Patents by Inventor Lixiang Xu

Lixiang Xu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 12047776
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of how the serving base station notifies UE of the encryption information used in the re-establishment process, how the serving base station finds the UE context information and authenticates the UE, in the 5G architecture. By means of the method of the present invention, the message between the RRC message and the base station can be optimized, the UE is correctly authenticated, and the re-establishment failure is avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hong Wang, Lixiang Xu, Weiwei Wang
  • Publication number: 20240224133
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a connection reestablishment method, including: receiving a reestablishment message from a second node, the reestablishment message including information related to a configuration of the second node; performing a configuration based on the received reestablishment message; and transmitting a reestablishment complete message to the second node. The present disclosure also provides a context acquisition method, an interface management method, a UE context management method, a UE context acquisition method, a method for triggering UE to reestablish a connection, and various nodes and computer-readable medium that perform the above methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2024
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Weiwei WANG, Hong WANG, Lixiang XU
  • Patent number: 12028752
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). The method for operating a primary base station in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes transmitting, to a secondary base station, an addition request message, wherein the addition request message carries information of a secondary cell group (SCG) split bearer; and receiving, from the secondary base station, a response message of the addition request message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hong Wang, Lixiang Xu, Xiaowan Ke
  • Patent number: 12028916
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a dual-connectivity (DC) establishment method and device. The first DC architecture includes a Master Node (MN) and a Secondary Node (SN), wherein the SN includes a Central Unit (CU) and a Distributed Unit (DU); and, the CU includes a Control Plane functional entity (CP) and a User Plane functional entity (UP). The method includes steps of: receiving, by an SN-CP, a first SN setup request message transmitted by an MN; transmitting a first resource setup request message to an SN-UP according to the first SN setup request message, and receiving a first resource setup response message transmitted by the SN-UP; and, transmitting, by the SN-CP, a first bearer setup request message to an SN-DU, and receiving a first bearer setup response message transmitted by the SN-DU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hong Wang, Lixiang Xu, Xiaowan Ke
  • Publication number: 20240214839
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a base station that supports self-configuration and self-optimization and a method thereof. A method performed by a target base station in a mobile communication system includes: receiving a radio link failure (RLF) report of a user equipment (UE) from a source base station or a third base station; detecting a reason for an occurrence of a failure based on the RLF report of the UE; and transmitting a message to the source base station based on the detected reason for the occurrence of the failure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2024
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Lixiang XU, Hong WANG, Weiwei WANG
  • Publication number: 20240205875
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. A method performed by a first node in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes acquiring information related to at least one of trajectory prediction of user equipment, data usage prediction of the user equipment, quality of service and/or quality of experience prediction and/or reporting of a second node and/or a user equipment, or positioning of the user equipment, and performing a corresponding operation based on the information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Yanru WANG, Hong WANG, Lixiang XU, Weiwei WANG, Xiaoning MA
  • Patent number: 12016069
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). According to the present application, a method for transmitting control signaling in a relay network comprises: a second relay node acquires a first control signaling and a second control signaling, wherein the first control signaling contains an F1AP message; the second relay node processes the first control signaling and the second control signaling in the same manner or different manners; and the second relay node transmits the first control signaling and the second control signaling to a first relay node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Weiwei Wang, Lixiang Xu, Hong Wang
  • Patent number: 12015952
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. Embodiments of the present application provide a resource management method, a control information transmission method, and an information configuration method, which belong to the field of communication technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Weiwei Wang, Hong Wang, Lixiang Xu
  • Publication number: 20240196233
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. The present disclosure provides a method and device for self-configuration and self-optimization. There is disclosed a method performed by a first node in a wireless communication network, comprising: receiving, by the first node, a first message related to information on an unlicensed spectrum from a second node; performing, by the first node, self-optimization according to the information on the unlicensed spectrum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Xiaoning MA, Weiwei WANG, Hong WANG, Lixiang XU, Yi WANG, Bin WANG, Donmyoung LEE
  • Patent number: 12003336
