Terminal and base station

Abstract

A terminal disclosed herein comprises: a communication unit that receives, from a base station, configuration information including at least one of information indicating whether a data discard notification can be used, information related to a timer that limits the transmission frequency of the data discard notification, information indicating whether the information related to discarded data can be used, and information related to the maximum value of the size of the information related to the discarded data; and a control unit that performs a configuration for receiving or transmitting the data discard notification on the basis of the configuration information. The communication unit receives the data discard notification from the base station or transmits the data discard notification to the base station.

Description

Terminals and base stations

[0001] The present invention relates to a terminal and a base station in a communication system.

[0002] 3GPP (registered trademark) (3rd Generation Partnership Project) is currently studying a wireless communication system called 5G or NR (New Radio) (hereinafter, the wireless communication system will be referred to as "5G" or "NR") in order to achieve a larger system capacity, a higher data transmission speed, and a lower latency in wireless sections. Various wireless technologies are being studied for 5G to meet the requirements of achieving a throughput of 10 Gbps or more while keeping latency in wireless sections to 1 ms or less.

[0003] In NR, a network architecture including 5GC (5G Core Network) or 5GS (5G System) corresponding to EPC (Evolved Packet Core), which is the core network in the network architecture of LTE (Long Term Evolution), and NG-RAN (Next Generation - Radio Access Network) corresponding to E-UTRAN (Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network), which is the RAN (Radio Access Network) in the network architecture of LTE, is being considered (for example, Non-Patent Document 1).

[0004] In 3GPP, there is discussion about sending a data discard notification (PDCP discard notification) to a receiving side when a data sending side in PDCP (Packet Data Convergence Protocol, e.g., Non-Patent Document 2) stops sending data due to a transmission delay or the like. Normally, when a receiving side detects a missing sequence number assigned to data, it waits for a predetermined timer period before transmitting the data to a higher layer. However, by receiving this notification, it becomes possible to send the data immediately without waiting for the timer to expire.

[0005] 3GPP TS 23.501 V18.4.0 (2023-12) 3GPP TS 38.323 V18.0.0 (2023-12) 3GPP TR 23.700-60 V18.0.0 (2022-12) 3GPP TS 38.331 V18.0.0 (2023-12)

[0006] In 3GPP, a proposal is being made to send a PDCP discard notification to a receiving side when a data sending side in PDCP (Packet Data Convergence Protocol) stops sending data due to a transmission delay or the like. Upon receiving the notification, the receiving side detects data loss and can then send data without waiting for a predetermined timer to expire.

[0007] However, since the receiving side needs to process the information indicating the data transmission status included in the data discard notification, the processing load on the receiving side may increase.

[0008] The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and has as its object to reduce the processing load of data discard notification on the receiving side in a communication system.

[0009] According to the disclosed technology, a terminal is provided which has a communication unit that receives setting information from a base station, the setting information including at least one of the following: information indicating whether a data discard notification can be used; information related to a timer that limits the frequency of sending data discard notifications; information indicating whether information related to discarded data can be used; and information related to the maximum size of information related to discarded data; and a control unit that performs settings to receive or send data discard notifications based on the setting information, wherein the communication unit receives a data discard notification from the base station or sends a data discard notification to the base station.

[0010] According to the disclosed technology, it is possible to reduce the processing load of data discard notification on the receiving side in a communication system.

[0011] 1 is a diagram for explaining an example of a communication system. FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an example of a communication system in a roaming environment. FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an example of a sequence diagram related to a data discard notification in PDCP. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a data discard notification in PDCP. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the importance of data in a QoS flow. FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining an example of a first sequence diagram in an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining an example of first setting information of PDCP in an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining an example of a newly defined PDCP control PDU in an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining an example of a second sequence diagram in an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining an example of a functional configuration of a base station 10 and a network node 30 in an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining an example of a functional configuration of a terminal 20 in an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining an example of a hardware configuration of a base station 10 and a terminal 20 in an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining an example of a configuration of a vehicle 2001 in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0012] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the embodiment described below is an example, and the embodiment to which the present invention is applied is not limited to the following embodiment.

[0013] In the operation of the wireless communication system according to the embodiment of the present invention, existing technology is used as appropriate. However, the existing technology is, for example, the existing LTE, but is not limited to the existing LTE. Furthermore, the term "LTE" used in this specification has a broad meaning including LTE-Advanced, and systems subsequent to LTE-Advanced (e.g., NR), or wireless LAN (Local Area Network), unless otherwise specified.

[0014] Furthermore, in the embodiments of the present invention, "configuring" radio parameters and the like may mean that predetermined values ​​are pre-configured, or that radio parameters notified from the network node 30 or the terminal 20 are set.

[0015] Fig. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a communication system. As shown in Fig. 1, the communication system is composed of a UE, which is a terminal 20, and multiple network nodes 30. Hereinafter, it is assumed that one network node 30 corresponds to each function, but multiple functions may be realized by one network node 30, or multiple network nodes 30 may realize one function. Furthermore, the "connection" described below may be a logical connection or a physical connection.

[0016] The RAN (Radio Access Network) is a network node 30 having a radio access function, which may include a base station 10, and is connected to a UE, an AMF (Access and Mobility Management Function), and a UPF (User plane function). The AMF is a network node 30 having functions such as terminating the RAN interface, terminating the NAS (Non-Access Stratum), registration management, connection management, reachability management, and mobility management. The UPF is a network node 30 having functions such as a PDU (Protocol Data Unit) session point to the outside that interconnects with a DN (Data Network), packet routing and forwarding, and user plane QoS (Quality of Service) handling. The UPF and the DN constitute a network slice. In the wireless communication network according to the embodiment of the present invention, multiple network slices are constructed.

[0017] The AMF is connected to the UE, RAN, SMF (Session Management function), NSSF (Network Slice Selection Function), NEF (Network Exposure Function), NRF (Network Repository Function), UDM (Unified Data Management), AUSF (Authentication Server Function), PCF (Policy Control Function), and AF (Application Function). The AMF, SMF, NSSF, NEF, NRF, UDM, AUSF, PCF, and AF are network nodes 30 that are mutually connected via interfaces based on their respective services, Namf, Nsmf, Nnssf, Nnef, Nnrf, Nudm, Nausf, Npcf, and Naf.

