US 11,902,011 B2
Reconfigured uplink resource (PUR) for non-terrestrial networks (NTN)
Huilin Xu, San Diego, CA (US); Jing Lei, San Diego, CA (US); Liangping Ma, San Diego, CA (US); and Xiao Feng Wang, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 11, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/145,967.
Prior Publication US 2022/0224406 A1, Jul. 14, 2022
Int. Cl. H04B 7/185 (2006.01); H04B 7/195 (2006.01); H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 24/08 (2009.01)
CPC H04B 7/18539 (2013.01) [H04B 7/18589 (2013.01); H04B 7/195 (2013.01); H04L 5/0055 (2013.01); H04W 24/08 (2013.01)] 30 Claims
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1. A method for wireless communication by a user equipment in a network comprising a plurality of mobile cells, comprising:
receiving a radio resource control release message comprising configuration data, wherein the configuration data indicates one or more preconfigured uplink resources and indicates an association between each one of the mobile cells and a corresponding subset of the one or more preconfigured uplink resources, wherein the one or more preconfigured uplink resources enable the user equipment to perform a transmission without a connection to the network;
selecting a first preconfigured uplink resource from a particular subset associated with one of the mobile cells, said selection being based on the user equipment being in a coverage area of the one of the mobile cells; and
transmitting a first transmission using the first preconfigured uplink resource.