Granted Patent B2

US 12,294,442 · App. 17/707,140 · Granted May 6, 2025

Inventors: Bharat Shrestha (San Diego, CA); Umesh Phuyal (San Diego, CA); Mungal Singh Dhanda (Slough, GB); Ayan Sengupta (San Diego, CA); Liangping Ma (San Diego, CA); Alberto Rico Alvarino (San Diego, CA); Xiao Feng Wang (San Diego, CA)

Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated

H04B7/18513H04B7/0695H04W64/003

Abstract

Claims (77)

1. A method for wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:

determining, based on a comparison between a threshold and location-related information associated with a satellite in a non-terrestrial network, whether a preconfigured uplink resource (PUR) configuration is valid;

in response to determining the PUR configuration is valid, transmitting, to a base station (BS) via the satellite, a communication signal in a PUR; and

in response to determining the PUR configuration is invalid:

adjusting, based on updated location-related information associated with the satellite, the threshold; and

determining, based on the threshold as adjusted, whether the PUR configuration is valid.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining whether the PUR configuration is valid comprises:

determining, based on at least one of a position of the satellite or satellite navigation timing information, whether a timing advance for transmitting the communication signal to the BS in the PUR satisfies the threshold.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining whether the PUR configuration is valid comprises:

determining, based on a position of the satellite, whether a frequency compensation satisfies the threshold.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining whether the PUR configuration is valid comprises:

determining, based on beam position information of the satellite, whether a distance between the UE and a transmission beam associated with the satellite satisfies the threshold.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining whether the PUR configuration is valid comprises:

determining, based on at least one of a position or a propagation delay of the satellite, whether an elevation angle associated with the UE and the satellite satisfies the threshold.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining whether the PUR configuration is valid comprises:

determining whether the PUR configuration is valid based on a received signal power associated with a reference signal.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining whether the PUR configuration is valid comprises:

determining, based on at least one of a position or a velocity or a time stamp of the location-related information associated with the satellite, whether a drift rate of the satellite satisfies the threshold.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining whether the PUR configuration is valid comprises:

determining a location identifier associated with the PUR configuration; and

comparing the location identifier provided by a cell in system information, the location identifier comprising one or more of cell identity, tracking area code, zone identity and virtual cell identity.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, in response to determining that the PUR configuration is not valid, that a PUR occasion is skipped.

10. A user equipment (UE), comprising:

a memory;

a transceiver; and

a processor coupled with the memory and configured to, when executing instructions stored on the memory, to cause the UE to:

determine, based on a comparison between a threshold and location-related information associated with a satellite in a non-terrestrial network, whether a preconfigured uplink resource (PUR) configuration is valid;

in response to determining the PUR configuration is valid, transmit, via the transceiver to a base station (BS) via the satellite, a communication signal in a PUR; and

in response to determining the PUR configuration is invalid;

adjust, based on updated location-related information associated with the satellite, the threshold; and

determine, based on the threshold as adjusted, whether the PUR configuration is valid.

11. The UE of claim 10 , wherein the processor configured to cause the UE to determine whether the PUR configuration is valid comprises the processor configured to cause the UE to:

determine, based on at least one of a position of the satellite or satellite navigation timing information, whether a timing advance for transmitting the communication signal to the BS in the PUR satisfies the threshold.

12. The UE of claim 10 , wherein the processor configured to cause the UE to determine whether the PUR configuration is valid comprises the processor configured to cause the UE to:

determine, based on a position of the satellite, whether a frequency compensation satisfies the threshold.

13. The UE of claim 10 , wherein the processor configured to cause the UE to determine whether the PUR configuration is valid comprises the processor configured to cause the UE to:

determine, based on beam position information of the satellite, whether a distance between the UE and a transmission beam associated with the satellite satisfies the threshold.

14. The UE of claim 10 , wherein the processor configured to cause the UE to determine whether the PUR configuration is valid comprises the processor configured to cause the UE to:

determine, based on at least one of a position or a propagation delay of the satellite, whether an elevation angle associated with the UE and the satellite satisfies the threshold.

