System and method for improving mobile broadband service using broadcast signals

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system and method for improving mobile broadband service using broadcast signals. A broadcast service network (separate from a cellular network) includes a broadcast service signal (BSS) node that broadcasts a signal to a receiver of a user equipment (UE). The BSS may provide broadcast service information, such as emergency notifications, to user equipment even when the user equipment is outside of range of the cellular network. Further, the broadcast service signal may provide information to improve the search and access time for the user equipment to connect to the cellular network (e.g., cellular service station) and / or to assist the user equipment in locating the vicinity of cellular network coverage. In addition to this, the BSS may be a wake-up signal configured to activate the receiver when the receiver is in a sleep or inactive mode. In some embodiments, the BSS may be a pointer signal configured to direct the user equipment to a broadcast service channel to receive the broadcast service information.

Description

Background Art

[0001] The present disclosure relates generally to wireless communications, and more particularly to improving utilization of mobile broadband (MBB) network resources provided to user equipment by overcoming capacity limitations of MBB networks.

[0002] A mobile broadband (MBB) network (e.g., a cellular network) utilizes a wireless spectrum (e.g., a portion of a wireless frequency band) to provide services to user equipment within the range of an MBB base station and supported by the MBB base station. As MBB networks are increasingly utilized to deliver content to multiple different user equipment, the quality of the service provided may be limited by the corresponding coverage area of ​​the cell, the maximum capacity of the cell of the MBB wireless spectrum (e.g., wireless frequency band) due to a fixed available spectrum bandwidth, and / or the spectrum efficiency of the wireless technology used to support the MBB network. For example, the quality of the service may be affected by the number of user equipment within the coverage area supported by the MBB network and / or the number of services utilizing the MBB network. Broadcast service networks traditionally use a portion of the wireless spectrum (e.g., a portion of the wireless frequency band) to broadcast signals such as radio signals, analog television signals, and / or digital television signals. In addition, a broadcast service network may provide broadcast services (e.g., via broadcast signals) to multiple different user equipment within the range of a broadcast service transmitter station. Specifically, the broadcast signal may be at a lower frequency than the cellular signal. In addition, the broadcast signal may deliver the same content to multiple different user equipment within the range of the broadcast station. Therefore, the user equipment may receive and process the BSS using less power than may be used to receive and process the MBB signals. Summary of the invention

[0003] The following describes a summary of certain embodiments disclosed herein. It should be understood that these aspects are presented only to provide the reader with a concise summary of these specific embodiments, and these aspects are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. In fact, the present disclosure may encompass a number of aspects that may not be described below.

[0004] In one embodiment, a user equipment includes: one or more antennas; a transmitter circuit coupled to the one or more antennas; a receiver circuit coupled to the one or more antennas; and a processing circuit communicatively coupled to the transmitter circuit and the receiver circuit. The processing circuit is configured to: cause the transmitter circuit to transmit one or more broadcast service signal capabilities associated with the user equipment; cause the receiver circuit to receive a broadcast service signal configuration based on the one or more broadcast service signal capabilities; and cause the receiver circuit to receive one or more broadcast service signals based on the broadcast service signal configuration.

[0005] In another embodiment, a method includes: receiving an indication of a broadcast service signal receiver from a user equipment at a base station; transmitting, by the base station, a broadcast service signal receiver provision request to a broadcast service network based on the indication; and transmitting, by the base station, a broadcast service signal configuration to the user equipment based on the broadcast service signal receiver provision request. The method also includes transmitting, by the base station, a request to send broadcast service information to the user equipment via the broadcast service network.

[0006] In another embodiment, one or more tangible non-transitory machine-readable media store instructions that cause a processing circuit of a broadcast service signal node to: receive a broadcast service signal provision request for a user equipment from a base station; grant resources to the user equipment based on the broadcast service signal provision request; receive a request to transmit broadcast service information to the user equipment; and transmit a broadcast service signal associated with the broadcast service information to the user equipment.

[0007] With respect to various aspects of the present disclosure, there may be various improvements to the above-mentioned features. Other features may also be incorporated in these various aspects. These improvements and additional features may exist individually or in any combination. For example, the various features discussed below with respect to one or more embodiments in the illustrated embodiments may be incorporated into any of the above-mentioned aspects of the present disclosure individually or in any combination. The brief summary presented above is intended only to familiarize the reader with certain aspects and contexts of the embodiments of the present disclosure, without limiting the claimed subject matter. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0008] Various aspects of the present disclosure may be better understood upon reading the following detailed description and referring to the drawings described below, in which like reference numerals refer to like parts.

[0009] Figure 1 is a block diagram of a user equipment according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0010] Figure 2 According to the embodiments of the present disclosure Figure 1 A functional diagram of a user equipment;

[0011] Figure 3 According to the embodiments of the present disclosure Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a transmitter of a user equipment;

[0012] Figure 4 According to the embodiments of the present disclosure Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a receiver of a user equipment;

[0013] Figure 5 According to the embodiments of the present disclosure Figure 1A schematic diagram of a broadcast service signal (BSS) receiver of a user equipment;

[0014] Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication system comprising a wireless communication (e.g., cellular) network supported by a base station and a broadcast service network supported by a broadcast service signal node. Figure 1 User equipment;

[0015] Figure 7 According to the embodiments of the present disclosure Figure 6 A schematic diagram of a coverage cell of a base station of a wireless communication (eg, cellular) network and a coverage cell of a BSS node of a broadcast service network;

[0016] Figure 8 According to the embodiments of the present disclosure Figure 6 A schematic diagram of a coverage cell of a base station of a wireless communication (eg, cellular) network and a coverage cell of a non-terrestrial broadcast service signal node of a broadcast service network;

[0017] Fig. 9 is a frequency diagram of broadcast service signal channelization of a broadcast service signal frequency band according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0018] Fig.10 According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, Figure 6 A flowchart of a method for a broadcast signal node of a broadcast service network to transmit broadcast service information to user equipment; and

[0019] Fig.11 According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, Figure 6 A flowchart of a method in which a broadcast signal node of a broadcast service network transmits periodic broadcast service information to user equipment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] One or more specific embodiments will be described below. In order to provide a brief description of these embodiments, not all features of the actual implementation are described in this specification. It should be understood that in the development of any such actual implementation, as in any engineering or design project, decisions specific to many implementations must be made to achieve the developer's specific goals, such as compliance with system-related and business-related constraints that may change from one implementation to another. Moreover, it should be understood that such development work may be complex and time-consuming, but for those of ordinary skill in the art who benefit from this disclosure, it will still be a routine task of design, processing and manufacturing.

[0021] When introducing the elements of various embodiments of the present disclosure, the articles "one", "an" and "the" are intended to mean one or more elements present in the elements. The terms "including", "comprising" and "having" are intended to be inclusive, and mean that there may be additional elements other than the listed elements. In addition, it should be understood that the reference to "one embodiment" or "embodiment" of the present disclosure is not intended to be interpreted as excluding the existence of additional embodiments that also incorporate the features. In addition, specific features, structures or characteristics can be combined in any appropriate manner in one or more embodiments. The use of the terms "roughly", "close to", "about", "close to" and / or "substantially" should be understood to mean including close to a target (e.g., design, value and amount), such as within the limits of any suitable or conceivable error (e.g., within 0.1% of the target, within 1% of the target, within 5% of the target, within 10% of the target, within 25% of the target, etc.). In addition, it should be understood that any exact value, number, measurement value, etc. provided herein can be conceived to include approximate values ​​of these exact values, numbers, measurement values, etc. (e.g., within the limits of suitable or conceivable error).

[0022] As discussed herein, a mobile broadband (MBB) network (e.g., a cellular wireless network) may utilize a wireless spectrum (e.g., a portion of a wireless frequency band) to provide services to user equipment within range of and supported by a corresponding MBB network transmitter station. However, as MBB networks are increasingly utilized to deliver content (e.g., services) to multiple different user equipment, the quality of the services provided may be limited by the corresponding coverage area of ​​the MBB network cells, the maximum capacity of the cells of the MBB wireless spectrum (e.g., wireless frequency band) due to a fixed available spectrum bandwidth, and / or the spectrum efficiency of the wireless technology used to support the MBB network. For example, the quality of the service may decrease as the number of user equipment within the coverage area supported by the MBB network increases and / or the number of services utilizing the MBB network increases. Therefore, it is desirable to effectively improve the service model of the capacity and / or quality limitations of the MBB network.

[0023] The present disclosure relates to a broadcast service model that is merged with an MBB network to provide broadcast information and / or services (such as emergency broadcast notifications) and / or MBB network control information (such as wake-up signals and / or cellular network access parameters). As discussed herein, a broadcast service network traditionally uses a portion of a wireless spectrum (e.g., a portion of a wireless frequency band) to broadcast signals (e.g., broadcast service signals (BSS)), such as radio signals, analog television signals, and / or digital television signals. In addition, the broadcast service network may provide broadcast services to multiple different user equipment within the range of a corresponding broadcast service transmitter station via the BSS. Specifically, the BSS may be at a lower frequency than a wireless signal (e.g., a cellular signal) used by a mobile broadband network (MBB). In addition, the BSS may be configured to deliver the same content to multiple different user equipment within the range of a broadcast station at approximately the same time (e.g., simultaneously). Therefore, the user equipment may receive and process the BSS using less power than the power available for receiving and processing the MBB signal.

[0024] In general, the present embodiment of the broadcast service model may utilize a portion of the wireless spectrum (e.g., a BSS frequency range different from the BSS frequency range of the portion of the wireless spectrum used for MBB network signals) to offload information that may be conventionally transmitted via the MBB network, thereby increasing the capacity of the MBB network and increasing the quality of services provided by the MBB network. Among other things, when the user equipment is out of range of the MBB network, the information provided by the broadcast service model may enable the user equipment to receive important or time-sensitive information, such as emergency notifications. In addition, the broadcast service model may provide information that improves the search and access time for the user equipment to connect to the MBB network (e.g., an MBB service station) and / or helps the user equipment locate nearby areas covered by the MBB network.

