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Base station operation to restrict access by reduced capability user equipment

US12127099B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Apple Inc. · US

Inventors

Naveen Kumar R. Palle Venkata · San Diego, US
Dawei Zhang · Saratoga, US
Haijing Hu · Beijing, CN
Hong He · Sunnyvale, US
Sarma V. Vangala · San Jose, US
Sudeep Manithara Vamanan · Nuremberg, DE
Wei Zeng · Saratoga, US
Yuqin Chen · Lo Wu, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 6, 2020
Grant date	Oct 22, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 20, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W48/12
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A base station may restrict access by a user equipment (UE). The base station broadcasts access restrictions to one or more UE within a cell coverage area of the base station, wherein the access restrictions include one or more predetermined criteria that must be satisfied for a UE to be allowed to camp on the base station. The base station performs a random access channel (RACH) procedure to allow the UE to camp on the base station when the UE satisfies the one or more predetermined criteria.

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