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Granted Patent B2
US 11,843,941 · App. 17/712,429 · Granted Dec 12, 2023

Method and apparatus for performing handover in wireless communication system

Inventors: Seungbo Yoo (Yongin-si, KR); Daejoong Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Hoon Chang (Seoul, KR); Namryul Jeon (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W12/041H04W12/0433H04W24/10H04W36/0038H04W36/04H04W36/08H04W74/0833H04W76/27H04W80/02H04W80/08
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,843,941
App. No.
17/712,429
Granted
Dec 12, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a pre-5 th -Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4 th -Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). A handover method for a terminal according to one embodiment of the present disclosure may include: receiving, from a source cell, a message including information on one or more target cells for performing a fast handover; and performing a fast handover by reusing a radio bearer based on the received information.

Claims (59)

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

a transceiver configured to transmit or receive a signal; and

a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

receive, from a node providing a source cell, a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message, wherein the RRC reconfiguration message includes:

first information related to a handover from the source cell to a target cell, and

second information indicating whether to change a security key that has been used with the source cell,

perform a random access procedure with the target cell based on the first information, and

transmit, to a node providing the target cell, an RRC reconfiguration complete message,

wherein the security key is used with the target cell after the handover, in case that the second information indicates not to change the security key, and

wherein the handover is performed without a change of a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP).

2. The terminal of claim 1 ,

wherein the source cell and the target cell are associated with a same central unit (CU).

3. A node serving a source cell in a wireless communication system, the node comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit or receive a signal; and

a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

receive first information related to a handover from the source cell to a target cell and second information indicating whether to change a security key that has been used with the source cell, and

transmit, to a terminal, a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message including the first information and the second information,

wherein the first information is used for a random access procedure with the target cell,

wherein the second information is used to indicate that the security key is used with the target cell after the handover, in case that the second information indicates not to change the security key, and

wherein the handover is performed without a change of a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP).

4. The node of claim 3 ,

wherein the source cell and the target cell are associated with a same central unit (CU).

5. A node providing a target cell in a wireless communication system, the node comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit or receive a signal; and

a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

perform a random access procedure with a terminal based on first information related to a handover from a source cell to the target cell,

receive, from the terminal, a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration complete message, and

communicate with the terminal based on a security key that has been used with the source cell after the handover,

wherein the random access procedure is performed based on an RRC reconfiguration message including the first information and second information indicating not to change the security key that has been used with the source cell, and

wherein the handover is performed without a change of a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP).

6. The node of claim 5 ,

wherein the source cell and the target cell are associated with a same central unit (CU).

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

receiving, from a node providing a source cell, a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message, wherein the RRC reconfiguration message includes:

first information related to a handover from the source cell to a target cell, and

second information indicating whether to change a security key that has been used with the source cell;

performing a random access procedure with the target cell based on the first information; and

transmitting, to a node providing the target cell, an RRC reconfiguration complete message,

wherein the security key is used with the target cell after the handover, in case that the second information indicates not to change the security key, and

wherein the handover is performed without a change of a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP).

8. The method of claim 7 ,

wherein the source cell and the target cell are associated with a same central unit (CU).

9. A method performed by a node providing a source cell in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving first information related to a handover from the source cell to a target cell and second information indicating whether to change a security key that has been used with the source cell; and

transmitting, to a terminal, a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message including the first information and the second information,

wherein the first information is used for a random access procedure with the target cell,

wherein the second information is used to indicate that

the security key is used with the target cell after the handover, in case that the second information indicates not to change the security key, and

wherein the handover is performed without a change of a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP).

10. The method of claim 9 ,

wherein the source cell and the target cell are associated with a same central unit (CU).

11. A method performed by a node providing a target cell in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

performing a random access procedure with a terminal based on first information related to a handover from a source cell to the target cell;

receiving, from the terminal, a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration complete message; and

communicate with the terminal based on a security key that has been used with the source cell after the handover,

wherein the random access procedure is performed based on an RRC reconfiguration message including the first information and second information indicating not to change a security key that has been used with the source cell, and

wherein the handover is performed without a change of a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP).

12. The method of claim 11 ,

wherein the source cell and the target cell are associated with a same central unit (CU).

Priority Claims (1)
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