US 12,289,259 B2
Method and apparatus for improving carrier aggregation in next-generation mobile communication system
Donggun Kim, Suwon-si (KR); Soenghun Kim, Suwon-si (KR); and Anil Agiwal, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Jan. 5, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/405,803.
Application 18/405,803 is a continuation of application No. 17/444,820, filed on Aug. 10, 2021, granted, now 11,870,713.
Application 17/444,820 is a continuation of application No. 16/776,087, filed on Jan. 29, 2020, granted, now 11,115,162, issued on Sep. 7, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2019-0011457 (KR), filed on Jan. 29, 2019; and application No. 10-2019-0017156 (KR), filed on Feb. 14, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0146474 A1, May 2, 2024
Int. Cl. H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 52/02 (2009.01); H04W 72/044 (2023.01); H04W 72/542 (2023.01)
CPC H04L 5/0035 (2013.01) [H04W 52/0206 (2013.01); H04W 72/044 (2013.01); H04W 72/542 (2023.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method performed by a terminal in a communication system, the method comprising:
receiving, from a base station, a radio resource control (RRC) message including configuration information for at least one bandwidth part (BWP) of a secondary cell (SCell) and configuration information for a BWP inactivity timer of the SCell;
receiving, from the base station, downlink control information for a BWP switching indicating to enter a dormant BWP;
entering the dormant BWP based on the downlink control information; and
based on entering the dormant BWP:
clearing a configured uplink grant type 2 associated with the SCell; and
suspending a configured uplink grant type 1 associated with the SCell,
wherein the dormant BWP is included in the at least one BWP of the SCell.