IP Library Granted Patent US 11,272,406
Granted Patent B2
US 11,272,406 · App. 16/446,399 · Granted Mar 8, 2022

Method and apparatus for performing cell (re)selection in wireless communication system

Inventors: Mei-Ju Shih (Hsinchu, TW); Chie-Ming Chou (Hsinchu, TW); Hung-Chen Chen (Hsinchu, TW)
Assignee: FG Innovation Company Limited
H04W36/00835H04W36/0072H04W36/08H04W36/0083H04W36/32
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Patent No.
US 11,272,406
App. No.
16/446,399
Granted
Mar 8, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of wireless communication is provided. The method includes receiving, by a user equipment (UE), a minimum required received level factor and an offset via system information; obtaining, by the UE, a minimum required received level based on the minimum required received level factor and the offset multiplied by an integer larger than one; determining, by the UE, a cell selection criterion based on the minimum required received level; and performing, by the UE, cell reselection based on the cell selection criterion.

Claims (32)

1. A user equipment (UE) comprising:

one or more non-transitory computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon; and

at least one processor coupled to the one or more non-transitory computer-readable media, and configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:

transmit a Radio Resource Control (RRC) system information request message to a cell to request an offset;

receive a minimum required received level factor and the offset via system information, the offset being included in one of a System Information Block 3 (SIB3) and a System Information Block 4 (SIB4);

obtain a minimum required received level based on the minimum required received level factor and the offset which is multiplied by an integer larger than one;

determine a cell selection criterion based on the minimum required received level; and

perform inter-frequency cell reselection according to the cell selection criterion when the offset is received in first neighboring cell related information for the inter-frequency cell reselection in the SIB4.

2. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:

perform intra-frequency cell reselection when the offset is received in second neighboring cell related information for the intra-frequency cell reselection in the SIB3.

3. A base station comprising:

one or more non-transitory computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon; and

at least one processor coupled to the one or more non-transitory computer-readable media, and configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:

receive, from a user equipment (UE), a Radio Resource Control (RRC) system information request message for requesting an offset;

transmit a minimum required received level factor via system information to the UE; and

transmit, in response to the RRC system information request message received from the UE, the offset in first neighboring cell related information for inter-frequency cell reselection in a System Information Block 4 (SIB4).

4. The base station of claim 3 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:

transmit the offset in second neighboring cell related information for intra-frequency cell reselection in a System Information Block 3 (SIB3).

5. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, the method comprising:

transmitting a Radio Resource Control (RRC) system information request message to a cell to request an offset;

receiving a minimum required received level factor and the offset via system information, the offset being included in one of a System Information Block 3 (SIB3) and a System Information Block 4 (SIB4);

obtaining a minimum required received level based on the minimum required received level factor and the offset which is multiplied by an integer larger than one;

determining a cell selection criterion based on the minimum required received level; and

performing inter-frequency cell reselection according to the cell selection criterion when the offset is received in first neighboring cell related information for the inter-frequency cell reselection in the SIB4.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

performing intra-frequency cell reselection when the offset is received in second neighboring cell related information for the intra-frequency cell reselection in the SIB3.

7. A method performed by a base station for wireless communication, the method comprising:

receiving, from a user equipment (UE), a Radio Resource Control (RRC) system information request message for requesting an offset;

transmitting a minimum required received level factor via system information to the UE; and

transmitting, in response to the RRC system information request message received from the UE, the offset in first neighboring cell related information for inter-frequency cell reselection in a System Information Block 4 (SIB4).

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

transmitting the offset in second neighboring cell related information for intra-frequency cell reselection in a System Information Block 3 (SIB3).

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 24, 2024
From: FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 069029/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 19, 2019
From: SHIH, MEI-JU; CHOU, CHIE-MING; CHEN, HUNG-CHEN
To: FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 049526/0078 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62688192 · Jun 21, 2018
Related Publication 20190394691A1 · Dec 26, 2019