IP Library Granted Patent US 12,376,036
Granted Patent B2
US 12,376,036 · App. 18/084,750 · Granted Jul 29, 2025

Method and apparatus for reporting terminal assistance information associated with overheating and power saving mode operation in next generation wireless communication system

Inventors: Taeseop Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Sangyeob Jung (Suwon-si, KR); Seungri Jin (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W52/0235H04B7/0413
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Patent No.
US 12,376,036
App. No.
18/084,750
Granted
Jul 29, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure relates to a fifth generation (5G) or sixth generation (6G) communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. A method and an apparatus for reporting user equipment (UE) assistance information related to overheating and power-saving are provided.

Claims (66)

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

transmitting, to a base station, information on capability of the terminal including information indicating whether the terminal supports to transmit at least one parameter for a power saving associated with a frequency range 2-2;

receiving, from the base station, first configuration information for configuring the terminal to transmit at least one parameter for a power saving associated with a frequency range 2-1 and second configuration information for configuring the terminal to transmit the at least one parameter for the power saving associated with the frequency range 2-2; and

transmitting, to the base station, assistance information on the terminal, the assistance information on the terminal comprising information on the at least one parameter for the power saving associated with the frequency range 2-2.

2. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the information indicating whether the terminal supports to transmit the at least one parameter for the power saving associated with a frequency range 2-2 comprises at least one of information whether the terminal supports to transmit information on a maximum aggregated bandwidth preference associated with the frequency range 2-2 or information whether the terminal supports to transmit information on a maximum number of multi input multi output (MIMO) layer preference associated with the frequency range 2-2, and

wherein the information on the at least one parameter for the power saving associated with the frequency range 2-2 comprises at least one of information indicating a reduced maximum aggregated bandwidth preference associated with the frequency range 2-2 or information indicating a reduced maximum number of MIMO layer preference associated with the frequency range 2-2.

3. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the first configuration information comprises information on a prohibit timer for a power saving, and

wherein the information on the at least one parameter for the power saving associated with the frequency range 2-2 is transmitted based on the prohibit timer.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from the base station, third configuration information for configuring the terminal to transmit information on an overheating of the terminal; and

transmitting, to the base station, the information on the overheating of the terminal associated with the frequency range 2-1 and the information on the overheating of the terminal associated with the frequency range 2-2,

wherein the information on the overheating associated with the frequency range 2-2 comprises at least one of information indicating a reduced maximum aggregated bandwidth preference associated with the frequency range 2-2 or information indicating a reduced maximum number of multi input multi output (MIMO) layer preference associated with the frequency range 2-2.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the frequency range 2-1 corresponds to a frequency range from 24250 MHz to 52600 MHz and the frequency range 2-2 corresponds to a frequency range from 52600 MHz to 71000 MHz.

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

receiving, from a terminal, information on capability of the terminal including information indicating whether the terminal supports to transmit at least one parameter for a power saving associated with a frequency range 2-2;

transmitting, to the terminal, first configuration information for configuring the terminal to transmit at least one parameter for a power saving associated with a frequency range 2-1 and second configuration information for configuring the terminal to transmit the at least one parameter for the power saving associated with the frequency range 2-2; and

receiving, from the terminal, assistance information on the terminal, the assistance information on the terminal comprising information on the at least one parameter for the power saving associated with the frequency range 2-2.

7. The method of claim 6 ,

wherein the information indicating whether the terminal supports to transmit the at least one parameter for the power saving associated with a frequency range 2-2 comprises at least one of information whether the terminal supports to transmit information on a maximum aggregated bandwidth preference associated with the frequency range 2-2 or information whether the terminal supports to transmit information on a maximum number of multi input multi output (MIMO) layer preference associated with the frequency range 2-2, and

wherein the information on the at least one parameter for the power saving associated with the frequency range 2-2 comprises at least one of information indicating a reduced maximum aggregated bandwidth preference associated with the frequency range 2-2 or information indicating a reduced maximum number of MIMO layer preference associated with the frequency range 2-2.

8. The method of claim 6 ,

wherein the first configuration information comprises information on a prohibit timer for a power saving, and

wherein the information on the at least one parameter for the power saving associated with the frequency range 2-2 is received based on the prohibit timer.

9. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

transmitting, to the terminal, third configuration information for configuring the terminal to transmit information on an overheating of the terminal; and

receiving, from the terminal, the information on the overheating of the terminal associated with the frequency range 2-1 and the information on the overheating of the terminal associated with the frequency range 2-2,

wherein the information on the overheating associated with the frequency range 2-2 comprises at least one of information indicating a reduced maximum aggregated bandwidth preference associated with the frequency range 2-2 or information indicating a reduced maximum number of multi input multi output (MIMO) layer preference associated with the frequency range 2-2.

10. The method of claim 6 , wherein the frequency range 2-1 corresponds to a frequency range from 24250 MHz to 52600 MHz and the frequency range 2-2 corresponds to a frequency range from 52600 MHz to 71000 MHz.

