Patents by Inventor Johan Rune

Johan Rune has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • User Equipment, Target Access Node and Methods in a Wireless Communications Network for Handling Packet Data Convergence Protocol (Pdcp) Service Data Units (Sdu) When Performing a Dual Active Protocol Stack (DAPS) Handover
    Publication number: 20250151162
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to telecommunications. In one of its aspects, the disclosure concerns a method performed by a User Equipment for handling Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) Service Data Units (SDUs) when performing a Dual Active Protocol Stack (DAPS) handover of at least one radio bearer from a source access node to a target access node in a wireless communications network. The method comprises obtaining a trigger to perform the handover and establishing a radio connection for the at least one radio bearer with the target access node. An uplink transmission of PDCP SDUs is switched from the source to the target access node over the established radio connection. A radio connection with the source access node is released and a PDCP status report is transmitted to the target access node for each configured radio bearer. The respective PDCP status report indicates PDCP Sequence Numbers (SNs) of missing PDCP SDUs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2025
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Pontus Wallentin, Johan Rune, Oscar Ohlsson, Claes-Göran Persson
  • CONDITIONAL MOBILITY TRIGGERING BASED ON BEAM INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20250133451
    Abstract: Methods performed by wireless devices and network nodes for conditional mobility procedures are disclosed. A method performed by a wireless device comprises receiving a conditional mobility configuration from a source network node containing at least a triggering condition for conditional mobility based on beam measurement information; and performing beam measurements for at least one beam of at least one cell, to obtain beam measurement information for the at least one beam. A method performed by a network node comprises defining a conditional mobility configuration containing at least a triggering condition for conditional mobility based on beam measurement information; and initiating the transmission of the conditional mobility configuration to at least one user equipment. Also disclosed are base stations and wireless devices configured to perform the methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Icaro L. J. DA SILVA, Johan RUNE
  • Radio network node, wireless device, and methods for performing random access in a wireless communication network
    Patent number: 12284559
    Abstract: Embodiments herein relate, e.g., to a method performed by a wireless device for handling communication in a wireless communication network. The wireless device transmits to a radio network node, a first preamble associated with a selected downlink beam. The wireless device further monitors for a random access response, RAR, in a first RAR reception window and when the RAR is not received in the first RAR reception window, monitors for the RAR in a second RAR reception window of a different beam or to transmit, to the radio network node, a second preamble associated with a second beam wherein the first preamble is associated with a channel state information reference signal and the second preamble is associated with a synchronization signal block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Icaro L. J. Da Silva, Patrik Rugeland, Johan Rune
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TIME-BASED HANDOVER IN NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORKS
    Publication number: 20250113277
    Abstract: A method (700) by a source network node (110A) for handover of a wireless device (112) in a Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) to a target network node (110B) includes transmitting (702), to the target network node, time information for performing, by the wireless device, the handover to a target cell associated with the target network node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Claes-Göran Persson, Johan Rune, Gino Luca Masini
  • First node, wireless device and methods performed thereby, for handling beamforming beams
    Patent number: 12267138
    Abstract: A method performed by a node, for handling beamforming beams. The node operates in a wireless communications network. The node establishes that at least two beams in a first set of beams transmitted by one or more first radio network nodes are overlapping. The establishing is based on information comprising at least one of: i) a first indication of a first result of one or more measurements performed by one or more wireless devices on the first set of beams, and ii) a report having a second result of a determination that the at least two beams in the first set of beams are overlapping. The node also provides a second indication to at least one of: the node, the one or more second radio network nodes, and the one or more wireless devices. The second indication is based on the established overlap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Johan Rune, Andreas Reial
