Method and apparatus for changing connection state of UE
The present disclosure relates to a control plane signaling method and apparatus for reducing signaling due to a change in a UE's state, and more particularly, to a method for efficiently changing a connection state of a UE in a radio network without mobility of the UE or a change in a state transition of the UE in a core network. The method of changing, by a UE, a connection state includes receiving an RRC (radio resource control) connection release message including instruction information for instructing to change a state to a light connection state from a base station, configuring the connection state of the UE to the light connection state based on the instruction information, and transmitting an RRC connection resumption request message to the base station without an access class barring operation, when a state change to an RRC connection state is triggered.
1. A method in which a user equipment (UE) changes a connection state, comprising:
receiving, from a base station, an RRC (radio resource control) connection release message including instruction information for instructing to change a state to a light connection state;
configuring the connection state of the UE to be the light connection state based on the instruction information; and
transmitting an RRC connection resumption request message to the base station when a state change to an RRC connection state is triggered,
wherein the configuring of the connection state of the UE to the light connection state comprises storing a UE identity which identifies a UE context in the light connection state and the UE context while stopping all SRBs (signaling radio bearers) and DRBs (data radio bearers) of the UE; and
wherein a connection state change of the UE to the light connection state is performed without core network signaling, and in the light connection state, a connection state between the base station and a core network for the UE is maintained.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the state change to the RRC connection state is triggered by at least one of receiving an RAN (radio access network) initiation paging message, detecting pending data, and moving out of a cell area corresponding to configured cell area information for paging update.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuring to the light connection state comprises performing a cell reselection operation when the UE moves.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the RRC connection release message further includes configuration information for RAN initiation paging for the UE in the light connection state.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the configuration information for RAN initiation paging includes at least one of paging cycle information and cell area information for paging update.
6. A method of changing, by a base station, a connection state of a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:
transmitting, to the UE, a radio resource control (RRC) connection release message including instruction information for instructing to change a state to a light connection state;
changing a connection state with the UE from an RRC connection state to the light connection state; and
receiving an RRC connection resumption request message according to triggering of a state change to the RRC connection state of the UE,
wherein the changing of the connection state to the light connection state comprises stopping all SRBs and DRBs with the UE while storing a UE context of the UE; and
wherein a connection state change to the light connection state is performed without core network signaling, and in the light connection state, a connection state between the base station and a core network for the UE is maintained.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the RRC connection release message further includes configuration information for RAN initiation paging for the UE in the light connection state.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the configuration information for RAN initiation paging includes at least one of paging cycle information and cell area information for paging update.
9. A user equipment (UE) for changing a connection state, the UE comprising:
a reception unit configured to receive, from a base station, a radio resource control (RRC) connection release message including instruction information for instructing to change a state to a light connection state;
a control unit configured to configure the connection state of the UE to be the light connection state based on the instruction information; and
a transmission unit configured to transmit an RRC connection resumption request message to the base station when a state change to an RRC connection state is triggered,
wherein the control unit configures the connection state of the UE to the light connection state by storing a UE identity which identifies a UE context in the light connection state and the UE context while stopping all SRBs and DRBs of the UE; and
wherein a connection state change of the UE to the light connection state is performed without core network signaling, and in the light connection state, a connection state between the base station and a core network for the UE is maintained.
10. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the state change to the RRC connection state is triggered by at least one of receiving an RAN initiation paging message, detecting pending data, and moving out of a cell area corresponding to configured cell area information for paging update.
11. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the control unit performs a cell reselection operation when the UE moves.
12. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the RRC connection release message further includes configuration information for RAN initiation paging for the UE in the light connection state.
13. The UE of claim 12 , wherein the configuration information for RAN initiation paging includes at least one of paging cycle information and cell area information for paging update.