IP Library Granted Patent US 12,490,059
Granted Patent B2
US 12,490,059 · App. 18/010,639 · Granted Dec 2, 2025

Mobility support method and device for multicast service in next generation mobile communication system

Inventors: Donggun Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Soenghun Kim (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W4/06H04W76/40
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Patent No.
US 12,490,059
App. No.
18/010,639
Granted
Dec 2, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to: a communication technique merging IoT technology with a 5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than a 4G system; and a system therefor. The present disclosure can be applied to intelligent services (for example, smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, healthcare, digital education, retail, security- and safety-related services, and the like) on the basis of a 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology. Disclosed in the present invention is a method for structuring or setting a multicast bearer or unicast bearer supporting an MBS service so as to support the MBS service in a next-generation mobile communication system, and a method for processing data of a PHY layer device, MAC layer device, RLC layer device or PDCP layer device receiving and processing MBS data.

Claims (20)

1 . A method performed by a user equipment (UE) for a multicast broadcast service (MBS) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving a radio resource control (RRC) message including configuration information for the MBS and information on a data inactivity timer, wherein the configuration information for the MBS includes configuration information on a bearer for the MBS:

identifying whether a medium access control (MAC) service data unit (SDU) for an MBS traffic channel (MTCH) is received when the data inactivity timer is configured; and

starting the data inactivity timer based on the reception of the MAC SDU for the MTCH,

wherein the configuration information on the bearer for the MBS includes information associated with a service data adaptation protocol (SDAP).

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting information indicating expiry of the data inactivity timer to upper layers, when the data inactivity timer expires.

3 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising transitioning to an RRC idle mode based on the information indicating the expiry of the data inactivity timer.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein configuration information on a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) entity for a header compression for the bearer is further included in the configuration information on the bearer for the MBS.

5 . A user equipment (UE) comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive at least one signal; and

at least one processor connected to the transceiver,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

receive, via the transceiver, a radio resource control (RRC) message including configuration information for a multicast broadcast service (MBS) and information on a data inactivity timer, wherein the configuration information for the MBS includes configuration information on a bearer for the MBS,

identify whether a medium access control (MAC) service data unit (SDU) for an MBS traffic channel (MTCH) is received when the data inactivity timer is configured, and

start the data inactivity timer based on the reception of the MAC SDU for the MTCH, and

wherein the configuration information on the bearer for the MBS includes information associated with a service data adaptation protocol (SDAP).

6 . The UE of claim 5 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to transmit information indicating expiry of the data inactivity timer to upper layers, when the data inactivity timer expires.

7 . The UE of claim 6 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to transit to an RRC idle mode based on the information indicating the expiry of the data inactivity timer.

8 . The UE of claim 5 , wherein configuration information on a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) entity for a header compression for the bearer is further included in the configuration information on the bearer for the MBS.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2022
From: KIM, DONGGUN; KIM, SOENGHUN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062106/0550 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0074842 · Jun 19, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230232189A1 · Jul 20, 2023
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