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Granted Patent B2
US 11,102,687 · App. 16/413,199 · Granted Aug 24, 2021

Method and apparatus for performing handover in wireless communication system

Inventors: Dong Gun Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Seung Ri Jin (Suwon-si, KR); Soeng Hun Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Alexander Sayenko (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H04W36/08H04W24/10H04W36/0085H04W36/14H04W36/30H04W72/04H04W72/12H04W88/06H04W84/042
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Patent No.
US 11,102,687
App. No.
16/413,199
Granted
Aug 24, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a 5G or a pre-5G communication system provided to support a higher data transmission rate than a system after a 4G communication system such as LTE.

Claims (44)

1. A method by a terminal which is capable of connecting to evolved packet core (EPC) and 5G core (5GC) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, on a cell of a base station, system information block (SIB) including information on a core network associated with the cell, wherein the cell is an evolved universal mobile telecommunications system terrestrial radio access (E-UTRA) cell and the core network is 5GC, and wherein the information on the core network includes a core network type;

performing a measurement for the cell;

generating a measurement report message for reporting a measurement result, the measurement report message including first information on a cell identifier of the cell, second information on the measured result, and third information on the core network type; and

transmitting, to the base station, the measurement report message.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the SIB includes a public land mobile network (PLMN) list associated with E-UTRA and 5GC.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the measurement report message is generated, in case that a condition is satisfied.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from the base station, a handover command message indicating a handover to a target base station from the base station which is a source base station; and

performing a handover based on the handover command message and the result of the measurement,

wherein the handover command message includes a selected core network type indicating one of a core network type preferred by the terminal, a core network type suitable for providing a wireless communication service to the terminal, and a core network type preferred by the base station.

5. A method for supporting a terminal which is capable of connecting to evolved packet core (EPC) and 5G core (5GC) and performed by a base station in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting, to the terminal on a cell of the base station, system information block (SIB) including information on a core network associated with the cell, wherein the cell is an evolved universal mobile telecommunications system terrestrial radio access (E-UTRA) cell and the core network is 5GC, and wherein the information on the core network includes a core network type; and

receiving, from the terminal, a measurement report message for reporting a measurement result and generated based on a measurement performed for the cell, the measurement report message including first information on a cell identifier of the cell, second information on the measurement result, and third information on the core network type.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the SIB includes a public land mobile network (PLMN) list associated with E-UTRA and 5GC.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the measurement report message is generated, in case that a condition is satisfied.

8. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

transmitting, to the terminal, a handover command message including a handover to a target base station from the base station which is a source base station; and

performing a handover for the terminal based on the handover command message and the result of the measurement, and

wherein the handover command message includes a selected core network type indicating one of a core network type preferred by the terminal, a core network type suitable for providing a wireless communication service to the terminal, and a core network type preferred by the base station.

9. A terminal which is capable of connecting to evolved packet core (EPC) and 5G core (5GC) in a wireless communication system, the terminal comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive a signal; and

a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

receive, on a cell of a base station, system information block (SIB) including information on a core network associated with the cell, wherein the cell is an evolved universal mobile telecommunications system terrestrial radio access (E-UTRA) cell and the core network is 5GC, and wherein the information on the core network includes a core network type,

perform a measurement for the cell,

generate a measurement report message for reporting a measurement result, the measurement report message including first information on a cell identifier of the cell, second information on the measured result, and third information on the core network type, and

transmit, to the base station, the measurement report message.

10. The terminal of claim 9 , wherein the SIB includes a public land mobile network (PLMN) list associated with E-UTRA and 5GC.

11. The terminal of claim 9 , wherein the measurement report message is generated, in case that a condition is satisfied.

12. The terminal of claim 9 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

receive, from the base station, a handover command message indicating a handover to a target base station from the base station which is a source base station, and

perform a handover based on the handover command message and the result of the measurement, and

wherein the handover command message includes a selected core network type indicating one of a core network type preferred by the terminal, a core network type suitable for providing a wireless communication service to the terminal, and a core network type preferred by the base station.

13. A base station for supporting a terminal which is capable of connecting to evolved packet core (EPC) and 5G core (5GC) in a wireless communication system, the base station comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive a signal; and

a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

transmit, to the terminal on a cell of the base station, system information block (SIB) including information on a core network associated with the cell, wherein the cell is an evolved universal mobile telecommunications system terrestrial radio access (E-UTRA) cell and the core network is 5GC, and wherein the information on the core network includes a core network type, and

receive, from the terminal, a measurement report message for reporting a measurement result and generated based on a measurement performed for the cell, the measurement report message including first information on a cell identifier of the cell, second information on the measurement result, and third information on the core network type.

14. The base station of claim 13 , wherein the SIB includes a public land mobile network (PLMN) list associated with E-UTRA and 5GC.

15. The base station of claim 13 , wherein the measurement report message is generated, in case that a condition is satisfied.

16. The base station of claim 13 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

transmit, to the terminal, a handover command message including a handover to a target base station from the base station which is a source base station, and

perform a handover for the terminal based on the handover command message and the result of the measurement, and

wherein the handover command message includes a selected core network type indicating one of a core network type preferred by the terminal, a core network type suitable for providing a wireless communication service to the terminal, and a core network type preferred by the base station.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 15, 2019
From: KIM, DONG GUN; JIN, SEUNG RI; KIM, SOENG HUN; SAYENKO, ALEXANDER
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 049187/0795 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2017-0148448 · Nov 9, 2017 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2018013553 · Nov 8, 2018
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