IP Library Granted Patent US 12713321
Granted Patent B2
US 12713321 · App. 18/639,828 · Granted Aug 18, 2026

Method and apparatus for supporting self-optimisation in a wireless communication system

Inventors: Lixiang Xu (Beijing, CN); Xiaoning Ma (Beijing, CN); Hong Wang (Beijing, CN); Weiwei Wang (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W36/305H04W24/10H04W36/08H04W36/14
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12713321
App. No.
18/639,828
Granted
Aug 18, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The present disclosure provides a method for supporting self-configuration and self-optimization in a wireless communication system.

Claims (70)

1 . A method performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

identifying a handover failure in a first cell of a first base station operating with a new radio (NR) radio access technology (RAT);

performing a first radio resource control (RRC) connection establishment with a second cell of a second base station operating with a long term evolution (LTE) RAT;

setting, in a connection failure report,

a value of time elapsed between the handover failure and the first RRC connection establishment, and

an identity of the second cell;

performing a second RRC connection establishment with a third cell of a third base station operating with the NR RAT;

receiving, from the third base station, a first message requesting the connection failure report; and

transmitting, to the third base station, a second message including the connection failure report.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the identity of the second cell is set based on a global cell identity.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

based on identifying the handover failure, setting, in the connection failure report, at least one of:

a connection failure type indicating the handover failure,

information for identifying the first cell,

information for identifying a source cell that triggers associated with a last handover being failed, or

a value of time elapsed between since an initialization of the last handover until the handover failure.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein further comprising:

before transmitting the second message, setting, in the connection failure report, a value of time elapsed since the handover failure.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the connection failure report is delivered to the first base station.

6 . A method performed by a base station operating with a new radio (NR) radio access technology (RAT) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

performing a radio resource control (RRC) connection establishment with a terminal;

transmitting, to the terminal, a first message requesting a connection failure report; and

receiving, from the terminal, a second message including the connection failure report, wherein the connection failure report includes:

a value of time elapsed between a handover failure and a next time the terminal connects to a long term evolution (LTE) cell, and

an identity of the LTE cell.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the identity of the LTE cell is set based on a global cell identity.

8 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the connection failure report further includes at least one of:

a connection failure type indicating the handover failure,

information for identifying a cell in which the handover failure occurs,

information for identifying a source cell that triggers associated with a last handover being failed, or

a value of time elapsed between since an initialization of the last handover until the handover failure.

9 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the connection failure report further includes a value of time elapsed from the handover failure until the terminal transmits the second message.

10 . The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

transmitting, to another base station operating a cell in which the handover failure occurs, the connection failure report.

11 . A terminal in a wireless communication system, the terminal comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

identify a handover failure in a first cell of a first base station operating with a new radio (NR) radio access technology (RAT),

perform a first radio resource control (RRC) connection establishment with a second cell of a second base station operating with a long term evolution (LTE) RAT,

set, in a connection failure report,

a value of time elapsed between the handover failure and the first RRC connection establishment, and

an identity of the second cell,

perform a second RRC connection establishment with a third cell of a third base station operating with the NR RAT,

receive, from the third base station, a first message requesting the connection failure report, and

transmit, to the third base station, a second message including the connection failure report.

12 . The terminal of claim 11 , wherein the identity of the second cell is set based on a global cell identity.

13 . The terminal of claim 11 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

based on identifying the handover failure, set, in the connection failure report, at least one of:

a connection failure type indicating the handover failure,

information for identifying the first cell,

information for identifying a source cell that triggers associated with a last handover being failed, or

a value of time elapsed between since an initialization of the last handover until the handover failure.

14 . The terminal of claim 11 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

before transmitting the second message, set, in the connection failure report, a value of time elapsed since the handover failure.

15 . The terminal of claim 11 , wherein the connection failure report is delivered to the first base station.

16 . A base station operating with a new radio (NR) radio access technology (RAT) in a wireless communication system, the base station comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

perform a radio resource control (RRC) connection establishment with a terminal, transmit, to the terminal, a first message requesting a connection failure report, and receive, from the terminal, a second message including the connection failure report, wherein the connection failure report includes:

a value of time elapsed between a handover failure and a next time the terminal connects to a long term evolution (LTE) cell, and

an identity of the LTE cell.

17 . The terminal base station of claim 16 , wherein the identity of the LTE cell is set based on a global cell identity.

18 . The terminal base station of claim 16 , wherein the connection failure report further includes at least one of:

a connection failure type indicating the handover failure,

information for identifying a cell in which the handover failure occurs,

information for identifying a source cell that triggers associated with a last handover being failed, or

a value of time elapsed between since an initialization of the last handover until the handover failure.

19 . The terminal base station of claim 16 , wherein the connection failure report further includes a value of time elapsed from the handover failure until the terminal transmits the second message.

20 . The terminal base station of claim 16 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

transmit, to another base station operating a cell in which the handover failure occurs, the connection failure report.