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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2022
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sakai, JP;
Heng-Li Chin, Taipei, TW;
Hai-Han Wang, Taipei, TW;
Hsin-Hsi Tsai, Taipei, TW;
Chia-Hung Wei, Taipei, TW;
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai, JP;
Abstract
A method and a user equipment (UE) for handling a survival time state are provided. The method includes: receiving a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) configuration for indicating that a Data Radio Bearer (DRB) associated with a PDCP entity supports a survival time state functionality, the PDCP entity being associated with at least two Radio Link Control (RLC) entities; receiving an Uplink (UL) grant for retransmission of a Medium Access Control (MAC) Protocol Data Unit (PDU), the MAC PDU including data from the DRB; entering the survival time state for the DRB upon receiving the UL grant; and activating a PDCP duplication for the PDCP entity during the survival time state.