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Granted Patent B2
US 12,526,880 · App. 18/653,818 · Granted Jan 13, 2026

Methods and apparatuses for transmitting and receiving data in wireless communication system

Inventors: Donggun Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Soenghun Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Suyoung Park (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W80/08H04L69/22H04W28/06H04W76/27H04W80/02
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Patent No.
US 12,526,880
App. No.
18/653,818
Granted
Jan 13, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an operating method of a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the operating method including: receiving, from a base station, a radio resource control (RRC) message including packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer configuration information for each data radio bearer (DRB); and when a PDCP entity is configured to be reestablished for each DRB and the PDCP layer configuration information includes an indicator indicating to continuously use header compression protocol configuration information, indicating to a lower layer entity that the header compression protocol configuration information is configured to be continuously used.

Claims (52)

1 . A method performed by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication for performing handover between different radio access technologies, the method comprising:

receiving a radio resource control (RRC) message;

identifying whether a full configuration indicator is present in the RRC message;

in case that the full configuration indicator is not present in the RRC message, not releasing configuration information of a new radio (NR) packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer and a service data adaptation protocol (SDAP) layer configured in a source base station (BS); and

based on an identification that the full configuration indicator is not present in the RRC message, reusing, for a target BS, the configuration information of the NR PDCP layer and the SDAP layer configured in the source BS.

2 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:

in case that the full configuration indicator is present in the RRC message, releasing the configuration information of the NR PDCP layer and the SDAP layer configured in the source BS for all bearers.

3 . The method of claim 1 further comprising at least one of:

resetting a media access control (MAC) layer;

stopping all timers that are running;

releasing configured security configuration information; or

releasing configuration information of a radio link control (RLC) layer or the MAC layer.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the RRC message comprises an RRC reconfiguration message or an RRC resume message.

5 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:

identifying successful completion of the handover between the different radio access technologies.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the source BS is NR and the target BS is evolved universal terrestrial radio access (E-UTRA).

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the source BS is E-UTRA and the target BS is NR.

8 . A user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication for performing handover between different radio access technologies, the UE comprising:

a transceiver;

a memory storing one or more instructions; and

at least one processor configured to execute the one or more instructions to:

receive a radio resource control (RRC) message;

identify whether a full configuration indicator is present in the RRC message;

in case that the full configuration indicator is not present in the RRC message, not release configuration information of a new radio (NR) packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer and a service data adaptation protocol (SDAP) layer configured in a source base station (BS); and

based on an identification that the full configuration indicator is not present in the RRC message, reuse, for a target BS, the configuration information of the NR PDCP layer and the SDAP layer configured in the source BS.

9 . The UE of claim 8 , the at least one processor further configured to:

in case that the full configuration indicator is present in the RRC message, release the configuration information of the NR PDCP layer and the SDAP layer configured in the source BS for all bearers.

10 . The UE of claim 8 , the at least one processor further configured to:

reset a media access control (MAC) layer;

stop all timers that are running;

release configured security configuration information; or

release configuration information of a radio link control (RLC) layer or the MAC layer.

11 . The UE of claim 8 , wherein the RRC message comprises an RRC reconfiguration message or an RRC resume message.

12 . The UE of claim 8 , the at least one processor further configured to:

identify successful completion of the handover between the different radio access technologies.

13 . The UE of claim 8 , wherein the source BS is NR and the target BS is evolved universal terrestrial radio access (E-UTRA).

14 . The UE of claim 8 , wherein the source BS is E-UTRA and the target BS is NR.

15 . A method performed by a source base station (BS) in a wireless communication for performing handover between different radio access technologies, the method comprising:

transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), a radio resource control (RRC) message, wherein a full configuration indicator is present or is not present in the RRC message,

wherein the full configuration indicator is associated with whether the UE releases or does not release configuration information of a new radio (NR) packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer and a service data adaptation protocol (SDAP) layer configured in the source BS, and

wherein the full configuration indicator is associated with whether the UE reuses, for a target BS, the configuration information of the NR PDCP layer and the SDAP layer configured in the source BS.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the RRC message comprises an RRC reconfiguration message or an RRC resume message.

17 . A source base station (BS) in a wireless communication for performing handover between different radio access technologies, the source BS comprising:

a transceiver;

a memory storing one or more instructions; and

at least one processor configured to execute the one or more instructions to:

transmit, to a user equipment (UE), a radio resource control (RRC) message, wherein a full configuration indicator is present or is not present in the RRC message,

wherein the full configuration indicator is associated with whether the UE releases or does not release configuration information of a new radio (NR) packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer and a service data adaptation protocol (SDAP) layer configured in the source BS, and

wherein the full configuration indicator is associated with whether the UE reuses, for a target BS, the configuration information of the NR PDCP layer and the SDAP layer configured in the source BS.

18 . The source BS of claim 17 , wherein the RRC message comprises an RRC reconfiguration message or an RRC resume message.

19 . The source BS of claim 17 , wherein the source BS is NR and the target BS is evolved universal terrestrial radio access (E-UTRA).

20 . The source BS of claim 17 , wherein the source BS is E-UTRA and the target BS is NR.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 2, 2024
From: KIM, DONGGUN; KIM, SOENGHUN; PARK, SUYOUNG
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0016360 · Feb 12, 2019 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17810623 · Jul 4, 2022
Continuation 16789323 · Feb 12, 2020
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