[0025] In addition, at least some embodiments can achieve efficient power usage in user equipment. For example, the user equipment can continuously or periodically activate a receiver (e.g., a receiver of a cellular modem) to ensure that a wireless (e.g., cellular) signal is received. However, this continuous or periodic activation of the receiver can consume excessive power. Instead, the user equipment can utilize a broadcast service signal (BSS) receiver or a low-power receiver, which can consume less power than a cellular receiver because it is less complex (e.g., due to not having to demodulate the received signal, not having to amplify the received signal, not having to filter the received signal, etc.). If the user equipment is not actively receiving a wireless signal, or not receiving a wireless signal for a threshold period of time, the user equipment can cause the cellular receiver to enter a sleep or power saving mode, or be deactivated (e.g., powered off), and activate the BSS receiver. The BSS receiver, which can consume less power than a cellular receiver, can then periodically scan for wireless broadcast service signals (e.g., wake-up signals) sent from a broadcast service network.

[0026] In some embodiments, upon receiving the broadcast service signal, the BSS receiver may activate or wake up a cellular receiver, which may begin receiving wireless signals (e.g., cellular signals with user data). The BSS receiver may then enter a sleep or power saving mode, or be deactivated. Among other things, the disclosed embodiments include a broadcast service network (e.g., separate from a cellular network) having a BSS node that broadcasts signals to receivers of user equipment, such as BSS receivers.

[0027] The BSS may have a lower frequency (e.g., 1 gigahertz or lower, 800 megahertz (MHz) or lower, in the range of 500 MHz to 680 MHz, etc.) than a frequency of a cellular signal (e.g., a cellular network signal). For example, the BSS may be within the television white space spectrum. The user equipment may maintain two independent cell selection processes: one from the broadcast service network and one from the cellular network. If the user equipment is configured to listen to the BSS (e.g., its BSS receiver is active), the user equipment may monitor or be able to detect the presence of the broadcast service network.

[0028] In some embodiments, the cellular network may determine that the user equipment should enter a sleep mode (e.g., due to inactivity of a cellular receiver), and the cellular network (e.g., via a next generation Node B (gNodeB or gNB) base station) may request resources for the user equipment from a BSS node and activate the BSS receiver of the user equipment. In additional or alternative embodiments, when the cellular receiver of the user equipment enters an idle state (e.g., a radio resource control (RRC) idle or inactive state), the cellular network (e.g., via a gNodeB base station) may request resources for the user equipment from a broadcast service network (e.g., via a BSS node) and activate the BSS receiver of the user equipment. It should be understood that in some embodiments, both the cellular receiver and the BSS receiver may be active at the same time. In addition, in some embodiments, the user equipment may include a single receiver that performs both the functions of a BSS receiver and the functions of a cellular receiver as described herein.

[0029] In the event that the cellular network has data to send to the user equipment while the user equipment is in sleep mode, a threshold time has expired, etc., the cellular network may request a BSS from a broadcast service network (e.g., via a BSS node), which broadcasts a BSS (e.g., including a wake-up signal) that can be received by the user equipment. Similarly, if the user equipment has data to transmit to the cellular network (e.g., user data), the user equipment may acquire a cell supported by a base station of the cellular network, and the cellular network may request the BSS signal node to stop providing resources to the user equipment, which may remove such resources. In this way, the user equipment may cause its cellular receiver to enter a power saving mode and activate its BSS receiver when it is not actively receiving data, thereby ensuring that the BSS receiver activates its cellular receiver when there is data to send or receive, while saving power.

[0030] If the cellular network desires to activate the user equipment (e.g., due to the presence of data addressed to the user equipment), a corresponding indication to the broadcast services network may be sent by different network entities, depending on the state of the user equipment. For example, if the user equipment is in an inactive state (e.g., the user equipment context is in a radio access network (RAN)), the RAN may initiate a request to the broadcast services network. If the user equipment is in an idle state, depending on the configuration, it may be the RAN or the core network that sends the corresponding request to the broadcast services network. If the core network is involved, it may be known that the user equipment is configured with a BSS mode (e.g., configured with BSS resources, etc.).

[0031] In view of the above, Figure 11 is a block diagram of a user equipment (UE) 10 (e.g., an electronic device) according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The UE 10 may include, among other things, one or more processors 12 (collectively referred to herein as a single processor for convenience, which may be implemented in any suitable form of processing circuitry), a memory 14, a non-volatile storage device 16, a display 18, an input structure 22, an input / output (I / O) interface 24, a network interface 26, and a power supply 29. Figure 1 The various functional blocks shown may include hardware elements (including circuit systems), software elements (including machine executable instructions), or a combination of hardware and software elements (which may be referred to as logical components). Processor 12, memory 14, non-volatile storage device 16, display 18, input structure 22, input / output (I / O) interface 24, network interface 26, and / or power supply 29 may each be directly or indirectly communicatively coupled to each other (e.g., through or via another component, a communication bus, a network) to transmit and / or receive data between each other. It should be noted that Figure 1 This is merely one example of a particular implementation and is intended to illustrate the types of components that may be present in the UE 10 .

[0032] By way of example, UE 10 may include any suitable computing device, including a desktop or laptop computer, a portable electronic or handheld electronic device (such as a wireless electronic device or a smart phone), a tablet computer, a wearable electronic device, and other similar devices. In additional or alternative embodiments, UE 10 may include an access point, such as a base station, a router (e.g., a wireless or Wi-Fi router), a hub, a switch, etc. It should be noted that Figure 1 The processor 12 and other related items in the embodiment may be embodied in whole or in part as software, hardware, or both. Figure 1 Other related items in the UE 10 may be a single independent processing module, or may be fully or partially integrated into any of the other elements in the UE 10. The processor 12 may be implemented using a combination of a general-purpose microprocessor, a microcontroller, a digital signal processor (DSP), a field programmable gate array (FPGA), a programmable logic device (PLD), a controller, a state machine, a gated logic, a discrete hardware component, a dedicated hardware finite state machine, or any other suitable entity that can perform calculations or other manipulations of information. The processor 12 may include one or more application processors, one or more baseband processors, or both, and perform various functions described herein.

[0033] exist Figure 1In the UE 10, the processor 12 may be operably coupled to the memory 14 and the non-volatile storage device 16 to execute various algorithms. Such programs or instructions executed by the processor 12 may be stored in any suitable article including one or more tangible computer-readable media. Tangible non-transitory computer-readable media may include the memory 14 and / or the non-volatile storage device 16, individually or collectively, to store instructions or routines. The memory 14 and the non-volatile storage device 16 may include any suitable article for storing data and executable instructions, such as random access memory, read-only memory, rewritable flash memory, hard drive, and optical disk. In addition, the program (e.g., operating system) encoded on such a computer program product may also include instructions that can be executed by the processor 12 to enable the UE 10 to provide various functions.

[0034] In certain embodiments, display 18 may facilitate a user viewing images generated on UE 10. In some embodiments, display 18 may include a touch screen that may facilitate a user interacting with a user interface of UE 10. Furthermore, it should be appreciated that in some embodiments, display 18 may include one or more liquid crystal displays (LCDs), light emitting diode (LED) displays, organic light emitting diode (OLED) displays, active matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED) displays, or some combination of these and / or other display technologies.

[0035] The input structures 22 of the UE 10 may enable a user to interact with the UE 10 (e.g., pressing a button to increase or decrease a volume level). As with the network interface 26, the I / O interface 24 may enable the UE 10 to interact with various other electronic devices. In some embodiments, the I / O interface 24 may include an I / O port for a hardwired connection to charge and / or manipulate content using a standard connector and protocol (such as a Lightning connector, a universal serial bus (USB), or other similar connectors and protocols). The network interface 26 may include, for example, one or more interfaces for a personal area network (PAN), such as an ultra-wideband (UWB) or Network; Local Area Network (LAN) or Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), such as one of the IEEE802.11x family of protocols (e.g., ) networks; and / or wide area networks (WANs) (e.g., MBB networks), such as any standards associated with the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), including, for example, 3rd generation (3G) cellular networks, Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), 4th generation (4G) cellular networks, (LTE) cellular network, Long Term Evolution Licensed Assisted Access (LTE-LAA) cellular network, 5th generation (5G) cellular network and / or New Radio (NR) cellular network, 6th generation (6G) or beyond 6G cellular network, satellite network, non-terrestrial network, etc. Specifically, the network interface 26 may include, for example, one or more interfaces for using the version 15 cellular communication standard of the 5G specification including a millimeter wave (mmWave) frequency range (e.g., 24.25 gigahertz (GHz) to 300 GHz), and / or any other cellular communication standard version (e.g., version 16, version 17, any future version) that defines and / or implements a frequency range for wireless communication. The network interface 26 of the UE 10 may allow communication through the aforementioned networks (e.g., 5G, Wi-Fi, LTE-LAA, etc.).

[0036] The network interface 26 may also include, for example, one or more interfaces for broadband fixed wireless access networks (eg, ), mobile broadband wireless network (mobile ), asynchronous digital subscriber line (e.g., ADSL, VDSL), digital video terrestrial broadcasting ( ) network and its extension DVB handheld ( ) network, an ultra-wideband (UWB) network, an alternating current (AC) power line, etc. The power supply 29 of the UE 10 may include any suitable power source, such as a rechargeable lithium polymer (Li-poly) battery and / or an alternating current (AC) power converter.

[0037] Figure 2 According to the embodiments of the present disclosure Figure 1 1 is a functional diagram of a UE 10. As shown, the processor 12, memory 14, transceiver 30, transmitter 52, receiver 54, broadcast service signal (BSS) receiver 56 and / or antenna 55 (shown as 55A-55N, collectively referred to as antenna 55) can be directly or indirectly communicatively coupled to each other (e.g., through or via another component, a communication bus, a network) to transmit and / or receive signals (e.g., data) between each other.

