IP Library Granted Patent US 9,094,832
Granted Patent B2
US 9,094,832 · App. 13/870,908 · Granted Jul 28, 2015

Method of selectively applying a PDCP function in wireless communication system

Inventors: Seung June Yi (Anyang-si, KR); Sung Duck Chun (Anyang-si, KR); Sung Hoon Jung (Anyang-si, KR); Young Dae Lee (Anyang-si, KR); Sung Jun Park (Anyang-si, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04W12/10H04L69/04H04W28/06H04W80/02
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Patent No.
US 9,094,832
App. No.
13/870,908
Granted
Jul 28, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a wireless communication system and terminal for providing a wireless communication service, and more particularly, a method of selectively applying a PDCP function based on data characteristic transmitted through a radio bearer in an Evolved Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (E-UMTS) evolved from a UMTS, Long Term Evolution (LTE) System or LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) system.

Claims (34)

1. A method of applying an integrity protection in wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, by a Relay Node (RN), a configuration message from a network,

wherein the configuration message includes an indicator for indicating whether the integrity protection should be used by the Relay Node (RN); and

using, by the Relay Node (RN), the integrity protection according to the indicator included in the configuration message,

wherein when the integrity protection is used, a format of a data unit for a Relay Node Data Radio Bearer (RN DRB) includes a D/C (Data/Control) field, one or more reserved fields, one or more fields for a sequence number of the data unit, one or more data fields, and one or more fields for information related to the integrity protection.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more fields for information related to the integrity protection carries a message authentication code.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the message authentication code is a MAC-I (Message Authentication Code-Integrity).

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more fields for information related to the integrity protection are attached at end of the data unit.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more fields for information related to the integrity protection is only attached when the D/C field indicates that the data unit is a data PDU.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data unit is a PDCP (Packet Data Convergence Protocol) PDU (Protocol Data Unit).

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the D/C field is used to indicate whether the data unit is a control PDU or a data PDU.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the indicator included in the configuration message is received by the RN per each DRB (Data Radio Bearer).

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more data fields includes data from each DRB mapped on a RLC AM (Radio Link Control Acknowledged Mode) or a RLC UM (Radio Link Control Unacknowledged Mode).

10. A method of applying an integrity protection in wireless communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting a configuration message to a Relay Node (RN);

wherein the configuration message includes an indicator for indicating whether the integrity protection should be used by the Relay Node (RN),

wherein the integrity protection is used by the RN according to the indicator included in the configuration message, and

wherein, when the integrity protection is used, a format of a data unit for a Relay Node Data Radio Bearer (RN DRB) includes a D/C (Data/Control) field, one or more reserved fields, one or more fields for a sequence number of the data unit, one or more data fields, and one or more fields for information related to the integrity protection.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the one or more fields for information related to the integrity protection carries a message authentication code.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the message authentication code is a MAC-I (Message Authentication Code-Integrity).

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the one or more fields for information related to the integrity protection are attached at end of the data unit.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the one or more fields for information related to the integrity protection is only attached when the D/C field indicates that the data unit is a data PDU.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the data unit is a PDCP (Packet Data Convergence Protocol) PDU (Protocol Data Unit).

16. The method of claim 10 , wherein the D/C field is used to indicate whether the data unit is a control PDU or a data PDU.

17. The method of claim 10 , wherein the indicator included in the configuration message is received by the RN per each DRB (Data Radio Bearer).

18. The method of claim 10 , wherein the one or more data fields includes data from each DRB mapped on a RLC AM (Radio Link Control Acknowledged Mode) or a RLC UM (Radio Link Control Unacknowledged Mode).

19. A Relay Node (RN) for applying an integrity protection in wireless communication system, the Relay Node (RN) comprising:

a transceiver to transmit or receive a data;

a memory to store the data: and

a processor cooperating with the transceiver and memory to perform the steps of:

receiving a configuration message from a network,

wherein the configuration message includes an indicator for indicating whether the integrity protection should be used by the Relay Node (RN), and

using the integrity protection according to the indicator included in the configuration message,

wherein, when the integrity protection is used, a format of a data unit for a Relay Node Data Radio Bearer (RN DRB) includes a D/C (Data/Control) field, one or more reserved fields, one or more fields for a sequence number of the data unit, one or more data fields, and one or more fields for information related to the integrity protection.

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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 25, 2013
From: YI, SEUNG-JUNE; CHUN, SUNG-DUCK; JUNG, SUNG-HOON; LEE, YOUNG-DAE; PARK, SUNG-JUN
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Continuity (3)
Continuation 13019241 · Feb 1, 2011
Provisional Application 61300800 · Feb 2, 2010
Related Publication 20130235803A1 · Sep 12, 2013