IP Library Granted Patent US 12,604,359
Granted Patent B2
US 12,604,359 · App. 18/275,397 · Granted Apr 14, 2026

Method and apparatus of performing random access procedure for data transmission in wireless communication system

Inventor: Seungjune Yi (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04W76/27H04W12/037H04W74/0833H04W74/0836H04W74/0838
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Patent No.
US 12,604,359
App. No.
18/275,397
Granted
Apr 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method of performing data transmissions in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) INACTIVE state by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system. Especially, the method includes the steps of generating a first data that can be transmitted in the RRC_INACTIVE state; triggering a first random access (RA) procedure for transmitting the first data in the RRC_INACTIVE state; generating a second data that cannot be transmitted in the RRC_INACTIVE state while the first RA procedure is ongoing; and transmitting a RRC message for transitioning to a RRC CONNECTED state, wherein applying ciphering to the RRC message is determined based on whether the second data being generated after a contention resolution succeeds related to the first RA procedure or not.

Claims (28)

1 . A method for performing data transmissions in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) INACTIVE (RRC_INACTIVE) state by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

based on a first data that can be transmitted in the RRC_INACTIVE state becoming available, triggering a first random access (RA) procedure for transmitting the first data in the RRC_INACTIVE state; and

based on a second data that cannot be transmitted in the RRC_INACTIVE state becoming available while the first RA procedure is ongoing, transmitting a RRC message for transitioning to a RRC_CONNECTED state,

wherein, based on the second data becoming available after a contention resolution succeeds, a ciphering is applied to the RRC message, and

wherein, based on the second data becoming available before the contention resolution succeeds, the first RA procedure is stopped and a second RA procedure for transitioning to the RRC CONNECTED state is started.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the RRC message to which the ciphering is applied is transmitted on a dedicated control channel (DCCH).

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the RRC message to which the ciphering is not applied is transmitted on a common control channel (CCCH) using the second RA procedure.

4 . A user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one computer memory operably connectable to the at least one processor and storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the UE to perform operations comprising:

based on a first data that can be transmitted in a Radio Resource Control (RRC)_INACTIVE state becoming available, triggering a first random access (RA) procedure for transmitting the first data in the RRC_INACTIVE state; and

based on a second data that cannot be transmitted in the RRC_INACTIVE state becoming available while the first RA procedure is ongoing, transmitting a RRC message for transitioning to a RRC CONNECTED state,

wherein, based on the second data becoming available after a contention resolution succeeds, a ciphering is applied to the RRC message, and

wherein, based on the second data becoming available before the contention resolution succeeds, the first RA procedure is stopped and a second RA procedure for transitioning to the RRC CONNECTED state is started.

5 . The UE of claim 4 , wherein the RRC message to which the ciphering is applied is transmitted on a dedicated control channel (DCCH).

6 . The UE of claim 4 , wherein the RRC message to which the ciphering is not applied is transmitted on a common control channel (CCCH) using the second RA procedure.

7 . An apparatus of a user equipment (UE), the apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one computer memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the UE to perform operations comprising:

based on a first data that can be transmitted in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) INACTIVE state becoming available, triggering a first random access (RA) procedure for transmitting the first data in the RRC_INACTIVE state; and

based on a second data that cannot be transmitted in the RRC_INACTIVE state becoming available while the first RA procedure is ongoing, transmitting a RRC message for transitioning to a RRC CONNECTED state,

wherein, based on the second data becoming available after a contention resolution succeeds, a ciphering is applied to the RRC message, and

wherein, based on the second data becoming available before the contention resolution succeeds, the first RA procedure is stopped and a second RA procedure for transitioning to the RRC CONNECTED state is started.

8 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing at least one computer program comprising instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a user equipment (UE), cause the UE to perform operations comprising:

based on a first data that can be transmitted in a Radio Resource Control (RRC)_INACTIVE state becoming available, triggering a first random access (RA) procedure for transmitting the first data in the RRC_INACTIVE state; and

based on a second data that cannot be transmitted in the RRC_INACTIVE state becoming available while the first RA procedure is ongoing, transmitting a RRC message for transitioning to a RRC CONNECTED state,

wherein, based on the second data becoming available after a contention resolution succeeds, a ciphering is applied to the RRC message, and

wherein, based on the second data becoming available before the contention resolution succeeds, the first RA procedure is stopped and a second RA procedure for transitioning to the RRC CONNECTED state is started.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 2, 2023
From: YI, SEUNGJUNE
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0022710 · Feb 19, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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