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Apple patents method to limit signal retries for network quality reports

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Patent drawing from the official filing.

Apple describes a way for devices to send data about network performance, such as call quality, to the carrier. The system uses a specific rule to limit how often the device automatically re-sends this data if the first attempt fails.

Why it mattersThis is a technical adjustment to how phones handle background data, likely aimed at managing traffic in satellite or remote networks.

In the filing’s own words

A user equipment (UE) includes a transceiver and a processor. The processor is configured to receive, via the transceiver, a configuration for a radio bearer dedicated to reporting of at least one application layer measurements or quality of experience (QoE) measurements to a network. The processor is configured to receive, via the transceiver, a configuration for a logical channel (LCH) corresponding to the radio bearer, and a configuration of an uplink (UL) hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) mode restriction corresponding to the LCH. The processor is configured to report, via the LCH and based on the HARQ mode restriction corresponding to the LCH, the at least one application layer measurements or QoE measurements to the network. The base station may be in a non-terrestrial network (NTN), and the radio bearer may be a signaling radio bearer 4(SRB 4).

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A user equipment (UE), comprising: a transceiver; and a processor configured to: receive, via the transceiver, a configuration for a radio bearerdedicated to reporting of at least one application layer measurements or quality of experience (QoE) measurements to a network; receive, via the transceiver, a configuration for a logical channel (LCH) corresponding to the radio bearer, and a configuration of an uplink (UL) hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) mode restriction corresponding to the LCH; and report, via the LCH and based on the HARQ mode restriction corresponding to the LCH, the at least one application layer measurements or quality of experience (QoE) measurements to the network.

Facts

Company
Apple (Apple Inc.)
Official title
UPLINK HYBRID AUTOMATIC REPEAT REQUEST (HARQ) MODE RESTRICTION FOR A RADIO BEARER OF APPLICATION LAYER MEASUREMENT REPORTING
Publication number
US20260303484A1
Application number
18996474
Filed
Jul 26, 2022
Published
Oct 1, 2026
Inventors
4
Claims
20

Classified under

H04L 41/5067 Electricity & electronicsH04L 1/188 Electricity & electronicsH04W 24/10 Electricity & electronics
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