11. A terminal in a wireless communication system, the terminal comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

transmit, to a base station, information on capability of the terminal including information indicating whether the terminal supports to transmit at least one parameter for a power saving associated with a frequency range 2-2,

receive, from the base station, first configuration information for configuring the terminal to transmit at least one parameter for a power saving associated with a frequency range 2-1 and second configuration information for configuring the terminal to transmit the at least one parameter for the power saving associated with the frequency range 2-2, and

transmit, to the base station, assistance information on the terminal, the assistance information on the terminal comprising information on the at least one parameter for the power saving associated with the frequency range 2-2.

12. The terminal of claim 11 ,

wherein the information indicating whether the terminal supports to transmit the at least one parameter for the power saving associated with a frequency range 2-2 comprises at least one of information whether the terminal supports to transmit information on a maximum aggregated bandwidth preference associated with the frequency range 2-2 or information whether the terminal supports to transmit information on a maximum number of multi input multi output (MIMO) layer preference associated with the frequency range 2-2, and

wherein the information on the at least one parameter for the power saving associated with the frequency range 2-2 comprises at least one of information indicating a reduced maximum aggregated bandwidth preference associated with the frequency range 2-2 or information indicating a reduced maximum number of MIMO layer preference associated with the frequency range 2-2.

13. The terminal of claim 11 ,

wherein the first configuration information comprises information on a prohibit timer for a power saving, and

wherein the information on the at least one parameter for the power saving associated with the frequency range 2-2 is transmitted based on the prohibit timer.

14. The terminal of claim 11 ,

wherein the controller is further configured to:

receive, from the base station, third configuration information for configuring the terminal to transmit information on an overheating of the terminal, and

transmit, to the base station, the information on the overheating of the terminal associated with the frequency range 2-1 and the information on the overheating of the terminal associated with the frequency range 2-2, and

wherein the information on the overheating associated with the frequency range 2-2 comprises at least one of information indicating a reduced maximum aggregated bandwidth preference associated with the frequency range 2-2 or information indicating a reduced maximum number of multi input multi output (MIMO) layer preference associated with the frequency range 2-2.

15. The terminal of claim 11 , wherein the frequency range 2-1 corresponds to a frequency range from 24250 MHz to 52600 MHz and the frequency range 2-2 corresponds to a frequency range from 52600 MHz to 71000 MHz.

16. A base station in a wireless communication system, the base station comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

receive, from a terminal, information on capability of the terminal including information indicating whether the terminal supports to transmit at least one parameter for a power saving associated with a frequency range 2-2,

transmit, to the terminal, first configuration information for configuring the terminal to transmit at least one parameter for a power saving associated with a frequency range 2-1 and second configuration information for configuring the terminal to transmit the at least one parameter for the power saving associated with the frequency range 2-2, and

receive, from the terminal, assistance information on the terminal, the assistance information on the terminal comprising information on the at least one parameter for the power saving associated with the frequency range 2-2.

17. The base station of claim 16 ,

wherein the information indicating whether the terminal supports to transmit the at least one parameter for the power saving associated with a frequency range 2-2 comprises at least one of information whether the terminal supports to transmit information on a maximum aggregated bandwidth preference associated with the frequency range 2-2 or information whether the terminal supports to transmit information on a maximum number of multi input multi output (MIMO) layer preference associated with the frequency range 2-2, and

wherein the information on the at least one parameter for the power saving associated with the frequency range 2-2 comprises at least one of information indicating a reduced maximum aggregated bandwidth preference associated with the frequency range 2-2 or information indicating a reduced maximum number of MIMO layer preference associated with the frequency range 2-2.

18. The base station of claim 16 ,

wherein the first configuration information comprises information on a prohibit timer for a power saving, and

wherein the information on the at least one parameter for the power saving associated with the frequency range 2-2 is received based on the prohibit timer.

19. The base station of claim 16 ,

wherein the controller is further configured to:

transmit, to the terminal, configuration information for configuring the terminal to transmit information on an overheating of the terminal, and

receive, from the terminal, the information on the overheating of the terminal associated with the frequency range 2-1 and the information on the overheating of the terminal associated with the frequency range 2-2, and

wherein the information on the overheating associated with the frequency range 2-2 comprises at least one of information indicating a reduced maximum aggregated bandwidth preference associated with the frequency range 2-2 or information indicating a reduced maximum number of multi input multi output (MIMO) layer preference associated with the frequency range 2-2.

20. The base station of claim 16 , wherein the frequency range 2-1 corresponds to a frequency range from 24250 MHz to 52600 MHz and the frequency range 2-2 corresponds to a frequency range from 52600 MHz to 71000 MHz.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 20, 2022
From: LEE, TAESEOP; JUNG, SANGYEOB; JIN, SEUNGRI
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062156/0107 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0183976 · Dec 21, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230199658A1 · Jun 22, 2023
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