submitting a bandwidth request, triggering a continuation of negotiated service, or providing a proposed allocation re-configuration header. A dedicated random access channel is provided to communicatively couple the base station and the mobile terminal so that the mobile terminal can select a random access signaling identification. A resource request is received at the base station to uplink resource information from the mobile terminal and an initial access information request is received from the mobile terminal to configure the base station connection. Pilot signals with varying density configurations are provided to include low density symbol patterns for multiple contiguous resource blocks and high density symbol patterns for single resource blocks.

    Abstract translation: 提供一种方法和系统,其具有上行链路控制结构和具有最小信号开销的导频信号,用于在无线通信网络中提供信道估计和数据解调。 上行链路控制结构使得移动终端能够与相应的基站进行通信,以执行各种功能,包括获得初始系统访问,提交带宽请求,触发协商服务的继续或提供建议的分配重配置报头。 提供专用随机接入信道以通信地耦合基站和移动终端,使得移动终端可以选择随机接入信令标识。 在基站接收资源请求以从移动终端上行资源信息,并且从移动终端接收初始访问信息请求以配置基站连接。 提供具有不同密度配置的导频信号以包括用于多个连续资源块的低密度符号模式和用于单个资源块的高密度符号模式。

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