[0038] UE 10 may include a transmitter 52 and / or a receiver 54, which respectively enable transmitting and receiving signals (e.g., user data) between UE 10 and external devices via, for example, a network (e.g., including a base station or access point) or a direct connection. As shown, the transmitter 52 and the receiver 54 may be combined into a transceiver 30. UE 10 may also have one or more antennas 55A-55N, which are electrically coupled to the transceiver 30. Antennas 55A-55N may be configured in an omnidirectional or directional configuration with a single beam, dual beam, or multi-beam arrangement, etc. Each antenna 55 may be associated with one or more beams and various configurations. In some embodiments, multiple antennas in the antennas 55A-55N of an antenna group or module may be communicatively coupled to a corresponding transceiver 30, and each may emit a radio frequency signal that may be constructively and / or destructively combined to form a beam. UE 10 may include multiple transmitters, multiple receivers, multiple transceivers, and / or multiple antennas suitable for various communication standards. In some embodiments, the transmitter 52 and the receiver 54 may transmit and receive information via other wired or wired systems or devices. Although the present disclosure refers to the transmitter 52 and / or the receiver 54 as a cellular transmitter and / or a cellular receiver, it should be understood that, as discussed above, the transmitter 52 and / or the receiver 54 may additionally or alternatively communicate with any other suitable communication network or device.

[0039] UE 10 may include a BSS receiver 56 that enables UE 10 to receive a BSS (e.g., a radio signal, a broadcast television signal, a wake-up signal) from a broadcast service network. The broadcast service network may include one or more ground stations and / or one or more satellites (e.g., non-ground stations) configured to transmit a broadcast network service signal (e.g., a BSS). As discussed herein, in some embodiments, the BSS receiver 56 may include a low-power receiver that consumes less power than the receiver 54 in operation because the low-power receiver has a lower complexity (e.g., may not demodulate the received signal, may not amplify the received signal, may not filter the received signal, etc.). That is, the BSS receiver 56 may include fewer or less complex components than the receiver 54, so that in operation, it uses less power than the receiver 54. For example, the BSS receiver 56 may not include a demodulator, an amplifier, a filter, etc., where the receiver 54 includes such components. In addition, the various components of the UE 10 may be coupled together via a bus system 58. The bus system 58 may include, for example, a data bus and a power bus, a control signal bus, and a status signal bus in addition to the data bus. The components of the UE 10 may be coupled together, or use some other mechanism to accept or provide input to each other. It should be understood that in some embodiments, the BSS receiver 56 may be the same receiver as the receiver 54, which is described herein as being configured to receive data from a network such as a wireless communication network (e.g., a cellular network, an MBB network). In such embodiments, the receiver 54 may be configured to receive both a BSS from a broadcast service network and a wireless signal from a cellular network (e.g., an MBB network).

[0040] Figure 35 is a schematic diagram of a transmitter 52 (e.g., a transmitting circuit system) according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown, the transmitter 52 can receive outgoing data 60 to be transmitted via one or more antennas 55 in the form of a digital signal. The digital filter (e.g., filter circuit and / or software) of the transmitter 52 can remove components outside the desired frequency range from the digital signal. In some cases, the digital filter can be tuned to a specific frequency range or a fixed step size (e.g., filter components outside a specific frequency range or a fixed step size), such as a radio frequency (RF) channel bandwidth (e.g., 5MHz, 10MHz, etc.). In other cases, the digital filter can be tuned to any allocatable bandwidth (e.g., 1MHz or less, 5MHz or less, 10MHz or less, etc.). The digital filter may include any suitable filter for performing digital signal processing, including, for example, a linear filter, a causal filter, a time-invariant filter, a stable filter, a finite impulse response (FIR) filter, etc. The digital-to-analog converter (DAC) 62 of the transmitter 52 can convert the digital signal into an analog signal, and the modulator 64 can combine the converted analog signal with a carrier signal to generate a radio wave. A power amplifier (PA) 66 receives the modulated signal from the modulator 64. The power amplifier 66 may amplify the modulated signal to a suitable level to drive transmission of the signal via the one or more antennas 55. A filter 68 (e.g., filter circuitry and / or software) of the transmitter 52 may then remove undesirable noise from the amplified signal to generate a transmit signal 70 to be transmitted via the one or more antennas 55. The filter 68 may include one or more any suitable filters for removing undesirable noise from the amplified signal, such as a bandpass filter, a bandstop filter, a lowpass filter, a highpass filter, and / or a decimation filter.

[0041] The UE power amplifier 66 and / or the filter 68 may be referred to as part of a radio frequency front end (RFFE) (and more specifically, a transmit front end (TXFE) of the UE 10). In addition, the transmitter 52 may include any suitable additional components not shown, or may not include some of the components shown, so that the transmitter 52 can transmit the outgoing data 60 via one or more antennas 55. For example, the transmitter 52 may include a mixer and / or a digital up-converter. As another example, if the power amplifier 66 outputs the amplified signal within or approximately within the desired frequency range (such that filtering the amplified signal may not be necessary), the transmitter 52 may not include the filter 68.

[0042] Figure 48 is a schematic diagram of a receiver 54 (e.g., a receiver circuit) according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown, the receiver 54 may receive a received signal 80 from one or more antennas 55 in the form of an analog signal. A low noise amplifier (LNA) 82 may amplify the received analog signal to a suitable level for processing by the receiver 54. A filter 84 (e.g., a filter circuit system and / or software) may remove unwanted noise such as cross-channel interference from the received signal. The filter 84 may also remove additional signals received by one or more antennas 55 at a frequency different from the desired signal. The filter 84 may include one or more any suitable filters for removing unwanted noise or signals from the received signal, such as a bandpass filter, a bandstop filter, a low-pass filter, a high-pass filter, and / or a decimation filter. The low noise amplifier 82 and / or the filter 84 may be referred to as a part of the RFFE (and more specifically, the receiver front end (RXFE) of the UE 10).

[0043] The demodulator 86 may remove the RF envelope from the filtered signal and / or extract the demodulated signal from the filtered signal for processing. An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) 88 may receive the demodulated analog signal and convert the signal into a digital signal of the incoming data 89 for further processing by the UE 10. The digital filter (e.g., filter circuit and / or software) of the receiver 54 may remove components outside the desired frequency range from the digital signal to generate the incoming data 89 to be further processed by the UE 10. In some cases, the digital filter may be tuned to a specific frequency range or a fixed step size (e.g., filter components outside the specific frequency range or fixed step size), such as an RF channel bandwidth (e.g., 5 MHz, 10 MHz, etc.). In other cases, the digital filter may be tuned to any allocatable bandwidth (e.g., 1 MHz or less, 5 MHz or less, 10 MHz or less, etc.). The digital filter may include any suitable filter that performs digital signal processing, including, for example, a linear filter, a causal filter, a time-invariant filter, a stable filter, a finite impulse response (FIR) filter, etc. Additionally, receiver 54 may include any suitable additional components not shown, or may exclude some of the components shown, such that receiver 54 may receive received signal 80 via one or more antennas 55. For example, receiver 54 may include a mixer and / or a digital downconverter.

[0044] Figure 5is a schematic diagram of a BSS receiver 56 (e.g., a BSS receiver circuit) according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown, the BSS receiver 56 may receive a BSS 90 from one or more antennas 55 in the form of an analog signal. It should be understood that the one or more antennas 55 may be the same, different, or overlapping with the one or more antennas 55 from which the receiver 54 receives the receive signal 80 and / or the transmitter 52 uses to transmit the transmit signal 70. A low noise amplifier (LNA) 92 may amplify the received analog signal to a suitable level for processing by the BSS receiver 56. An analog filter 94 (e.g., a filter circuit and / or software) may remove undesired noise, such as cross-channel interference, from the received signal. The analog filter 94 may also remove additional signals received by the one or more antennas 55 at a frequency different from the desired signal. The analog filter 94 may include any suitable one or more filters, such as a bandpass filter, a bandstop filter, a lowpass filter, a highpass filter, and / or a decimation filter, to remove undesired noise or signals from the received signal. The analog-to-digital converter (ADC) 96 may receive the filtered analog signal and convert the signal into a digital signal 98. In some embodiments, the digital signal 98 may cause the processor 12 of the UE 10 to activate the receiver 54 or power on the receiver (e.g., a cellular signal). In some embodiments, the receiver 54 may already be active when the BSS signal is received via the BSS receiver 56. In addition, the BSS receiver 56 may include any suitable additional components not shown, or may not include some of the components shown, so that the BSS receiver 56 can receive the BSS 90 via one or more antennas 55. For example, the BSS receiver 56 may include a demodulator, a mixer, and / or a digital downconverter. As another example, the BSS receiver 56 may not include the LNA 82, the analog filter 84, and / or the ADC 88.

[0045] The BSS receiver 56 may include a low-complexity radio that receives a BSS 90 associated with a corresponding broadcast service network of which the UE 10 may be within range (e.g., the UE 10 is within the coverage area of ​​the broadcast service network, the UE 10 is within the range of a broadcast service station). In some embodiments, the BSS 90 may include a wake-up signal that, when received by the UE 10, may initiate a transition of the receiver 54 (e.g., a cellular modem) from a power saving mode to an active state (e.g., to receive a network paging message, to receive and respond to a network command, to receive data, etc.). In this way, the BSS receiver 56 may enable the UE 10 to save power by avoiding waking up or activating the receiver 54 and its corresponding baseband functionality / components. In addition, in some embodiments, the BSS receiver 56 may be configured to receive the BSS 90 when the UE 10 is out of the network and / or in a location not associated with cellular network coverage (e.g., outside the MBB network coverage area). Thus, BSS 90 may include low frequency signals transmitted via a high power broadcast infrastructure that may cover a wider area than a cell associated with a wireless cellular network (e.g., an MBB network cell). In addition, as further discussed herein, a coverage area associated with a broadcast service network may include areas not covered by a coverage area associated with a cellular network. BSS 90 may include a narrow bandwidth, such as 300 kilohertz (kHz) or less, 100 kHz or less, 50 kHz or less, 30 kHz or less, 15 kHz or less, etc.

