Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080248840 | DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION METHOD AND APPARATUS OF USER EQUIPMENT IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for DRX of a UE in a mobile communication system are provided, in which the UE receives setting information from a network, the setting information including a first DRX cycle length and a second DRX cycle length for a predetermined data service. Upon generation of uplink data, the UE transitions to a downloading phase in which active periods are set according to the first DRX cycle length. | 10-09-2008 |
20090040969 | Method and Apparatus for Non-Scheduled Transmission for Packet Service in a Mobile Communication System - A method and apparatus for non-scheduled transmission for a packet service in a mobile communication system are provided. A plurality of allowed maximum packet sizes are defined for the non-scheduled transmission and a UE selects one of the maximum packet sizes under circumstances and sends packets according to the selected maximum packet size in a non-scheduled transmission mode. | 02-12-2009 |
20100254321 | METHOD AND APPRATUS FOR BUFFER STATUS REPORT IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Disclosed is a method and an apparatus for periodically reporting the buffer status in a mobile communication system. If there is a possibility that a transmission resource will be allocated to the UE, it stands by for a predetermined period of time until a transmission resource is allocated instead of directly transmitting a buffer status report so that, if possible, the buffer status report message is piggy-backed onto uplink data and transmitted. | 10-07-2010 |
20120099510 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING MULTIMEDIA BROADCAST DATA IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method for a base station to transmit multimedia broadcast data in a wireless communication system according to the present invention includes receiving Radio Link Control Service Data Units (RLC SDUs), receiving a control message including information on size of RLC SDU to be transmitted in a synchronization period for current transmission, and processing the RLC SDUs using the size information of RLC SDU. The method and apparatus for transmitting multimedia broadcast data of the present invention is capable of transmitting data stably while maintaining integrity of the multimedia broadcast data on radio channels in a wireless communication system. | 04-26-2012 |
20120231794 | METHOD FOR MEASURING HOME CELL IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Disclosed is method for measuring a home cell in a mobile telecommunications system, comprising acquiring, at a network, position data indicative of the position of a first user equipment, determining whether the first user equipment is close to the home cell by using the acquired position data, sending a cell measurement control message from the network to the first user equipment via a base station specifying measurements of said home cell, performing a fine position measurement at the first user equipment, determining at the first user equipment whether the first user equipment is close to the home cell, based on said fine position measurement; and taking measurements of said home cell at the first user equipment when the first user equipment is close to the home cell. | 09-13-2012 |
20120257576 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING CONTENTION DURING RANDOM ACCESS PROCEDURE IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method is provided for performing a random access procedure in a mobile communication system. The method includes receiving a random access response message from a Base Station (BS); transmitting a message including a Cell-Radio Network Temporary Identifier (C-RNTI) to the BS, if the C-RNTI exists; and determining that a contention for the random access procedure is resolved successfully, when User Equipment (UE)-specific control information addressable by the C-RNTI is received from the BS. | 10-11-2012 |
20120275418 | METHOD OF TRANSMITTING SCHEDULING REQUEST IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND TERMINAL APPARATUS FOR THE SAME - A method is provided for transmitting an uplink scheduling request in a mobile communication system. A terminal compares a lowest priority for permitting transmission of the scheduling request notified from a radio resource controlling node with a highest priority among service priorities corresponding to generated data or control signals, if data or control signals to be transmitted in the uplink are generated from an upper layer. The terminal transmits the scheduling request to the radio resource controlling node to thereby request the radio resource controlling node to allocate radio resources for transmitting the data or control signals, when the highest priority is greater than or equal to the lowest priority. | 11-01-2012 |
20130094482 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BUFFER STATUS REPORT IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus are provided for reporting a buffer status to a Node B, by a User Equipment (UE), in a mobile communication system. The method includes checking if a resource for data to be transmitted to the Node B is available, when there is a buffer status report triggered to be transmitted to the Node B; transmitting the buffer status report using the available resource, if the resource is available; and transmitting a scheduling request to the Node B, if the resource has not been allocated for a predetermined time duration. | 04-18-2013 |
20130100939 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LAYER 2 ARQ FOR PACKETS - A method and a transmitter are provided for performing packet ARQ in a communication system. A first RLC PDU is generated. The first RLC PDU includes polling information having a predetermined bit, when there is no subsequent RLC PDU transmission after transmission of the first RLC PDU. A timer is started or restarted when the first RLC PDU is transmitted to a receiver. The polling information having a predetermined bit is transmitted when the timer expires. | 04-25-2013 |
