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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2020
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Chunhai Yao, Beijing, CN;
Dawei Zhang, Beijing, CA;
Fangli Xu, Cupertino, CA (US);
Haijing Hu, Cupertino, CA (US);
Murtaza A. Shikari, Cupertino, CA (US);
Sarma V. Vangala, Cupertino, CA (US);
Srinivasan Nimmala, Cupertino, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A base station (BS) comprising a processor configured to perform operations is described. In an exemplary embodiment, the operations include receiving an initial data from a UE is in a RRC_INACTIVE while the UE does not transition from the RRC_INACTIVE state to a RRC_CONNECTED state. In addition, the operations include transmitting a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) for a UE dedicated scheduling for a transmission or reception of a subsequent data during an active period, while the UE is in the RRC INACTIVE state. Furthermore, the operations include receiving or transmitting the subsequent data transmission based on the dedicated scheduling. The operations additionally include transmitting one or more configurations for the transmission or reception of the subsequent data. The one or more configurations is transmitted as part of the RRC release message. The one or more configurations is transmitted as part of a System Information Block (SIB).