IP Library Granted Patent US 12,349,170
Granted Patent B2
US 12,349,170 · App. 18/309,274 · Granted Jul 1, 2025

Method and apparatus for reporting information of frequency affected by indevice coexistence interference in wireless communication system

Inventors: Sangbum Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Soenghun Kim (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W72/51H04W72/0453
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Patent No.
US 12,349,170
App. No.
18/309,274
Granted
Jul 1, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method, performed by a user equipment (UE), of providing In-Device Coexistence (IDC) information is provided. The method includes transmitting, to a base station (BS), UE capability information including IDC information reporting capability information; receiving, from the BS, configuration information about IDC information reporting; detecting an occurrence of an IDC problem; and transmitting, to the BS, UE Assistance information including information of a frequency affected by the IDC problem, based on the configuration information, wherein the information of the frequency affected by the IDC problem is indicated in an IDC Assistance field.

Claims (40)

1. A method, performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

transmitting, to a base station (BS), capability information related to in-device coexistence (IDC) reporting;

receiving, from the BS, configuration information related to IDC reporting;

identifying an IDC problem; and

in response to identifying the IDC problem, transmitting, to the BS, a radio resource control (RRC) message including frequency information associated with the IDC problem, based on the configuration information related to IDC reporting,

wherein the frequency information associated with the IDC problem is at least one of combinations of frequencies associated with the IDC problem when carrier aggregation is configured, and

wherein the at least one of combinations of frequencies associated with the IDC problem is indicated by using absolute radio-frequency channel number (ARFCN)-value new radio (NR).

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying that the IDC problem is not experienced; and

transmitting, to the BS, the RRC message without the frequency information associated with the IDC problem, based on not experiencing the IDC problem.

3. A method, performed by a base station (BS), comprising:

receiving, from a user equipment (UE), capability information related to in-device coexistence (IDC) reporting;

transmitting, to the UE, configuration information related to IDC reporting; and

receiving, from the UE, a radio resource control (RRC) message including frequency information associated with an IDC problem,

wherein the frequency information associated with the IDC problem is at least one of combinations of frequencies associated with the IDC problem when carrier aggregation is configured, and

wherein the at least one of combinations of frequencies associated with the IDC problem is indicated by using absolute radio-frequency channel number (ARFCN)-value new radio (NR).

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

receiving, from the UE, the RRC message without the frequency information associated with the IDC problem.

5. A user equipment (UE) comprising:

a transceiver; and

a processor coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

transmit, to a base station (BS), capability information related to in-device coexistence (IDC) reporting,

receive, from the BS, configuration information related to IDC reporting,

identify an IDC problem, and

in response to identifying the IDC problem, transmit, to the BS, a radio resource control (RRC) message including frequency information associated with the IDC problem, based on the configuration information related to the IDC reporting,

wherein the frequency information associated with the IDC problem is at least one of combinations of frequencies associated with the IDC problem when carrier aggregation is configured, and

wherein the at least one of combinations of frequencies associated with the IDC problem is indicated by using absolute radio-frequency channel number (ARFCN)-value new radio (NR).

6. The UE of claim 5 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

identify that the IDC problem is not experienced, and

transmit, to the BS, the RRC message without the frequency information associated with the IDC problem, based on not experiencing the IDC problem.

7. A base station (BS) comprising:

a transceiver; and

a processor coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

receive, from a user equipment (UE), capability information related to in-device coexistence (IDC) reporting,

transmit, to the UE, configuration information related to IDC reporting, and

receive, from the UE, a radio resource control (RRC) message including frequency information associated with an IDC problem,

wherein the frequency information associated with the IDC problem is at least one of combinations of frequencies associated with the IDC problem when carrier aggregation is configured, and

wherein the at least one of combinations of frequencies associated with the IDC problem is indicated by using absolute radio-frequency channel number (ARFCN)-value new radio (NR).

8. The BS of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive, from the UE, the RRC message without the frequency information associated with the IDC problem.

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0011929 · Jan 31, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17164234 · Feb 1, 2021
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