Method and apparatus for transceiving data using plurality of carriers in mobile communication system

• US 10,187,193 B2
• Filed: 09/08/2016
• Issued: 01/22/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Soeng Hun, Van Lieshout, Gert Jan, Jang, Jae Hyuk, Choi, JongSoo
• Primary Examiner(s): Masur, Paul H
• Application Number:
  US15/259,888
• Publication Number:
  US 20170006587A1
• Time in Patent Office: 866 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0032 Distributed allocation, i.e. involving a plurality of allocating devices, each making partial allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0098 Signalling of the activation or deactivation of component carriers, subcarriers or frequency bands
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0216 using a pre-established activity schedule, e.g. traffic indication frame
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0241 where no transmission is received, e.g. out of range of the transmitter
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 56/0005 synchronizing of arrival of multiple uplinks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 56/0045 compensating for timing error by altering transmission time
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0453 Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/23 in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/27 between access points
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/12 Setup of transport tunnels
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/15 Setup of multiple wireless link connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/28 Discontinuous transmission [DTX]; Discontinuous reception [DRX]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/34 Selective release of ongoing connections
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

The present specification relates to a communication method and apparatus. The communication method for a base station (P-ENB) that controls a primary cell (PCell) of user equipment (UE) according to one embodiment of the present specification comprises the steps of: receiving a packet from a serving gateway through a non-primary (NP)-evolved packet system (EPS) bearer for a serving cell of a non-P-ENB base station (NP-ENB); generating a first radio link control packet data unit (RLC PDU) using the received packet; and transmitting the generated first RLC PDU to the NP-ENB.

Claims

1. A method by a first node, the method comprises:

transmitting, to a terminal, a message for configuring a first bearer with a second node;

receiving a first packet;

generating a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) protocol data unit (PDU), from the first packet, with a PDCP header by a first PDCP entity of the first node; and

transmitting the PDCP PDU to the second node using the first bearer based on a GPRS Tunnel Protocol (GTP), the first bearer being configured for transmitting downlink data between the first PDCP entity of the first node and a radio link control (RLC) entity of the second node.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the PDCP PDU is transmitted from the second node to the terminal.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the PDCP PDU is transmitted to the RLC entity of the second node via an X2 interface between the first node and the second node.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the RLC entity of the second node performs at least transmission function.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprises:

receiving an uplink data based on the GTP from the RLC entity of the second node.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprises:

receiving a second packet;

generating a PDCP PDU from the second packet by a second PDCP entity of the first node; and

transmitting the PDCP PDU to the terminal using a second bearer including the second PDCP entity and a second RLC entity of the first node.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first bearer is further configured for transmitting uplink data between the first PDCP entity of the first node and a first RLC entity of the first node if the uplink data is received from the terminal.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the first RLC entity of the first node performs at least a reception function.

9. A method by a second node, the method comprises:

receiving, from a first node, a message for configuring a bearer with a terminal;

receiving, by a radio link control (RLC) entity, a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) protocol data unit (PDU) with a PDCP header from a PDCP entity of the first node using the bearer based on a GPRS Tunnel Protocol (GTP), the bearer being configured for transmitting downlink data between the PDCP entity of the first node and the RLC entity of a second node; and

transmitting the PDCP PDU to the terminal.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the PDCP PDU is received from the first node via an X2 interface between the first node and the second node.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprises:

receiving an uplink data from the terminal; and

transmitting the uplink data based on the GTP from the RLC entity of the second node to the first node.

12. The method of claim 9,

wherein the RLC entity of the second node performs at least transmission function.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the bearer is further configured for transmitting uplink data between the first PDCP entity of the first node and an RLC entity of the first node if the uplink data is received from the terminal.

