Method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving signal in mobile communication system supporting a plurality of carriers

• US 9,967,784 B2
• Filed: 03/20/2015
• Issued: 05/08/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Soeng-Hun, Van Lieshout, Gert Jan, Kim, Sang-Bum
• Primary Examiner(s): Adhami, Mohammad S
• Application Number:
  US14/664,313
• Publication Number:
  US 20150271726A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,145 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/00692 using simultaneous multiple data streams, e.g. cooperative multipoint [CoMP], carrier aggregation [CA] or multiple input multiple output [MIMO] allocation of physical resources in CoMP or in CA H04L5/0035
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/15 Setup of multiple wireless link connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/16 Involving different core network technologies, e.g. a packet-switched [PS] bearer in combination with a circuit-switched [CS] bearer

Abstract

A method for transmitting terminal capability information in a communication system supporting a plurality of carriers is provided. The method includes transmitting a control message including terminal capability information, wherein the terminal capability information includes at least one of an information element (IE) indicating whether to support a multi-bearer, an IE indicating whether to support a secondary cell group (SCG) bearer, or an IE indicating whether to support dual connectivity (DC).

Claims

1. A method by a user equipment (UE) in a communication system supporting carrier aggregation, the method comprising:

receiving, from a base station, a first message for requesting UE capability information;

transmitting, to the base station, a second message including the UE capability information, wherein the UE capability information includes first information on band combinations supported by the UE, second information indicating whether the UE supports DC for each of the band combinations supported by the UE, third information on whether to support a split bearer and fourth information on whether to support a secondary cell group (SCG) bearer to an evolved universal terrestrial radio access (E-UTRA) includes supported band combination information element about combinations supported by the UE;

receiving, from the base station, a third message generated based on the first information and the second information, the third message including configuration information for SCG;

establishing an SCG RLC entity and performing a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) reordering function if the configuration information indicates a change from an MCG bearer to a split bearer; and

releasing the SCG RLC entity if the configuration information indicates a change from the split bearer to the MCG bearer.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting a PDCP status report to the base station, if the configuration information indicates a change from the split bearer to the MCG bearer.

3. The method of claim 1,

wherein the second information indicates whether the UE supports synchronous DC for each of the band combinations supported by the UE, and

wherein the second information includes asynchronous information indicating whether the UE supports asynchronous DC for each of the band combinations supported by the UE.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein, if the second information is included for a band combination entry comprising a single band entry, the second information indicates that the UE supports intra-band contiguous DC.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein, if the second information is included for a band combination entry comprising at least two band entries, the second information indicates that the UE supports DC for the at least two band entries and that serving cells corresponding to one of the at least two band entries belong to one cell group.

6. The method of claim 1,

wherein the third information and the fourth information are included in the second message for the band combinations supported by the UE.

7. A method by a base station in a communication system supporting carrier aggregation, the method comprising:

transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), a first message for requesting UE capability information;

receiving, from the UE, a second message including the UE capability information, wherein the UE capability information includes first information on band combinations supported by the UE, second information indicating whether the UE supports DC for each of the band combinations supported by the UE, third information on whether to support a split bearer and fourth information on whether to support a secondary cell group (SCG) bearer to an evolved universal terrestrial radio access (E-UTRA) includes supported band combination information element about combinations supported by the UE;

transmitting, to the UE, a third message generated based on the first information and the second information, the third message including configuration information for SCG;

establishing an SCG RLC entity and performing a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) reordering function if the configuration information indicates a change from an MCG bearer to a split bearer; and

releasing the SCG RLC entity if the configuration information indicates a change from the split bearer to the MCG bearer.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

receiving a PDCP status report from the UE, if the configuration information indicates a change from the split bearer to the MCG bearer.

9. The method of claim 7,

wherein the second information indicates whether the UE supports synchronous DC for each of the band combinations supported by the UE, and

wherein the second information includes asynchronous information indicating whether the UE supports asynchronous DC for each of the band combinations supported by the UE.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein, if the second information is included for a band combination entry comprising a single band entry, the second information indicates that the UE supports intra-band contiguous DC.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein, if the second information is included for a band combination entry comprising at least two band entries, the second information indicates that the UE supports DC for the at least two band entries and that serving cells corresponding to one of the at least two band entries belong to one cell group.

