IP Library Granted Patent US 10,455,472
Granted Patent B2
US 10,455,472 · App. 15/839,829 · Granted Oct 22, 2019

Device and method of handling data transmissions in a wireless communication system

Inventor: Chih-Hsiang Wu (Taoyuan, TW)
Assignee: HTC Corporation
H04W36/22H04W76/12H04W76/19H04W84/12
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,455,472
App. No.
15/839,829
Granted
Oct 22, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A first communication device for communicating with a second communication device according to a Cellular network/wireless local area network (WLAN) Radio Level Integration with Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) Tunnel (CWIP) comprises a storage device for storing instructions and a processing circuit coupled to the storage device. The processing circuit is configured to execute the instructions stored in the storage device. The instructions comprise performing a CWIP configuration and a CWIP aggregation configuration; transmitting a plurality of CWIP Encapsulation Protocol (CWIPEP) protocol data units (PDUs) over a radio bearer (RB) via a cellular connection or a WLAN to the second communication device, in response to the CWIP configuration and the CWIP aggregation configuration; performing a radio resource control (RRC) connection reestablishment or a handover; and stopping transmitting any CWIPEP PDU over the RB to the second communication device, after completing the RRC connection reestablishment or the handover.

Claims (13)

1. A first base station (BS) in a network for communicating with a communication device according to a Cellular network/wireless local area network (WLAN) Radio Level Integration with Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) Tunnel (CWIP), comprising:

a storage device, for storing instructions; and

a processing circuit, coupled to the storage device, wherein the processing circuit is configured to execute the instructions of:

transmitting a CWIP configuration and a CWIP aggregation configuration to the communication device;

transmitting a plurality of CWIP Encapsulation Protocol (CWIPEP) protocol data units (PDUs) over a radio bearer (RB) via a cellular connection or a WLAN to the communication device, after transmitting the CWIP configuration and the CWIP aggregation configuration;

transmitting a Handover Request message to a second BS, to request the second BS to prepare a handover for the communication device;

receiving a Handover Request Acknowledge message from the second BS, wherein the Handover Request Acknowledge message comprises a Handover Command message indicating the communication device to perform the handover to a cell of the second BS;

transmitting the Handover Command message to the communication device; and

forwarding an IP packet associated to the RB to the second BS in response to the handover, wherein the IP packet is comprised in a CWIPEP PDU and the CWIPEP PDU is not transmitted successfully to the communication device before the communication device performs the handover.

2. The first BS of claim 1 , wherein the storage device further stores the instruction of:

not forwarding the CWIPEP PDU associated to the RB to the second BS in response to the handover, wherein the CWIPEP PDU is not transmitted successfully to the communication device.

3. The first BS of claim 1 , wherein the storage device further stores the instruction of:

forwarding the IP packet and a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) sequence number (SN) associated to the IP packet to the second BS instead of the CWIPEP PDU.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 12, 2017
From: WU, CHIH-HSIANG
To: HTC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 044375/0797 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62433740 · Dec 13, 2016
Related Publication 20180167859A1 · Jun 14, 2018
Cited By (1)
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