14. A method by a terminal, the method comprises:

receiving, from a first node, a message for configuring a second node and configuring a bearer based on a GPRS Tunnel Protocol (GTP), the bearer being for receiving downlink data between a first packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) entity of the first node and a second radio link control (RLC) entity of the second node and being for transmitting uplink data between the PDCP entity and a RLC entity of the first node;

determining a node among the first node and the second node for transmitting an uplink data; and

transmitting the uplink data to the determined node,

wherein an RLC entity is respectively included in the first node and the second node, and

wherein a downlink PDCP protocol data unit (PDU) with a PDCP header is transmitted from the first PDCP entity of the first node to the second RLC entity of the second node.

15. A first node comprises:

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive a signal; and

at least one processor coupled with the transceiver and configured to;

control the transceiver to transmit, to a terminal, a message for configuring a first bearer with a second node,

control the transceiver to receive a first packet, generate a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) protocol data unit (PDU), from the first packet with a PDCP header by a first PDCP entity of the first node, and

control the transceiver to transmit the PDCP PDU to the second node using the first bearer based on a GPRS Tunnel Protocol (GTP), the first bearer being configured for transmitting downlink data between the first PDCP entity of the first node and a radio link control (RLC) entity of the second node.

16. The first node of claim 15, wherein the PDCP PDU is transmitted from the second node to the terminal.

17. The first node of claim 15, wherein the PDCP PDU is transmitted to the RLC entity of the second node via an X2 interface between the first node and the second node.

18. The first node of claim 15, wherein the RLC entity of the second node performs at least transmission function.

19. The first node of claim 15, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to control the transceiver to receive an uplink data based on the GTP from the RLC entity of the second node.

20. The first node of claim 15, wherein the at least one processor further configured to:

control the transceiver to receive a second packet,

generate a PDCP PDU from the second packet by a second PDCP entity of the first node, and

control the transceiver to transmit the PDCP PDU to the terminal using a second bearer including the second PDCP entity and a second RLC entity of the first node.

21. The first node of claim 15, wherein the first bearer is further configured for transmitting uplink data between the first PDCP entity of the first node and a first RLC entity of the first node if the uplink data is received from the terminal.

22. The first node of claim 21, wherein the first RLC entity of the first node performs at least a reception function.

23. A second node comprises:

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive a signal; and

at least one processor coupled with the transceiver and configured to control the transceiver to;

receive, from a first node, a message for configuring a bearer with a terminal,

receive, by a radio link control (RLC) entity, a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) protocol data unit (PDU) with a PDCP header from a PDCP entity of the first node using the bearer based on a GPRS Tunnel Protocol (GTP), the bearer being configured for transmitting downlink data between the PDCP entity of the first node and the RLC entity of the second node, and

transmit the PDCP PDU to the terminal.

24. The second node of claim 23, wherein the PDCP PDU is received from the first node via an X2 interface between the first node and the second node.

25. The second node of claim 23, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to control the transceiver to:

receive an uplink data from the terminal, and

transmit the uplink data based on the GTP from the RLC entity of the second node to the first node.

26. The second node of claim 23, wherein the RLC entity of the second node performs at least transmission function.

27. The second node of claim 23, wherein the bearer is further configured for transmitting uplink data between the first PDCP entity of the first node and an RLC entity of the first node if the uplink data is received from the terminal.

28. A terminal comprises:

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive a signal; and

at least one processor coupled with the transceiver and configured to;

control the transceiver to receive, from a first node, a message for configuring a second node and configure a bearer based on a GPRS Tunnel Protocol (GTP), the bearer being for receiving downlink data between a first packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) entity of the first node and a second radio link control (RLC) entity of the second node and being for transmitting uplink data between the PDCP entity and a RLC entity of the first node,

determine a node among the first node and the second node for transmitting an uplink data, and

control the transceiver to transmit the uplink data to the determined node,

wherein an RLC entity is respectively included in the first node and the second node, and

wherein a downlink PDCP protocol data unit (PDU) with a PDCP header is transmitted from the first PDCP entity of the first node to the second RLC entity of the second node.