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US 11,838,856 · App. 17/993,396 · Granted Dec 5, 2023

Method and apparatus for processing multicast/broadcast service signal by user equipment in wireless communication system

Inventors: Seongjoon Kim (Seoul, KR); Sangwon Kim (Seoul, KR); Gyeongcheol Lee (Seoul, KR); Seungjune Yi (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
H04W48/10H04W4/06
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Patent No.
US 11,838,856
App. No.
17/993,396
Granted
Dec 5, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method of processing signals by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system. Especially, the method includes the steps of receiving a data signal including a data unit for a multicast/broadcast service (MBS) based on a control signal addressed with a Group-Radio Network Temporary Identifier (G-RNTI) from a network; identifying a logical channel for the MBS among two or more logical channels, based on the G-RNTI and a logical channel identifier; and transferring the data unit for the MBS to the identified logical channel.

Claims (36)

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

receiving a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) addressed by a Cell-Radio Network Temporary Identifier (C-RNTI) from a network;

receiving a data signal including a medium access control (MAC) protocol data unit (PDU) based on the PDCCH from the network, wherein, based on the MAC PDU including a MAC service data unit (SDU) for a multicast/broadcast service (MBS), the MAC PDU includes a Group-Radio Network Temporary Identifier (G-RNTI);

identifying a logical channel among two or more logical channels for the MBS, based on the G-RNTI and a logical channel identifier; and

transferring the MAC SDU for the MBS to the identified logical channel.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the logical channel identifier is included in the MAC PDU.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving information related to a mapping between the G-RNTI and a MBS session providing the MBS.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

a same logical channel identifier is allocated to at least two of the two or more logical channels, and

the logical channel for the MBS is identified among the at least two logical channels based on the G-RNTI.

5. A user equipment (UE) configured to operate in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:

at least one transceiver;

at least one processor; and

at least one computer memory operably connectable to the at least one processor and storing instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) addressed by a Cell-Radio Network Temporary Identifier (C-RNTI) from a network;

receiving a data signal including a medium access control (MAC) protocol data unit (PDU) based on the PDCCH from the network, wherein, based on the MAC PDU including a MAC service data unit (SDU) for a multicast/broadcast service (MBS), the MAC PDU includes a Group-Radio Network Temporary Identifier (G-RNTI);

identifying a logical channel among two or more logical channels for the MBS, based on the G-RNTI and a logical channel identifier; and

transferring the MAC SDU for the MBS to the identified logical channel.

6. The UE of claim 5 , wherein the logical channel identifier is included in the MAC PDU.

7. The UE of claim 5 , wherein the operations further comprise receiving information related to a mapping between the G-RNTI and a MBS session providing the MBS.

8. The UE of claim 5 , wherein:

a same logical channel identifier is allocated to at least two of the two or more logical channels, and

the logical channel for the MBS is identified among the at least two logical channels based on the G-RNTI.

9. An apparatus for a user equipment (UE), the apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one computer memory operably connectable to the at least one processor and storing instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) addressed by a Cell-Radio Network Temporary Identifier (C-RNTI) from a network;

receiving a data signal including a medium access control (MAC) protocol data unit (PDU) based on the PDCCH from the network, wherein, based on the MAC PDU including a MAC service data unit (SDU) for a multicast/broadcast service (MBS), the MAC PDU includes a Group-Radio Network Temporary Identifier (G-RNTI) ;

identifying a logical channel among two or more logical channels for the MBS, based on the G-RNTI and a logical channel identifier; and

transferring the MAC SDU to the identified logical channel.

10. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing at least one computer program comprising instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations for a user equipment (UE), the operations comprising:

receiving a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) addressed by a Cell-Radio Network Temporary Identifier (C-RNTI) from a network;

receiving a data signal including a medium access control (MAC) protocol data unit (PDU) based on the PDCCH from the network, wherein, based on the MAC PDU including a MAC service data unit (SDU) for a multicast/broadcast service (MBS), the MAC PDU includes a Group-Radio Network Temporary Identifier (G-RNTI) ;

identifying a logical channel among two or more logical channels for the MBS, based on the G-RNTI and a logical channel identifier; and

transferring the MAC SDU to the identified logical channel.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 23, 2023
From: KIM, SEONGJOON; KIM, SANGWON; LEE, GYEONGCHEOL; YI, SEUNGJUNE
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 063079/0051 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation PCTKR2021014669 · Oct 20, 2021
Provisional Application 63104479 · Oct 22, 2020
Related Publication 20230085861A1 · Mar 23, 2023