US 11,917,703 B2
Method and apparatus for configuring a secondary cell group (SCG) in a dual connectivity (DC) mode
Dibyajyoti Pati, Bangalore (IN); Raja Moses Manoj Kumar Eda, Bangalore (IN); and Surendra Pandey, Bangalore (IN)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do (KR)
Filed on May 29, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/887,545.
Claims priority of application No. 201941021794 PS (IN), filed on May 31, 2019; and application No. 201941021794 CS (IN), filed on May 24, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2020/0383155 A1, Dec. 3, 2020
Int. Cl. H04W 76/15 (2018.01); H04B 17/318 (2015.01); H04B 17/336 (2015.01); H04L 1/20 (2006.01); H04W 24/10 (2009.01); H04W 76/18 (2018.01); H04W 76/30 (2018.01); H04W 84/18 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 76/15 (2018.02) [H04B 17/318 (2015.01); H04B 17/336 (2015.01); H04L 1/203 (2013.01); H04W 24/10 (2013.01); H04W 76/18 (2018.02); H04W 76/30 (2018.02); H04W 84/18 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
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1. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) in a dual connectivity (DC) mode, the method comprising:
connecting to a primary cell and a secondary cell based on configurations received from a network;
identifying whether at least one release condition for releasing a connection to the secondary cell is satisfied for a first predetermined time period which is determined based on performance of the UE with the secondary cell, the at least one release condition including at least one of a first condition that a reference signal received power (RSRP) for the secondary cell is less than a first threshold, a second condition that a block error ratio (BLER) for the secondary cell is greater than a second threshold, or a third condition that a transmission rate for the secondary cell is greater than a third threshold;
releasing the connection to the secondary cell based on an identification that the at least one release condition is satisfied; and
blocking transmission of a measurement report for the secondary cell in response to releasing the connection to the secondary cell for a second predetermined period which is determined based on performance of the UE when connected to the secondary cell.