  • RECOVERY/FALLBACK AFTER UNSUCCESSFUL 2-STEP RANDOM ACCESS ATTEMPT
    Publication number: 20250106906
    Abstract: A method, system, network node and wireless device for random access are provided. In one or more embodiments, a wireless device is configured to communicate with a network node. The wireless device includes processing circuitry configured to: trigger a random access (RA) process; select a first beam for the RA process, the selected first beam being associated with a two-step RA configuration, a characteristic of the selected first beam being determined to meet a predefined threshold; and perform the RA process associated with the two-step RA configuration using the selected first beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Johan RUNE, Icaro Leonardo DA SILVA
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING SYSTEM INFORMATION ACQUISITION DURING CELL RESELECTION IN A NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORK
    Publication number: 20250097811
    Abstract: A method (700) performed by a UE (112) includes receiving (702), from a first cell of a NTN, a set of one or more system information parameters. The UE receives, from a second cell of the NTN, an indication to use, for the second cell, the set of one or more system information parameters received from the first cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Emre Yavuz, Xingqin Lin, Johan Rune, Talha Khan, Jonas Sedin
  • UE-BASED HANDLING OF QOE SESSION STATUS INDICATIONS DURING CONDITIONAL HANDOVER
    Publication number: 20250071652
    Abstract: A method performed by a UE in a wireless communication network includes receiving a configuration for a conditional handover (CHO) from a source node to a candidate target node, executing the CHO to the candidate target node, and in connection with executing the CHO, and providing to the candidate target node a session status indication for an application session of the UE. A method performed by a target node in a wireless communication network includes receiving a CHO of a UE from a source node to the target node. In connection with the CHO, the target node receives a session status indication indicating a status for an application session of the UE, and handles the application session in accordance with the session status indication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Johan RUNE, Luca LUNARDI, Cecilia EKLÖF, Ali PARICHEHREHTEROUJENI
  • Network architecture, methods, and devices for a wireless communications network
    Patent number: 12231284
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus in a fifth-generation wireless communications network, including an example method, in a wireless device, that includes determining a reporting quality threshold for a parameter related to channel state information (CSI); performing a measurement for each of a plurality of beams from a first predetermined set of beams for evaluation; evaluating the measurement for each of the plurality of beams against the reporting quality threshold; discontinuing the performing and evaluating of measurements in response to determining that the reporting quality threshold is met for one of the beams, such that one or more beams in the first predetermined set of beams are not measured and evaluated; and reporting, to the wireless communications network, CSI for the one of the beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Stefan Parkvall, Janne Peisa, Gunnar Mildh, Robert Baldemair, Stefan Wager, Jonas Kronander, Karl Werner, Richard Abrahamsson, Ismet Aktas, Peter Alriksson, Junaid Ansari, Shehzad Ali Ashraf, Henrik Asplund, Fredrik Athley, Håkan Axelsson, Joakim Axmon, Johan Axnäs, Kumar Balachandran, Gunnar Bark, Jan-Erik Berg, Andreas Bergström, Håkan Björkegren, Nadia Brahmi, Cagatay Capar, Anders Carlsson, Andreas Cedergren, Mikael Coldrey, Icaro L. J. da Silva, Erik Dahlman, Ali El Essaili, Ulrika Engström, Mårten Ericson, Erik Eriksson, Mikael Fallgren, Rui Fan, Gabor Fodor, Pål Frenger, Jonas Fridén, Jonas Fröberg Olsson, Anders Furuskär, Johan Furuskog, Virgile Garcia, Ather Gattami, Fredrik Gunnarsson, Ulf Gustavsson, Bo Hagerman, Fredrik Harrysson, Ning He, Martin Hessler, Kimmo Hiltunen, Songnam Hong, Dennis Hui, Jörg Huschke, Tim Irnich, Sven Jacobsson, Niklas Jaldén, Simon Järmyr, Zhiyuan Jiang, Martin Johansson, Niklas Johansson, Du Ho Kang, Eleftherios Karipidis, Patrik Karlsson, Ali S. Khayrallah, Caner Kilinc, Göran N. Klang, Sara Landström, Christina Larsson, Gen Li, Bo