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Apple patents method to reduce beam search time for 5G mmWave connections

This filing describes a way for a phone to tell a 5G network how quickly it can scan for new high-frequency signals. The device calculates two different speed factors for finding a cell and measuring its signal strength, then reports these limits to the network.

Why it mattersIt is a routine technical improvement that helps 5G networks manage high-frequency connections more efficiently by knowing exactly how fast a phone can search for new signals.

In the filing’s own words

A user equipment (UE) includes a transceiver and a processor. The processor is configured to determine, for a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) new radio (NR) frequency range two (FR2) unknown secondary cell (SCell) activation, a first beam sweeping factor for a cell detection part of a Layer 3 (L3) measurement and a second beam sweeping factor for a Layer 1 (L1) reference signal received power (RSRP) (L1-RSRP) measurement. The processor is also configured to report, to a network and via the transceiver, a UE capability. The UE capability identifies a beam sweeping factor pair including the first beam sweeping factor and the second beam sweeping factor.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. An apparatus comprising a memory coupled to a processor, the processor configured to: determine, for a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) new radio (NR) frequency range two (FR2) unknown secondary cell (SCell) activation, a first beam sweeping factor for a cell detection part of a Layer 3 (L3) measurement; and a second beam sweeping factor for a Layer 1 (L1) reference signal received power (RSRP) (L1-RSRP) measurement; and report a UE capability to a network, the UE capability is based at least in part on the first beam sweeping factor and the second beam sweeping factor.

Facts

Company
Apple (Apple Inc.)
Official title
BEAM SWEEPING FACTOR REDUCTION FOR ENHANCED RADIO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Publication number
US20260292533A1
Application number
19472957
Filed
Apr 7, 2023
Published
Sep 24, 2026
Inventors
6
Claims
21

Classified under

H04W 16/28 Electricity & electronicsH04W 8/24 Electricity & electronicsH04W 24/08 Electricity & electronics
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