Lg Electronics Inc.

Seokjung Kim

Jian Xu

Daewook Byun

Jaewook Lee

Hongsuk Kim

Sangwon Kim

Sunghoon Jung

Myungjune Youn

Hyunjung Choe

Sunyoung Lee

Heejeong Cho

Taehun Kim

Jinsook Ryu

Jongwoo Hong

Laeyoung Kim

Bokyung Byun

A method performed by a central unit (CU) in a first radio access network (RAN) node comprises: establishing a dual connectivity (DC) of the first RAN node and a second RAN node for a wireless device; providing a service to the wireless device in the DC based on a distributed unit (DU) of the first and second RAN nodes; receiving, from a CU of the second RAN node in the DC, handover information for a handover of the wireless device from the second RAN node to the first RAN node; performing a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) anchor change from the CU of the second RAN node to the CU of the first RAN node based on the handover information; and transmitting, to the DU of the first RAN node, a message comprising information instructing not to release the DU of the first RAN node after the PDCP anchor change.

Method and apparatus for mobility management in wireless communication system

A method and apparatus for stopping multicast and broadcast service in a wireless communication system is provided. A CU-UP of a RAN node receives, from a CU-CP of the RAN node, a first message to initiate a MLD) and/or IGMP Leave procedure. A CU-UP of a RAN node performs the MLD and/or IGMP Leave procedure for the MB service indicated by the identity for the MB service along with an MB-UPF based on the Transmission Stop Indication. A CU-UP of a RAN node transmits, to the CU-CP of the RAN node, a second message informing that the MLD and/or IGMP Leave procedure is completed.

Method and apparatus for stopping multicast and broadcast service in a wireless communication system

A method and apparatus for supporting a DAPS handover procedure in a wireless communication system is provided. A target BS receives, from a source BS, a first message for a dual active protocol stack (DAPS) handover of a wireless device. A target BS transmits, to the source BS, a second message to inform that the DAPS handover is accepted. A target BS receives, from the wireless device, a third message including an information that the wireless device does not perform the DAPS handover. A target BS transmits, to the source BS, a fourth message including the information received from the wireless device.

Method and apparatus for supporting a daps handover procedure in a wireless communication system

The present disclosure relates to a reconfiguration in a wireless communication system. According to various embodiments, a method performed by a master node (MN) serving a wireless device with a source secondary node (SN) in a dual connectivity (DC) in a wireless communication system comprises: transmitting, to the wireless device, radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration parameters; transmitting, to the source SN, a request message for a user equipment (UE) context stored in the source SN; receiving, from the source SN, a response message comprising the UE context; transmitting, to a target SN, a SN addition request message comprising the UE context; receiving, from the target SN, a SN addition request acknowledgement message comprising a delta configuration for the RRC reconfiguration parameters, wherein the delta configuration comprises a configuration that is changed with respect to the RRC reconfiguration parameters in the UE context; and transmitting, to the wireless device, a RRC reconfiguration message for SN mobility comprising the delta configuration.

Method and apparatus for reconfiguration in wireless communication system

A method and apparatus for switching of multicast and broadcast service between multicast and unicast in a wireless communication system is described. A CU-CP establishes a connection with a wireless device for a Multicast and/or Broadcast Service (MBS). A CU-CP receives, from the CU-UP, a first message including a retransmission information on data transmission related to the MBS. A CU-CP determines whether to perform a switch of the first transmission to a second transmission for the MBS based on the retransmission information.

Method and apparatus for switching of multicast and broadcast service between multicast and unicast in a wireless communication system

A method and apparatus for switching between unicast and multicast in a wireless communication system is provided. A DU of a RAN node provides the MBS by using a first transmission to the wireless device. A DU of a RAN node receives, from the wireless device, feedback information in response to the provided MBS. A DU of a RAN node transmits, to a central unit (CU) of the RAN node, a first switching message based on the received feedback information. A DU of a RAN node receives, from the CU, a second switching message to switch the first transmission to the second transmission for the MBS. A DU of a RAN node provides the MBS by using the second transmission to the wireless device.

Method and apparatus for switching between unicast and multicast in a wireless communication system

The present disclosure relates to multicast-broadcast service (MBS) area control in wireless communications. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method performed by a distributed unit (DU) in a wireless communication system comprises: transmitting, to a central unit (CU), information informing multicast-broadcast service (MBS) areas supported by the DU; receiving, from the CU, configurations for one or more MBS areas comprising a configuration for a first MBS area and a configuration for a second MBS area; providing an MBS service to a plurality of wireless devices based on the configuration for the first MBS area; receiving, from the plurality of wireless devices, feedback information for the first MBS area; transmitting, to the CU, a status message comprising an identity (ID) of the first MBS area and information obtained from the feedback information for the first MBS area; receiving, from the CU, a message for requesting a change of an MBS area, wherein the message comprises information for the second MBS area; and providing an MBS service based on the configuration for the second MBS area.

