IP Library Granted Patent US 11,570,839
Granted Patent B2
US 11,570,839 · App. 17/222,483 · Granted Jan 31, 2023

Method and device for indicating type of bearer used for next message in wireless communication system

Inventors: Youngdae Lee (Seoul, KR); Hongsuk Kim (Seoul, KR); Sangwon Kim (Seoul, KR); Jaewook Lee (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04W76/27H04W24/10H04W28/0252H04W74/0833H04W88/06
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Patent No.
US 11,570,839
App. No.
17/222,483
Granted
Jan 31, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a method and a device for receiving information indicating the type of a signaling radio bearer (SRB) in a wireless communication system. A user equipment (UE): receives a first radio resource control (RRC) message including information indicating the type of SRB on which a second RRC message, which is a message corresponding to the first RRC message, is to be transmitted; and transmits the second RRC message via the type of SRB indicated by the information indicating the type of SRB. Accordingly, the type of bearer on which a first message is received and the type of bearer on which a second message is transmitted in a single RRC procedure may be identical or mutually different.

Claims (38)

1. A method performed by a secondary node (SN) in a dual connectivity (DC) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising,

configuring, for a wireless device, a split bearer for both a master cell group (MCG) transmission and a secondary cell group (SCG) transmission with a master node (MN) in the DC;

receiving, from the wireless device through the SCG transmission, a first RRC message, while the MCG transmission for the MN is suspended upon a MCG failure; and

transmitting, to the wireless device through the SCG transmission, a second RRC message for resuming MCG transmission of the split bearer.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first RRC message includes information on the MCG failure.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises,

maintaining the SCG transmission of the split bearer, while the MCG transmission for the MN is suspended.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the split bearer is served by (i) a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) entity and a first Radio Link Control (RLC) entity for the MN, and (ii) a second RLC entity for the SN.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the split bearer is further served by a first Medium Access Control (MAC) entity for the MN and a second MAC entity for the SN.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second RRC message includes information on a cell selected for the resuming MCG transmission.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless device is in communication with at least one of a mobile device, a network, and/or autonomous vehicles other than the wireless device.

8. A method performed by a wireless device in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

establishing a split bearer for both a master cell group (MCG) transmission and a secondary cell group (SCG) transmission;

upon detecting a Radio Link Failure (RLF) on a MCG while an SCG is not suspended:

suspending the MCG transmission of the split bearer;

transmitting a first radio resource control (RRC) message via the split bearer;

upon receiving a second RRC message via the split bearer; and

resuming MCG transmission of the split bearer.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the wireless device is in communication with at least one of a mobile device, a network, or autonomous vehicles other than the wireless device.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the method further comprises,

maintaining the SCG transmission of the split bearer based on the detection of the RLF.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the method further comprises:

based on the detection of the RLF on MCG:

selecting a cell as a primary cell for the MCG; and

performing a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection re-establishment procedure at the cell.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the split bearer is served by (i) a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) entity and a first Radio Link Control (RLC) entity for a first base station and (ii) a second RLC entity for a second base station.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the split bearer is further served by a first Medium Access Control (MAC) entity for the first base station and a second MAC entity for the second base station.

14. A wireless device configured to operate in a wireless communication system, the wireless device comprising:

a memory;

a transceiver; and

a processor connected to the memory and the transceiver, wherein the processor is configured to:

establish a split bearer for both a master cell group (MCG) transmission and a secondary cell group (SCG) transmission;

upon detecting a Radio Link Failure (RLF) on a MCG while an SCG is not suspended:

suspend the MCG transmission of the split bearer, and

control the transceiver to transmit a first radio resource control (RRC) message via the split bearer; and

upon receiving a second RRC message via the split bearer:

resume MCG transmission of the split bearer.

15. The wireless device of claim 14 , wherein the wireless device is configured to be in communication with at least one of a user equipment, a network, or an autonomous vehicle other than the wireless device.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE'S COUNTRY OF RECORD PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 056071 FRAME: 0758. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Nov 16, 2021
From: LEE, YOUNGDAE; KIM, HONGSUK; KIM, SANGWON; LEE, JAEWOOK
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 058146/0479 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 28, 2021
From: LEE, YOUNGDAE; KIM, HONGSUK; KIM, SANGWON; LEE, JAEWOOK
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 056071/0758 →
Continuity (7)
Continuation 16496864
Provisional Application 62502615 · May 6, 2017
Provisional Application 62502614 · May 6, 2017
Provisional Application 62480362 · Apr 1, 2017
Provisional Application 62475866 · Mar 24, 2017
Provisional Application 62475812 · Mar 23, 2017
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