Method and apparatus for implementing wireless protocol configurable according to services and devices

Abstract

A 5G or pre-5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of a 4G communication system such as LTE is provided. A method for communicating with user equipment (UE) by a base station is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: identifying a type of one or more services required by the UE; notifying the UE of information on a configuration of a medium access control (MAC) layer and a physical (PHY) layer configured according to the identified type of one or more services; and communicating with the UE on the basis of the information on the configuration of the MAC layer and the PHY layer configured according to the identified type of one or more services.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for communicating with a user equipment (UE), the method being performed by a base station, the method comprising:
 transmitting, to the UE, a radio resource control (RRC), message including one or more DRB (data radio bearer) configurations, one or more physical (PHY) layer configurations and one or more medium access control (MAC) layer configurations; and   receiving, from the UE, data based on the at least one of one or more PHY layer configurations and one or more MAC layer configurations,   wherein a network slice is associated with a PHY layer configuration and a MAC layer configuration, and   wherein the at least one or more DRB configurations are associated with the network slice.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving, from the UE, information including at least one network slice type,   wherein the network slice is associated with a network slice type among the at least network slice type.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one network slice type is associated with at least one of an enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) service, an ultra-reliable low latency communications (URLLC) service, or a massive machine type communications (mMTC) service. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the receiving of the information including at least one network slice type is performed while establishing a radio resource control, RRC, connection with the UE. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 ,
 wherein a MAC layer includes first MAC entities individually configured for each of the DRBs, and second MAC entities commonly configured for at least one of the DRBs.   
     
     
         6 . A method for communicating with a base station, the method being performed by a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:
 receiving, from the base station, a radio resource control (RRC), message including one or more DRB (data radio bearer) configurations, one or more physical (PHY) layer configurations and one or more medium access control (MAC) layer configurations; and   transmitting, to the base station, data based on the at least one of one or more PHY layer configurations and one or more MAC layer configurations,   wherein a network slice is associated with a PHY layer configuration and a MAC layer configuration, and   wherein the at least one or more DRB configurations are associated with the network slice.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , further comprising:
 transmitting, to the base station, information including at least one network slice type,   wherein the network slice is associated with a network slice type among the at least network slice type.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the at least one network slice type is associated with at least one of an enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) service, an ultra-reliable low latency communications (URLLC) service, or a massive machine type communications (mMTC) service. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the transmitting of the information including at least one network slice type is performed while establishing a radio resource control, RRC, connection with the UE 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 6 ,
 wherein a MAC layer includes first MAC entities individually configured for each of the DRBs, and second MAC entities commonly configured for at least one of the DRBs.   
     
     
         11 . A base station, comprising:
 a transceiver; and   at least one processor coupled with the transceiver, and configured to:   transmit, to a user equipment (UE), a radio resource control (RRC), message including one or more DRB (data radio bearer) configurations, one or more physical (PHY) layer configurations and one or more medium access control (MAC) layer configurations; and   receive, from the UE, data based on the at least one of one or more PHY layer configurations and one or more MAC layer configurations,   wherein a network slice is associated with a PHY layer configuration and a MAC layer configuration, and   wherein the at least one or more DRB configurations are associated with the network slice.   
     
     
         12 . The base station of  claim 11 , the at least one processor further configured to:
 receive, from the UE, information including at least one network slice type,   wherein the network slice is associated with a network slice type among the at least network slice type.   
     
     
         13 . The base station of  claim 12 , wherein the at least one network slice type is associated with at least one of an enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) service, an ultra-reliable low latency communications (URLLC) service, or a massive machine type communications (mMTC) service. 
     
     
         14 . The base station of  claim 12 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to receive the information including at least one network slice type while establishing a radio resource control, RRC, connection with the UE. 
     
     
         15 . The base station of  claim 1 ,
 wherein a MAC layer includes first MAC entities individually configured for each of the DRBs, and second MAC entities commonly configured for at least one of the DRBs.   
     
     
         16 . A user equipment (UE), comprising:
 a transceiver; and   a processor coupled with the transceiver, and configured to:   receive, from a base station, a radio resource control (RRC), message including one or more DRB (data radio bearer) configurations, one or more physical (PHY) layer configurations and one or more medium access control (MAC) layer configurations; and   transmit, to the base station, data based on the at least one of one or more PHY layer configurations and one or more MAC layer configurations,   wherein a network slice is associated with a PHY layer configuration and a MAC layer configuration, and   wherein the at least one or more DRB configurations are associated with the network slice.   
     
     
         17 . The UE of  claim 16 , the processor further configured to:
 transmit, to the base station, information including at least one network slice type,   wherein the network slice is associated with a network slice type among the at least network slice type.   
     
     
         18 . The UE of  claim 17 , wherein the at least one network slice type is associated with at least one of an enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) service, an ultra-reliable low latency communications (URLLC) service, or a massive machine type communications (mMTC) service. 
     
     
         19 . The UE of  claim 17 , wherein the processor is configured to transmit the information including at least one network slice type while establishing a radio resource control, RRC, connection with the UE. 
     
     
         20 . The UE of  claim 16 ,
 wherein a MAC layer includes first MAC entities individually configured for each of the DRBs, and second MAC entities commonly configured for at least one of the DRBs.