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US 11,115,105 · App. 17/027,510 · Granted Sep 7, 2021

Method and apparatus for managing user plane operation in wireless communication system

Inventors: Anil Agiwal (Suwon-si, KR); Mangesh Abhimanyu Ingale (Karnataka, IN)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04B7/0697H04M3/42229H04M3/537H04W12/033H04W12/04H04W24/02H04W48/16H04W76/19H04W80/02H04B7/0408H04B7/10H04M3/54H04W88/02
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Patent No.
US 11,115,105
App. No.
17/027,510
Granted
Sep 7, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a pre-5 th -Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4 th -Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). Embodiments herein achieve a UE for managing a user plane operation in a wireless communication system. The UE includes a user plane management unit coupled to a memory and a processor. The user plane management unit is configured to receive a signaling message from a gNodeB. Further, the user plane management unit is configured to determine whether the signaling message includes control information comprising one of a PDCP re-establish indication and a security key change indication. Further, the user plane management unit is configured to perform the at least one operation for at least one data radio bearer based on the determination.

Claims (81)

1. A method performed by a source distributed unit (DU), the method comprising:

receiving, from a centralized unit (CU), a message including a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message for a handover; and

transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), the RRC reconfiguration message for the handover,

wherein the RRC reconfiguration message indicates a reset of a MAC entity and a re-establishment of a RLC entity,

wherein, in case that a security key for a radio bearer changes, the RRC reconfiguration message includes an indicator to perform a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) re-establishment,

wherein, in case that the security key for the radio bearer does not change, the RRC reconfiguration message does not include the indicator,

wherein the CU is associated with a PDCP layer, and

wherein the source DU is associated with a radio link control (RLC) layer and a medium access control (MAC) layer.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from the UE, a measurement report including information on one or more neighboring cells; and

transmitting, to the CU, the measurement report.

3. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the handover is performed from a source cell of the source DU to a target cell of a target DU,

wherein the RRC reconfiguration message includes information of the target cell, and

wherein the target DU is associated with an RLC layer and a MAC layer.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein, in case that the RRC reconfiguration message does not include the indicator, the RRC reconfiguration message includes a retransmission indication of PDCP data for an acknowledged mode (AM) data radio bearer (DRB).

5. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the RRC reconfiguration message indicates a core network (CN) connectivity,

wherein, in case that the CN connectivity is associated with a 5 th generation (5G) core (5GC), a data radio bearer configuration of the RRC reconfiguration message includes mapping information between a data radio bearer (DRB) and a quality of service (QoS) flow in a service data adaptation protocol (SDAP) entity, and

wherein, if the CN connectivity is associated with an evolved packet core (EPC), the data radio bearer configuration includes an evolved packet system (EPS) bearer identity (ID).

6. A method performed by a central unit (CU), the method comprising:

generating a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message for a handover; and

transmitting, to a user equipment (UE) via a source distributed unit (DU), the RRC reconfiguration message for the handover,

wherein the RRC reconfiguration message indicates a reset of a MAC entity and a re-establishment of a RLC entity,

wherein, in case that a security key for a radio bearer changes, the RRC reconfiguration message includes an indicator to perform a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) re-establishment,

wherein, in case that the security key for the radio bearer does not change, the RRC reconfiguration message does not include the indicator,

wherein the CU is associated with a PDCP layer, and

wherein the source DU is associated with a radio link control (RLC) layer and a medium access control (MAC) layer.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

receiving, from the UE, a measurement report including information on one or more neighboring cells.

8. The method of claim 6 ,

wherein the handover is performed from a source cell of the source DU to a target cell of a target DU,

wherein the RRC reconfiguration message includes information of the target cell, and

wherein the target DU is associated with a RLC layer and a MAC layer.

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein, in case that the RRC reconfiguration message does not include the indicator, the RRC reconfiguration message includes a retransmission indication of PDCP data for an acknowledged mode (AM) data radio bearer (DRB).

10. The method of claim 6 ,

wherein the RRC reconfiguration message indicates a core network (CN) connectivity,

wherein, if the CN connectivity is associated with a 5 th generation (5G) core (5GC), a data radio bearer configuration of the RRC reconfiguration message includes mapping information between a data radio bearer (DRB) and a quality of service (QoS) flow in a service data adaptation protocol (SDAP) entity, and

wherein, if the CN connectivity is associated with an evolved packet core (EPC), the data radio bearer configuration includes an evolved packet system (EPS) bearer identity (ID).

