US 11,968,574 B2
5G new radio (NR) network controlled small gap (NCSG)
Qiming Li, Beijing (CN); Dawei Zhang, Cupertino, CA (US); Huaning Niu, Cupertino, CA (US); Jie Cui, Cupertino, CA (US); Manasa Raghavan, Cupertino, CA (US); Yang Tang, Cupertino, CA (US); and Yushu Zhang, Beijing (CN)
Assigned to APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Appl. No. 17/593,519
Filed by APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
PCT Filed Jan. 14, 2021, PCT No. PCT/CN2021/071734
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 20, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/151144, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 21, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0180080 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 8/22 (2009.01); H04W 36/00 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 36/0088 (2013.01) [H04W 8/22 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
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1. A method, performed by a user equipment (UE) for a 5G network, of configuring the UE to perform a measurement during a network controlled small gap (NCSG), the NCSG including a first visible interruption length (VIL1), a measurement length (ML), a second visible interruption length (VIL2), and a visible interruption repetition period (VIRP), the method comprising:
transmitting to the 5G network a UE capability indicating a length of one or both the VIL1 and the VIL2, wherein the UE capability is indicated in an SRS-SwitchingTimeNR information element; and
receiving NCSG pattern information indicating the NCSG, in which the VIL1 and the VIL2 indicate when the UE is not expected to transmit and receive data on a serving carrier, the ML indicates when the UE is expected to transmit and receive data on the serving carrier, and the VIRP indicates a period in which to repeat the NCSG, wherein the VIRP includes a set of periods matching those of Measurement Gap Repetition Periods (MGRP).