US 12,438,606 B2
Mobility management in a non-terrestrial network
Lianghai Ji, San Diego, CA (US); Jun Ma, San Diego, CA (US); Liangping Ma, San Diego, CA (US); Mohamad Sayed Hassan, Paris (FR); and Weimin Duan, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 9, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/151,844.
Prior Publication US 2024/0235664 A1, Jul. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. H04B 7/185 (2006.01)
CPC H04B 7/18545 (2013.01) [H04B 7/18541 (2013.01); H04B 7/18589 (2013.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:
one or more memories; and
one or more processors, coupled to the one or more memories, which are configured, individually or in any combination, to:
receive, from a first network node, a first indication of satellite assistance information that is associated with a second network node, a second indication of first timing information that is associated with the satellite assistance information, and a third indication of second timing information that is associated with the satellite assistance information;
perform, using the satellite assistance information, a neighbor cell measurement that is associated with the second network node based on validating the satellite assistance information using the first timing information;
validate, after performing the neighbor cell measurement using the satellite assistance information, the satellite assistance information using the second timing information; and
transmit an uplink signal to the second network node based at least in part on validating the satellite assistance information using the second timing information.