In-device coexistence interference report control method and apparatus of network in mobile communication system

• US 9,363,720 B2
• Filed: 09/10/2015
• Issued: 06/07/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Jang, Jaehyuk, Kim, Soenghun
• Primary Examiner(s): Hua, Quan M
• Application Number:
  US14/850,247
• Publication Number:
  US 20150382247A1
• Time in Patent Office: 271 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0016 Hand-off preparation specially adapted for end-to-end data sessions
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0066 of control information between different types of networks in order to establish a new radio link in the target network
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/00837 Determination of triggering parameters for hand-off
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0085 Hand-off measurements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/14 Reselecting a network or an air interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/20 for optimising the interference level
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/38 by fixed network equipment
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/21 in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/51 based on terminal or device properties
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/27 Transitions between radio resource control [RRC] states
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/042 Public Land Mobile systems, e.g. cellular systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/10 adapted for operation in multiple networks, e.g. multi-mode access points
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

An in-device coexistence interference report control method of a network for terminal to inform the network of interference among heterogeneous radio communication modules coexisting in the terminal is provided. The method includes determining, at a terminal when a terminal capability enquiry message is received from a base station, whether the base station supports an In-Device Coexistence (IDC) interference report, transmitting, when the IDC interference report is supported, a terminal capacity information message to the base station, receiving a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection reconfiguration message including information on whether terminal'"'"'s IDC interference indicator transmission is permitted from the base station; and transmitting an RRC connection reconfiguration complete message to the base station in response to the RRC connection reconfiguration message. The in-device coexistence interference indication control method is advantageous in preventing the UE from transmitting useless in-device coexistence interference indication messages, resulting in reduction of unnecessary signaling.

Claims

1. A control message transmission method of a user equipment (UE) in a mobile communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting, to a base station, first information indicating whether the UE supports an in device coexistence (IDC) indication, wherein an IDC is an interference between multiple radio transceivers in the UE;

receiving configuration information corresponding to the IDC indication;

determining whether an IDC problem is experienced in the UE; and

initiating transmission of the IDC indication, if the configuration information is set to setup and if the IDC problem is experienced in the UE.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a handover command from the base station,

wherein the handover command includes information on whether the transmission of the IDC indication for a target network is set to setup or not.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first information indicating whether the UE supports the IDC indication is an inDeviceCoexInd parameter.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving second information on a frequency to which an IDC interference indicator is applied.

5. A user equipment (UE) for transmitting a control message in a mobile communication system, the UE comprising:

a transceiver for transmitting and receiving signals; and

a processor configured to;

control to transmit, to a base station, first information indicating whether the UE supports an in device coexistence (IDC) indication, wherein an IDC is an interference between multiple radio transceivers in the UE,

receive configuration information corresponding to the IDC indication,

determine whether an IDC problem is experienced in the UE, and

initiate transmission of the IDC indication, if the configuration information is set to setup and if the IDC problem is experienced in the UE.

6. The UE of claim 5, wherein the processor is configured to control to receive a handover command from the base station, and

wherein the handover command includes information on whether the transmission of the IDC indication for a target network is set to setup or not.

7. The UE of claim 5, wherein the first information indicating whether the UE supports the IDC indication is an inDeviceCoexInd parameter.

8. The UE of claim 5, wherein the processor is configured to control to receive second information on a frequency to which an IDC interference indicator is applied.