IP Library Granted Patent US 8,954,072
Granted Patent B2
US 8,954,072 · App. 13/362,724 · Granted Feb 10, 2015

Method and apparatus for cell update while in an enhanced Cell

Inventors: Rocco DiGirolamo (Laval, CA); Diana Pani (Montreal, CA); Christopher R. Cave (Verdun, CA); Paul Marinier (Brossard, CA); Stephen E. Terry (Northport, NY)
Assignee: Interdigital Technology Corporation
H04W36/10H04W36/34H04W36/04H04W36/0055
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Patent No.
US 8,954,072
App. No.
13/362,724
Granted
Feb 10, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and apparatus for cell update while in a Cell_FACH state are disclosed. After selecting a target cell, system information is read from the target cell including high speed downlink shared channel (HS-DSCH) common system information. A radio network temporary identity (RNTI) received in a source cell is cleared and a variable HS_DSCH_RECEPTION is set to TRUE. An HS-DSCH medium access control (MAC-hs) entity is configured based on the HS-DSCH common system information. High speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) transmission is then received in the target cell. A CELL UPDATE message is sent to notify of a cell change. The HSDPA transmission may be received using a common H-RNTI broadcast in the system information, a reserved H-RNTI as requested in a CELL UPDATE message, or a temporary identity which is a subset of a U-RNTI. The MAC-hs entity may be reset.

Claims (31)

1. A method for performing cell reselection while in a Cell_FACH state, the method comprising:

initiating a cell update procedure with cause cell reselection while in the Cell_FACH state;

receiving system information including high speed downlink shared channel (HS-DSCH) common system information;

clearing a cell radio network temporary identity (C-RNTI);

clearing an HS-DSCH radio network temporary identity (H-RNTI);

resetting an HS-DSCH medium access control (MAC-ehs) entity; and

receiving a high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) transmission using a common H-RNTI.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the common H-RNTI is selected following receipt of a CELL UPDATE CONFIRM RRC message.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising enabling HS-DSCH reception by setting an HS-DSCH reception variable to TRUE.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the common H-RNTI is selected when the HS-DSCH reception variable is set to TRUE.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the HS-DSCH reception variable is an HS_DSCH_RECEPTION_OF_CCCH_ENABLED variable.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein a universal terrestrial radio access network (UTRAN) radio network temporary identity (U-RNTI) is assigned for DCCH transmissions.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the U-RNTI is included as a MAC-c header.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the U-RNTI is an identity of a wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) in the MAC-c header.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the MAC-ehs entity is reset for both a common H-RNTI and a dedicated H-RNTI, if the common H-RNTI and the dedicated H-RNTI are configured with separate MAC-ehs entities.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the MAC-ehs entity is reset when cell reselection results in an inter-Node B cell change.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising sending a radio link control (RLC) status report upon cell reselection.

12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising stopping using the C-RNTI and the H-RNTI just cleared.

13. A wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) for performing cell reselection while in a Cell_FACH state, the WTRU comprising:

a controller configured to, while in the Cell_FACH state, initiate a cell update procedure with cause cell reselection, receive system information including high speed downlink shared channel (HS-DSCH) common system information, clear a cell radio network temporary identity (C-RNTI), clear an HS-DSCH radio network temporary identity (H-RNTI), reset an HS-DSCH medium access control (MAC-ehs) entity, and receive a high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) transmission using a common H-RNTI.

14. The WTRU of claim 13 , wherein the common H-RNTI is selected following receipt of a CELL UPDATE CONFIRM RRC message.

15. The WTRU of claim 13 , further comprising enabling HS-DSCH reception by setting an HS-DSCH reception variable to TRUE.

16. The WTRU of claim 15 , wherein the common H-RNTI is selected when the HS-DSCH reception variable is set to TRUE.

17. The WTRU of claim 15 , wherein the HS-DSCH reception variable is an HS_DSCH_RECEPTION_OF_CCCH_ENABLED variable.

18. The WTRU of claim 13 , wherein a universal terrestrial radio access network (UTRAN) radio network temporary identity (U-RNTI) is assigned for DCCH transmissions.

19. The WTRU of claim 18 , wherein the U-RNTI is included as a MAC-c header.

20. The WTRU of claim 19 , wherein the U-RNTI is an identity of the WTRU in the MAC-c header.

21. The WTRU of claim 13 , wherein the MAC-ehs entity is reset for both a common H-RNTI and a dedicated H-RNTI, if the common H-RNTI and the dedicated H-RNTI are configured with separate MAC-ehs entities.

22. The WTRU of claim 13 , wherein the MAC-ehs entity is reset when cell reselection results in an inter-Node B cell change.

23. The WTRU of claim 13 , further comprising sending a radio link control (RLC) status report upon cell reselection.

24. The WTRU of claim 13 , further comprising stopping using the C-RNTI and the H-RNTI just cleared.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 14, 2025
From: INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
To: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 070837/0530 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 12024739 · Feb 1, 2008
Provisional Application 60887874 · Feb 2, 2007
Provisional Application 60895335 · Mar 16, 2007
Provisional Application 60915058 · Apr 30, 2007
Related Publication 20130028234A1 · Jan 31, 2013