Abstract:
Embodiments of the present disclosure describe systems, devices, and methods for alignment procedures in dual-connectivity networks. Various embodiments may include determining system frame number and subframe number differences, and aligning discontinuous reception (DRX) or measurement gaps of a secondary cell group with a master cell group. Other embodiments may be described or claimed.
Abstract:
Logic may receive an initial communication from a user device, the initial communication comprising capabilities. Logic may determine when the capabilities indicate a requirement for measurement gaps. Logic may determine, when the capabilities for the user device indicate a requirement to implement measurement gaps, a gap pattern to assign to the user device to re-tune one or more radio frequency chains to a wide bandwidth carrier frequency during communications. Logic may transmit information about the gap pattern to the user device. Logic may transmit an initial communication to a base station, the initial communication comprising capabilities. Logic may receive a communication from the base station comprising information about a gap pattern. Logic may receive a synchronization signal to synchronize a wide bandwidth, radio frequency chain. And logic may retune the radio frequency chain during one or more measurement gaps defined by the gap pattern.
Abstract:
User equipment (UE), an enhanced NodeB (eNB) and method of improving positioning accuracy and enabling vertical domain positioning of the UE are generally described. The UE may receive a prsInfo control signal having at least one PRS configuration and subsequently a plurality of Reference Signals (RSs). The RSs may have a first Positioning Reference Signal (PRS) pattern in a first set of PRS subframes and a second PRS pattern in a second set of PRS subframes received prior to a subsequent first set of PRS subframes. The RSs may have a vertical positioning RS and a lateral positioning RS. The UE may measure PRS resource elements (REs), each having a PRS, in the first and second PRS pattern. The UE may transmit a measurement of the PRS in the first and second PRS pattern. The patterns may enable horizontal and vertical positioning to be determined.
Abstract:
Machine-readable media, methods, apparatus and system for discovery reference signal measurement in a license assisted access scenario are disclosed. In some embodiments, an apparatus for a user equipment (UE), comprising a control circuitry to: perform, in response to a discovery reference signal (DRS) based measurement request, a single DRS based measurement or multiple DRS based measurements, based at least in part on a measurement related information element (IE), wherein the measurement related IE comprises an indication of whether the single DRS based measurement or the multiple DRS based measurements associated with a license assisted access (LAA) scenario are to be performed; and, generate a DRS based measurement report, wherein if the measurement related IE indicates the multiple DRS based measurements, the DRS based measurement report further comprises an average DRS based measurement result of the multiple DRS based measurements.
Abstract:
A UE may estimate the power headroom value when using shortened Transmission Time Intervals (sTTI). In one implementation, the power headroom value may be calculated based on an estimation of the UE transmission power over two or seven OFDM symbols. Alternatively or additionally, the power headroom value may be calculated based on an estimation of the UE transmission power over the period of an sTTI. Alternatively or additionally, the power headroom value may be calculated based on an average of the UE transmission power over multiple sTTI periods in a subframe. Alternatively or additionally, the power headroom value may be calculated based on a maximum or minimum of the UE transmission power measured over multiple sTTI periods in a subframe. Alternatively or additionally, the power headroom value may be calculated based on UE transmission power measured in the first or the last sTTI period in a subframe.
Abstract:
A new radio (NR) capable user equipment (UE) to determine whether to skip cellular measurements using s-Measure configuration based on measurements of a synchronization signal (SS) block (SSB) and/or Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS) using an s-Measure configuration. For example, an s-Measure configuration can include a reference signal received power (RSRP) value and an indicator whether to apply the value to an NR SS block or a CSI-RS. If the value meets or exceeds the measurement for the indicated signal measurement, the s-Measure is satisfied. For example, in an embodiment, the network configures a single s-Measure configuration (e.g., either an NR SS s-Measure configuration or a CSI-RS s-Measure configuration), which when satisfied the UE does not perform further measurements.
Abstract:
Reporting techniques for reference signal received quality (RSRQ) measurements are described. In one embodiment, for example, user equipment (UE) may comprise at least one radio frequency (RF) transceiver, at least one RF antenna, and logic, at least a portion of which is in hardware, the logic to measure a received signal strength indicator (RSSI), determine a reference signal received quality (RSRQ) measured quantity value based on the measured RSSI, and map the RSRQ measured quantity value to an RSRQ reporting value according to an RSRQ measurement report mapping scheme comprising an extended RSRQ reporting range according to which one or more defined RSRQ reporting values correspond to RSRQ measured quantity values exceeding −3 dB. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
Abstract:
A device, method and system of measuring a position of a user equipment in a wireless network may be disclosed. In some embodiments, a target user device may comprise a communication module to receive a first message from a device in the wireless network, wherein the first message includes position information related to one or more anchor UEs; transmit a second message to the anchor UEs in the wireless network, wherein the second message includes an inquiry about whether a position of at least one of the anchor UEs is knowable to the target UE; and receive a third message from the at least one anchor UE, wherein the third message includes a response to the inquiry indicating that the position of the at least one anchor UE is knowable to the target UE.
Abstract:
Techniques discussed herein can facilitate measurement gap configuration and/or determination of activation or deactivation delays for NR (New Radio) UEs (User Equipments). A first set of aspects can involve coordination of measurement gap configuration for a UE between a MN (Master Node) and SN (Secondary Node). A second set of aspects can involve estimation of timing for activation and/or deactivation of SCell(s) (Secondary Cell(s)) in DC (Dual Connectivity) scenarios. Various embodiments can employ techniques of the first set of aspects and/or the second set of aspects.
Abstract:
Technology described herein provides carrier-monitoring (CM) signaling approaches that can be used by networks and/or mobile devices. An evolved Node B (eNB) can send an IncMon-support message indicating whether a network supports the increased-number-of-frequencies-to-monitor (IncMon) feature. A UE can apply a default CM configuration if the UE does not receive an IncMon-support message from the eNB. The eNB can use dedicated signaling or broadcast signaling to inform a UE of a default CM configuration or one or more adopted CM configurations that are used in the network. The eNB can also send a list of carriers that are to be monitored to the UE. The UE can also send UE-capability information to the eNB, such as a default CM configuration, an adopted CM configuration, or configurable configurations in different radio access technologies (RATs) supported by the UE.