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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2024
Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, TW;
Tzu-Jane Tsai, Hsinchu County, TW;
Chun-Yuan Chiu, Pingtung County, TW;
Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A PDCP SDU discard method, adapted for a UE, is provided. The method includes: setting one or more discard timers based on a RRC configuration transmitted from a network device; receiving a PDCP SDU from a upper layer, wherein the PDCP SDU corresponding to a PDU belonging to a PDU Set; and in response to receiving a PSI-based SDU discard indication from the network device, determining whether to discard the PDCP SDU or not according to a PSI of the PDU Set and a target discard timer. The step of determining whether to discard the PDCP SDU according to the PSI of the PDU Set and the target discard timer comprises: identifying the PSI of the PDU Set; determining the target discard timer corresponding to the PSI among the one or more discard timers; and discarding the PDCP SDU when the target discard timer is expired.