Method and apparatus for small data transmission or reception

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12501443-B2
Application number	US-202018031968-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 16, 2020
Priority date	Oct 16, 2020
Publication date	Dec 16, 2025
Grant date	Dec 16, 2025

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for small data transmission or reception. One embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method performed by a user equipment (UE), including: transmitting uplink data in an inactive mode or an idle mode; and receiving a response message which indicates information associated with data to be transmitted or received in the inactive mode or the idle mode.

First claim

We claim:

1 . A method performed by a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:
transmitting uplink data in an inactive mode or an idle mode; transmitting assistant information associated with a small data transmission, wherein the assistant information indicates an uplink buffer status report (BSR) and a downlink data size; and receiving a response message which indicates information associated with data to be transmitted or received in the inactive mode or the idle mode, wherein the information includes one or more resources for physical downlink control channel PDCCH) monitoring based at least in part on the assistant information.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the uplink data is transmitted by a Msg.A in a two-step random access channel (RACH) procedure, by a Msg.3 in a four-step RACH procedure, or over a configured grant (CG) resource.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the one or more resources are related to at least one of one or more data radio bearers (DRB), a UE traffic pattern, or one or more configured grant (CG) resources; and the one or more resources include control resource set (CORESET) information for at least one of PDCCH or search space information for PDCCH, the search space information including at least one of UE specific search space (USS) or common search space (CSS).

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the one or more resources for PDCCH monitoring are associated with at least one of an initial bandwidth part (BWP) for small data transmission, a BWP where the small data transmission is initialized, a default BWP, or a BWP different from the initial BWP for the small data transmission; the information including the one or more resources for the PDCCH monitoring is received in a radio resource control (RRC) release message or in a new RRC message when at least one of the UE transitions from a connected mode to the inactive mode, the UE transitions from the connected mode to the idle mode, or the UE is in the inactive mode or the idle mode; and the RRC release message or the new RRC message enables the UE in the inactive mode or in the idle mode to transmit or receive the data, or transmit or receive the data in configured grant (CG) resources.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the response message includes an index of resource for the PDCCH monitoring.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting a first indicator that indicates a set of resources for PDCCH monitoring, the first indicator being transmitted in at least one of a radio resource control (RRC) resume request message, in a medium access control control element (MAC CE), in a random access channel (RACH) procedure, or in a configured grant (CG) resource for small data transmission in the inactive mode or the idle mode.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a first timer information which indicates a starting time for the PDCCH monitoring when a first timer is expired; and receiving a second timer information which indicates an ending time for the PDCCH monitoring when a second timer is expired.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving an indicator for small data transmission in the inactive mode or in the idle mode, wherein the indicator is used for UE contention resolution in a random access (RA) procedure, or used for decoding uplink (UL) or downlink (DL) scheduling information, the indicator including at least one of an X-radio network temporary identity (RNTI) or UE identity information.

9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting an indicator for small data transmission in the inactive mode or in the idle mode, wherein the indicator is used for UE contention resolution in a random access (RA) procedure, or used for decoding uplink (UL) or downlink (DL) scheduling information, the indicator including at least one of an X-radio network temporary identity (X-RNTI) or UE identity information.

10 . A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising: at least one memory; and at least one processor coupled with the at least one memory and operable to cause the UE to:
transmit uplink data in an inactive mode or an idle mode; receive assistant information associated with a small data transmission, wherein the assistant information indicates an uplink buffer status report (BSR) and a downlink data size; and receive a response message which indicates information associated with data to be transmitted or received in the inactive mode or the idle mode, wherein the information includes one or more resources for physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring based at least in part on the assistant information.

11 . The UE of claim 10 , wherein the uplink data is transmitted by a Msg.A in a two-step random access channel (RACH) procedure, by a Msg.3 in a four-step RACH procedure, or over a configured grant (CG) resource.

12 . The UE of claim 10 , wherein:
the one or more resources are related to at least one of one or more data radio bearers (DRB), a UE traffic pattern, or one or more configured grant (CG) resources; and the one or more resources include control resource set (CORESET) information for at least one of PDCCH or search space information for PDCCH, the search space information including at least one of UE specific search space (USS) or common search space (CSS).

13 . The UE of claim 10 , wherein:
the one or more resources for the PDCCH monitoring are associated with at least one of an initial bandwidth part (BWP) for small data transmission, a BWP where the small data transmission is initialized, a default BWP, or a BWP different from the initial BWP for the small data transmission; the information including the one or more resources for PDCCH monitoring is received in a radio resource control (RRC) release message or in a new RRC message when at least one of the UE transitions from a connected mode to the inactive mode, the UE transitions from the connected mode to the idle mode, or the UE is in the inactive mode or the idle mode; and the RRC release message or the new RRC message enables the UE in the inactive mode or in the idle mode to transmit or receive the data, or transmit or receive the data in configured grant (CG) resources.

14 . The UE of claim 10 , wherein the response message includes an index of resource for PDCCH monitoring.

15 . The UE of claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to transmit a first indicator that indicates a set of resources for PDCCH monitoring, the first indicator being transmitted in at least one of a radio resource control (RRC) resume request message, in a medium access control control element (MAC CE), in a random access channel (RACH) procedure, or in a configured grant (CG) resource for small data transmission in the inactive mode or the idle mode.

16 . The UE of claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to:
receive a first timer information which indicates a starting time for PDCCH monitoring when a first timer is expired; and receive a second timer information which indicates an ending time for the PDCCH monitoring when a second timer is expired.

17 . The UE of claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the apparatus UE to at least one of receive or transmit an indicator for small data transmission in the inactive mode or in the idle mode, wherein the indicator is used for UE contention resolution in a random access (RA) procedure, or used for decoding uplink (UL) or downlink (DL) scheduling informa

Assignees

• Lenovo Beijing Ltd

Inventors

• Shi Jie
• Wang Haiming
• Wu Lianhai
• Yue Ran
• Han Jing

Classifications

• H04W74/0833 Primary

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

• H04W74/0836

  with 2-step access · CPC title

• H04W76/27

  Transitions between radio resource control [RRC] states · CPC title

• H04W72/23 Primary

  in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal · CPC title

• H04W72/0453

  Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA · CPC title