Method and apparatus for logging and reporting radio link failure information in next-generation mobile communication system
View Patent ↗The disclosure relates to a communication technique for combining an IoT technology with a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate than a 4G system, and a system therefor. The disclosure can be applied to intelligent services (e.g., smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, health care, digital education, retail businesses, security and safety related services, etc.) based on 5G communication technologies and IoT-related technologies. The disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for logging and reporting information relating to a radio link failure. The method includes receiving, from a first base station that operates based on a first RAT, a UE information request including information indicating whether the terminal reports an RLF; and transmitting, to the first base station, a UE information response including an RLF report, in response to the information indicating a reporting of the terminal for the RLF.
1. A method performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
receiving, from a first base station operating based on a first radio access technology (RAT), a user equipment (UE) information request including information indicating whether the terminal reports a radio link failure (RLF); and
in case that the information indicates a reporting of the terminal for the RLF. transmitting, to the first base station, a UE information response including a.n RLF report including logging information for a cell of a second base station that operates based on a second RAT,
wherein the logging information includes cell related information including a public land mobile network (PLMN) identity,
wherein the PLMN identity is identified based on a first PLMN entry of a PLMN identity list included in system information, the system information being transmitted from the second base station to the terminal, and
wherein the PLMN identity list corresponds to a core network of the second RAT to which the cell is connected, the cell being where the RLF is detected or being a source cell of a failed handover.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cell related information further includes at least one of an identity of the cell and a tracking area code to which the cell belongs.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein, in case that the cell connects to both a core network of the first RAT and the core network of the second RAT, the system information further includes a PLMN identity list corresponding to the core network of the first RAT, and
wherein the first RAT is new radio (NR), and the second RAT is an evolved-universal mobile telecommunication system (UMTS) terrestrial radio access (E-UTRA).
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting, to the first base station, a radio resource control (RRC) message for an RRC connection with the first base station,
wherein the RRC message includes an indication indicating that the terminal has RLF information available in the RLF report, and
wherein the UE information request is received based on the RRC message.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the indication is included in the RRC message, in case that terminal supports a cross-RAT RILF reporting and a registered public land mobile network (PLMN) (RPLMN) is included in the PLMN identity list stored in the RLF report.
6. A method performed by a first base station in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
transmitting, to a terminal, a user equipment (UE) information request including information indicating whether the terminal reports a radio link failure (RLF), the first base station operating based on a first radio access technology (RAT); and
in case that the information indicates a reporting of the terminal for the RLF, receiving, from the terminal, a UE information response including an RLF report including logging information for a cell of a second base station that operates based on a second RAT,
wherein the logging information includes cell related information including a public land mobile network (PLMN) identity,
wherein the PLMN identity is identified based on a first PLMN entry of a PLMN identity list included in system information, the system information being transmitted from the second base station to the terminal, and
wherein the PLMN identity list corresponds to a core network of a second RAT to which the cell is connected, the cell being where the RLF is detected or being a source cell of a failed handover.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the cell related information further includes at least one of an identity of the cell and a tracking area code to which the cell belongs.
8. The method of claim 6 , wherein, in case that the cell connects to both a core network of the first RAT and the core network of the second RAT, the system information further includes a PLMN identity list corresponding to the core network of the first RAT, and
wherein the first RAT is new radio (NR) and the second RAT is an evolved-universal mobile telecommunication system (UMTS) terrestrial radio access (E-UTRA).
9. The method of claim 6 , further comprising receiving, from the terrain, , a radio resource control (RRC) message for an RRC connection with the first base station,
wherein the RRC message includes an indication indicating that the terminal has RLF information available in the RLF report, and
wherein the UE information request is transmitted based on the RRC message.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the indication is included in the RRC message, in case that the terminal supports a cross-RAT RLF reporting and a registered public land mobile network (PLMN) (RPLMN) is included in the PLMN identity list stored in the RLF report.
11. A terminal in a wireless communication system, the terminal comprising:
a transceiver; and
a controller configured to:
control the transceiver to receive, from a first base station operating based on a first radio access technology (RAT), a user equipment (UE) information request including information indicating whether the terminal reports a radio link failure (RLF), and
in case that the information indicates a reporting of the terminal for the RLF, control the transceiver to transmit, to the first base station, a UE information response including an RLF report including logging information for a cell of a second base station that operates based on a second RAT,
wherein the logging information includes cell related information including a public land mobile network (PLMN) identity,
wherein the PLMN identity is identified based on a first PLMN entry of a PLMN identity list included in system information, the system information being transmitted from the second base station to the terminal, and
wherein the PLMN identity list corresponds to a core network of a second RAT to which the cell is connected, the cell being where the RLF is detected or being a source cell of a failed handover.
12. The terminal of claim 11 , wherein the cell related information further includes at least one of an identity of the cell and a tracking area code to which the cell belongs.
13. The terminal of claim 11 , wherein, in case that the cell connects to both a core network of the first RAT and the core network of the second RAT, the system information further includes a PLNIN identity list corresponding to the core network of the first RAT, and
wherein the first RAT is new radio (NR) and the second RAT is an evolved-universal mobile telecommunication system (UMTS) terrestrial radio access (E-UTRA).
14. The terminal of claim 11 , wherein the controller is further configured to control the transceiver to transmit, to the first base station, a radio resource control (RRC) message for an RRC connection with the first base station,
wherein the RRC message includes an indication indicating that the terminal has RLF information available in the RLF report, and
wherein the UE information request is received based on the RRC message.
15. The terminal of claim 14 , wherein the indication is included in the RRC message, in case that terminal supports a cross-RAT RLF reporting and a registered public land mobile network (PLMN) (RPLMN) is included in the PLMN identity list stored in the RLF report.
16. A first base station in a wireless communication system, the first base station comprising:
a transceiver; and
a controller configured to:
control the transceiver to transmit, to a terminal, a user equipment (UE) information request including information indicating whether the terminal reports a radio link failure (RLF), the first base station operating based on a first radio access technology (RAT); and.
in case that the information indicates a reporting of the terminal for the RLF, control the transceiver to receive, from the terminal, a UE information response including an RLF report including logging information for a cell of a second base station that operates based on a second RAT,
wherein the logging information includes cell related information including a public land mobile network (PLMN) identity,
wherein the PLMN identity is identified based on a first PLMN entry of a PLMN identity list included in system information, the system information being transmitted from the second base station to the terminal, and
wherein the PLMN identity list corresponds to a core network of a second RAT to which the cell is connected, the cell being where the RLF is detected or being a source cell of a failed handover.
17. The first base station of claim 16 , wherein
the cell related information further includes at least one of an identity of the cell and a tracking area code to which the cell belongs.
18. The first base station of claim 16 , wherein, in case that the cell connects to both a core network of the first RAT and the second core network of the second RAT, the system information further includes a PLMN identity list corresponding to the core network of the first RAT, and
wherein the first RAT is new radio (NR) and the second RAT is an evolved-universal mobile telecommunication system (UMTS) terrestrial radio access (E-UTRA).
19. The first base station of claim 16 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
control the transceiver to receive, from the terminal, a radio resource control (RRC) message for an RRC connection with the first base station, the RRC message including an indication that the terminal has RLF information available in the RLF report, and control the transceiver to transmit the UE information request based on the RRC message.
20. The first base station of claim 19 , wherein the indication is included in the RRC message, in case that the terminal supports a cross-RAT RLF reporting and a registered public land mobile network (PLMN) (RPLMN) is included in the PLMN identity list stored in the RLF report.