# US 10,484,894 B2 · Providing special radio provisions to link budget limited user equipment at activation > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,484,894 B2 - Document ID: US10484894B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/961,779 - Filed: 2018-04-24 - Published: 2018-08-23 - Granted: 2019-11-19 - Earliest claimed: 2016-05-31 - Assignees: Apple Inc. - Applicants: Apple Inc. - Inventors: Francisco J. Gonzalez; Rafael L. Rivera-Barreto; Rohan C. Malthankar; Sarma V. Vangala; Tarik Tabet - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10484894B2 ## CPC - H04W 24/02: Arrangements for optimising operational condition - H04B 1/385: {Transceivers carried on the body, e.g. in helmets} - H04L 67/303: Terminal profiles - H04W 8/04: Registration at HLR or HSS [Home Subscriber Server] - H04W 28/18: Negotiating wireless communication parameters - H04W 76/10: Connection setup - H04W 74/006: {in the downlink, i.e. towards the terminal} - H04W 88/06: adapted for operation in multiple networks {or having at least two operational modes}, e.g. multi-mode terminals - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04B: TRANSMISSION - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract System and methods for providing special radio provisions to link budget limited devices. Before establishing a cellular connection with a cellular network, a user equipment device (UE), such as a link budget limited UE, may negotiate the special radio provisions with the network by presenting requested profile information to the network, and receiving back approved profile information from the network. The UE may perform these communications either directly, via a non-cellular communication connection with the network, or indirectly, via a companion or proxy device. When the UE initiates a cellular connection with the network, both entities may use information specified in the approved profile information, which may improve efficiency of the connection. In some scenarios, the approved profile information may identify a class of devices to which the UE belongs. The approved profile information may also be used in establishing connections with other devices of the same class. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A base station of a cellular communication network, the base station comprising: at least one radio configured to communicate with a user equipment device (UE); at least one processor communicatively coupled to the at least one radio; and at least one memory storing: software instructions executable by the at least one processor, wherein the software instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the base station to: receive a device class profile comprising an identifier of a device class and one or more cellular connection settings to be used in configuring a cellular connection between the base station and a device of the identified device class; receive from the UE a connection initiation request comprising an indication of a device class of the UE; determine whether the device class of the UE is the same as the device class identified by the device class profile; in response to determining that the device class of the UE is the same as the device class identified by the device class profile, establish a cellular connection with the UE using the one or more cellular connection settings of the device class profile; and in response to determining that the device class of the UE is not the same as the device class identified by the device class profile, establish a cellular connection with the UE without regard to the one or more cellular connection settings of the device class profile. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The base station of claim 1, wherein the software instructions further cause the base station to: receive the device class profile from a core network of the cellular communication network prior to receiving the connection initiation request. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The base station of claim 1, wherein the UE is a link budget limited device, and wherein the device class profile is negotiated with the cellular communication network, prior to the receiving the connection initiation request, by a companion device associated with the UE. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The base station of claim 3, wherein the software instructions further cause the base station to: establish a cellular communication connection with the companion device, wherein the device class profile is negotiated with the cellular communication network by the companion device via the cellular communication connection. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The base station of claim 1, wherein the device class profile is negotiated with the cellular communication network, prior to the receiving the connection initiation request, by the UE via non-cellular communications. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The base station of claim 1, wherein the one or more cellular connection settings are configured to improve efficiency of establishing the cellular connection between the base station and the UE. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The base station of claim 1, the at least one memory further storing: a second device class profile comprising an identifier of a second device class, different from the first device class, the second device class profile further comprising one or more cellular connection settings to be used in configuring a cellular connection between the base station and a device of the identified second device class. ### Claim 8 A method for establishing, by a base station in a cellular communication network, a cellular network connection with a user equipment device (UE), the method comprising: by the base station: receiving a device class profile comprising an identifier of a device class and one or more cellular connection settings to be used in configuring a cellular network connection between the base station and a device of the identified device class; receiving from the UE a connection initiation request comprising an indication of a device class of the UE; determining whether the device class of the UE is the same as the device class identified by the device class profile; and in response to determining that the device class of the UE is the same as the device class identified by the device class profile, establishing a cellular connection with the UE using the one or more cellular connection settings of the device class profile. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, further comprising: receiving the device class profile from a core network of the cellular communication network prior to receiving the connection initiation request. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the UE is a link budget limited device, and wherein the device class profile is negotiated with the cellular communication network, prior to the receiving the connection initiation request, by a companion device associated with the UE. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, further comprising: establishing a cellular communication connection with the companion device, wherein the device class profile is negotiated with the cellular communication network by the companion device via the cellular communication connection. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the device class profile is negotiated with the cellular communication network, prior to the receiving the connection initiation request, by the UE via non-cellular communications. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the one or more cellular connection settings are configured to improve efficiency of establishing the cellular connection between the base station and the UE. ### Claim 14 A non-transitory computer-readable memory medium storing software instructions executable by a processor of a base station in a cellular communication network to cause the base station to: receive a device class profile comprising an identifier of a device class and one or more cellular connection settings to be used in configuring a cellular network connection between the base station and a device of the identified device class; receive from the UE a connection initiation request comprising an indication of a device class of the UE; determine whether the device class of the UE is the same as the device class identified by the device class profile; in response to determining that the device class of the UE is the same as the device class identified by the device class profile, establish a cellular connection with the UE using the one or more cellular connection settings of the device class profile; and in response to determining that the device class of the UE is not the same as the device class identified by the device class profile, establish a cellular connection with the UE without regard to the one or more cellular connection settings of the device class profile. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The non-transitory computer-readable memory medium of claim 14, wherein the software instructions further cause the base station to: receive the device class profile from a core network of the cellular communication network prior to receiving the connection initiation request. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The non-transitory computer-readable memory medium of claim 14, wherein the UE is a link budget limited device, and wherein the device class profile is negotiated with the cellular communication network, prior to the receiving the connection initiation request, by a companion device associated with the UE. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The non-transitory computer-readable memory medium of claim 16, wherein the software instructions further cause the base station to: establish a cellular communication connection with the companion device, wherein the device class profile is negotiated with the cellular communication network by the companion device via the cellular communication connection. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The non-transitory computer-readable memory medium of claim 14, wherein the device class profile is negotiated with the cellular communication network, prior to the receiving the connection initiation request, by the UE via non-cellular communications. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The non-transitory computer-readable memory medium of claim 14, wherein the one or more cellular connection settings are configured to improve efficiency of establishing the cellular connection between the base station and the UE. ### Claim 20 (depends on 14) The non-transitory computer-readable memory medium of claim 14, wherein the software instructions further cause the base station to: receive a second device class profile comprising an identifier of a second device class, different from the first device class, the second device class profile further comprising one or more cellular connection settings to be used in configuring a cellular connection between the base station and a device of the identified second device class.