Method and apparatus for supporting QOS (quality of service) flow to DRB (data radio bearer) remapping for sidelink communication in a wireless communication system
US10952230B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 15, 2020 |
| Grant date | Mar 16, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W92/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a first User Equipment (UE) to support PC5 QoS flow to SL-DRB (Sidelink-Data Radio Bearer) remapping. In one embodiment, the method includes the first UE establishing a sidelink communication with a second UE. The method further includes the first UE mapping a PC5 QoS flow of the sidelink communication to a first SL-DRB. The method also includes the first UE transmitting a PC5 RRC (Radio Resource Control) message to the second UE, wherein the PC5 RRC message indicates the PC5 QoS flow is mapped to a second SL-DRB. In addition, the method includes the first UE transmitting an end-marker control PDU (Protocol Data Unit) to the second UE after successful transmission of the PC5 RRC message has been confirmed by lower layer(s) or after receiving a PC5 RRC complete message corresponding to the PC5 RRC message from the second UE.
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