IP Library Granted Patent US 12,581,371
Granted Patent B2
US 12,581,371 · App. 17/748,038 · Granted Mar 17, 2026

Method and device for use in non-terrestrial network (NTN)

Inventor: Xiaobo Zhang (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: Apogee Networks, LLC
H04W36/0058G01S5/0063H04W4/021H04W36/0011H04W36/0083H04W36/322H04W84/06
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Patent No.
US 12,581,371
App. No.
17/748,038
Granted
Mar 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and a device in a communication node used for wireless communications. A first node performs measurement on a first radio signal, and receives a first signaling; transmits a second radio signal when a first condition is fulfilled; otherwise, transmits transmission of the second radio signal; herein, the measurement performed on the first radio signal is used to determine a first measurement value; the first condition comprises a relative magnitude between the first measurement value and a first reference value, the first condition comprising a first geographical location of the first node and a relative positional relation between the first node and a reference geographical zone; the first signaling is used to determine the first reference value. The present disclosure can reduce the signaling overhead related to the measurement and measurement report during the procedure of UE handover between base stations, thus achieving synchronous handover of multiple users.

Claims (41)

1 . A User Equipment (UE) for wireless communications, comprising:

a processor;

a receiver; and

a transmitter;

the receiver configured to perform a measurement on a first radio signal, wherein the first radio signal is associated with a neighboring cell of a neighbor node;

the processor configured to determine a measurement value based on the measurement performed on the first radio signal;

the receiver further configured to receive a signaling from the neighbor node, the signaling comprising measurement report configuration information;

the processor further configured to determine a reference value based on the signaling;

the processor further configured to determine whether the measurement value is greater than the reference value;

the processor further configured to determine, based on a distance threshold, whether a relative positional relationship between a geographical location of the UE and a reference geographical area is fulfilled;

a transmitter configured to, on a condition that: the measurement value is greater than the reference value, and the relative positional relationship between the geographical location of the UE and the reference geographical area is fulfilled, transmit a second radio signal.

2 . The UE according to claim 1 , wherein the UE is associated with a serving cell of a Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) base station.

3 . The UE according to claim 1 , wherein the second radio signal is a Layer 1 signal.

4 . The UE according to claim 1 , wherein the receiver is further configured to receive first information,

wherein the condition is one of a plurality of conditions, and wherein the first information is used to determine the first candidate condition from the plurality of conditions.

5 . The UE according to claim 1 , wherein the receiver is further configured to receive second information,

wherein the second information is used to determine the reference geographical area, wherein the reference geographical area is associated with an identifier.

6 . The UE according to claim 1 , wherein the receiver is further configured to receive third information, wherein the third information comprises 1 information bit, and

wherein the third information is used for indicating whether the measurement is to be performed on the first radio signal,

wherein, when the first geographical location of the UE is in an inner part of the reference geographical area, the third information is used for indicatingindicates that the measurement is not to be performed on the first radio signal, and

wherein, when the geographical location of the UE is at an edge/peripheral position of the reference geographical area, the third information indicates that the measurement is to be performed on the first radio signal.

7 . The UE according to claim 1 , wherein the UE is capable of positioning.

8 . The UE according to claim 1 , wherein; the geographical location is related to a longitude, a latitude and an altitude; or, the geographical location is related to the longitude and the latitude.

9 . A method for wireless communications performed by a User Equipment (UE), the method comprising:

performing a measurement on a first radio signal, wherein the first radio signal is associated with a neighboring cell of a neighbor node;

determining a measurement value based on the measurement performed on the first radio signal;

receiving a signaling from the neighbor node, the first signaling comprising a measurement report configuration information;

determining a reference value based on the signaling;

determining whether the measurement value is greater than the reference value;

determining, based on a distance threshold, whether a relative positional relationship between a geographical location of the UE and a reference geographical area is fulfilled;

on a condition that the measurement value is greater than the reference value, and the relative positional relation between the geographical location of the UE and the reference geographical area is fulfilled, transmitting a second radio signal.

10 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein the UE is associated with a serving cell of a Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) base station.

11 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein the second radio signal is a Layer 1 signal.

12 . The method according to claim 9 , comprising:

receiving first information,

wherein the condition is one of a plurality of conditions, and wherein the first information is used to determine the condition from the plurality of conditions.

13 . The method according to claim 9 , comprising:

receiving second information,

wherein the second information is used to determine the reference geographical area, wherein the reference geographical area is associated with an identifier.

14 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein the UE is capable of positioning.

15 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein: the geographical location is related to a longitude, a latitude and an altitude; or, the geographical location is related to the longitude and the latitude.

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 Aug 7, 2023
From: ZHANG, XIAOBO
To: SHANGHAI LANGBO COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 064503/0834 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201911152654.5 · Nov 22, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020125039 · Oct 30, 2020
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