US 12,323,908 B2
Method and apparatus for handling cell selection and re-selection in MR-DC system
Alok Kumar Jangid, Bangalore (IN); Kailash Kumar Jha, Bangalore (IN); and Mudit Goel, Bangalore (IN)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do (KR)
Filed on Aug. 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/459,161.
Application 18/459,161 is a continuation of application No. 17/828,218, filed on May 31, 2022, granted, now 11,924,748.
Application 17/828,218 is a continuation of application No. 16/556,722, filed on Aug. 30, 2019, granted, now 11,363,523, issued on Jun. 14, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0422155 A1, Dec. 28, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 48/20 (2009.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 88/06 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 48/16 (2013.01) [H04W 48/20 (2013.01); H04W 88/06 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
storing frequency information associated with a cell selection;
scanning a plurality of frequencies;
obtaining cell information based on the stored frequency information;
based on the obtained cell information, identifying a first cell to camp on from among a plurality of cells corresponding to the scanned plurality of frequencies, wherein, in identifying the first cell, a cell supporting an evolved-universal terrestrial radio access (E-UTRA) new radio (NR)-dual connectivity (DC) (EN-DC) is preferred by the UE over a cell not supporting the EN-DC; and
camping on the identified first cell.