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US 12,302,195 · App. 17/789,377 · Granted May 13, 2025

Method and apparatus for determining to switch between unicast and multicast in a wireless communication system

Inventors: Daewook Byun (Seoul, KR); Sunghoon Jung (Seoul, KR); Jian Xu (Seoul, KR); Seokjung Kim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04W4/06H04W24/10H04W76/10
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Patent No.
US 12,302,195
App. No.
17/789,377
Granted
May 13, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and apparatus for determining to switch between unicast and multicast in a wireless communication system is provided. A CU of a RAN node provides, via the DU, the MBS by using a first transmission to the wireless device. A CU of a RAN node receives, from the DU, measurement report for the MBS generated by the wireless device. A CU of a RAN node determines whether to switch the first transmission to a second transmission for the MBS based on the measurement report. A CU of a RAN node provides, via the DU, the MBS by using the second transmission to the wireless device.

Claims (57)

1. A method comprising,

receiving, by a Central Unit (CU) of a Radio Access Network (RAN) node from a core network node, a Packet Data Unit (PDU) Session Request message to establish a connection with a wireless device for a Multicast and/or Broadcast Service (MBS), wherein the PDU Session Request message includes information for the MBS;

transmitting, by the CU to a Distributed Unit (DU) of the RAN node, a UE Context Request message to setup a bearer for a first transmission for the MBS, wherein the UE Context Request message includes the information for the MBS;

establishing, by the CU, the connection with the wireless device for the MBS via the DU of the RAN node;

transmitting, by the CU to the core network node, the PDU Session Response message including the information for the MBS, upon establishing the connection with the wireless device for the MBS;

providing, by the CU via the DU, the MBS by using the first transmission to the wireless device;

receiving, by the CU from the DU, measurement report for the MBS generated by the wireless device;

determining, by the CU, whether to switch the first transmission to a second transmission for the MBS based on the measurement report; and

providing, by the CU via the DU, the MBS by using the second transmission to the wireless device,

wherein the first transmission is one of unicast transmission or multicast transmission, and the second transmission is another one of unicast transmission or multicast transmission, and

wherein the information for the MBS includes at least one of a service identity (ID), Tunnel Endpoint Identifier (TEID) for the MBS, or flow identity of the MBS.

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

transmitting, by the CU to the DU, a first switching message to request the switching from the first transmission to the second transmission for the MBS based on the determination.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the first switching message includes an identity (ID) of the MBS to be switched.

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

receiving, by the CU from the DU, a second switching message informing that allocating radio resource for a second transmission is available.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the second switching message includes (1) an identity (ID) of the MBS, and/or (2) channel information of the second transmission for the MBS.

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

receiving, by the CU from the DU, multiple measurement reports for the MBS, wherein the multiple measurement reports are generated by multiple wireless device, respectively; and

determining whether to switch the first transmission to a second transmission for the MBS based on the multiple measurement reports.

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

providing, by the CU, multiple MBSs by using the first transmission;

determining, by the CU, whether to switch the first transmission to the second transmission for at least one of the multiple MBSs; and

providing, by the CU, the at least one of the multiple MBSs by using the second transmission, and rest of the multiple MBSs by using the first transmission.

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

transmitting, by the CU to the wireless device via the DU, a Radio Resource Control (RRC) Reconfiguration message for the second transmission.

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

receiving, by the CU from the wireless device via the DU, an RRC Reconfiguration Complete message in response to the RRC Reconfiguration message.

10. A Central Unit (CU) of a Radio Access Network (RAN) node in a comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor operatively coupled to the memory, and configured to:

receive, from a core network node, a Packet Data Unit (PDU) Session Request message to establish a connection with a wireless device for a Multicast and/or Broadcast Service (MBS), wherein the PDU Session Request message includes information for the MBS;

transmit, to a Distributed Unit (DU) of the RAN node, a UE Context Request message to setup a bearer for a first transmission for the MBS, wherein the UE Context Request message includes the information for the MBS;

establish the connection with the wireless device for the MBS via the DU of the RAN node;

transmit, to the core network node, the PDU Session Response message including the information for the MBS, upon establishing the connection with the wireless device for the MBS;

provide, via the DU, the MBS by using the first transmission to the wireless device;

receive, from the DU, measurement report for the MBS generated by the wireless device;

determine whether to switch the first transmission to a second transmission for the MBS based on the measurement report; and

provide, via the DU, the MBS by using the second transmission to the wireless device,

wherein the first transmission is one of unicast transmission or multicast transmission, and the second transmission is another one of unicast transmission or multicast transmission, and wherein the information for the MBS includes at least one of a service identity (ID), Tunnel Endpoint Identifier (TEID) for the MBS, or flow identity of the MBS.

11. The CU of the RAN node of claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to,

transmit, to the DU, a first switching message to request the switching from the first transmission to the second transmission for the MBS based on the determination.

12. The CU of the RAN node of claim 11 , wherein the first switching message includes an identity (ID) of the MBS to be switched.

13. The CU of the RAN node of claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to,

receive, from the DU, a second switching message informing that allocating radio resource for a second transmission is available.

14. The CU of the RAN node of claim 13 , wherein the second switching message includes (1) an identity (ID) of the MBS, and/or (2) channel information of the second transmission for the MBS.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions, which, when executed by a processor of a Central Unit (CU) of a Radio Access Network (RAN) node in a wireless communication system, cause the CU of the RAN node to:

receive, from a core network node, a Packet Data Unit (PDU) Session Request message to establish a connection with a wireless device for a Multicast and/or Broadcast Service (MBS), wherein the PDU Session Request message includes information for the MBS;

transmit, to a Distributed Unit (DU) of the RAN node, a UE Context Request message to setup a bearer for a first transmission for the MBS, wherein the UE Context Request message includes the information for the MBS;

establish the connection with the wireless device for the MBS via the DU of the RAN node;

transmit, to the core network node, the PDU Session Response message including the information for the MBS, upon establishing the connection with the wireless device for the MBS;

provide, via the DU, the MBS by using the first transmission to the wireless device;

receive, from the DU, measurement report for the MBS generated by the wireless device;

determine whether to switch the first transmission to a second transmission for the MBS based on the measurement report; and

provide, via the DU, the MBS by using the second transmission to the wireless device,

wherein the first transmission is one of unicast transmission or multicast transmission, and the second transmission is another one of unicast transmission or multicast transmission, and

wherein the information for the MBS includes at least one of a service identity (ID), Tunnel Endpoint Identifier (TEID) for the MBS, or flow identity of the MBS.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 27, 2022
From: BYUN, DAEWOOK; JUNG, SUNGHOON; XU, JIAN; KIM, SEOKJUNG
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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Priority Claims (3)
KR 10-2020-0009539 · Jan 23, 2020 · national
KR 10-2020-0013945 · Feb 5, 2020 · national
KR 10-2020-0099365 · Aug 7, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230065098A1 · Mar 2, 2023
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