Method and apparatus for supporting multiple frequency bands efficiently in mobile communication system

• US 8,917,684 B2
• Filed: 08/16/2012
• Issued: 12/23/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/16/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Sangbum, Van Lieshout, Gert-Jan, Kim, Soenghun, Cho, Songyean
• Primary Examiner(s): Pham, Chi H
• Assistant Examiner(s): HYUN, SOON D
• Application Number:
  US13/587,341
• Publication Number:
  US 20130044708A1
• Time in Patent Office: 859 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 370/329
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/189 in combination with wireless systems selective distribution or broadcast in wireless communication networks H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/611 for multicast or broadcast systems for broadcast or conference H04L12/18; arrangements for broadcast or distribution combined with broadcast H04H20/00; arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time H04H60/00; selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS], H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6131 involving transmission via a mobile phone network wireless downlink channel access H04W74/006
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6405 Multicasting data broadcast and multicast in packet switching networks H04L12/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/06 Optimizing the usage of the radio link, e.g. header compression, information sizing , discarding information system modifying transmission characteristic according to link quality by modifying frame length H04L1/0007; dynamic adaptation of the packet size for flow control or congestion control H04L47/365
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0072 of resource information of target access point
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/30 Resource management for broadcast services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/08 Non-scheduled access, e.g. ALOHA hybrid access H04W74/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/12 Setup of transport tunnels
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/40 for selective distribution or broadcast
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/02 Data link layer protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for transmitting a small size data packet efficiently while reducing signaling overhead in a mobile communication system are provided. The method includes determining to apply a low security transfer procedure, transmitting, to a base station, a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection request message including a temporary Data Radio Bearer (DRB) request to which Access Stratum (AS) security is not applied, receiving an RRC connection setup message, including a temporary DRB configuration, from the base station, and transmitting an Internet Protocol (IP) packet over the temporary DRB.

Claims

1. A data transmission method of a terminal, the method comprising:

determining whether small data transfer procedure is triggered;

transmitting, to a base station, a radio resource control (RRC) connection request message including a temporary data radio bearer (DRB) request;

receiving an RRC connection setup message, including a temporary DRB configuration, from the base station; and

transmitting data via the temporary DRB.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the temporary DRB request comprises information for not applying security between the terminal and the base station.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

configuring, when a number of next data occurring per unit time is equal to or greater than a predefined value after transmitting the data, the DRB to which the AS security is applied; and

transmitting the next data to the base station via the DRB.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the security between the terminal and the base station is access stratum (AS) security, and

wherein the data is transmitted via the temporary DRB in which the AS security is not applied.

5. A data transmission method of a terminal, the method comprising:

determining whether small data transfer procedure is triggered;

transmitting a random access preamble to a base station;

receiving a random access response (RAR) message from the base station; and

transmitting, in response to the receiving of the RAR message, first data including second data received from upper layer to the base station if the small data transfer procedure is triggered.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the first data further comprises a buffer status report (BSR), and wherein the second data comprises radio link control (RLC) PDU.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

receiving an uplink (UL) grant from the base station after transmitting the first data; and

transmitting segments of the second data that are not transmitted in the first data,

wherein the BSR is used for indicating whether the uplink grant is required.

8. A data reception method of a base station, the method comprising:

receiving a radio resource control (RRC) connection request message including a temporary data radio bearer (DRB) request from a terminal;

transmitting an RRC connection setup message including a temporary DRB configuration to the terminal; and

receiving data transmitted by the UE via the temporary DRB in which security between the terminal and the base station is not applied.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the security between the terminal and the base station is access stratum (AS) security, and

wherein the temporary DRB request comprises a request for not applying AS security.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

configuring, when a number of next data occurring per unit time is equal to or greater than a predefined value after receiving the data, the DRB to which the AS security is applied; and

receiving the next data from the terminal via the DRB.

11. A data reception method of a base station, the method comprising:

receiving a random access preamble from a terminal;

transmitting a random access response (RAR) message to the terminal; and

receiving, in response to the transmitting of the RAR message, first data including second data received from upper layer from the terminal if a small data transfer procedure is triggered at the terminal.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the first data comprises a buffer status report (BSR), and wherein the second data comprises radio link control (RLC) PDU.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

determining, based on the BSR, whether an uplink grant for data not received in the first data is required;

transmitting, if it is determined that an uplink grant is required, the uplink grant to the terminal; and

receiving segments of the second data not received in the first data based on the transmitted uplink grant.

14. A terminal for transmitting data, the terminal comprising:

a transceiver configured to communicate signals with a base station; and

a controller configured to determine whether small data transfer procedure is triggered, to transmit to a base station a radio resource control (RRC) connection request message including a temporary data radio bearer (DRB) request, to receive an RRC connection setup message including a temporary DRB configuration from the base station, and to transmitting data via the temporary DRB.

15. The terminal of claim 14, wherein the temporary DRB request comprises information for not applying security between the terminal and the base station.

16. A terminal for transmitting data, the terminal comprising:

a transceiver configured to communicate signals with a base station; and

a controller configured to determine whether small data transfer procedure is triggered, to transmitting a random access preamble to a base station, to receive a random access (RAR) message from the base station, and to transmit, in response to the receiving of the RAR message, first data including second data received from upper layer to the base station if the small data transfer procedure is triggered.

17. The terminal of claim 16, wherein the first data comprises a buffer status report (BSR), and wherein the second data comprises RLC PDU.

18. A base station for receiving data, the base station comprising:

a transceiver configured to communicate signals with a terminal; and

a controller configured to receive a radio resource control (RRC) connection request message including a temporary data radio bearer (DRB) request from a terminal, to transmit an RRC connection setup message including a temporary DRB configuration to the terminal, and to receive data transmitted by the UE via the temporary DRB in which security between the terminal and the base station is not applied.

19. The base station of claim 18, wherein the security between the terminal and the base station is access stratum (AS) security, and

wherein the temporary DRB request comprises a request for not applying AS security.

20. A base station for receiving data, the base station comprising:

a transceiver configured to communicate signals with the terminal; and

a controller configured to receive a random access preamble from the terminal, to transmit a random access response (RAR) message to the terminal, and to receive, in response to the transmitting of the RAR message, first data including second data received from upper layer from a terminal if a small data transfer procedure is triggered at the terminal.