Method for communicating in wireless communication system and apparatus supporting same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9867103-B2
Application number	US-201314653992-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 20, 2013
Priority date	Dec 20, 2012
Publication date	Jan 9, 2018
Grant date	Jan 9, 2018

Abstract

Provided is a method for communicating performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system. The method comprises receiving from a first access network a second access network search configuration for searching a second access network, and receiving traffic routing criteria from the first access network. The traffic routing configuration specifies traffic routing criteria for processing traffic of the first access network by routing to a second access network, determining a mobility state of the terminal, searching the second access network based on the second access network search configuration, evaluating whether a second access network entity discovered through the search satisfies the traffic routing criteria, and processing the traffic of the first access network through the second access network entity. The second access network searching and/or the traffic routing criteria satisfaction evaluating is performed based on the mobility state of the terminal that is determined.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for communicating carried by a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
receiving, from a first access network, a second access network detection configuration for detecting a second access network;
receiving a traffic routing configuration from the first access network,
wherein the traffic routing configuration specifies a traffic routing criterion for routing and processing traffic of the first access network to the second access network;
deciding a mobility state of the terminal,
wherein the mobility state of the terminal is classified by a speed of the terminal;
detecting the second access network based on the second access network detection configuration,
wherein the detecting of the second access network is performed based on the decided mobility state of the terminal;
determining whether a second access network entity discovered by the detection satisfies the traffic routing criterion; and
processing the traffic of the first access network through the second access network entity when the traffic routing criterion is satisfied,
wherein at least one of the discovering of the second access network and evaluating whether the traffic routing criterion is satisfied is performed based on the decided mobility state of the terminal,
wherein the second access network detection configuration includes a detection parameter set and one or more scaling parameter sets,
wherein the detection parameter set is used to specify a second access network detection period, and
wherein the one or more scaling parameter sets are used to scale the second access network detection period according to the mobility state of the terminal.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the evaluating whether the traffic routing criterion is satisfied is performed based on the decided mobility state of the terminal.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the traffic routing criterion indicates the mobility state of the terminal in which the traffic of the first access network is permitted to be routed and processed to the second access network.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the evaluating whether the traffic routing criterion is satisfied includes deciding that a traffic criterion is satisfied when the decided mobility state of the terminal corresponds to the mobility state indicated by the traffic routing criterion.

5. The method of claim 2 , wherein the traffic routing criterion indicates the mobility state of the terminal in which the traffic of the first access network is not permitted to be routed and processed to the second access network.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the evaluating whether the traffic routing criterion is satisfied includes deciding that traffic criterion is satisfied when the decided mobility state of the terminal does not correspond to the mobility state indicated by the traffic routing criterion.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second access network detection configuration includes one or more detection parameters for specifying a second access network detection period according to the mobility state of the terminal.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein:
the detecting of the second access network includes
activating a function for communication with the second access network during the specified second access network detection period according to the decided mobility state of the terminal, and
scanning the second access network during the second access network detection period.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the detecting of the second access network includes
scaling the second access network detection period by applying a scaling parameter set corresponding to the decided mobility of the terminal,
activating the function for the communication with the second access network during the scaled second access network detection period, and
scanning the second access network during the scaled second access network detection period.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the first access network is a 3rd generation partnership project (3GPP) based access network, and
the second access network is a wireless local area network (WLAN) based access network.

11. A wireless apparatus that operates in a wireless communication system, the wireless apparatus comprising:
a radio frequency (RF) unit which transmits or receives a radio signal; and
a processor which operates in functional association with the RF unit,
the process is configured to
receive, from a first access network, a second access network detection configuration for detecting a second access network,
receive a traffic routing configuration from the first access network,
wherein the traffic routing configuration specifies a traffic routing criterion for routing and processing traffic of the first access network to the second access network,
decide a mobility state of the wireless apparatus,
Wherein the mobility state of the wireless apparatus is classified by a speed of the wireless apparatus,
detect the second access network based on the second access network detection configuration,
wherein the detecting of the second access network is performed based on the decided mobility state of the wireless apparatus,
evaluate whether a second access network entity discovered by the detection satisfies the traffic routing criterion, and
process the traffic of the first access network through the second access network entity when the traffic routing criterion is satisfied,

wherein at least one of the discovering of the second access network and the evaluating whether the traffic routing criterion is satisfied is performed based on the decided mobility state of the wireless apparatus,
wherein the second access network detection configuration includes a detection parameter set and one or more scaling parameter sets,
wherein the detection parameter set is used to specify a second access network detection period, and
wherein the one or more scaling parameter sets are used to scale the second access network detection period according to the mobility state of the wireless apparatus.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Jung Sunghoon
• Lee Jaewook
• Lee Youngdae

Classifications

• H04W36/22 Primary

  for handling the traffic · CPC title

• H04W48/06

  based on traffic conditions · CPC title

• H04W84/12

  WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks] · CPC title

• H04W48/18

  Selecting a network or a communication service · CPC title

• H04W48/16

  Discovering, processing access restriction or access information · CPC title