Granted Patent B2

US 12,587,918 · App. 17/889,398 · Granted Mar 24, 2026

Inventor: Xiaobo Zhang (Shanghai, CN)

Assignee: APOGEE NETWORKS, LLC

H04W36/0079H04W36/00692H04W36/00698

Abstract

Claims (82)

1 . A user equipment (UE) for wireless communications, the UE comprising:

a transceiver; and

a processor, wherein the transceiver and the processor are configured to:

receives a first signaling, wherein the first signaling is used for configurations for a first candidate cell set;,

determine a radio connection failure; and

determine a first target cell as a response to the determined radio connection failure,

transmits a second signaling on a condition that the first target cell does not belong to the first candidate cell set, the second signaling comprising a first message, or transmits a third signaling on a condition that the first target cell is a candidate cell in the first candidate cell set, the third signaling not comprising the first message, and wherein either of the second signaling and the third signaling is transmitted,

receives a second message transmits a third information set,

wherein the first message is used to determine whether there is a Radio Link Failure (RLF)-related message, and

wherein the second message is used to trigger transmission of the third information set, and

wherein the third information set comprises a first sub-information-block, the first sub-information-block comprising the RLF-related message, and

wherein the first target cell does not belong to the first candidate cell set.

2 . The UE according to claim 1 , wherein the transceiver and the processor are further configured to:

transmit a fourth signaling, and

receive a fifth signaling,

wherein the fifth signaling is used to trigger the second signaling, and

wherein the fourth signaling is used to trigger the fifth signaling.

3 . The first node according to claim 1 , wherein the transceiver and the processor are further configured to:

generate the RLF-related message as a response to the determined radio connection failure.

4 . The UE according to claim 1 , wherein the transceiver and the processor are further configured to:

clear the RLF-related message;

wherein the first target cell is a candidate cell in the first candidate cell set.

5 . The UE according to claim 1 , wherein the transceiver and the processor are further configured to:

transmit a sixth signaling, wherein the sixth signaling being used to indicate that a radio connection failure is determined for MCG, and

wherein a signaling radio bearer bearing the sixth signaling includes a Split SRB1, or, a signaling radio bearer bearing the sixth signaling includes an SRB3, and

wherein the first signaling is triggered by the sixth signaling, and

wherein the third signaling is triggered by the first signaling.

6 . The UE according to claim 1 , wherein a signaling radio bearer for the first signaling includes a Signaling Radio Bearer 1 (SRB1), or the signaling radio bearer for the first signaling includes a Signaling Radio Bearer 3 (SRB3), and

wherein the first signaling comprises a RRCReconfiguration message, or the first signaling comprises a RRCConnectionReconfiguration message.

7 . The UE according to claim 1 , wherein on a condition that a timer T310 is expired, the first node determines the radio connection failure, or

on a condition that a timer T312 is expired, the first node determines the radio connection failure, or

on a condition that an indication that a maximum retransmission number is reached is received from MCG Radio Link Control (RLC), the first node determines the radio connection failure, or

on a condition that an indication that a maximum retransmission number of an SRB or a DRB is reached is received from MCG RLC, the first node determines the radio connection failure; or when an indication of random access issue from MCG Medium Access Control (MAC) is received, and none of timers T300, T301, T304, T311 and T319 is running, the first node determines the radio connection failure between a first serving cell, or

on a condition that an indication of random access issue from MCG MAC is received, and none of timers T300, T301, T304 and T311 is running, the first node determines the radio connection failure between a first serving cell.

8 . The UE according to claim 1 , wherein the second signaling is used for an RRC Reestablishment procedure, and

wherein the second signaling comprises a RRCReestablishmentComplete message, or the second signaling comprises a RRCConnectionReestablishmentComplete message.

9 . The UE according to claim 1 , wherein the third signaling is used for an RRC Reconfiguration procedure, and

wherein the third signaling comprises a RRCReconfigurationComplete message, or the third signaling comprises a RRCConnectionReconfigurationComplete message.

