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525 results about "Radio access technology" patented technology

A Radio Access Technology or (RAT) is the underlying physical connection method for a radio based communication network. Many modern mobile phones support several RATs in one device such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and GSM, UMTS, LTE or 5G NR.

Systems and methods for managing a wireless network based on user equipment data

In some implementations, a device may identify a network node that supports a first radio access technology (RAT), wherein the network node is associated with sessions with user equipments (UEs). The device may calculate a percentage of traffic from the sessions that is associated with the first RAT and not a second RAT. The device may determine that the network node is associated with a score based on the percentage of traffic associated with the first RAT not satisfying a threshold. The device may collect, based on the network node being associated with the score, device data associated with the UEs. The device may determine a network issue associated with the network node based on the device data. The device may determine a root cause for the network issue. The server may transmit an indication of the root cause.
Owner:VERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC

Protocol Data Unit (PDU) Session Admission Control

A first network node receives, from a second network node, a message indicating whether a first maximum number of protocol data unit (PDU) sessions, of a multi-access protocol data unit (MA-PDU) established for a wireless device on a network slice, has been reached for a first radio access technology (RAT) type, or a second maximum number of PDU sessions established on the network slice has been reached for a second RAT type.
Owner:OFINNO LLC

Enhancements for controlling radio access technology utilization

Techniques are provided for restricted radio access technology-based cell selection. An example method can include processing information from a public land mobile network (PLMN) indicating a first restricted radio access technology (RAT). The method can further include accessing memory to identify a set of RATs for connecting with the PLMN. The method can further include selecting a second RAT instead of the first restricted RAT from the set of RATs-based on the indication of the first restricted RAT. The method can further include connecting with a cell of the PLMN using the second RAT.
Owner:APPLE INC

System and method for performing a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) measurement in non-terrestrial network (NTN)

The disclosure relates to a system and a method for performing a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) measurement in Non-terrestrial network (NTN). In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may comprise: at least one antenna; at least one radio, configured to perform wireless communication using at least one radio access technology; and one or more processor coupled to the at least one radio, wherein the at least one radio and the one or more processor are configured to cause the UE to detect an event to trigger a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) measurement; transmit, to a network device, a request to perform an event-triggered GNSS measurement, in response to detection of the event; receive, from the network device, a configuration for an event-triggered GNSS measurement gap during which the UE performs the event-triggered GNSS measurement in a connected state; and perform the event-triggered GNSS measurement in the connected state during the event-triggered GNSS measurement gap.
Owner:APPLE INC

Interference detection and secure ranging in ultrawideband

Techniques are provided for performing ranging operations with ultrawideband (UWB) devices in a network. An example method includes providing scrambled timestamp sequence information and a secure sequence to a wireless node via a first radio access technology, transmitting one or more initiator data packets to the wireless node via a second radio access technology based at least in part on the scrambled timestamp sequence information, receiving one or more responder data packets from the wireless node via the second radio access technology, computing a time of arrival estimate based on a correlation of the one or more received responder data packets with the scrambled timestamp sequence information and the secure sequence, and determining the integrity of the time of arrival estimate based at least in part on the correlation of the one or more received responder data packets with the scrambled timestamp sequence information and the secure sequence.
Owner:QUALCOMM INC

Coexistence of wireless systems in shared spectrum

Apparatuses and methods related to coexistence of wireless systems in shared spectrum in a wireless communication system. A method for a user equipment (UE) includes receiving a master information block (MIB) that indicates a control resource set (CORESET) for receptions of physical downlink control channels (PDCCHs), receiving a first PDCCH in the CORESET, and receiving a second PDCCH in the CORESET. The first and second PDCCHs provide a first and second downlink control information (DCI) formats, respectively, that schedule reception of first and second physical downlink shared channel (PDSCHs), respectively. The method further includes determining to receive the first PDSCH when the UE operates according to a first radio access technology (RAT) or to receive the second PDSCH when the UE operates according to a second RAT and receiving the first PDSCH or the second PDSCH.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

Unified operation for user equipment groups

User equipment in close proximity may transfer data and control information. For example, the user equipment may exchange data or data sets between each other. Each user equipment can receive and transmit data using radio access technologies. A group of user equipments may include active user equipment and passive user equipment. Active user equipment connects with one or more base stations and transfers data on a wireless communication network via the base station. The active user equipment may communicate with other active user equipment and passive user equipment. Passive user equipment may not connect to any base station and / or the wireless communication network and may communicate with other passive user equipment and active user equipment (e.g., via a sidelink, peer-to-peer, or device-to-device channel).
Owner:APPLE INC