[0018] The SMF is a network node 30 having functions such as session management, UE IP (Internet Protocol) address allocation and management, DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) function, ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) proxy, and roaming function. The NEF is a network node 30 having a function of notifying other NFs (Network Functions) of capabilities and events. The NSSF is a network node 30 having functions such as selecting a network slice to which a UE connects, determining an allowed NSSAI (Network Slice Selection Assistance Information), determining an NSSAI to be set, and determining an AMF set to which a UE connects. The PCF is a network node 30 having a function of controlling network policies. The AF is a network node 30 having a function of controlling application servers. The NRF is a network node 30 having a function of discovering NF instances that provide services. The UDM is a network node 30 that manages subscriber data and authentication data. The UDM is connected to a UDR (User Data Repository) that stores the data.

[0019] Fig. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a communication system in a roaming environment. As shown in Fig. 2, the network is composed of a UE, which is a terminal 20, and multiple network nodes 30. Hereinafter, it is assumed that one network node 30 corresponds to each function, but multiple functions may be realized by one network node 30, or multiple network nodes 30 may realize one function. Furthermore, the "connection" described below may be a logical connection or a physical connection.

[0020] The RAN is a network node 30 having a radio access function, and is connected to the UE, the AMF, and the UPF. The AMF is a network node 30 having functions such as RAN interface termination, NAS termination, registration management, connection management, reachability management, and mobility management. The UPF is a network node 30 having functions such as a PDU session point to the outside that interconnects with the DN, packet routing and forwarding, and user plane QoS handling. The UPF and the DN constitute a network slice. In the wireless communication network according to the embodiment of the present invention, multiple network slices are constructed.

[0021] The AMF is connected to the UE, RAN, SMF, NSSF, NEF, NRF, UDM, AUSF, PCF, AF, and SEPP (Security Edge Protection Proxy). The AMF, SMF, NSSF, NEF, NRF, UDM, AUSF, PCF, and AF are network nodes 30 that are interconnected via respective service-based interfaces, Namf, Nsmf, Nnssf, Nnef, Nnrf, Nudm, Nausf, Npcf, and Naf.

[0022] The SMF is a network node 30 having functions such as session management, UE IP address allocation and management, DHCP function, ARP proxy, and roaming function. The NEF is a network node 30 having a function of notifying other NFs of capabilities and events. The NSSF is a network node 30 having functions such as selecting a network slice to which a UE connects, determining an allowed NSSAI, determining a configured NSSAI, and determining an AMF set to which a UE connects. The PCF is a network node 30 having a function of controlling network policies. The AF is a network node 30 having a function of controlling application servers. The NRF is a network node 30 having a function of discovering NF instances that provide services. The SEPP is a non-transparent proxy that filters control plane messages between PLMNs (Public Land Mobile Networks). The vSEPP shown in FIG. 2 is a SEPP in the visited network, and the hSEPP is a SEPP in the home network.

[0023] As shown in Figure 2, a UE is in a roaming environment connected to a RAN and an AMF in a Visited PLMN (VPLMN). The VPLMN and a Home PLMN (HPLMN) are connected via a vSEPP and an hSEPP. The UE can communicate with a UDM in the HPLMN via the AMF in the VPLMN, for example.

[0024] <Example> This section describes a procedure for reducing the processing load of data discard notifications on the receiving side in a communication system. 3GPP Rel-18 discusses transmitting a data discard notification (PDCP discard notification) to the receiving side when a data transmitter in PDCP (Packet Data Convergence Protocol, e.g., Non-Patent Document 2) suspends data transmission due to a transmission delay or the like. Normally, when a receiver detects a gap (GAP) in the sequence number assigned to the data, it waits for the time set by a predetermined timer (t-reordering, a timer for waiting for data that arrives late due to being out of order) before transmitting the data to a higher layer. However, by receiving this notification, it becomes possible to transmit the data immediately without waiting for the timer to expire.

[0025] 3 is a diagram showing an example of a sequence diagram relating to a data discard notification in PDCP. As shown in Fig. 3, in S101, the base station 10 or the terminal 20, which is a PDCP data transmitter, transmits a data discard notification to the base station 10 or the terminal 20, which is a PDCP data receiver, when there is PDCP data whose transmission has been stopped (for example, when a gap (GAP) of a sequence number is detected).

[0026] Fig. 4 is a diagram illustrating a data discard notification in PDCP. As shown in Fig. 4, the data discard notification includes, for example, information indicating whether the information is data or control information (D / C, 1 bit), information indicating the type of PDU (Packet Data Unit) (PDU Type), a counter value (First Missing COUNT, FMC) of data whose transmission has been stopped (discarded data), and information on the missing data (Bitmap). The counter value is a number assigned to data, similar to a sequence number. For example, the Bitmap uses 1 bit of information for each packet after the FMC, indicating a non-discarded packet as 0 and a discarded packet as 1. R indicates a reserved bit whose purpose is undefined.

[0027] Furthermore, 3GPP SA2 is studying a method for setting different importance levels for packets of the same QoS flow. Figure 5 is a diagram for explaining the importance of data in a QoS flow. As shown in Figure 5, a Quality of Service (QoS) flow is set according to the quality of service in a PDU session established across a wireless section (NG-RAN) between a terminal (UE) and a base station (NB) and between the base station (NB) and a network node (UPF) having a user plane function. Conventionally, all PDUs in a QoS flow were set with the same QoS value (QoS Flow Indicator, QFI). However, in services such as extended reality (XR), PDUs generated in the application layer include important PDUs such as intraframes (I-frames) (which suffer significant quality degradation if discarded), and unimportant PDUs such as bidirectional predicted frames (Bi-direction frames) (which suffer little quality degradation if discarded). Here, for example, the QFI for a QoS flow is set to 80, and furthermore, within the QoS flow, the subQFI for an I-frame PDU is set to 1, and the subQFI for a B-frame PDU is set to 4. Note that in XR, haptic data and the like also exists in addition to video and audio.

[0028] In addition, in data transmission and reception in PDCP, the receiver of a PDCP discard notification needs to execute processing related to the discard notification while continuing to process user plane data. For example, user plane data in augmented reality (XR) is information that is sensitive to processing delays, and it is necessary to appropriately control the load on processing related to the data that occurs when a discard notification is received.

