US 12,356,181 B2
Configuring radio resources
Patrik Rugeland, Stockholm (SE); Gunnar Mildh, Sollentuna (SE); and Håkan Palm, Växjö (SE)
Assigned to TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL), Stockholm (SE)
Filed by Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm (SE)
Filed on Mar. 29, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/621,795.
Application 18/621,795 is a continuation of application No. 17/688,692, filed on Mar. 7, 2022, granted, now 11,968,524.
Application 17/688,692 is a continuation of application No. 16/340,466, granted, now 11,272,359, issued on Mar. 8, 2022, previously published as PCT/EP2019/053321, filed on Feb. 11, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/652,963, filed on Apr. 5, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0284167 A1, Aug. 22, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 12/033 (2021.01); H04W 12/037 (2021.01); H04W 72/04 (2023.01)
CPC H04W 12/033 (2021.01) [H04W 12/037 (2021.01); H04W 72/04 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method performed by a wireless device for managing radio resources in the wireless device, the method comprising the wireless device:
receiving a message configuring at least one radio bearer for use by the wireless device, wherein the message includes a bearer-specific pdcp-Config Information Element for the at least one radio bearer;
checking the bearer-specific pdcp-Config Information Element associated with a radio bearer of the at least one radio bearer for a ciphering configuration setting enabling or disabling ciphering for the radio bearer, wherein the ciphering configuration is located after an extension marker of the bearer-specific pdcp-Config Information Element; and
performing at least one of enabling or disabling ciphering for the radio bearer in accordance with the ciphering configuration in the associated pdcp-Config Information Element.