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Granted Patent B2
US 10,143,034 · App. 15/236,376 · Granted Nov 27, 2018

Method and apparatus of managing stored system information using validly timer when applying discontinuous reception mode in mobile communication system

Inventors: Soenghun Kim (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Himke Van Der Velde (Zwolle, NL); Sangbum Kim (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Jaehyuk Jang (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W76/28H04W4/70H04W48/16H04W48/12H04W88/08
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Patent No.
US 10,143,034
App. No.
15/236,376
Granted
Nov 27, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for managing system information using a valid period timer includes receiving system information from a base station, checking whether information related to the management of a valid timer time regarding system information is included in the system information, and determining the valid timer time regarding the system information according to the checking result, and starting a timer by employing the determined valid timer time and managing the system in formation. A terminal a controller configured to control the transceiver to receive system information from a base station, check whether information related to management of a valid timer time regarding system information is included in the system information, determine the valid timer time regarding the system information according to the checking result, start a timer set for the determined valid timer time, and manage the system information.

Claims (59)

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

receiving system information from a base station;

identifying whether validity time information is included in the system information;

determining a validity time as a first time when the validity time information is included in the system information;

determining a validity time as a second time different from the first time when the validity time information is not included in the system information; and

determining the system information is valid or not based on the determined validity time.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

when the validity time information is included in the system information, selecting a first timer applying the first time.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

when the validity time information is not included in the system information, selecting a second timer applying the second time.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying a validity of the system information by checking a system information value tag (systemInfoValueTag) included in the system information; and

if the validity of the system information is identified, resetting and re-starting a timer.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

using the system information between a first time point when the validity of the system information is identified and a second time point after the determined validity time has elapsed from the first time point, and

not using the system information after the second time point.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

discarding the system information if the system information is determined to be expired by operating a timer applying the determined validity time; and

receiving, if the system information is discarded, new system information from the base station.

7. A method by a base station in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

determining whether validity time information is included in system information to determine a validity time of the system information, wherein the validity time is determined as a first time when the validity time information is included in the system information and the validity time is determined as a second time different from the first time when the validity time information is not included in the system information; and

transmitting the system information to a terminal so that the terminal determines the system information is valid or not based on the determined validity time.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein a first timer applying the first time is selected when the validity time information is included in the system information.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein a second timer applying the second time is selected when the validity time information is not included in the system information.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the system information comprises:

a system information value tag (systemInfoValueTag) for identifying a validity of the system information.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

wherein the system information is used in the terminal between a first time point when the validity of the system information is identified and a second time point after the determined validity time has elapsed from the first time point, and

wherein the system information is not used in the terminal after the second time point.

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

a transceiver; and

a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to control to:

receive system information from a base station,

identify whether validity time information is included in the system information,

determine a validity time as a first time when the validity time information is included in the system information,

determine a validity time as a second time different from the first time when the validity time information is not included in the system information, and

determine the system information is valid or not based on the determined validity time.

13. The terminal of claim 12 , wherein the controller is configured to:

when the validity time information is included in the system information, select a first timer applying the first time; and

when the validity time information is not included in the system information, select a second timer applying the second time.

14. The terminal of claim 12 , wherein the controller is configured to:

identify a validity of the system information by checking a system information value tag (systemInfoValueTag) included in the system information; and

reset and re-start a timer if the validity of the system information is identified.

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

use the system information between a first time point when the validity of the system information is identified and a second time point after the determined validity time has elapsed from the first time point; and

not use the system information after the second time point.

16. The terminal of claim 12 , wherein the controller is configured to discard the system information if the system information is determined to be expired by operating a timer applying the determined validity time, and receive, if the system information is discarded, new system information from the base station.

17. A base station in a wireless communication system, the base station comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to control to:

determine whether validity time information is included in system information to determine a validity time, wherein the validity time is determined as a first time when the validity time information is included in the system information and the validity time is determined as a second time different from the first time when the validity time information is not included in the system information, and

transmit the system information to a terminal so that the terminal determines the system information is valid or not based on the determined validity time.

18. The base station of claim 17 , wherein a first timer applying the first time is selected when the validity time information is included in the system information, and

wherein a second timer applying the second time is selected when the validity time information is not included in the system information.

19. The base station of claim 17 , wherein the system information comprises:

a system information value tag (systemInfoValueTag) for identifying a validity of the system information.

20. The base station of claim 19 , wherein:

the system information is used in the terminal between a first time point when the validity of the system information is identified and a second time point after the determined validity time has elapsed from the first time point; and

the system information is not used in the terminal after the second time point.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 12, 2016
From: KIM, SOENGHUN; VAN DER VELDE, HIMKE; KIM, SANGBUM; KIM, JAEHYUK
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 039426/0529 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62204315 · Aug 12, 2015
Related Publication 20170048920A1 · Feb 16, 2017