[0029] (Transmission of Data Discard Notification from Terminal to Base Station) A process related to transmission of a data discard notification (PDCP discard notification) in the uplink direction from the terminal 20 to the base station 10 will be described. The base station 10 may transmit, in advance, to the terminal 20, configuration information (PDCP-Config, etc.) or a PDCP control PDU including settings related to the data discard notification, using RRC. Fig. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a first sequence diagram in an embodiment of the present invention. The process of each step in Fig. 6 will be described below.

[0030] In S201, the base station 10 transmits setting information (PDCP-Config, etc.) related to the data discard notification to the terminal 20 using RRC.

[0031] In S202, the terminal 20 executes settings related to the data discard notification based on the setting information received in S201.

[0032] In addition, in S201 and S202, the base station 10 and the terminal 20 may perform the following settings regarding the setting information.

[0033] The base station 10 and the terminal 20 may configure whether to use a control PDU for notifying a data discard notification or whether to support the control PDU.

[0034] The base station 10 and the terminal 20 may set a timer (prohibit_timer) to limit the frequency of sending data discard notifications.

[0035] The base station 10 and the terminal 20 may set whether or not information (Bitmap) about missing data is available, or whether or not the information is supported.

[0036] When the base station 10 and the terminal 20 use information (bitmap) about missing data, they may set a maximum value for the size of the information.

[0037] In S203, if there is PDCP data whose transmission has been stopped (for example, if a gap (GAP) of a sequence number is detected), the terminal 20 transmits a data discard notification to the base station 10. Here, the terminal 20 may transmit the data discard notification using the method described below. Alternatively, configuration information related to this method may be set in advance. Alternatively, a PDCP control PDU for transmitting the data discard notification corresponding to this method may be newly defined, and the configuration information for this PDCP control PDU may be transmitted from the base station 10 to the terminal 20 in S201, for example.

[0038] In order to reduce the number of times that a data discard notification is transmitted, the terminal 20 may set a condition for transmitting the notification. For example, the terminal 20 may transmit the notification only if a packet is discarded before forming a Radio Link Control (RLC) packet data unit (PDU). The reason for setting this condition is that, in the current specification, packet transmission is not stopped after forming an RLC PDU, so that data discard is unlikely to occur after forming an RLC PDU, and therefore transmitting the notification is unlikely to be effective.

[0039] For example, the terminal 20 may transmit a data discard notification when N or more aborted PDCP data are present (when N or more gaps (GAPs) of sequence numbers are detected, etc.). Here, the number N may be 2 or more. This allows the receiving side to avoid waiting for two or more timer (t-reordering) expirations, i.e., waiting for a time longer than usual (one time), when two or more gaps of sequence numbers occur.

[0040] 7 is a diagram showing an example of first configuration information of PDCP in an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7, the configuration information (PDCP-Config) related to data discard notification includes a setting (discardNotification) related to whether data discard notification is supported, a setting (discardNotificationProhibitTimerValue) related to a timer for limiting the frequency of transmitting data discard notifications, a setting (discardNotificationBitmap) related to whether information about missing data (bitmap) is available, a setting (discardNotificationBitmapLength) related to the maximum size of the bitmap, and a setting (discardNotificationTrigger) related to a trigger for transmitting a data discard notification. The trigger-related settings include a first setting (OnlyNonRLCPDU) for notifying only when a packet before forming a PDU in RLC is discarded, a second setting (MoreThan2SNgaps) for notifying only when a packet is discarded two or more times, and a third setting (Both) for setting both the first and second settings.

[0041] Fig. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the second setting information of PDCP according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 8, the setting in the setting information (PDCP-Config) described in Fig. 7 may be set in another setting information (PDCP-Parameters).

[0042] 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a newly defined PDCP control PDU according to an embodiment of the present invention. The newly defined PDCP control PDU shown in FIG. 9 includes information (D / C, 1 bit) indicating whether the PDU is data or control information, information (PDU Type) indicating the type of PDU (Packet Data Unit), information (S) indicating whether data discard notification is supported, information indicating a timer (prohibit_timer) for limiting the frequency of transmitting data discard notifications, and information indicating the maximum size of information (Bitmap) related to missing data. R indicates a reserved bit whose purpose is undefined.

[0043] (Transmission of Data Discard Notification from Base Station to Terminal) A process for transmitting a data discard notification (PDCP discard notification) in the downlink direction from the base station 10 to the terminal 20 will be described. Fig. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a second sequence diagram in an embodiment of the present invention. The process of each step in Fig. 10 will be described below.

[0044] In S301, the terminal 20 transmits to the base station 10 terminal capability information related to a data discard notification.

[0045] In S302, the base station 10 executes settings related to the data discard notification based on the terminal capability information received in S301.

[0046] Furthermore, in S301 and S302, similar to the processes of S201 and S202 in FIG. 6, the base station 10 and the terminal 20 may execute the following settings regarding the terminal capability information.

[0047] The base station 10 and the terminal 20 may configure whether to use a control PDU for notifying a data discard notification or whether to support the control PDU.

[0048] The base station 10 and the terminal 20 may set a timer (prohibit_timer) to limit the frequency of sending data discard notifications.

[0049] The base station 10 and the terminal 20 may set whether or not information (Bitmap) about missing data is available, or whether or not the information is supported.

[0050] When the base station 10 and the terminal 20 use information (bitmap) about missing data, they may set a maximum value for the size of the information.

[0051] In S303, the base station 10 transmits a data discard notification (PDCP discard notification) to the terminal 20 when there is PDCP data whose transmission has been stopped (for example, when a gap in a sequence number is detected), similar to the processing of S203 in FIG. 6 .

[0052] In S304, when the terminal 20 wants to stop the data discard notification received in S303 because, for example, the processing load for the data discard notification is high and there is a possibility that processing of user plane data may be hindered, the terminal 20 transmits a request to stop the data discard notification to the base station 10. In transmitting the stop request, for example, UE Assistance Information in RRC (see Non-Patent Document 4) may be used.

