METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SERVICING QOS (QUALITY OF SERVICE) FLOW IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20210352521A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-11

    申请号:US17382470

    申请日:2021-07-22

    Inventor: Li-Te PAN

    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a network node. In one embodiment, the method includes the network node configuring a UE (User Equipment) with a first DRB (Data Radio Bearer), wherein the first DRB is configured with a presence of SDAP (Service Data Adaptation Control) header and the network node is not allowed to reconfigure the first DRB with an absence of SDAP header before the first DRB is released. The method further includes the network node configuring the UE to serve a first QoS (Quality of Service) flow and a second QoS flow by the first DRB. The method also includes re-configuring the UE to serve the first QoS flow by a second DRB, which was originally served by the first DRB, if the second QoS flow is released or removed from the first DRB, wherein the second DRB is configured with an absence of SDAP header.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING SIDELINK RECEPTION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20200099481A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-26

    申请号:US16525977

    申请日:2019-07-30

    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed. In an example from the perspective of a User Equipment (UE), if sidelink packet duplication is configured or enabled for a Sidelink Radio Bearer (SLRB), a first Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) Protocol Data Unit (PDU), corresponding to a first PDCP Service Data Unit (SDU), and a duplicate of the first PDCP PDU, are transmitted. A first PDCP Sequence Number (SN) of the first PDCP PDU is set based upon one or more state variables used for sidelink transmission on the SLRB. If the sidelink packet duplication is de-configured or disabled for the SLRB, a second PDCP PDU, corresponding to a second PDCP SDU, is transmitted. Noduplicate of the second PDCP PDU is transmitted. A second PDCP SN of the second PDCP PDU is set based upon the one or more state variables used for sidelink transmission on the SLRB.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING UE-TO-NETWORK RELAY COMMUNICATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20220361268A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-10

    申请号:US17866545

    申请日:2022-07-17

    Inventor: Li-Te PAN

    Abstract: A method and device are disclosed from the perspective of a first User Equipment (UE) to establish one-to-one connection between the first UE and a second UE. In one embodiment, the method includes the first UE initiating a first procedure of establishing the one-to-one connection with the second UE for a unicast communication between the first UE and the second UE or for a UE-to-UE communication between the first UE and a third UE via the second UE or a second procedure of establishing the one-to-one connection with the second UE for a UE-to-Network communication between the first UE and a network node via the second UE. The method also includes the first UE transmitting a first PC5-S message to the second UE for completing establishment of a first security context in the first procedure of establishing the one-to-one connection with the second UE for the unicast communication or the UE-to-UE communication if the first procedure is initiated, wherein the first PC5-S message includes Quality of Service (QoS) information for the unicast communication or the UE-to-UE communication. The method further includes the first UE transmitting a second PC5-S message to the second UE for completing establishment of a second security context in the second procedure of establishing the one-to-one connection with the second UE for the UE-to-Network communication if the second procedure is initiated, wherein the second PC5-S message does not include any QoS information for the UE-to-Network communication.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIDELINK IDENTIFIER CHANGE IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20210298100A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-23

    申请号:US17338860

    申请日:2021-06-04

    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a first UE (User Equipment) to update Layer-2 Identities (IDs). In one embodiment, the method includes the first UE establishing a unicast link with a second UE, wherein a first Layer-2 ID of the first UE and a second Layer-2 ID of the second UE are used for data transmission and reception on the unicast link. The method further includes the first UE transmitting a Link Identifier Update Request message for the unicast link to the second UE, wherein the Link Identifier Update Request message includes a new first Layer-2 ID of the first UE. The method also includes the first UE receiving a Link Identifier Update Accept message for the unicast link from the second UE, wherein the Link Identifier Update Accept message includes a new second Layer-2 ID of the second UE. In addition, the method includes the first UE passing the new first Layer-2 ID of the first UE and the new second Layer-2 ID of the second UE down to the lower layer(s) after a Link Identifier Update Acknowledgement (ACK) message is passed to the lower layer(s) for transmission in response to reception of the Link Identifier Update Accept message.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING SIDELINK RECEPTION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20210226738A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-22

    申请号:US17226247

    申请日:2021-04-09

    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed. In an example from the perspective of a User Equipment (UE), if sidelink packet duplication is configured or enabled for a Sidelink Radio Bearer (SLRB), a first Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) Protocol Data Unit (PDU), corresponding to a first PDCP Service Data Unit (SDU), and a duplicate of the first PDCP PDU, are transmitted. A first PDCP Sequence Number (SN) of the first PDCP PDU is set based upon one or more state variables used for sidelink transmission on the SLRB. If the sidelink packet duplication is de-configured or disabled for the SLRB, a second PDCP PDU, corresponding to a second PDCP SDU, is transmitted. Noduplicate of the second PDCP PDU is transmitted. A second PDCP SN of the second PDCP PDU is set based upon the one or more state variables used for sidelink transmission on the SLRB.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SERVING QUALITY OF SERVICE (QOS) FLOW IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20200374948A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-11-26

    申请号:US16993752

    申请日:2020-08-14

    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a network node. In one embodiment, the method includes the network node transmitting a first message with a DRB (Data Radio Bearer) configuration to a UE (User Equipment) for establishing a default DRB for a PDU (Packet Data Unit) session, wherein the DRB configuration includes a QFI (QoS Flow Id) configuration used to indicate whether a QFI field is present or not in uplink for the default DRB and the QFI configuration is always set to a value indicating the QFI field is present in uplink for the default DRB. The method further includes the network node establishing the default DRB with a presence of the QFI field in uplink. The method also includes the network node receiving a SDAP (Service Data Adaptation Protocol) PDU with the QFI field via the default DRB from the UE.

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