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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2023
Applicant:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sakai City, JP;
Inventor:
Hung-Chen Chen, Taipei, TW;
Assignee:
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai City, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/06 (2009.01); H04L 12/18 (2006.01); H04W 68/00 (2009.01); H04W 76/30 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/06 (2013.01); H04W 68/005 (2013.01); H04W 76/30 (2018.02); H04L 12/189 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and devices for Multicast/Broadcast Service (MBS)-related operations are provided. The method includes receiving a Radio Resource Control (RRC) release message from a Base Station (BS), the RRC release message including a suspending configuration indicating that the UE is allowed to receive, in an RRC_INACTIVE state, data of an MBS Radio Bearer (MRB) associated with a multicast session; transitioning to the RRC_INACITVE state in response to receiving the RRC release message; and receiving the data of the MRB after transitioning to the RRC_INACTIVE state.