[0053] (Processing Related to Information (Bitmap) Regarding Missing Data) The base station 10 and the terminal 20 may delete bit information indicating consecutive zeros at the end of the information (Bitmap) regarding missing data included in the data discard notification (PDCP discard notification) (information indicating that the packet is not destroyed). In other words, the base station 10 and the terminal 20 do not include, and do not assume that, information indicating that the data has been discarded at the end of the information regarding the discarded data included in the data discard notification.

[0054] The bitmap expresses the packet corruption status after the FMC (First Missing COUNT) by corresponding one packet to one bit (0 is non-destructive, 1 is corrupted). Here, the receiver needs to check all the information in the received bitmap, but since all packets after the count indicated by the last FMC are 0 (non-destructive), the above processing method can process data discard notification more efficiently than, for example, a method of sending bitmap information with a fixed length (25 bits, etc.).

[0055] The above-described embodiment can reduce the processing load of data discard notifications on the receiving side in a communication system. Furthermore, the above-described embodiment can avoid delays in other data processing at the data recipient when a large amount of data discard notifications is sent due to the occurrence of large amounts of data discard, such as when providing an augmented reality (XR) service, and can achieve the effect of the data discard notification.

[0056] (Device Configuration) Next, a description will be given of an example of the functional configuration of the base station 10, network node 30, and terminal 20 that perform the processes and operations described above. The base station 10, network node 30, and terminal 20 include functions for performing the above-described embodiments. However, the base station 10, network node 30, and terminal 20 may each include only a part of the functions of the embodiments.

[0057] <Base Station 10 and Network Node 30> Fig. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the base station 10 and the network node 30. As shown in Fig. 11, the base station 10 has a transmitting unit 110, a receiving unit 120, a setting unit 130, and a control unit 140. The functional configuration shown in Fig. 11 is merely an example. As long as the operations according to the embodiment of the present invention can be performed, the names of the functional divisions and functional units may be any. Note that the network node 30 may have the same functional configuration as the base station 10. Furthermore, a network node 30 having multiple different functions in the system architecture may be composed of multiple network nodes 30 separated by function.

[0058] The transmitter 110 includes a function of generating a signal to be transmitted to the terminal 20 or another network node 30 and transmitting the signal by wire or wirelessly. The receiver 120 includes a function of receiving various signals transmitted from the terminal 20 or another network node 30 and acquiring, for example, information of a higher layer from the received signal. A communication unit including the transmitter 110 and the receiver 120 may be configured.

[0059] The setting unit 130 stores preset setting information and various setting information to be transmitted to the terminal 20 in a storage device, and reads out the information from the storage device as needed. The content of the setting information is, for example, information related to service evaluation indexes.

[0060] As described in the embodiment, the control unit 140 performs processes related to data discard notification, etc. The control unit 140 also performs processes related to communication with the terminal 20. The function unit related to signal transmission in the control unit 140 may be included in the transmitting unit 110, and the function unit related to signal reception in the control unit 140 may be included in the receiving unit 120.

[0061] <Terminal 20> Fig. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the terminal 20. As shown in Fig. 12, the terminal 20 has a transmitting unit 210, a receiving unit 220, a setting unit 230, and a control unit 240. The functional configuration shown in Fig. 12 is merely an example. As long as the operations related to the embodiment of the present invention can be performed, the names of the functional divisions and functional units may be any. In addition, the communication device that becomes the resource holder may have the same functional configuration as the terminal 20.

[0062] The transmitter 210 creates a transmission signal from transmission data and transmits the transmission signal wirelessly. The receiver 220 receives various signals wirelessly and acquires higher layer signals from the received physical layer signals. The receiver 220 also has a function of receiving NR-PSS, NR-SSS, NR-PBCH, DL / UL control signals, reference signals, and the like transmitted from the network node 30. A communication unit including the transmitter 210 and the receiver 220 may be configured.

[0063] The setting unit 230 stores various pieces of setting information received from the network node 30 by the receiving unit 220 in a storage device and reads them out from the storage device as needed. The setting unit 230 also stores setting information that is set in advance. The content of the setting information is, for example, information related to service evaluation indexes.

[0064] As described in the embodiment, the control unit 240 performs processing related to the data discard notification, etc. The function unit related to signal transmission in the control unit 240 may be included in the transmitting unit 210, and the function unit related to signal reception in the control unit 240 may be included in the receiving unit 220.

[0065] (Hardware Configuration) The block diagrams (FIGS. 11 and 12) used to explain the above embodiments show functional blocks. These functional blocks (components) are realized by any combination of at least one of hardware and software. Furthermore, the method for realizing each functional block is not particularly limited. That is, each functional block may be realized using a single device that is physically or logically coupled, or may be realized using two or more physically or logically separated devices that are directly or indirectly connected (for example, using wires, wirelessly, etc.) and these multiple devices. The functional block may be realized by combining software with the single device or the multiple devices.

[0066] Functions include, but are not limited to, judgment, determination, assessment, calculation, computation, processing, derivation, investigation, search, confirmation, reception, transmission, output, access, resolution, selection, selection, establishment, comparison, assumption, expectation, consideration, broadcasting, notifying, communicating, forwarding, configuring, reconfiguring, allocating, mapping, and assignment. For example, a functional block (component) that performs transmission is called a transmitting unit or transmitter. As mentioned above, there are no particular limitations on how these functions are implemented.

[0067] For example, the network node 30, the terminal 20, etc. according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may function as a computer that performs processing of the wireless communication method of the present disclosure. Fig. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of the hardware configuration of the base station 10 and the terminal 20 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The network node 30 may have the same hardware configuration as the base station 10. The above-described base station 10 and the terminal 20 may be physically configured as a computer device including a processor 1001, a storage device 1002, an auxiliary storage device 1003, a communication device 1004, an input device 1005, an output device 1006, a bus 1007, etc.

[0068] In the following description, the term "apparatus" can be interpreted as a circuit, a device, a unit, etc. The hardware configuration of the base station 10 and the terminal 20 may be configured to include one or more of the apparatuses shown in the drawings, or may be configured to exclude some of the apparatuses.

[0069] Each function in the base station 10 and the terminal 20 is realized by loading specified software (programs) onto hardware such as the processor 1001, the memory device 1002, etc., so that the processor 1001 performs calculations, controls communication by the communication device 1004, and controls at least one of reading and writing data in the memory device 1002 and the auxiliary memory device 1003.