Lincoln, Lars Lindbom, Robert Lindgren, Bengt Lindoff, Fredrik Lindqvist, Jinhua Liu, Thorsten Lohmar, Qianxi Lu, Lars Manholm, Ivana Maric, Jonas Medbo, Qingyu Miao, Reza Moosavi, Walter Müller, Elena Myhre, Johan Nilsson, Karl Norrman, Bengt-Erik Olsson, Torgny Palenius, Sven Petersson, Jose Luis Pradas, Mikael Prytz, Olav Queseth, Pradeepa Ramachandra, Edgar Ramos, Andres Reial, Thomas Rimhagen, Emil Ringh, Patrik Rugeland, Johan Rune, Joachim Sachs, Henrik Sahlin, Vidit Saxena, Nima Seifi, Yngve Selén, Eliane Semaan, Sachin Sharma, Cong Shi, Johan Sköld, Magnus Stattin, Anders Stjernman, Dennis Sundman, Lars Sundström, Miurel Isabel Tercero Vargas, Claes Tidestav, Sibel Tombaz, Johan Torsner, Hugo Tullberg, Jari Vikberg, Peter von Wrycza, Thomas Walldeen, Anders Wallen, Pontus Wallentin, Hai Wang, Ke Wang Helmersson, Jianfeng Wang, Yi-Pin Eric Wang, Niclas Wiberg, Emma Wittenmark, Osman Nuri Can Yilmaz, Ali Zaidi, Zhan Zhang, Zhang Zhang, Yanli Zheng
  • Provision of distributed paging occasions
    Patent number: 12232079
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, methods are provided to operate a base station of a wireless communication network. For example, parameters may be generated that define a plurality of potential PDCCH monitoring occasions and that define a plurality of paging occasions, wherein each one of the plurality of paging occasions includes a respective subset of the plurality of potential PDCCH monitoring occasions, wherein consecutive paging occasions are spaced apart in time with at least one of the potential PDCCH monitoring occasions therebetween not being included in any of the plurality of paging occasions. The parameters are transmitted over a radio interface to a wireless device. Related methods of operating wireless devices, related base stations, and related wireless devices are also discussed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Johan Rune, Claes-Göran Persson
  • A Method for Reporting PDCP Package Delays in Dual Connectivity Scenarios
    Publication number: 20250048171
    Abstract: Embodiments herein relates to a method performed by a network node (12,15,20), for calculating an UL radio access network average delay in a wireless communication network comprising a first radio network node (12) and a second radio network node (13) providing dual connectivity to a UE (10). The network node (12,15,20) applies a weighting to a number of packets respectively sent via the first radio network node (12) and the second radio network node (13) when no packet duplication is applied, wherein the weighting further includes a number of packets sent via the first radio network node (12) and the second radio network node (13) when packet duplication is applied or a time period during which packets were sent via the first radio network node (12) and the second radio network node (13) when packet duplication is applied, and wherein the weighting also includes a respective delay calculation for one or more packets, or periods, with duplication, and one or more packets, or periods, without duplication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Sakib Bin Redhwan, Pradeepa Ramachandra, Angelo Centonza, Marco Belleschi, Panagiotis Saltsidis, Johan Rune
  • Handling of Triggers for RAN-Visible QoE Reporting
    Publication number: 20250047573
    Abstract: Embodiments include methods for a user equipment (UE) configured to perform quality-of-experience (QoE) measurements in a radio access network (RAN). Such methods include performing QoE measurements for one or more applications operating on a UE application layer and detecting occurrence of at least one event or condition that triggers a RAN-visible QoE(RVQoE) report. Such methods include, based on detecting the occurrence of the at least one event or condition, sending to a RAN node at least one RVQoE report that includes the following: one or more RVQoE metrics or RVQoE values, each based on the QoE measurements performed; and one or more trigger-related indications associated with the detected event or condition. Other embodiments include complementary methods for a RAN node as well as UEs and RAN nodes configured to perform such methods. FIG. 8 is selected for publication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Luca Lunardi, Ali Parichehrehteroujeni, Johan Rune, Filip Barac, Cecilia Eklöf
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REPORTING UPPER LAYER INDICATIONS AND QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE IN MULTI CONNECTIVITY
    Publication number: 20250039714
