IP Library Granted Patent US 12,349,155
Granted Patent B2
US 12,349,155 · App. 17/772,022 · Granted Jul 1, 2025

Method and apparatus for transmitting multiple entry configured grant confirmation message in wireless communication system

Inventors: Sangkyu Baek (Suwon-si, KR); Anil Agiwal (Suwon-si, KR); Soenghun Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Jaehyuk Jang (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W72/23H04W80/02
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Patent No.
US 12,349,155
App. No.
17/772,022
Granted
Jul 1, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed 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 intelligent services (for example, smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, healthcare, digital education, small businesses, security- and safety-related services, and the like) on the basis of 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology. The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for transmitting a confirmation message for a plurality of configured grants in a wireless communication system.

Claims (50)

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

receiving, from a base station, a radio resource control (RRC) message including configuration information for configuring a plurality of configured grants (CGs), the configuration information including a CG index for each of the plurality of CGs, wherein a maximum number of CGs configured for a serving cell group is 32, and wherein the CG index is configured based on an integer from 0 to 31;

identifying whether a confirmation of at least one CG has been triggered;

in case that the confirmation has been triggered and not cancelled, identifying whether there is an uplink resource allocated for a new transmission;

in case that there is the allocated uplink resource, generating a confirmation medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) having a fixed size of 32 bits, wherein one bit among the 32 bits of the confirmation MAC CE is associated with an activation or a deactivation of a configured grant and the one bit corresponds to a CG index configured for the serving cell group; and

transmitting, to the base station, the confirmation MAC CE.

2. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein identifying whether the confirmation for the at least one CG has been triggered comprises identifying whether a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) indicating an activation or a deactivation of the at least one CG has been received, and

wherein a bit value of 1 indicates that the activation or the deactivation is applied for a corresponding CG.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

clearing the at least one CG based on a transmission of the confirmation MAC CE, in case that the confirmation MAC CE confirms the deactivation of the at least one CG.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

canceling the triggered confirmation, in case that the confirmation MAC CE is transmitted.

5. A method performed by a base station in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting, to a terminal, a radio resource control (RRC) message including configuration information for configuring a plurality of configured grants (CGs), the configuration information including a CG index for each of the plurality of CGs, wherein a maximum number of CGs configured in a serving cell group is 32, and wherein the CG index is configured based on an integer from 0 to 31;

transmitting, to the terminal, a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) to trigger a confirmation of at least one CG;

allocating an uplink resource for a new transmission; and

receiving, from the terminal, a confirmation medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) having a fixed size of 32 bits,

wherein one bit among the 32 bits of the confirmation MAC CE is associated with an activation or a deactivation of a configured grant and the one bit corresponds to a CG index configured in the serving cell group.

6. The method of claim 5 ,

wherein the PDCCH indicates an activation or a deactivation of the at least one CG, and

wherein a bit value of 1 indicates that the activation or the deactivation is applied for a corresponding CG.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the at least one CG is cleared in the terminal based on a transmission of the confirmation MAC CE, in case that the confirmation MAC CE confirms the deactivation of the at least one CG.

8. The method of claim 5 , wherein the triggered confirmation is canceled in the terminal based on a transmission of the confirmation MAC CE.

9. 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, a radio resource control (RRC) message including configuration information for configuring a plurality of configured grants (CGs), the configuration information including a CG index for each of the plurality of CGs, wherein a maximum number of CGs configured in a serving cell group is 32, and wherein the CG index is configured based on an integer from 0 to 31,

identify whether a confirmation of at least one CG has been triggered,

in case that the confirmation has been triggered and not cancelled, identify whether there is an uplink resource allocated for a new transmission,

in case that there is the allocated uplink resource, generate a confirmation medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) having a fixed size of 32 bits, wherein one bit among the 32 bits of the confirmation MAC CE is associated with an activation or a deactivation of a configured grant and the one bit corresponds to a CG index configured for the serving cell group, and

control the transceiver to transmit, to the base station, the confirmation MAC CE.

10. The terminal of claim 9 ,

wherein the controller is further configured to identify whether the confirmation for the at least one CG has been triggered comprises identifying whether a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) indicating an activation or a deactivation of the at least one CG has been received, and

wherein a bit value of 1 indicates that the activation or the deactivation is applied for a corresponding CG.

11. The terminal of claim 10 , wherein the controller is further configured to clear the at least one CG based on a transmission of the confirmation MAC CE, in case that the confirmation MAC CE confirms the deactivation of the at least one CG.

12. The terminal of claim 9 , wherein the controller is further configured to cancel the triggered confirmation, in case that the confirmation MAC CE is transmitted.

13. 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, a radio resource control (RRC) message including configuration information for configuring a plurality of configured grants (CGs), the configuration information including a CG index for each of the plurality of CGs, wherein a maximum number of CGs configured in a serving cell group is 32, and wherein the CG index is configured based on an integer from 0 to 31,

control the transceiver to transmit, to the terminal, a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) to trigger a confirmation of at least one CG,

allocate an uplink resource for a new transmission, and

control the transceiver to receive, from the terminal, a confirmation medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) having a fixed size of 32 bits,

wherein one bit among the 32 bits of the confirmation MAC CE is associated with an activation or a deactivation of a configured grant and the one bit corresponds to a CG index configured in the serving cell group.

14. The base station of claim 13 ,

wherein the PDCCH indicates an activation or a deactivation of the at least one CG,

wherein a bit value of 1 indicates that the activation or the deactivation is applied for a corresponding CG, and

wherein the at least one CG is cleared in the terminal based on a transmission of the confirmation MAC CE, in case that the confirmation MAC CE confirms the deactivation of the at least one CG.

15. The base station of claim 13 , wherein the triggered confirmation is canceled in the terminal based on a transmission of the confirmation MAC CE.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 26, 2022
From: BAEK, SANGKYU; AGIWAL, ANIL; KIM, SOENGHUN; JANG, JAEHYUK
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0141755 · Nov 7, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220369359A1 · Nov 17, 2022
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