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Granted Patent B2
US 11,546,838 · App. 17/301,664 · Granted Jan 3, 2023

Method and apparatus for supporting supplementary uplink frequencies in next generation mobile communication system

Inventors: Sangbum Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Jaehyuk Jang (Suwon-si, KR); Soenghun Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Alexander Sayenko (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W48/12H04W48/02H04W52/38H04W72/0473H04W74/0833H04W48/16H04W52/365H04W52/367H04W84/042H04W88/06
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Patent No.
US 11,546,838
App. No.
17/301,664
Granted
Jan 3, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a communication scheme and system for converging a 5 th generation (5G) communication system for supporting a data rate higher than that of a 4 th generation (4G) system with an internet of things (IoT) technology. The present disclosure is applicable to intelligent services (e.g., smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, retail, and security and safety-related services) based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology. The present disclosure provides a method for preventing a legacy terminal from camping on an enhanced LTE (eLTE) base station that is connected to only a next generation (NG) core by combining a legacy information element (IE) and a new IE carried in system information broadcast by the base station in a next generation mobile communication system.

Claims (36)

1. A method performed by a base station configured to selectively connect to at least one of an evolved packet core (EPC) or a 5th generation core (5GC) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

generating a system information block type 1 (SIB 1) message, wherein, in case that the base station only connects with the EPC, the SIB 1 message includes first information indicating if a cell associated with the base station is barred for connectivity to the EPC, and wherein, in case that the base station connects with the 5GC, the generated SIB 1 message includes the first information, second information indicating if the cell associated with the base station is barred for connectivity to the 5GC, and third information on a list of public land mobile networks (PLMNs) for the 5GC;

broadcasting, to at least one terminal, the generated SIB 1 message, wherein, in case that the base station only connects with the 5GC, the first information indicates that the cell associated with the base station is barred for connectivity to the EPC; and

receiving, from a terminal of the at least one terminal, an attach request for connecting to the 5GC, transmitted from the terminal based on the second information indicating that the cell associated with the base station is not barred for connectivity to the 5GC and the third information on the list of PLMNs for the 5GC.

2. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the terminal is configured to selectively connect to the EPC and the 5GC.

3. A method performed by a terminal configured to selectively connect to an evolved packet core (EPC) or a 5th generation core (5GC) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a base station, a system information block type 1 (SIB 1) message including first information indicating if a cell associated with the base station is barred for connectivity to the EPC, second information indicating if the cell associated with the base station is barred for connectivity to the 5GC, and third information on a list of public land mobile networks (PLMNs) for the 5GC; and

transmitting, to the base station, an attach request for connecting to the 5GC, in case that the second information indicates that the cell associated with the base station is not barred for connectivity to the 5GC,

wherein the SIB 1 message including the first information, the second information, and the third information is broadcasted, in case that the base station connects with the 5GC, and

wherein the first information indicates that the cell associated with the base station is barred for connectivity to the EPC, in case that the base station only connects with the 5GC.

4. The method of claim 3 ,

wherein the attach request for connecting to the 5GC is transmitted based on the third information.

5. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

receiving, from the base station, SIB 1 message including the first information,

wherein the SIB 1 message including the first information is broadcasted, in case that the base station only connects with the EPC.

6. A base station configured to selectively connect to at least one of an evolved packet core (EPC) or a 5th generation core (5GC) in a wireless communication system, the base station comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller configured to:

generate a system information block type 1 (SIB 1) message, wherein, in case that the base station only connects with the EPC, the SIB 1 message includes first information indicating if a cell associated with the base station is barred for connectivity to the EPC, and wherein, in case that the base station connects with the 5GC, the generated SIB 1 message includes the first information, second information indicating if the cell associated with the base station is barred for connectivity to the 5GC, and third information on a list of public land mobile networks (PLMNs) for the 5GC,

broadcast, to at least one terminal, the generated SIB 1 message, wherein, in case that the base station only connects with the 5GC, the first information indicates that the cell associated with the base station is barred for connectivity to the EPC, and

receive, from a terminal of the at least one terminal, an attach request for connecting to the 5GC, transmitted from the terminal based on the second information indicating that the cell associated with the base station is not barred for connectivity to the 5GC and the third information on the list of PLMNs for the 5GC.

7. The base station of claim 6 ,

wherein the terminal is configured to selectively connect to the EPC and the 5GC.

8. A terminal configured to selectively connect to an evolved packet core (EPC) or a 5th generation core (5GC) in a wireless communication system, the terminal comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller configured to:

receive, from a base station, a system information block type 1 (SIB 1) message including first information indicating if a cell associated with the base station is barred for connectivity to the EPC, second information indicating if the cell associated with the base station is barred for connectivity to the 5GC, and third information on a list of public land mobile networks (PLMNs) for the 5GC, and

transmit, to the base station, an attach request for connecting to the 5GC, in case that the second information indicates that the cell associated with the base station is not barred for connectivity to the 5GC,

wherein the SIB 1 message including the first information, the second information, and the third information is broadcasted, in case that the base station connects with the 5GC, and

wherein the first information indicates that the cell associated with the base station is barred for connectivity to the EPC, in case that the base station only connects with the 5GC.

9. The terminal of claim 8 ,

wherein the attach request for connecting to the 5GC is transmitted based on the third information.

10. The terminal of claim 8 ,

wherein the controller is further configured to receive, from the base station, SIB 1 message including the first information,

wherein the SIB 1 message including the first information is broadcasted, in case that the base station only connects with the EPC.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE NAME OF THIRD INVENTOR ON COVERPAGE PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 055883 FRAME: 0129. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Apr 12, 2021
From: KIM, SANGBUM; JANG, JAEHYUK; KIM, SOENGHUN; SAYENKO, ALEXANDER
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 055902/0679 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 9, 2021
From: KIM, SANGBUM; JANG, JAEHYUK; KIM, SOENGHUN; SAYENKO, ALEXANDER
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 055883/0129 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2017-0102623 · Aug 11, 2017 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16101303 · Aug 10, 2018
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