Telecommunication systems
The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system or networks beyond 5G communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. Disclosed is a method of a User Equipment, UE, providing overheating assistance to a telecommunication network, wherein the UE is arranged to provide the overheating assistance in one of two modes, wherein: in a first mode the UE reports details related to a first set of assistance parameters; and in a second mode the UE reports details related to a second set of assistance parameters, wherein a setting of the first set of parameters depends on a setting of the second set of parameters.
1. A method performed by a base station in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
transmitting, to a terminal, configuration information on an in device coexistence (IDC) assistance operation including information on a list of at least one candidate serving frequency range, wherein information on each candidate serving frequency range includes first information indicating a first center frequency of a corresponding candidate frequency range and second information indicating a bandwidth corresponding to the first center frequency, and the first information includes a value of an absolute radio frequency channel number (ARFCN) for which the terminal is requested to report an IDC problem; and
receiving, from the terminal, IDC assistance information including information on an affected carrier frequency associated with the IDC problem based on the configuration information, the information on the affected carrier frequency including third information indicating a second center frequency of the affected carrier frequency and fourth information indicating a bandwidth corresponding to the second center frequency,
wherein the second center frequency of the affected carrier frequency is located within the bandwidth corresponding to the first center frequency.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein, in case that a plurality of frequency bands are configured for the terminal and the candidate serving frequency range is included in band combinations supported by the terminal, the information on the affected carrier frequency includes information indicating at least one band combination affected by the IDC problem.
3. A method performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
receiving, from a base station, configuration information on an in device coexistence (IDC) assistance operation including information on a list of at least one candidate serving frequency range, wherein information on each candidate serving frequency range includes first information indicating a first center frequency of a corresponding candidate frequency range and second information indicating a bandwidth corresponding to the first center frequency, and the first information includes a value of an absolute radio frequency channel number (ARFCN) for which the terminal is requested to report an IDC problem;
identifying, based on the configuration information, an affected carrier frequency for which the terminal detects the IDC problem, wherein a second center frequency of the affected carrier frequency is located within the bandwidth corresponding to the first center frequency; and
transmitting, to the base station, IDC assistance information including information on the affected carrier frequency,
wherein the information on the affected carrier frequency includes third information indicating the second center frequency of the affected carrier frequency and fourth information indicating a bandwidth corresponding to the second center frequency.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein, in case that a plurality of frequency bands are configured for the terminal and the candidate serving frequency range is included in band combinations supported by the terminal, the information on the affected carrier frequency includes information indicating at least one band combination affected by the IDC problem.
5. A base station in a wireless communication system, the base station comprising:
a transceiver; and
a controller configured to:
control the transceiver to transmit, to a terminal, configuration information on an in device coexistence (IDC) assistance operation including information on a list of at least one candidate serving frequency range, wherein information on each candidate serving frequency range includes first information indicating a first center frequency of a corresponding candidate frequency range and second information indicating a bandwidth corresponding to the first center frequency, and the first information includes a value of an absolute radio frequency channel number (ARFCN) for which the terminal is requested to report an IDC problem, and
control the transceiver to receive, from the terminal, IDC assistance information including information on an affected carrier frequency associated with the IDC problem based on the configuration information, the information on the affected carrier frequency including third information indicating a second center frequency of the affected carrier frequency and fourth information indicating a bandwidth corresponding to the second center frequency,
wherein the second center frequency of the affected carrier frequency is located within the bandwidth corresponding to the first center frequency.
6. The base station of claim 5 , wherein, in case that a plurality of frequency bands are configured for the terminal and the candidate serving frequency range is included in band combinations supported by the terminal, the information on the affected carrier frequency includes information indicating at least one band combination affected by the IDC problem.
7. A terminal in a wireless communication system, the terminal comprising:
a transceiver; and
a controller configured to:
control the transceiver to receive, from a base station, configuration information on an in device coexistence (IDC) assistance operation including information on a list of at least one candidate serving frequency range, wherein information on each candidate serving frequency range includes first information indicating a first center frequency of a corresponding candidate frequency range and second information indicating a bandwidth corresponding to the first center frequency, and the first information includes a value of an absolute radio frequency channel number (ARFCN) for which the terminal is requested to report an IDC problem,
identify, based on the configuration information, an affected carrier frequency for which the terminal detects the IDC problem, wherein a second center frequency of the affected carrier frequency is located within the bandwidth corresponding to the first center frequency, and
control the transceiver to transmit, to the base station, IDC assistance information including information on the affected carrier frequency,
wherein the information on the affected carrier frequency includes third information indicating the second center frequency of the affected carrier frequency and fourth information indicating a bandwidth corresponding to the second center frequency.
8. The terminal of claim 7 , wherein, in case that a plurality of frequency bands are configured for the terminal and the candidate serving frequency range is included in band combinations supported by the terminal, the information on the affected carrier frequency includes information indicating at least one band combination affected by the IDC problem.