IP Library Granted Patent US 12,610,290
Granted Patent B2
US 12,610,290 · App. 17/557,068 · Granted Apr 21, 2026

Method and device for non-terrestrial network (NTN) node selection in wireless communication

Inventors: Qiaoling Yu (Shanghai, CN); Xiaobo Zhang (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: Apogee 5G Global, LLC
H04W36/0058H04B7/18523H04B7/1853H04B7/18576H04B7/18578H04W24/10H04W36/0094H04B7/18513H04W84/06
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Patent No.
US 12,610,290
App. No.
17/557,068
Granted
Apr 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and a device used in communication node for wireless communications. A communication node performs a first-type measurement, the first-type measurement being used to determine a first measurement result and a second measurement result; transmits a first message, the first message comprising the first measurement result and the second measurement result; the first measurement result is associated with a first cell, while the second measurement result is associated with a second cell, the first cell and the second cell are respectively two different cells; at least one of a cell parameter of the first cell or a cell parameter of the second cell is used to determine an order of how the first measurement result and the second measurement result are arranged in the first message; the cell parameter comprises at least one of a cell type, a cell height, or a cell orbit or a cell delay.

Claims (37)

1 . A user equipment (UE) for wireless communications, comprising:

a first receiver, operative to receive and measure signals used to determine a time measurement of a service non-terrestrial network (NTN) cell and a time measurement of one or more adjacent NTN cells and a position measurement of the UE;

a first transmitter, operative to transmit a first message to the service NTN cell, the first message comprising the time measurement and the position measurement; and

a processor configured to determine whether to switch from the service NTN cell to an adjacent NTN cell based on the time measurements and the position measurement, wherein there are a plurality of adjacent NTN cells and a time measurement for each NTN cell, wherein the first message includes each NTN cell arranged according to a cell priority related to a cell parameter.

2 . The UE according to claim 1 , wherein the cell parameter is based on a characteristic of each of the plurality of adjacent NTN cells.

3 . The UE according to claim 1 , comprising:

the first receiver, receiving a first threshold related to the time measurements.

4 . The UE according to claim 1 , comprising:

the first receiver, receiving a second threshold related to the position measurement.

5 . A second node for wireless communications, comprising:

a second receiver, receiving a first message, the first message comprising a first measurement result and a second measurement result;

a second transmitter, transmitting a first signaling;

wherein a first-type measurement is performed, the first-type measurement being used to determine the first measurement result and the second measurement result; the first measurement result is associated with a first cell, while the second measurement result is associated with a second cell, the first cell and the second cell are respectively two different cells, and a RAT adopted by the first cell is the same as a RAT adopted by the second cell; the first message comprises a measurement report; at least one of a cell parameter of the first cell or a cell parameter of the second cell is used to determine an order of how the first measurement result and the second measurement result are arranged in the first message; the cell parameter comprises at least one of a cell type, a cell height, or a cell orbit or a cell delay wherein a first reference signal is received in the first cell, while a second reference signal is received in the second cell: a measurement for the first reference signal according to a first measurement quantity set is used to determine the first measurement result, while a measurement for the second reference signal according to the first measurement quantity set is used to determine the second measurement result; the first signaling indicates the first measurement quantity set, the first-type measurement being associated with the first measurement quantity set; the first measurement quantity set is used to determine the order of how the first measurement result and the second measurement result are arranged in the first message; the first measurement quantity set is related to signal quality.

6 . The second node according to claim 5 , comprising:

the second transmitter, transmitting a second signaling;

wherein according to a second measurement quantity set first measurement information is determined, and according to a second measurement quantity set second measurement information is determined; the second signaling indicates the second measurement quantity set, the first-type measurement being associated with the second measurement quantity set; the first measurement information is associated with the first cell, while the second measurement information is associated with the second cell; the second measurement quantity set is used to determine the order of how the first measurement result and the second measurement result are arranged in the first message; the second measurement quantity set is unrelated to signal quality.

