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US 12,568,370 · App. 18/040,036 · Granted Mar 3, 2026

Method and device for reducing terminal processing load due to integrity protection or verification procedure in next-generation mobile communication system

Inventors: Donggun Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Soenghun Kim (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W12/10H04W76/19H04W76/30
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Patent No.
US 12,568,370
App. No.
18/040,036
Granted
Mar 3, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to: a communication technique that merges IoT technology with a 5G communication system for supporting higher data transmission rates than 4G systems; and a system therefor The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services (for example, smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, healthcare, digital education, retail business, security and safety-related services, etc.) on the basis of 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology. Disclosed is a terminal or a base station which executes an integrity protection function or an integrity verification function in a next-generation mobile communication system.

Claims (64)

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

transmitting, to a reception device, a first message including configuration information to configure an integrity protection function for a data radio bearer (DRB);

transmitting, to the reception device, first packets on the DRB based on the configuration information;

transmitting, to the reception device, a second message including reconfiguration information to release a configuration of the integrity protection function for the DRB; and

transmitting, to the reception device, second packets on the DRB based on the reconfiguration information,

wherein a message authentication code for integrity (MAC-I) field is transmitted with the first packets and control information is transmitted with the second packets, and

wherein the control information includes information indicating a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) sequence number of first data where a presence or an absence of the MAC-I field is changed among the second packets.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a header of each second packet includes information indicating whether to transmit the MAC-I field.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first message further includes configuration information to configure the integrity protection function for a signaling radio bearer (SRB),

wherein the second message further includes reconfiguration information to release a configuration of the integrity protection function for the SRB, and

wherein packets are transmitted with a MAC-I field including padding bits set to 0 to the reception device on the SRB after a transmission of the second message.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from the reception device, a report of an integrity verification failure for the first packets; and

transmitting, to the reception device, a third message as a response to the report,

wherein the third message indicates a radio resource control (RRC) connection reestablishment for the DRB or a release of the DRB.

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

receiving, from a transmission device, a first message including configuration information to configure an integrity protection function or a data radio bearer (DRB);

receiving, from the transmission device, first packets on the DRB based on the configuration information;

receiving, from the transmission device, a second message including reconfiguration information to release a configuration of the integrity protection function for the DRB; and

receiving, from the transmission device, second packets on the DRB, based on the reconfiguration information,

wherein a message authentication code for integrity (MAC-I) field is received with the first packets and control information is received with the second packets, and

wherein the control information includes information indicating a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) sequence number of first data where a presence or an absence of the MAC-I field is changed among the second packets.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein a header of each second packet includes information indicating whether to transmit the MAC-I field.

7 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the first message further includes configuration information to configure the integrity protection function for a signaling radio bearer (SRB),

wherein the second message further includes reconfiguration information indicating a to release a configuration of the integrity protection function for the SRB, and

wherein packets are received with a MAC-I field including padding bits set to 0 from the transmission device on the SRB after a reception of the second message.

8 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

performing an integrity verification for the first packets;

transmitting, to the transmission device, a report of an integrity verification failure, in case that the integrity verification failure is identified; and

receiving, from the transmission device, a third message as a response to the report,

wherein the integrity verification failure is identified, in case that a number of the integrity verification failure is more than a predetermined number, and

wherein the third message indicates a radio resource control (RRC) connection reestablishment for the DRB or a release of the DRB.

9 . A transmission device in a wireless communication system, the transmission device comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller configured to:

control the transceiver to transmit, to a reception device, a first message including configuration information to configure an integrity protection function for a data radio bearer (DRB),

control the transceiver to transmit, to the reception device, first packets on the DRB based on the configuration information,

control the transceiver to transmit, to the reception device, a second message including reconfiguration information to release a configuration of the integrity protection function for the DRB, and

control the transceiver to transmit, to the reception device, second packets on the DRB based on the reconfiguration information,

wherein a message authentication code for integrity (MAC-I) field is transmitted with the first packets and control information is transmitted with the second packets, and

wherein the control information includes information indicating a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) sequence number of first data where a presence or an absence of the MAC-I field is changed among the second packets.

10 . The transmission device of claim 9 , wherein a header of each second packet includes information indicating whether to transmit the MAC-I field.

11 . The transmission device of claim 9 , wherein the first message further includes configuration information to configure the integrity protection function for a signaling radio bearer (SRB),

wherein the second message further includes reconfiguration information to release a configuration of the integrity protection function for the SRB, and

wherein packets are transmitted with a MAC-I field including padding bits set to 0 to the reception device on the SRB, after a transmission of the second message.

12 . The transmission device of claim 9 , wherein the controller is further configured to control the transceiver to receive, from the reception device, a report of an integrity verification failure for the first packets, and control the transceiver to transmit, to the reception device, a third message as a response to the report, and

wherein the third message indicates a radio resource control (RRC) connection reestablishment for the DRB or a release of the DRB.

13 . A reception device in a wireless communication system, the reception device comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller configured to:

control the transceiver to receive, from a transmission device, a first message including configuration information to configure an integrity protection function for a data radio bearer (DRB),

control the transceiver to receive, from the transmission device, first packets on the DRB based on the configuration information,

control the transceiver to receive, from the transmission device, a second message including reconfiguration information to release a configuration of the integrity protection function for the DRB,

and

control the transceiver to receive, from the transmission device, second packets on the DRB, based on the reconfiguration information,

wherein a message authentication code for integrity (MAC-I) field is received with the first packets and control information is received with the second packets, and

wherein the control information includes information indicating a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) sequence number of first data where a presence or an absence of the MAC-I field is changed among the second packets.

14 . The reception device of claim 13 , wherein a header of each second packet includes information indicating whether to transmit the MAC-I field,

wherein the first message further includes configuration information to configure the integrity protection function for a signaling radio bearer (SRB),

wherein the second message further includes reconfiguration information to release a configuration of the integrity protection function for the SRB, and

wherein packets are received with a MAC-I field including padding bits set to 0 from the transmission device on the SRB after a reception of the second message.

15 . The reception device of claim 13 , wherein the controller is further configured to perform an integrity verification for the first packets, control the transceiver to transmit, to the transmission device, a report of an integrity verification failure, in case that the integrity verification failure is identified, and control the transceiver to receive, from the transmission device, a third message as a response to the report,

wherein the integrity verification failure is identified, in case that a number of the integrity verification failure is more than a predetermined number, and

wherein the third message indicates a radio resource control (RRC) connection reestablishment for the DRB or a release of the DRB.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 31, 2023
From: KIM, DONGGUN; KIM, SOENGHUN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 062546/0286 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0095982 · Jul 31, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230292128A1 · Sep 14, 2023
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