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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2011
Dong-sook Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Byung-suk Kim, Seoul, KR;
Seong-ryong Kang, Seongnam-si, KR;
Chul-ki Lee, Seoul, KR;
Hong-kyu Jeong, Suwon-si, KR;
Dong-Sook Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Byung-Suk Kim, Seoul, KR;
Seong-Ryong Kang, Seongnam-si, KR;
Chul-Ki Lee, Seoul, KR;
Hong-Kyu Jeong, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus and a method for flow control between a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) layer and a Radio Link Control (RLC) layer in a communication system are provided. The method includes storing Service Data Units (SDUs) to be transferred to the RLC layer, receiving information on a capacity that is currently unused in a buffer of the RLC layer from the RLC layer, and generating Packet Data Units (PDUs) from SDUs, a capacity of which corresponds to the information, among packets stored in a buffer of the PDCP layer, and then transferring the generated PDUs to the RLC layer.