11. An apparatus of a source distributed unit (DU), the apparatus comprising:

at least one transceiver; and

at least one processor coupled to the at least one transceiver, configured to:

receive, from a centralized unit (CU), a message including a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message for a handover, and

transmit, to a user equipment (UE), the RRC reconfiguration message for the handover,

wherein the RRC reconfiguration message indicates a reset of a MAC entity and a re-establishment of a RLC entity,

wherein, in case that a security key for a radio bearer changes, the RRC reconfiguration message includes an indicator to perform packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) re-establishment,

wherein, in case that the security key for the radio bearer does not change, the RRC reconfiguration message does not include the indicator,

wherein the CU is associated with a PDCP layer, and

wherein the source DU is associated with a radio link control (RLC) layer and a medium access control (MAC) layer.

12. The source DU of claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

receive, from the UE, a measurement report including information on one or more neighboring cells; and

transmit, to the CU, the measurement report.

13. The source DU of claim 11 ,

wherein the handover is performed from a source cell of the source DU to a target cell of a target DU,

wherein the RRC reconfiguration message includes information of the target cell, and

wherein the target DU is associated with a RLC layer and a MAC layer.

14. The source DU of claim 11 , wherein, in case that the RRC reconfiguration message does not include the indicator, the RRC reconfiguration message includes a retransmission indication of PDCP data for an acknowledged mode (AM) data radio bearer (DRB).

15. The source DU of claim 11 ,

wherein the RRC reconfiguration message indicates a core network (CN) connectivity,

wherein, if the CN connectivity is associated with a 5 th generation (5G) core (5GC), a data radio bearer configuration of the RRC reconfiguration message includes mapping information between a data radio bearer (DRB) and a quality of service (QoS) flow in a service data adaptation protocol (SDAP) entity, and

wherein, if the CN connectivity is associated with an evolved packet core (EPC), the data radio bearer configuration includes an evolved packet system (EPS) bearer identity (ID).

16. An apparatus of a central unit (CU), the apparatus comprising:

at least one transceiver; and

at least one processor coupled to the at least one transceiver, configured to:

generate a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message for a handover; and

transmit, to a user equipment (UE) via a source distributed unit (DU), the RRC reconfiguration message for the handover,

wherein the RRC reconfiguration message indicates a reset of a MAC entity and a re-establishment of a RLC entity,

wherein, in case that a security key for a radio bearer changes, the RRC reconfiguration message includes an indicator to perform a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) re-establishment,

wherein, in case that the security key for the radio bearer does not change, the RRC reconfiguration message does not include the indicator,

wherein the CU is associated with a PDCP layer, and

wherein the source DU is associated with a radio link control (RLC) layer and a medium access control (MAC) layer.

17. The CU of claim 16 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to receive, from the UE, a measurement report including information on one or more neighboring cells.

18. The CU of claim 16 ,

wherein the handover is performed from a source cell of the source DU to a target cell of a target DU,

wherein the RRC reconfiguration message includes information of the target cell, and

wherein the target DU is associated with a RLC layer and a MAC layer.

19. The CU of claim 16 , wherein, in case that the RRC reconfiguration message does not include the indicator, the RRC reconfiguration message includes a retransmission indication of PDCP data for an acknowledged mode (AM) data radio bearer (DRB).

20. The CU of claim 16 ,

wherein the RRC reconfiguration message indicates a core network (CN) connectivity,

wherein, if the CN connectivity is associated with a 5 th generation (5G) core (5GC), a data radio bearer configuration of the RRC reconfiguration message includes mapping information between a data radio bearer (DRB) and a quality of service (QoS) flow in a service data adaptation protocol (SDAP) entity, and

wherein, if the CN connectivity is associated with an evolved packet core (EPC), the data radio bearer configuration includes an evolved packet system (EPS) bearer identity (ID).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 21, 2020
From: AGIWAL, ANIL; INGALE, MANGESH ABHIMANYU
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053835/0796 →
Priority Claims (3)
IN 201641027192 · Aug 9, 2016 · national
IN 201741015620 · May 3, 2017 · national
IN 201641027192 · Aug 8, 2017 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16588820 · Sep 30, 2019
Continuation 15673287 · Aug 9, 2017
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