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US 11,082,901 B2Granted
Signaling of support for network controlled small gap, NCSG, for interruption control
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsCandy Yiu, Yang Tang, Rui Huang
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Abstract
NCSGs may be used by a cellular network to, for example, enhance the signal measurement processes by which a UE performs inter-frequency measurements. In a first embodiment described herein, a UE may signal to the network, on a per-UE basis, the ability to support NCGS interruptions. In a first embodiment described herein, a UE may signal to the network, on a per-component carrier basis of the UE, the ability to support NCGS interruptions.
Claims22
A User Equipment (UE), the UE comprising:
- circuitry to interface to a radio circuit, for a cellular wireless network, the radio circuit concurrently implementing a plurality of component carriers for communicating with wireless network;
- one or more processors to:
- generate a message indicating whether the UE supports Network Controlled Small Gap (NCSG) interruptions, the message including:
- an indication of whether the UE supports NCSG on a per-UE basis indicating whether the UE supports NCSG on all component carriers of the UE for the plurality of component carriers;
- process signaling from the cellular wireless network indicating when NCSG interruptions are scheduled for one or more component carriers of the plurality of component carries;
- and
- perform signal quality measurements based on the scheduled NCSG interruptions.
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A method, comprising:
- transmitting a signaling message that indicates whether a user equipment (UE) supports Network Controlled Small Gap (NCSG) interruptions in a cellular wireless network to which the UE is attached, the signaling message including:
- an indication of whether the UE supports NCSG on a per-UE basis indicating whether the UE supports NCSG on all component carriers of the UE;
- processing signaling from the cellular wireless network indicating when NCSG interruptions are scheduled;
- and
- performing signal quality measurements based on the scheduled NCSG interruptions.
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A baseband processor for a User Equipment (UE), the baseband processor comprising:
- circuitry to interface to a radio circuit, for a cellular wireless network, the radio circuit concurrently implementing a plurality of component carriers for communicating with the cellular wireless network;
- one or more processors to:
- transmit a UE capability signaling message that indicates whether the UE supports Network Controlled Small Gap (NCSG) interruptions in the cellular wireless network to which the UE is attached, on a per-UE basis indicating whether the UE supports NCSG on all component carriers of the UE;
- process signaling from the cellular wireless network indicating when NCSG interruptions are scheduled;
- and
- perform signal quality measurements based on the scheduled NCSG interruptions.
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A base station, comprising:
- one or more processors configured to:
- receive, from a user equipment (UE), a message indicating whether the UE supports Network Controlled Small Gap (NCSG) interruptions, the message including:
- an indication of whether the UE supports NCSG, on a per-UE basis indicating whether the UE supports NCSG on all component carriers of the UE for a plurality of component carriers;
- communicate signaling to the UE and based on the message, indicating when NCSG interruptions are scheduled for one or more component carriers of the plurality of component carriers;
- and
- communicate with the UE in accordance with the scheduled NCSG interruptions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.