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US 11,540,111 · App. 17/209,018 · Granted Dec 27, 2022

Optimized multiple subscriber identity module mode in high mobility environments

Inventors: Vishnu Namboodiri Karakkad Kesavan Namboodiri (Hyderabad, IN); Shashidhar Vummintala (Bangalore, IN); Suresh Sanka (Hyderabad, IN)

Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated

H04W8/183 H04B17/318 H04W8/08 H04W8/20 H04W24/10 H04W76/11

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Patent No.: US 11,540,111
App. No.: 17/209,018
Granted: Dec 27, 2022
Kind: B2

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Abstract

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a first subscriber identity module (SIM) of a user equipment (UE) may detect that the UE is operating in a high mobility environment. The first SIM of the UE may transmit, to a second SIM operating in an idle mode, an indication that the UE is operating in the high mobility environment and an indication of a first frequency error estimation associated with the first SIM. The second SIM of the UE may operate in a high mobility mode using a second frequency error estimation that is based at least in part on the first frequency error estimation associated with the first SIM. Numerous other aspects are described.

Claims (115)

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

a memory; and

one or more processors operatively coupled to the memory, the memory and the one or more processors configured to:

detect, by a first subscriber identity module (SIM) operating in a connected mode, that the UE is operating in a high mobility environment;

transmit, by the first SIM and to a second SIM operating in an idle mode, an indication that the UE is operating in the high mobility environment and an indication of a first frequency error estimation associated with the first SIM; and

operate, by the second SIM, in a high mobility mode using a second frequency error estimation that is based at least in part on the first frequency error estimation associated with the first SIM.

2. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the memory and the one or more processors are configured to, when transmitting the indication that the UE is operating in the high mobility environment and the indication of the first frequency error estimation associated with the first SIM:

transmit, by the first SIM and to the second SIM, an indication of at least one of:

a polarity of a received energy estimate value variation associated with the first SIM, or

an identifier associated with a serving cell of the first SIM.

3. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the memory and the one or more processors are configured to, when transmitting the indication that the UE is operating in the high mobility environment and the indication of the first frequency error estimation associated with the first SIM:

transmit, by the first SIM and to the second SIM, the indication that the UE is operating in the high mobility environment and the indication of the first frequency error estimation associated with the first SIM during a paging occasion associated with the second SIM.

4. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the memory and the one or more processors are configured to, when transmitting the indication that the UE is operating in the high mobility environment and the indication of the first frequency error estimation associated with the first SIM:

5. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the memory and the one or more processors are further configured to:

determine the second frequency error estimation associated with the second SIM based at least in part on the first frequency error estimation associated with the first SIM.

6. The UE of claim 5 , wherein the memory and the one or more processors are configured to, when determining the second frequency error estimation associated with the second SIM:

measure, by the second SIM, a received energy estimate value for a serving cell of the second SIM based at least in part on the indication that the UE is operating in the high mobility environment;

determine a first polarity of a received energy estimate value variation for the second SIM based at least in part on comparing the received energy estimate value for the serving cell to a previous received energy estimate value of the serving cell; and

determine that the second frequency error estimation associated with the second SIM is:

the first frequency error estimation associated with the first SIM if the first polarity is a same polarity as a second polarity of a received energy estimate value variation for the first SIM, or

the first frequency error estimation associated with the first SIM with a reversed polarity if the first polarity is a different polarity than the second polarity of the received energy estimate value variation for the first SIM.

7. The UE of claim 5 , wherein the memory and the one or more processors are configured to, when determining the second frequency error estimation associated with the second SIM:

identify a first identifier associated with a first serving cell of the second SIM;

identify a second identifier associated with a second serving cell of the first SIM;

determine a polarity combination associated with the first serving cell and the second serving cell based at least in part on identifying information stored by the UE associated with the first identifier and the second identifier; and

determine, based at least in part on the polarity combination, that the second frequency error estimation associated with the second SIM is:

the first frequency error estimation associated with the first SIM, or

the first frequency error estimation associated with the first SIM with a reversed polarity.

8. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the memory and the one or more processors are configured to, when operating in the high mobility mode using the second frequency error estimation:

modify, by the second SIM, a periodicity of a search and measurement procedure, associated with the second SIM, to a modified periodicity based at least in part on the indication that the UE is operating in the high mobility environment; and

perform, by the second SIM, the search and measurement procedure using the modified periodicity.

9. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the memory and the one or more processors are configured to, when operating in the high mobility mode using the second frequency error estimation:

measure, by the second SIM, a reference signal received power (RSRP) value for a serving cell of the second SIM based at least in part on the indication that the UE is operating in the high mobility environment; and

trigger, by the second SIM, a panic mode search and measurement procedure if the RSRP value for the serving cell of the second SIM does not satisfy a threshold.

10. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the high mobility environment is a high speed train environment.

11. A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

detecting, by a first subscriber identity module (SIM) operating in a connected mode, that the UE is operating in a high mobility environment;

transmitting, by the first SIM and to a second SIM operating in an idle mode, an indication that the UE is operating in the high mobility environment and an indication of a first frequency error estimation associated with the first SIM; and

operating, by the second SIM, in a high mobility mode using a second frequency error estimation that is based at least in part on the first frequency error estimation associated with the first SIM.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein transmitting the indication that the UE is operating in the high mobility environment and the indication of the first frequency error estimation associated with the first SIM comprises:

transmitting, by the first SIM and to the second SIM, an indication of at least one of:

a polarity of a received energy estimate value variation associated with the first SIM, or

an identifier associated with a serving cell of the first SIM.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein transmitting the indication that the UE is operating in the high mobility environment and the indication of the first frequency error estimation associated with the first SIM comprises:

transmitting, by the first SIM and to the second SIM, the indication that the UE is operating in the high mobility environment and the indication of the first frequency error estimation associated with the first SIM during a paging occasion associated with the second SIM.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein transmitting the indication that the UE is operating in the high mobility environment and the indication of the first frequency error estimation associated with the first SIM comprises:

15. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

determining the second frequency error estimation associated with the second SIM based at least in part on the first frequency error estimation associated with the first SIM.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein determining the second frequency error estimation associated with the second SIM comprises:

measuring, by the second SIM, a received energy estimate value for a serving cell of the second SIM based at least in part on the indication that the UE is operating in the high mobility environment;

determining a first polarity of a received energy estimate value variation for the second SIM based at least in part on comparing the received energy estimate value for the serving cell to a previous received energy estimate value of the serving cell; and

determining that the second frequency error estimation associated with the second SIM is:

the first frequency error estimation associated with the first SIM if the first polarity is a same polarity as a second polarity of a received energy estimate value variation for the first SIM, or

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein determining the second frequency error estimation associated with the second SIM comprises:

identifying a first identifier associated with a first serving cell of the second SIM;

identifying a second identifier associated with a second serving cell of the first SIM;

determining a polarity combination associated with the first serving cell and the second serving cell based at least in part on identifying information stored by the UE associated with the first identifier and the second identifier; and

determining, based at least in part on the polarity combination, that the second frequency error estimation associated with the second SIM is:

the first frequency error estimation associated with the first SIM, or

the first frequency error estimation associated with the first SIM with a reversed polarity.

18. The method of claim 11 , wherein operating in the high mobility mode using the second frequency error estimation comprises:

modifying, by the second SIM, a periodicity of a search and measurement procedure, associated with the second SIM, to a modified periodicity based at least in part on the indication that the UE is operating in the high mobility environment; and

performing, by the second SIM, the search and measurement procedure using the modified periodicity.

19. The method of claim 11 , wherein operating in the high mobility mode using the second frequency error estimation comprises:

measuring, by the second SIM, a reference signal received power (RSRP) value for a serving cell of the second SIM based at least in part on the indication that the UE is operating in the high mobility environment; and

triggering, by the second SIM, a panic mode search and measurement procedure if the RSRP value for the serving cell of the second SIM does not satisfy a threshold.

