METHOD AND APPARATUS OF HANDLING INTEREST INDICATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method for a user equipment (UE), comprising:
- transmitting a first interest indication in a first serving cell by the UE, wherein the UE is in a first RRC_CONNECTED state;
entering an RRC_INACTIVE state from the first RRC_CONNECTED state;
entering a second RRC_CONNECTED state from the RRC_INACTIVE state; and
transmitting a second interest indication in a second serving cell upon entering the second RRC_CONNECTED state from the RRC_INACTIVE state if content of the second interest indication is not the same as content of the first interest indication and not transmitting the second interest indication in the second serving cell upon entering the second RRC_CONNECTED state from the RRC_INACTIVE state if content of the second interest indication is the same as content of the first interest indication.
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for a user equipment (UE) operating in a serving cell is disclosed. The UE, in a first RRC_CONNECTED state, transmits an interest indication for a broadcast or a multicast service to a first serving cell. The interest indication includes at least some information associated with a broadcast or a multicast service. Upon entering a second RRC_CONNECTED state from an RRC_INACTIVE state, the UE may or may not send an interest indication to a second serving cell, taking into account the differences between the first and second serving cell, whether the second serving cell requested transmission of an interest indication, or whether the content of the second interest indication would be the same as the content of the first interest indication. A network node may retain UE context and other UE-related information after the UE has left an RRC_CONNECTED state, forward the information to another network node, and/or process the information when the UE re-enters the RRC_CONNECTED state.
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1. A method for a user equipment (UE), comprising:
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transmitting a first interest indication in a first serving cell by the UE, wherein the UE is in a first RRC_CONNECTED state; entering an RRC_INACTIVE state from the first RRC_CONNECTED state; entering a second RRC_CONNECTED state from the RRC_INACTIVE state; and transmitting a second interest indication in a second serving cell upon entering the second RRC_CONNECTED state from the RRC_INACTIVE state if content of the second interest indication is not the same as content of the first interest indication and not transmitting the second interest indication in the second serving cell upon entering the second RRC_CONNECTED state from the RRC_INACTIVE state if content of the second interest indication is the same as content of the first interest indication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for a first network node, comprising:
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receiving information, included in an interest indication, related to a user equipment (UE) in a first RRC_CONNECTED state; and retaining the information when the UE enters an RRC_INACTIVE state from the first RRC_CONNECTED state. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A communication device comprising:
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a control circuit; a processor installed in the control circuit; a memory installed in the control circuit and operatively coupled to the processor; wherein the processor is configured to execute a program code stored in the memory to perform steps comprising; transmitting a first interest indication in a first serving cell by the communication device, wherein the communication device is in a first RRC_CONNECTED state; entering an RRC_INACTIVE state from the first RRC_CONNECTED state; entering a second RRC_CONNECTED state from the RRC_INACTIVE state; and transmitting a second interest indication in a second serving cell upon entering the second RRC_CONNECTED state from the RRC_INACTIVE state if content of the second interest indication is not the same as content of the first interest indication and not transmitting the second interest indication in the second serving cell upon entering the second RRC_CONNECTED state from the RRC_INACTIVE state if content of the second interest indication is to the same as content of the first interest indication. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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