Communication for user equipment groups

User equipment in close proximity may transfer data and control information. For example, the user equipment may exchange data or data sets between each other. Each user equipment can receive and transmit data using radio access technologies. A group of user equipments may include active user equipment and passive user equipment. Active user equipment connects with one or more base stations and transfers data on a wireless communication network via the base station. The active user equipment may communicate with other active user equipment and passive user equipment. Passive user equipment may not connect to any base station and / or the wireless communication network and may communicate with other passive user equipment and active user equipment (e.g., via a sidelink, peer-to-peer, or device-to-device channel).
Owner:APPLE INC

Dynamic handover criterion for wireless communication networks

The present disclosure provides a wireless communication system (100) comprising a user equipment (UE) (102) with a processor (104) and memory (106) that determines optimized handover requirements based on multiple parameters including uplink (UL) data priority flag, downlink (DL) data priority flag, signal strength connectivity priority, real-time application terrestrial network (TN) preference priority, low latency connectivity priority, and battery requirement The UE applies internal biasing to measurement values of cells based on these requirements. The system includes a base station (108) with a processor (110) and transceiver (112) that receives measurement reports from the UE and executes handover decisions. The UE applies positive or negative offsets to measurement values for preferred or non-preferred radio access technology (RAT) cells, enabling optimal handover decisions in mixed RAT deployment environments.
Owner:BANSAL HARGOVIND PRASAD

A method to prune cell measurement reports

Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for wireless communications by a user equipment (UE), comprising receiving, while connected to a serving cell of a first radio access technology (RAT), a serving cell measurement configuration, transmitting a serving cell measurement report when a first condition involving a first measurement of the serving cell is met, receiving a neighbor cell measurement configuration, and deciding whether to transmit a neighbor cell measurement report, based on at least one second condition involving a second measurement of the serving cell.
Owner:QUALCOMM INC

Method and apparatus for reuse-based coexistence in shared spectrum in wireless communication system

The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. Apparatuses and methods related to a reuse-based coexistence in shared spectrum in a wireless communication system. A method for a user equipment (UE) includes receiving a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) associated with a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second RAT; identifying whether the UE is associated with the first RAT and the second RAT; in case that the UE is associated with a first RAT, determining first information based on a master information block (MIB) on the PBCH and receiving a first system information block (SIB) based on the first information; and in case that the UE is associated with a second RAT, determining second information based on the MIB on the PBCH and receiving a second SIB based on the second information.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

Node B measurement sharing

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A first cell associated with a first radio access technology (RAT) may transmit a measurement sharing request to a second cell associated with a second RAT based on a resource availability of the first cell. The measurement sharing request may indicate a request for the second cell to generate one or more channel measurements for a user equipment (UE). In response to the measurement sharing request, the second cell may transmit a measurement sharing acknowledgement or a measurement sharing rejection to the first cell based on a resource availability of the second cell. If the second cell transmits a measurement sharing acknowledgement to the first cell, the second cell may generate the requested channel measurements for the UE and may transmit an indication of the requested channel measurements to the first cell.
Owner:QUALCOMM INC

Wireless Circuitry with Multi-Technology Coexistence

An electronic device may have wireless circuitry that includes transceiver circuitry, first and second antennas, and first and second transmission line paths that couple the transceiver circuitry to the antennas. The transceiver circuitry may convey a first radio-frequency signal using a first radio access technology (RAT) over the first transmission line path and the first antenna and may concurrently convey a second radio-frequency signal using a second RAT over the second transmission line path and the second antenna. The wireless circuitry may include a switched notch filter on the first transmission line path and a switched bandpass filter on the second transmission line path. The switched notch filter may be a conjugate of the switched bandpass filter. The transceiver circuitry may scan the first radio-frequency signal over a set of bands while concurrently conveying the second radio-frequency signal without reconfiguring the filters.
Owner:APPLE INC

Wireless Circuitry with Multi-Technology Coexistence

An electronic device may have wireless circuitry that includes transceiver circuitry, first and second antennas, and first and second transmission line paths that couple the transceiver circuitry to the antennas. The transceiver circuitry may convey a first radio-frequency signal using a first radio access technology (RAT) over the first transmission line path and the first antenna and may concurrently convey a second radio-frequency signal using a second RAT over the second transmission line path and the second antenna. The wireless circuitry may include a switched notch filter on the first transmission line path and a switched bandpass filter on the second transmission line path. The switched notch filter may be a conjugate of the switched bandpass filter. The transceiver circuitry may scan the first radio-frequency signal over a set of bands while concurrently conveying the second radio-frequency signal without reconfiguring the filters.
Owner:APPLE INC

