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US 12,279,229 · App. 17/680,124 · Granted Apr 15, 2025

Method and apparatus for monitoring paging occasion in a wireless communication system

Inventors: Anil Agiwal (Suwon-si, KR); Soenghun Kim (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W68/02H04W4/90H04W72/23H04W74/0833H04W76/28
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Patent No.
US 12,279,229
App. No.
17/680,124
Granted
Apr 15, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. According to embodiment, the method comprises identifying whether a timer related with a small data transmission (SDT) procedure is running at the UE in a radio resource control (RRC) inactive state, while the timer is running, performing at least one of monitoring of a system information (SI) change indication or an emergency notification in any paging occasion at least once per a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle and obtaining at least one of the SI change indication or the emergency notification, based on a result of the monitoring.

Claims (35)

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

identifying whether a small data transmission (SDT) procedure is ongoing in a radio resource control (RRC) inactive state;

while the SDT procedure is ongoing, monitoring for a system information (SI) change indication in any paging occasion at least once per modification period;

while the SDT procedure is not ongoing, monitoring for an SI change indication in the UE's paging occasion; and

identifying the SI change indication, based on the monitoring.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle is determined based on a shortest DRX value among UE specific DRX values including a UE specific DRX value configured by an RRC, a UE specific DRX value configured by a non-access-stratum (NAS) and a default DRX value broadcasted via system information.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein while the SDT procedure is ongoing, a paging indication for a paging message in paging downlink control information (DCI) is not monitored at the UE.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein while the SDT procedure is not ongoing, monitoring a paging indication for a paging message in paging downlink control information (DCI), in a paging occasion in every discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein while the SDT procedure is not ongoing, based on system information block1 (SIB 1) including supplementary uplink (SUL) configuration of a message 1 resource in which the UE uses for an SI request and a criteria to select an SUL being met, initiating a random access for a message 1 based on the supplementary uplink.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein while the SDT procedure is not ongoing, based on system information block1 (SIB 1) including normal uplink (NUL) configuration of a message 1 resource in which the UE uses for an SI request and a criteria to select an NUL being met, initiating a random access for a message 1 based on the NUL.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

while the SDT procedure is ongoing, monitoring for a notification associated with earthquake and tsunami warning system (ETWS) or commercial mobile alert system (CMAS) in any paging occasion at least once per default cycle.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein information regarding a length of the default cycle is received via system information.

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

a transceiver; and

a processor coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

identify whether a small data transmission (SDT) procedure is ongoing in a radio resource control (RRC) inactive state,

while the SDT procedure is ongoing, monitor for a system information (SI) change indication in any paging occasion at least once per modification period,

while the SDT procedure is not ongoing, monitor for an SI change indication in the UE's paging occasion, and

identify the SI change indication, based on the monitoring.

10. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

while the SDT procedure is ongoing, monitor for a notification associated with earthquake and tsunami warning system (ETWS) or commercial mobile alert system (CMAS) in any paging occasion at least once per default cycle.

11. The UE of claim 9 , wherein a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle is determined based on a shortest DRX value among UE specific DRX values including a UE specific DRX value configured by an RRC, a UE specific DRX value configured by a non-access-stratum (NAS) and a default DRX value broadcasted via system information.

12. The UE of claim 9 , wherein while the SDT procedure is ongoing, a paging indication for a paging message in paging downlink control information (DCI) is not monitored at the UE.

13. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

while the SDT procedure is not ongoing, monitor a paging indication for a paging message in paging downlink control information (DCI) in a paging occasion in every discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle.

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

while the SDT procedure is not ongoing, based on system information block1 (SIB 1) including supplementary uplink (SUL) configuration of a message 1 resource in which the UE uses for an SI request and a criteria to select an SUL being met, initiate a random access for a message 1 based on the supplementary uplink.

15. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

while the SDT procedure is not ongoing, based on system information block1 (SIB 1) including normal uplink (NUL) configuration of a message 1 resource in which the UE uses for an SI request and a criteria to select an NUL being met, initiate a random access for a message 1 based on the NUL.

16. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to

while the SDT procedure is not ongoing, monitor for a notification associated with earthquake and tsunami warning system (ETWS) or commercial mobile alert system (CMAS) in the UE's paging occasion in every discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle.

17. The UE of claim 10 , wherein information regarding a length of a default cycle is received via system information.

18. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

while the SDT procedure is not ongoing, monitor for a notification associated with earthquake and tsunami warning system (ETWS) or commercial mobile alert system (CMAS) in the UE's paging occasion in every discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 24, 2022
From: AGIWAL, ANIL; KIM, SOENGHUN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 059095/0978 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0025982 · Feb 25, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220272659A1 · Aug 25, 2022
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