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Granted Patent B2
US 12,432,649 · App. 17/506,887 · Granted Sep 30, 2025

Method and apparatus for cell reselection in wireless communication system

Inventors: Sunghoon Jung (Seoul, KR); Hyunjung Choe (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
H04W48/18
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Patent No.
US 12,432,649
App. No.
17/506,887
Granted
Sep 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a cell reselection in wireless communications. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a user equipment (UE) may determine reselection information for a cell reselection based on validity information including a network slice identifier (ID), and perform the cell reselection based on the determined reselection information.

Claims (54)

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

receiving first reselection information for a cell reselection and second reselection information for the cell reselection,

wherein the first reselection information comprises information for a first reselection priority, information for a timer value, and validity information related to the first reselection information, and

wherein the second reselection information comprises information for a second reselection priority;

starting a timer with the timer value based on the first reselection information being received;

while the timer is running, applying a reselection priority for the cell reselection among the first reselection priority and the second reselection priority based on the validity information; and

upon expiry of the timer, releasing the first reselection priority and applying the second reselection priority,

wherein the validity information comprises information for network slices, and

wherein, while the timer is running:

the first reselection priority is applied for a frequency on which at least one cell supports a network slice preferred by the wireless device among the network slices; and

the second reselection priority is applied for a frequency on which no cell supports the network slice preferred by the wireless device among the network slices.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first reselection information and the second reselection information comprise at least one of a list of frequencies or a corresponding frequency priority for each frequency in the list.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first reselection information comprises at least one network slice identifier (ID) of a network slice supported on a cell or a frequency in a list of frequencies.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the validity information comprises frequency information, and

wherein the method further comprises:

applying the first reselection information for a frequency included in the frequency information; and

applying the second reselection information for a frequency not included in the frequency information.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the validity information comprises cell information, and

wherein the method further comprises:

applying the first reselection information for a frequency related to at least one cell included in the cell information; and

applying the second reselection information for a frequency not related to the at least one cell included in the cell information.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first reselection information is received via dedicated signaling and the second reselection information is received via a broadcast signaling.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the validity information comprises information for whether to apply the first reselection information or the second reselection information.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

applying the first reselection information or the second reselection information based on an evaluation to determine cell reselection criteria; and

performing the cell reselection based on the determined cell reselection criteria.

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the dedicated signalling comprises a radio resource control (RRC) release message.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless device is in communication with at least one of a user equipment, a network, or autonomous vehicles other than the wireless device.

11. A wireless device in a wireless communication system comprising:

a transceiver;

a memory; and

at least one processor operatively coupled to the transceiver and the memory,

wherein the memory stores instructions that, based on being executed by the at least one processor, perform operations comprising:

receiving first reselection information for a cell reselection and second reselection information for the cell reselection,

wherein the first reselection information comprises information for a first reselection priority, information for a timer value, and validity information related to the first reselection information, and

wherein the second reselection information comprises information for a second reselection priority;

starting a timer with the timer value based on the first reselection information being received;

while the timer is running, applying a reselection priority for the cell reselection among the first reselection priority and the second reselection priority based on the validity information; and

upon expiry of the timer, releasing the first reselection priority and applying the second reselection priority,

wherein the validity information comprises information for network slices, and

wherein, while the timer is running:

the first reselection priority is applied for a frequency on which at least one cell supports a network slice preferred by the wireless device among the network slices; and

the second reselection priority is applied for a frequency on which no cell supports the network slice preferred by the wireless device among the network slices.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions, wherein the plurality of instructions, based on being executed by a processor of a wireless device, perform operations comprising:

receiving first reselection information for a cell reselection and second reselection information for the cell reselection,

wherein the first reselection information comprises information for a first reselection priority, information for a timer value, and validity information related to the first reselection information, and

wherein the second reselection information comprises information for a second reselection priority;

starting a timer with the timer value based on receiving the first reselection information;

while the timer is running, applying a reselection priority for the cell reselection among the first reselection priority and the second reselection priority based on the validity information; and

upon expiry of the timer, releasing the first reselection priority and applying the second reselection priority,

wherein the validity information comprises information for network slices, and

wherein, while the timer is running:

the first reselection priority is applied for a frequency on which at least one cell supports a network slice preferred by the wireless device among the network slices; and

the second reselection priority is applied for a frequency on which no cell supports the network slice preferred by the wireless device among the network slices.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2021
From: JUNG, SUNGHOON; CHOE, HYUNJUNG
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 057917/0923 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0136490 · Oct 21, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220124571A1 · Apr 21, 2022
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