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US 12,389,400 · App. 17/425,841 · Granted Aug 12, 2025

Method and device for by-link activation and deactivation for reducing power consumption in next generation mobile communication system

Inventors: Donggun Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Soenghun Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Jaehyuk Jang (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W72/20
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Patent No.
US 12,389,400
App. No.
17/425,841
Granted
Aug 12, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a communication technique converging IoT technology with a 5G communication system for supporting higher data transfer rates than 4G systems and a system for same. The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services (for example, smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, healthcare, digital education, retail businesses, security and safety-related services, or the like) on the basis of 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology. The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, and more specifically, the present invention relates to a method and device for providing a terminal mobility event reporting service in a cellular wireless communication system (5G system).

Claims (48)

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

receiving, from a base station, a radio resource control (RRC) message including first information for configuring a plurality of bandwidth parts (BWPs) for at least one secondary cell (Scell), and second information on a BWP to be activated;

activating a BWP among the plurality of BWPs based on the RRC message;

receiving, from the base station, downlink control information (DCI) indicating switching to a dormant BWP;

performing a BWP switching to a dormant BWP based on the DCI;

as a result of the performing the BWP switching to the dormant BWP, stopping a BWP inactivity timer for the at least one Scell, in case that the BWP inactivity timer is running;

receiving, from the base station, DCI indicating switching to an active BWP; and

performing a BWP switching to an active BWP identified based on the second information included in the RRC message.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dormant BWP is a BWP in which a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) is not monitored and a channel measurement is performed by the terminal.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

clearing a configured uplink grant type 2 associated with the at least one Scell, in case that a BWP is switched to the dormant BWP.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

suspending a configured uplink grant type 1 associated with the at least one Scell, in case that a BWP is switched to the dormant BWP.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

starting the BWP inactive timer for the at least one Scell, in case that a BWP is switched to the active BWP.

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

a transceiver; and

a controller configured to control the transceiver to:

receive, from a base station, a radio resource control (RRC) message including first information for configuring a plurality of bandwidth parts (BWPs) for at least one secondary cell (Scell), and second information on a BWP to be activated,

activate a BWP among the plurality of BWPs based on the RRC message,

receive, from the base station, downlink control information (DCI) indicating switching to a dormant BWP,

perform a BWP switching to a dormant BWP based on the DCI,

as a result of the performing the BWP switching to the dormant BWP, stop a BWP inactivity timer for the at least one Scell, in case that the BWP inactivity timer is running,

receive, from the base station, DCI indicating switching to an active BWP, and

perform a BWP switching to an active BWP identified based on the second information included in the RRC message.

7. The terminal of claim 6 , wherein the dormant BWP is a BWP in which a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) is not monitored and a channel measurement is performed by the terminal.

8. The terminal of claim 6 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

control to clear a configured uplink grant type 2 associated with the at least one Scell, in case that a BWP is switched to the dormant BWP.

9. The terminal of claim 6 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

control to suspend a configured uplink grant type 1 associated with the at least one Scell, in case that a BWP is switched to the dormant BWP.

10. The terminal of claim 6 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

control to start the BWP inactive timer for the at least one Scell, in case that a BWP is switched to the active BWP.

11. A method by a base station in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting, to a terminal, a radio resource control (RRC) message including first information for configuring a plurality of bandwidth parts (BWPs) for at least one secondary cell (Scell), and second information on a BWP to be activated, wherein a BWP among the plurality of BWPs is activated based on the RRC message;

transmitting, to the terminal, downlink control information (DCI) indicating switching to a dormant BWP, wherein a BWP is switched to a dormant BWP based on the DCI indicating switching to the dormant BWP, and wherein, as a result of the performing the BWP switching to the dormant BWP, a BWP inactivity timer for the at least one Scell is stopped in case that the BWP inactivity timer is running; and

transmitting, to the terminal, DCI indicating switching to an active BWP,

wherein a BWP is switched to an active BWP identified based on the second information included in the RRC message.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the dormant BWP is a BWP in which a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) is not monitored and a channel measurement is performed.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the RRC message further includes information on the BWP inactivity timer for the at least one Scell.

14. A base station in a wireless communication system, the base station comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller configured to control the transceiver to:

transmit, to a terminal, a radio resource control (RRC) message including first information for configuring a plurality of bandwidth parts (BWPs) for at least one secondary cell (Scell), and second information on a BWP to be activated, wherein a BWP among the plurality of BWPs is activated based on the RRC message,

transmit, to the terminal, downlink control information (DCI) indicating switching to a dormant BWP, wherein a BWP is switched to a dormant BWP based on the DCI indicating switching to the dormant BWP, and wherein, as a result of the performing the BWP switching to the dormant BWP, a BWP inactivity timer for the at least one Scell is stopped in case that the BWP inactivity timer is running, and

transmit, to the terminal, DCI indicating switching to an active BWP,

wherein a BWP is switched to an active BWP identified based on the second information included in the RRC message.

15. The base station of claim 14 , wherein the dormant BWP is a BWP in which a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) is not monitored and a channel measurement is performed.

16. The base station of claim 14 , wherein the RRC message further includes information on the BWP inactivity timer for the at least one Scell.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 27, 2021
From: KIM, DONGGUN; KIM, SOENGHUN; JANG, JAEHYUK
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056986/0611 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2019-0011489 · Jan 29, 2019 · national
KR 10-2019-0078924 · Jul 1, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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