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Granted Patent B2
US 11,496,931 · App. 17/118,437 · Granted Nov 8, 2022

Method and apparatus for reselecting cell in wireless communication system

Inventors: Sangyeob Jung (Suwon-si, KR); Soenghun Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Himke Van Der Velde (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W36/0055H04W36/04H04W36/08H04W36/36H04W76/27H04W76/30
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Patent No.
US 11,496,931
App. No.
17/118,437
Granted
Nov 8, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method, performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system, includes: transmitting, to a first cell, capability information of the terminal including information on whether the terminal supports plurality of cell reselection priorities (CRPs); receiving, from the first EUTRAN cell, a radio resource control (RRC) Connection Release message including an alternativeCRPindication parameter indicating to apply CRP broadcast in system information, based on the capability information of the terminal; transitioning to an RRC idle mode or an RRC inactive mode based on the RRC Connection Release message, and camping on a second cell; receiving, from the second cell, system information; and determining, based on the system information, whether to apply a first CRP for an inter-RAT frequency or a second CRP for at least one EUTRAN frequency.

Claims (40)

1. A method, performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting, to a first cell, capability information of the terminal comprising information on whether the terminal supports a plurality of cell reselection priorities (CRPs);

receiving, from the first cell, a radio resource control (RRC) connection release message comprising an alternativeCRPindication parameter indicating to apply CRP broadcast in system information, based on the capability information of the terminal;

transitioning to an RRC idle mode or an RRC inactive mode based on the RRC connection release message, and camping on a second cell;

receiving, from the second cell, system information including a first CRP and a second CRP; and

based on the alternativeCRPindication parameter and the system information, applying the second CRP for evolved universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS) terrestrial radio access network (EUTRAN) frequency.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising in case that the RRC connection release message comprises a value of a timer, starting the timer based on the value of the timer.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the system information is included in system information block (SIB) 3 or SIB 5.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the SIB 3 comprises information on the second CRP for a serving frequency associated with the second cell.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the SIB 5 comprises information on the second CRP per EUTRAN frequency.

6. A terminal in a wireless communication system, the terminal comprising:

a transceiver; and

at least one processor connected to the transceiver and configured to:

transmit, to a first cell, capability information of the terminal comprising information on whether the terminal supports a plurality of cell reselection priorities (CRPs),

receive, from the first cell, a radio resource control (RRC) connection release message comprising an alternativeCRPindication parameter indicating to apply CRP broadcast in system information, based on the capability information of the terminal,

transition to an RRC idle mode or an RRC inactive mode based on the RRC Connection Release message, and camp on a second cell,

receive, from the second cell, system information including a first CRP and a second CRP, and

based on the alternativeCRPindication parameter and the system information, apply the second CRP for evolved universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS) terrestrial radio access network (EUTRAN) frequency.

7. The terminal of claim 6 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to start a timer in case that the RRC connection release message comprises a value of a timer.

8. The terminal of claim 6 , wherein the system information is included in system information block (SIB) 3 or SIB 5.

9. The terminal of claim 8 , wherein the SIB 3 comprises information on the second CRP for a serving frequency associated with the second EUTRAN cell.

10. The terminal of claim 8 , wherein the SIB 5 comprises information on the second CRP per EUTRAN frequency.

11. A method, performed by a base station associated with a first cell in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a terminal, capability information of the terminal comprising information on whether the terminal supports a plurality of cell reselection priorities (CRPs); and

transmitting, to the terminal, a radio resource control (RRC) connection release message comprising an alternativeCRPindication parameter indicating to apply CRP broadcast in system information, based on the capability information of the terminal,

wherein the terminal transitions to an RRC idle mode or an RRC inactive mode based on the RRC connection release message, camps on a second cell, receives, from the second cell, system information, and based on the alternativeCRPindication parameter and the system information including a first CRP and a second CRP, applies the second CRP for evolved universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS) terrestrial radio access network (EUTRAN) frequency.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein in case that the RRC connection release message comprises a value of a timer, the terminal starts the timer based on the value of the timer.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the system information is included in system information block (SIB) 3 or SIB 5.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the SIB 3 comprises information on the second CRP for a serving frequency associated with the second cell.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the SIB 5 comprises information on the second CRP per EUTRAN frequency.

16. A base station associated with a first cell in a wireless communication system, the base station comprising

a transceiver; and

at least one processor connected to the transceiver and configured to:

receive, from a terminal, capability information of the terminal comprising information on whether the terminal supports a plurality of cell reselection priorities (CRPs), and

transmit, to the terminal, a radio resource control (RRC) connection release message comprising an alternativeCRPindication parameter indicating to apply CRP broadcast in system information, based on the capability information of the terminal,

wherein the terminal is transitioned to an RRC idle mode or an RRC inactive mode based on the RRC connection release message, camps on a second cell, receives, from the second cell, system information, and based on the alternativeCRPindication parameter and the system information including a first CRP and a second CRP, applies the second CRP for evolved universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS) terrestrial radio access network (EUTRAN) frequency.

17. The base station of claim 16 , wherein in case that the RRC connection release message comprises a value of a timer, the terminal starts the timer based on the value of the timer.

18. The base station of claim 16 , wherein the system information is included in system information block (SIB) 3 or SIB 5.

19. The base station of claim 18 , wherein the SIB 3 comprises information on the second CRP for a serving frequency associated with the second cell.

20. The base station of claim 18 , wherein the SIB 5 comprises information on the second CRP per EUTRAN frequency.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 10, 2020
From: JUNG, SANGYEOB; KIM, SOENGHUN; VAN DER VELDE, HIMKE
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054611/0571 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0163978 · Dec 10, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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