    Abstract: A method (1000) by a user equipment, UE (412), having multi-connectivity to a plurality of network nodes (410) includes receiving (1002), from at least a first network node (410A) of the plurality of network nodes, a Quality of Experience (QoE) measurement configuration comprising an indication to send an application layer indication and/or QoE report. The UE determines (1004) that the application layer indication and/or QoE report cannot be sent to the network node from which the QoE measurement configuration was received. The UE transmits (1006), to another network node (410B) of the plurality of network nodes, the application layer indication and/or QoE report.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Luca LUNARDI, Johan Rune, Cecilia Eklöf, Filip BARAC
  • User equipment, target access node and methods in a wireless communications network for handling packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) service data units (SDU) when performing a dual active protocol stack (DAPS) handover
    Patent number: 12200478
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to telecommunications. In one of its aspects, the disclosure concerns a method performed by a User Equipment for handling Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) Service Data Units (SDUs) when performing a Dual Active Protocol Stack (DAPS) handover of at least one radio bearer from a source access node to a target access node in a wireless communications network. The method comprises obtaining a trigger to perform the handover and establishing a radio connection for the at least one radio bearer with the target access node. An uplink transmission of PDCP SDUs is switched from the source to the target access node over the established radio connection. A radio connection with the source access node is released and a PDCP status report is transmitted to the target access node for each configured radio bearer. The respective PDCP status report indicates PDCP Sequence Numbers (SNs) of missing PDCP SDUs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Pontus Wallentin, Johan Rune, Oscar Ohlsson, Claes-Göran Persson
  • PRECONFIGURED SMTC AND MEASUREMENT GAPS IN NTN
    Publication number: 20250016592
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device comprises receiving a measurement configuration to measure reference signals from one or more satellite cells of a plurality of satellite cells. The measurement configuration includes one or more parameters that indicate how the measurement configuration is to be updated over time. The method further comprises: measuring a reference signal on one or more selected satellite cells using a first measurement configuration based on the received measurement configuration; dynamically adapting the measurement configuration based on the received parameters that indicate how measurement configuration is to be updated resulting in a second measurement configuration; and measuring a reference signal on one or more selected satellite cells using the second measurement configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Johan Rune, Helka-Liina Määttänen
  • Conditional mobility triggering based on beam information
    Patent number: 12192747
    Abstract: Methods performed by wireless devices and network nodes for conditional mobility procedures are disclosed. A method performed by a wireless device comprises receiving a conditional mobility configuration from a source network node containing at least a triggering condition for conditional mobility based on beam measurement information; and performing beam measurements for at least one beam of at least one cell, to obtain beam measurement information for the at least one beam. A method performed by a network node comprises defining a conditional mobility configuration containing at least a triggering condition for conditional mobility based on beam measurement information; and initiating the transmission of the conditional mobility configuration to at least one user equipment. Also disclosed are base stations and wireless devices configured to perform the methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Icaro L. J. Da Silva, Johan Rune
  • Network Architecture, Methods, and Devices for a Wireless Communications Network
    Publication number: 20240421931
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus in a fifth-generation wireless communications, including an example method, in a wireless device, that includes receiving a downlink signal comprising an uplink access configuration index, using the uplink access configuration index to identify an uplink access configuration from among a predetermined plurality of uplink access configurations, and transmitting to the wireless communications network according to the identified uplink access configuration. The example method further includes, in the same wireless device, receiving, in a first subframe, a first Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM) transmission formatted according to a first numerology and receiving, in a second subframe, a second OFDM transmission formatted according to a second numerology, the second numerology differing from the first