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US 12,557,009 · App. 18/089,117 · Granted Feb 17, 2026

Apparatus and method for E2 node control and cell control in wireless communication system

Inventors: Junhyuk Song (Suwon-si, KR); Chulmin Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Chungkeun Lee (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H04W48/18H04W48/12
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Patent No.
US 12,557,009
App. No.
18/089,117
Granted
Feb 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method performed by a Distributed Unit (DU) (e.g., included in a 5G or 6G communication system) may include receiving a control message from a Radio Access Network (RAN) Intelligent Controller (RIC), wherein the control message includes control information for controlling Data Radio Bearer (DRB) allocation in each network slice, identifying, from a request message for setting one or more DRBs of a terminal, Single Network Slice Selection Assistance Information (S-NSSAI) of the one or more DRBs, and setting the number of DRBs allocatable in a network slice corresponding to the S-NSSAI, based on the control information.

Claims (50)

1 . A method performed by a distributed unit (DU), comprising:

receiving, from a radio access network (RAN) intelligent controller (RIC), a control message including control information for controlling data radio bearer (DRB) allocation in each network slice;

identifying, from a request message for setting one or more DRBs of a terminal, single network slice selection assistance Information information (S-NSSAI) of the one or more DRBs; and

setting a number of DRBs allocatable in a network slice corresponding to the S-NSSAI, based on the control information,

wherein the control information includes weight information including a weight value applied to a threshold for the number of DRBs allocatable in the network slice of the DU.

2 . The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the control information further includes timer information, and

wherein the timer information includes information on a time duration to which the weight value is applied.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining whether to accept or reject a request for the setting of the one or more DRBs, based on the set number of DRBs;

in case that the request is accepted, transmitting an accept message to the terminal; and

in case that the request is rejected, transmitting a reject message to the terminal.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting to the RIC an E2 report including a cell list of the DU, a slice list, and information on an allocation portion of each network slice.

5 . A method performed by an RIC, comprising:

generating a control message including control information for controlling DRB allocation for each network slice; and

transmitting the control message to a DU,

wherein the control information is used to adjust a number of DRBs allocatable in a network slice of the DU, and

wherein the control information includes weight information including a weight value applied to a threshold for the number of DRBs allocatable in the network slice of the DU.

6 . The method of claim 5 ,

wherein the control information further includes timer information, and

wherein the timer information includes information on a time duration to which the weight value is applied.

7 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising receiving from the DU an E2 report including a cell list of the DU, a slice list, and information on an allocation portion of each network slice.

8 . A distributed unit (DU), comprising:

a transceiver;

a processor; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the DU to:

receive a control message from an RIC, wherein the control message includes control information for controlling DRB allocation in each network slice;

identify, from a request message for setting one or more DRBs of a terminal, S-NSSAI of the one or more DRBs; and

set a number of DRBs allocatable in a network slice corresponding to the S-NSSAI, based on the control information,

wherein the control information includes weight information including a weight value applied to a threshold for the number of DRBs allocatable in the network slice of the DU.

9 . The DU of claim 8 ,

wherein the control information further includes timer information, and

wherein the timer information includes information on a time duration to which the weight value is applied.

10 . The DU of claim 8 , wherein the memory further comprises the instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the DU to:

determine whether to accept or reject a request for the setting of the one or more DRBs, based on the set number of DRBs;

transmit an accept message to the terminal when the request is accepted; and

transmit a reject message to the terminal when the request is rejected.

11 . The DU of claim 8 , wherein the memory further comprises the instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the DU to transmit to the RIC an E2 report including a cell list of the DU, a slice list, and information on an allocation portion of each network slice.

12 . A radio access network (RAN) intelligent controller (RIC), comprising:

a transceiver;

a processor; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the RIC to:

generate a control message including control information for controlling DRB allocation for each network slice; and

transmit the control message to a DU,

wherein the control information is used to adjust a number of DRBs allocatable in a network slice of the DU, and

wherein the control information includes weight information including a weight value applied to a threshold for the number of DRBs allocatable in the network slice of the DU.

13 . The RIC of claim 12 ,

wherein the control information further includes timer information, and

wherein the timer information includes information on a time duration to which the weight value is applied.

14 . The RIC of claim 12 , wherein the memory further comprises the instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the RIC to receive from the DU an E2 report including a cell list of the DU, a slice list, and information on an allocation portion of each network slice.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 27, 2022
From: SONG, JUNHYUK; KIM, CHULMIN; LEE, CHUNGKEUN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062211/0607 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0112728 · Aug 25, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2022012756 · Aug 25, 2022
Related Publication 20230139546A1 · May 4, 2023
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