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Granted Patent B2
US 12,750,196 · App. 18/757,493 · Granted Sep 29, 2026

Technologies for bandwidth part switching

Inventors: Qiming Li (Beijing, CN); Xiang Chen (Campbell, CA); Yang Tang (San Jose, CA); Dawei Zhang (Saratoga, CA); Yuexia Song (Beijing, CN); Jie Cui (San Jose, CA)
Assignee: Apple Inc.
H04L5/0096H04L5/0053H04L5/0094
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Patent No.
US 12,750,196
App. No.
18/757,493
Granted
Sep 29, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application relates to devices and components, including apparatus, systems, and methods for performing bandwidth part (BWP) switching.

Claims (42)

1 . A method comprising:

generating, for transmission to a user equipment (UE), a first bandwidth part (BWP) configuration having a first plurality of parameters;

generating, for transmission to the UE, a second BWP configuration having a second plurality of parameters;

identifying a switch event in which the UE switches from a first BWP associated with the first BWP configuration to a second BWP associated with the second BWP configuration;

determining a difference between the first plurality of parameters and the second plurality of parameters is restricted to a location and bandwidth parameter; and

determining, based on said determining the difference between the first plurality of parameters and the second plurality of parameters is restricted to a location and bandwidth parameter, a BWP switch delay or an interruption length associated with the switch event.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a UE capability, wherein said determining the BWP switch delay or the interruption length associated with the switch event is based on the UE capability.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein said determining the UE capability is based on compliance with mandated setting or a UE signaling.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the BWP switch delay or the interruption length comprises determining the BWP switch delay is zero.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the BWP switch delay or the interruption length comprises determining the BWP switch delay based on a slot length.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the BWP switch delay or the interruption length comprises determining the interruption length is zero.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the BWP switch delay or the interruption length comprises determining the interruption length based on a slot length.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein: the slot length is 0.25 ms and the interruption length is one slot, the slot length is 0.125 ms and the interruption length is two slots, the slot length is 0.03125 ms and the interruption length is eight slots, or the slot length is 0.015625 ms and the interruption length is sixteen slots.

9 . An apparatus comprising:

processing circuitry to:

generate, for transmission to a base station (BS), UE capability information to indicate an ability to perform a bandwidth part (BWP) switch with a BWP switch delay or an interruption length associated with a type 3 BWP switching delay, wherein the type 3 BWP switching delay is associated with a switch from a first BWP with a first BWP configuration having a first plurality of parameters to a second BWP with a second BWP configuration having a second plurality of parameters, where a difference between the first plurality of parameters and the second plurality of parameters is restricted to a location and bandwidth parameter;

detect a switch event; and

perform, based on the switch event, the BWP switch; and

interface circuitry coupled with the processing circuitry, the interface circuitry to communicatively couple the processing circuitry with a component.

10 . The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the processing circuitry is further to:

determine the BWP switch delay associated with the type 3 BWP switching delay is zero.

11 . The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the processing circuitry is further to:

determine the BWP switch delay associated with the type 3 BWP switching delay based on a slot length.

12 . The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the processing circuitry is further to:

determine the interruption length associated with the type 3 BWP switching delay is zero.

13 . The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the processing circuitry further to:

determine the interruption length associated with the type 3 BWP switching delay based on a slot length.

14 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein: the slot length is 0.25 ms and the interruption length is one slot, the slot length is 0.125 ms and the interruption length is two slots, the slot length is 0.03125 ms and the interruption length is eight slots, or the slot length is 0.015625 ms and the interruption length is sixteen slots.

15 . One or more non-transitory computer-readable media having instructions that are to be executed to cause a processing circuitry to:

process user equipment (UE) capability information received from a UE, the UE capability information is to indicate an ability to perform a bandwidth part (BWP) switch with a BWP switch delay or an interruption length associated with a type 3 BWP switching delay, wherein the type 3 BWP switching delay is associated with a switch from a first BWP with a first BWP configuration having a first plurality of parameters to a second BWP with a second BWP configuration having a second plurality of parameters, where a difference between the first plurality of parameters and the second plurality of parameters is restricted to a location and bandwidth parameter;

detect a switch event; and

cause the UE to perform the BWP switch based on the switch event.

16 . The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 15 , wherein the instructions are to be executed to further cause the processing circuitry to:

determine the BWP switch delay associated with the type 3 BWP switching delay is zero.

17 . The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 15 , wherein the instructions are to be executed to further cause the processing circuitry to:

determine the BWP switch delay associated with the type 3 BWP switching delay based on a slot length.

18 . The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 17 , wherein: the slot length is 0.5 milliseconds (ms) and the BWP switch delay is one slot, the slot length is 0.25 ms and the BWP switch delay is one slot, the slot length is 0.125 ms and the BWP switch delay is two slots, the slot length is 0.03125 ms and the BWP switch delay is eight slots, or the slot length is 0.015625 ms and the BWP switch delay is sixteen slots.

19 . The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 15 , wherein the instructions are to be executed to further cause the processing circuitry to:

determine the interruption length associated with the type 3 BWP switching delay is zero.

20 . The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 15 , wherein the instructions are to be executed to further cause the processing circuitry to:

determine the interruption length associated with the type 3 BWP switching delay based on a slot length.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 3, 2024
From: LI, QIMING; CHEN, XIANG; TANG, YANG; ZHANG, DAWEI; SONG, YUEXIA; CUI, JIE
To: APPLE INC.
Reel/Frame 067907/0407 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63529283 · Jul 27, 2023
Related Publication 20250038936A1 · Jan 30, 2025
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