# US 12,192,060 B2 · Apparatus and method for transmitting assistance information in a wireless communication system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,192,060 B2 - Document ID: US12192060B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/457,156 - Filed: 2023-08-28 - Published: 2023-12-21 - Granted: 2025-01-07 - Earliest claimed: 2018-09-28 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Himke Van Der Velde - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12192060B2 ## CPC - H04W 52/0238: {where the received signal is an unwanted signal, e.g. interference or idle signal} - H04B 1/036: Cooling arrangements - H04W 24/02: Arrangements for optimising operational condition - H04W 24/10: Scheduling measurement reports {; Arrangements for measurement reports} - H04W 52/0212: {managed by the network, e.g. network or access point is leader and terminal is follower} - H04W 72/0453: Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA - H04W 72/51: based on terminal or device properties - H04B 7/0413: MIMO systems - H04W 4/70: Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC] - H04W 24/04: Arrangements for maintaining operational condition - H04W 88/06: adapted for operation in multiple networks {or having at least two operational modes}, e.g. multi-mode terminals - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04B: TRANSMISSION ## Abstract The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system or networks beyond 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. A method of a User Equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving, from a base station, configuration information on reporting assistance information associated with an overheating; detecting the overheating; and transmitting, to the base station, the assistance information including first information for controlling a bandwidth associated with at least one of a first frequency range or a second frequency range based on UE's preference, wherein a first frequency corresponding to the first frequency range is smaller than a second frequency corresponding to the second frequency range. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving, from a base station, a radio resource control (RRC) message including configuration information associated with other configurations; identifying that the terminal is configured to provide overheating assistance information based on the configuration information; and in case that overheating is detected and a prohibit timer for reporting the overheating assistance information is not running, starting the prohibit timer and transmitting, to the base station, the overheating assistance information including first information indicating a terminal's preference on a reduce configuration, wherein the reduce configuration includes information on a maximum aggregated bandwidth across carriers of at least one of a first frequency range or a second frequency range, a highest frequency of the first frequency range being lower than a lowest frequency of the second frequency range, and wherein the information on the maximum aggregated bandwidth indicates at least one value, and a value of 0 is not used for the first frequency range. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the reduce configuration further includes at least one of information on a reduced number of component carriers for at least one of a downlink or an uplink, or information on a reduced number of multiple input multiple output (MIMO) layers of a serving cell operating on the at least one of the first frequency range or the second frequency range. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein information on the prohibit timer is configured by the configuration information. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: identifying whether the terminal is configured to provide an in-device coexistence (IDC) indication based on the configuration information; and in case that the terminal is configured to provide the IDC indication, transmitting, to the base station, an IDC indication message including information on at least one serving cell based on IDC problem being detected for the at least one serving cell, wherein the at least one serving cell is identified from a list of candidate serving cells for which the terminal is requested to report the IDC problem, and wherein information on the list of the candidate serving cells is configured by the configuration information and is provided by a value of an absolute radio frequency channel number (ARFCN), the value of the ARFCN indicating a center frequency of a corresponding candidate serving cell. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the IDC indication message further includes at least one of second information on a victim system type or third information on interference direction, and wherein the victim system type includes wireless local access network (WLAN) or Bluetooth. ### Claim 6 A method performed by a base station in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: transmitting, to a terminal, a radio resource control (RRC) message including configuration information associated with other configurations, wherein the other configurations include a first configuration for the terminal to report overheating assistance information; and receiving, from the terminal, the overheating assistance information including first information indicating a terminal's preference on a reduce configuration, wherein the reduce configuration includes information on a maximum aggregated bandwidth across carriers of at least one of a first frequency range or a second frequency range, a highest frequency of the first frequency range being lower than a lowest frequency of the second frequency range, and wherein the information on the maximum aggregated bandwidth indicates at least one value, and a value of 0 is not used for the first frequency range. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the reduce configuration further includes at least one of information on a reduced number of component carriers for at least one of a downlink or an uplink, or information on a reduced number of multiple input multiple output (MIMO) layers of a serving cell operating on the at least one of the first frequency range or the second frequency range. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein information on a prohibit timer for reporting the overheating assistance information is configured by the configuration information. