US 12,446,082 B2
Method and apparatus for identifying user in radio access network communication system
Junhyuk Song, Suwon-si (KR); Doohyun Ko, Suwon-si (KR); Jeongyeob Oak, Suwon-si (KR); and Chungkeun Lee, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Jan. 24, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/421,432.
Application 18/421,432 is a continuation of application No. 17/955,943, filed on Sep. 29, 2022, granted, now 11,910,451.
Application 17/955,943 is a continuation of application No. 16/927,361, filed on Jul. 13, 2020, granted, now 11,464,056, issued on Oct. 4, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/873,452, filed on Jul. 12, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2019-0086026 (KR), filed on Jul. 16, 2019; application No. 10-2019-0099141 (KR), filed on Aug. 13, 2019; application No. 10-2019-0104680 (KR), filed on Aug. 26, 2019; application No. 10-2019-0127198 (KR), filed on Oct. 14, 2019; application No. 10-2019-0134831 (KR), filed on Oct. 28, 2019; and application No. 10-2020-0073931 (KR), filed on Jun. 17, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0163936 A1, May 16, 2024
Int. Cl. H04W 76/11 (2018.01); H04W 8/08 (2009.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 72/1263 (2023.01); H04W 76/27 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 76/11 (2018.02) [H04W 8/08 (2013.01); H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04W 72/1263 (2013.01); H04W 76/27 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method performed by a node of an open-radio access network (O-RAN) central unit-control plane (O-CU-CP) in a communication system, the method comprising:
receiving, from a near real-time radio access network intelligence controller (Near-RT RIC), a RIC subscription request message;
transmitting, to the Near-RT RIC, a RIC subscription response message in response to the RIC subscription request message; and
when an event of the Near-RT RIC is generated, transmitting, to the Near-RT RIC, an indication message for report,
wherein the indication message includes at least one user equipment (UE) identifier (ID) and information for each of the at least one UE ID, and
wherein the at least one UE ID includes a RAN UE ID for identifying a UE over E1 interface between the O-CU-CP and an O-RAN CU-user plane (O-CU-UP).