[0070] The processor 1001 controls the entire computer by running, for example, an operating system. The processor 1001 may be configured as a central processing unit (CPU) including an interface with peripheral devices, a control device, an arithmetic unit, a register, etc. For example, the above-mentioned control unit 140, control unit 240, etc. may be realized by the processor 1001.

[0071] Furthermore, the processor 1001 reads programs (program codes), software modules, data, etc. from at least one of the auxiliary storage device 1003 and the communication device 1004 into the storage device 1002 and executes various processes in accordance with the programs. The programs used are those that cause a computer to execute at least some of the operations described in the above-described embodiments. For example, the control unit 140 of the base station 10 shown in FIG. 11 may be implemented by a control program stored in the storage device 1002 and running on the processor 1001. Furthermore, for example, the control unit 240 of the terminal 20 shown in FIG. 12 may be implemented by a control program stored in the storage device 1002 and running on the processor 1001. While the above-described various processes have been described as being executed by one processor 1001, they may also be executed simultaneously or sequentially by two or more processors 1001. The processor 1001 may be implemented by one or more chips. The programs may also be transmitted from a network via a telecommunications line.

[0072] The storage device 1002 is a computer-readable recording medium and may be configured, for example, by at least one of a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a random access memory (RAM), etc. The storage device 1002 may also be called a register, a cache, a main memory, etc. The storage device 1002 can store executable programs (program codes), software modules, etc. for implementing a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0073] The secondary storage device 1003 is a computer-readable recording medium, and may be, for example, at least one of an optical disk such as a CD-ROM (Compact Disc ROM), a hard disk drive, a flexible disk, a magneto-optical disk (e.g., a compact disk, a digital versatile disk, a Blu-ray (registered trademark) disk), a smart card, a flash memory (e.g., a card, a stick, a key drive), a floppy (registered trademark) disk, a magnetic strip, etc. The above-mentioned storage medium may be, for example, a database, a server, or other appropriate medium including at least one of the storage device 1002 and the secondary storage device 1003.

[0074] The communication device 1004 is hardware (transmission / reception device) for communicating between computers via at least one of a wired network and a wireless network, and is also referred to as, for example, a network device, a network controller, a network card, a communication module, etc. The communication device 1004 may be configured to include a high-frequency switch, a duplexer, a filter, a frequency synthesizer, etc. to realize at least one of frequency division duplex (FDD) and time division duplex (TDD). For example, a transmission / reception antenna, an amplifier unit, a transmission / reception unit, a transmission path interface, etc. may be realized by the communication device 1004. The transmission / reception unit may be implemented as a transmission unit and a reception unit that are physically or logically separated.

[0075] The input device 1005 is an input device (e.g., a keyboard, a mouse, a microphone, a switch, a button, a sensor, etc.) that receives input from the outside. The output device 1006 is an output device (e.g., a display, a speaker, an LED lamp, etc.) that outputs to the outside. Note that the input device 1005 and the output device 1006 may be integrated into one device (e.g., a touch panel).

[0076] Furthermore, each device such as the processor 1001 and the storage device 1002 is connected by a bus 1007 for communicating information. The bus 1007 may be configured using a single bus, or may be configured using different buses between each device.

[0077] Furthermore, the base station 10 and the terminal 20 may be configured to include hardware such as a microprocessor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a programmable logic device (PLD), or a field programmable gate array (FPGA), and some or all of the functional blocks may be realized by the hardware. For example, the processor 1001 may be implemented using at least one of these pieces of hardware.

[0078] Fig. 14 shows an example configuration of a vehicle 2001. As shown in Fig. 14, the vehicle 2001 includes a drive unit 2002, a steering unit 2003, an accelerator pedal 2004, a brake pedal 2005, a shift lever 2006, front wheels 2007, rear wheels 2008, an axle 2009, an electronic control unit 2010, various sensors 2021 to 2029, an information service unit 2012, and a communication module 2013. Each aspect / embodiment described in the present disclosure may be applied to a communication device mounted on the vehicle 2001, and may be applied to the communication module 2013, for example.

[0079] The drive unit 2002 is configured, for example, by an engine, a motor, or a hybrid of an engine and a motor. The steering unit 2003 includes at least a steering wheel (also called a handle) and is configured to steer at least one of the front wheels and the rear wheels based on the operation of the steering wheel operated by the user.

[0080] The electronic control unit 2010 is composed of a microprocessor 2031, a memory (ROM, RAM) 2032, and a communication port (IO port) 2033. Signals are input to the electronic control unit 2010 from various sensors 2021 to 2029 provided in the vehicle 2001. The electronic control unit 2010 may also be called an ECU (Electronic Control Unit).

[0081] The signals from the various sensors 2021 to 2029 include a current signal from a current sensor 2021 that senses the current of the motor, a rotation speed signal of the front and rear wheels obtained by a rotation speed sensor 2022, an air pressure signal of the front and rear wheels obtained by an air pressure sensor 2023, a vehicle speed signal obtained by a vehicle speed sensor 2024, an acceleration signal obtained by an acceleration sensor 2025, an accelerator pedal depression amount signal obtained by an accelerator pedal sensor 2029, a brake pedal depression amount signal obtained by a brake pedal sensor 2026, a shift lever operation signal obtained by a shift lever sensor 2027, and a detection signal for detecting obstacles, vehicles, pedestrians, etc. obtained by an object detection sensor 2028.

[0082] The information service unit 2012 is composed of various devices, such as a car navigation system, an audio system, speakers, a television, and a radio, for providing (outputting) various types of information, such as driving information, traffic information, and entertainment information, and one or more ECUs for controlling these devices. The information service unit 2012 uses information acquired from external devices via the communication module 2013 or the like to provide various types of multimedia information and multimedia services to the occupants of the vehicle 2001. The information service unit 2012 may include input devices (e.g., a keyboard, a mouse, a microphone, a switch, a button, a sensor, a touch panel, etc.) that accept input from the outside, and may also include output devices (e.g., a display, a speaker, an LED lamp, a touch panel, etc.) that output information to the outside.