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, further comprising: receiving, from the terminal, an in-device coexistence (IDC) indication message including information on at least one serving cell associated with IDC problem, based on the other configurations including a second configuration for the terminal to provide the IDC indication message, wherein the at least one serving cell is identified from a list of candidate serving cells for which the terminal is request to report the IDC problem, and wherein information on the list of the candidate serving cells is configured by the configuration information and is provided by a value of an absolute radio frequency channel number (ARFCN), the value of the ARFCN indicating a center frequency of a corresponding candidate serving cell. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the IDC indication message further includes at least one of second information on a victim system type or third information on interference direction, and wherein the victim system type includes wireless local access network (WLAN) or Bluetooth. ### Claim 11 A terminal in a wireless communication system, the terminal comprising: a transceiver; and a controller configured to: control the transceiver to receive, from a base station, a radio resource control (RRC) message including configuration information associated with other configurations; identify that the terminal is configured to provide overheating assistance information based on the configuration information; and in case that overheating is detected and a prohibit timer for reporting the overheating assistance information is not running, start the prohibit timer and control the transceiver to transmit, to the base station, the overheating assistance information including first information indicating a terminal's preference on a reduce configuration, wherein the reduce configuration includes information on a maximum aggregated bandwidth across carriers of at least one of a first frequency range or a second frequency range, and a highest frequency of the first frequency range being lower than a lowest frequency of the second frequency range, and wherein the information on a maximum aggregated bandwidth indicates at least one value, and a value of 0 is not used for the first frequency range. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The terminal of claim 11, wherein the reduce configuration further includes at least one of information on a reduced number of component carriers for at least one of a downlink or an uplink, or information on a reduced number of multiple input multiple output (MIMO) layers of a serving cell operating on the at least one of the first frequency range or the second frequency range. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The terminal of claim 11, wherein information on the prohibit timer is configured by the configuration information. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The terminal of claim 11, wherein the controller is further configured to identify whether the terminal is configured to provide an in-device coexistence (IDC) indication based on the configuration information, and in case that the terminal is configured to provide the IDC indication, and control the transceiver to transmit, to the base station, an IDC indication message including information on at least one serving cell based on IDC problem being detected for the at least one serving cell, wherein the at least one serving cell is identified from a list of candidate serving cells for which the terminal is requested to report the IDC problem, and wherein information on the list of the candidate serving cells is configured by the configuration information and is provided by a value of an absolute radio frequency channel number (ARFCN), the value of the ARFCN indicating a center frequency of a corresponding candidate serving cell. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The terminal of claim 14, wherein the IDC indication message further includes at least one of second information on a victim system type or third information on interference direction, and wherein the victim system type includes wireless local access network (WLAN) or Bluetooth. ### Claim 16 A base station in a wireless communication system, the base station comprising: a transceiver; and a controller configured to: control the transceiver to transmit, to a terminal, a radio resource control (RRC) message including configuration information associated with other configurations, wherein the other configurations include a first configuration for the terminal to report overheating assistance information; and control the transceiver to receive, from the terminal, the overheating assistance information including first information indicating a terminal's preference on a reduce configuration, wherein the reduce configuration includes information on a maximum aggregated bandwidth across carriers of at least one of a first frequency range or a second frequency range, a highest frequency of the first frequency range being lower than a lowest frequency of the second frequency range, and wherein the information on a maximum aggregated bandwidth indicates at least one value, and a value of 0 is not used for the first frequency range. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The base station of claim 16, wherein the reduce configuration further includes at least one of information on a reduced number of component carriers for at least one of a downlink or an uplink, or information on a reduced number of multiple input multiple output (MIMO) layers of a serving cell operating on the at least one of the first frequency range or the second frequency range. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The base station of claim 16, wherein information on a prohibit timer for reporting the overheating assistance information is configured by the configuration information. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The base station of claim 16, wherein the controller is further configured to control the transceiver to receive, from the terminal, an in-device coexistence (IDC) indication message including information on at least one serving cell associated with IDC problem, based on the other configurations including a second configuration for the terminal to provide the IDC indication message, wherein the at least one serving cell is identified from a list of candidate serving cells for which the terminal is request to report the IDC problem, and wherein information on the list of the candidate serving cells is configured by the configuration information and is provided by a value of an absolute radio frequency channel number (ARFCN), the value of the ARFCN indicating a center frequency of a corresponding candidate serving cell. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The base station of claim 19, wherein the IDC indication message further includes at least one of second information on a victim system type or third information on interference direction, and wherein the victim system type includes wireless local access network (WLAN) or Bluetooth.