IP Library Granted Patent US 11,963,250
Granted Patent B2
US 11,963,250 · App. 17/972,920 · Granted Apr 16, 2024

Small data transmission assistance information

Inventors: Taehun Kim (Fairfax, VA); Kyungmin Park (Vienna, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA); Jinsook Ryu (Oakton, VA); Peyman Talebi Fard (Vienna, VA)
Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
H04W76/25H04W76/30H04W48/20H04W76/27
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Patent No.
US 11,963,250
App. No.
17/972,920
Granted
Apr 16, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A second base station sends to a first base station, a request for a context of a wireless device, wherein the request comprises assistance information for a small data transmission (SDT) procedure of the wireless device. The assistance information indicates whether single data associated with the SDT procedure is expected, or more than single data associated with the SDT procedure is expected.

Claims (50)

1. A method comprising:

sending, from a second base station to a first base station, a request for a context of a wireless device, wherein the request comprises assistance information for a small data transmission (SDT) procedure of the wireless device, the assistance information indicating whether:

single data associated with the SDT procedure is expected; or

more than single data associated with the SDT procedure is expected.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first base station sends, to a wireless device, a first radio resource control (RRC) message indicating a suspension of a RRC connection of the wireless device.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the first RRC message comprises at least one of:

a resume wireless device identity of the wireless device;

a next hop chaining count;

radio access network, RAN, notification area information; and

period RAN-based notification area update timer value.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first base station determines, based on the assistance information, whether to keep the context of the wireless device.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

determining to keep the context of the wireless device based on no further uplink or downlink data transmission being expected; and

determining to not keep the context of the wireless device based on more than a single uplink or single downlink data transmission being expected.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving, by the second base station from the first base station and based on determining to keep the context of the wireless device, a second RRC message indicating a release or a suspension of an RRC connection.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving, by the second base station from the first base station and based on determining to not keep the context of the wireless device, the context of the wireless device.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the assistance information comprises a data radio bearer identity associated with the SDT procedure.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

determining to keep the context of the wireless device based on a data radio bearer associated with the data radio bearer identity being configured for small data transmission; and

determining to not keep the context of the wireless device based on the data radio bearer associated with the data radio bearer identity being not configured for small data transmission.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the assistance information comprises application information associated with the SDT procedure.

11. A second base station comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the second base station to perform operations comprising:

sending, to a first base station, a request for a context of a wireless device, wherein the request comprises assistance information for a small data transmission (SDT) procedure of the wireless device, the assistance information indicating whether:

single data associated with the SDT procedure is expected; or

more than single data associated with the SDT procedure is expected.

12. The second base station of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise sending, to a wireless device, a first radio resource control (RRC) message indicating a suspension of a RRC connection of the wireless device.

13. The second base station of claim 12 , wherein the first RRC message comprises at least one of:

a resume wireless device identity of the wireless device;

a next hop chaining count;

radio access network, RAN, notification area information; and

period RAN-based notification area update timer value.

14. The second base station of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise determining, based on the assistance information, whether to keep the context of the wireless device.

15. The second base station of claim 14 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining to keep the context of the wireless device based on no further uplink or downlink data transmission being expected; and

determining to not keep the context of the wireless device based on more than a single uplink or single downlink data transmission being expected.

16. The second base station of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise sending, to the second base station, based on determining to keep the context of the wireless device, a second RRC message indicating a release or a suspension of an RRC connection.

17. The second base station of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise sending, to the second base station, based on determining to not keep the context of the wireless device, the context of the wireless device.

18. The second base station of claim 11 , wherein the assistance information comprises a data radio bearer identity associated with the SDT procedure.

19. The second base station of claim 18 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining to keep the context of the wireless device based on a data radio bearer associated with the data radio bearer identity being configured for small data transmission; and

determining to not keep the context of the wireless device based on the data radio bearer associated with the data radio bearer identity being not configured for small data transmission.

20. A system comprising:

a second base station comprising: one or more processors and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the second base station to perform operations comprising:

sending, to a first base station, a request for a context of a wireless device, wherein the request comprises assistance information for a small data transmission (SDT) procedure of the wireless device, the assistance information indicating whether:

single data associated with the SDT procedure is expected; or

more than single data associated with the SDT procedure is expected; and

the first base station, wherein the first base station comprises: one or more processors and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the first base station to perform operations comprising:

receiving the request for the context of the wireless device.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 1, 2024
From: OFINNO, LLC
To: CANON INC.
Reel/Frame 066615/0320 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 31, 2022
From: KIM, TAEHUN; PARK, KYUNGMIN; DINAN, ESMAEL; RYU, JINSOOK; TALEBI FARD, PEYMAN
To: OFINNO, LLC
Reel/Frame 061596/0359 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 17715180 · Apr 7, 2022
Continuation PCTUS2021017742 · Feb 12, 2021
Provisional Application 62975900 · Feb 13, 2020
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