Granted Patent B2

US 12,726,841 · App. 17/275,495 · Granted Sep 1, 2026

Inventor: Candy Yiu (Portland, OR)

Assignee: Apple, Inc.

H04W24/10H04W76/27H04W36/0069

Abstract

Claims (56)

1 . A method, comprising:

determining, based on a User Equipment (UE) support for per frequency range (FR) measurement gap for a first FR and a second FR, a per UE measurement gap configuration for the first FR and the second FR, or a per FR gap configuration for the first FR and the second FR, wherein a first node operates in accordance with a New Radio-New Radio Dual Connectivity (NR-NR DC) arrangement with a second node, wherein the first FR is an FRI frequency range located below 6 giga-hertz (GHz), and wherein the second FR is an FR 2 frequency range located in a frequency range above 6 GHz; and

encoding, for transmission to the UE, radio resource control (RRC) signaling that configures a measurement gap for at least the first FR, wherein when the UE does not support per-FR measurement gaps, the measurement gap is a per UE measurement gap for measurement of signals in both the first FR and the second FR; and

wherein, for each of the first node and the second node, for all synchronization signal block (SSB) based reporting configurations, there is at most one measurement object with the same SSB frequency and the same SSB subcarrier spacing.

2 . The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the first node operates in at least the first FR.

3 . The method of claim 2 ,

wherein the second node operates in the second FR.

4 . The method of claim 1 ,

wherein, when the UE does support per FR measurement gaps, the measurement gap is a first per-FR measurement gap for the first FR, and wherein the method further comprises:

encoding, for transmission to the second node, additional signaling that indicates that the second node is to configure a second per-FR measurement gap for the UE for the second FR.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

encoding signaling to configure SSB measurements for the at most one measurement object with the same SSB frequency and the same SSB subcarrier spacing.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

encoding, for transmission to the second node, signaling indicating that the UE supports the per FR measurement gap.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

decoding signaling from the UE that includes capability information indicating whether the UE supports the per FR measurement gap for the first FR and the second FR.

8 . An apparatus, comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor in communication with the memory and configured to cause a first node to:

determine, based on a User Equipment (UE) support for per frequency range (FR) measurement gap for a first FR and a second FR, a per UE measurement gap configuration for the first FR and the second FR, or a per FR gap configuration for the first FR and the second FR, wherein the first node operates in accordance with a New Radio-New Radio Dual Connectivity (NR-NR DC) arrangement with a second node, wherein the first FR is an FR1 frequency range located below 6 giga-hertz (GHz), and wherein the second FR is an FR2 frequency range located in a frequency range above 6 GHz; and

encode, for transmission to the UE, radio resource control (RRC) signaling that configures a measurement gap for at least the first FR, wherein when the UE does not support per- FR measurement gaps, the measurement gap is a per UE measurement gap for measurement of signals in both the first FR and the second FR; and

wherein, for each of the first node and the second node, for all synchronization signal block (SSB) based reporting configurations, there is at most one measurement object with the same SSB frequency and the same SSB subcarrier spacing.

9 . The apparatus of claim 8 ,

wherein the first node operates in at least the first FR.

10 . The apparatus of claim 8 ,

wherein the second node operates in the second FR.

11 . The apparatus of claim 8 ,

wherein, when the UE does support per FR measurement gaps, the measurement gap is a first per-FR measurement gap for the first FR, and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to cause a first node to:

encode, for transmission to the second node, additional signaling that indicates that the second node is to configure a second per-FR measurement gap for the UE for the second FR.

12 . The apparatus of claim 8 ,

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to cause a first node to:

encode signaling to configure SSB measurements for the at most one measurement object with the same SSB frequency and the same SSB subcarrier spacing.

13 . The apparatus of claim 8 ,

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to cause a first node to:

encode, for transmission to the second node, signaling indicating that the UE supports the per FR measurement gap.

14 . The apparatus of claim 8 ,

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to cause a first node to:

decode signaling from the UE that includes capability information indicating whether the UE supports the per FR measurement gap for the first FR and the second FR.

15 . A non-transitory computer readable memory medium storing program instructions executable by a first node to:

determine, based on a User Equipment (UE) support for per frequency range (FR) measurement gap for a first FR and a second FR, a per UE measurement gap configuration for the first FR and the second FR, or a per FR gap configuration for the first FR and the second FR, wherein the first node operates in accordance with a New Radio-New Radio Dual Connectivity (NR-NR DC) arrangement with a second node, wherein the first FR is an FR1 frequency range located below 6 giga-hertz (GHz), and wherein the second FR is an FR2 frequency range located in a frequency range above 6 GHz; and

encode, for transmission to the UE, radio resource control (RRC) signaling that configures a measurement gap for at least the first FR, wherein when the UE does not support per-FR measurement gaps, the measurement gap is a per UE measurement gap for measurement of signals in both the first FR and the second FR; and

wherein, for each of the first node and the second node, for all synchronization signal block (SSB) based reporting configurations, there is at most one measurement object with the same SSB frequency and the same SSB subcarrier spacing.

16 . The non-transitory computer readable memory medium of claim 15 ,

wherein the first node operates in at least the first FR.

17 . The non-transitory computer readable memory medium of claim 15 ,

wherein the second node operates in the second FR.

18 . The non-transitory computer readable memory medium of claim 15 ,

wherein, when the UE does support per FR measurement gaps, the measurement gap is a first per-FR measurement gap for the first FR, and wherein the program instructions are further executable to cause the first node to:

encode, for transmission to the second node, additional signaling that indicates that the second node is to configure a second per-FR measurement gap for the UE for the second FR.

19 . The non-transitory computer readable memory medium of claim 15 ,

wherein the program instructions are further executable to cause the first node to:

encode signaling to configure SSB measurements for the at most one measurement object with the same SSB frequency and the same SSB subcarrier spacing.

20 . The non-transitory computer readable memory medium of claim 15 ,

wherein the program instructions are further executable to cause the first node to:

encode, for transmission to the second node, signaling indicating that the UE supports the per FR measurement gap.

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