15. The UE of claim 10 , wherein the processor configured to cause the UE to determine whether the PUR configuration is valid comprises the processor configured to cause the UE to:

determine whether the PUR configuration is valid based on a received signal power associated with a reference signal.

16. The UE of claim 10 , wherein the processor configured to cause the UE to determine whether the PUR configuration is valid comprises the processor configured to cause the UE to:

determine, based on at least one of a position or a velocity or a time stamp of the location-related information associated with the satellite, whether a drift rate of the satellite satisfies the threshold.

17. The UE of claim 10 , wherein the processor configured to determine whether the PUR configuration is valid comprises the processor configured to cause the UE to:

determine a location identifier associated with the PUR configuration; and

compare the location identifier provided by a cell in system information, the location identifier comprising one or more of cell identity, tracking area code, zone identity and virtual cell identity.

18. The UE of claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to cause the UE to:

determine, in response to determining that the PUR configuration is not valid, that a PUR occasion is skipped.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having program code recorded thereon, the program code comprising:

code for causing a user equipment (UE) to determine, based on a comparison between a threshold and location-related information associated with a satellite in a non-terrestrial network, whether a preconfigured uplink resource (PUR) configuration is valid;

code for causing the UE, in response to determining the PUR configuration is valid, to transmit, to a base station (BS) via the satellite, a communication signal in a PUR; and

code for causing the UE, in response to determining the PUR configuration is invalid, to:

adjust, based on updated location-related information associated with the satellite, the threshold; and

determine, based on the threshold as adjusted, whether the PUR configuration is valid.

20. A user equipment (UE), comprising:

means for determining, based on a comparison between a threshold and location-related information associated with a satellite in a non-terrestrial network, whether a preconfigured uplink resource (PUR) configuration is valid;

means for transmitting, to a base station (BS) via the satellite in response to determining the PUR configuration is valid, a communication signal in a PUR; and

means for adjusting, in response to determining the PUR configuration is invalid, the threshold, wherein the means for adjusting the threshold is based on updated location-related information associated with the satellite; and

means for determining, in response to determining the PUR configuration is invalid, whether the PUR configuration is valid based on the threshold as adjusted.

21. The UE of claim 20 , wherein the means for determining whether the PUR configuration is valid comprises:

means for determining, based on at least one of a position of the satellite or satellite navigation timing information, whether a timing advance for transmitting the communication signal to the BS in the PUR satisfies the threshold.

22. The UE of claim 20 , wherein the means for determining whether the PUR configuration is valid comprises:

means for determining, based on a position of the satellite, whether a frequency compensation satisfies the threshold.

23. The UE of claim 20 , wherein the means for determining whether the PUR configuration is valid comprises:

means for determining, based on beam position information of the satellite, whether a distance between the UE and a transmission beam associated with the satellite satisfies the threshold.

24. The UE of claim 20 , wherein the means for determining whether the PUR configuration is valid comprises:

means for determining, based on at least one of a position or a propagation delay of the satellite, whether an elevation angle associated with the UE and the satellite satisfies the threshold.

25. The UE of claim 20 , wherein the means for determining whether the PUR configuration is valid comprises:

means for determining whether the PUR configuration is valid based on a received signal power associated with a reference signal.

26. The UE of claim 20 , wherein the means for determining whether the PUR configuration is valid comprises:

means for determining, based on at least one of a position or a velocity or a time stamp of the location-related information associated with the satellite, whether a drift rate of the satellite satisfies the threshold.

27. The UE of claim 20 , wherein the means for determining whether the PUR configuration is valid comprises:

means for determining a location identifier associated with the PUR configuration; and

means for comparing the location identifier provided by a cell in system information, the location identifier comprising one or more of cell identity, tracking area code, zone identity and virtual cell identity.

28. The UE of claim 20 , further comprising:

means for determining, in response to determining that the PUR configuration is not valid, that a PUR occasion is skipped.

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