[0046] In some embodiments, as further discussed herein, the BSS 90 may include data associated with important information and / or services (such as emergency broadcast services and emergency broadcast notifications). For example, the BSS 90 may be configured to include data associated with emergency broadcast services and / or notifications, and cause the UE 10 to display (e.g., automatically display) notifications when received. In some embodiments, the BSS 90 may include a pointer signal and include information associated with a broadcast information channel (e.g., a location on a spectrum associated with a broadcast information channel), which may include emergency broadcast notifications / information. For example, the BSS 90 may be configured to direct the UE 10 to a frequency band associated with a broadcast information channel (e.g., different from a frequency band associated with the BSS 90) to receive broadcast service information. Additionally or alternatively, in some embodiments, the BSS 90 may include information utilized by the UE 10 to enable the UE 10 to more efficiently search for and connect to a wireless cellular network (e.g., an MMB network). For example, the BSS 90 may include one or more cellular network parameters and / or direct the UE 10 to a broadcast information channel to receive the one or more cellular network parameters. The cellular network parameters may include frequency bands, channels, and / or frequency identifications (IDs) of cellular access nodes (e.g., cellular network stations) that are proximate to the UE 10. In addition, the cellular network parameters may include timing information and / or geographic locations (e.g., ephemeris information) associated with nearby cellular networks.

[0047] In view of the above, Figure 6 1 is a schematic diagram of a communication system 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication system including a wireless communication network 102 (e.g., a cellular network, an MBB network) communicatively coupled to a wireless communication network 102 (e.g., a cellular network, an MBB network) supported by base stations 104A, 104B (collectively referred to as 104) and a broadcast service network 106 supported by BSS nodes 108A, 108B (collectively referred to as 108) Figure 1 UE 10. Specifically, base station 104 may include a next generation NodeB (gNodeB or gNB) base station and may provide 5G / NR coverage to UE 10 via wireless communication network 102. Base station 104 may include any suitable electronic device that facilitates, supports and / or implements network 102, such as a communication hub or node. In some embodiments, base station 104 may include an evolved NodeB (eNodeB) base station and may provide 4G / LTE coverage to UE 10 via wireless communication network 102. Each of base stations 104 may include Figure 1 and Figure 2 At least some of the components of the UE 10 shown include one or more processors 12, memory 14, storage 16, transceiver 30, transmitter 52, receiver 54, and Figure 4104. It should be understood that although the present disclosure may use 5G / NR as an example specification or standard, the embodiments disclosed herein may be applicable to other suitable specifications or standards (e.g., such as 4G / LTE specifications, 6G specifications, beyond 6G specifications, etc.). In addition, the network 102 may include any suitable number of base stations 104 (e.g., one or more base stations 104, four or more base stations 104, ten or more base stations 104, etc.).

[0048] The broadcast services network 106 may operate independently and / or at least partially overlay or cover the same geographic area as the cellular network 102. The cellular network 102 and the broadcast services network 106 may be operated by the same or different operators. In some embodiments, the interconnection between the two networks 102, 106 may enable the cellular operator to enable the BSS signal 90 to be transmitted to the UE 10 (e.g., according to a defined configuration).

[0049] If the broadcast service network 106 and the cellular network 102 do not share the same operator, a mechanism may be implemented for the UE 10 to fall back to another BSS carrier (e.g., of the broadcast service network 106) or to cellular paging (e.g., of the cellular network 102) in the event that the UE 10 loses coverage of the broadcast service network 106. The UE 10 may maintain two independent cell reselection processes: one for the BSS layer and one for the cellular layer. Once configured with a BSS channel, the UE 10 may maintain signal strength or quality metrics (e.g., measurements), the UE 10 may be configured with additional BSS channels to monitor in order to enable mobility on the BSS layer, and the cellular network 102 may allocate resources for the UE 10 to report BSS layer measurements (e.g., signal strength, signal quality, etc.). Mobility across BSS nodes 108 may be defined based on a reselection threshold for the UE 10 to a BSS node 108. For example, the BSS node 108 reselection threshold may be defined based on the signal strength (e.g., reference signal receiver power (RSRP)) of the currently configured BSS channel. That is, if the signal strength of the currently configured BSS channel is less than the reselection threshold, a reselection process may be performed by the UE 10. For example, if the UE 10 is in sleep mode (e.g., the BSS receiver 56 is active), and if the BSS node 108 reselection threshold is triggered (e.g., the signal strength of the currently configured BSS channel is less than the reselection threshold), the UE 10 (e.g., the cellular receiver 54) may wake up to receive a cellular page (e.g., from the cellular network 102), or to transmit a BSS node 108 reselection event (e.g., via a medium access control (MAC) header bit) and subsequently receive a new BSS configuration (e.g., from a new BSS signal node 108).

[0050] In some embodiments, if the UE 10 is configured to listen to the BSS 90 (e.g., its BSS receiver 56 is active), the UE 10 may monitor or be able to detect the presence of the broadcast service network 106. Depending on the design of the BSS 90, the UE 10 may reselect from one BSS node 108 to another. For example, the UE 10 may select a first BSS node 108 for coverage of the broadcast service network 106, determine that the coverage of the broadcast service network 106 provided by the first BSS node 108 is lost, and select a second BSS node 108 for coverage of the broadcast service network 106. As a result, the UE 10 may receive the BSS 90 from the second BSS node 108.

[0051] If broadcast service network 106 coverage is lost, the UE 10 may fall back to a normal or standardized cellular network 102 reselection process (e.g., as provided under a cellular technical specification) or paging and / or send an indication to the cellular network 102 (e.g., via a normal radio resource control (RRC) recovery process) indicating that it has switched from a mode of listening to the BSS 90 (e.g., a wake-up signal) to cellular network paging (e.g., using its cellular receiver 54 to listen to cellular signals). For example, the UE 10 may select a BSS node 108 for coverage of the broadcast service network 106, determine that coverage of the broadcast service network 106 provided by the BSS node 108 is lost, activate the cellular receiver 54 and deactivate the BSS receiver 56 based on the loss of coverage of the broadcast service network 106 provided by the BSS node 108, and cause the cellular receiver 54 to receive a cellular signal (e.g., a cellular network paging signal) from the base station 104 or cause the cellular transmitter 52 to transmit a cellular signal to the base station 104 (indicating to the cellular network 103 (e.g., via an RRC recovery process) that it has switched from a mode of listening to the BSS 90 to cellular network paging).

[0052] Additionally, the broadcast service network 106, via the BSS nodes 108, may operate on a low frequency spectrum (e.g., 1 gigahertz or less, 800 megahertz (MHz) or less, in the range of 500 MHz to 680 MHz, 400 MHz to 600 MHz, etc.) and transmit via a high-power broadcast infrastructure. Thus, in some embodiments, the size of the coverage area (e.g., cell) of each BSS node 108 may be larger than the coverage area (e.g., cell cluster, cell) associated with the base station 104. For example, Figure 71 is a schematic diagram of a coverage area or cell 120 (e.g., a cell cluster) of a base station 104 (e.g., a macro base station 104) of a network 102 (e.g., an MBB network, a cellular network) and a coverage area or cell 122 of a BSS node 108 of a broadcast service network 106. As shown in the figure, it can be observed that the cell 122 of the BSS node 108 has a larger coverage area than the coverage area associated with the cell 120 of the base station 104. Specifically, each base station 104 provides network services (e.g., connection, network coverage) to each of the cells 120 it contacts, and each BSS node 108 provides broadcast network services (e.g., connection) to each cell 122 of which it is the center. Specifically, in the illustrated example, the cell clusters 120 of the base stations 104 each include three cells (e.g., supported by the corresponding base stations 104), and the cell 122 associated with each BSS node 108 is one cell (e.g., supported by the corresponding BSS node 108). However, each of the cells and / or cell clusters of base stations 104 and / or BSS nodes 108 may include any suitable number of cells (e.g., two cells, four cells, ten cells, etc.) supported by any suitable number of respective base stations 104 and / or BSS nodes 108. Figure 7 As shown, the coverage area of ​​broadcast services network 106 (e.g., represented by circles) may be non-uniform when compared to the coverage area of ​​network 102 (e.g., represented by interconnected hexagonal shapes). In some embodiments, a cell 122 (e.g., a single cell 122) associated with the coverage area of ​​broadcast services network 102 may cover (e.g., overlap, overlay) a plurality of cells 120 (e.g., more than one cell 120, two or more cells 120) associated with the coverage of network 106. Additionally, in some embodiments, a cell 122 associated with the coverage area of ​​broadcast services network 106 may cover (e.g., overlap, overlay) an area (e.g., a location, a geographic area) that is not supported and / or covered by network 102. For example, as shown in FIG. Figure 7 As shown, cell 122 of broadcast service network 106 covers an area 124 that is not supported by and / or included in any coverage area associated with network 102 (eg, any of cells / cell clusters 120).

