IP Library Granted Patent US 11,930,551
Granted Patent B2
US 11,930,551 · App. 17/122,908 · Granted Mar 12, 2024

Method and apparatus for handling system information request in wireless communication system

Inventors: Anil Agiwal (Suwon-si, KR); Soenghun Kim (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W76/27H04W72/30
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Patent No.
US 11,930,551
App. No.
17/122,908
Granted
Mar 12, 2024
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 provides method and apparatus for managing system information in a wireless communication system.

Claims (60)

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

receiving, in a radio resource control (RRC) connected state, an RRC message from a source special cell (SpCell), the RRC message including a system information block 1 (SIB1);

identifying whether the RRC message includes information associated with a reconfiguration with sync for a target SpCell;

determining, based on the SIB1, to transmit a dedicated SIB request message for a SIB; and

transmitting, to the target SpCell, the dedicated SIB request message for a SIB after a random access procedure to the target SpCell is completed, based on the RRC message including the SIB1 and the information associated with the reconfiguration with sync.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the random access procedure is completed, in case that a medium access control (MAC) of a master cell group (MCG) completes the random access procedure, and

wherein the information associated with the reconfiguration with sync includes information on a timer for a corresponding SpCell.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying whether a common search space is configured for an active bandwidth part (BWP),

wherein determining, based on the SIB1, to transmit the dedicated SIB request message for the SIB comprises identifying that the terminal has not stored a valid version of the SIB, and

wherein the dedicated SIB request message is transmitted, in case that the common search space is not configured for the active BWP and the terminal has not stored the valid version of the SIB.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

identifying whether a system information broadcast status is set to not broadcasting based on scheduling information included in the SIB1 for the SIB, and

wherein the dedicated SIB request message is transmitted, in case that the common search space is configured for the active BWP and the system information broadcast status is set to not broadcasting.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dedicated SIB request message is used to request the SIB which is required by the terminal in the RRC connected state.

6. A method performed by a target special cell (SpCell) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

performing a random access procedure with a terminal in a radio resource control (RRC) connected state with a source SpCell; and

receiving, from the terminal, a dedicated system information block (SIB) request message for a SIB,

wherein a transmission of the dedicated SIB request message by the terminal is determined based on a SIB 1 included in an RRC message transmitted from the source SpCell to the terminal, and

wherein the dedicated SIB request message is received after the random access procedure is completed, based on the RRC message including the SIB1 and information associated with a reconfiguration with sync for the target SpCell.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the random access procedure is completed, in case that a medium access control (MAC) of a master cell group (MCG) completes the random access procedure, and

wherein the information associated with the reconfiguration with sync includes information on a timer for a corresponding SpCell.

8. The method of claim 6 ,

wherein the terminal has not stored a valid version of the SIB, and

wherein the dedicated SIB request message is received, in case that a common search space is not configured for an active bandwidth part (BWP).

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the dedicated SIB request message is received, in case that a common search space is configured for an active bandwidth part (BWP) and a system information broadcast status included in the SIB1 is set to not broadcasting.

10. The method of claim 6 , wherein the dedicated SIB request message is used to request the SIB which is required by the terminal in the RRC connected state, and

wherein the SIB comprises at least one of SIB 12 or SIB 14.

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

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive a signal; and

a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

receive, in a radio resource control (RRC) connected state, an RRC message from a source special cell (SpCell), the RRC message including a system information block 1 (SIB1),

identify whether the RRC message includes information associated with a reconfiguration with sync for a target SpCell,

determine, based on the SIB1, to transmit a dedicated SIB request message for a SIB, and

transmit, to the target SpCell, the dedicated SIB request message for a SIB after a random access procedure to the target SpCell is completed, based on the RRC message including the SIB1 and the information associated with the reconfiguration with sync.

12. The terminal of claim 11 , wherein the random access procedure is completed, in case that a medium access control (MAC) of a master cell group (MCG) completes the random access procedure, and

wherein the information associated with the reconfiguration with sync includes information on a timer for a corresponding SpCell.

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

identify that the terminal has not stored a valid version of the SIB, and

identify whether a common search space is configured for an active bandwidth part (BWP), and

wherein the dedicated SIB request message is transmitted, in case that the common search space is not configured for the active BWP and the terminal has not stored the valid version of the SIB.

14. The terminal of claim 13 , wherein the controller is further configured to identify whether a system information broadcast status is set to not broadcasting based on scheduling information included in the SIB1 for the SIB, and

wherein the dedicated SIB request message is transmitted, in case that the common search space is configured for the active BWP and the system information broadcast status is set to not broadcasting.

15. The terminal of claim 11 , wherein the dedicated SIB request message is used to request the SIB which is required by the terminal in the RRC connected state, and

wherein the SIB comprises at least one of SIB 12 or SIB 14.

16. A target special cell (SpCell) in a wireless communication system, the target SpCell comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive a signal; and

a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

perform a random access procedure with a terminal in a radio resource control (RRC) connected state with a source SpCell, and

receive, from the terminal, a dedicated system information block (SIB) request message for a SIB,

wherein a transmission of the dedicated SIB request message by the terminal is determined based on a SIB 1 included in an RRC message transmitted from the source SpCell to the terminal, and

wherein the dedicated SIB request message is received after the random access procedure is completed, based on the RRC message including the SIB1 and information associated with a reconfiguration with sync for the target SpCell.

17. The target SpCell of claim 16 , wherein the random access procedure is completed, in case that a medium access control (MAC) of a master cell group (MCG) completes the random access procedure, and

wherein the information associated with the reconfiguration with sync includes information on a timer for a corresponding SpCell.

18. The target SpCell of claim 16 ,

wherein the terminal has not stored a valid version of the SIB, and

wherein the dedicated SIB request message is received, in case that a common search space is not configured for an active bandwidth part (BWP).

19. The target SpCell of claim 16 , wherein the dedicated SIB request message is received, in case that a common search space is configured for an active bandwidth part (BWP) and a system information broadcast status included in the SIB1 is set to not broadcasting.

20. The target SpCell of claim 16 , wherein the dedicated SIB request message is used to request the SIB which is required by the terminal in the RRC connected state, and

wherein the SIB comprises at least one of a SIB 12 or a SIB 14.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2020
From: AGIWAL, ANIL; KIM, SOENGHUN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054658/0486 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62949252 · Dec 17, 2019
Related Publication 20210185758A1 · Jun 17, 2021