[0083] The driving assistance system unit 2030 is composed of various devices that provide functions for preventing accidents and reducing the driving burden on the driver, such as millimeter-wave radar, LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging), cameras, positioning locators (e.g., GNSS, etc.), map information (e.g., high-definition (HD) maps, autonomous vehicle (AV) maps, etc.), gyro systems (e.g., IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit), INS (Inertial Navigation System), etc.), AI (Artificial Intelligence) chips, and AI processors, as well as one or more ECUs that control these devices. In addition, the driving assistance system unit 2030 transmits and receives various information via the communication module 2013 to realize the driving assistance function or the autonomous driving function.

[0084] The communication module 2013 can communicate with the microprocessor 2031 and components of the vehicle 2001 via the communication port. For example, the communication module 2013 transmits and receives data via the communication port 2033 to and from the drive unit 2002, steering unit 2003, accelerator pedal 2004, brake pedal 2005, shift lever 2006, front wheels 2007, rear wheels 2008, axle 2009, microprocessor 2031 and memory (ROM, RAM) 2032 in the electronic control unit 2010, and sensors 2021 to 29, which are provided in the vehicle 2001.

[0085] The communication module 2013 is a communication device that can be controlled by the microprocessor 2031 of the electronic control unit 2010 and can communicate with an external device. For example, it transmits and receives various information to and from the external device via wireless communication. The communication module 2013 may be located either inside or outside the electronic control unit 2010. The external device may be, for example, a base station, a mobile station, or the like.

[0086] The communication module 2013 may transmit at least one of signals from the above-mentioned various sensors 2021-2028 input to the electronic control unit 2010, information obtained based on the signals, and information based on input from the outside (user) obtained via the information service unit 2012 to an external device via wireless communication. The electronic control unit 2010, the various sensors 2021-2028, the information service unit 2012, etc. may be referred to as input units that accept input. For example, the PUSCH transmitted by the communication module 2013 may include information based on the above-mentioned input.

[0087] The communication module 2013 receives various information (traffic information, traffic signal information, vehicle-to-vehicle information, etc.) transmitted from external devices and displays it on an information service unit 2012 provided in the vehicle 2001. The information service unit 2012 may be called an output unit that outputs information (for example, outputs information to a device such as a display or speaker based on the PDSCH (or data / information decoded from the PDSCH) received by the communication module 2013). The communication module 2013 also stores the various information received from external devices in a memory 2032 that can be used by the microprocessor 2031. Based on the information stored in the memory 2032, the microprocessor 2031 may control the drive unit 2002, steering unit 2003, accelerator pedal 2004, brake pedal 2005, shift lever 2006, front wheels 2007, rear wheels 2008, axles 2009, sensors 2021 to 2029, etc. provided in the vehicle 2001.

[0088] <Additional Notes> (Additional Item 1) A terminal comprising: a communication unit that receives from a base station configuration information including at least one of information indicating whether a data discard notification is available, information related to a timer that limits the frequency of transmitting data discard notifications, information indicating whether information related to discarded data is available, and information related to a maximum size of the information related to the discarded data; and a control unit that performs configuration for receiving or transmitting a data discard notification based on the configuration information, wherein the communication unit receives a data discard notification from the base station or transmits a data discard notification to the base station. (Additional Item 2) The terminal according to Additional Item 1, wherein the communication unit transmits terminal capability information related to the data discard notification to the base station, and wherein the communication unit transmits a request to stop receiving data discard notifications to the base station when it is desired to stop receiving data discard notifications. (Additional Item 3) The terminal according to Additional Item 1 or Additional Item 2, wherein the control unit does not include information indicating that the data has been discarded at the end of the information related to the discarded data that is included in the data discard notification. (Supplementary Item 4) A base station comprising: a communication unit that transmits to a terminal configuration information including at least one of information indicating whether a data discard notification is available, information related to a timer that limits the frequency of transmitting data discard notifications, information indicating whether information related to discarded data is available, and information related to a maximum size of the information related to the discarded data, and a control unit that performs configuration for receiving or transmitting a data discard notification based on the configuration information, wherein the communication unit receives a data discard notification from the terminal or transmits a data discard notification to the terminal. (Supplementary Item 5) The base station according to Supplementary Item 4, wherein the communication unit receives terminal capability information related to the data discard notification from the terminal, and the communication unit receives a request to stop sending data discard notifications from the terminal. (Supplementary Item 6) The base station according to Supplementary Item 4 or Supplementary Item 5, wherein the control unit does not include information indicating that the data has been discarded at the end of the information related to the discarded data that is included in the data discard notification.

[0089] Any of the supplementary items 1 to 6 can reduce the processing load of data discard notification on the receiving side in a communication system.

[0090] (Supplementary Notes on the Embodiments) Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the disclosed invention is not limited to such embodiments, and those skilled in the art will understand various modifications, alterations, alternatives, and substitutions. While specific numerical examples have been used to facilitate understanding of the invention, unless otherwise specified, these numerical values ​​are merely examples, and any appropriate values ​​may be used. The division of items in the above description is not essential to the present invention; matters described in two or more items may be used in combination as needed, and matters described in one item may apply to matters described in another item (as long as there is no contradiction). Boundaries between functional units or processing units in functional block diagrams do not necessarily correspond to boundaries between physical components. The operations of multiple functional units may be performed by a single physical component, or the operations of a single functional unit may be performed by multiple physical components. The order of processing steps described in the embodiments may be reversed as long as there is no contradiction. For convenience of processing description, the base station 10 and terminal 20 have been described using functional block diagrams, but such devices may be realized by hardware, software, or a combination thereof. The software operated by the processor of the base station 10 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention and the software operated by the processor of the terminal 20 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention may each be stored in random access memory (RAM), flash memory, read-only memory (ROM), EPROM, EEPROM, register, hard disk (HDD), removable disk, CD-ROM, database, server, or any other suitable storage medium.

[0091] Furthermore, the notification of information is not limited to the aspects / embodiments described in the present disclosure, and may be performed using other methods. For example, the notification of information may be performed by physical layer signaling (e.g., Downlink Control Information (DCI), Uplink Control Information (UCI)), higher layer signaling (e.g., Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling, Medium Access Control (MAC) signaling), broadcast information (Master Information Block (MIB), System Information Block (SIB)), other signals, or a combination thereof. Furthermore, the RRC signaling may be referred to as an RRC message, and may be, for example, an RRC Connection Setup message, an RRC Connection Reconfiguration message, or the like.

