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US 12,075,507 · App. 18/082,270 · Granted Aug 27, 2024

Method and apparatus for supporting early data transmission in inactive state in wireless communication system

Inventors: Seokjung Kim (Seoul, KR); Daewook Byun (Seoul, KR); Jian Xu (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04W76/19H04W76/11H04W76/27
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Patent No.
US 12,075,507
App. No.
18/082,270
Granted
Aug 27, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and apparatus for supporting an early data transmission (EDT) in a radio resource control (RRC) inactive state is provided. The current gNB receives a resume request message including uplink (UL) data from the wireless device, and transmits a logical channel identifier (LCID) for the UL data to the last serving gNB. The last serving gNB transmits UL forwarding user plane (UP) transport network layer (TNL) information to the current gNB based on mapping between the LCID for the UL data and data radio bearer (DRB) ID or protocol data unit (PDU) session ID in a UE context stored in the last serving gNB. The current gNB forwards the UL data to a core network via the last serving gNB based on the UL forwarding UP TNL information.

Claims (26)

1. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) adapted to operate in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

based on i) the UE being in a radio resource control (RRC) inactive state, and ii) a transmission of uplink (UL) data being allowed while the UE is remaining in the RRC inactive state, transmitting an RRC resume request message and the UL data to a receiving gNB,

wherein a retrieve UE context request message including information related to transmission of the UL data in the RRC inactive state is transmitted from the receiving gNB to a last serving gNB, after transmission of the RRC resume request message,

wherein a message including UL transport network layer (TNL) information is transmitted from the last serving gNB to the receiving gNB, after transmission of the retrieve UE context request message, and

wherein the UL data is forwarded to the last serving gNB and delivered to a core network based on the UL TNL information;

after transmission of the UL data is completed, receiving an RRC release message including a suspend configuration from the receiving gNB; and

moving to the RRC inactive state based on the suspend configuration being included in the RRC release message.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information related to the transmission of the UL data includes a logical channel identifier (LCID) indicating a logical channel used for the transmission of the UL data.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the retrieve UE context request message includes an establishment cause for the transmission of the UL data in the RRC inactive state.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the RRC resume request message is multiplexed with a data radio bearer (DRB) protocol data unit (PDU) including the UL data.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the UL TNL information is based on mapping between the information related to the transmission of the UL data and a DRB ID or a PDU session ID in a UE context stored in the last serving gNB.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the UE is in communication with at least one of a user equipment, a network, and/or autonomous vehicles other than the UE.

7. A User Equipment (UE) adapted to operate in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:

at least one transceiver;

at least one processor; and

at least one memory operably connectable to the at least one processor and storing instructions that, based on being executed by the at least one processor, perform operations comprising:

based on i) the UE being in a radio resource control (RRC) inactive state, and ii) a transmission of uplink (UL) data being allowed while the UE is remaining in the RRC inactive state, transmitting, via the at least one transceiver, an RRC resume request message and the UL data to a receiving gNB,

wherein a retrieve UE context request message including information related to transmission of the UL data in the RRC inactive state is transmitted from the receiving gNB to a last serving gNB, after transmission of the RRC resume request message,

wherein a message including UL transport network layer (TNL) information is transmitted from the last serving gNB to the receiving gNB, after transmission of the retrieve UE context request message, and

wherein the UL data is forwarded to the last serving gNB and delivered to a core network based on the UL TNL information;

after transmission of the UL data is completed, receiving, via the at least one transceiver, an RRC release message including a suspend configuration from the receiving gNB; and

moving to the RRC inactive state based on the suspend configuration being included in the RRC release message.

8. The UE of claim 7 , wherein the information related to the transmission of the UL data includes a logical channel identifier (LCID) indicating a logical channel used for the transmission of the UL data.

9. The UE of claim 7 , wherein the retrieve UE context request message includes an establishment cause for the transmission of the UL data in the RRC inactive state.

10. The UE of claim 7 , wherein the RRC resume request message is multiplexed with a data radio bearer (DRB) protocol data unit (PDU) including the UL data.

11. The UE of claim 7 , wherein the UL TNL information is based on mapping between the information related to the transmission of the UL data and a DRB ID or a PDU session ID in a UE context stored in the last serving gNB.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2022
From: KIM, SEOKJUNG; BYUN, DAEWOOK; XU, JIAN
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 062110/0097 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0095217 · Aug 16, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17256992
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