12. The method of claim 7,

wherein the third information and the fourth information are included in the second message for the band combinations supported by the UE.

13. A user equipment (UE) in a communication system supporting carrier aggregation, the UE comprising:

a transceiver; and

at least one processor configured to control the transceiver to;

receive, from a base station, a first message for requesting UE capability information,

transmit, to the base station, a second message including the UE capability information, wherein the UE capability information includes first information on band combinations supported by the UE, second information indicating whether the UE supports DC for each of the band combinations supported by the UE, third information on whether to support a split bearer and fourth information on whether to support a secondary cell group (SCG) bearer to an evolved universal terrestrial radio access (E-UTRA) includes supported band combination information element about combinations supported by the UE,

receive, from the base station, a third message generated based on the first information and the second information, the third message including configuration information for SCG,

establish an SCG RLC entity and perform a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) reordering function if the configuration information indicates a change from an MCG bearer to a split bearer, and

release the SCG RLC entity if the configuration information indicates a change from the split bearer to the MCG bearer.

14. The UE of claim 13, wherein the at least one processor further configured to:

transmit a PDCP status report to the base station, if the configuration information indicates a change from the split bearer to the MCF bearer.

15. The UE of claim 13,

wherein the second information indicates whether the UE supports synchronous DC for each of the band combinations supported by the UE, and

wherein the second information includes asynchronous information indicating whether the UE supports asynchronous DC for each of the band combinations supported by the UE.

16. The UE of claim 13, wherein, if the second information is included for a band combination entry comprising a single band entry, the second information indicates that the UE supports DC in intra-band contiguous DC.

17. The UE of claim 13, wherein, if the DC support second information is included for a band combination entry comprising at least two band entries, the second information indicates that the UE supports DC for the at least two band entries and that serving cells corresponding to one of the at least two band entries belong to one cell group.

18. The UE of claim 13,

wherein the third information and the fourth information are included in the second message for the band combinations supported by the UE.

19. A base station in a communication system supporting carrier aggregation, the base station comprising:

a transceiver; and

at least one processor configured to control the transceiver to;

transmit, to a user equipment (UE), a first message for requesting UE capability information,

receive, from the UE, a second message including the UE capability information related to an evolved universal terrestrial radio access (E-UTRA), if radio access technology (RAT) information in the first message includes information indicating the E-UTRA, wherein the UE capability information includes first information on band combinations supported by the UE, second information indicating whether the UE supports DC for each of the band combinations supported by the UE, third information on whether to support a split bearer and fourth information on whether to support a secondary cell group (SCG) bearer to an evolved universal terrestrial radio access (E-UTRA) includes supported band combination information element about combinations supported by the UE,

transmit, to the UE, a third message generated based on the first information and the second information, the third message including configuration information for SCG,

establish an SCG RLC entity and perform a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) reordering function if the configuration information indicates a change from an MCG bearer to a split bearer, and

release the SCG RLC entity if the configuration information indicates a change from the split bearer to the MCG bearer.

20. The base station of claim 19, wherein the at least one processor further configured to:

receive a PDCP status report from the UE, if the configuration information indicates a change from the split bearer to the MCG bearer.

21. The base station of claim 19,

wherein the second information indicates whether the UE supports synchronous DC for each of the band combinations supported by the UE, and

wherein the second information includes asynchronous information indicating whether the UE supports asynchronous DC for each of the band combinations supported by the UE.

22. The base station of claim 19, wherein, if the second information is included for a band combination entry comprising a single band entry, the second information indicates that the UE supports DC in intra-band contiguous DC.

23. The base station of claim 19, wherein, if the second information is included for a band combination entry comprising at least two band entries, the second information indicates that the UE supports DC for the at least two band entries and that serving cells corresponding to one of the at least two band entries belong to one cell group.

24. The base station of claim 19,

wherein the third information and the fourth information are included in the second message for the band combinations supported by the UE.