EP-4738923-A2 - MEASUREMENT GAP COLLISION WITH KEEP HANDLING

Abstract

An apparatus configured to: receive, from a serving network, an indication that multiple non-serving network gaps that overlap in time are able to be used substantially simultaneously; detect a gap collision between at least one serving network gap and at least one non-serving network gap; in response to a determination that operation on the at least one serving network gap is required to fulfill at least one requirement associated with the at least one serving network gap, perform operations in the serving network using the at least one serving network gap; and in response to a determination that operation on the at least one serving network gap is not required to fulfill the at least one requirement associated with the at least one serving network gap, perform operations in a non-serving network using the at least one non-serving network gap.

Inventors

• DALSGAARD, LARS
• SELVAGANAPATHY, SRINIVASAN

Assignees

• Nokia Technologies Oy

Dates

Publication Date

20260506

Application Date

20240926

Claims (15)

1. An apparatus of a user equipment, comprising means for: receiving, from a serving network, a configuration for one or more Multiple Universal Subscriber Identity Module, MUSIM, gaps; receiving, from the serving network, a configuration for one or more serving network gaps; receiving, from the serving network, an indication that multiple MUSIM gaps that overlap in time are granted to be kept and used substantially simultaneously; receiving, from the serving network, information for handling gap collisions; and performing operations using at least one gap based, at least partially, on the information for handling gap collisions.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the information for handling gap collisions comprises an indication to use gap group priorities for handling gap collisions.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 or 2, wherein performing the operations using the at least one gap comprises: comparing at least one priority for the one or more MUSIM gaps, and at least one priority for the one or more serving network gaps; and determining the at least one gap for performing the operations based, at least partially, on a result of the comparison.
4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the at least one priority for the one or more MUSIM gaps comprises a priority for a group of the one or more MUSIM gaps.
5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the means are further configured to perform: determining the priority for the group of MUSIM gaps based, at least partially, on an indication to use gap group priorities for handling gap collisions.
6. The apparatus of claim 4 or 5, wherein the priority for the group of MUSIM gaps comprises at least one of: a highest priority associated with one of the group of MUSIM gaps, a lowest priority associated with one of the group of MUSIM gaps, or a network assigned priority for the group of MUSIM gaps.
7. The apparatus of any one of claims 4 through 6, wherein an indication to use gap group priorities for handling gap collisions comprises at least one of: an indication to use a highest priority associated with one of the group of MUSIM gaps as the priority for the group of MUSIM gaps, an indication to use a lowest priority associated with one of the group of MUSIM gaps as the priority for the group of MUSIM gaps, or an indication of the priority for the group of MUSIM gaps.
8. The apparatus of any one of claims 1 through 7, wherein at least one priority for the one or more serving network gaps comprises a highest priority of priorities respectively associated with the one or more serving network gaps.
9. The apparatus of any one of claims 1 through 8, wherein the information for handling gap collisions comprises an indication to at least one of: use at least one MUSIM gap and drop at least one serving network gap for performing the operations during a gap collision, use the at least one serving network gap and drop the at least one MUSIM gap for performing the operations during the gap collision, or use the at least one MUSIM gap and the at least one serving network gap for performing the operations during the gap collision.
10. A method comprising: receiving, with a user equipment from a serving network, a configuration for one or more MUSIM gaps; receiving, from the serving network, a configuration for one or more serving network gaps; receiving, from the serving network, an indication that multiple MUSIM gaps that overlap in time are granted to be kept and used substantially simultaneously; receiving, from the serving network, information for handling gap collisions; and performing operations using at least one gap based, at least partially, on the information for handling gap collisions.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein the information for handling gap collisions comprises an indication to use gap group priorities for handling gap collisions.
12. The method of claim 10, wherein the performing the operations using at least one gap comprises: comparing at least one priority for the one or more MUSIM gaps, and at least one priority for the one or more serving network gaps; and determining the at least one gap for performing the operations based, at least partially, on a result of the comparison.
13. The method of claim 10, wherein at least one priority for the one or more serving network gaps comprises a highest priority of priorities respectively associated with the one or more serving network gaps.
