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Granted Patent B2
US 10,863,513 · App. 15/574,418 · Granted Dec 8, 2020

Method for reconfiguring data radio bearer and user equipment

Inventors: Fangying Xiao (Shanghai, CN); Renmao Liu (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
H04W72/048H04W72/0413H04W76/10H04W76/15H04W76/20H04W76/27H04L69/18H04W84/12
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Patent No.
US 10,863,513
App. No.
15/574,418
Granted
Dec 8, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a method executed by user equipment, including: receiving a radio resource control (RRC) connection reconfiguration message; determining whether the received RRCConnectionReconfiguration message contains indication information, the indication information indicating user equipment (UE) to reconfigure a first type of data radio bearer (DRB) into a second type of DRB that is different from the first type of DRB; and in a case where the received RRCConnectionReconfiguration message contains the indication information, reconfiguring the UE according to the RRCConnectionReconfiguration message, wherein the first type of DRB includes a main cell group (MCG) DRB or a wireless local area network (WLN) non-split DRB, and the second type of DRB includes an MCG DRB, a WLN split DRB or a WLN non-split DRB. Corresponding user equipment is also provided.

Claims (47)

1. A method performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

receiving a first RRCConnectionReconfiguration message which contains an indication to reconfigure a first data radio bearer (DRB) to a second DRB; and

sending a PDCP status report to a base station (eNB), if (a) the UE reconfigures a radio bearer from the first DRB to the second DRB and (b) the UE is configured according to an RRC signaling for configuring the UE to send, when reconfiguring the radio bearer, the PDCP status report, wherein

the second DRB is a bearer whose radio protocols are located in a base station (eNB) and are not located in a WLAN to use eNB radio resources among the eNB radio resources and WLAN radio resources,

the first DRB is a bearer whose radio protocols are located in both the eNB and the WLAN but which uses only the WLAN radio resources, and

the first DRB is a bearer which is not split in the eNB.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a second RRCConnectionReconfiguration message which contains an indication to reconfigure the second DRB to the first DRB and a drb-ToAddModList parameter that contains a list of DRBs needed to be added;

reconfiguring a PDCP entity in accordance with a pdcp-Config parameter, if the pdcp-Config parameter is included in the drb-ToAddModList parameter, wherein the pdcp-Config parameter is used to set configurable PDCP parameters for the first DRB.

3. The method according to claim 2 , further comprising:

reconfiguring one adaptation entity for a plurality of first DRBs which receives data from the PDCP entity.

4. A method performed by a base station (eNB), comprising:

sending, to a user equipment (UE), a first RRCConnectionReconfiguration message which contains an indication to reconfigure a first data radio bearer (DRB) to a second DRB; and

receiving a PDCP status report from the UE, if (a) a radio bearer of the UE is reconfigured from the first DRB to the second DRB and (b) the UE is configured according to an RRC signaling for configuring the UE to send, when reconfiguring the radio bearer, the PDCP status report, wherein

the second DRB is a bearer whose radio protocols are located in the eNB and are not located in a WLAN to use eNB radio resources among the eNB radio resources and WLAN radio resources,

the first DRB is a bearer whose radio protocols are located in both the eNB and the WLAN but which uses only the WLAN radio resources, and

the first DRB is a bearer which is not split in the eNB.

5. The method according to claim 4 , further comprising:

sending, to the UE, a second RRCConnectionReconfiguration message which contains an indication to reconfigure the second DRB to the first DRB and a drb-ToAddModList parameter that contains a list of DRBs needed to be added, wherein:

a PDCP entity of the UE is reconfigured in accordance with a pdcp-Config parameter, if the pdcp-Config parameter is included in the drb-ToAddModList parameter, wherein the pdcp-Config parameter is used to set configurable PDCP parameters for the first DRB.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein

one adaptation entity of the UE for a plurality of first DRBs is reconfigured, and

the one adaptation entity receives data from the PDCP entity.

7. A user equipment (UE) comprising:

receiving circuitry configured to receive a first RRCConnectionReconfiguration message which contains an indication to reconfigure a first data radio bearer (DRB) to a second DRB; and

transmitting circuitry configured to send a PDCP status report to a base station (eNB), if (a) the UE reconfigures a radio bearer from the first DRB to the second DRB and (b) the UE receives an RRC signaling for configuring the UE to send, when reconfiguring the radio bearer, the PDCP status report, wherein

the second DRB is a bearer whose radio protocols are located in a base station (eNB) and are not located in a WLAN to use eNB radio resources among the eNB radio resources and WLAN radio resources,

the first DRB is a bearer whose radio protocols are located in both the eNB and the WLAN but which uses only the WLAN radio resources, and

the first DRB is a bearer which is not split in the eNB.

8. The UE according to claim 7 , wherein

the receiving circuitry is further configured to receive a second RRCConnectionReconfiguration message which contains an indication to reconfigure the second DRB to the first DRB and a drb-ToAddModList parameter that contains a list of DRBs needed to be added, and

the UE further comprises:

reconfiguring circuitry configured to reconfigure a PDCP entity in accordance with a pdcp-Config parameter, if the pdcp-Config parameter is included in the drb-ToAddModList parameter, wherein the pdcp-Config parameter is used to set configurable PDCP parameters for the first DRB.

9. The UE according to claim 8 , wherein

the reconfiguring circuitry is further configured to reconfigure one adaptation entity for a plurality of first DRBs which receives data from the PDCP entity.

10. A base station (eNB) comprising:

transmitting circuitry configured to send, to a user equipment (UE), a first RRCConnectionReconfiguration message which contains an indication to reconfigure a first data radio bearer (DRB) to a second DRB; and

receiving circuitry configured to receive a PDCP status report from the UE, if (a) a radio bearer of the UE is reconfigured from the first DRB to the second DRB and (b) the UE is configured according to an RRC signaling for configuring the UE to send, when reconfiguring to radio bearer, the PDCP status report, wherein

the second DRB is a bearer whose radio protocols are located in the eNB and are not located in a WLAN to use eNB radio resources among the eNB radio resources and WLAN radio resources,

the first DRB is a bearer whose radio protocols are located in both the eNB and the WLAN but which uses only the WLAN radio resources, and

the first DRB is a bearer which is not split in the eNB.

11. The eNB according to claim 10 , wherein

the transmitting circuitry is further configured to send, to the UE, a second RRCConnectionReconfiguration message which contains an indication to reconfigure the second DRB to the first DRB and a drb-ToAddModList parameter that contains a list of DRBs needed to be added, wherein:

a PDCP entity of the UE is reconfigured in accordance with a pdcp-Config parameter, if the pdcp-Config parameter is included in the drb-ToAddModList parameter, wherein the pdcp-Config parameter is used to set configurable PDCP parameters for the first DRB.

12. The eNB according to claim 11 , wherein

one adaptation entity of the UE for a plurality of first DRBs is reconfigured, and

the one adaptation entity receives data from the PDCP entity.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 15, 2017
From: XIAO, FANGYING; LIU, RENMAO
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 044138/0713 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2015 1 0250750 · May 15, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180139745A1 · May 17, 2018
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