Drone user equipment indication
First Claim
1. A method for providing a drone user equipment (UE) indication, comprising:
- connecting to a wireless network by a UE having flight capabilities; and
transmitting, by the UE, a drone UE indicator to the wireless network to indicate that the UE is an unmanned aircraft system having the flight capabilities, wherein the drone UE indicator is transmitted to the wireless network as part of a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection request, during a non-access stratum (NAS) attach procedure, or using Medium Access Control (MAC) signaling during a Random Access Procedure (RACH) when establishing the connection to the wireless network.
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to drone user equipment (UE) indications that may be conveyed to a wireless network. In particular, a UE that has flight capabilities (i.e., capabilities to operate as an unmanned aircraft system) and optional further capabilities to report a current height level may indicate such capabilities to the wireless network. As such, the wireless network may differentiate the drone UE from other UEs that only operate on the ground. Furthermore, the optional current height level may enable the wireless network to differentiate among drone UEs operating at different heights and/or from other UEs that are operating on the ground. The wireless network may further use the information indicating the flight capabilities either alone or in combination with the optional height information to configure power control parameters, manage interference, provide mobility management functions, generate neighbor lists, control beamforming, or implement a radio resource configuration or management procedure.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for providing a drone user equipment (UE) indication, comprising:
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connecting to a wireless network by a UE having flight capabilities; and transmitting, by the UE, a drone UE indicator to the wireless network to indicate that the UE is an unmanned aircraft system having the flight capabilities, wherein the drone UE indicator is transmitted to the wireless network as part of a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection request, during a non-access stratum (NAS) attach procedure, or using Medium Access Control (MAC) signaling during a Random Access Procedure (RACH) when establishing the connection to the wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one processor configured to connect to a wireless network; and a transmitter configured to transmit a drone user equipment (UE) indicator to the wireless network to indicate that the apparatus is an unmanned aircraft system that has flight capabilities wherein the drone UE indicator is transmitted to the wireless network as part of a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection request, during a non-access stratum (NAS) attach procedure, or using Medium Access Control (MAC) signaling during a Random Access Procedure (RACH) when connecting to the wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for connecting to a wireless network; and means for transmitting a drone user equipment (UE) indicator to the wireless network to indicate that the apparatus is an unmanned aircraft system that has flight capabilities, wherein the drone UE indicator is transmitted to the wireless network as part of a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection request, during a non-access stratum (NAS) attach procedure, or using Medium Access Control (MAC) signaling during a Random Access Procedure (RACH) when connecting to the wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions, the stored computer-executable instructions configured to cause a mobile device to:
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connect to a wireless network; and transmit a drone user equipment (UE) indicator to the wireless network to indicate that the mobile device is an unmanned aircraft system that has flight capabilities, wherein the drone UE indicator is transmitted to the wireless network as part of a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection request, during a non-access stratum (NAS) attach procedure, or using Medium Access Control (MAC) signaling during a Random Access Procedure (RACH) when the mobile device is connecting to the wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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