IP Library Granted Patent US 11,382,011
Granted Patent B2
US 11,382,011 · App. 16/446,402 · Granted Jul 5, 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 11,382,011
App. No.
16/446,402
Granted
Jul 5, 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 in a System Information Block Type 1 (SIB1) from a base station, determining, by the UE, whether a first Supplementary Uplink (SUL) related factor is present in the SIB1, obtaining, by the UE, a first minimum required received level from the minimum required received level factor, when the first SUL related factor is not present in the SIB1, determining, by the UE, a first cell selection criterion based on the first minimum required received level, and performing, by the UE, cell selection based on the first cell selection criterion.

Claims (54)

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:

receive a minimum required received level factor in a System Information Block Type 1 (SIB1) from a base station;

determine a first minimum required received level based on whether a first Supplementary Uplink (SUL) related factor is present in the SIB1;

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

perform cell selection based on the first cell selection criterion;

receive other system information from the base station;

determine whether a second SUL related factor is present in the other system information;

determine whether to transmit a Radio Resource Control (RRC) system information request message to the base station based on whether the second SUL related factor is present in the other system information; and

transmit the RRC system information request message to the base station in response to determining that the second SUL related factor is not present in the other system information,

wherein the first minimum required received level is determined by the minimum required received level factor in a case that the first SUL related factor is not present in the SIB1, and is determined by the first SUL related factor in a case that the first SUL related factor is present in the SIB1.

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

receive the second SUL related factor in intra-frequency cell reselection information in the other system information including a System Information Block 2 (SIB2);

determine a second minimum required received level based on the second SUL related factor;

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

perform intra-frequency cell reselection based on the second cell selection criterion.

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

receive the second SUL related factor in inter-frequency cell reselection information in the other system information including a System Information Block 4 (SIB4);

determine a second minimum required received level based on the second SUL related factor;

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

perform inter-frequency cell reselection based on the second cell selection criterion.

4. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the first SUL related factor and the minimum required received level factor are in a same value range.

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

receive the second SUL related factor in inter-Radio Access Technology (inter-RAT) cell reselection information in the other system information from the base station;

determine a second minimum required received level based on the second SUL related factor when the UE supports an SUL frequency on an inter-RAT cell;

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

perform inter-RAT cell reselection based on the second cell selection criterion.

6. A method performed by a User Equipment (UE) for wireless communications, the method comprising:

receiving a minimum required received level factor in a System Information Block Type 1 (SIB1) from a base station;

determining a first minimum required received level based on whether a first Supplementary Uplink (SUL) related factor is present in the SIB1;

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

performing cell selection based on the first cell selection criterion;

receiving other system information from the base station;

determining whether a second SUL related factor is present in the other system information;

determining whether to transmit a Radio Resource Control (RRC) system information request message to the base station according to whether the second SUL related factor is present in the other system information; and

transmitting the RRC system information request message to the base station in response to determining that the second SUL related factor is not present in the other system information,

wherein the first minimum required received level is determined by the minimum required received level factor in a case that the first SUL related factor is not present in the SIB1, and is determined by the first SUL related factor in a case that the first SUL related factor is present in the SIB1.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

receiving the second SUL related factor in intra-frequency cell reselection information in the other system information including a System Information Block 2 (SIB2);

determining a second minimum required received level based on the second SUL related factor;

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

performing intra-frequency cell reselection based on the second cell selection criterion.

8. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

receiving the second SUL related factor in inter-frequency cell reselection information in the other system information including a System Information Block 4 (SIB4);

determining a second minimum required received level based on the second SUL related factor;

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

performing inter-frequency cell reselection based on the second cell selection criterion.

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the first SUL related factor and the minimum required received level facto are in a same value range.

10. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

receiving the second SUL related factor in inter-Radio Access Technology (inter-RAT) cell reselection information in the other system information from the base station;

determining a second minimum required received level based on the second SUL related factor, when the UE supports an SUL frequency on an inter-RAT cell;

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

performing inter-RAT cell reselection based on the second cell selection criterion.

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 049526/0065 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62688192 · Jun 21, 2018
Related Publication 20190394690A1 · Dec 26, 2019
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