20130142178 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION OPERATION BY CONNECTED MODE USER EQUIPMENT IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method for performing a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) operation by a connected mode User Equipment (UE) in a mobile communication system. The method includes waking up at a wake-up timing, and determining whether an incoming data indication is received from a Node B; reestablishing uplink synchronization upon receipt of the incoming data indication; and waking up after sleeping for a time from the incoming data indication reception timing, receiving a transmission resource allocation message from the Node B, and receiving downlink data over allocated transmission resources. | 06-06-2013 |
20130170453 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING RANDOM ACCESS PROCEDURE IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method for performing a random access procedure by a User Equipment (UE) in a mobile communication system includes transmitting a preamble for identifying the UE, through a first message; receiving a second message from an Evolved Node B (ENB) in response to the first message, the second message including uplink (UL) transmission resource information for transmitting at least one of a transparent Radio Resource Control (RRC) message which is an RRC message that a UE having no RRC control connection transmits for the first time, and Buffer Status Report (BSR) information indicating an amount of UL data; setting a format indicator indicating if the transparent RRC message or the BSR information is included in a third message; and generating the third message according to the set format indicator, and transmitting the generated third message according to the UL transmission resource information. | 07-04-2013 |
20130235780 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING POWER CONSUMPTION OF A TERMINAL IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a method and to an apparatus for optimizing the power consumption of a terminal in a mobile communication system. The method for optimizing power consumption of a terminal in a mobile communication system comprises: a determination step of determining whether there is a need for changing a configuration for a discontinuous reception operation of the terminal; and a transmission step of transmitting, to a base station, a request message for a change in the discontinuous reception operation, if it is determined that the change is needed. | 09-12-2013 |
20130250899 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALLOCATING RADIO RESOURCE USING RANDOM ACCESS PROCEDURE IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method for transmitting a random access preamble using a random access procedure in a mobile communication system. The random access preamble transmission method includes selecting, upon triggering of the random access procedure, one of random access preamble sets predefined between a User Equipment (UE) and an Evolved Node B (ENB) according to whether a radio channel condition is greater than a radio channel condition threshold and a size of a message that the UE will transmit after transmission of the random access preamble is greater than a minimum message size, randomly selecting a random access preamble from the selected random access preamble set, and transmitting the selected random access preamble to the ENB over a random access channel. | 09-26-2013 |
20130308574 | METHOD OF TRANSMITTING SCHEDULING REQUEST IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND TERMINAL APPARATUS FOR THE SAME - A method and apparatus are provided for transmitting an uplink scheduling request in a mobile communication system. Scheduling request transmission cycles are set according to priorities between a terminal and a radio resource controlling node. The terminal transmits the scheduling request to the radio resource controlling node according to a scheduling request transmission cycle corresponding to a highest priority among priorities corresponding to uplink data or uplink control signals, if the uplink data or the uplink control signals are generated from an upper layer. The terminal receives scheduling information from the radio resource controlling node, and determines whether resource allocation information is included in the scheduling information. The terminal cyclically transmits the scheduling request to the radio resource controlling node in the scheduling request transmission cycle, if the resource allocation information is not included in the scheduling information. | 11-21-2013 |
20130322387 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING RANDOM ACCESS PROCEDURE IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method for performing a random access procedure by a User Equipment (UE) in a mobile communication system includes transmitting a preamble for identifying the UE, through a first message; receiving a second message from an Evolved Node B (ENB) in response to the first message, the second message including uplink (UL) transmission resource information for transmitting at least one of a transparent Radio Resource Control (RRC) message which is an RRC message that a UE having no RRC control connection transmits for the first time, and Buffer Status Report (BSR) information indicating an amount of UL data; setting a format indicator indicating if the transparent RRC message or the BSR information is included in a third message; and generating the third message according to the set format indicator, and transmitting the generated third message according to the UL transmission resource information. | 12-05-2013 |
20140071947 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING HANDOVER USING PACKET DATA CONVERGENCE PROTOCOL (PDCP) REORDERING IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Improving communication efficiency in handover re-establishing an ARQ entity in a mobile communication system is disclosed. The method includes transmitting first Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) Packet Data Units (PDUs) correctly received from the source cell, together with a special indication requiring reordering of the first PDCP PDUs, from a Radio Link Control (RLC) receiving buffer to a PDCP receiving entity when a handover command message from a source cell to a target cell is received; buffering the first PDCP PDUs in a PDCP PDU reordering buffer by the PDCP receiving entity in response to the special indication; and when a second PDCP PDU is received from the target cell through a new RLC receiving entity for the target cell, outputting third PDCP PDUs up to a PDCP PDU before a first missing PDCP PDU having a sequence number higher than that of the second PDCP PDU from the PDCP reordering buffer. In the method, a PDCP entity performs reordering, thereby improving efficiency of communication. | 03-13-2014 |
