IP Library Granted Patent US 10,999,148
Granted Patent B2
US 10,999,148 · App. 16/588,937 · Granted May 4, 2021

Apparatus and method for transmitting assistance information in a wireless communication system

Inventor: Himke Van Der Velde (Middlesex, GB)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04L41/0896H04W52/0238H04W72/048H04W72/0453H04B7/0413H04W4/70H04W88/06
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Patent No.
US 10,999,148
App. No.
16/588,937
Granted
May 4, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system or networks beyond 5G communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology. A method of a User Equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving, from a base station, configuration information on reporting assistance information associated with an overheating; detecting the overheating; and transmitting, to the base station, the assistance information including first information for controlling a bandwidth associated with at least one of a first frequency range or a second frequency range based on UE's preference, wherein a first frequency corresponding to the first frequency range is smaller than a second frequency corresponding to the second frequency range.

Claims (40)

1. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a base station, configuration information for reporting assistance information associated with overheating;

detecting the overheating; and

transmitting, to the base station, the assistance information including first information indicating a UE's preference on a reduced configuration associated with at least one of a first frequency range or a second frequency range,

wherein a first frequency corresponding to the first frequency range is lower than a second frequency corresponding to the second frequency range,

wherein the first information includes at least one value for a maximum aggregated bandwidth across carriers which the UE requests to be configured, and

wherein the carriers for each of the at least one of the first frequency range or the second frequency range include an uplink carrier and a downlink carrier.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein a value of 0 for the maximum aggregated bandwidth is not used for the first frequency range.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the assistance information includes second information indicating the UE's preference on a reduced number of component carriers for a downlink or an uplink.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the assistance information includes second information indicating the UE's preference on a reduced number of multiple input multiple output (MIMO) layers of each serving cell operating on the at least one of the first frequency range or the second frequency range.

5. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the configuration information includes information on a prohibit timer for reporting the assistance information, and

wherein a transmission of the assistance information is initiated based on the prohibit timer being not running.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

starting the prohibit timer upon transmitting the assistance information.

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

transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), configuration information for reporting assistance information associated with overheating; and

receiving, from the UE, the assistance information including first information indicating a UE's preference on a reduced configuration associated with at least one of a first frequency range or a second frequency range,

wherein a first frequency corresponding to the first frequency range is lower than a second frequency corresponding to the second frequency range,

wherein the first information includes at least one value for a maximum aggregated bandwidth across carriers which the UE requests to be configured, and

wherein the carriers for each of the at least one of the first frequency range or the second frequency range include an uplink carrier and a downlink carrier.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein a value of 0 for the maximum aggregated bandwidth is not used for the first frequency range.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the assistance information includes second information indicating the UE's preference on a reduced number of component carriers for at least one of a downlink or an uplink.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the assistance information includes second information indicating the UE's preference on a reduced number of multiple input multiple output (MIMO) layers of each serving cell operating on the at least one of the first frequency range or the second frequency range.

11. The method of claim 7 , wherein the configuration information includes information on a prohibit timer for reporting the assistance information.

12. A user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, comprising:

a transceiver; and

a processor operably connected to the transceiver, the processor configured to:

control the transceiver to receive, from a base station, configuration information for reporting assistance information associated with overheating, detect the overheating, and

control the transceiver to transmit, to the base station, the assistance information including first information indicating a UE's preference on a reduced configuration associated with at least one of a first frequency range or a second frequency range,

wherein a first frequency corresponding to the first frequency range is lower than a second frequency corresponding to the second frequency range,

wherein the first information includes at least one value for a maximum aggregated bandwidth across carriers which the UE requests to be configured, and

wherein the carriers for each of the at least one of the first frequency range or the second frequency range includes an uplink carrier and a downlink carrier.

13. The UE of claim 12 , wherein a value of 0 for the maximum aggregated bandwidth is not used for the first frequency range.

14. The UE of claim 12 , wherein the assistance information includes second information indicating the UE's preference on a reduced number of component carriers for at least one of a downlink or an uplink.

15. The UE of claim 12 , wherein the assistance information includes second information indicating the UE's preference on a reduced number of multiple input multiple output (MIMO) layers of each serving cell operating on the at least one of the first frequency range or the second frequency range.

16. The UE of claim 12 ,

wherein the configuration information includes information on a prohibit timer for reporting the assistance information, and

wherein the processor is further configured to initiate a transmission of the assistance information based on the prohibit timer being not running.

17. The UE of claim 16 , wherein the processor is further configured to start the prohibit timer upon transmitting the assistance information.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 30, 2019
From: VAN DER VELDE, HIMKE
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 050570/0929 →
Priority Claims (3)
GB 1815917 · Sep 28, 2018 · national
GB 1817952 · Nov 2, 2018 · national
GB 1913925 · Sep 26, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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