IP Library Granted Patent US 9,655,121
Granted Patent B2
US 9,655,121 · App. 14/707,205 · Granted May 16, 2017

Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving UE capability information in mobile communication system

Inventors: Soenghun Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Kyeongin Jeong (Yongin-si, KR); Sangbum Kim (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W72/0453H04W8/24H04W72/0413H04W74/004H04W88/02H04W88/08
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Patent No.
US 9,655,121
App. No.
14/707,205
Granted
May 16, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

In order to transmit capability information of a user equipment (UE) to an evolved Node B (eNB), the UE may generate a UE CAPABILITY INFORMATION message including the capability information of the UE, and transmit the generated UE CAPABILITY INFORMATION message to the eNB. Here, the capability information of the UE may include at least one band combination supported by the UE and whether Time Division Duplexing-Frequency Division Duplexing Carrier Aggregation (TDD-FDD CA) for the band combination is supported.

Claims (43)

1. A method for transmitting capability information by a terminal, the method comprising:

receiving, from a base station, a first message including first information that requests at least one frequency band supported by the terminal and second information that requests at least one radio access capability of the terminal;

generating a second message including capability information based on the first message; and

transmitting, to the base station, the second message,

wherein the capability information comprises at least one carrier aggregation (CA) band combination supported by the terminal, and

wherein the at least one CA band combination is requested based on the first information included in the first message and includes two downlink frequency bands and one uplink frequency band.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the capability information further comprises at least one other CA band combination including two downlink frequency bands and one uplink frequency band supported by the terminal.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the capability information further comprises at least one non-CA band supported by the UE terminal.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein CA band combinations in the capability information, at least in part, are prioritized based on the first information included in the first message.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second message further comprises information indicating at least one frequency band supported by the terminal.

6. A method for receiving capability information by a base station, the method comprising:

generating a first message including first information that requests at least one frequency band supported by a terminal and second information that requests at least one radio access capability of the terminal;

transmitting, to the terminal, the first message; and

receiving, from the terminal, a second message including capability information corresponding to the first message,

wherein the capability information comprises at least one carrier aggregation (CA) band combination supported by the terminal, and

wherein the at least one CA band combination is requested based on the first information included in the first message and includes two downlink frequency bands and one uplink frequency band.

7. The method of claim 6 ,

wherein the capability information further comprises at least one other CA band combination including two downlink frequency bands and one uplink frequency band supported by the terminal, and

wherein the capability information further comprises at least one non-CA band supported by the terminal.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein CA band combinations in the capability information, at least in part, are prioritized based on the first information included in the first message.

9. A terminal for transmitting capability information, the terminal comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit and to receive a signal; and

a controller configured:

to receive a first message including first information that requests at least one frequency band supported by the terminal and second information that requests at least one radio access capability of the terminal from a base station,

to generate a second message including capability information based on the first message, and

to transmit the second message to the base station,

wherein the capability information comprises at least one carrier aggregation (CA) band combination supported by the terminal, and

wherein the at least one CA band combination is requested based on the first information included in the first message and includes two downlink frequency bands and one uplink frequency band.

10. The terminal of claim 9 , wherein the capability information further comprises at least one other CA band combination including two downlink frequency bands and one uplink frequency band supported by the terminal.

11. The terminal of claim 9 , wherein the capability information further comprises at least one non-CA band supported by the terminal.

12. The terminal of claim 9 , wherein CA band combinations in the capability information, at least in part, are prioritized based on the first information included in the first message.

13. The terminal of claim 9 , wherein the second message further comprises information indicating at least one frequency band supported by the terminal.

14. A base station for receiving capability information, the base station comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit and to receive a signal; and

a controller configured:

to generate a first message including first information that requests at least one frequency band supported by a terminal and second information that requests at least one radio access capability of the terminal,

to transmit the first message to the terminal, and

to receive a second message including capability information corresponding to the first message from the terminal,

wherein the capability information comprises at least one carrier aggregation (CA) band combination supported by the terminal, and

wherein the at least one CA band combination is requested based on the first information included in the first message and includes two downlink frequency bands and one uplink frequency band.

15. The base station of claim 14 ,

wherein the capability information further comprises at least one other CA band combination including two downlink frequency bands and one uplink frequency band supported by the terminal, and

wherein the capability information further comprises at least one non-CA band supported by the terminal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 8, 2015
From: KIM, SOENGHUN; JEONG, KYEONGIN; KIM, SANGBUM
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2014-0055917 · May 9, 2014 · national
KR 10-2014-0059819 · May 19, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150327269A1 · Nov 12, 2015