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Granted Patent B2
US 11,778,587 · App. 17/472,234 · Granted Oct 3, 2023

Light connection control method and apparatus

Inventors: Xiaowan Ke (Beijing, CN); Hong Wang (Beijing, CN); Lixiang Xu (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W8/02H04W68/00H04W76/10H04W76/25H04W76/28H04W76/19
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Patent No.
US 11,778,587
App. No.
17/472,234
Granted
Oct 3, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5 th -Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4 th -Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The present application provides a method for light connection control for a User Equipment (UE), comprising the following steps of: acquiring, by a first radio access network node, light connection information for a UE; storing, by the first radio access network node, the acquired light connection Information; and, performing, by the first radio access network node, light connection control of the UE based on the acquired light connection information for the UE. By adopting the technical scheme disclosed in the present application, the signaling overhead can be saved, and the delay of the UE access network can be reduced.

Claims (33)

1. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a first base station, a radio resource control (RRC) release message including a resume identity (ID) associated with a context of the UE and information on a paging area;

determining to suspend an RRC connection associated with the UE based on the RRC release message;

transmitting, to a second base station, a message for initiating a RRC connection resume, in case that the UE moves out of the paging area identified based on the information on the paging area; and

receiving, from the second base station, a response message as a response to the message for initiating the RRC connection resume, the response message including a resume ID of the UE.

2. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the RRC release message further includes a value for identifying a paging cycle of the UE.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information on a paging area includes at least one of a tracking area or a cell identity.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from the first base station, a paging message including the resume ID associated with the context of the UE.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

initiating an RRC connection resume procedure using the resume ID of the UE.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting, to the first base station, capability information including information indicating the UE supports a suspension of the RRC connection.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein a connection between the UE and a core network entity is maintained, and the context of the UE is maintained.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the message for initiating the RRC connection resume includes information associated with a location update of the UE.

9. A user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

receive, from a first base station, a radio resource control (RRC) release message including a resume identity (ID) associated with a context of the UE and information on a paging area,

determine to suspend an RRC connection associated with the UE based on the RRC release message,

transmit, to a second base station, a message for initiating a RRC connection resume, in case that the UE moves out of the paging area identified based on the information on the paging area, and

receive, from the second base station, a response message as a response to the message for initiating the RRC connection resume, the response message including a resume ID of the UE.

10. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the RRC release message further includes a value for identifying a paging cycle of the UE.

11. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the information on a paging area includes at least one of a tracking area or a cell identity.

12. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

receive, from the first base station, a paging message including the resume ID associated with the context of the UE.

13. The UE of claim 12 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

initiate an RRC connection resume procedure using the resume ID of the UE.

14. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

transmit, to the first base station, capability information including information indicating the UE supports a suspension of the RRC connection.

15. The UE of claim 9 , wherein a connection between the UE and a core network entity is maintained, and the context of the UE is maintained.

16. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the message for initiating the RRC connection resume includes information associated with a location update of the UE.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 10, 2021
From: KE, XIAOWAN; WANG, HONG; XU, LIXIANG
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057451/0530 →
Priority Claims (2)
CN 201610320273.3 · May 13, 2016 · national
CN 201710302323.X · May 2, 2017 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16802393 · Feb 26, 2020
Continuation 16301412
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