[0092] Each aspect / embodiment described in the present disclosure may be implemented using any of the following standards: LTE (Long Term Evolution), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4G (4th generation mobile communication system), 5G (5th generation mobile communication system), 6th generation mobile communication system (6G), xth generation mobile communication system (xG) (xG (x is, for example, an integer or a decimal number)), FRA (Future Radio Access), NR (new Radio), New radio access (NX), Future generation radio access (FX), W-CDMA (registered trademark), GSM (registered trademark), CDMA2000, UMB (Ultra Mobile Broadband), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.17 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.19 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.20 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.21 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.22 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.23 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.24 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.25 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.26 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.27 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.28 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.29 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.30 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.31 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.32 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.33 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.34 ( The present invention may be applied to at least one of systems using 802.20, UWB (Ultra-Wide Band), Bluetooth (registered trademark), or other suitable systems, and next-generation systems that are extended, modified, created, or defined based on these systems. The present invention may also be applied to a combination of multiple systems (e.g., a combination of LTE and / or LTE-A with 5G).

[0093] The order of the procedures, sequences, flowcharts, etc. of each aspect / embodiment described herein may be rearranged unless it is consistent. For example, the methods described in this disclosure present elements of various steps using an example order and are not limited to the particular order presented.

[0094] In this specification, a specific operation described as being performed by the base station 10 may be performed by its upper node in some cases. In a network consisting of one or more network nodes having the base station 10, it is clear that various operations performed for communication with the terminal 20 may be performed by at least one of the base station 10 and another network node other than the base station 10 (such as, but not limited to, an MME or an S-GW). Although the above example illustrates a case where there is one other network node other than the base station 10, the other network node may be a combination of multiple other network nodes (such as an MME and an S-GW).

[0095] The information, signals, etc. described in the present disclosure may be output from a higher layer (or a lower layer) to a lower layer (or a higher layer), or may be input / output via multiple network nodes.

[0096] Input and output information may be stored in a specific location (for example, memory) or may be managed using a management table. Input and output information may be overwritten, updated, or added to. Output information may be deleted. Input information may be transmitted to another device.

[0097] In the present disclosure, the determination may be made by a value represented by one bit (0 or 1), by a Boolean value (true or false), or by a comparison of numerical values ​​(e.g., comparison with a predetermined value).

[0098] Software shall be construed broadly to mean instructions, instruction sets, code, code segments, program code, programs, subprograms, software modules, applications, software applications, software packages, routines, subroutines, objects, executable files, threads of execution, procedures, functions, etc., whether referred to as software, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description language, or otherwise.

[0099] Software, instructions, information, etc. may also be transmitted or received over a transmission medium. For example, if software is transmitted from a website, server, or other remote source using wired technologies (such as coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)), and / or wireless technologies (such as infrared, microwave), then these wired and / or wireless technologies are included within the definition of transmission media.

[0100] The information, signals, etc. described in this disclosure may be represented using any of a variety of different technologies. For example, data, instructions, commands, information, signals, bits, symbols, chips, etc. that may be referred to throughout the above description may be represented by voltages, currents, electromagnetic waves, magnetic fields or magnetic particles, optical fields or photons, or any combination thereof.

[0101] Note that terms described in this disclosure and terms necessary for understanding this disclosure may be replaced with terms having the same or similar meanings. For example, at least one of a channel and a symbol may be a signal (signaling). Furthermore, a signal may be a message. Furthermore, a component carrier (CC) may be called a carrier frequency, a cell, a frequency carrier, etc.

[0102] As used in this disclosure, the terms "system" and "network" are used interchangeably.

[0103] Furthermore, the information, parameters, etc. described in the present disclosure may be expressed using absolute values, may be expressed using relative values ​​from a predetermined value, or may be expressed using other corresponding information. For example, a radio resource may be indicated by an index.

[0104] The names used for the above-described parameters are not intended to be limiting in any way. Furthermore, the mathematical expressions using these parameters may differ from those explicitly disclosed in this disclosure. The various channels (e.g., PUCCH, PDCCH, etc.) and information elements may be identified by any suitable names, and therefore the various names assigned to these various channels and information elements are not intended to be limiting in any way.

[0105] In the present disclosure, terms such as "base station (BS)," "radio base station," "base station device," "fixed station," "NodeB," "eNodeB (eNB)," "gNodeB (gNB)," "access point," "transmission point," "reception point," "transmission / reception point," "cell," "sector," "cell group," "carrier," and "component carrier" may be used interchangeably. A base station may also be referred to by terms such as a macrocell, a small cell, a femtocell, and a picocell.

[0106] A base station can accommodate one or more (e.g., three) cells. When a base station accommodates multiple cells, the overall coverage area of ​​the base station can be partitioned into multiple smaller areas, and each smaller area can also be provided with communication services by a base station subsystem (e.g., a small indoor base station (RRH: Remote Radio Head)). The terms "cell" or "sector" refer to part or all of the coverage area of ​​a base station and / or base station subsystem that provides communication services within that coverage.

[0107] In the present disclosure, the base station transmitting information to a terminal may be interpreted as the base station instructing the terminal to control or operate based on the information.

[0108] In this disclosure, the terms "Mobile Station (MS)," "user terminal," "User Equipment (UE)," "terminal," and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0109] A mobile station may also be referred to by those skilled in the art as a subscriber station, mobile unit, subscriber unit, wireless unit, remote unit, mobile device, wireless device, wireless communication device, remote device, mobile subscriber station, access terminal, mobile terminal, wireless terminal, remote terminal, handset, user agent, mobile client, client, or some other suitable terminology.

