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Method and apparatus for improving reliability and reducing power consumption for FR2 RRM

Grant US12581557B2 Kind: B2 Mar 17, 2026

Assignee

APPLE INC.

Inventors

Haitong Sun, Dawei Zhang, Pengkai Zhao, Wei Zeng, Wen Zhao, Yushu Zhang

Abstract

Disclosed are methods and apparatuses for improving reliability and reducing power consumption for FR2 RRM. In one aspect, a UE is capable of maintaining connectivity of a first RAT and connectivity of a second RAT. The UE is configured to send a RAT request to the cellular network, the RAT request indicating at least one preferred RAT that is selected from the first RAT and the second RAT, and use the at least one preferred RAT to carry data transmission between the UE and the cellular network.

CPC Classifications

H04W 76/15 H04W 24/08 H04W 72/21 H04W 76/30 H04W 88/02 H04W 52/0216 H04W 52/0219 H04W 48/18 H04W 76/16 H04L 5/001 H04B 7/06956 Y02D 30/70

Filing Date

2021-09-24

Application No.

17905771

Claims

15