IP Library Granted Patent US 12,022,549
Granted Patent B2
US 12,022,549 · App. 17/277,885 · Granted Jun 25, 2024

Terminal device, base station device, and method

Inventors: Takako Hori (Sakai, JP); Shohei Yamada (Sakai, JP); Hidekazu Tsuboi (Sakai, JP)
Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA; FG Innovation Company Limited
H04W76/19H04W76/30
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Patent No.
US 12,022,549
App. No.
17/277,885
Granted
Jun 25, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a technology pertaining to a terminal device, a base station device, a method and an integrated circuit which can reduce the complexity of protocol processing and perform efficient communications. The terminal device includes: a receiving unit which receives an RRC connection reconfiguration message from the base station device; and a processing unit, wherein, when information for indicating that full configuration is applied is included in the RRC connection reconfiguration message, on the basis of the terminal device performing an E-UTRA/5GC or NGEN-DC, performs an RLC entity re-establishment, an NR PDCP entity release, an RLC entity release, a logical channel release, and a DRB identifier on a DRB which corresponds to each DRB identifier set by the terminal device release, and performs an SDAP entity notification, which corresponds to the DRB, of a release of the DRB.

Claims (38)

1. A terminal device for communicating with a base station device, the terminal device comprising:

a receiving unit that receives a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection reconfiguration message from the base station device; and

a processing unit that performs one or more processes when the RRC connection reconfiguration message includes information indicating that a full configuration is applied, on the basis that the terminal device performs an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access/5G Core Network (E-UTRA/5GC) or NG Radio Access Network (NG-RAN E-UTRA)-New Radio (NR) Dual Connectivity (NGEN-DC) for each Data Radio Bearer (DRB) corresponding to a DRB identifier set by the terminal device,

the one or more processes comprising:

performing at least one of an NR Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) entity release, a Radio Link Control (RLC) entity release, a logical channel release and a DRB identifier release,

performing a notification of Service Data Adaptation Protocol (SDAP) entity corresponding to the DRB of the DRB release, and

performing an RLC entity re-establishment.

2. A terminal device for communicating with a base station device, the terminal device comprising:

a receiving unit that receives a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection reconfiguration message from the base station device; and,

a processing unit that performs one or more processes when the RRC connection reconfiguration message includes information indicating that full configuration is applied, on the basis that the terminal device does not perform an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access/5G Core Network (E-UTRA/5GC) or NG Radio Access Network (NG-RAN E-UTRA)-New Radio (NR) Dual Connectivity (NGEN-DC),

the one or more processes for each Data Radio Bearer, DRB, corresponding to an Evolved Packet System, EPS, bearer identifier value included in the RRC connection reconfiguration message that is set in the EPS bearer identifier value of the terminal device comprising:

performing an E-UTRA Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) entity release or a New Radio (NR) PDCP entity release,

performing a Radio Link Control (RLC) entity release, a logical channel release and a DRB identifier release, and

performing a RLC entity re-establishment,

the one or more processes for each DRB corresponding to a EPS bearer identifier value not included in the RRC connection reconfiguration message that is set in the EPS bearer identifier value of the terminal device comprising:

performing a DRB release.

3. The terminal device according to claim 2 , wherein performing the DRB release comprisessing:

performing the E-UTRA PDCP entity release when the DRB is set with E-UTRA PDCP entity; and

performing a New Radio (NR) Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) entity release when the DRB is not set with E-UTRA PDCP entity.

4. A method performed by a terminal device for communicating with a base station device, the method comprising:

receiving a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection reconfiguration message from the base station device; and

performing one or more processes when the RRC connection reconfiguration message includes information indicating that full configuration is applied, on the basis that the terminal device performs an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access/5G Core Network (E-UTRA/5GC) or NG Radio Access Network (NG-RAN E-UTRA)-New Radio (NR) NR Dual Connectivity (NGEN-DC),

the one or more processes, for each Data Radio Bearer (DRB) corresponding to a DRB identifier set by the terminal device, comprising:

performing a New Radio (NR) Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) entity release, a Radio Link Control (RLC) entity release, a logical channel release and a DRB identifier release,

performing a notification of Service Data Adaptation Protocol (SDAP) entity corresponding to the DRB of the DRB release, and

performing a RLC entity re-establishment.

5. A method performed by a terminal device for communicating with a base station device, the method comprising:

receiving a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection reconfiguration message from the base station device; and

performing one or more processes when the RRC connection reconfiguration message includes information indicating that full configuration is applied, on the basis that the terminal device does not perform an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access/5G Core Network (E-UTRA/5GC) or NG Radio Access Network (NG-RAN E-UTRA)-New Radio (NR) Dual Connectivity (NGEN-DC),

the one or more processes for each Data Radio Bearer (DRB) corresponding to an Evolved Packet System (EPS) bearer identifier value included in the RRC connection reconfiguration message that is set in the EPS bearer identifier value of the terminal device comprising:

performing an E-UTRA Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) entity release or a New Radio (NR) PDCP entity release,

performing a Radio Link Control (RLC) entity release, a logical channel release and a DRB identifier release, and

performing a RLC entity re-establishment, and

the one or more processes for each DRB corresponding to the EPS bearer identifier value not included in the RRC connection reconfiguration message that is set in the EPS bearer identifier value of the terminal device comprising:

performing a DRB release.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein performing the DRB release comprising:

performing the E-UTRA PDCP entity release, when the DRB is set with E-UTRA PDCP entity; and

performing a NR PDCP entity release, when the DRB is not set with E-UTRA PDCP entity.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 24, 2024
From: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA; FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 069039/0443 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 25, 2024
From: HORI, TAKAKO; YAMADA, SHOHEI; TSUBOI, HIDEKAZU
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA; FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 066237/0451 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-176141 · Sep 20, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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