Techniques for supporting connectivity of remote user equipments with relay access via an interworking function

K Paladugu, H Cheng, GB Horn… - US Patent App. 17 …, 2023 - Google Patents
The present disclosure relates to wireless communications, and more particularly to
providing connectivity of a PC5 remote user equipment (UE) with UE-to-network (NW) relay …

Ue-to-network relay support for n3iwf access

K Paladugu, H Cheng - US Patent App. 17/146,293, 2021 - Google Patents
Aspects of the disclosure relate to relaying data between a PC5 remote UE and a network
entity (eg, 5G core network entity) via an inter-working function (eg, N3IWF) over sidelink UE …

Systems, methods, and apparatuses for enabling relay services for user equipment to access 5GC via a residential gateway

L Ching-Yu, MD Kedalagudde… - US Patent 11,871,461, 2024 - Google Patents
Relay service is enabled between a residential gateway and a remote user. For example, a
5G residential gateway (5G-RG) may include a relay user equipment (UE) to enable relay …

Systems and methods for establishing and modifying user plane communications

Y Huang, MA Carames, PC Booker - US Patent 11,039,502, 2021 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems described herein provide techniques for establishing and modifying user
plane communications sessions between Long-Term Evolution (“LTE”) User Equipment …

Systems and methods for UE location and mobility

Y Huang, MA Carames, PC Booker - US Patent 10,764,721, 2020 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems described herein provide techniques for establishing and modifying user
plane communications sessions between Long-Term Evolution (“LTE”) User Equipment …

Systems and methods for UE location and mobility

Y Huang, MA Carames, PC Booker - US Patent 11,115,784, 2021 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems described herein provide techniques for establishing and modifying user
plane communications sessions between Long-Term Evolution (“LTE”) User Equipment …

Use of user equipment (UE) identifiers for registration in fifth generation (5G) systems

AS Stojanovski, R Zaus - US Patent 11,632,734, 2023 - Google Patents
embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to the utilization of user equipment (UE)
identifiers for registration in fifth generation (5G) systems. Some embodiments may help …

Methods for 5G-NR RRC Connection Re-Establishment when Security is not Activated

B Shrestha, A Kolekar - US Patent App. 17/593,798, 2022 - Google Patents
Exemplary embodiments include a UE that determines that access stratum (AS) security has
not been activated and mobility is handled by a 5G core network. The UE then encodes a …

Enabling user equipment-to-network relay services in fifth generation

S Changhong - US Patent App. 17/642,908, 2022 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for
enabling a remote user equipment (UE) to access to a fifth-generation system (5GS) via a …

Unifying split bearers in LTE interworking

S Palat, S Lim, Y Zhang, R Burbidge, YH Heo… - US Patent …, 2022 - Google Patents
Techniques for unifying split bearers at user equipment (UE) in an Evolved-Universal
Terrestrial Radio Access-New Radio (E-ULTRA NR) dual connectivity (EN-DC) environment …