Method for performing a re-establishment of a PDCP entity associated with UM RLC entity in wireless communication system and a device therefor

1. A method performed by a receiving device operating in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

determining that a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) re-establishment has been triggered for re-establishment of a PDCP entity of the receiving device, wherein the PDCP entity is associated with an Unacknowledged mode (UM) Radio Link Control (RLC) entity of the receiving device; and

based on the PDCP re-establishment being triggered:

stopping and resetting a reordering timer that is associated with delivering PDCP Service Data Units (SDUs) to an upper layer of the receiving device;

delivering all stored PDCP SDUs to the upper layer in ascending order of COUNT values that are associated with the PDCP SDUs; and

setting, by the PDCP entity, an RX_DELIV state variable and an RX_NEXT state variable of the PDCP entity to initial values, wherein the RX_DELIV state variable and the RX_NEXT state variable are receive state variables for the PDCP entity,

wherein the RX_DELIV state variable is used to indicate a lower edge of a reordering window such that a first PDCP SDU not delivered to the upper layer can be identified, and

wherein the RX_NEXT state variable is used to indicate a next PDCP SDU expected to be received.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein setting, by the PDCP entity, the RX_DELIV state variable and the RX_NEXT state variable to the initial values comprises setting the RX_DELIV state variable and the RX_NEXT state variable to values of 0.

3. The method according to claim 2 , further comprising:

setting, by the PDCP entity, the RX_DELIV state variable and the RX_NEXT state variable to the initial values during the PDCP re-establishment.

4. The method according to claim 2 , further comprising:

starting the reordering timer based on the PDCP entity receiving, from a lower layer of the receiving device, a PDCP Protocol Data Unit (PDU) with a COUNT value-higher than a value of the RX_NEXT state variable.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein delivering the all stored PDCP SDUs to the upper layer comprises:

delivering the all stored PDCP SDUs to the upper layer after performing PDCP header decompression.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining that the PDCP re-establishment has been triggered comprises:

receiving, from the upper layer of the receiving device, a request for the PDCP re-establishment.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein stopping and resetting the reordering timer comprises:

stopping and resetting the reordering timer in a state in which the reordering timer is running.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein delivering the all stored PDCP SDUs to the upper layer comprises:

delivering the all stored PDCP SDUs to the upper layer based on stopping and resetting the reordering timer.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein delivering the all stored PDCP SDUs to the upper layer comprises:

delivering, to the upper layer, all PDCP SDUs that were received by the PDCP entity from a lower layer of the receiving device and that remain stored in a PDCP buffer without having been delivered to the upper layer.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the RX_DELIV state variable indicates a lowest COUNT value among COUNT values of PDCP SDUs that have not yet been delivered to the upper layer, and

wherein the RX_NEXT state variable indicates a COUNT value of the next PDCP SDU expected to be received.

11. A receiving device configured to operate in a wireless communication system, the receiving device comprising:

a Radio Frequency (RF) module;

at least one processor; and

at least one computer memory operably connectable to the at least one processor and storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, perform operations comprising:

determining that a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) re-establishment has been triggered for re-establishment of a PDCP entity of the receiving device, wherein the PDCP entity is associated with an Unacknowledged mode (UM) Radio Link Control (RLC) entity of the receiving device; and

based on the PDCP re-establishment being triggered:

stopping and resetting a reordering timer that is associated with delivering PDCP Service Data Units (SDUs) to an upper layer of the receiving device;

delivering all stored PDCP SDUs to the upper layer in ascending order of COUNT values that are associated with the PDCP SDUs; and

setting, by the PDCP entity, an RX_DELIV state variable and an RX_NEXT state variable of the PDCP entity to initial values, wherein the RX_DELIV state variable and the RX_NEXT state variable are receive state variables for the PDCP entity,

wherein the RX_DELIV state variable is used to indicate a lower edge of a reordering window such that a first PDCP SDU not delivered to the upper layer can be identified, and

wherein the RX_NEXT state variable is used to indicate a next PDCP SDU expected to be received.

12. The receiving device according to claim 11 , wherein setting, by the PDCP entity, the RX_DELIV state variable and the RX_NEXT state variable to the initial values comprises setting the RX_DELIV state variable and the RX_NEXT state variable to values of 0.

13. The receiving device according to claim 12 , wherein the operations further comprise:

setting, by the PDCP entity, the RX_DELIV state variable and the RX_NEXT state variable to the initial values during the PDCP re-establishment.

14. The receiving device according to claim 12 , wherein the operations further comprise:

starting the reordering timer based on the PDCP entity receiving, from a lower layer of the receiving device, a PDCP Protocol Data Unit (PDU) with a COUNT value higher than a value of the RX_NEXT state variable.

15. The receiving device according to claim 11 , wherein delivering the all stored PDCP SDUs to the upper layer comprises:

delivering the all stored PDCP SDUs to the upper layer after performing PDCP header decompression.

16. The receiving device according to claim 11 , wherein determining that the PDCP re-establishment has been triggered comprises:

receiving, from the upper layer of the receiving device, a request for the PDCP re-establishment.

17. The receiving device according to claim 11 , wherein stopping and resetting the reordering timer comprises:

stopping and resetting the reordering timer in a state in which the reordering timer is running.

18. The receiving device according to claim 11 , wherein delivering the all stored PDCP SDUs to the upper layer comprises:

delivering the all stored PDCP SDUs to the upper layer based on stopping and resetting the reordering timer.

19. The receiving device according to claim 11 , wherein delivering the all stored PDCP SDUs to the upper layer comprises:

delivering, to the upper layer, all PDCP SDUs that were received by the PDCP entity from a lower layer of the receiving device and that remain stored in a PDCP buffer without having been delivered to the upper layer.

20. The receiving device according to claim 11 , wherein the RX_DELIV state variable indicates a lowest COUNT value among COUNT values of PDCP SDUs that have not yet been delivered to the upper layer, and

wherein the RX_NEXT state variable indicates a COUNT value of the next PDCP SDU expected to be received.