numerology. Variants of this method, corresponding apparatuses, and corresponding network-side methods and apparatuses are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Stefan Parkvall, Janne Peisa, Gunnar Mildh, Robert Baldemair, Stefan Wager, Jonas Kronander, Karl Werner, Richard Abrahamsson, Ismet Aktas, Peter Alriksson, Junaid Ansari, Shehzad Ali Ashraf, Henrik Asplund, Fredrik Athley, Håkan Axelsson, Joakim Axmon, Johan Axnäs, Kumar Balachandran, Gunnar Bark, Jan-Erik Berg, Andreas Bergström, Håkan Björkegren, Nadia Brahmi, Cagatay Capar, Anders Carlsson, Andreas Cedergren, Mikael Coldrey, Icaro L. J. da Silva, Erik Dahlman, Ali El Essaili, Ulrika Engström, Mårten Ericson, Erik Eriksson, Mikael Fallgren, Rui Fan, Gabor Fodor, Pål Frenger, Jonas Fridén, Jonas Fröberg Olsson, Anders Furuskär, Johan Furuskog, Virgile Garcia, Ather Gattami, Fredrik Gunnarsson, Ulf Gustavsson, Bo Hagerman, Fredrik Harrysson, Ning He, Martin Hessler, Kimmo Hiltunen, Songnam Hong, Dennis Hui, Jörg Huschke, Tim Irnich, Sven Jacobsson, Niklas Jaldén, Simon Järmyr, Zhiyuan Jiang, Martin Johansson, Niklas Johansson, Du Ho Kang, Eleftherios Karipidis, Patrik Karlsson, Ali S. Khayrallah, Caner Kilinc, Göran N. Klang, Sara Landström, Christina Larsson, Gen Li, Lars Lindbom, Robert Lindgren, Bengt Lindoff, Fredrik Lindqvist, Jinhua Liu, Thorsten Lohmar, Qianxi Lu, Lars Manholm, Ivana Maric, Jonas Medbo, Qingyu Miao, Reza Moosavi, Walter Müller, Elena Myhre, Karl Norrman, Bengt-Erik Olsson, Torgny Palenius, Sven Petersson, Jose Luis Pradas, Mikael Prytz, Olav Queseth, Pradeepa Ramachandra, Edgar Ramos, Andres Reial, Thomas Rimhagen, Emil Ringh, Patrik Rugeland, Johan Rune, Joachim Sachs, Henrik Sahlin, Vidit Saxena, Nima Seifi, Yngve Selén, Eliane Semaan, Sachin Sharma, Cong Shi, Johan Sköld, Magnus Stattin, Anders Stjernman, Dennis Sundman, Lars Sundström, Miurel Isabel Tercero Vargas, Claes Tidestav, Sibel Tombaz, Johan Torsner, Hugo Tullberg, Jari Vikberg, Peter von Wrycza, Thomas Walldeen, Pontus Wallentin, Hai Wang, Ke Wang Helmersson, Jianfeng Wang, Yi-Pin Eric Wang, Niclas Wiberg, Emma Wittenmark, Osman Nuri Can Yilmaz, Ali Zaidi, Zhan Zhang, Zhang Zhang, Yanli Zheng
  • EXCHANGING LBT INFORMATION BETWEEN RAN NODES
    Publication number: 20240414759
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method performed by a first network node operating in shared spectrum comprises obtaining radio resource status information from one or more wireless devices, wherein the radio resource status information comprises channel occupancy information (e.g., successful listen-before-talk (LBT) procedures, failed LBT procedures, etc.), and transmitting the radio resource status information to a second network node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Johan Rune, Angelo CENTONZA, Marco Belleschi, Pradeepa Ramachandra
  • Handling Quality-of-Experience (QoE) Configurations Exceeding Maximum Number
    Publication number: 20240397354
    Abstract: Embodiments include methods for a RAN node configured to manage configured to manage quality-of-experience (QoE) measurements by user equipment (UEs) operating in the RAN. Such methods include receiving, from a network node or function (NNF), a first number of QoE measurement collection, QMC, configurations and identifying a UE to perform QoE measurements according to the first number of QMC configurations. Such methods include selectively providing the first number of QMC configurations to the UE, based on the first number and one or more of the following: a maximum number of concurrent QMC configurations the UE can retain, respective priority levels of the first number of QMC configurations, and current signaling load in the RAN. Other embodiments include complementary methods for a UE, as well as RAN nodes and UEs configured to perform such methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Luca Lunardi, Ali Parichehrehteroujeni, Filip Barac, Cecilia Eklöf, Johan Rune
  • Methods providing transmission of UL data to a source access node after establishing connection with a target access node and related wireless devices
    Patent number: 12137379
    Abstract: A method of operating a wireless device (300) is described. The method includes providing (1001) a connection with a source access node. The method also includes receiving (1005) a handover command from the source access node while providing the connection with the source access node. The method also includes establishing (1009) a connection with a target access node responsive to receiving the handover command. The method further includes transmitting (1019) uplink data to the source access node after establishing the connection with the target access node. Related wireless devices are also discussed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Oscar Ohlsson, Pontus Wallentin, Johan Rune, Julien Muller, Alexander Vesely