Method and apparatus for performing cell reselection in wireless communication system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12477417-B2
Application number	US-202418601077-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 11, 2024
Priority date	Mar 20, 2019
Publication date	Nov 18, 2025
Grant date	Nov 18, 2025

Abstract

A method and user equipment (UE) for performing a cell reselection procedure is provided. The method includes receiving priority information about frequencies, performing cell measurement, based on the priority information, and performing a cell reselection procedure, based on a result of the cell measurement.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method, performed by a user equipment (UE), of performing a cell reselection procedure, the method comprising:
receiving priority information about one or more frequencies; performing a serving cell measurement based on a signal received from a serving cell; determining at least one frequency for measurements among the one or more frequencies, based on the serving cell measurement and the priority information; performing ranking of multiple cells related with the determined at least one frequency based on measurement performed on the at least one frequency, wherein the UE fulfills cell selection criterion S for the multiple cells; determining a rangeToBestCell parameter is configured and an absThreshSS-BlocksConsolidation is not configured on a new radio (NR) frequency; assuming each of the multiple cells has only one beam above a threshold value; and performing cell reselection to a cell having highest rank among the multiple cells related with the determined at least one frequency.

2 . The method of claim 1 , the performing of the cell reselection further comprising:
identifying candidate cells include cells having R values within a value of the rangeToBestCell parameter from a R value of the highest ranked cell among the multiple cells; considering that the candidate cells have single beam for which measurement is greater than the threshold value; and performing cell reselection to a cell having the highest rank among the candidate cells.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
in case that the absThreshSS-BlocksConsolidation is configured on the NR frequency: selecting at least one cell with the highest number of beams above the absThreshSS-BlocksConsolidation, from among candidate cells, wherein the candidate cells include cells having R value within a value of the rangeToBestCell parameter from a R value of the highest ranked cell among the multiple cells; in case that the at least one cell with the highest number of the beams above the absThreshSS-BlocksConsolidation is plural, performing cell reselection to a cell having the highest rank among the at least one cell; and in case that the at least one cell with the highest number of the beams above the absThreshSS-BlocksConsolidation is singular, performing cell reselection to the at least one cell.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
when a priority of a NR inter-frequency or an inter-Radio Access Technology (RAT) frequency among the determined at least one frequency is higher than a priority of a frequency of the serving cell:
selecting, from among at least one cell of the NR inter-frequency or the inter-RAT frequency, a cell whose signal quality or signal power measured during a preset duration is greater than a second threshold value, based on the performed measurement, and
when the priority of the NR inter-frequency or the inter-RAT frequency is lower than the priority of the frequency of the serving cell, and signal quality or signal power of the frequency of the serving cell is smaller than a third threshold value during the preset duration:
selecting, from among the at least one cell of the NR inter-frequency or the inter-RAT frequency, a cell whose signal quality or signal power measured during the preset duration is greater than a fourth threshold value, based on the performed measurement.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the cell reselection procedure is performed after at least 1 second has elapsed after the UE camped on the serving cell.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
in case that a value of the rangeToBestCell parameter is not configured, selecting a highest-ranked cell among the multiple cells.

7 . A user equipment (UE) for performing a cell reselection procedure, the UE comprising:
a transceiver; and a processor operatively coupled to the transceiver and configured to:
receive priority information about one or more frequencies,
perform a serving cell measurement based on a signal received from a serving cell,
determine at least one frequency for measurements among the one or more frequencies, based on the serving cell measurement and the priority information,
perform ranking of multiple cells related with the determined at least one frequency based on measurements performed on the at least one frequency, wherein the UE fulfills cell selection criterion S for the multiple cells, and
in case that a rangeToBestCell parameter is configured and an absThreshSS-BlocksConsolidation is not configured on a new radio (NR) frequency,
assume each of the multiple cells has only one beam above a threshold value, and
perform cell reselection to a cell having highest rank among the multiple cells related with the determined at least one frequency.

8 . The UE of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
identify candidate cells include cells having R values within a value of the rangeToBestCell parameter from a R value of the highest ranked cell among the multiple cells, consider that the candidate cells have single beam for which measurement is greater than the threshold value, and perform cell reselection to a cell having the highest rank among the candidate cells.

9 . The UE of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
in case that the absThreshSS-BlocksConsolidation is configured on the NR frequency:
select at least one cell with the highest number of beams above the absThreshSS-BlocksConsolidation, from among candidate cells, wherein the candidate cells include cells having R value within a value of the rangeToBestCell parameter from a R value of the highest ranked cell among the multiple cells;
in case that the at least one cell with the highest number of the beams above the absThreshSS-BlocksConsolidation is plural, perform cell reselection to a cell having the highest rank among the at least one cell; and
in case that the at least one cell with the highest number of the beams above the absThreshSS-BlocksConsolidation is singular, perform cell reselection to the at least one cell.

10 . The UE of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
when a priority of NR inter-frequency or an inter-radio access technology (RAT) frequency among the determined at least one frequency is higher than a priority of a frequency of the serving cell:
select, from among at least one cell of the NR inter-frequency or the inter-RAT frequency, a cell whose signal quality or signal power measured during a preset duration is greater than a second threshold value, based on the performed measurement, and
when the priority of the NR inter-frequency or the inter-RAT frequency is lower than the priority of the frequency of the serving cell, and signal quality or signal power of the frequency of the serving cell is smaller than a third threshold value during the preset duration:
select, from among the at least one cell of the NR inter-frequency or the inter-RAT frequency, a cell whose signal quality or signal power measured during the preset duration is greater than a fourth threshold value, based on the performed measurement.

11 . The UE of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform the cell reselection procedure after at least 1 second has elapsed after the UE camped on the serving cell.

12 . The UE of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
in case that a value of the rangeToBestCell parameter is not configured, select a highest-ranked cell among the multiple cells.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jung Sangyeob

Classifications

• H04W36/0061 Primary

  of neighbour cell information · CPC title

• H04W48/16

  Discovering, processing access restriction or access information · CPC title

• H04W48/20 Primary

  Selecting an access point · CPC title

• H04W48/08

  Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery (signalling during connection H04W76/00) · CPC title

• H04W48/18

  Selecting a network or a communication service · CPC title