IP Library Granted Patent US 9,357,446
Granted Patent B2
US 9,357,446 · App. 14/421,794 · Granted May 31, 2016

Method and device for performing handover in mobile communication system

Inventors: Soeng Hun Kim (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Gert Jan Van Lieshout (Middlesex, GB); Sang Bum Kim (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W36/0055H04W36/0088H04W36/30H04W36/38H04W72/0413H04W76/048
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Patent No.
US 9,357,446
App. No.
14/421,794
Granted
May 31, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for transmitting a channel state by a terminal in a communication system, according to one embodiment, comprises the steps of: receiving discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration information from a base station; determining whether the terminal is set to transmit channel state information only in onDuration according to a DRX operation; determining whether an arbitrary subframe to be received is a subframe included in onDuration if the terminal is set to transmit the channel state information only in onDuration according to the configuration; and not transmitting the channel state information on the arbitrary subframe if the arbitrary subframe is not a subframe included in onDuration. According to the embodiment, the terminal can efficiently report channel state information.

Claims (32)

1. A method for transmitting channel state information by a terminal in a communication system, the method comprising:

receiving configuration information from a base station;

determining whether a channel quality indicator (CQI) mask is to be setup based on the configuration information;

if the CQI mask is setup, determining, in a first subframe, whether an on-duration timer (onDurationTimer) is expected to be running in a second subframe;

if the onDurationTimer is expected to be running in the second subframe, transmitting channel state information in the second subframe; and

if the onDurationTimer is not expected to be running in the second subframe, causing the channel state information to be not transmitted in the second subframe.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein causing the channel state information to be not transmitted comprises causing the channel state information to be not transmitted even though the base station is configured to transmit the channel state information in the second subframe through an uplink control channel.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein causing the channel state information to be not transmitted comprises dropping a transmission of the channel state information in the second subframe even though the base station is configured to transmit the channel state information in the second subframe through an uplink control channel.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration information provides an instruction whether to transmit the channel state information only in an on-duration (onDuration) period of a discontinuous reception (DRX) operation.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the configuration information further comprises information on a DRX cycle and a DRX offset; and

wherein determining whether the onDurationTimer is expected to be running in the second subframe comprises determining whether the second subframe is included in the on Duration period based on the DRX cycle and the DRX offset.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

if the CQI mask is not setup, determining, in the first subframe, whether the second subframe is expected to be active time; and

if the second subframe is expected to be active time, transmitting the channel state information in the second subframe.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

skipping, if the second subframe is not expected to be active time, a transmission of the channel state information in the second subframe.

8. A terminal to transmit channel state information in a communication system, the terminal comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive information to and from a base station; and

a control unit configured to:

control receiving configuration information from the base station,

determine whether a channel quality indication (CQI) mask is to be setup based on the configuration,

determine in a first subframe, if the CQI mask is setup, whether an on-duration timer (onDurationTimer) is expected to be running in a second subframe,

control transmitting, if the onDurationTimer is expected to be running in the second subframe, of channel state information in the second subframe, and

control causing, if the onDurationTimer is expected to be not running in the second subframe, the channel state information to be not transmitted in the second subframe.

9. The terminal of claim 8 , wherein the control unit is configured to control causing the channel state information to be not transmitted even though the base station is configured to transmit the channel state information in the second subframe through an uplink control channel.

10. The terminal of claim 8 , wherein the control unit is configured to control dropping transmission of the channel state information in the second subframe even though the base station is configured to transmit the channel state information in the second subframe through an uplink control channel.

11. The terminal of claim 8 , wherein the configuration information provides an instruction whether to transmit the channel state information only in an on-duration (onDuration) period of a discontinuous reception (DRX) operation.

12. The terminal of claim 11 , wherein the control unit is configured to control receiving information on a DRX cycle and a DRX offset, and determine whether the second subframe is included in the onDuration period based on the DRX cycle and the DRX offset.

13. The terminal of claim 8 , wherein the control unit is configured to:

determine, in the first subframe, if the CQI mask is not setup, whether the second subframe is expected to be active time; and

control transmitting, if the second subframe is expected to be active time, the channel state information in the second subframe.

14. The terminal of claim 13 , wherein the control unit is configured to control skipping, if the second subframe is not expected to be active time, a transmission of the channel state information in the second subframe.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 13, 2015
From: KIM, SOENG HUN; VAN LIESHOUT, GERT JAN; KIM, SANG BUM
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
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Priority Claims (5)
KR 10-2012-0088995 · Aug 14, 2012 · national
KR 10-2012-0109172 · Sep 28, 2012 · national
KR 10-2012-0111951 · Oct 9, 2012 · national
KR 10-2012-0123712 · Nov 2, 2012 · national
KR 10-2012-0127549 · Nov 12, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
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