20. The method of claim 11 , wherein the high mobility environment is a high speed train environment.

21. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication, the set of instructions comprising:

one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a user equipment (UE), cause the UE to:

detect, by a first subscriber identity module (SIM) operating in a connected mode, that the UE is operating in a high mobility environment;

operate, by the second SIM, in a high mobility mode using a second frequency error estimation that is based at least in part on the first frequency error estimation associated with the first SIM.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the one or more instructions further cause the UE to:

determine the second frequency error estimation associated with the second SIM based at least in part on the first frequency error estimation associated with the first SIM.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 22 , wherein the one or more instructions, that cause the UE to determine the second frequency error estimation associated with the second SIM, cause the UE to:

measure, by the second SIM, a received energy estimate value for a serving cell of the second SIM based at least in part on the indication that the UE is operating in the high mobility environment;

determine that the second frequency error estimation associated with the second SIM is:

the first frequency error estimation associated with the first SIM if the first polarity is a same polarity as a second polarity of a received energy estimate value variation for the first SIM, or

24. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 22 , wherein the one or more instructions, that cause the UE to determine the second frequency error estimation associated with the second SIM, cause the UE to:

identify a first identifier associated with a first serving cell of the second SIM;

identify a second identifier associated with a second serving cell of the first SIM;

determine, based at least in part on the polarity combination, that the second frequency error estimation associated with the second SIM is:

the first frequency error estimation associated with the first SIM, or

the first frequency error estimation associated with the first SIM with a reversed polarity.

25. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the one or more instructions, that cause the UE to operate in the high mobility mode using the second frequency error estimation, cause the UE to:

perform, by the second SIM, the search and measurement procedure using the modified periodicity.

26. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

means for detecting, by a first subscriber identity module (SIM) operating in a connected mode, that the apparatus is operating in a high mobility environment;

means for transmitting, by the first SIM and to a second SIM operating in an idle mode, an indication that the apparatus is operating in the high mobility environment and an indication of a first frequency error estimation associated with the first SIM; and

means for operating, by the second SIM, in a high mobility mode using a second frequency error estimation that is based at least in part on the first frequency error estimation associated with the first SIM.

27. The apparatus of claim 26 , further comprising:

means for determining the second frequency error estimation associated with the second SIM based at least in part on the first frequency error estimation associated with the first SIM.

28. The apparatus of claim 27 , wherein the means for determining the second frequency error estimation associated with the second SIM comprises:

means for measuring, by the second SIM, a received energy estimate value for a serving cell of the second SIM based at least in part on the indication that the UE is operating in the high mobility environment;

means for determining a first polarity of a received energy estimate value variation for the second SIM based at least in part on comparing the received energy estimate value for the serving cell to a previous received energy estimate value of the serving cell; and

means for determining that the second frequency error estimation associated with the second SIM is:

the first frequency error estimation associated with the first SIM if the first polarity is a same polarity as a second polarity of a received energy estimate value variation for the first SIM, or

29. The apparatus of claim 27 , wherein the means for determining the second frequency error estimation associated with the second SIM comprises:

means for identifying a first identifier associated with a first serving cell of the second SIM;

means for identifying a second identifier associated with a second serving cell of the first SIM;

means for determining a polarity combination associated with the first serving cell and the second serving cell based at least in part on identifying information stored by the UE associated with the first identifier and the second identifier; and

means for determining, based at least in part on the polarity combination, that the second frequency error estimation associated with the second SIM is:

the first frequency error estimation associated with the first SIM, or

the first frequency error estimation associated with the first SIM with a reversed polarity.

30. The apparatus of claim 26 , wherein the means for operating in the high mobility mode using the second frequency error estimation comprises:

means for measuring, by the second SIM, a reference signal received power (RSRP) value for a serving cell of the second SIM based at least in part on the indication that the UE is operating in the high mobility environment; and

means for triggering, by the second SIM, a panic mode search and measurement procedure if the RSRP value for the serving cell of the second SIM does not satisfy a threshold.

Assignments (1)

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 28, 2021

From: KARAKKAD KESAVAN NAMBOODIRI, VISHNU NAMBOODIRI; VUMMINTALA, SHASHIDHAR; SANKA, SURESH

To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

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