Wireless communication device adaptively changing capability and method of operation thereof

1. A method performed by a device configured to perform communication with a base station, the method comprising:

detecting whether an abnormality of the device occurs in response to an event signal;

sending a request to the base station for permission to change a capability of the device based on the detecting that the abnormality occurs;

changing the capability of the device based on a permission indication received from the base station in response to the sending the request;

sending changed capability information to the base station based on the changing; and

performing a radio resource connection (RRC) reconfiguration operation based on an RRC reconfiguration message received from the base station in response to the sending the changed capability information.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein

the device comprises a memory configured to store data generated by performing the communication with the base station, and

the detecting whether the abnormality of the device occurs is based on an available memory size of the memory and a first threshold value.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein

the first threshold value is a value obtained by subtracting a memory hysteresis error from a set memory threshold value, and

the detecting whether the abnormality occurs includes determining that a first abnormality condition is satisfied when the available memory size is less than or equal to the first threshold value.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the changing the capability changes at least one capability item among a plurality of capability items associated with the available memory size.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein

a first capability item among the plurality of capability items has a list format, and

the changing the capability item includes reducing an entry size of the first capability item.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein

a second capability item among the plurality of capability items has a non-list format, and

the changing the capability item includes changing whether to support the second capability item.

7. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

determining that a first abnormality release condition is satisfied when the available memory size is larger than a second threshold value, the second threshold value being a sum of a memory hysteresis error and a set memory threshold value.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein

the device comprises a temperature sensor configured to sense a temperature of the device, and

the detecting whether the abnormality occurs is based on the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor and a third threshold value.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein

the third threshold value is a sum of a temperature hysteresis error and a set temperature threshold value, and

the detecting whether the abnormality occurs includes determining that a second abnormality condition is satisfied when the temperature is equal to or higher than the third threshold value.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

determining that a second abnormality release condition is satisfied when the temperature is less than a fourth threshold value, the fourth threshold value being obtained by subtracting a temperature hysteresis error from a set temperature threshold value.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein

the device comprises

a power supply source, and

a power management integrated circuit (PMIC) configured to control a power supply from the power supply source to the device, and

the detecting whether the abnormality occurs is based on a remaining power amount of the power supply and a fifth threshold value, the remaining power amount being determined using the PMIC.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein

the fifth threshold value is obtained by subtracting a power hysteresis error from a set power threshold value, and

the detecting whether the abnormality occurs includes determining that a third abnormality condition is satisfied when the remaining power amount is less than or equal to the fifth threshold value.

13. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

determining that a third abnormality release condition is satisfied when the remaining power amount is greater than a sixth threshold value, the sixth threshold value being a sum of a power hysteresis error and a set power threshold value.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein

the device comprises a processor, and

the detecting whether the abnormality occurs is based on an idle ratio of the processor and a seventh threshold value.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein

the seventh threshold value is obtained by subtracting an idle state hysteresis error from a set idle state ratio threshold value, and

the detecting whether the abnormality occurs includes determining whether a fourth abnormality condition is satisfied when the idle ratio is less than the seventh threshold value.

16. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

determining that a fourth abnormality release condition is satisfied when the idle ratio is larger than an eighth threshold value, the eighth threshold value being a sum of an idle state hysteresis error and a set idle state ratio threshold.

17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the request of the device includes a reason for changing the capability of the device.

18. A device configured to perform wireless communication with a base station, the device comprising:

a memory storing computer-readable instructions; and

at least one processor configured to execute the computer-readable instructions to

determine available resources of each of a plurality of functional blocks, each of the plurality of functional blocks being configured to perform signal processing associated with the wireless communication,

determine whether each functional block among the plurality of functional blocks is in an abnormality state based on the available resources, and

change a capability item associated with the available resources of each of the plurality of functional blocks in response to receiving a capability change permission indication from the base station based on the determination that a functional block among the plurality of functional blocks is in the abnormality state.

19. The device of claim 18 , wherein

the memory stores data for the wireless communication as a functional block among the plurality of functional blocks, and

the at least one processor is configured to execute the computer-readable instructions to determine whether the memory is in an abnormal state based on an available memory size of the memory and a threshold value.

20. A method performed by a base station configured to perform wireless communication with a terminal, the method comprising:

determining whether to permit a capability change of the terminal based on a capability change permission request and a reason for the capability change permission request;

sending a capability change permission indication and a capability inquiry signal to the terminal in response to the determining to permit the capability change;

receiving, from the terminal, changed capability information in response to the sending the capability inquiry signal;

changing a configuration of the wireless communication based on the changed capability information; and

sending a radio resource connection (RRC) reconfiguration message to the terminal based on the changing the configuration.