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Granted Patent B2
US 10,136,423 · App. 14/781,207 · Granted Nov 20, 2018

Method and apparatus, in mobile communication system, for effectively providing configuration information about small cell that has small cell service region

Inventors: Sangbum Kim (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Himke Van DerVelde (Middlesex, GB); Soenghun Kim (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Jaehyuk Jang (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Kyeongin Jeong (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W72/0426H04W16/32
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Patent No.
US 10,136,423
App. No.
14/781,207
Granted
Nov 20, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and an apparatus, in a mobile communication system, for effectively providing configuration information about a small cell that has a small cell service region are provided. The method for transmitting reconfiguration information of a small cell base station in a mobile communication system includes: when deciding to reconfigure a small cell, obtaining the latest macro cell configuration information from a macro cell base station; generating reconfiguration information about the small cell on the basis of the obtained macro cell configuration information; and transmitting, to the macro cell base station, the regenerated reconfiguration information so that the macro cell base station can transmit the reconfiguration information to User Equipment (UE).

Claims (23)

1. A method by a first base station in a wireless communication system where a terminal communicates on one or more cells associated with the first base station and one or more cells associated with a second base station, the method comprising :

determining to initiate a procedure to perform a modification of configuration for the first base station;

in response to the determination, transmitting, to the second base station, a first message to request the modification of the configuration for the first base station;

receiving, from the second base station, a second message including configuration information for at least one cell of the second base station and capability information for the terminal in response to the first message;

generating information on a reconfiguration of at least one cell of the first base station based on the configuration information and the capability information; and

transmitting, to the second base station, a third message including the information on the reconfiguration, wherein the configuration information includes physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) configuration information, physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) configuration information, and sounding reference signal (SRS) configuration information for the second base station.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information on the reconfiguration is included in a radio resource control (RRC) message transmitted from the second base station to the terminal.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the capability information includes band combination information indicating a supported carrier aggregation band combination.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

generating the information on the reconfiguration if the first base station determines that the reconfiguration is required, or if the first base station receives modification information from the second base station.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein a fourth message including the information on the reconfiguration is transmitted to the terminal from the second base station in response to the third message.

6. A first base station in a wireless communication system where a terminal communicates on one or more cells associated with the first base station and one or more cells associated with a second base station, the first base station comprising :

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive a signal; and

a controller configured to:

determine to initiate a procedure to perform a modification of configuration for the first base station;

in response to the determination, transmit, via the transceiver, to the second base station a first message to request the modification of the configuration for the first base station;

receive, via the transceiver, from the second base station, a second message including configuration information for at least one cell of the second base station and capability information for the terminal in response to the first message;

generate information on a reconfiguration of at least one cell of the first base station based on the configuration information and the capability information; and

transmit, via the transceiver, to the second base station a third message including the information on the reconfiguration, wherein the configuration information includes physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) configuration information, physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) configuration information, and sounding reference signal (SRS) configuration information for the second base station.

7. The first base station of claim 6 , wherein the information on the reconfiguration is included in a radio resource control (RRC) message transmitted from the second base station to the terminal.

8. The first base station of claim 6 , wherein the capability information includes band combination information indicating a supported carrier aggregation band combination.

9. The first base station of claim 6 , wherein the controller is further configured to generate the information on the reconfiguration if the controller determines that the reconfiguration is required, or if modification information is received via the transceiver from the second base station.

10. The first base station of claim 6 , wherein a fourth message including the information on the reconfiguration is transmitted to the terminal from the second base station in response to the third message.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 29, 2015
From: KIM, SANGBUM; DER VELDE, HIMKE VAN; KIM, SOENGHUN; JANG, JAEHYUK; JEONG, KYEONGIN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 036683/0582 →
Priority Claims (3)
KR 10-2013-0094735 · Aug 9, 2013 · national
KR 10-2013-0115568 · Sep 27, 2013 · national
KR 10-2013-0135648 · Nov 8, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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