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Granted Patent B2
US 11,864,032 · App. 18/077,268 · Granted Jan 2, 2024

Enhanced mobility procedures

Inventor: Alireza Babaei (Fairfax, VA)
Assignee: PanPsy Technologies, LLC
H04W36/0016H04W36/0058H04W36/0072H04W56/0015H04W74/0833
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Patent No.
US 11,864,032
App. No.
18/077,268
Granted
Jan 2, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless device may receive measurement report(s) comprising measurement results associated with a second cell. The wireless device may determine, based on initiating a random access process prior to receiving a cell switch MAC CE, a timing advance value associated with the second cell. The wireless device may receive the cell switch MAC CE indicating switching from a first cell to the second cell. The wireless device may perform an uplink transmission on the second cell based on the timing advance value and in response to receiving the cell switch MAC CE.

Claims (37)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device prior to receiving a cell switch medium access control (MAC) control element (CE), configuration parameters of a second cell, wherein the configuration parameters comprise random access configuration parameters;

transmitting at least one measurement report comprising measurement results associated with the second cell;

transmitting, based on the random access configuration parameters, a random access preamble prior to receiving the cell switch MAC CE;

receiving the cell switch MAC CE indicating switching from a first cell to the second cell; and

performing an uplink transmission on the second cell based on a timing advance value and in response to receiving the cell switch MAC CE, wherein the timing advance value is determined in response to transmitting the random access preamble.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the first cell is provided by a first base station;

the second cell is provided by a second base station; and

the cell switch MAC CE indicates a handover from the first cell of the first base station to the second cell of the second base station.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first cell and the second cell are provided by the same base station.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting the random access preamble is in response to receiving a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) order.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the timing advance value is determined based on receiving the timing advance value via the first cell.

6. A wireless device comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

receive, prior to receiving a cell switch medium access control (MAC) control element (CE), configuration parameters of a second cell, wherein the configuration parameters comprise random access configuration parameters;

transmit at least one measurement report comprising measurement results associated with the second cell;

transmit, based on the random access configuration parameters, a random access preamble prior to receiving the cell switch MAC CE;

receive the cell switch MAC CE indicating switching from a first cell to the second cell; and

perform an uplink transmission on the second cell based on a timing advance value and in response to receiving the cell switch MAC CE, wherein the timing advance value is determined in response to transmitting the random access preamble.

7. The wireless device of claim 6 , wherein:

the first cell is provided by a first base station;

the second cell is provided by a second base station; and

the cell switch MAC CE indicates a handover from the first cell of the first base station to the second cell of the second base station.

8. The wireless device of claim 6 , wherein the first cell and the second cell are provided by the same base station.

9. The wireless device of claim 6 , wherein the transmitting the random access preamble is in response to receiving a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) order.

10. The wireless device of claim 6 , wherein the timing advance value is determined based on receiving the timing advance value via the first cell.

11. A system comprising:

a first base station; and

a wireless device comprising: one or more processors; and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to: receive, from the base station prior to receiving a cell switch medium access control (MAC) control element (CE), configuration parameters of a second cell, wherein the configuration parameters comprise random access configuration parameters; transmit at least one measurement report comprising measurement results associated with the second cell; transmit, based on the random access configuration parameters, a random access preamble prior to receiving the cell switch MAC CE; receive the cell switch MAC CE indicating switching from a first cell to the second cell; and perform an uplink transmission on the second cell based on a timing advance value and in response to receiving the cell switch MAC CE, wherein the timing advance value is determined in response to transmitting the random access preamble.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein:

the first cell is provided by the first base station;

the second cell is provided by a second base station; and

the cell switch MAC CE indicates a handover from the first cell of the first base station to the second cell of the second base station.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the first cell and the second cell are provided by the first base station.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the transmitting the random access preamble is in response to receiving a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) order.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 20, 2023
From: BABAEI, ALIREZA
To: PANPSY TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63290607 · Dec 16, 2021
Related Publication 20230199571A1 · Jun 22, 2023