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for feeding back hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information are provided. The apparatus and method include user equipment (UE) that first receives a downlink grant (DL-GRANT) which schedules downlink HARQ transmission in a time-frequency bundling window corresponding to an uplink subframe used for feeding back HARQ-ACK, obtains a DL downlink assignment index (DL DAI) in the DL-GRANT, and determines a mapping value of each DL DAI. Then, according to the mapping value of the corresponding DL DAI, the HARQ-ACK bit of each HARQ feedback unit is mapped to a corresponding bit of a feedback bit sequence. According to the method and apparatus provided by the present disclosure, useless HARQ-ACK bits may be effectively removed, and efficiency for feeding back HARQ-ACK may be increased. As such, a downlink peak rate of a UE is ensured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shichang Zhang, Yingyang Li, Jingxing Fu, Yi Wang, Chengjun Sun, Lixiang Xu
  • Patent number: 11997528
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a pre-5th generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates beyond 4th generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). a communication method, apparatus, electronic device, and computer-readable storage medium, and relate to the field of wireless communication technology are provided. The method may be executed by the first node, and may include receiving a first message transmitted by a second node, wherein the first message is used by the first node to configure transmission and/or storage of a user data packet. Based on the solution provided by the embodiments of the disclosure, it may effectively improve one or more of the following problems: data packet loss, network resource waste, transmission failure and the like that may be caused by the migration of relay nodes in the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Weiwei Wang, Hong Wang, Lixiang Xu
  • Patent number: 11991568
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lixiang Xu, Hong Wang, Xiaoning Ma, Weiwei Wang
  • Patent number: 11991539
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a base station that supports self-configuration and self-optimization and a method thereof. A method performed by a target base station in a mobile communication system includes: receiving a radio link failure (RLF) report of a user equipment (UE) from a source base station or a third base station; detecting a reason for an occurrence of a failure based on the RLF report of the UE; and transmitting a message to the source base station based on the detected reason for the occurrence of the failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lixiang Xu, Hong Wang, Weiwei Wang
  • Publication number: 20240155703
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method performed by a first entity in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes transmitting connection assistance information to a second entity in the wireless communication system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Lisi LI, Weiwei WANG, Lixiang XU, Hong WANG
  • Publication number: 20240147263
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a fifth-generation (5G) or sixth-generation (6G) communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. A scheme of mobility and method and apparatus for the same, and a method performed by a first node in a communication system are provided. The method includes transmitting a first message to a second node, the first message including information related to a state in which the first node is, receiving a second message from the second node, the second message including first configuration information related to signal transmission and/or reception by the first node, and transmitting and/or receiving a signal based on the first configuration information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Weiwei WANG, Hong WANG, Lixiang XU
  • Publication number: 20240147317
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) is provided. The method includes transmitting, to a base station, a first message including information that a successful primary secondary cell (PSCell) report is available; receiving, from the base station, a second message requesting for the successful PSCell report; and transmitting, to the base station, a third message including the successful PSCell report.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Lixiang XU, Weiwei WANG, Hong WANG
  • Patent number: 11968585
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The present disclosure provides a method for supporting self-configuration and self-optimization in a wireless communication system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lixiang Xu, Xiaoning Ma, Hong Wang, Weiwei Wang
  • Patent number: 11968569
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a connection reestablishment method, including: receiving a reestablishment message from a second node, the reestablishment message including information related to a configuration of the second node; performing a configuration based on the received reestablishment message; and transmitting a reestablishment complete message to the second node. The present disclosure also provides a context acquisition method, an interface management method, a UE context management method, a UE context acquisition method, a method for triggering UE to reestablish a connection, and various nodes and computer-readable medium that perform the above methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Weiwei Wang, Hong Wang, Lixiang Xu
  • Publication number: 20240129802
    Abstract: A first node in a communication system is provided. The first node includes a transceiver, and a controller configured to receive, from a second node via an adaptation layer associated with an integrated access and backhaul (IAB), indication information related to a radio link, wherein the indication information related to the radio link is a radio link failure (RLF) indication or an RLF recovery indication, wherein, in case that the indication information related to the radio link is the RLF indication, the controller is configured to initiate a connection re-establishment procedure, and wherein, in case that the indication information related to the radio link is the RLF recovery indication, the controller is configured to consider the radio link to be available again.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Weiwei WANG, Lixiang XU, Hong WANG
  • Publication number: 20240129827
    Abstract: A communication method and system for controlling and paging a user equipment (UE) are provided. The method includes receiving mobility level information of a UE, and performing at least one of handover control, measurement control, or paging for the UE according to mobility level information of the UE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Lixiang XU, Hong WANG, Qi LI, Xiaowan KE