Techniques in multiple measurement gaps in new radio (NR)
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsCandy Yiu, Jie Cui, Yang Tang
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure describe methods, apparatuses, storage media, and systems for multiple measurement gaps (MGs) configurations with user equipment (UE) capability of supporting the multiple MGs in New Radio (NR) involved networks. Various embodiments describe how to communicate a UE capability of supporting multiple MGs between the UE and an access node (AN) so that multiple MGs may be configured to the UE effectively and efficiently. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
Claims20
A non-transitory computer-readable medium (CRM) storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a user equipment (UE), cause the UE to perform operations, wherein the operations comprise:
- receiving a first message from a base station (BS);
- decoding the first message, wherein the first message indicates a maximum number of measurement gaps (MGs) supported by the BS;
- determining a capability of the UE to support multiple MGs, based on the maximum number of MGs supported by the BS, wherein the multiple MGs are less than or equal to the maximum number of MGs supported by the BS;
- generating a second message comprising an information element (IE) indicating a capability of the UE to support the multiple MGs, wherein the IE indicates a range of integers from 0 to N, wherein the range of integers indicates the multiple MGs supported by the UE, and wherein N indicates a maximum number of the multiple MGs supported by the UE;
- transmitting the second message to a base station (BS);
- receiving a third message from the BS, wherein the third message comprises a first measurement configuration including a single MG based on an indication in the second message, and an enquiry with respect to MG preferences for the multiple MGs that correspond to a plurality of measurement objects (MOs);
- determining respective MG preferences in response to the enquiry with respect to the multiple MGs;
- and
- transmitting to the BS, a fourth message that indicates the respective MG preferences.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium (CRM) storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a base station (BS), cause the BS to perform operations, wherein the operations comprise:
- generating a first message that indicates a maximum number of measurement gaps (MGs) supported by the BS;
- transmitting the first message to a user equipment (UE) via a broadcast message or a dedicated message;
- receiving a second message that includes an information element (IE) from the UE;
- decoding the IE, wherein the IE indicates a capability of the UE to support multiple MGs, wherein the IE indicates a range of integers from 0 to N, wherein the range of integers indicates the multiple MGs supported by the UE, and wherein N indicates a maximum number of the multiple MGs supported by the UE;
- determining a single MG for the UE based on the second message;
- transmitting, to the UE, a third message comprising a first measurement configuration comprising the single MG, and an enquiry regarding MG preferences for the multiple MGs that correspond to a plurality of measurement objects (MOs);
- and
- receiving a fourth message from the UE comprising respective MG preferences of the multiple MGs.
A user equipment (UE), comprising:
- a memory;
- and
- one or more processors communicatively coupled to the memory, wherein the one or more processors are configured to:
- receive a first message from a base station (BS);
- decode the first message, wherein the first message indicates a maximum number of measurement gaps (MGs) supported by the BS;
- determine a capability of the UE to support multiple MGs, based on the maximum number of MGs supported by the BS, wherein the multiple MGs are less than or equal to the maximum number of MGs supported by the BS;
- generate a measurement and mobility parameters (MeasAndMobParameters) information element (IE) indicating a capability of the UE to support the multiple MGs, wherein the IE indicates a range of integers from 0 to N, wherein the range of integers indicates the multiple MGs supported by the UE, and wherein N indicates a maximum number of the multiple MGs supported by the UE;
- generate a second message that includes the IE;
- transmit the second message to the BS;
- receive a third message from the BS, wherein the third message comprises a first measurement configuration including a single MG based on an indication in the second message, and an enquiry with respect to MG preferences for the multiple MGs that correspond to a plurality of measurement objects (MOs);
- determine respective MG preferences in response to the enquiry with respect to the multiple MGs;
- and
- transmit to the BS, a fourth message that indicates the respective MG preferences.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.