USIM Gap Configuration Skipping During Mobility Procedures
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Solution Overview
Problem
Multiple universal subscriber identity module (USIM) devices face challenges in managing gap configurations, leading to unnecessary interruptions during critical mobility procedures, which can result in delayed connections, increased power consumption, and decreased user experience due to the inability to skip gap occurrences based on predefined conditions.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that allow user equipment (UE) to request gap configurations from the network, indicating flexibility to skip gap occurrences based on conditions such as event-triggered measurement reports, beam failure detection, and traffic presence, with the network confirming and configuring these conditions to avoid interruptions during RRC_CONNECTED mode.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If gap configurations are applied to support multiple USIM operations, then the device can monitor multiple networks simultaneously, but critical mobility procedures are interrupted causing connection delays
Solution Approach 1:
The gap configuration is made dynamic by introducing conditions under which gaps can be skipped. The network configures gap parameters including skip conditions (event-triggered measurement reports, beam failure detection, traffic presence) that allow the UE to dynamically adjust gap occurrences based on current operational state, resolving the conflict between multi-USIM monitoring and mobility procedure reliability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameters of gap configurations by introducing conditional skipping mechanisms. The network configures specific parameters including measurement event thresholds, beam failure detection criteria, and traffic survival timers that control when gaps should be skipped, allowing flexible adjustment of gap behavior to maintain connection stability while supporting multi-USIM operations
2Adaptability or versatility
If gap occurrences are enforced to ensure network monitoring, then multiple USIM connectivity is maintained, but power consumption increases due to unnecessary interruptions
Solution Approach 1:
The UE autonomously determines whether to skip gap occurrences based on configured conditions and current state. The device self-manages gap skipping decisions by evaluating measurement reports, beam failure status, and traffic conditions against network-configured thresholds, eliminating unnecessary gap executions and reducing power consumption while maintaining essential network monitoring
Solution Approach 2:
The gap configuration transitions from static to dynamic with conditional skipping. The UE adaptively adjusts gap behavior based on real-time conditions such as ongoing measurements, beam status, and traffic requirements, allowing the system to maintain network monitoring capability only when necessary, thereby reducing unnecessary power consumption
3Adaptability or versatility
If gap configurations are implemented for MUSIM support, then dual standby operation is enabled, but user experience deteriorates due to delayed connections during critical procedures
Solution Approach 1:
The patent modifies gap configuration parameters by introducing skip conditions that prevent gaps during critical mobility procedures. The network configures parameters including measurement event triggers, beam failure recovery indicators, and traffic survival timers that control gap skipping behavior, ensuring fast connection establishment while maintaining dual standby operation capability
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AI summary
Provided are at least a method and apparatus to perform sending, by a user equipment, towards a network node of a communication network a gap request or receiving, by a network node, from a user equipment of a communication network a gap request, wherein the gap request comprises user equipment information indicating at least one flag indicating that the user equipment can be configured to skip at least one gap occurrence, based on whether at least one of a predefined condition or at least one condition provided by the communication network is met; and communicating information comprising a gap configuration along with conditions for determining whether the network node and the user equipment should be configured to skip at least one gap occurrence based on whether at least one of a predefined condition or at least one condition provided by the communication network is met.