Method and apparatus for logging and reporting radio link failure information in next-generation mobile communication system
The disclosure relates to a communication technique for combining an IoT technology with a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate than a 4G system, and a system therefor. The disclosure can be applied to intelligent services (e.g., smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, health care, digital education, retail businesses, security and safety-related services, etc.) based on 5G communication technologies and IoT-related technologies. The disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for logging and reporting information relating to a radio link failure. The method includes receiving, from a first base station that operates based on a first RAT, a UE information request including information indicating whether the terminal reports an RLF; and transmitting, to the first base station, a UE information response including an RLF report, in response to the information indicating a reporting of the terminal for the RLF.
1. A method performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
receiving, from a first base station of a first radio access technology (RAT), a user equipment (UE) information request message; and
in case that the UE information request message includes information indicating to transmit a radio link failure (RLF) report, transmitting, to the first base station of the first RAT, a UE information response message including the RLF report, the RLF report including logging information for a cell of a second RAT, and the cell being where the RLF is detected or being a source cell of a failed handover,
wherein the logging information includes a public land mobile network (PLMN) identity identified based on a first PLMN entry of a PLMN identity list, the PLMN identity list corresponding to a core network of the second RAT to which the cell is connected, and
wherein the PLMN identity list is included in system information received from a second base station associated with the cell.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
identifying whether the terminal has first RLF information or first handover failure information associated with the first RAT, based on the information included in the UE information request message;
in case that the terminal does not have the first RLF information or the first handover failure information, identifying whether the terminal has second RLF information or second handover failure information associated with the second RAT, based on the terminal being capable of cross-RAT RLF reporting; and
in case that the terminal has the second RLF information or the second handover failure information associated with the second RAT, setting the RLF report in the UE information response message based on the second RLF information or the second handover failure information.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting, to the first base station of the first RAT, a radio resource control (RRC) message for an RRC connection with the first base station,
wherein the RRC message includes an indication that the terminal has available RLF information for the RLF report, and
wherein the UE information request message is received based on the RRC message.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the indication is included in the RRC message, in case that the terminal has first RLF information or first handover failure information associated with the first RAT or in case that the terminal does not have the first RLF information or the first handover failure information and the terminal, which is capable of cross-RAT RLF reporting, has second RLF information or second handover failure information associated with the second RAT.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the logging information further includes at least one of an identity of the cell and a tracking area code to which the cell belongs, and
wherein the first RAT is new radio (NR), and the second RAT is an evolved-universal mobile telecommunication system (UMTS) terrestrial radio access (E-UTRA).
6. A method performed by a first base station of a first radio access technology (RAT) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
transmitting, to a terminal, a user equipment (UE) information request message; and
in case that the UE information request message includes information indicating to transmit a radio link failure (RLF) report, receiving, from the terminal, a UE information response message including the RLF report, the RLF report including logging information for a cell of a second RAT, and the cell being where the RLF is detected or being a source cell of a failed handover,
wherein the logging information includes a public land mobile network (PLMN) identity identified based on a first PLMN entry of a PLMN identity list, the PLMN identity list corresponding to a core network of the second RAT to which the cell is connected, and
wherein the PLMN identity list is included in system information transmitted from a second base station associated with the cell to the terminal.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein, in case that the terminal does not have first RLF information or first handover failure information associated with the first RAT, the RLF report in the UE information response message is set based on second RLF information or second handover failure information associated with the second RAT stored in the terminal, and
wherein the terminal is capable of cross-RAT RLF reporting.
8. The method of claim 6 , further comprising receiving, from the terminal, a radio resource control (RRC) message for an RRC connection with the first base station,
wherein the RRC message includes an indication that the terminal has available RLF information for the RLF report, and
wherein the UE information request message is transmitted based on the RRC message.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the indication is included in the RRC message, in case that the terminal has first RLF information or first handover failure information associated with the first RAT or in case that the terminal does not have the first RLF information or the first handover failure information and the terminal, which is capable of cross-RAT RLF reporting, has second RLF information or second handover failure information associated with the second RAT.
10. The method of claim 6 , wherein the logging information further includes at least one of an identity of the cell and a tracking area code to which the cell belongs, and
wherein the first RAT is new radio (NR), and the second RAT is an evolved-universal mobile telecommunication system (UMTS) terrestrial radio access (E-UTRA).
