Apple patents method to speed up 5G bandwidth switching
Apple has been granted a patent for a method that helps mobile devices switch between different 5G data channels more efficiently. The system calculates how long the switch takes by looking at how much the channel settings change, specifically focusing on the location and width of the data band.
In the filing’s own words
The present application relates to devices and components, including apparatus, systems, and methods for performing bandwidth part (BWP) switching.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
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.
Facts
- Company
- Apple (Apple Inc.)
- Official title
- Technologies for bandwidth part switching
- Patent number
- US12750196B2
- Application number
- 18757493
- Filed
- Jun 27, 2024
- Granted
- Sep 29, 2026
- Inventors
- 6
- Claims
- 20
Classified under
H04L 5/0096 Electricity & electronicsH04L 5/0053 Electricity & electronicsH04L 5/0094 Electricity & electronicsMore from Apple in Networks & wireless
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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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