7 . The second node according to claim 6 , comprising:

the second transmitter, transmitting a fourth signaling, the fourth signaling comprising a second threshold, the second threshold being related to the second measurement quantity set;

the first measurement result and the second measurement result fulfill the second threshold.

8 . The second node according to claim 5 , wherein a cell priority is used to determine the order of how the first measurement result and the second measurement result are arranged in the first message; the cell priority is related to the cell parameter.

9 . The second node according to claim 8 , comprising:

the second receiver, receiving a second message, the second message being used to indicate the cell priority, and the second message comprising an RRC message.

10 . The second node according to claim 5 , wherein the cell parameter of a first serving cell is used to determine the order of how the first measurement result and the second measurement result are arranged in the first message.

11 . The second node according to claim 5 comprising:

the second transmitter, transmitting a third signaling, the third signaling comprising a first threshold, the first threshold being related to the first measurement quantity set; the first measurement result and the second measurement result fulfill the first threshold.

12 . The second node according to claim 5 , wherein the first message comprises a first list and a second list, the first list comprises the first measurement result, and the second list comprises the second measurement result; the cell parameter of the first cell is different from the cell parameter of the second cell.

13 . A method in a first node for wireless communications, comprising:

performing a first-type measurement, the first-type measurement being used to determine a first measurement result and a second measurement result; and

transmitting a first message, the first message comprising the first measurement result and the second measurement result;

receiving a first signaling; receiving a first reference signal in the first cell, and receiving a second reference signal in the second cell; a measurement for the first reference signal according to a first measurement quantity set is used to determine the first measurement result, while a measurement for the second reference signal according to the first measurement quantity set is used to determine the second measurement result;

wherein the first measurement result is associated with a first cell, while the second measurement result is associated with a second cell, the first cell and the second cell are respectively two different cells, and a RAT adopted by the first cell is the same as a RAT adopted by the second cell; the first message comprises a measurement report; at least one of a cell parameter of the first cell or a cell parameter of the second cell is used to determine an order of how the first measurement result and the second measurement result are arranged in the first message; the cell parameter comprises at least one of a cell type, a cell height, or a cell orbit or a cell delay;

wherein the first signaling indicates the first measurement quantity set, the first-type measurement being associated with the first measurement quantity set; the first measurement quantity set is used to determine the order of how the first measurement result and the second measurement result are arranged in the first message; the first measurement quantity set is related to signal quality.

14 . A method in a second node for wireless communications, comprising:

receiving a first message, the first message comprising a first measurement result and a second measurement result;

transmitting a first signaling;

wherein a first-type measurement is performed, the first-type measurement being used to determine the first measurement result and the second measurement result; the first measurement result is associated with a first cell, while the second measurement result is associated with a second cell, the first cell and the second cell are respectively two different cells, and a RAT adopted by the first cell is the same as a RAT adopted by the second cell; the first message comprises a measurement report; at least one of a cell parameter of the first cell or a cell parameter of the second cell is used to determine an order of how the first measurement result and the second measurement result are arranged in the first message; the cell parameter comprises at least one of a cell type, a cell height, or a cell orbit or a cell delay

wherein a first reference signal is received in the first cell, while a second reference signal is received in the second cell; a measurement for the first reference signal according to a first measurement quantity set is used to determine the first measurement result, while a measurement for the second reference signal according to the first measurement quantity set is used to determine the second measurement result; the first signaling indicates the first measurement quantity set, the first-type measurement being associated with the first measurement quantity set, the first measurement quantity set is used to determine the order of how the first measurement result and the second first message: the first measurement quantity set is related to signal quality.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 9, 2026
From: APOGEE NETWORKS, LLC
To: APOGEE 5G GLOBAL, LLC
Reel/Frame 075091/0596 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 4, 2025
From: SHANGHAI LANGBO COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED
To: APOGEE NETWORKS, LLC
Reel/Frame 070741/0575 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 25, 2022
From: YU, QIAOLING; ZHANG, XIAOBO
To: SHANGHAI LANGBO COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 061534/0585 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202011577675.4 · Dec 28, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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