IP Library Granted Patent US 10,849,029
Granted Patent B2
US 10,849,029 · App. 16/346,681 · Granted Nov 24, 2020

Method for performing cell reselection procedure by terminal, and apparatus supporting same

Inventors: Sangwon Kim (Seoul, KR); Youngdae Lee (Seoul, KR); Jaewook Lee (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
H04W36/0058H04W36/0007H04W36/0044H04W36/0061H04W36/08H04W76/27
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Patent No.
US 10,849,029
App. No.
16/346,681
Granted
Nov 24, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are a method for performing a cell reselection procedure by a terminal, and an apparatus supporting the same. The method comprises the steps of: measuring a first CE level in a serving cell where the terminal is currently staying; measuring a second CE level in a neighboring cell where an MBMS service of interest is provided; calculating a ranking of the neighboring cell by adding an offset to a quality value measured for the neighboring cell, when the second CE level is higher than or equal to the first CE level; and performing a cell reselection procedure on the basis of the calculated ranking.

Claims (31)

1. A method for performing, by a user equipment (UE), a cell reselection procedure in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

measuring a first CE level in a serving cell on which the UE is currently camping;

measuring a second CE level in a neighboring cell that provides an MBMS service of interest;

adding an offset to a measured quality value of the neighboring cell to calculate a ranking of the neighboring cell, based on the second CE level being equal to or better than the first CE level;

performing a cell reselection procedure based on the calculated ranking;

receiving the MBMS service of interest through the neighboring cell to which the offset is given after performing the reselection procedure; and

releasing the offset given to the neighboring cell.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the performing of a cell reselection procedure comprises reselecting a cell having a high ranking for a preset time interval for performing the cell reselection procedure.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the UE supports NB-IoT, and

the MBMS service is provided through SC-PTM transmission.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first CE level and the second CE level are measured in a unit of an MBMS service, TMGI, or a frequency that provides the MBMS service.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first CE level and the second CE level are determined by comparing measured Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) of the serving cell and the neighboring cell and a CE level related threshold value received from a network.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the CE level related threshold value is received through an MCCH, SC-MCCH, or PDCCH.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising initiating an RRC connection establishment procedure after the releasing of the offset.

8. A user equipment (UE) configured to perform a cell reselection procedure in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:

a memory;

a transceiver; and

a processor for connecting the memory and the transceiver,

wherein the processor is configured to:

measure a first CE level in a serving cell on which the UE is currently camping;

measure a second CE level in a neighboring cell that provides an MBMS service of interest;

add an offset to a measured quality value of the neighboring cell to calculate a ranking of the neighboring cell, based on the second CE level being equal to or better than the first CE level;

perform a cell reselection procedure based on the calculated ranking;

receive the MBMS service of interest through the neighboring cell to which the offset is given after performing the reselection procedure; and

release the offset given to the neighboring cell.

9. The UE of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to reselect a cell having a high ranking for a preset time interval for performing the cell reselection procedure.

10. The UE of claim 8 , wherein the UE supports NB-IoT, and

the MBMS service is provided through SC-PTM transmission.

11. The UE of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to measure a first CE level and a second CE level in a unit of an MBMS service, TMGI, or a frequency that provides the MBMS service.

12. The UE of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to compare measured Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) of the serving cell and the neighboring cell and a CE level related threshold value received from a network to determine the first CE level and the second CE level.

13. The UE of claim 12 , wherein the CE level related threshold value is transmitted to the UE through a MCCH, SC-MCCH, or PDCCH.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 1, 2020
From: KIM, SANGWON; LEE, YOUNGDAE; LEE, JAEWOOK
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 62416671 · Nov 2, 2016
Provisional Application 62416133 · Nov 1, 2016
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