Method and apparatus for improving carrier aggregation in next-generation mobile communication system

Abstract

Disclosed are a communication scheme and a system thereof for converging an IoT technology and a 5G communication system for supporting a high data transmission rate beyond that of a 4G system. The disclosure can be applied to intelligent services (for example, services related to a smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, retail business, security, and safety) based on 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology. Disclosed is a method of a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system. The method includes: receiving a message including secondary cell (SCell) configuration information from a base station; identifying whether a condition for transitioning the SCell to a dormant state is satisfied; and in case that the condition for transitioning the SCell to the dormant state is satisfied, releasing periodic transmission resources for the SCell configured in the UE.

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