Patent ID: 11968574
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 11:
12. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of a user equipment (UE) for a 5G network, the computer-readable storage medium including instructions for configuring the UE to perform a measurement during a network controlled small gap (NCSG), the NCSG including a first visible interruption length (VIL1), a measurement length (ML), a second visible interruption length (VIL2), and a visible interruption repetition period (VIRP), the instructions, when executed by UE, cause the UE to:
transmit to the 5G network a UE capability indicating a length of one or both the VIL1 and the VIL2, wherein the UE capability is indicated in an SRS-SwitchingTimeNR information element; and
receive NCSG pattern information indicating the NCSG, in which the VIL1 and the VIL2 indicate when the UE is not expected to transmit and receive data on a serving carrier, the ML indicates when the UE is expected to transmit and receive data on the serving carrier, and the VIRP indicates a period in which to repeat the NCSG, wherein the VIRP includes a set of periods matching those of Measurement Gap Repetition Periods (MGRP).