Method and device for accelerating data processing of double connection in next generation mobile communication system
Disclose are: a communication technique for merging, with IoT technology, a 5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of a 4G system; and a system therefor. The present disclosure can be applied to an intelligent service (for example, smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail, security and safety-related services, and the like) on the basis of a 5G communication technology and an IoT-related technology. One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method and a device for accelerating data processing of a double connection in a next generation mobile communication system.
1. A method performed by a base station in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
transmitting, to a terminal, a message for configuring a data radio bearer (DRB), the message including first information configuring a transmission when two radio link control (RLC) entities are associated with a protocol data convergence protocol (PDCP) entity for the DRB, wherein the message further includes second information associated with a primary RLC entity of the two RLC entities, third information on a threshold associated with an amount of data, and fourth information indicating a predetermined ratio for a split bearer, and wherein the two RLC entities configured by the first information belong to different cell groups; and
receiving, from the terminal, data packets including PDCP protocol data units (PDUs),
wherein, in case that an amount of the data packets is greater than the threshold, first data packets among the data packets are transmitted via a first RLC entity of the two RLC entities of the terminal and second data packets among the data packets are transmitted via a second RLC entity of the two RLC entities of the terminal, based on the fourth information, and
wherein, in case that the threshold is set to infinity based on the third information, the data packets are transmitted via the primary RLC entity of the terminal.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the different cell groups include a master cell group and a secondary cell group for a split bearer.
3. The method of claim 2 ,
wherein a radio access technology (RAT) of the master cell group is different from a RAT of the secondary cell group, and
wherein the message is a radio resource control (RRC) message.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second information indicates a cell group of the primary RLC entity.
5. A method performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
receiving, from a base station, a message for configuring a data radio bearer (DRB), the message including first information configuring a transmission when two radio link control (RLC) entities are associated with a protocol data convergence protocol (PDCP) entity for the DRB, wherein the message further includes second information associated with a primary RLC entity of the two RLC entities, third information on a threshold associated with an amount of data, and fourth information indicating a predetermined ratio for a split bearer, and wherein the two RLC entities configured by the first information belong to different cell groups;
identifying an amount of data packets for the two RLC entities, based on the split bearer being configured for the DRB, the data packets including PDCP protocol data units (PDUs);
in case that the amount of the data packets is greater than the threshold, allocating first data packets among the data packets to a first RLC entity of the two RLC entities and second data packets among the data packets to a second RLC entity of the two RLC entities; and
transmitting, to the base station, the first data packets via the first RLC entity and the second data packets via the second RLC entity,
wherein, in case that the threshold is set to infinity based on the third information, the data packets are transmitted via the primary RLC entity determined based on the second information.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the different cell groups include a master cell group and a secondary cell group for a split bearer.
7. The method of claim 6 ,
wherein a radio access technology (RAT) of the master cell group is different from a RAT of the secondary cell group, and
wherein the message is a radio resource control (RRC) message.
8. The method of claim 5 , wherein the second information indicates a cell group of the primary RLC entity.
9. A base station in a wireless communication system, the base station comprising:
a transceiver; and
a controller configured to:
transmit, via the transceiver to a terminal, a message for configuring a data radio bearer (DRB), the message including first information configuring a transmission when two radio link control (RLC) entities are associated with a protocol data convergence protocol (PDCP) entity for the DRB, wherein the message further includes second information associated with a primary RLC entity of the two RLC entities, third information on a threshold associated with an amount of data, and fourth information indicating a predetermined ratio for a split bearer, and wherein the two RLC entities configured by the first information belong to different cell groups, and
receive, via the transceiver from the terminal, data packets including PDCP protocol data units (PDUs),
wherein, in case that an amount of the data packets is greater than the threshold, first data packets among the data packets are transmitted via a first RLC entity of the two RLC entities of the terminal and second data packets among the data packets are transmitted via a second RLC entity of the two RLC entities of the terminal, based on the fourth information, and
wherein, in case that the threshold is set to infinity based on the third information, the data packets are transmitted via the primary RLC entity of the terminal.
10. The base station of claim 9 , wherein the different cell groups include a master cell group and a secondary cell group for a split bearer.
11. The base station of claim 10 ,
wherein a radio access technology (RAT) of the master cell group is different from a RAT of the secondary cell group, and
wherein the message is a radio resource control (RRC) message.
12. The base station of claim 9 , wherein the second information indicates a cell group of the primary RLC entity.
13. A terminal in a wireless communication system, comprising:
a transceiver; and
a controller configured to:
receive, via the transceiver from a base station, a message for configuring a data radio bearer (DRB), the message including first information configuring a transmission when two radio link control (RLC) entities are associated with a protocol data convergence protocol (PDCP) entity for the DRB, wherein the message further includes second information associated with a primary RLC entity of the two RLC entities, third information on a threshold associated with an amount of data, and fourth information indicating a predetermined ratio for a split bearer, and wherein the two RLC entities configured by the first information belong to different cell groups,
identify an amount of data packets for the two RLC entities, based on the split bearer being configured for the DRB, the data packets including PDCP protocol data units (PDUs),
in case that the amount of the data packets is greater than the threshold, allocate first data packets among the data packets to a first RLC entity of the two RLC entities and second data packets among the data packets to a second RLC entity of the two RLC entities, and
transmit, via the transceiver to the base station, the first data packets via the first RLC entity and the second data packets via the second RLC entity,
wherein, in case that the threshold is set to infinity based on the third information, the data packets are transmitted via the primary RLC entity determined based on the second information.
14. The terminal of claim 13 , wherein the different cell groups include a master cell group and a secondary cell group for a split bearer.
15. The terminal of claim 14 ,
wherein a radio access technology (RAT) of the master cell group is different from a RAT of the secondary cell group, and
wherein the message is a radio resource control (RRC) message.
16. The terminal of claim 13 , wherein the second information indicates a cell group of the primary RLC entity.