14. The method of any one of claims 10 through 13, wherein the information for handling gap collisions comprises an indication to at least one of: use at least one MUSIM gap and drop at least one serving network gap for performing the operations during a gap collision, use the at least one serving network gap and drop the at least one MUSIM gap for performing the operations during the gap collision, or use the at least one MUSIM gap and the at least one serving network gap for performing the operations during the gap collision.
15. An apparatus comprising means for: transmitting, to a user equipment, a configuration for one or more MUSIM gaps; transmitting, to the user equipment, a configuration for one or more serving network gaps; transmitting, to the user equipment, an indication that multiple MUSIM gaps that overlap in time are granted to be kept and used substantially simultaneously; and transmitting, to the user equipment, information for handling gap collisions.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The example and non-limiting embodiments relate generally to multiple universal subscriber identity module (MUSIM) gaps and, more particularly, to collisions with regard to MUSIM gaps. BACKGROUND It is known, for MUSIM gaps, for a UE to use multiple MUSIM gaps which collide in time according to a keep solution. Ogeen Toma, MediaTek inc, 3GPP Draft; R4-2304617; Type discussion; NR_DualTxRx_MUSIM-Core, 20230410 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), Mobile Competence Centre; 650, route des Lucioles; F-06921 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex; France, Vol: RAN WG4, Nro: Online; 20230417 - 20230426, XP052285824, discusses RRM requirements for MUSIM gaps collision handling. Xusheng Wei, Vivo, 3GPP Draft; R4-2315212; Type discussion; NR_DualTxRx_MUSIM-Core, 20230927 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), Mobile Competence Centre; 650, route des Lucioles; F-06921 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex; France, Vol: RAN WG4, Nro: Xiamen, CN; 20231009 - 20231013, XP052523667, discusses issues for collisions between gaps and priority rules for MUSIM gaps. SUMMARY The following summary is merely intended to be illustrative. The summary is not intended to limit the scope of the claims. In accordance with one aspect, an apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: receive, from a serving network, an indication that multiple non-serving network gaps that overlap in time are able to be used substantially simultaneously; detect a gap collision between at least one serving network gap and at least one non-serving network gap; in response to a determination that operation on the at least one serving network gap is required to fulfill at least one requirement associated with the at least one serving network gap, perform operations in the serving network using the at least one serving network gap; and in response to a determination that operation on the at least one serving network gap is not required to fulfill the at least one requirement associated with the at least one serving network gap, perform the operations in a non-serving network using the at least one non-serving network gap. In accordance with one aspect, a method comprising: receiving, with a user equipment from a serving network, an indication that multiple non-serving network gaps that overlap in time are able to be used substantially simultaneously; detecting a gap collision between at least one serving network gap and at least one non-serving network gap; in response to a determination that operation on the at least one serving network gap is required to fulfill at least one requirement associated with the at least one serving network gap, performing operations in the serving network using the at least one serving network gap; and in response to a determination that operation on the at least one serving network gap is not required to fulfill the at least one requirement associated with the at least one serving network gap, performing the operations in a non-serving network using the at least one non-serving network gap. In accordance with one aspect, an apparatus comprising means for: receiving, from a serving network, an indication that multiple non-serving network gaps that overlap in time are able to be used substantially simultaneously; detecting a gap collision between at least one serving network gap and at least one non-serving network gap; in response to a determination that operation on the at least one serving network gap is required to fulfill at least one requirement associated with the at least one serving network gap, performing operations in the serving network using the at least one serving network gap; and in response to a determination that operation on the at least one serving network gap is not required to fulfill the at least one requirement associated with the at least one serving network gap, performing the operations in a non-serving network using the at least one non-serving network gap. In accordance with one aspect, a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising program instructions stored thereon for performing at least the following: causing receiving, from a serving network, of an indication that multiple non-serving network gaps that overlap in time are able to be used substantially simultaneously; detecting a gap collision between at least one serving network gap and at least one non-serving network gap; in response to a determination that operation on the at least one serving network gap is required to fulfill at least one requirement associated with the at least one serving network gap, performing operations in the serving network using the at least one serving network gap; and in response to a determination that operation on the at least one serving network gap is not required to fulfill the at least one requirement associated with the at least one serving network gap, performing the operations