IP Library Granted Patent US 12,382,463
Granted Patent B2
US 12,382,463 · App. 17/204,249 · Granted Aug 5, 2025

Method and user equipment for configured grant configuration

Inventors: Hsin-Hsi Tsai (Taipei, TW); Hung-Chen Chen (Taipei, TW); Mei-Ju Shih (Taipei, TW); Heng-Li Chin (Taipei, TW); Yung-Lan Tseng (Taipei, TW)
Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
H04W72/23H04B17/318H04W24/10H04W76/27H04W76/30H04W80/02
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Patent No.
US 12,382,463
App. No.
17/204,249
Granted
Aug 5, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method, performed by a User Equipment (UE) for a Configured Grant (CG) configuration, includes receiving a Radio Resource Control (RRC) release message from a cell of a Network (NW) while the UE is in an RRC_CONNECTED state, the RRC release message including the CG configuration; entering an RRC_INACTIVE state from the RRC_CONNECTED state in response to receiving the RRC release message; receiving an RRC message from the cell while the UE is in the RRC_INACTIVE state; and determining whether to release the CG configuration based on the RRC message.

Claims (32)

1. A method performed by a User Equipment (UE) for configuring a Configured Grant (CG), the method comprising:

receiving a Radio Resource Control (RRC) release message that includes a suspend configuration from a cell of a Network (NW), the suspend configuration including a Small Data Transmission (SDT) configuration that includes a CG configuration, the CG configuration including a bandwidth part indication and a threshold value for a change of a Reference Signal Receiving Power (RSRP);

entering an RRC_INACTIVE state in response to receiving the RRC release message; and

suspending the CG configuration associated with a bandwidth part indicated by the bandwidth part indication in a case that a difference between a first RSRP measured at a first time and a second RSRP measured at a second time is higher than the threshold value, wherein

both the first RSRP and the second RSRP are derived based on measurements of a Synchronization Signal Block (SSB).

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

storing the CG configuration in response to receiving the RRC release message.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

clearing a CG resource configured by the CG configuration if a Timing Alignment (TA) timer expires while the UE is in the RRC_INACTIVE state.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

starting or restarting the TA timer in response to receiving the RRC release message, wherein the TA timer is configured based on the suspend configuration in the RRC release message.

5. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

starting or restarting the TA timer if the UE receives a Timing Advance command while the UE is in the RRC_INACTIVE state, the Timing Advance command being included in one of a Random Access Response (RAR), a Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE), or a Message B (MSGB).

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cell is a Primary Cell (PCell).

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first RSRP measured at the first time is stored by the UE.

8. A User Equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system for configuring a Configured Grant (CG), the UE comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium coupled to the at least one processor, and storing one or more computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the UE to:

receive a Radio Resource Control (RRC) release message that includes a suspend configuration from a cell of a Network (NW), the suspend configuration including a Small Data Transmission (SDT) configuration that includes a CG configuration, the CG configuration including a bandwidth part indication and a threshold value for a change of a Reference Signal Receiving Power (RSRP);

enter an RRC_INACTIVE state in response to receiving the RRC release message; and

suspend the CG configuration associated with a bandwidth part indicated by the bandwidth part indication in a case that a difference between a first RSRP measured at a first time and a second RSRP measured at a second time is higher than the threshold value, wherein

both the first RSRP and the second RSRP are derived based on measurements of a Synchronization Signal Block (SSB).

9. The UE of claim 8 , wherein the one or more computer-executable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the UE to:

store the CG configuration in response to receiving the RRC release message.

10. The UE of claim 8 , wherein the one or more computer-executable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the UE to:

clear a CG resource configured by the CG configuration if a Timing Alignment (TA) timer expires while the UE is in the RRC_INACTIVE state.

11. The UE of claim 10 , wherein the one or more computer-executable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the UE to:

start or restart the TA timer in response to receiving the RRC release message, wherein the TA timer is configured based on the suspend configuration in the RRC release message.

12. The UE of claim 10 , wherein the one or more computer-executable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the UE to:

start or restart the TA timer if the UE receives a Timing Advance command while the UE is in the RRC_INACTIVE state, the Timing Advance command being included in one of a Random Access Response (RAR), a Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE), or a Message B (MSGB).

13. The UE of claim 8 , wherein the cell is a Primary Cell (PCell).

14. The UE of claim 8 , wherein the first RSRP measured at the first time is stored by the UE.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 24, 2024
From: FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 069028/0594 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 10, 2022
From: TSAI, HSIN-HSI; CHEN, HUNG-CHEN; SHIH, MEI-JU; CHIN, HENG-LI; TSENG, YUNG-LAN
To: FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 059223/0854 →
Continuity (2)
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