17384584. DATA COLLECTION ENHANCEMENTS FOR SECONDARY CELL GROUPS simplified abstract (QUALCOMM Incorporated)

DATA COLLECTION ENHANCEMENTS FOR SECONDARY CELL GROUPS

Organization Name

QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor(s)

Rajeev Kumar of San Diego CA (US)

Punyaslok Purkayastha of San Diego CA (US)

Shankar Krishnan of San Diego CA (US)

Xipeng Zhu of San Diego CA (US)

Ozcan Ozturk of San Diego CA (US)

Aziz Gholmieh of Del Mar CA (US)

Gavin Bernard Horn of La Jolla CA (US)

DATA COLLECTION ENHANCEMENTS FOR SECONDARY CELL GROUPS - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17384584 titled 'DATA COLLECTION ENHANCEMENTS FOR SECONDARY CELL GROUPS

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications, specifically focusing on dual connectivity for user equipment (UE) in a wireless communications network. Here are the key points:

• Dual connectivity allows the UE to establish communications with both a master node (master cell group) and a secondary node (secondary cell group) in the network.
• The UE can collect data for optimizing the network or detecting failures associated with either the master cell group or the secondary cell group.
• The collected data is transmitted to a network entity (either the master node or the secondary node) when the secondary cell group is deactivated.
• Upon receiving the collected data, the network entity can attempt to recover from the failure detected by the UE.

Potential applications of this technology:

• Optimization of wireless communications networks by collecting data on network performance and failures.
• Enhanced fault detection and recovery mechanisms in dual connectivity scenarios.
• Improved network reliability and performance through proactive data collection and analysis.

Problems solved by this technology:

• In dual connectivity scenarios, it can be challenging to detect failures and optimize network performance.
• Traditional methods may not provide sufficient data for effective fault detection and recovery.
• This technology addresses these challenges by allowing the UE to collect data and transmit it to the network entity for analysis and recovery.

Benefits of this technology:

• Enhanced network reliability and performance through proactive fault detection and recovery.
• Improved optimization of wireless communications networks based on real-time data collection.
• Efficient utilization of dual connectivity capabilities in the UE for network optimization and fault recovery.

Original Abstract Submitted

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some examples, a user equipment (UE) may support dual connectivity. That is, the UE may establish communications with a master node and a secondary node of a wireless communications network. The master node may correspond to a master cell group (MCG) and the secondary node may correspond to a secondary cell group (SCG). In some examples, as described herein, the UE operating in dual connectivity may collect data for optimization of the wireless communications network or upon detecting a failure associated with the master cell group or the SCG and transmit the collected data to a network entity (e.g., one of the master node or the secondary node), where the collected data is based on the SCG being in a deactivated state. In some examples, upon receiving the collected data, the network entity may attempt to recover from the failure.