# US 12,191,936 B2 · System and methods for signaling mechanism for UE assistance feedback > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,191,936 B2 - Document ID: US12191936B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/421,244 - Filed: 2020-01-10 - Published: 2022-06-16 - Granted: 2025-01-07 - Earliest claimed: 2019-01-11 - Assignees: Apple Inc. - Applicants: Apple Inc. - Inventors: Toufiqul Islam; Hong He; Grigory Ermolaev - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12191936B2 ## CPC - H04B 7/0417: Feedback systems - H04W 72/21: in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network - H04W 72/044: based on the type of the allocated resource - H04W 72/1268: of uplink data flows - H04W 76/28: Discontinuous transmission [DTX]; Discontinuous reception [DRX] - H04W 28/02: Traffic management, e.g. flow control or congestion control - Y02D 30/70: in wireless communication networks - H04B: TRANSMISSION - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - Y02D: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE ## Abstract Some embodiments of this disclosure include apparatuses and methods for a signaling mechanism for user equipment (UE) assistance feedback in a wireless communication system. At least a radio frequency integrated circuit can be configured to receive a first configuration signal, and transmit a first message comprising a UE assistance feedback, generated based on the first configuration signal, in an uplink (UL) channel. The first message can contain an index of a profile with information on a service requirement, a traffic characteristic, or a combination thereof of a network. A processor, coupled to the radio frequency integrated circuit, can be configured to generate the UE assistance feedback based on the first configuration signal. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method, comprising: receiving, by a user equipment (UE), a first configuration signal; generating, by the UE, a UE assistance feedback based on the first configuration signal and traffic characteristics and power saving requirements of a network; and transmitting, by the UE, a first message comprising the UE assistance feedback, wherein the first message contains a profile chosen from a plurality of profiles each having an associated index, and wherein the profiles have preconfigured information on a service requirement for different traffic characteristics and power saving requirements of the network, and wherein the first configuration signal is triggered by: a periodic timer, a higher layer radio resource control (RRC) signaling, a dynamic indication in downlink (DL) or uplink (UL) grant in a bit field, or a dynamic indication in a group-common downlink control information (DCI) having UE specific fields. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the first configuration signal comprises receiving using RRC signaling. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting comprises transmitting the first message with each profile having one or more sets of parameters from: a timeline parameter, a bandwidth part (BWP) configuration, an antenna configuration, a discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration, a secondary cell (SCell) configuration, a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) parameters, or a number of carriers. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting comprises transmitting the first message with each profile having an antenna configuration with one or more of a number of multiple input multiple output (MIMO) layers or an antenna panel awareness information. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting comprises transmitting the first message with each profile having a discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration with one or more of a preferred inactivity timer, an on duration timer, or a DRX cycle. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting the first message using a grant-free resource. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the first message comprising the UE assistance feedback comprises transmitting using a medium access control (MAC) coverage enhancement (CE) mapped to a UL data channel. ### Claim 8 A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a computing system, cause the computing system to perform operations comprising: receiving a first configuration signal; generating a user equipment (UE) assistance feedback based on the first configuration signal and traffic characteristics and power saving requirements of a network; and causing to transmit a first message comprising the UE assistance feedback, wherein the first message contains a profile chosen from a plurality of profiles each having an associated index, and wherein the profiles have preconfigured information on a service requirement for different traffic characteristics and power saving requirements of the network, and wherein the first configuration signal is triggered by: a periodic timer, a higher layer radio resource control (RRC) signaling, a dynamic indication in downlink (DL) or uplink (UL) grant in a bit field, or a dynamic indication in a group-common downlink control information (DCI) having UE specific fields. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise receiving the first configuration signal via RRC signaling. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein each profile corresponds to one or more sets of parameters from: a timeline parameter, a bandwidth part (BWP) configuration, an antenna configuration, a discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration, a secondary cell (SCell) configuration, a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) parameters, or a number of carriers. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein the antenna configuration includes one or more of a number of multiple input multiple output (MIMO) layers or an antenna panel awareness information. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein the DRX configuration includes one or more of a preferred inactivity timer, an on duration timer, or a DRX cycle. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise transmitting the first message using a grant-free resource. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise transmitting the first message comprising the UE assistance feedback via a medium access control (MAC) coverage enhancement (CE) mapped to a UL data channel. ### Claim 15 A user equipment (UE) comprising: a radio frequency integrated circuit configured to receive a first configuration signal; and a processor, coupled to the radio frequency integrated circuit, configured to: generate a first message comprising a UE assistance feedback based on the first configuration signal and traffic characteristics and power saving requirements of a network, wherein the first message contains a profile chosen from a plurality of profiles each having an associated index, and wherein the profiles have preconfigured information on a service requirement for different traffic characteristics and power saving requirements of the network; wherein the radio frequency integrated circuit is further configured to transmit the first message to an access node, and wherein the first configuration signal is triggered by: a periodic timer, a higher layer radio resource control (RRC) signaling, a dynamic indication in downlink (DL) or uplink (UL) grant in a bit field, or a dynamic indication in a group-common downlink control information (DCI) having UE specific fields. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The UE of claim 15, wherein the radio frequency integrated circuit is further configured to receive the first configuration signal via RRC signaling. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The UE of claim 15, wherein each profile corresponds to one or more sets of parameters from: a timeline parameter, a bandwidth part (BWP) configuration, an antenna configuration, a discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration, a secondary cell (SCell) configuration, a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) parameters, or a number of carriers. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The UE of claim 17, wherein the DRX configuration includes one or more of a preferred inactivity timer, an on duration timer, or a DRX cycle. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The UE of claim 15, wherein the radio frequency integrated circuit is further configured to transmit the first message using a grant-free resource. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The UE of claim 15, wherein the radio frequency integrated circuit is further configured to transmit the first message comprising the UE assistance feedback via a medium access control (MAC) coverage enhancement (CE) mapped to a UL data channel.