17880617. DATA PLANE LAYER COMMUNICATION FOR USER EQUIPMENT GROUPS simplified abstract (Apple Inc.)

DATA PLANE LAYER COMMUNICATION FOR USER EQUIPMENT GROUPS

Organization Name

Apple Inc.

Inventor(s)

Sharad Sambhwani of San Diego CA (US)

Dirk Nickisch of Oberpframmern (DE)

Madhukar K Shanbhag of Santa Clara CA (US)

Sanjeevi Balasubramanian of San Jose CA (US)

Shiva Krishna Narra of San Jose CA (US)

Sriram Subramanian of Santa Clara CA (US)

Tarik Tabet of San Diego CA (US)

Vishwanth Kamala Govindaraju of Mountain View CA (US)

Parvathanathan Subrahmanya of Sunnyvale CA (US)

DATA PLANE LAYER COMMUNICATION FOR USER EQUIPMENT GROUPS - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17880617 titled 'DATA PLANE LAYER COMMUNICATION FOR USER EQUIPMENT GROUPS

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a system where user equipment in close proximity can exchange data and control information with each other using radio access technologies. This system includes both active user equipment, which connect to base stations and transfer data on a wireless communication network, and passive user equipment, which do not connect to any base station but can communicate with other passive and active user equipment.

• User equipment in close proximity can exchange data and control information.
• Active user equipment connects to base stations and transfers data on a wireless communication network.
• Passive user equipment does not connect to any base station but can communicate with other passive and active user equipment.
• Data transfer can occur through a sidelink, peer-to-peer, or device-to-device channel.

Potential Applications

• Improved communication and data exchange between user equipment in close proximity.
• Enhanced connectivity and collaboration between devices in a localized area.
• Efficient sharing of data and resources among user equipment without relying solely on base stations.

Problems Solved

• Overcoming limitations of traditional wireless communication networks that rely on base stations for all data transfer.
• Facilitating direct communication between user equipment without the need for a centralized network infrastructure.
• Enabling efficient data exchange and collaboration in scenarios where base station connectivity may be limited or unavailable.

Benefits

• Faster and more efficient data transfer between user equipment in close proximity.
• Increased flexibility and resilience in communication networks by enabling direct device-to-device communication.
• Enhanced user experience through improved connectivity and resource sharing capabilities.

Original Abstract Submitted

User equipment in close proximity may transfer data and control information. For example, the user equipment may exchange data or data sets between each other. Each user equipment can receive and transmit data using radio access technologies. A group of user equipments may include active user equipment and passive user equipment. Active user equipment connects with one or more base stations and transfers data on a wireless communication network via the base station. The active user equipment may communicate with other active user equipment and passive user equipment. Passive user equipment may not connect to any base station and/or the wireless communication network and may communicate with other passive user equipment and active user equipment (e.g., via a sidelink, peer-to-peer, or device-to-device channel).