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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
May. 20, 2021
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method of handling a User Equipment (UE) Radio Capability (URC) Identification (URC-ID) assignment procedure is provided. The method comprises: receiving, by a UE radio Capability Management Function (UCMF), a request for assigning a URC-ID corresponding to a URC information of a UE from an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) or a Mobility Management Entity (MME); determining, by the UCMF, whether the URC information is received in at least one of a first format and a second format; and performing, by the UCMF, one of: accepting the request for assigning the URC-ID in response to determining one of a) the URC information is received in both the first and the second formats, and b) the URC information is received in the first format and the URC information in the first format is available in a database associated with the UCMF, and assigning the respective URC ID to the UE, and rejecting the request for assigning the URC-ID in response to determining a) the URC information is not received in both the first format and the second format, and b) the URC information is received only in the first format and the URC information in the first format is not available in the database associated with the UCMF.