17884867. Power Saving Techniques for Network-Controlled Repeaters simplified abstract (Apple Inc.)

Power Saving Techniques for Network-Controlled Repeaters

Organization Name

Apple Inc.

Inventor(s)

Ankit Bhamri of Bad Nauheim (DE)

Hong He of Cupertino CA (US)

Sigen Ye of San Diego CA (US)

Chunxuan Ye of San Diego CA (US)

Wei Zeng of San Diego CA (US)

Huaning Niu of San Jose CA (US)

Oghenekome Oteri of San Diego CA (US)

Haitong Sun of Cupertino CA (US)

Dawei Zhang of Saratoga CA (US)

Seyed Ali Akbar Fakoorian of San Diego CA (US)

Power Saving Techniques for Network-Controlled Repeaters - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17884867 titled 'Power Saving Techniques for Network-Controlled Repeaters

Simplified Explanation

The abstract describes a network-controlled repeater (NCR) that receives configuration information from a base station to configure receive beams and time-domain resources for potential reception from user equipments (UEs). The NCR monitors for reception of a physical uplink channel or signal from the UEs on the configured beams and resources, and decides to refrain from additional monitoring or transmission of synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) if the signal is not received for a threshold amount of time.

• NCR receives configuration information from a base station to set up receive beams and time-domain resources for potential reception from UEs.
• NCR monitors for reception of physical uplink channel or signal from UEs on configured beams and resources.
• NCR decides to stop additional monitoring or transmission of SSBs if signal is not received for a threshold amount of time.

1. 1. 1. Potential Applications

• Wireless communication systems
• Cellular networks
• Internet of Things (IoT) devices

1. 1. 1. Problems Solved

• Efficient use of resources in wireless networks
• Improved signal reception for UEs
• Reduced interference in communication channels

1. 1. 1. Benefits

• Enhanced network performance
• Optimal utilization of resources
• Improved connectivity for UEs

Original Abstract Submitted

A network-controlled repeater (NCR) may receive configuration information from a base station to configure one or more receive (Rx) beams and corresponding time-domain resources for potential reception from one or more user equipments (UEs). The NCR may monitor for reception of a physical uplink channel or signal from the one or more UEs on the configured one or more Rx beams on the corresponding time-domain resources and determine that the physical uplink channel or signal is not received for at least a threshold amount of time. Additionally, the NCR may determine to refrain from at least one of additional monitoring for reception of the physical uplink channel or signal from the one or more UEs or transmission of one or more synchronization signal block (SSBs) to the one or more UEs for a duration of time.