20140071948 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING HANDOVER USING PACKET DATA CONVERGENCE PROTOCOL (PDCP) REORDERING IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Improving communication efficiency in handover re-establishing an ARQ entity in a mobile communication system is disclosed. The method includes transmitting first Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) Packet Data Units (PDUs) correctly received from the source cell, together with a special indication requiring reordering of the first PDCP PDUs, from a Radio Link Control (RLC) receiving buffer to a PDCP receiving entity when a handover command message from a source cell to a target cell is received; buffering the first PDCP PDUs in a PDCP PDU reordering buffer by the PDCP receiving entity in response to the special indication; and when a second PDCP PDU is received from the target cell through a new RLC receiving entity for the target cell, outputting third PDCP PDUs up to a PDCP PDU before a first missing PDCP PDU having a sequence number higher than that of the second PDCP PDU from the PDCP reordering buffer. In the method, a PDCP entity performs reordering, thereby improving efficiency of communication. | 03-13-2014 |
20140185484 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR MONITORING WIRELESS LINKS DURING TRANSMISSION GAPS - A method and apparatus are provided for measuring a link quality by a User Equipment (UE) in a communication system. The method includes receiving, from a wireless access network, a control message including an s-Measure including a serving cell quality threshold and gap configuration information used for setting up and releasing measurement gaps; setting up a measurement gap configuration indicated by the gap configuration information; if a link quality related to a serving cell is lower than the serving cell quality threshold, measuring a link quality related to at least one neighboring cell during a period according to the measurement gap configuration; and transmitting, to the wireless access network, a measurement report including a result of the measuring. | 07-03-2014 |
20140194117 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SELECTING A CELL ACCORDING TO A SPEED OF A TERMINAL IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORK - The present invention defines an efficient method for (re)selecting a cell according to a speed of a terminal in a HetNet where cells having various regions such as macro cells, pico cells and femto cells are arranged in the same frequency band in a mobile communication system. A cell selection control method of a terminal in a mobile communication system, according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises a step of receiving, from a base station, cell list information for not allowing a terminal moving at a high speed to select a cell and a step of setting the terminal so that cells included in the cell list information are considered or not considered to be targets of selection or reselection when the terminal moves at the high speed. According to the present invention, in a network consisting of various types of cells using the same frequency band, the terminal can determine whether to select or reselect a cell according to the speed of the terminal. That is, the terminal moving at the high speed does not select or reselect a frequent service cell, thereby efficiently performing the cell selection or reselection. Further, power consumption of the terminal can be reduced. | 07-10-2014 |
20140248885 | MOBILITY STATE ENHANCEMENTS - In a cellular communications network, a measurement report is requested to enable handover conditions to be established. In one approach, a measurement report is based on satisfaction of an event. Signalling for this measurement report includes one or more parameters on the basis of which the event is defined, including a trigger time defining a time period over which the event should be satisfied for the report to be triggered. In one approach, speed dependent scaling is applied to a parameter other than the trigger time, in the defined event. In another approach, a handover scenario, concerning the nature of the cell in which the user equipment is operational, and optionally that of a neighbouring cell, governs the definition of a trigger event. | 09-04-2014 |
20140248889 | MANAGEMENT OF SPECTRUM EMISSION REQUIREMENTS - A user equipment ( | 09-04-2014 |
20140315537 | PROCESSING STATE INFORMATION - A method of operating a user equipment in a communications system including at least one cell that is controlled by a radio access node. The method includes maintaining current state information relating to the user equipment, the state information including at least one state information part associated with features for which state information reporting is configured in at least one cell, at least one state information part being associable with a plurality of different values, receiving an indication from the radio access node regarding state information held by the radio access node relating to the user equipment, determining whether to report current state information relating to the radio access node on the basis of the received indication, and reporting a current value associated with at least a given state information part to the radio access node. | 10-23-2014 |
20140329557 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPORTING DUAL MODE CAPABILITIES IN A LONG TERM EVOLUTION NETWORK - An apparatus for communicating with a Long-Term Evolution LTE network comprises a wireless communications module FDD operable in a Frequency Division Duplexing FDD mode and a Time Division Duplexing TDD mode, the apparatus having different capabilities in the FDD and TDD modes. The apparatus sends capability information related to capabilities and/or feature groups supported by the apparatus to the network, the capability information including a legacy part and an extension part such that a legacy LTE node can comprehend the capability information from the legacy part and not from the extension part. The extension part is included in an existing User Equipment Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access UE-EUTRA-Capability Information Element, or is separate to the UE-EUTRA-Capability Information Element. A Radio Access Network RAN node for use in the LTE network is also disclosed, the node being arranged to identify different capabilities and/or feature groups supported by the apparatus in the FDD and TDD modes based on the capability information. Methods for use in the apparatus and node are also provided. | 11-06-2014 |
