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Granted Patent B2
US 11,399,333 · App. 16/469,654 · Granted Jul 26, 2022

Apparatus and method for a mobile telecommunications system

Inventors: Yuxin Wei (Basingstoke, GB); Brian Alexander Martin (Basingstoke, GB); Vivek Sharma (Basingstoke, GB); Hideji Wakabayashi (Basingstoke, GB); Shinichiro Tsuda (Basingstoke, GB)
Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
H04W48/10H04W68/08H04W92/20
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Patent No.
US 11,399,333
App. No.
16/469,654
Granted
Jul 26, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An apparatus comprising circuitry configured to distribute an area-specific system information update.

Claims (35)

1. An apparatus, comprising:

circuitry, wherein the circuitry is configured to

distribute an area-specific system information update, wherein the area-specific system information update includes a system information table configured to be associated with the area-specific system,

wherein the circuitry for distributing the area-specific system information update is further configured to

transmit a system information change notification and a system information table update corresponding to delta signaling, wherein both the system information change notification and the updated table are carried in a paging message, wherein delta signaling is only system information that has actually changed being included in the system information change notification and only an updated portion of the system information table being included in the system information table update,

determine if one of the cells in a system information area has changed the system information configurations, and

in response to the system information configuration being changed, perform one or more of sending a notification to UEs in a paging message and notifying other cells in the system information area to send the notification in their paging messages as well.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the area-specific system information update comprises common system information and/or cell specific system information.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to update system information which is applicable with an area.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to transmit a system information change notification via area based paging.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to transmit a system information change notification to another cell via Xn interface.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to transmit one or more of a system information change notification and a system information update to an anchor cell.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to transmit a system information change notification via a broadcast channel.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to transmit a system information change notification via a broadcast channel, included in the minimum system information of an anchor cell or of each cell of a system information area.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to transmit scheduling info that relates to a system information update by broadcast signaling.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to transmit a system information change notification with an area specific RNTI in a dedicated channel.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to transmit a system information update of an area-specific system information in a paging message.

12. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to transmit a system information update of an area-specific system information in broadcast signaling.

13. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to transmit a system information update of an area-specific system information in dedicated signaling on demand.

14. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is a virtual cell, a local cell, a micro or pico cell, a Transmission/Reception Point (TRP), a small cell provided by NR eNodeBs, a base station, or an eNodeB.

15. A method, comprising:

determining if one of the cells in a system information area has changed the system information configurations;

in response to the system information configuration being changed, sending a notification to UEs in a paging message, wherein the notification is associated with an area-specific system information update comprising a system information table configured to be associated with the area-specific system; and

notifying other cells in the system information area to send the notification in their paging messages as well,

wherein sending the notification associated with the area-specific system information update includes

transmitting a system information change notification and a system information table update corresponding to delta signaling, wherein both the system information change notification and the updated table are carried in a paging message, wherein delta signaling is only system information that has actually changed being included in the system information change notification and only an updated portion of the system information table being included in the system information table update.

16. A method, comprising:

transmitting one or more of a system information change notification and a system information update to an anchor cell;

sending, by the anchor cell, a paging message corresponding to delta signaling, wherein the paging message includes both the system information change notification and the system information table update, signaling, within the system information area that the anchor cell controls, wherein delta signaling is only system information that has actually changed being including in the system information change notification and only an updated portion of the system information table being included in the system information table update; and

in response to the anchor cell not being able to cover all the UEs in the area, sending the system information change notification and the system information table update to other cells in the system information area;

sending, by each cell that received the system information change notification, a paging message containing the system information change notification and the system information table update to user equipment controlled by the respective cells;

determining if one of the cells in a system information area has changed the system information configurations; and

in response to the system information configuration being changed, perform one or more of sending a notification to UEs in a paging message and notifying other cells in the system information area to send the notification in their paging messages as well.

17. The method of claim 15 , further comprising checking, by the anchor cell, a system information update to determine with which cells the system information update is related.

18. The method of claim 16 , further comprising sending, by the anchor cell, one or more of a system information change notification and the system information update to cells that are related with the system information update.

Assignments (7)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE CORRECT PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 050305 FRAME: 0165. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Dec 30, 2019
From: SHARMA, VIVEK
To: SARASWATI BP LTD.
Reel/Frame 051444/0624 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE SIGNATURE DATE ON ASSIGNMENT COVER PAGE FROM APRIL 3, 2019 TO MARCH 4, 2019 AND RECEIVING PARTY ADDRESS IS CORRECTED PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 050305 FRAME 0204. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Dec 30, 2019
From: SARASWATI BP LTD.
To: SONY EUROPE LIMITED
Reel/Frame 051444/0767 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 9, 2019
From: SARASWATI BP LTD.
To: SONY EUROPE LIMITED
Reel/Frame 050305/0204 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 9, 2019
From: MARTIN, BRIAN ALEXANDER
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 050304/0957 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 9, 2019
From: SONY EUROPE LIMITED
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 050305/0439 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 9, 2019
From: WEI, YUXIN; WAKABAYASHI, HIDEJI; TSUDA, SHINICHIRO
To: SONY EUROPE LIMITED
Reel/Frame 050305/0261 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 9, 2019
From: SHARMA, VIVEK
To: SARASWATI BP LTD.
Reel/Frame 050305/0165 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 16206526 · Dec 22, 2016 · regional
Continuity (1)
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