11. A terminal in a wireless communication system, the terminal comprising:
a transceiver; and
a controller configured to:
control the transceiver to receive, from a first base station of a first radio access technology (RAT), a user equipment (UE) information request message, and
in case that the UE information request message includes information indicating to transmit a radio link failure (RLF) report, control the transceiver to transmit, to the first base station of the first RAT, a UE information response message including the RLF report, the RLF report including logging information for a cell of a second RAT, and the cell being where the RLF is detected or being a source cell of a failed handover,
wherein the logging information includes a public land mobile network (PLMN) identity identified based on a first PLMN entry of a PLMN identity list, the PLMN identity list corresponding to a core network of the second RAT to which the cell is connected, and
wherein the PLMN identity list is included in system information received from a second base station associated with the cell.
12. The terminal of claim 11 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
identify whether the terminal has first RLF information or first handover failure information associated with the first RAT, based on the information included in the UE information request message,
in case that the terminal does not have the first RLF information or the first handover failure information, identify whether the terminal has second RLF information or second handover failure information associated with the second RAT, based on the terminal being capable of cross-RAT RLF reporting, and
in case that the terminal has the second RLF information or the second handover failure information associated with the second RAT, set the RLF report in the UE information response message based on the second RLF information or the second handover failure information.
13. The terminal of claim 11 , wherein the controller is further configured to control the transceiver to transmit, to the first base station of the first RAT, a radio resource control (RRC) message for an RRC connection with the first base station,
wherein the RRC message includes an indication that the terminal has available RLF information for the RLF report, and
wherein the UE information request message is received based on the RRC message.
14. The terminal of claim 13 , wherein the indication is included in the RRC message, in case that the terminal has first RLF information or first handover failure information associated with the first RAT or in case that the terminal does not have the first RLF information or the first handover failure information and the terminal, which is capable of cross-RAT RLF reporting, has second RLF information or second handover failure information associated with the second RAT.
15. The terminal of claim 11 , wherein the logging information further includes at least one of an identity of the cell and a tracking area code to which the cell belongs, and
wherein the first RAT is new radio (NR), and the second RAT is an evolved-universal mobile telecommunication system (UMTS) terrestrial radio access (E-UTRA).
16. A first base station of a first radio access technology (RAT) in a wireless communication system, the first base station comprising:
a transceiver; and
a controller configured to:
control the transceiver to transmit, to a terminal, a user equipment (UE) information request message, and
in case that the UE information request message includes information indicating to transmit a radio link failure (RLF) report, control the transceiver to receive, from the terminal, a UE information response message including the RLF report, the RLF report including logging information for a cell of a second RAT, and the cell being where the RLF is detected or being a source cell of a failed handover,
wherein the logging information includes a public land mobile network (PLMN) identity identified based on a first PLMN entry of a PLMN identity list, the PLMN identity list corresponding to a core network of the second RAT to which the cell is connected, and
wherein the PLMN identity list is included in system information transmitted from a second base station associated with the cell to the terminal.
17. The first base station of claim 16 , wherein, in case that the terminal does not have first RLF information or first handover failure information associated with the first RAT, the RLF report in the UE information response message is set based on second RLF information or second handover failure information associated with the second RAT stored in the terminal, and
wherein the terminal is capable of cross-RAT RLF reporting.
18. The first base station of claim 16 , wherein the controller is further configured to control the transceiver to receive, from the terminal, a radio resource control (RRC) message for an RRC connection with the first base station,
wherein the RRC message includes an indication that the terminal has available RLF information for the RLF report, and
wherein the UE information request message is transmitted based on the RRC message.
19. The first base station of claim 18 , wherein the indication is included in the RRC message, in case that the terminal has first RLF information or first handover failure information associated with the first RAT or in case that the terminal does not have the first RLF information or the first handover failure information and the terminal, which is capable of cross-RAT RLF reporting, has second RLF information or second handover failure information associated with the second RAT.
20. The first base station of claim 16 , wherein the logging information further includes at least one of an identity of the cell and a tracking area code to which the cell belongs, and
wherein the first RAT is new radio (NR), and the second RAT is an evolved-universal mobile telecommunication system (UMTS) terrestrial radio access (E-UTRA).