System and method for performing a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) measurement in non-terrestrial network (NTN)

The disclosure relates to a system and a method for performing a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) measurement in Non-terrestrial network (NTN). In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may comprises: at least one antenna; at least one radio, configured to perform wireless communication using at least one radio access technology; and one or more processor coupled to the at least one radio, wherein the at least one radio and the one or more processor are configured to cause the UE to transmit, to a network device, Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) measurement related information which includes a GNSS measurement gap during which the UE performs a GNSS measurement in a connected state; receive a configuration for the GNSS measurement gap from the network device, wherein the configuration for the GNSS measurement gap comprises a periodicity with which the GNSS measurement gap is repeated; and perform the GNSS measurement in the connected state during the GNSS measurement gap with the periodicity.
Owner:APPLE INC

Methods and apparatus for managing radio access technologies restrictions in wireless networks

The present disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting higher data transmission rates and satisfying various service requirements. A method performed by a terminal in a communication system is provided. The method includes transmitting, to a network function related to mobility management, a first NAS message including capability information that indicates whether the terminal supports an access technology utilization control; receiving, from the network function, a second NAS message including information on the access technology utilization control, the information on the access technology utilization control indicating restricted access technology associated with a current PLMN; storing the information on the access technology utilization control; and applying the information on the access technology utilization control for a cell selection and a cell reselection in the current PLMN to restrict an access to the restricted access technology.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

Methods and systems for enabling multi-SIM UE to perform faster camping in wireless communication system

A method disclosed herein includes registering, by a User Equipment (UE), with a primary cell of a first Radio Access Technology (RAT) after terminating at least one communication service initiated in a second RAT, and initiating, by the UE, Inter-Radio Access Technology (IRAT) measurement of a secondary cell before receiving a reconfiguration message from the primary cell in response to the registering, the secondary cell being associated with the primary cell.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

Physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) in data region

The disclosure relates to a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) in a data region. In some embodiments, there is provided a user equipment (UE), comprising: at least one antenna; at least one radio, configured to perform wireless communication using at least one radio access technology; and one or more processor coupled to the at least one radio, wherein the one or more processor are configured to case the UE to: determine configuration information of a time-frequency resource set (TFRS), located in a data region of a subframe, for conveying a PDCCH from a network (NW) device; and monitor for the PDCCH in the TFRS based on the determined configuration information of the TFRS. A first part of the configuration information of the TFRS may indicate Demodulation Reference Signals (DM-RSs) for the PDCCH are front-loaded.
Owner:APPLE INC

Apparatus and method for QOE measurement

The disclosure relates to apparatus and method for quality of user experience (QoE) measurement for services received by a user equipment (UE) in idle / inactive state. In some aspects. the UE device may comprise: at least one antenna: at least one radio. coupled to the at least one antenna and configured to perform wireless communication using at least one radio access technology: and one or more processors coupled to the at least one radio, wherein the one or more processors are configured to cause the UE device to: receive. from a base station (BS). a quality of user experience (QoE) measurement configuration for a service to be received by the UE device in idle or inactive state: perform a QoE measurement for the service received by the UE device in idle or inactive state according to the QoE measurement configuration: generate a QoE measurement report based on the QoE measurement: and transmit the QoE measurement report to the BS.
Owner:APPLE INC

Reuse-based coexistence in shared spectrum

Apparatuses and methods related to a reuse-based coexistence in shared spectrum in a wireless communication system. A method for a user equipment (UE) includes receiving a downlink synchronization (DL-sync) that includes synchronization signals and a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) that provides a master information block (MIB). The method further includes determining first information based on the MIB when the UE is associated with a first radio access technology (RAT), or second information based on the MIB when the UE is associated with a second RAT. The method further includes receiving a first system information block (SIB) based on the first information when the UE is associated with the first RAT or a second SIB based on the second information when the UE is associated with the second RAT.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

User equipment prioritization of different access technologies on shared band

Example embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to user equipment (UE) prioritization of different radio access technologies (RATs) on shared band A method comprises: in accordance with a determination that a first RAT and a second RAT are available for the first apparatus and there is an overlapped frequency range between the first and the second RATs, determining a service type and / or a usage condition required by the first apparatus related to a radio access; and using one of the first and the second RATs on the overlapped frequency range based on the determination.
Owner:NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY

Reconfiguration procedures for radio access technologies

Systems, methods, and devices that relate to reconfiguration procedures enabled in part based on priorities of transmissions are disclosed. In one example aspect, a device is caused to perform transmissions with a base station using a second radio access technology that is different from a first radio access technology, receive a signaling from the base station enabling a reconfiguration procedure to use the first radio access technology in part based on a priority of the one or more transmissions, and perform one or more subsequent transmissions using the first radio access technology.
Owner:T MOBILE US INC

