US 12,452,813 B2
Application function influencing intra-5G propagation delay compensation
Troels Emil Kolding, Klarup (DK); Devaki Chandramouli, Plano, TX (US); and Pilar Andrés Maldonado, Aalborg (DK)
Assigned to Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo (FI)
Appl. No. 18/019,717
Filed by NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY, Espoo (FI)
PCT Filed Aug. 4, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/044887
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 3, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/031272, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 10, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0284166 A1, Sep. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 56/00 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 56/0045 (2013.01) [H04W 56/0015 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
receiving propagation delay compensation information from an application function, wherein the propagation delay compensation information is received with a time-synchronization request;
receiving a report of user equipment capabilities from a user equipment; and
determining a propagation delay compensation policy for communications between the user equipment and a network node based on the propagation delay compensation information and the report, wherein the propagation delay compensation policy comprises an enable or disable propagation delay compensation command, or a trigger to activate or deactivate propagation delay compensation.