10 . The UE according to claim 1 , wherein the RLF-related message is stored in a VarRLF-Report, and wherien the first message comprises rlf-InfoAvailable.

11 . The UE according to claim 1 , wherein the said generates the RLF-related message contains the following meaning: storing the RLF-related message in the VarRLF-Report.

12 . The UE according to claim 1 , wherein the RLF-related message comprises at least one of a plmn-IdentityList, a measResultLastServCell IE, a measResultNeighCells IE, a previousPCellId, a failedPCellId, a connectionFailureType or a rlf-Cause.

13 . The UE according to claim 1 , wherein clearing the RLF-related message includes clearing the RLF-related message stored in the VarRLF-Report.

14 . The UE according to claim 2 , wherein the fourth signaling comprises a RRCReestablishmentRequest message, and the fifth signaling comprises a RRCReestablishment message; or the fourth signaling comprises a RRCConnectionReestablishmentRequest message, and the fifth signaling comprises a RRCConnectionReestablishment message.

15 . The UE according to claim 1 , wherein the second message comprises a UEInformationRequest message, and comprises a rlf-ReportReq field, and

wherein the third information set comprises a UEInformationResponse message, and

wherein the first sub-information-block comprises a rlf-Report field.

16 . The UE according to claim 1 , comprising:

the first receiver, which clears the RLF-related message before the third signaling is transmitted.

17 . A base station for wireless communications, the bases station comprising:

a transceiver; and

a processor, wherein the transceiver and the processor are configured to:

receives a second signaling,

transmit a second message,

receive a third information set when a target cell does not belong to a first candidate cell set, the second signaling comprising a first message; and

receive a third signaling when the first target cell is a candidate cell in the first candidate cell set, the third signaling not comprising the first message, wherein either of the second signaling and the third signaling is transmitted, and

wherein the first message is used to determine whether there is a Radio Link Failure (RLF)-related message, and

wherein a first signaling is used for configurations for the first candidate cell set, and

wherein as a response to a radio connection failure, the first target cell is determined, and

whererin the second message is used to trigger transmission of the third information set, and

wherein the third information set comprises a first sub-information-block, the first sub-information-block comprising the RLF-related message.

18 . A method in user equipment (UE) for wireless communications, the method comprising:

receiving a first signaling, the first signaling is used for configurations for a first candidate cell set;

determining a radio connection failure;

determining a first target cell as a response to the determined radio connection failure;

transmitting a second signaling when the first target cell does not belong to the first candidate cell set, the second signaling comprising a first message; or

transmitting a third signaling when the first target cell is a candidate cell in the first candidate cell set, the third signaling not comprising the first message, wherein either of the second signaling and the third signaling is transmitted;

receiving a second message; and

transmitting a third information set;

wherein the first message is used to determine whether there is a Radio Link Failure (RLF)-related message, and

wherein the second message is used to trigger transmission of the third information set, and

wherein the third information set comprises a first sub-information-block, the first sub-information-block comprising the RLF-related message, and

wherein the first target cell does not belong to the first candidate cell set.

19 . A method in a base station for wireless communications, the method comprising:

receiving a second signaling;

transmitting a second message;

receiving a third information set on a condition that a target cell does not belong to a first candidate cell set, the second signaling comprising a first message;

receiving a third signaling on a condition that the first target cell is a candidate cell in the first candidate cell set, the third signaling not comprising the first message, wherein either of the second signaling and the third signaling is transmitted, and

wherein the first message is used to determine whether there is a Radio Link Failure (RLF)-related message, and

wherein a first signaling is used for configurations for the first candidate cell set, and

wherein as a response to a radio connection failure, the first target cell is determined, and

wherein the second message is used to trigger transmission of the third information set, and

wherein the third information set comprises a first sub-information-block, the first sub-information-block comprising the RLF-related message.

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