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US 12,549,926 · App. 17/709,354 · Granted Feb 10, 2026

Data processing method and apparatus of packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer supporting multicast and broadcast service (MBS) in next-generation mobile communication system

Inventors: Donggun Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Sangkyu Baek (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W4/06H04L1/08H04W76/19H04W76/20
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Patent No.
US 12,549,926
App. No.
17/709,354
Granted
Feb 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure relates to a communication technique for fusing a 5G communication system with IoT technology to support higher data rate after the 4G system and a system thereof. The disclosure may be applied to an intelligent service (e.g., smart home, smart building, smart city, smart or connected car, healthcare, digital education, retail, security and safety related services, etc.) based on 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology. The disclosure discloses a method for allowing a UE to normally receive a MBS service in various scenarios.

Claims (40)

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

receiving, from a base station, a radio resource control (RRC) message including an indicator indicating a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) re-establishment associated with a multicast and broadcast service (MBS) radio bearer (MRB);

based on the indicator indicating the PDCP re-establishment, setting an RX_NEXT to an initial value; and

based on the indicator indicating the PDCP re-establishment, stopping a reordering timer and delivering, to an upper layer, at least one stored PDCP service data unit (SDU),

wherein the initial value is based on a sequence number of a first received PDCP protocol data unit (PDU) increased by one for an unacknowledged mode (UM) MRB.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

for an acknowledged mode (AM) MRB based on the PDCP re-establishment, performing a header decompression using at least one of robust header compression (ROHC) or ethernet header compression (EHC) for at least one stored PDCP SDU.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from the base station, information indicating that the MRB is configured to transmit a PDCP status report in an uplink, for the AM MRB;

identifying whether a predetermined condition is satisfied; and

triggering to transmit a PDCP status report, in case that the predetermined condition is satisfied.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the predetermined condition comprises at least one of:

the PDCP re-establishment is requested from an upper layer to a PDCP entity, or

a PDCP data recovery is requested from the upper layer to the PDCP entity.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from the base station, information indicating an RLC re-establishment associated with the MRB; and

resetting state variables to initial values based on the RLC re-establishment.

6 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

setting a state variable associated with a highest SN to an initial value based on an SN of a first received UM data (UMD) PDU containing the SN and the RLC re-establishment for the MRB.

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

a transceiver; and

at least one processor configured to:

receive, from a base station via the transceiver, a radio resource control (RRC) message including an indicator indicating a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) re-establishment associated with a multicast and broadcast service (MBS) radio bearer (MRB),

based on the indicator indicating the PDCP re-establishment, set an RX_NEXT to an initial value, and

stop a reordering timer and deliver, to an upper layer, at least one stored PDCP service data unit (SDU),

wherein the initial value is based on a sequence number of a first received PDCP protocol data unit (PDU) increased by one for an unacknowledged mode (UM) MRB.

8 . The terminal of claim 7 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

for an acknowledged mode (AM) MRB based on the PDCP re-establishment, perform a header decompression using at least one of robust header compression (ROHC) or ethernet header compression (EHC) for at least one stored PDCP SDU.

9 . The terminal of claim 7 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

receive, from the base station via the transceiver, information indicating that the MRB is configured to transmit a PDCP status report in an uplink, for the AM MRB,

identify whether a predetermined condition is satisfied, and

trigger to transmit a PDCP status report, in case that the predetermined condition is satisfied.

10 . The terminal of claim 9 , wherein the predetermined condition comprises at least one of:

the PDCP re-establishment is requested from an upper layer to a PDCP entity, or

a PDCP data recovery is requested from the upper layer to the PDCP entity.

11 . The terminal of claim 7 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

receive, from the base station via the transceiver, information indicating an RLC re-establishment associated with the MRB, and

reset state variables to initial values based on the RLC re-establishment.

12 . The terminal of claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

set a state variable associated with a highest SN to an initial value based on an SN of a first received UM data (UMD) PDU containing the SN and the RLC re-establishment for the MRB.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 30, 2022
From: KIM, DONGGUN; BAEK, SANGKYU
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0041408 · Mar 30, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220329982A1 · Oct 13, 2022
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