# US 2025/0097756 A1 · Carrier specific scaling factor in cellular networks > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2025/0097756 A1 - Document ID: US20250097756A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/969,100 - Filed: 2024-12-04 - Published: 2025-03-20 - Earliest claimed: 2021-09-16 - Assignees: Apple Inc. - Applicants: Apple Inc. - Inventors: Jie CUI; Qiming LI; Dawei ZHANG; Hong HE; Huaning NIU; Manasa RAGHAVAN; Xiang CHEN; Yang TANG - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20250097756A1 ## CPC - H04W 24/10: Scheduling measurement reports {; Arrangements for measurement reports} - H04W 76/16: Involving different core network technologies, e.g. a packet-switched [PS] bearer in combination with a circuit-switched [CS] bearer - H04W 76/28: Discontinuous transmission [DTX]; Discontinuous reception [DRX] - H04B 7/0626: {Channel coefficients, e.g. channel state information [CSI]} - H04W 76/15: Setup of multiple wireless link connections - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04B: TRANSMISSION ## Abstract The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for carrier-specific scaling factor for measurements with or without measurement gaps. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: receiving, from at least one base station, one or more measurement objects (MOs) to configure one or more measurements including at least one measurement on a secondary component carrier (SCC) in a frequency range, the one or more measurements configured to be performed as part of a measurement procedure outside of a measurement gap; and performing the at least one measurement within a measurement period that is based on a carrier specific scaling factor (CSSF) for the SCC, wherein the CSSF is two based on the one or more MOs: configuring a channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) based layer 3 (L3) measurement on the SCC; not configuring measurements on SCCs in the frequency range other than the SCC for the measurement procedure; and not including an inter-frequency MO without a measurement gap. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the method is associated with a user equipment (UE) that is connected with a network in an evolved universal terrestrial network-new radio-dual connectivity mode (EN-DC) mode with an evolved node B (eNB) as a master node and a next generation node B (gNB) as a secondary node (SN). ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the frequency range is frequency range 2 (FR2); the SCC is in a first frequency band of FR2; and a primary secondary component carrier (PSCC) is in a frequency range 1 (FR1) or in a second frequency band of FR2, wherein FR1 includes frequencies in a range from 410 megahertz (MHz) to 7,125 MHz and FR2 includes frequencies in a range from 24,250 megahertz (MHz) to 52,600 MHz. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the method is associated with a user equipment (UE) that is connected with a network in a standalone mode with the at least one base station, wherein the at least one base station includes a next generation node B (gNB). ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the frequency range is frequency range 2 (FR2); the SCC is in a first frequency band of FR2; and a primary component carrier (PCC) is in a second frequency band of FR2, wherein FR2 includes frequencies in a range from 24,250 megahertz (MHz) to 52,600 MHz. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the frequency range is frequency range 2 (FR2); and a primary component carrier (PCC) is in frequency range 1 (FR1), wherein FR1 includes frequencies in a range from 410 megahertz (MHz) to 7,125 MHz and FR2 includes frequencies in a range from 24,250 megahertz (MHz) to 52,600 MHz. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the method is associated with a user equipment (UE) that is connected with a network in a new radio-evolved universal terrestrial access network-dual connectivity (NE-DC) mode with a next generation node B (gNB) as a master node (MN) and an evolved node B (eNB) as a secondary node (SN). ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the frequency range is frequency range 2 (FR2); the SCC is in a first frequency band of FR2; and a primary component carrier (PCC) is in a second frequency band of FR2, wherein FR2 includes frequencies in a range from 24,250 megahertz (MHz) to 52,600 MHz. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the frequency range is frequency range 2 (FR2); and a primary component carrier (PCC) is in frequency range 1 (FR1), wherein FR1 includes frequencies in a range from 410 megahertz (MHz) to 7,125 MHz and FR2 includes frequencies in a range from 24,250 megahertz (MHz) to 52,600 MHz. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the SCC is a full-capability SCC that requires a neighbor cell measurement. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one measurement on the SCC comprises: only the CSI-RS based L3 measurement; or a synchronization signal and physical broadcast channel block (SSB) based L3 measurement and the CSI-RS based L3 measurement. ### Claim 12 An apparatus comprising: processor circuitry to: receive, from at least one base station, one or more measurement objects (MOs) to configure one or more measurements including at least one measurement on a secondary component carrier (SCC) in a frequency range, the one or more measurements configured to be performed as part of a measurement procedure outside of a measurement gap; and perform the at least one measurement within a measurement period that is based on a carrier specific scaling factor (CSSF) for the SCC, wherein the CSSF is two based on the one or more MOs: configuring a channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) based layer 3 (L3) measurement on the SCC; not configuring measurements on SCCs in the frequency range other than the SCC for the measurement procedure; and not including an inter-frequency MO without a measurement gap; and interface circuitry coupled with the processor circuitry to enable communication. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the processor circuitry is to perform the at least one measurement while the apparatus is connected with a network in a new radio-dual connectivity (NR-DC) mode. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the frequency range is frequency range 2 (FR2); and a primary component carrier (PCC) is in frequency range 1 (FR1), wherein FR1 includes frequencies in a range from 410 megahertz (MHz) to 7,125 MHz and FR2 includes frequencies in a range from 24,250 megahertz (MHz) to 52,600 MHz. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the at least one measurement include only the CSI-RS based L3 measurement; or the CSI-RS based L3 measurement and a synchronization signal and physical broadcast channel block (SSB) based L3 measurement. ### Claim 16 One or more non-transitory, computer-readable media having instructions that, when executed, cause processor circuitry to: receive, from at least one base station, one or more measurement objects (MOs) to configure one or more measurements including at least one measurement on a secondary component carrier (SCC) in a frequency range, the one or more measurements configured to be performed as part of a measurement procedure outside of a measurement gap; and perform the at least one measurement within a measurement period that is based on a carrier specific scaling factor (CSSF) for the SCC, wherein the CSSF is two based on the one or more MOs: configuring a channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) based layer 3 (L3) measurement on the SCC; not configuring measurements on SCCs in the frequency range other than the SCC for the measurement procedure; and not including an inter-frequency MO without a measurement gap. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable media of claim 16, wherein the one or more non-transitory, computer-readable media are associated with a user equipment (UE) that is connected with a network in a standalone mode, wherein the at least one base station includes a next generation node B (gNB). ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable media of claim 17, wherein the frequency range is frequency range 2 (FR2); the SCC is in a first frequency band of FR2; and a primary component carrier (PCC) is in a second frequency band of FR2, wherein FR2 includes frequencies in a range from 24,250 megahertz (MHz) to 52,600 MHz. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable media of claim 17, wherein the frequency range is frequency range 2 (FR2); and a primary component carrier (PCC) is in frequency range 1 (FR1), wherein FR1 includes frequencies in a range from 410 megahertz (MHz) to 7,125 MHz and FR2 includes frequencies in a range from 24,250megahertz (MHz) to 52,600 MHz. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable media of claim 16, wherein the at least one measurement on the SCC comprises: only the CSI-RS based L3measurement; or the CSI-RS based L3 measurement and a synchronization signal and physical broadcast channel block (SSB)-based L3 measurement.