Method and apparatus for logging information

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11696356-B2
Application number	US-201916715587-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 16, 2019
Priority date	Jan 9, 2012
Publication date	Jul 4, 2023
Grant date	Jul 4, 2023

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for logging a radio resource control (RRC) failure of user equipment (UE) and receiving the log. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for logging an RRC failure of UE may comprise the steps of: attempting random access; if the failure of random access is sensed, logging information on the failure; and if the success of random access is sensed, transmitting information on the failure logged before the success to a connected base station. According to one embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus and a method which effectively log a channel state or a connection failure can be provided.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) in a communication system, the method comprising:
transmitting at least one preamble for a random access;
receiving a random access response as a response to the at least one preamble for the random access;
transmitting a first radio resource control (RRC) connection request message;
starting a timer associated with an RRC connection setup;
in case that the RRC connection setup is not completed before the timer expires, logging connection establishment failure information, wherein the connection establishment failure information includes first information indicating a number of preambles that were transmitted and second information indicating whether or not a maximum power level was used for a last transmitted preamble among the preambles;
transmitting a second RRC connection request message;
receiving an RRC connection setup message as a response to the second RRC connection request message;
transmitting an RRC connection complete message including a first indicator, wherein the first indicator informs that the UE has the connection establishment failure information and a second indicator informs that the UE has radio link failure information;
receiving a UE information request message including information for requesting the connection establishment failure information; and
transmitting a UE information response message as a response to the UE information request message, wherein the UE information response message includes the connection establishment failure information.

2. The method of claim 1 ,
wherein the at least one preamble was transmitted by increasing a transmission power level.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the connection establishment failure information further includes at least one of:
information indicating a cell in which connect establishment failed,
channel measurement information of the cell,
channel measurement information of at least one neighbor cell, or
location information.

4. A user equipment (UE) in a communication system, the UE comprising:
a transceiver; and
a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to:
transmit at least one preamble for a random access,
receive a random access response as a response to the at least one preamble for the random access,
transmit, via the transceiver to a base station, a first radio resource control (RRC) connection request message,
start a timer associated with an RRC connection setup,
in case that the RRC connection setup is not completed before the timer expires, log connection establishment failure information, wherein the connection establishment failure information includes first information indicating a number of preambles that were transmitted and second information indicating whether or not a maximum power level was used for a last transmitted preamble among the preambles,
transmit a second RRC connection request message,
receive an RRC connection setup message as a response to the second RRC connection request message,
transmit an RRC connection complete message including a first indicator, wherein the first indicator informs that the UE has the connection establishment failure information and a second indicator informs that the UE has radio link failure information,
receive a UE information request message including information for requesting the connection establishment failure information, and
transmit a UE information response message as a response to the UE information request message, wherein the UE information response message includes the connection establishment failure information.

5. The UE of claim 4 ,
wherein the at least one preamble was transmitted by increasing a transmission power level.

6. The UE of claim 4 , wherein the connection establishment failure information further includes at least one of:
information indicating a cell in which connect establishment failed,
channel measurement information of the cell,
channel measurement information of at least one neighbor cell, or
location information.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Sang Bum
• Kim Soeng Hun
• Jeong Kyeong In

Classifications

• H04W74/0833 Primary

  Random access procedures, e.g. with 4-step access · CPC title

• H04W76/18 Primary

  Management of setup rejection or failure · CPC title

• H04W4/029

  Location-based management or tracking services · CPC title

• H04W4/02

  Services making use of location information · CPC title

• Y02D30/70

  in wireless communication networks · CPC title