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Granted Patent B2
US 11,617,209 · App. 17/034,212 · Granted Mar 28, 2023

Timer control in early data transmission

Inventors: Masato Fujishiro (Yokohama, JP); Henry Chang (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
H04W74/0833H04W36/0055
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,617,209
App. No.
17/034,212
Granted
Mar 28, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method according to one embodiment is used in a user equipment configured to perform early data transmission in which uplink data is transmitted during random access procedure. The method comprises starting a timer that determines a holding time of parameters used for cell reselection operation; receiving an Early Data Complete message used to confirm successful completion of the early data transmission, after the random access procedure has started; stopping the timer in response to receiving the Early Data Complete message; and starting the timer in response to the Early Data Complete message including the parameters used for cell reselection operation.

Claims (17)

1. A method used in a user equipment configured to perform early data transmission in which uplink data is transmitted during random access procedure, the method comprising:

starting a timer that determines a holding time of parameters used for cell reselection operation;

receiving a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message used to confirm successful completion of the random access procedure, after the random access procedure has started; and

in response to the received RRC message being a message used for the early data transmission, maintaining the operation of the timer in response to the reception of the RRC message, wherein

the timer is one of a plurality of timers to be stopped in response to the reception of a RRC message that is not a message for early data transmission.

2. A user equipment configured to perform early data transmission in which uplink data is transmitted during random access procedure, the user equipment comprising:

a processor and a memory, the processor configured to:

start a timer that determines a holding time of parameters used for cell reselection operation;

receive a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message used to confirm successful completion of the random access procedure, after the random access procedure has started; and

in response to the received RRC message being a message used for the early data transmission, maintaining the operation of the timer in response to the reception of the RRC message, wherein

the timer is one of a plurality of timers to be stopped in response to the reception of a RRC message that is not a message for early data transmission.

3. An apparatus used for controlling a user equipment configured to perform early data transmission in which uplink data is transmitted during random access procedure, the apparatus comprising:

a processor and a memory, the processor configured to:

start a timer that determines a holding time of parameters used for cell reselection operation;

receive a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message used to confirm successful completion of the random access procedure, after the random access procedure has started; and

in response to the received RRC message being a message used for the early data transmission, maintain the operation of the timer in response to the reception of the RRC message, wherein

the timer is one of a plurality of timers to be stopped in response to the reception of a RRC message that is not a message for early data transmission.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 28, 2020
From: FUJISHIRO, MASATO; CHANG, HENRY
To: KYOCERA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 053899/0491 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation PCTJP2019015033 · Apr 4, 2019
Provisional Application 62652429 · Apr 4, 2018
Related Publication 20210022185A1 · Jan 21, 2021