US 12,108,354 B2
Management of ephemeris, time, delays, and TA for an NTN
Nishithkumar D. Tripathi, Parker, TX (US); and Kyeongin Jeong, Allen, TX (US)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Dec. 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/069,197.
Application 18/069,197 is a continuation of application No. 17/445,566, filed on Aug. 20, 2021, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/190,352, filed on May 19, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/190,088, filed on May 18, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/150,321, filed on Feb. 17, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/142,324, filed on Jan. 27, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/141,116, filed on Jan. 25, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/129,267, filed on Dec. 22, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/123,171, filed on Dec. 9, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/083,618, filed on Sep. 25, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/072,614, filed on Aug. 31, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0117959 A1, Apr. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 56/00 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 56/0045 (2013.01) [H04W 56/006 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A user equipment (UE), comprising:
a transceiver configured to receive configuration information for timing advance (TA) reporting; and
a processor operably coupled to the transceiver, the processor configured to calculate a full TA based on a UE location and assistance information,
wherein the transceiver is further configured to transmit the TA reporting via a medium access control-control element (MAC CE), and
wherein the TA reporting is triggered when a difference between the full TA and a previously reported full TA exceeds a threshold.