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US 10,523,347 · App. 16/100,805 · Granted Dec 31, 2019

Method and apparatus for handling radio link failure in system using multiple reference signals

Inventors: June Hwang (Incheon, KR); Hyunjeong Kang (Seoul, KR); Jungmin Moon (Suwon-si, KR); Seunghoon Park (Suwon-si, KR); Byounghoon Jung (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04B17/309H04B7/0626H04W24/08H04W76/27H04L25/0224
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,523,347
App. No.
16/100,805
Filed
Aug 10, 2018
Granted
Dec 31, 2019
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2637
USPC
375/262
Abstract

A communication method and a system for converging a 5th-generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-generation (4G) system with a technology for internet of things (IoT) are provided. The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, etc. The method includes receiving a radio resource control (RRC) message including first information associated with a reference signal for a radio link monitoring (RLM) and second information associated with a threshold for the RLM, monitoring a radio link quality of at least one reference signal indicated by the first information, comparing the radio link quality of the at least one reference signal with the threshold and indicating an in-sync or an out-of-sync to a higher layer of the terminal based on the comparison result.

Claims (52)

1. A method by a terminal, the method comprising:

receiving a radio resource control (RRC) message including first information associated with a reference signal for a radio link monitoring (RLM) and second information associated with a threshold for the RLM;

monitoring a radio link quality of at least one reference signal indicated by the first information on an active downlink bandwidth part (BWP) on a primary cell (PCell);

comparing the radio link quality of the at least one reference signal with the threshold; and

indicating an in-sync or an out-of-sync to a higher layer of the terminal based on the comparison result,

wherein the first information is configured per a BWP configuration of the PCell.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first information includes at least one of a synchronization signal block (SSB) index or a channel state information—reference signal (CSI-RS) index.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second information includes a block error rate (BLER) threshold pair index.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the BLER threshold pair index corresponds to a first threshold for the in-sync and a second threshold for the out-of-sync.

5. The method of claim 4 ,

wherein, in a case that at least one radio link quality of the at least one reference signal is greater than the first threshold, the in-sync is indicated to the higher layer of the terminal, and

wherein, in a case that all radio link quality of the at least one reference signal is lower than the second threshold, the out-of-sync is indicated to the higher layer of the terminal.

6. A method by a base station, the method comprising:

transmitting a radio resource control (RRC) message including first information associated with a reference signal for a radio link monitoring (RLM) and second information associated with a threshold for the RLM to a terminal; and

transmitting at least one of a synchronization signal block (SSB) or a channel state information—reference signal (CSI-RS),

wherein the first information is used for indicating at least one of the SSB or the CSI-RS to be monitored on an active downlink bandwidth part (BWP) on a primary cell (PCell) for a radio link quality,

wherein the first information is configured per a BWP configuration of the PCell, and

wherein the second information is used for comparing the radio link quality and the threshold to indicate an in-sync or an out-of-sync to a higher layer of the terminal.

7. The method of claim 6 ,

wherein the first information includes at least one of an SSB index or a CSI-RS index,

wherein the second information includes a block error rate (BLER) threshold pair index,

wherein the BLER threshold pair index corresponds to a first threshold for the in-sync and a second threshold for the out-of-sync,

wherein, in a case that at least one radio link quality of at least one reference signal is greater than the first threshold, the in-sync is indicated to the higher layer of the terminal, and

wherein, in a case that all radio link quality of the at least one reference signal is lower than the second threshold, the out-of-sync is indicated to the higher layer of the terminal.

8. A terminal comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive a signal; and

at least one processor configured to:

receive a radio resource control (RRC) message including first information associated with a reference signal for a radio link monitoring (RLM) and second information associated with a threshold for the RLM,

monitor a radio link quality of at least one reference signal indicated by the first information on an active downlink bandwidth part (BWP) on a primary cell (PCell),

compare the radio link quality of the at least one reference signal with the threshold, and

indicate an in-sync or an out-of-sync to a higher layer of the terminal based on the comparison result,

wherein the first information is configured per a BWP configuration of the PCell.

9. The terminal of claim 8 , wherein the first information includes at least one of a synchronization signal block (SSB) index or a channel state information—reference signal (CSI-RS) index.

10. The terminal of claim 8 , wherein the second information includes a block error rate (BLER) threshold pair index.

11. The terminal of claim 10 , wherein the BLER threshold pair index corresponds to a first threshold for the in-sync and second threshold for the out-of-sync.

12. The terminal of claim 11 , wherein, to indicate the in-sync or the out-of-sync to the higher layer of the terminal, the at least one processor is further configured to:

if at least one radio link quality of the at least one reference signal is greater than the first threshold, indicate the in-sync to the higher layer of the terminal, and

if all radio link quality of the at least one reference signal is lower than the second threshold, indicate the out-of-sync is indicated to the higher layer of the terminal.

13. A base station comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive a signal; and

at least one processor configured to:

transmit a radio resource control (RRC) message including first information associated with a reference signal for a radio link monitoring (RLM) and second information associated with a threshold for the RLM to a terminal, and

transmit at least one of a synchronization signal block (SSB) or a channel state information—reference signal (CSI-RS),

wherein the first information is used for indicating at least one of the SSB or the CSI-RS to be monitored on an active downlink bandwidth part (BWP) on a primary cell (PCell) for a radio link quality,

wherein the first information is configured per a BWP configuration of the PCell, and

wherein the second information is used for comparing the radio link quality and the threshold to indicate an in-sync or an out-of-sync to a higher layer of the terminal.

14. The base station of claim 13 ,

wherein the first information includes at least one of an SSB index or a CSI-RS index,

wherein the second information includes a block error rate (BLER) threshold pair index,

wherein the BLER threshold pair index corresponds to a first threshold for the in-sync and a second threshold for the out-of-sync,

wherein, in a case that at least one radio link quality of at least one reference signal is greater than the first threshold, the in-sync is indicated to the higher layer of the terminal, and

wherein, in a case that all radio link quality of the at least one reference signal is lower than the second threshold, the out-of-sync is indicated to the higher layer of the terminal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 10, 2018
From: HWANG, JUNE; KANG, HYUNJEONG; MOON, JUNGMIN; PARK, SEUNGHOON; JUNG, BYOUNGHOON
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 046616/0150 →
Priority Claims (4)
KR 10-2017-0101952 · Aug 10, 2017 · national
KR 10-2017-0125585 · Sep 27, 2017 · national
KR 10-2017-0153298 · Nov 16, 2017 · national
KR 10-2018-0004052 · Jan 11, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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