[0053] As another example, Figure 8 yes Figure 6 Schematic diagram of a coverage cell 120 of a base station 104 of a wireless communication (e.g., cellular, MBB) network 102 and a coverage cell 142 of a non-terrestrial network (NTN) BSS node 140 (e.g., satellite) of a broadcast service network 106. Figure 7, it can be observed that the cells 142 of the non-terrestrial BSS nodes 140 have a larger coverage area than the coverage area associated with the cells 120 of the base stations 104. Specifically, each base station 104 provides network services (e.g., connection, network coverage) to each of the cells 120 it contacts, while each non-terrestrial BSS node 140 provides broadcast network services (e.g., connection) to each cell 142 of which it is the center. Specifically, in the illustrated example, the cell clusters 120 of the base stations 104 each include three cells (e.g., supported by the corresponding base stations 104), and the cell 142 associated with each non-terrestrial BSS node 140 is one cell (e.g., supported by the corresponding non-terrestrial BSS node 140). However, each of the cells and / or cell clusters of the base stations 104 and / or non-terrestrial BSS nodes 140 may include any suitable number of cells (e.g., two cells, four cells, ten cells, etc.) supported by any suitable number of corresponding base stations 104 and / or BSS nodes 108. In addition, as Figure 8 As shown, the coverage area of ​​broadcast services network 106 (e.g., represented by circles) may be non-uniform when compared to the coverage area of ​​network 102 (e.g., represented by interconnected hexagonal shapes). In some embodiments, a cell 142 (e.g., a single cell 142) associated with the coverage area of ​​broadcast services network 102 may cover (e.g., overlap, overlay) a plurality of cells 120 (e.g., more than one cell 120, two or more cells 120) associated with the coverage of network 106. Additionally, in some embodiments, a cell 142 associated with the coverage area of ​​broadcast services network 106 may cover (e.g., overlap, overlay) an area (e.g., a location, a geographic area) that is not supported and / or covered by network 102. For example, as shown in FIG. Figure 8 As shown, cell 142 of broadcast service network 106 covers an area 144 that is not supported by and / or included in any coverage area associated with network 102 (eg, any of cells / cell clusters 120).

[0054] In addition, the present disclosure includes dedicating spectrum to BSS 90, thereby realizing a low-complexity reception solution and avoiding reducing the spectrum efficiency of cellular communications by configuring BSS 90 in the channel without utilizing the expected data (e.g., data received via a cellular signal). In fact, the licensed spectrum can be reused for broadcast operations (e.g., broadcast service network 106). In some embodiments, BSS 90 can broadcast on a channel of TV white space (e.g., a frequency range between TV channels, including a guard band). For example, TV channels 19 to 36 span a frequency range of 500 MHz to 608 MHz. Each TV channel is 6 MHz wide, with a guard band of 0.309 MHz on each side (e.g., to prevent interference between TV channels). A total of 11.14 MHz is available in the guard band spectrum. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) stipulates (in FCC-19-24A1_Rcd) that the FCC's Part 15 rules allow unlicensed white space devices to operate at locations where frequencies are not used by licensed services. Specifically, the FCC authorizes operation of unlicensed devices in unused channels of the broadcast television spectrum, in the guard band between the television spectrum and the 600 MHz downlink service, in the guard band between the 600 MHz service band uplink and downlink (e.g., the 600 MHz duplex gap), and in television channel 37. Therefore, it is contemplated that any of these authorized white spaces may be used for broadcast BSS 90.

[0055] Fig. 91 is a frequency diagram of BSS channelization of BSS band 180 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. In some embodiments, BSS band 180 may correspond to a frequency span allocated by regulation for terrestrial broadcast operations (e.g., by broadcast service network 106). For example, BSS band 180 may include and / or be a spectrum similar to the wake-up signal band, and include a TV white space spectrum between 500 MHz and 608 MHz. In some embodiments, BSS band 180 may be a frequency span different from the wake-up signal band. For example, BSS band 180 may be a low spectrum of 1 GHz or less, 800 megahertz (MHz) or less, in the range of 500 MHz to 680 MHz, 400 MHz to 600 MHz, etc. BSS band 180 may include multiple BSS channels 182, one of which is shown. Each BSS channel 182 may correspond to a grouping of multiple BSS resources allocated to different UEs 10 within BSS band 180. Specifically, each BSS channel 182 may include a plurality of BSS raster points 184, which may correspond to frequencies used by a BSS 90 associated with a particular UE 10. The BSS raster points 184 may be defined in a specification (e.g., a 3GPP specification or an ITU protocol) or by configuration (e.g., a configuration of the broadcast service network 106 and / or the UE 10). When defined by configuration, the BSS raster points 184 may also be set based on UE 10 capabilities indicating a preferred raster density (e.g., a frequency difference 190 between the BSS raster points 184).

[0056] In addition, each of the BSSs 90 associated with a respective BSS raster point 184 may include a narrowband broadcast signal. In addition, the BSSs 90 may use a high-power broadcast infrastructure and transmit in a low frequency spectrum (e.g., via the BSS nodes 108, 140). Thus, the range of the BSSs 90 may be greater than the range of a wireless cellular signal (e.g., transmitted via the base station 104), such as Figure 7 and Figure 8As can be seen. As discussed herein, a UE 10 receiving a BSS 90 may utilize less power (e.g., lower power consumption) to receive and process the BSS 90 than the power used by the UE 10 to receive and process wireless cellular signals. As discussed herein, this may enable the UE 10 to utilize a low-power receiver (e.g., a BSS receiver 56) to receive the BSS 90. In addition, when receiving and / or processing the BSS 90, the UE 10 may be in and / or remain in a sleep, inactive, and / or low-power mode. In addition, as further discussed herein, the BSS 90 may be used to transmit and / or transmit broadcast service information, such as emergency service notifications, wake-up signals, and / or cellular network access parameters. In addition, in some embodiments, the BSS 90 may be a pointer signal configured to direct the UE 10 to another frequency band (e.g., a broadcast information channel) to receive broadcast service information.

[0057] As an example, if the BSS band 180 includes television white space spectrum between 500 MHz and 608 MHz, the start 186 of the BSS band 180 may be set at 500 MHz, and the end 188 of the BSS band 180 may be set at 608 MHz. Each BSS channel 182 bandwidth may be any suitable bandwidth that is less than the bandwidth of the BSS band 180, such as 50 MHz or less, 30 MHz or less, 10 MHz or less, 1 MHz or less, 600 kHz or less, 500 kHz or less, 100 kHz or less, etc. The frequency difference 190 between the BSS raster points 184 may be any suitable frequency difference that is less than the frequency difference of the BSS channel 182 bandwidth (such as 1 MHz or less, 500 kHz or less, 300 kHz or less, 100 kHz or less, 50 kHz or less, 30 kHz or less, 10 kHz or less, etc.). Furthermore, because each BSS channel 182 may be disposed within a guard band between television channels, television channels may be disposed at frequency regions between BSS channels 182. As illustrated by the sparse comb-like availability of guard bands in the television white space spectrum, BSS channels 182 may be distributed across a plurality of narrow frequency bands in the frequency domain, such as BSS bands 180. BSS bands 180 may be defined to span a number of these narrow frequency bands, with BSS channels 182 being designated as allowed or applicable in a frequency sub-range of the BSS bands 180.

[0058] In some embodiments, the amount of broadcast service information (e.g., data) may be too large to be transmitted via the BSS 90 (e.g., a narrow channel, BSS channel 182) associated with the corresponding BSS raster point 184. In such embodiments, the BSS 90 may include configuration information (i.e., a pointer signal) that directs the UE 10 to a broadcast information channel 192 (e.g., a wider broadcast channel than the BSS channel 182, a channel separated from the BSS channel 182) to receive the broadcast service information. The broadcast information channel 192 may be located at a different frequency than the BSS channel 182 and associated with a different time domain resource. In addition, the broadcast information channel 192 may include broadcast service information, such as emergency service notifications and / or cellular network access parameters. Specifically, the broadcast information channel may transmit broadcast service information to all UEs 10 that are configured to receive the broadcast information channel 192 and are located within the coverage area of ​​the broadcast service network 106. As a pointer signal, the BSS 90 may include an indication of the location (e.g., frequency domain and / or time domain resources) of the broadcast information channel 192 on the BSS frequency band 180, and further, the UE 10 may receive the BSS 90 and configure the BSS receiver 56 to receive the broadcast information channel 192 based on the indication of the location of the broadcast information channel 192.

[0059] although Fig. 9 Broadcast information channel 192 is shown as having a frequency range within BSS frequency band 180, but it should be understood that in some embodiments, broadcast information channel 192 may be located at a frequency band range different from the frequency band range of BSS frequency band 180 (e.g., at a higher or lower frequency band range). For example, in some embodiments, broadcast information channel 192 may be located at a frequency band range different from the frequency band range of BSS frequency band 180 (e.g., at a higher or lower frequency band range). The broadcast information channel 192 may be transmitted at a frequency band range associated with a 4G (e.g., LTE), 5G, and / or 6G cellular radio receiver (e.g., receiver 54) of the UE 10, as opposed to the BSS receiver 56. In addition, the broadcast information channel 192 may include system parameters that are different from those of the BSS channel 182, such as a different channel bandwidth (CBW), modulation, and / or coding scheme.

[0060] Fig.101 is a flow chart of a method 200 for transmitting broadcast service information (e.g., wake-up signal, pointer-based signal, emergency service notification, cellular network access parameter, via a broadcast information channel, etc.) to UE 10 using BSS nodes 108, 140 of a broadcast service network 106 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Any suitable device (e.g., controller) that can control components of UE 10, wireless communication network 102 (e.g., cellular network, MBB network), base station (e.g., gNB) 104, broadcast service network 106 and / or BSS nodes 108, 140, such as processor 12, can perform method 200. In some embodiments, method 200 can be implemented by using processor 12 to execute instructions stored in a tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium such as memory 14 or storage device 16. For example, the method 200 may be performed at least in part by one or more software components, such as an operating system of the UE 10, the wireless communication network 102, the base station 104, the broadcast service network 106 and / or the BSS nodes 108, 140, one or more software applications of the UE 10, the network 102, the base station 104, the broadcast service network 106 and / or the BSS nodes 108, 140, etc. Although the method 200 is described using a particular order of steps, it should be understood that the present disclosure contemplates that the described steps may be performed in an order different from that shown, and that certain described steps may be skipped or not performed at all.

[0061] In addition, it should be understood that signal transmission by the UE 10, the base station 104 and / or the BSS nodes 108, 140 may be sent by the transmitter 52 of the UE 10, the base station 104 and / or the BSS nodes 108, 140, respectively, and signal reception by the UE 10, the base station 104 and / or the BSS nodes 108, 140 may be sent by the receiver 54 of the UE 10, the base station 104 and / or the BSS nodes 108, 140, respectively. In addition, in some embodiments, the UE 10 may receive at least a portion of the BSS 90 transmitted by the BSS nodes 108, 140 via the BSS receiver 56.

