Method and apparatus for transmitting message in wireless communication system

• US 9,867,105 B2
• Filed: 05/08/2013
• Issued: 01/09/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Lee, Youngdae, Park, Sungjun, Yi, Seungjune, Jung, Sunghoon, Lee, Jaewook
• Primary Examiner(s): Khan, Mehmood B
• Application Number:
  US14/399,862
• Publication Number:
  US 20150111578A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,707 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0061 of neighbour cell information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/08 Reselecting an access point
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/24 Reselection being triggered by specific parameters

Abstract

A method and apparatus for transmitting a message in a wireless communication system is provided. A user equipment (UE) determines that a first cell, serving the UE currently, is not preferred, and transmits a message, to the first cell, including a request for a handover from the first cell to a second cell.

Claims

1. A method for transmitting a message in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

establishing, by a user equipment (UE), a radio resource control (RRC) connection with a first cell;

determining, by the UE, whether a closed subscriber group identity (CSG ID) of the first cell is included in a CSG whitelist of the UE;

if the CSG ID of the first cell is included in the CSG whitelist of the UE, transmitting, from the UE to a network, a first proximity indication indicating that the UE is entering to the first cell,

wherein the first proximity indication includes a radio access technology (RAT) and a frequency of the first cell;

starting, by the UE, a prohibit timer after transmitting the first proximity indication,

wherein the prohibit timer is used to prohibit another transmission of proximity indication other than the transmission of the first proximity indication;

detecting, by the UE, an in-device-coexistence (IDC) interference on the frequency of the first cell;

determining, by the UE, whether the UE needs to leave the first cell based on the detected IDC interference; and

transmitting, by the UE, a second proximity indication indicating that the UE is leaving out the first cell,

wherein the second proximity indication includes IDC related information and a causing parameter indicating a reason for the UE leaving the first cell, and

wherein the prohibit timer is ignored only if the second proximity indication due to the IDC interference is transmitted from the UE.

2. A user equipment (UE) for transmitting a message in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:

a radio frequency (RF) unit for transmitting or receiving a radio signal; and

a processor coupled to the RF unit,

wherein the processor is configured to;

establish a radio resource control (RRC) connection with a first cell,

determine whether a closed subscriber group identity (CSG ID) of the first cell is included in a CSG whitelist of the UE,

if the CSG ID of the first cell is included in the CSG whitelist of the UE, transmit a first proximity indication indicating that the UE is entering to the first cell,

wherein the first proximity indication includes a radio access technology (RAT) and a frequency of the first cell,

start a prohibit timer after transmitting the first proximity indication,

wherein the prohibit timer is used to prohibit another transmission of proximity indication other than the transmission of the first proximity indication,

detect an in-device-coexistence (IDC) interference on the frequency of the first cell,

determine whether the UE needs to leave the first cell based on the detected IDC interference, and

transmit a second proximity indication indicating that the UE is leaving out the first cell,

wherein the second proximity indication includes IDC related information and a causing parameter indicating a reason for the UE leaving the first cell, and

wherein the prohibit timer is ignored only if the second proximity indication due to the IDC interference is transmitted from the UE.