20140335866 | PROCESSING STATE INFORMATION - A method of operating a user equipment in a communications system comprising at least one cell that is controlled by a radio access node, the method comprising: maintaining current state information relating to the user equipment; determining whether to report current state information relating to the user equipment to the radio access node on the basis of the received indication; and reporting a current value associated with at least a given state information part to the radio access node in response to determining that current state information relating to the user equipment should be transmitted on the basis of the received indication. | 11-13-2014 |
20140376436 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION OPERATION BY CONNECTED MODE USER EQUIPMENT IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Methods and apparatuses are provided for establishing time alignment by a terminal in a mobile communication system. First information for discontinuous reception (DRX) operation is received from a base station. A downlink control channel is monitored based on the first information. Second information for identifying a dedicated preamble on the downlink control channel is received from the base station. The dedicated preamble is transmitted to the base station based on the second information. A response message to the transmitted dedicated preamble is received from the base station on a downlink shared channel. The response message includes timing adjustment information and third information for a channel quality indicator (CQI) report. Time alignment is established based on the timing adjustment information included in the response message. The CQI report is transmitted to the base station based on the third information. | 12-25-2014 |
20150103728 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING MULTIMEDIA BROADCAST DATA IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A base station and method are provided for transmitting data of a multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) by the base station in a wireless communication system. The method includes receiving one or more service data units (SDUs) from a core network node; receiving a control message including respective length information of the SDUs transmitted from the core network node; identifying one or more subframes impacted by a loss of two or more consecutive SDUs based on the length information if the two or more consecutive SDUs are not received; and muting the identified one or more subframes impacted by the loss of the two or more consecutive SDUs. | 04-16-2015 |
20150131558 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING STATE INFORMATION IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method of processing state information in a radio access network ( | 05-14-2015 |
20150139064 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING MULTIMEDIA BROADCAST DATA IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A core network node and method for use in a wireless system are provided. The method includes transmitting, by a core network node, one or more service data unit (SDUs) to a base station; and transmitting, by the core network node, a control message including respective length information of the one or more SDUs to the base station. The length information included in the control message is used by the base station for determining one or more subframes impacted by a loss of consecutive SDUs, and the control message is transmitted after the one or more SDUs are transmitted. | 05-21-2015 |
20150139065 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING MULTIMEDIA BROADCAST DATA IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A base station and method for use in a wireless system are provided. The method includes receiving, by a base station, one or more service data units (SDUs) from a core network node; receiving, by the base station, a control message including respective length information of the one or more SDUs from the core network node; identifying, by the base station, consecutive SDUs are not received; and muting, by the base station, one or more subframes impacted by a loss of the consecutive SDUs based on the length information included in the control message. The control message is transmitted after the one or more SDUs are transmitted from the core network node. | 05-21-2015 |
20150139066 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING MULTIMEDIA BROADCAST DATA IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A base station and method for use in a wireless system are provided. The method includes receiving, by a base station, one or more service data unit (SDUs) from a core network node; receiving, by the base station, a control message including respective length information of the one or more SDUs from the core network node; and processing, by the base station, the one or more SDUs, based on the length information included in the control message. The control message is transmitted after the one or more SDUs are transmitted from the core network node. | 05-21-2015 |
20150139067 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING MULTIMEDIA BROADCAST DATA IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A core network node and method for use in a wireless system are provided. The method includes transmitting, by a core network node, one or more service data unit (SDUs) to a base station; and transmitting, by the core network node, a control message including respective length information of the one or more SDUs to the base station. The length information included in the control message is used by the base station for processing the one or more SDUs, and the control message is transmitted after the one or more SDUs are transmitted. | 05-21-2015 |
20150162967 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING CHANNEL QUALITY INFORMATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving CQI in a wireless communication system are provided. The method includes receiving, by a mobile station, CQI report resource information, CQI period information, and Discontinuous Reception (DRX) cycle information; discontinuously monitoring, by the mobile station, a channel based on the DRX cycle information; and reporting a CQI to a network, based on the CQI report resource information, the CQI period information, and the DRX cycle information | 06-11-2015 |