[0062] In process block 202, UE 10 and base station 104 perform an initial access procedure. For example, when UE 10 enters a coverage area of ​​base station 104 (e.g., a geographic area for which base station 104 provides network coverage), UE 10 may detect base station 104 (e.g., a cell of base station 104) by receiving a radio frequency (RF) signal. The RF signal may include timing alignment information and other information. UE 10 may then synchronize with base station 104 (e.g., a cell of base station 104) by aligning its timing with the timing alignment information of base station 104.

[0063] In process block 204, the UE 10 transmits an indication of the capabilities of its BSS receiver 56 (e.g., broadcast service signal capabilities) to the base station 104. Specifically, the UE 10 may transmit an indication that it has a BSS receiver 56, an operating characteristic of the BSS receiver 56 (e.g., operating capabilities), a configuration of the BSS receiver 56, a setting of the BSS receiver 56, etc. For example, when operating in a connected state, an idle state, an out-of-network state, an inactive state, or any combination thereof, the UE 10 may transmit an indication of its support for the BSS receiver 56. As another example, the UE 10 may transmit an indication of its preferred grating density. In process block 206, the UE 10 and the base station 104 perform a radio resource control (RRC) setup procedure. Specifically, the UE 10 may transmit a request to establish an RRC connection with the base station 104 so that the UE 10 and the base station 104 can transmit user data, and the base station 104 can establish the RRC connection.

[0064] In process block 208, the base station 104 transmits a request for resources for the BSS receiver 56 to the BSS nodes 108, 140 (e.g., a BSS receiver provision request via a handshake). In some embodiments, the BSS receiver provision request for resources may be based on a received indication of a broadcast service signal capability associated with the BSS receiver 56. Specifically, the BSS receiver provision request may include an indication of a BSS frequency band, a BSS channel, and / or a BSS raster point to identify a frequency domain location of a BSS 90 associated with (e.g., allocated to, assigned to) the UE 10. For example, the request for resources may include a BSS raster point 184 of a BSS channel 182. The BSS nodes 108, 140 may then transmit a BSS 90 having a frequency or centered on the BSS raster point 184, which is intended for the UE 10. Thus, the BSS receiver provision request may include an identifier associated with the UE 10 and / or the BSS receiver 56 of the UE 10. Broadcast service network 106 may allocate resources to UE 10 or decide not to allocate resources to the UE. In process block 210, BSS node 108, 140 transmits a response to (e.g., confirms, authorizes, approves, grants, or denies) the request to base station 104 (e.g., BSS receiver provides a response).

[0065] In process block 212, the base station 104 transmits one or more configurations for the BSS receiver 56 and / or an indication of one or more configurations (e.g., one or more BSS configurations) to the UE 10. The one or more configurations may be associated with the UE 10 in a connected and / or idle state. When in a connected state, the UE 10 is connected to the base station 104 and is known by the base station, and may transmit user data to the base station 104 and receive user data from the base station. When in an idle state, the UE 10 is not connected to the base station 104 or is not known by the base station, although the UE 10 may be connected to the wireless communication network 102 or is not known by the wireless communication network. For example, the UE 10 may monitor paging and broadcast channels to maintain a connection with the network 102, select a new cell when it moves, notify the network 102 of a new area it enters (e.g., based on broadcast service information received from the BSS nodes 108, 140), etc. Therefore, when in an idle state, the UE 10 may neither transmit user data to the base station 104 nor receive user data from the base station. In some embodiments, the connected state and the idle state may be states defined in the 5G specification. Additionally or alternatively, the idle state may include an inactive state, wherein, after a first time period from when the UE 10 was in the active state without activity, if a second longer time period without activity, the UE 10 suspends the RRC session before moving to the idle state. Thus, when in the inactive state, the UE 10 may neither transmit user data to the base station 104 nor receive user data from the base station. In additional or alternative embodiments, when the UE 10 is in the inactive state, the base station 104 may transmit a configuration for the BSS receiver 56.

[0066] In addition, one or more configurations for the BSS receiver 56 may include BSS resources allocated to the UE 10, such as BSS frequency bands, BSS channels, and / or BSS raster points to identify the frequency domain location of the BSS 90 associated with the UE 10 (e.g., allocated to, assigned to the UE). In addition, one or more configurations for the BSS receiver 56 may include a time trigger and / or time offset and periodicity for the BSS receiver 56 to monitor (e.g., periodically monitor) the configured BSS resources. In addition, one or more configurations for the BSS receiver 56 may include cellular network access parameters for the UE 10 to search for and access the closest and / or nearby wireless communication network 102. In addition, in some embodiments, one or more configurations for the BSS receiver 56 may include broadcast information channel information, such as frequency domain and time domain resources associated with the broadcast information channel 192, which is configured to guide the UE 10 to the broadcast information channel to receive broadcast service information.

[0067] For example, the base station 104 and / or the wireless communication network 102 may configure the UE 10 with a BSS receiver configuration including a BSS band 180, a BSS channel 182, and / or a BSS raster point 184 to facilitate identification of the frequency domain location of the BSS 90 associated with the UE 10. In addition, the BSS node 108 may broadcast the BSS 90 using or having the BSS band 180, the BSS channel 182, and / or the BSS raster point 184 to ensure that the BSS receiver 56 of the UE 10 receives the BSS 90. In another example, the base station 104 and / or the wireless communication network 102 may configure the UE 10 with a BSS receiver configuration including a time trigger or a time offset and a periodicity to monitor the configured BSS resources. Therefore, the base station 104 may send an indication of any of these configurations to the BSS node 108.

[0068] In process block 214, the UE 10 and the base station 104 are in a connected state session (e.g., the UE 10 is communicatively coupled to the base station 104 and is configured to receive signals from the base station). Therefore, the UE 10 can transmit user data to the base station 104 and receive user data from the base station. In process block 216, the base station 104 transmits a request to send broadcast service information (e.g., a broadcast service message) to the BSS node 108 via the BSS 90 resources provided to the UE 10. In some embodiments, the base station 104 may transmit the request because it determines that the receiver 54 of the UE 10 should enter and / or be in a power saving mode (e.g., a low power mode, a deactivated mode, a sleep mode, etc.). In some embodiments, the base station 104 may determine that the receiver 54 is in a power saving mode because it has not been active for a threshold duration, has not received a signal or user data for a threshold duration, etc. In additional or alternative embodiments, the base station 104 may determine that the receiver 54 is in a power saving mode because the UE 10 has less than a threshold battery or power supply life remaining. In some embodiments, the base station 104 may determine that the receiver 54 is in a power saving mode due to an indication that the UE 10 is not connected to (e.g., transmitting and / or receiving signals) the wireless communication network 102. For example, the location of the UE 10 may be outside the coverage area of ​​the network 102. In any such case, such conditions for which the base station 104 determines that the receiver 54 should enter and / or be in a power saving mode and parameters for such conditions (such as a threshold duration or a threshold battery or power life remaining) may be configured by the UE 10 (e.g., by a user, by default, by a machine learning algorithm). Additionally or alternatively, in some embodiments, the base station 104 may transmit a request to send broadcast service information in response to an emergency service operation. For example, the emergency service may issue an indication of a notification (e.g., an emergency message, notice, information) to the wireless communication network 102, and the base station 104 may transmit a request to send broadcast service information associated with the notification based on the indication.

[0069] In process block 218, the BSS node 108 transmits broadcast service information via BSS 90 resources provided to the UE 10 based on the request. In process block 220, the UE 10 receives the broadcast service information via the BSS 90. In addition, the UE 10 may configure the cellular receiver 54 and / or the BSS receiver 56, and / or may display information (e.g., notification, via the display 18) based on the broadcast service information. As discussed herein, the broadcast service information may include emergency service notifications, wake-up signals, cellular network access parameters, or any combination thereof. In addition, the broadcast service information may be received based on a pointer signal. For example, the emergency service notification may include an emergency message, an announcement, important and / or useful information for the user of the UE 10 to know. The emergency service notification may be based on a geographic location, and the UE 10 may receive a specific emergency service notification based on the location of the UE 10 and / or the location of the BSS node 108, 140 and / or base station 104 to which the UE 10 is communicatively coupled and / or within its coverage area. As discussed further below, UE 10 may receive broadcast service information via BSS 90 even when UE 10 is not within a coverage area associated with base station 104, and / or when UE 10 is in a low power mode or idle state.

[0070] In addition, as discussed herein, the broadcast service information may include a wake-up signal configured to activate or wake up a cellular receiver (e.g., receiver 54), which may begin receiving wireless signals (e.g., cellular signals with user data). For example, the UE 10 may be in a sleep or power saving mode, or may be deactivated (e.g., powered off). The BSS receiver 56 may then periodically scan for wake-up signals sent from the broadcast service network 106 (e.g., transmitted via the BSS nodes 108, 140). Upon receiving the wake-up signal, the BSS receiver 56 may activate or wake up a cellular receiver (e.g., receiver 54), which may begin receiving wireless signals (e.g., cellular signals with user data) from the wireless communication network 102 (e.g., transmitted via the base station 104). Thus, the UE 10 may cause its cellular receiver 54 to enter a power saving mode and activate its BSS receiver 56 when it is not actively receiving data, thereby ensuring that the BSS receiver 56 activates its cellular receiver 54 when there is data to be sent or received, thereby saving power.