Method and apparatus for multicast-broadcast service area control in wireless communication system

The present disclosure relates to inactivity handling in mobility in wireless communication system. According to various embodiments, a method performed by a master node (MN) serving a wireless device with a secondary node (SN) in a wireless communication system comprises: receiving, from the SN, criterion information for triggering a primary secondary cell (PSCell) mobility; transmitting, to the wireless device, a configuration for the PSCell mobility comprising the criterion information; receiving, from the wireless device, state indication information informing that the wireless device is in an inactive state after the PSCell mobility is completed based on the configuration; and transmitting, to the SN, the state indication information received from the wireless device.

Method and apparatus for inactivity handling in mobility in wireless communication system

A method and apparatus for determining to switch between unicast and multicast in a wireless communication system is provided. A CU of a RAN node provides, via the DU, the MBS by using a first transmission to the wireless device. A CU of a RAN node receives, from the DU, measurement report for the MBS generated by the wireless device. A CU of a RAN node determines whether to switch the first transmission to a second transmission for the MBS based on the measurement report. A CU of a RAN node provides, via the DU, the MBS by using the second transmission to the wireless device.

Method and apparatus for determining to switch between unicast and multicast in a wireless communication system

A method and apparatus for support of CU-DU split in MT-EDT procedure in a wireless communication system is provided. A Central Unit (CU) of a Radio Access Network (RAN node) receives, from a Distributed Unit (DU) of the RAN node, second information related to a transport block used for the wireless device. The CU decides a Radio Resource Control (RRC) state for transmitting the downlink (DL) data to the wireless device based on the first information related to the DL data and the second information related to the transport block.

Method and apparatus for support of CU-DU split in MT-EDT procedure in a wireless communication system background

A method and apparatus for support of service continuity between stand-alone non-public network (SNPN) and public land mobile network (PLMN) is provided. A wireless device transmits, to an access and mobility management function (AMF) of a source network, a protocol data unit (PDU) session establishment request to establish a PDU session with the source network via a non-3GPP interworking function (N3IWF) of the source network. The PDU session establishment request includes information informing that data delivery is not available via the PDU session. The wireless device determines to move from the source network to a target network, and transmits, to a user plane function (UPF) of the source network, mobility information informing that the wireless device moves from the source network to the target network.

Support of service continuity between SNPN and PLMN

A method and apparatus for small data transmission in RRC inactive state in MR-DC is provided. A MN, in a DC for a wireless device, transmits, to the wireless device, a paging message including an indication related to an EDT procedure for the SN. A MN receives, from the wireless device, an AS-RAI related to the EDT procedure for SN. A MN decides whether to continue the EDT procedure to the wireless device for the DL data or to transit the wireless device to the RRC-CONNECTED state based on the received AS-RAI.

Method and apparatus for small data transmission in RRC inactive state in MR-DC

A method and apparatus for fast small data transmission in a wireless communication system is provided. A last serving RAN node receives, from the wireless device and via a new RAN node, an AS-RAI related to early data transmission. A last serving RAN node decides whether a UE context relocation to the new RAN node for the wireless device is required or not based on the received AS-RAI. A last serving RAN node transmits, to the new RAN node, an RRC message based on the decision.

Method and apparatus for fast small data transmission in a wireless communication system

A method and apparatus for support of service continuity for handover between stand-alone non-public network (SNPN) and public land mobile network (PLMN) is provided. A session management function (SMF) of a first network transmits, to a user plane function (UPF) of the first network, a duplication request for the UPF of the first network to duplicate downlink (DL) data and send the duplicated DL data to both a next generation radio access network (NG-RAN) of the first network and a non-3GPP interworking function (N3IWF) of the first network. The SMF of the first network further transmits, to the N3IWF of the first network, a data buffering request for the N3IWF of the first network to buffer the duplicated DL data.

Support of service continuity for handover between SNPN and PLMN

The present disclosure relates to manual closed access group (CAG) selection in wireless communications. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method performed by a central unit (CU) in a wireless communication system comprises: receiving, from a distribution unit (DU), information informing whether to allow a manual closed access group (CAG) selection on a CAG identifier (ID) not included in a list of allowed CAG IDs of a wireless device for each of public land mobile networks (PLMNs); receiving, from an access and mobility management function (AMF), a list of PLMNs supported by the AMF; determining CAG control information informing at least one PLMN for which a manual CAG selection on a CAG ID not included in the list of allowed CAG IDs of the wireless device is allowed, based on the list of PLMNs supported by the AMF and the information received from the DU; and transmitting, to the DU, the CAG control information.

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Seokjung Kim