Invention Title:

TECHNOLOGIES FOR DIRECTLY DETERMINING MEASUREMENT OPPORTUNITY SHARING FOR LAYER ONE MEASUREMENTS

Publication number:

US20260059369

Publication date:

2026-02-26

Section:

Electricity

Class:

H04W24/10

Inventors:

Dawei Zhang 🇺🇸 Saratoga, CA, United States

Manasa Raghavan 🇺🇸 Sunnyvale, CA, United States

Xiang Chen 🇺🇸 Campbell, CA, United States

Qiming LI 🇨🇳 Beijing, China

Yang TANG 🇺🇸 San Jose, CA, United States

Yuexia SONG 🇨🇳 Beijing, China

Jie Cui 🇺🇸 San Jose, CA, United States

Rolando E Bettancourt Ortega 🇩🇪 Munich, Germany

Assignee:

APPLE INC. 🇺🇸 Cupertino, CA, United States

Applicant:

Apple Inc. 🇺🇸 Cupertino, CA, United States

Smart overview of the Invention

The patent application describes technologies that facilitate sharing Layer 1 measurement opportunities in wireless networks. These systems and methods enable user equipment (UE) to perform and report measurements on reference signals for managing beam and link operations. The focus is on improving the efficiency of wireless communication by optimizing how measurement opportunities are shared among devices within a network.

Background

The Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) specifies reference signals to aid communication within a wireless access cell. Base stations configure UEs to measure these signals, which assist in beam and link management. The patent addresses the need for improved methods to share these measurement opportunities, enhancing network performance and resource management.

Technical Details

The application includes detailed descriptions of the methods and apparatus used to share measurement opportunities. It outlines specific structures, architectures, and interfaces that support these processes. The document also clarifies technical terms and concepts, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of the proposed technologies. The use of processor and interface circuitry is emphasized to execute the described functionalities.

Network Environment

Illustrated within the patent is a network environment comprising user equipment, serving cells, and non-serving cells. Base stations, such as next-generation node B (gNB) and evolved node B (eNB), provide these cells. The UE performs measurements on reference signals from both serving and non-serving cells, aiding in radio resource management and adapting to changes in the radio environment.

Measurement Configurations

Measurement configurations guide UEs in performing reference signal measurements, including channel-state information and synchronization signals. These measurements can be conducted at both beam-level and cell-level, providing detailed reports to base stations for effective radio resource management. The configurations aim to optimize the performance of wireless networks by efficiently utilizing measurement opportunities.