Apple inc. (20240334457). PHYSICAL BROADCAST CHANNEL EXTENSION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS simplified abstract

PHYSICAL BROADCAST CHANNEL EXTENSION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS

Organization Name

apple inc.

Inventor(s)

Hong He of San Jose CA (US)

Dawei Zhang of Saratoga CA (US)

Wei Zeng of San Diego CA (US)

Chunhai Yao of Beijing (CN)

Haitong Sun of Cupertino CA (US)

Yuchul Kim of San Jose CA (US)

Yushu Zhang of Beijing (CN)

Chunxuan Ye of San Diego CA (US)

Oghenekome Oteri of San Diego CA (US)

Weidong Yang of San Diego CA (US)

Yang Tang of San Jose CA (US)

Jie Cui of San Jose CA (US)

Haijing Hu of Los Gatos CA (US)

Zhibin Wu of Los Altos CA (US)

Fangli Xu of Beijing (CN)

PHYSICAL BROADCAST CHANNEL EXTENSION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240334457 titled 'PHYSICAL BROADCAST CHANNEL EXTENSION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS

The abstract of this patent application describes the generation of an Extended Physical Broadcast Channel (EPBCH) transmission in wireless communications by combining legacy Physical Broadcast Channel (PBCH) blocks with EPBCH blocks within an extension window. The size of the extension window is determined based on the PBCH repetition number and the ratio of legacy PBCH blocks to EPBCH blocks. The EPBCH transmission is then sent from a base station to one or more user equipment.

• Legacy PBCH blocks are combined with EPBCH blocks to create an EPBCH transmission.
• The size of the extension window is determined by the PBCH repetition number and the ratio of legacy PBCH blocks to EPBCH blocks.
• The EPBCH transmission is transmitted from a base station to user equipment in wireless communications.

Potential Applications: - Enhancing the efficiency and reliability of wireless communications systems. - Improving the coverage and reach of broadcast channels in wireless networks.

Problems Solved: - Optimizing the use of legacy PBCH blocks in wireless communications. - Extending the reach and coverage of broadcast channels in wireless networks.

Benefits: - Increased reliability and efficiency in wireless communications. - Enhanced coverage and reach of broadcast channels. - Improved overall performance of wireless networks.

Commercial Applications: Title: "Enhanced Wireless Broadcast Channel Extension Technology" This technology can be applied in telecommunications companies to improve the performance of wireless networks, leading to better coverage and reliability for users. It can also benefit manufacturers of base stations and user equipment by providing a more efficient way to extend broadcast channels in wireless communications systems.

Questions about EPBCH: 1. How does the EPBCH transmission improve the efficiency of wireless communications? 2. What are the key factors that determine the size of the extension window in the EPBCH transmission?

Original Abstract Submitted

to extend a physical broadcast channel (pbch) in wireless communications, an extended physical broadcast channel (epbch) transmission is generated with one or more legacy pbch blocks and one or more epbch blocks within an extension window. a size of the extension window is determined based at least in part on a pbch repetition number and a number of the legacy pbch blocks relative to a number of the epbch blocks. the epbch transmission is transmitted by a base station (bs) to one or more user equipment (ue).