IP Library Granted Patent US 10,327,280
Granted Patent B2
US 10,327,280 · App. 15/885,840 · Granted Jun 18, 2019

Device and method of handling a state mismatch in a wireless communication system

Inventor: Chih-Hsiang Wu (Taoyuan, TW)
Assignee: HTC Corporation
H04W76/27H04W36/08H04W48/20
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Patent No.
US 10,327,280
App. No.
15/885,840
Granted
Jun 18, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A communication device of handling a state mismatch comprises a storage device and a processing circuit coupled to the storage device. The storage device stores, and the processing circuit is configured to execute instructions of entering a RRC_INACTIVE state in response to a first radio resource control (RRC) message; transmitting a second RRC message to a network, when receiving a first paging message comprising a first temporary identity (ID), wherein the second RRC message is used for requesting an establishment of a connection; and transmitting a third RRC message to the network, when receiving a second paging message comprising a second temporary ID, wherein the third RRC message is used for requesting a resumption of the connection.

Claims (44)

1. A communication device of handling a state mismatch, comprising:

a storage device memory; and

a processing circuit, coupled to the storage device memory, wherein the storage device memory stores instructions, and the processing circuit is configured to execute the instructions of:

entering a RRC_CONNECTED state in a radio resource control (RRC) layer of the communication device and a MM-CONNECTED state in a Mobility Management (MM) layer of the communication device;

receiving a first temporary identity (ID) of a non-access stratum (NAS) layer in a MM message from a network;

receiving a first RRC message from the network, wherein the first RRC message configures the communication device to enter a RRC_INACTIVE state and includes a second temporary ID for resuming a connection between the communication device and the network;

entering the RRC_INACTIVE state in response to the first RRC message;

transmitting a second RRC message to the network, when receiving a first paging message comprising the first temporary ID, wherein the second RRC message is used for requesting an establishment of the connection; and

transmitting a third RRC message to the network, when receiving a second paging message comprising the second temporary ID, wherein the third RRC message is used for requesting a resumption of the connection.

2. The communication device of claim 1 , wherein the first temporary ID is a NAS layer ID.

3. The communication device of claim 1 , wherein the second temporary ID is a RRC layer ID.

4. The communication device of claim 1 , wherein the connection comprise a RRC connection and/or a data radio bearer (DRB).

5. The communication device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further comprise:

transferring to a RRC_IDLE state from the RRC_INACTIVE state, when the communication device in the RRC_INACTIVE state receives the first paging message comprising the first temporary ID.

6. The communication device of claim 5 , wherein the instructions further comprise:

releasing the second temporary ID.

7. The communication device of claim 5 , wherein the instructions further comprise:

releasing a Access Stratum (AS) context of the communication device.

8. A communication device of handling a state mismatch, comprising:

a storage device memory; and

a processing circuit, coupled to the storage device memory, wherein the storage device memory stores instructions, and the processing circuit is configured to execute the instructions of:

entering a RRC_CONNECTED state in a radio resource control (RRC) layer of the communication device and a MM-CONNECTED state in a Mobility Management (MM) layer of the communication device;

receiving a RRC message from the network in the RRC_CONNECTED state, wherein the RRC message configures the communication device to enter a RRC_INACTIVE state;

entering the RRC_INACTIVE state in response to the RRC message;

initiating a RRC resume procedure in the RRC_INACTIVE state via a first cell of the network by the RRC layer, wherein the RRC resume procedure is used for resuming a connection between the communication device and the network;

performing a cell reselection to a second cell of the network when initiating the RRC procedure;

indicating a failure to resume the connection to the MM layer by the RRC layer in response to the cell reselection; and

maintaining the MM-CONNECTED state in the MM layer in response to the failure.

9. The communication device of claim 8 , wherein the RRC message comprises a temporary identity (ID) used in the RRC layer.

10. The communication device of claim 8 , wherein the instructions further comprise:

transmitting a RRC response message for responding to the RRC message to the network.

11. A communication device of handling a state mismatch, comprising:

a storage device memory; and

a processing circuit, coupled to the storage device memory, wherein the storage device memory stores instructions, and the processing circuit is configured to execute the instructions of:

entering a RRC_CONNECTED state in a radio resource control (RRC) layer of the communication device and a MM-CONNECTED state in a Mobility Management (MM) layer of the communication device;

receiving a RRC message from the network, wherein the RRC message configures the communication device to enter a RRC_INACTIVE state;

entering the RRC_INACTIVE state in response to the RRC message;

initiating a RRC resume procedure in the RRC_INACTIVE state via a first cell of the network by the RRC layer, wherein the RRC resume procedure is used for resuming a connection between the communication device and the network;

determining that the first cell is barred for initiating the RRC resume procedure;

indicating a failure to resume the connection to an upper layer by the RRC layer in response to the determination; and

maintaining the MM-CONNECTED state in response to the failure.

12. The communication device of claim 11 , wherein the RRC message comprises a temporary identity (ID) used in the RRC layer.

13. The communication device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions further comprise:

transmitting a RRC response message for responding to the RRC message to the network.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 1, 2018
From: WU, CHIH-HSIANG
To: HTC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 044793/0659 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62453528 · Feb 2, 2017
Related Publication 20180220487A1 · Aug 2, 2018
Cited By (1)
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