Sidelink resource selection

A wireless device receives a message indicating a reference signal received power (RSRP) threshold value associated with a resource pool shared between a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second RAT, and transmits, via a first resource of the resource pool, a first sidelink transmission using the first RAT based on the RSRP threshold value. The RSRP threshold value is selected based on a first priority of the first sidelink transmission using the first RAT and a second priority indicated by a first sidelink control information, SCI, using the second RAT, reserving a second resource overlapping with a periodic resource of the first resource.
Owner:OFINNO LLC

Multiple subscriber identity module (SIM) user equipment (UE) forced radio access technology (RAT) selection

A method of wireless communication by a user equipment (UE) supporting multiple subscriptions, includes camping on a first cell of a first radio access technology (RAT) with a first data subscription, and camping on a second cell of a second RAT with a second data subscription. The method also includes triggering a transition to the first cell of the first RAT for the second data subscription. The method further includes performing, with the first data subscription, activities on behalf of the second data subscription.
Owner:QUALCOMM INC

Systems, methods, and devices for enhanced measurement gap sharing and measurement gap patterns

The techniques described herein provide enhanced measurement gap sharing solutions that enable measurement gap sharing for layer 1 (L1) measurements for serving and non-serving cells, and for layer 3 (L3) measurements for intra-frequency measurements and inter-frequency / inter-radio access technology (RAT) measurements. Also provided are solutions for measurement gap sharing among intra-frequency L1 and L3 measurements and inter-frequency L1 and L3 measurements. Measurement gap patterns for L1 and L3 measurements are also provided, as well as solutions for further splitting L1 measurement gap sharing among different types of L1 operations.
Owner:APPLE INC

Power-efficient means of operating a user equipment (UE) in multi-

The present disclosure provides systems, methods, apparatuses, computer programs encoded on a computer readable medium for a user equipment (UE) receiving a reference signal from a first base station, performing radio resource management (RRM) measurements based on the reference signal, and transmitting information regarding the RRM measurements to a second base station. In another aspect, a UE receives a reference signal from a first base station, performs a channel quality indicator (CQI) measurement based on the reference signal, stores information on the CQI measurement, and transmits the stored information to the first base station. In another aspect, a base station receives, from a UE, information associated with CQI measurements related to a second base station, and sends the information to the second base station.
Owner:QUALCOMM INC

Handovers between nodes using different radio access technologies

Disclosed is a method for handover control for a user apparatus 10 that is communicating with two nodes 20, 22 using different radio access technologies (RATs). When the apparatus receives conditiona
Owner:NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY

Radio access technology (RAT) operation management

Techniques and apparatus for radio access technology (RAT) operation management are provided. One example technique generally includes (i) detecting a condition involving concurrent operation of two or more RATs in a first radio frequency (RF) band and a second RF band, where the first and second RF bands comprise at least one of adjacent or overlapping RF bands, (ii) disabling operation of at least a first RAT of the two or more RATs on at least a portion of the first RF band based on the detecting of the condition, (iii) performing one or more actions to adjust one or more RF operation parameters while operation of the first RAT is disabled, and (iv) enabling operation of the first RAT on at least the portion of the first RF band concurrent with operating on the second RF band using a second RAT after performing the one or more actions.
Owner:QUALCOMM INC

Selection of random access preamble

A first network node of a first radio access technology (RAT) may determine a first information of the first network node to determine a first random access channel (RACH) preamble selection policy for a user device. The first network node may receive from a second network node of a second RAT, second information of the second network node to determine the first RACH preamble selection policy. The first network node may determine the first RACH preamble selection policy based on the first information of the first network node and the second information of the second network node. The first network node may transmit to the user device the first RACH preamble selection policy.
Owner:NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY

Handling of inactive / idle measurement configurations and inactive / idle measurements upon inter-RAT cell reselection

Systems and methods are disclosed herein that relate to handling of dormant state measurement configurations and associated measurements upon inter-Radio Access Technology (RAT) cell reselection. In some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device comprises receiving one or more dormant state measurement configurations from a network node of a source RAT, performing measurements while in a dormant state in accordance with at least one of the one or more dormant state measurement configurations, and performing an inter-RAT cell reselection from the source RAT to a target RAT while in the dormant state. The method further comprises, upon performing the inter-RAT cell reselection, performing one or more actions to handle dormant state measurement configurations and / or measurements performed in accordance with dormant state measurement configurations. Corresponding embodiments of a wireless device are also disclosed.
Owner:TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)