[0071] In addition, in some embodiments, the broadcast service information may include cellular network access parameters. The cellular network access parameters may be used by the UE 10 to improve the time to search for and access wireless communication networks 102 available in an area associated with the location of the UE 10 and / or to assist the UE 10 in locating a nearby coverage area associated with the wireless communication network 102. For example, the cellular network access parameters may include a frequency band, channel, and / or frequency identification (ID) associated with a nearby base station 104 (e.g., nearby access to the wireless communication network 102), coarse timing information and / or fine timing information of the nearby base station 104 (e.g., to assist the UE 10 in finding a synchronization signal in the timing information), coarse geographic location information and / or fine geographic location information of the nearby base station 104, or any combination thereof. In this manner, the UE 10 may utilize the cellular network access parameters to perform a targeted search for frequency bands, channels, and / or frequency IDs associated with nearby stations 104. Therefore, the time to search for and access the wireless communication network 102 may be significantly reduced compared to the time the UE 10 searches for and accesses the wireless communication network 102 for which the cellular network access parameters are not received. Specifically, as further discussed herein, the UE 10 may be located outside of network coverage (e.g., outside the network) associated with the wireless communication network 102 (e.g., not within the coverage area of ​​the base station 104). However, the UE 10 may be communicatively coupled to and / or within network coverage of the BSS nodes 108, 140, and may receive cellular network access parameters via the BSS nodes 108, 140 to assist the UE 10 in locating a nearby coverage area associated with the wireless communication network 102, improve the time to search for and access a nearby wireless communication network 102, or both. It should be understood that in some embodiments, the base station 104 may be a non-terrestrial network (NTN) node, such as a satellite (e.g., a satellite access node (SAN)). In such embodiments, the cellular network access parameters may include a frequency band, channel, and / or frequency ID associated with a nearby / available satellite access node (SAN) 140, coarse timing information and / or fine timing information associated with the nearby / available SAN 140 (e.g., to assist the UE 10 in finding a synchronization signal in the timing information), coarse ephemeris position information and / or fine ephemeris position information of the nearby / available SAN 140, or any combination thereof.

[0072] In addition, as discussed above, the broadcast service information may be received based on the BSS 90 being a pointer signal and including information configured to direct the UE 10 to another broadcast frequency band to receive the broadcast service information. For example, in some embodiments, the broadcast service information (e.g., data) may be too large to be transmitted via the BSS 90 (e.g., a narrow channel, BSS channel 182) associated with the corresponding BSS raster point 184. In such embodiments, the BSS 90 associated with the BSS raster point 184 (e.g., allocated / provided to the UE 10) may be a pointer signal configured to direct the UE 10 to the broadcast information channel 192 (e.g., a wider broadcast channel compared to the BSS channel 182, a channel separated from the BSS channel 182) to receive the broadcast service information. The broadcast information channel 192 may be located at a different frequency than the BSS channel 182 and associated with a different time domain resource. In addition, the broadcast information channel 192 may include broadcast service information, such as emergency service notifications and / or cellular network access parameters. Specifically, the broadcast information channel may transmit broadcast service information to all UEs 10 that are configured to receive the broadcast information channel 192 and are located within the coverage area of ​​the broadcast service network 106 (e.g., BSS nodes 108, 140). As a pointer signal, the BSS 90 may include an indication of the location (e.g., frequency domain and / or time domain resources) of the broadcast information channel 192 on the BSS frequency band 180, and further, the UE 10 may receive the BSS 90 and configure the BSS receiver 56 to receive the broadcast information channel 192 based on the indication of the location of the broadcast information channel 192.

[0073] As discussed herein, broadcast information channel 192 may be located at a frequency band range that is different from the frequency band range of BSS frequency band 180 (e.g., including BSS raster point 184) (e.g., at a higher or lower frequency band range). For example, in some embodiments, broadcast information channel 192 may be located at a frequency band range that is different from the frequency band range of BSS frequency band 180 (e.g., including BSS raster point 184) (e.g., at a higher or lower frequency band range). cellular network, LTE-LAA cellular network, 5G cellular network and / or NR cellular network, 6G or greater than 6G cellular network, non-terrestrial network, etc.) at a frequency band range associated with the UE 10. In addition, the broadcast information channel 192 can be received via a 4G (e.g., LTE), 5G and / or 6G cellular radio receiver (e.g., receiver 54) of the UE 10, which is opposite to the BSS receiver 56. In addition, the broadcast information channel 192 can include system parameters that are different from the parameters of the BSS channel 182, such as a different channel bandwidth (CBW), modulation and / or coding scheme. In this way, the method 200 can enable the UE 10 to utilize the BSS receiver 56 when the UE 10 is in a connected state (e.g., connected to the wireless communication network 102).

[0074] However, in some embodiments, in process block 222, the UE 10 may enter an idle state, such as a sleep mode and / or a power saving / low power mode. Specifically, the UE 10 may at least cause its receiver 54 to enter a power saving or low power mode, and cause its BSS receiver 56 to be activated (e.g., remain active) and configured to receive BSS90 from the BSS node 108. As similarly described in process block 216, in process block 224, the base station 104 transmits a request to send broadcast service information (e.g., a broadcast service message) to the BSS node 108 via the BSS 90 resources provided to the UE 10. In addition, as similarly described in process blocks 218 and 220, in process block 226, the BSS node 108 transmits the broadcast service information via the BSS 90 resources provided to the UE 10 based on the request, and in process block 228, the UE 10 receives the broadcast service information via the BSS 90. In this manner, the method 200 may enable the UE 10 to utilize the BSS receiver 56 when the UE 10 is in an idle state.

[0075] In some embodiments, in process block 230, UE 10 may leave a coverage area associated with wireless communication network 102 (e.g., of base station 104) and / or be located in an area that is not within the coverage area of ​​wireless communication network 102. In some embodiments, UE 10 may enter an idle state in response to UE 10 being located in an area that is not within the coverage area of ​​wireless communication network 102. In some embodiments, UE 10 may not enter an idle state when located in an area that is not within the coverage area of ​​wireless communication network 102. In any such case, as similarly described in process block 216, in process block 232, base station 104 transmits a request to send broadcast service information (e.g., a broadcast service message) to BSS node 108 via BSS 90 resources provided (e.g., previously provided) to UE 10. In addition, as similarly described in process blocks 218 and 220, in process block 234, the BSS node 108 transmits broadcast service information via BSS 90 resources provided to the UE 10 based on the request, and in process block 236, the UE 10 receives the broadcast service information via the BSS 90. In this manner, the method 200 can enable the UE 10 to utilize the BSS receiver 56 when the UE 10 leaves the coverage area associated with the wireless communication network 102 (e.g., of the base station 104) and / or is located in an area that is not within the coverage area of ​​the wireless communication network 102. Specifically, as discussed herein, the UE 10 can receive the broadcast service information (e.g., via the BSS nodes 108, 140) even when the UE 10 is outside the network of the wireless communication network 102. As described above, the broadcast service information can include emergency service notifications, wake-up signals, and / or cellular network access parameters. In addition, in some embodiments, broadcast service information may be received via a broadcast information channel to which the UE 10 may be directed by the BSS signal 90 (e.g., a pointer signal). Thus, even when the UE 10 is not located in a coverage area associated with the wireless communication network 102, the broadcast service network 106 may enable the UE 10 to receive important emergency information, assist in locating nearby available coverage areas of the wireless communication network 102, and / or improve the time to search for and access nearby wireless communication networks 102.

[0076] Fig.112 is a flowchart of a method 300 for transmitting broadcast service information (e.g., wake-up signal, pointer-based signal, emergency service notification, cellular network access parameter, via a broadcast information channel, etc.) to UE 10 using BSS nodes 108, 140 of a broadcast service network 106 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Specifically, the method 300 enables UE 10 to return to a connected state session with the wireless communication network 102 based on receiving periodically transmitted broadcast service information. Any suitable device (e.g., controller) that can control components of UE 10, wireless communication network 102 (e.g., cellular network, MBB network), base station (e.g., gNB) 104, broadcast service network 106 and / or BSS nodes 108, 140, such as processor 12, can perform method 200. In some embodiments, method 200 can be implemented by using processor 12 to execute instructions stored in a tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium such as memory 14 or storage device 16. For example, the method 200 may be performed at least in part by one or more software components, such as an operating system of the UE 10, the wireless communication network 102, the base station 104, the broadcast service network 106 and / or the BSS nodes 108, 140, one or more software applications of the UE 10, the network 102, the base station 104, the broadcast service network 106 and / or the BSS nodes 108, 140, etc. Although the method 200 is described using a particular order of steps, it should be understood that the present disclosure contemplates that the described steps may be performed in an order different from that shown, and that certain described steps may be skipped or not performed at all.

[0077] In addition, it should be understood that signal transmission by the UE 10, the base station 104 and / or the BSS nodes 108, 140 may be sent by the transmitter 52 of the UE 10, the base station 104 and / or the BSS nodes 108, 140, respectively, and signal reception by the UE 10, the base station 104 and / or the BSS nodes 108, 140 may be sent by the receiver 54 of the UE 10, the base station 104 and / or the BSS nodes 108, 140, respectively. In addition, in some embodiments, the UE 10 may receive at least a portion of the BSS 90 transmitted by the BSS nodes 108, 140 via the BSS receiver 56.

[0078] Process blocks 302 through 316 are similar to those described above with reference to Fig.10 In addition, as indicated in process block 318, in some embodiments, the broadcast request may include a configuration (e.g., a periodic configuration, for BSS nodes 108, 140) for periodic transmission (e.g., retransmission) of the broadcast service information. For example, in the case of Fig.10 In the capabilities of the BSS receiver 56 transmitted by the UE 10 to the base station 104 as described in process block 204 of Fig.10 In the BSS receiver provision request sent by the base station 104 to the BSS node 108, 140 as described in process block 208 of , the BSS node 108, 140 may receive a configuration for periodic transmission of broadcast service information associated with the provided BSS 90 (e.g., the BSS raster point 184) associated with the UE 10. The configuration may include a periodicity (e.g., every 1 millisecond (ms) or less, every 10 ms or less, every 100 ms or less, every 1 second or less, every 10 seconds or less, every 1 minute or less, every 10 minutes or less, every 10 minutes or more, etc.) to transmit the broadcast service information and / or other parameters of the BSS 90. The configuration may enable the BSS node 108, 140 to broadcast the BSS 90 associated with the broadcast service information. In some embodiments, as opposed to first receiving the BSS receiver provision request signal from the base station 104, the BSS node 108 may initiate the broadcast of the BSS 90 itself using the periodic configuration.

