IP Library Granted Patent US 11,729,672
Granted Patent B2
US 11,729,672 · App. 16/658,945 · Granted Aug 15, 2023

Method and apparatus for transmitting data in a mobile communication system

Inventors: Jaehyuk Jang (Suwon-si, KR); Soenghun Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Sangbum Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Donggun Kim (Seoul, KR); Seungri Jin (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W28/26H04W28/0268H04W28/0278H04W72/1215H04W72/1268H04W72/569H04W28/0215H04W72/0453
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Patent No.
US 11,729,672
App. No.
16/658,945
Granted
Aug 15, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a communication method and 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). 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, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The present disclosure relates to a method for quickly and efficiently allocating uplink transmission resource to data of a terminal.

Claims (49)

1. A method performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving, from a source base station, a first message comprising conditional handover configuration information, the conditional handover configuration information comprising information on at least one candidate target base station and information on at least one execution condition for a conditional handover of the at least one candidate target base station; identifying a target base station in case that the at least one execution condition for the target base station among the at least one candidate target base station is fulfilled; starting a timer, in case that the at least one execution condition is fulfilled; transmitting, to the target base station, a second message for completion of the conditional handover to the target base station, in case that the timer does not expire; and stopping the timer upon a successful completion of the conditional handover.

2. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the first message includes a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from the source base station, a third message including measurement configuration information for a measurement; and

transmitting, to the source base station, a fourth message including measurement result based on the measurement configuration information.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

storing a radio link failure report information, in case that the timer expires before the second message is transmitted, the radio link failure report information comprising at least one of a measurement result of the source base station, at least one measurement result of the at least one candidate target base station, or the information on the at least one execution condition.

5. The method of claim 3 ,

wherein the measurement configuration information comprises information on at least one measurement object and information on at least one measurement report configuration, and

wherein the third message includes a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message.

6. A method performed by a source base station in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: transmitting, to a terminal, a first message comprising conditional handover configuration information, the conditional handover configuration information comprising information on at least one candidate target base station and information on at least one execution condition for a conditional handover of the at least one candidate target base station; receiving, from a target base station, a second message indicating that the terminal has successfully accessed the target base station; and releasing resources associated to a terminal context, wherein a timer is started on the terminal, in case that the at least one execution condition for the target base station among the at least one candidate target base station is fulfilled, and wherein the timer is a stopped upon a successful completion of the conditional handover.

7. The method of claim 6 ,

wherein the first message includes a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message.

8. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

transmitting, to the terminal, a third message including measurement configuration information for a measurement; and

receiving, from the terminal, a fourth message including measurement result based on the measurement configuration information.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the transmitting the first message further comprises:

determining whether to use the conditional handover based on the measurement result;

transmitting, to the at least one candidate target base station, a fifth message for requesting the conditional handover of the terminal;

receiving, from the at least one candidate target base station, a sixth message as a response to the fifth message; and

transmitting, to the terminal, the first message comprising the conditional handover configuration information.

10. The method of claim 8 ,

wherein the measurement configuration information comprises information on at least one measurement object and information on at least one measurement report configuration, and

wherein the third message includes a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message.

11. A terminal in a wireless communication system, the terminal comprising: a transceiver; and a controller configured to: receive, from a source base station via the transceiver, a first message comprising conditional handover configuration information, the conditional handover configuration information comprising information on at least one candidate target base station and information on at least one execution condition for a conditional handover of the at least one candidate target base station, identify a target base station in case that the at least one execution condition for the target base station among the at least one candidate target base station is fulfilled, start a timer, in case that the at least one execution condition is fulfilled, transmit, to the target base station via the transceiver, a second message for completion of the conditional handover to the target base station, in case that the timer does not expire, and stop the timer upon a successful completion of the conditional handover.

12. The terminal of claim 11 ,

wherein the first message includes a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message.

13. The terminal of claim 11 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

receive, from the source base station via the transceiver, a third message including measurement configuration information for a measurement, and

transmit, to the source base station via the transceiver, a fourth message including measurement result based on the measurement configuration information.

14. The terminal of claim 11 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

store a radio link failure report information, in case that the timer expires before the second message is transmitted, the radio link failure report information comprising at least one of a measurement result of the source base station, at least one measurement result of the at least one candidate target base station, or the information on the at least one execution condition.

15. The terminal of claim 13 ,

wherein the measurement configuration information comprises information on at least one measurement object and information on at least one measurement report configuration, and

wherein the third message includes a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message.

16. A source base station in a wireless communication system, the source base station comprising: a transceiver; and a controller configured to: transmit, to a terminal via the transceiver, a first message comprising conditional handover configuration information, the conditional handover configuration information comprising information on at least one candidate target base station and information on at least one execution condition for a conditional handover of the at least one candidate target base station, receive, from a target base station, a second message indicating that the terminal has successfully accessed the target base station, and release resources associated to a terminal context, wherein a timer is started on the terminal, in case that the at least one execution condition for the target base station among the at least one candidate target base station is fulfilled, and wherein the timer is stopped upon a successful completion of the conditional handover.

17. The source base station of claim 16 ,

wherein the first message includes a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message.

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

transmit, to the terminal via the transceiver, a third message including measurement configuration information for a measurement, and

receive, from the terminal via the transceiver, a fourth message including measurement result based on the measurement configuration information.

19. The source base station of claim 18 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

determine whether to use the conditional handover based on the measurement result,

transmit, to the at least one candidate target base station via the transceiver, a fifth message for requesting the conditional handover of the terminal,

receive, from the at least one candidate target base station via the transceiver, a sixth message as a response to the fifth message, and

transmit, to the terminal, the first message comprising the conditional handover configuration information.

20. The source base station of claim 18 ,

wherein the measurement configuration information comprises information on at least one measurement object and information on at least one measurement report configuration, and wherein the third message includes a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 21, 2019
From: JANG, JAEHYUK; KIM, SOENGHUN; KIM, SANGBUM; KIM, DONGGUN; JIN, SEUNGRI
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 050779/0161 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2017-0015783 · Feb 3, 2017 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 15887074 · Feb 2, 2018
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