Wireless communication method and user equipment for performing transmission in RRC_INACTIVE state
A wireless communication method includes receiving, in an RRC_CONNECTED state, an RRC release message including first information and second information, the first information including at least one LCP restriction, the second information including one or more CG configurations; transitioning from the RRC_CONNECTED state to the RRC_INACTIVE state in response to the RRC release message; determining that data from an LCH corresponding to the at least one LCP restriction becomes available for UL transmission; determining whether to transmit the data in the RRC_INACTIVE state according to whether any of the one or more CG configurations meets the at least one LCP mapping restriction; and in a case that a CG configuration of the one or more CG configurations meets the at least one LCP mapping restriction, transmitting the data through a set of PUSCHs determined by the CG configuration of the one or more CG configurations.
1 . A wireless communication method for performing, by a User Equipment (UE), transmissions in a Radio Resource Control (RRC)_INACTIVE state, the wireless communication method comprising:
receiving, in an RRC_CONNECTED state, an RRC release message including first information and second information, the first information including at least one Logical Channel Prioritization (LCP) mapping restriction, and the second information including one or more Configured Grant (CG) configurations;
transitioning from the RRC_CONNECTED state to the RRC_INACTIVE state in response to receiving the RRC release message;
determining, after transitioning to the RRC_INACTIVE state, that data from a Logical Channel (LCH) corresponding to the at least one LCP mapping restriction has become available for Uplink (UL) transmission;
determining whether to transmit the data in the RRC_INACTIVE state based on whether any of the one or more CG configurations addresses the at least one LCP mapping restriction;
in a case that a CG configuration of the one or more CG configurations addresses the at least one LCP mapping restriction, transmitting the data through a set of Physical Uplink Shared Channels (PUSCHs) determined by the CG configuration of the one or more CG configurations; and
in a case that none of the one or more CG configurations addresses the at least one LCP mapping restriction, prohibiting the UE from transmitting the data, using the one or more CG configurations, in the RRC_INACTIVE state.
2 . The wireless communication method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
releasing, after transitioning to the RRC_INACTIVE state, the at least one LCP mapping restriction and at least part of the one or more CG configurations in a case that:
the UE determines that UL transmission is no longer needed to be performed in the RRC_INACTIVE state,
the UE has moved outside of a coverage area of a serving cell,
the UE is not synchronized with the serving cell, or
the UE receives, from the serving cell, a release indicator in system information.
3 . The wireless communication method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
releasing, after transitioning to the RRC_INACTIVE state, all of the at least one LCP mapping restriction and all of the one or more CG configurations in a case that the UE has moved outside of a coverage area of a serving cell.
4 . The wireless communication method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
releasing, after transitioning to the RRC_INACTIVE state, all of the at least one LCP mapping restriction and all of the one or more CG configurations in a case that the UE is not synchronized with a serving cell.
5 . The wireless communication method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
releasing, after transitioning to the RRC_INACTIVE state, all of the one or more CG configurations in a case that the UE receives, from a serving cell, a release indicator in system information.
6 . The wireless communication method according to claim 1 , wherein the first information includes at least one of:
an allowed CG list that at least indicates the CG configuration of the one or more CG configurations, or
a parameter denoted as configuredGrantType1Allowed.
7 . A User Equipment (UE) for performing transmissions in a Radio Resource Control (RRC)_INACTIVE state, the UE comprising:
a receiver;
a transmitter;
at least one processor coupled to the receiver and the transmitter; and
at least one non-transitory machine-readable medium coupled to the at least one processor and storing one or more one computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the UE to:
receive, in an RRC_CONNECTED state, by the receiver, an RRC release message including first information and second information, the first information including at least one Logical Channel Prioritization (LCP) mapping restriction, and the second information including one or more Configured Grant (CG) configurations;
transition from the RRC_CONNECTED state to the RRC_INACTIVE state in response to receiving the RRC release message;
determine, after transitioning to the RRC_INACTIVE state, that data from a Logical Channel (LCH) corresponding to the at least one LCP mapping restriction has become available for Uplink (UL) transmission;
determine whether to transmit the data in the RRC_INACTIVE state according to based on whether any of the one or more CG configurations addresses the at least one LCP mapping restriction;
in a case that a CG configuration of the one or more CG configurations addresses the at least one LCP mapping restriction, transmit, by the transmitter, the data through a set of Physical Uplink Shared Channels (PUSCHs) determined by the CG configuration of the one or more CG configurations; and
in a case that none of the one or more CG configurations addresses the at least one LCP mapping restriction, prohibit the UE from transmitting the data, using the one or more CG configurations, in the RRC_INACTIVE state.
8 . The UE according to claim 7 , wherein the one or more computer-executable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the UE to:
release, after transitioning to the RRC_INACTIVE state, the at least one LCP mapping restriction and at least part of the one or more CG configurations in a case that:
the UE determines that UL transmission is no longer needed to be performed in the RRC_INACTIVE state,
the UE has moved outside of a coverage area of a serving cell,
the UE is not synchronized with the serving cell, or
the UE receives, from the serving cell, a release indicator in system information.
9 . The UE according to claim 7 , wherein the or more computer-executable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the UE to:
release, after transitioning to the RRC_INACTIVE state, all of the at least one LCP mapping restriction and all of the one or more CG configurations in a case that the UE has moved outside of a coverage area of a serving cell.
10 . The UE according to claim 7 , wherein the one or more computer-executable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the UE to:
release, after transitioning to the RRC_INACTIVE state, all of the at least one LCP mapping restriction and all of the one or more CG configurations in a case that the UE is not synchronized with a serving cell.
11 . The UE according to claim 7 , wherein the one or more computer-executable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the UE to:
release, after transitioning to the RRC_INACTIVE state, all of the one or more CG configurations in a case that the UE receives, from a serving cell, a release indicator in system information.
12 . The UE according to claim 7 , wherein the first information includes at least one of:
an allowed CG list that at least indicates the CG configuration of the one or more CG configurations, or
a parameter denoted as configuredGrantType1Allowed.