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US 11,121,832 · App. 16/674,847 · Granted Sep 14, 2021

Method and apparatus for transmitting data using a multi-carrier in a mobile communication system

Inventors: Soeng Hun Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Gert-Jan Van Lieshout (Middlesex, GB); Sang Bum Kim (Hwaseong-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04L5/0032H04L5/001H04L5/005H04L5/0064H04L5/0098H04W56/0005H04W56/0015H04W56/0045H04W74/0833H04L27/2601
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Patent No.
US 11,121,832
App. No.
16/674,847
Granted
Sep 14, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for transmitting data using a multi-carrier in a mobile communication system. The method of transmitting data in user equipment of a wireless communication system using a carrier aggregation technique according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes the steps of setting secondary cells included in an S-TAG (Secondary-Timing Advance Group) configured of only secondary cells (SCells), deactivating a downlink timing reference cell in the S-TAG; determining whether other activated secondary cells exist besides the deactivated downlink timing reference cell in the S-TAG, and when the other activated secondary cells exist in the S-TAG, setting one of the other activated secondary cells as a new downlink timing reference cell. According to the present disclosure, uplink transmission speed can be increased in the user equipment and user QoS can be improved by transmitting data using one or more uplink carriers in the terminal.

Claims (44)

1. A method performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a base station via a radio resource control (RRC) signaling, discontinuous reception (DRX) related information including a timer value related to an on-duration, a long DRX cycle value and a short DRX cycle value;

receiving, from the base station, control information with a zero bit payload, the control information including a logical channel identifier (LCID), the LCID identifying a type of the control information;

identifying the type of the control information based on the LCID;

configuring a DRX cycle with the long DRX cycle value, in case that the control information is associated with a long DRX; and

configuring the DRX cycle with the short DRX cycle value, in case that the control information is associated with a short DRX,

wherein the long DRX and the short DRX are configured with the timer value related to the on-duration included in the DRX related information.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the DRX related information further comprises a timer value related to a DRX inactivity and a timer value related to the short DRX cycle.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

stopping a timer related to the on-duration, a timer related to the DRX inactivity and a timer related to the short DRX cycle, in case that the control information is associated with the long DRX.

4. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

stopping a timer related to the on-duration and a timer related to the DRX inactivity, in case that the control information is associated with the short DRX.

5. A method performed by a base station in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting, to a terminal via a radio resource control (RRC) signaling, discontinuous reception (DRX) related information including a timer value related to an on-duration, a long DRX cycle value and a short DRX cycle value; and

transmitting, to the terminal, control information with a zero bit payload, the control information including a logical channel identifier (LCID), the LCID identifying a type of the control information,

wherein a DRX cycle is configured with the long DRX cycle value by the terminal, in case that the control information is associated with a long DRX,

wherein the DRX cycle is configured with the short DRX cycle value by the terminal, in case that the control information is associated with a short DRX, and

wherein the long DRX and the short DRX are configured with the timer value related to the on-duration included in the DRX related information.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the DRX related information further comprises a timer value related to a DRX inactivity and a timer value related to the short DRX cycle.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein a timer related to the on-duration, a timer related to the DRX inactivity and a timer related to the short DRX cycle are stopped by the terminal, in case that the control information is associated with the long DRX.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein a timer related to the on-duration and a timer related to the DRX inactivity are stopped by the terminal, in case that the control information is associated with the short DRX.

9. A terminal in a wireless communication system, the terminal comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

receive, from a base station via a radio resource control (RRC) signaling, discontinuous reception (DRX) related information including a timer value related to an on-duration, a long DRX cycle value and a short DRX cycle value,

receive, from the base station, control information with a zero bit payload, the control information including a logical channel identifier (LCID), the LCID identifying a type of the control information,

identify the type of the control information based on the LCID,

configure a DRX cycle with the long DRX cycle value, in case that the control information is associated with a long DRX, and

configure the DRX cycle with the short DRX cycle value, in case that the control information is associated with a short DRX,

wherein the long DRX and the short DRX are configured with the timer value related to the on-duration included in the DRX related information.

10. The terminal of claim 9 , wherein the DRX related information further comprises a timer value related to a DRX inactivity and a timer value related to the short DRX cycle.

11. The terminal of claim 10 , wherein the controller is further configured to stop a timer related to the on-duration, a timer related to the DRX inactivity and a timer related to the short DRX cycle, in case that the control information is associated with the long DRX.

12. The terminal of claim 10 , wherein the controller is further configured to stop a timer related to the on-duration and a timer related to the DRX inactivity, in case that the control information is the associated with the short DRX.

13. A base station in a wireless communication system, the base station comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller configured to:

transmit, to a terminal via a radio resource control (RRC) signaling, discontinuous reception (DRX) related information including a timer value related to an on-duration, a long DRX cycle value and a short DRX cycle value, and

transmit, to the terminal, control information with a zero bit payload, the control information including a logical channel identifier (LCID), the LCID identifying a type of the control information,

wherein a DRX cycle is configured with the long DRX cycle value by the terminal, in case that the control information is associated with a long DRX,

wherein the DRX cycle is configured with the short DRX cycle value by the terminal, in case that the control information is associated with a short DRX, and

wherein the long DRX and the short DRX are configured with the timer value related to the on-duration included in the DRX related information.

14. The base station of claim 13 , wherein the DRX related information further comprises a timer value related to a DRX inactivity and a timer value related to the short DRX cycle.

15. The base station of claim 14 , wherein a timer related to the on-duration, a timer related to the DRX inactivity and a timer related to the short DRX cycle are stopped by the terminal, in case that the control information is associated with the long DRX.

16. The base station of claim 14 , wherein a timer related to the on-duration and a timer related to the DRX inactivity are stopped by the terminal, in case that the control information is associated with the short DRX.

Priority Claims (1)
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