IP Library Granted Patent US 12,267,739
Granted Patent B2
US 12,267,739 · App. 17/312,879 · Granted Apr 1, 2025

Method for operating failure timer during conditional handover in wireless communication system

Inventor: June Hwang (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W36/0079H04W36/362
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Patent No.
US 12,267,739
App. No.
17/312,879
Granted
Apr 1, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5 th -Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4 th -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. Various embodiments of the present invention include a method for operating a failure timer during conditional handover in a wireless communication system and a method for operating channel occupation for mobility improvement in an unlicensed band.

Claims (20)

1. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a base station, a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message including a conditional reconfiguration for at least one candidate target cell, wherein the conditional reconfiguration includes an RRC reconfiguration for each of the at least one candidate target cell, wherein the RRC reconfiguration for each of the at least one candidate target cell includes a timer associated with a failure of a conditional handover and random access channel (RACH) configuration information, and wherein the conditional reconfiguration includes at least one measurement identifier (ID), each of the at least one measurement ID being associated with an event and the event being associated with an offset value;

performing a measurement based on the conditional reconfiguration; and

in case that an event associated with a measurement ID among the at least one measurement ID is fulfilled based on the measurement:

selecting a target cell fulfilling the event among the at least one candidate target cell for execution of the conditional reconfiguration; and

executing the conditional reconfiguration for the conditional handover to the target cell, and starting the timer.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the each of the at least one measurement ID corresponds to a measurement object associated with a reporting configuration.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

in case that a random access on the target cell is successful, stopping the timer.

4. A user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller coupled to the transceiver, wherein the controller is configured to:

receive, from a base station, a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message including a conditional reconfiguration for at least one candidate target cell, wherein the conditional reconfiguration includes an RRC reconfiguration for each of the at least one candidate target cell, wherein the RRC reconfiguration for each of the at least one candidate target cell includes a timer associated with a failure of a conditional handover and random access channel (RACH) configuration information, and wherein the conditional reconfiguration includes at least one measurement identifier (ID), each of the at least one measurement ID being associated with an event and the event being associated with an offset value,

perform a measurement based on the conditional reconfiguration, and

in case that an event associated with a measurement ID among the at least one measurement ID is fulfilled based on the measurement:

select a target cell fulfilling the event, among the at least one candidate target cell for execution of the conditional reconfiguration, and

execute the conditional reconfiguration for the conditional handover to the target cell, and start the timer.

5. The UE of claim 4 , wherein the each of the at least one measurement ID corresponds to a measurement object associated with a reporting configuration.

6. The UE of claim 4 , wherein the controller is configured to:

in case that a random access on the target cell is successful, stop the timer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 10, 2021
From: HWANG, JUNE
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056542/0361 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0162003 · Dec 14, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220038976A1 · Feb 3, 2022
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