[0079] Similarly, as in Fig.10 As described in process block 218 of , in process block 320, BSS node 108 transmits broadcast service information via BSS 90 resources provided to UE 10 based on the request, and UE 10 may receive the broadcast service information via BSS 90. Process block 322 is similar to Fig.10 , process box 230. Specifically, in process box 322, the UE 10 may leave the coverage area associated with the wireless communication network 102 (e.g., of the base station 104) and / or be located in an area that is not within the coverage area of ​​the wireless communication network 102. In addition, as indicated in process box 324, the UE 10 determines that the UE 10 is out of the network and / or is not within the coverage area associated with the wireless communication network 102 (e.g., not within the range of the base station 104). The UE 10 may determine that it is not in the network via standardized and / or proprietary processes (e.g., 3GPP processes, 3G processes, 4G processes, LTE processes, 5G processes, NR processes, 6G processes, etc.). In any case, when the UE 10 is out of the network, in process box 326, the BSS nodes 108, 140 transmit broadcast service information via BSS 90 resources provided to the UE 10 based on the request and according to the periodic configuration. As in Fig.10Similarly described in processing block 220 of , in processing block 328, UE 10 receives broadcast service information via BSS 90. In addition, UE 10 may configure cellular receiver 54 and / or BSS receiver 56, and / or may display information (e.g., notification, via display 18) based on the broadcast service information. As discussed herein, the broadcast service information may include emergency service notifications, wake-up signals, and / or cellular network access parameters, and / or the broadcast service information may be received based on a pointer signal. Specifically, in some embodiments, the broadcast service information may include cellular network access parameters, and / or BSS 90 may be a pointer signal that directs UE 10 to broadcast information channel 192 to receive cellular network access parameters. In any case, UE 10 may use cellular network access parameters to improve the time to search for and access wireless communication networks 102 available in an area associated with the location of UE 10 and / or assist UE 10 in locating nearby coverage areas associated with wireless communication networks 102.

[0080] In process block 330, the UE 10 may utilize the cellular network access parameters to search for and access the nearby wireless communication network 102 based on the cellular network access parameters. As discussed herein, the cellular network access parameters may include a frequency band, channel, and / or frequency ID associated with a nearby base station 104 (e.g., nearby access to the wireless communication network 102), coarse timing information and / or fine timing information of the nearby base station 104 (e.g., to assist the UE 10 in finding a synchronization signal in the timing information), coarse geographic location information and / or fine geographic location information of the nearby base station 104, or any combination thereof. In this manner, the UE 10 may utilize the cellular network access parameters to perform a targeted search for frequency bands, channels, and / or frequency IDs associated with the nearby station 104. In other words, the UE 10 may prioritize searching for and accessing cells (e.g., coverage areas) indicated by the received cellular network access parameters. Therefore, the time to search for and access the wireless communication network 102 may be significantly reduced compared to the time the UE 10 searches for and accesses the wireless communication network 102 for which the cellular network access parameters are not received. Finally, in process block 332, the UE 10 and the base station 104 are in a connected state session (e.g., the UE 10 is communicatively coupled to the base station 104 and configured to receive signals from the base station). Specifically, in some embodiments, the UE 10 can use the receiver 54 configured based on the cellular network access parameters to acquire and / or reacquire the cell 120 of the base station 104 (or another cell 120 of another base station 104, for example, when the other cell 120 has better signal characteristics (e.g., power and / or quality) or when the UE 10 has moved to the other cell 120). Therefore, even when the UE 10 is not located in the coverage area associated with the wireless communication network 102, the broadcast service network 106 can enable the UE 10 to receive important emergency information, assist in locating nearby available coverage areas of the wireless communication network 102, and / or improve the time to search for and access nearby wireless communication networks 102.

[0081] The specific embodiments described above have been shown by way of example, and it should be understood that these embodiments may allow for various modifications and alternative forms. It should also be understood that the claims are not intended to be limited to the specific forms disclosed, but are intended to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives that fall within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure.

[0082] The technology presented and claimed herein is cited and applied to specific examples of a physical and practical nature that significantly improves the art and is therefore not abstract, intangible, or purely theoretical. In addition, if any claim appended at the end of this specification contains one or more elements designated as "means for [performing] [the function] ..." or "steps for [performing] [the function] ...", it is intended that such elements should be interpreted in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 112(f). However, for any claim containing elements designated in any other manner, it is intended that such elements should not be interpreted in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 112(f).

[0083] It is understood that the use of personally identifiable information should be subject to privacy policies and practices that are generally recognized to meet or exceed industry or government requirements for maintaining user privacy. Specifically, personally identifiable information data should be managed and processed to minimize the risk of unintentional or unauthorized access or use, and the nature of the authorized use should be clearly stated to users.

Claims

1. A user equipment, comprising: one or more antennas; a transmitter circuit coupled to the one or more antennas; a receiver circuit coupled to the one or more antennas; as well as a processing circuit communicatively coupled to the transmitter circuit and the receiver circuit, the processing circuit being configured to cause the transmitter circuit to transmit one or more broadcast service signal capabilities associated with the user equipment, causing the receiver circuit to receive a broadcast services signal configuration based on the one or more broadcast services signal capabilities, and The receiver circuit is caused to receive one or more broadcast services signals based on the broadcast services signal configuration.

2. The user equipment according to claim 1, wherein the processing circuit is configured to: causing the receiver circuit to receive a radio frequency signal associated with a wireless communication network, the radio frequency signal including timing information; synchronizing with the wireless communication network based on the timing information; and The transmitter circuit is caused to transmit a request to establish a radio resource control setup procedure.

3. The user equipment of claim 1 , comprising a second receiver circuit coupled to the one or more antennas, wherein the processing circuit is configured to: causing the second receiver circuit to receive a radio frequency signal associated with a wireless communication network, the radio frequency signal including timing information; synchronizing with the wireless communication network based on the timing information; and The transmitter circuit is caused to transmit a request to establish a radio resource control setup procedure.

4. The user equipment of claim 3, wherein the radio frequency signal is associated with a first frequency range and the one or more broadcast service signals are associated with a second frequency range, the second frequency range not overlapping the first frequency range.

5. The user equipment of claim 3, wherein the processing circuit is configured to cause the receiver circuit to receive the one or more broadcast service signals based on a loss of coverage of the wireless communication network.

6. The user equipment of claim 1, wherein the one or more broadcast service signals include an indication of a frequency band, channel, frequency identification, or any combination thereof provided by a base station associated with a wireless communication network.

7. The user equipment of claim 1, wherein the processing circuit is configured to locate a coverage area associated with a wireless communication network based on the one or more broadcast service signals.

8. The user equipment of claim 1, wherein the one or more broadcast service signal capabilities include one or more operating characteristics associated with the receiver circuit operating in a connected state, an idle state, an out-of-network state, an inactive state, or any combination thereof.

9. The user equipment of claim 1, wherein the one or more broadcast service signal capabilities include an indication of a broadcast signal raster density associated with the user equipment.

10. The user equipment of claim 1, wherein the broadcast services signal configuration comprises a broadcast services signal channel, at least one broadcast services signal raster point, or both associated with the user equipment.

11. A user equipment according to claim 10, wherein the broadcast service signal configuration includes a time trigger, which enables the receiver circuit to periodically monitor the broadcast service signal frequency band associated with the broadcast service network, the broadcast service signal channel, the at least one broadcast service signal raster point, or any combination thereof.

12. The user equipment of claim 1, wherein the one or more broadcast service signals include a wake-up signal, a pointer signal, emergency service information, cellular network access parameters, or any combination thereof.

13. A method comprising: receiving, at a base station, from a user equipment, an indication of a broadcast services signal receiver; transmitting, by the base station, a broadcast service signal receiver provision request to a broadcast service network based on the indication; transmitting, by the base station, a broadcast service signal configuration to the user equipment based on a request provided by the broadcast service signal receiver; as well as A request to send broadcast service information is transmitted by the base station to the user equipment via the broadcast service network.

14. The method according to claim 13, comprising: transmitting, by the base station to the user equipment, a radio frequency signal associated with a cellular network supported by the base station; receiving, by the base station from the user equipment, a request to establish a radio resource control connection; as well as Data is transmitted by the base station to the user equipment or data is received by the base station from the user equipment.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the indication of the broadcast service signal receiver comprises one or more operational capabilities of the broadcast service signal receiver associated with a connection state, an idle state, an out-of-network state, an inactive state, or any combination thereof associated with the broadcast service signal receiver.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the broadcast service network is configured to transmit one or more broadcast service signals including the broadcast service information based on receiving the request to send the broadcast service information, the one or more broadcast service signals comprising a wake-up signal, a pointer signal, emergency service information, a cellular network access parameter, or any combination thereof.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein the broadcast service signal receiver provides a request including an indication of a broadcast service signal frequency band, a broadcast service signal channel, a broadcast service signal raster point, or any combination thereof associated with a frequency domain location of a broadcast service signal assigned to the user equipment.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein the broadcast services signal configuration comprises a broadcast services signal channel, at least one broadcast services signal raster point, or both associated with the user equipment.

19. One or more tangible non-transitory machine-readable media storing instructions configured to cause a processing circuit of a broadcast service signal node to: receiving a broadcast service signal provision request for a user equipment from a base station; providing a request to grant resources to the user equipment based on the broadcast service signal; receiving a request to transmit broadcast service information to the user equipment; as well as A broadcast service signal associated with the broadcast service information is transmitted to the user equipment.

20. The one or more tangible, non-transitory machine-readable media of claim 19, wherein The broadcast service signal includes a wake-up signal, a pointer signal, emergency service information, a cellular network access parameter, or any combination thereof.

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