[0110] At least one of the base station and the mobile station may be referred to as a transmitting device, a receiving device, a communication device, etc. At least one of the base station and the mobile station may be a device mounted on a mobile object, the mobile object itself, etc. The mobile object refers to a movable object, and may move at any speed. Naturally, this also includes cases where the mobile object is stationary. Examples of the mobile object include, but are not limited to, vehicles, transport vehicles, automobiles, motorcycles, bicycles, connected cars, excavators, bulldozers, wheel loaders, dump trucks, forklifts, trains, buses, handcars, rickshaws, ships and other watercraft, airplanes, rockets, satellites, drones (registered trademark), multicopters, quadcopters, balloons, and objects mounted thereon. The mobile object may also be a mobile object that moves autonomously based on an operational command. It may be a vehicle (e.g., a car, an airplane, etc.), an unmanned mobile object (e.g., a drone, an autonomous vehicle, etc.), or a robot (manned or unmanned). At least one of the base station and the mobile station may be a device that does not necessarily move during communication operations. For example, at least one of the base station and the mobile station may be an IoT (Internet of Things) device such as a sensor.

[0111] Furthermore, a base station in the present disclosure may be read as a user terminal. For example, the aspects / embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to a configuration in which communication between a base station and a user terminal is replaced with communication between multiple terminals 20 (which may be called, for example, Device-to-Device (D2D) or Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X)). In this case, the terminal 20 may be configured to have the functions of the base station 10 described above. Furthermore, terms such as "uplink" and "downlink" may be read as terms corresponding to terminal-to-terminal communication (for example, "side"). For example, terms such as an uplink channel and a downlink channel may be read as a side channel.

[0112] Similarly, the user terminal in the present disclosure may be read as a base station, in which case the base station may be configured to have the functions of the user terminal described above.

[0113] As used in this disclosure, the terms "determining" and "determining" may encompass a wide variety of actions. "Determining" and "determining" may include, for example, judging, calculating, computing, processing, deriving, investigating, looking up, searching, inquiring (e.g., searching in a table, database, or other data structure), ascertaining, and the like. "Determining" and "determining" may also include receiving (e.g., receiving information), transmitting (e.g., sending information), input, output, accessing (e.g., accessing data in memory), and the like. Furthermore, "judgment" and "decision" can include regarding resolving, selecting, choosing, establishing, comparing, etc. as having been "judged" or "decided." In other words, "judgment" and "decision" can include regarding some action as having been "judged" or "decided." Furthermore, "judgment (decision)" can be interpreted as "assuming," "expecting," "considering," etc.

[0114] The terms "connected," "coupled," or any variation thereof, refer to any direct or indirect connection or coupling between two or more elements, and may include the presence of one or more intermediate elements between two elements that are "connected" or "coupled" to each other. The coupling or connection between elements may be physical, logical, or a combination thereof. For example, "connected" may be read as "access." As used in this disclosure, two elements may be considered to be "connected" or "coupled" to each other using one or more wires, cables, and / or printed electrical connections, as well as electromagnetic energy having wavelengths in the radio frequency range, microwave range, and optical (both visible and invisible) range, as some non-limiting and non-exhaustive examples.

[0115] The reference signal may be abbreviated as RS (Reference Signal) or may be called a pilot depending on the applicable standard.

[0116] As used in this disclosure, the phrase "based on" does not mean "based only on," unless expressly stated otherwise. In other words, the phrase "based on" means both "based only on" and "based at least on."

[0117] As used in this disclosure, any reference to an element using a designation such as "first," "second," etc. does not generally limit the quantity or order of those elements. These designations may be used in this disclosure as a convenient method of distinguishing between two or more elements. Thus, a reference to a first and a second element does not imply that only two elements may be employed or that the first element must in some way precede the second element.

[0118] The "means" in the configuration of each of the above devices may be replaced with "part," "circuit," "device," etc.

[0119] When the terms "include," "including," and variations thereof are used in this disclosure, these terms are intended to be inclusive, similar to the term "comprising." Furthermore, when the term "or" is used in this disclosure, it is not intended to be an exclusive or.

[0120] In this disclosure, where articles are added by translation, such as a, an, and the in English, the disclosure may include that the nouns following these articles are in the plural form.

[0121] In the present disclosure, the term "A and B are different" may mean "A and B are different from each other." The term may also mean "A and B are each different from C." Terms such as "separate" and "coupled" may also be interpreted in the same way as "different."

[0122] The aspects / embodiments described in this disclosure may be used alone, in combination, or switched depending on the implementation. Notification of predetermined information (e.g., notification that "X is true") is not limited to explicit notification, but may be implicit (e.g., not notifying the predetermined information).

[0123] Although the present disclosure has been described in detail above, it is clear to those skilled in the art that the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments described herein. The present disclosure can be implemented in modified and altered forms without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure as defined by the claims. Therefore, the description of the present disclosure is intended to be illustrative and does not have any limiting meaning on the present disclosure.

[0124] REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 10 Base station 110 Transmitter 120 Receiver 130 Setting unit 140 Controller 20 Terminal 210 Transmitter 220 Receiver 230 Setting unit 240 Controller 30 Network node 1001 Processor 1002 Storage device 1003 Auxiliary storage device 1004 Communication device 1005 Input device 1006 Output device

Claims

1. A terminal having a communication unit that receives setting information from a base station, the setting information including at least one of information indicating whether a data discard notification can be used, information relating to a timer that limits the frequency of sending data discard notifications, information indicating whether information relating to discarded data can be used, and information relating to the maximum size of information relating to discarded data; and a control unit that performs settings to receive or send data discard notifications based on the setting information, wherein the communication unit receives a data discard notification from the base station or sends a data discard notification to the base station.

2. The terminal according to claim 1, wherein the communication unit transmits terminal capability information related to the data discard notification to the base station, and the communication unit transmits a request to stop receiving data discard notifications to the base station when it wishes to stop receiving data discard notifications.

3. The terminal according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the control unit does not include information indicating that the data has been discarded at the end of the information relating to the discarded data included in the data discard notification.

4. A base station comprising: a communication unit that transmits setting information to a terminal, the setting information including at least one of information indicating whether a data discard notification can be used, information relating to a timer that limits the frequency of sending data discard notifications, information indicating whether information relating to discarded data can be used, and information relating to the maximum size of information relating to discarded data; and a control unit that performs settings to receive or send data discard notifications based on the setting information, wherein the communication unit receives a data discard notification from the terminal or transmits a data discard notification to the terminal.

5. The base station according to claim 4, wherein the communication unit receives terminal capability information related to a data discard notification from the terminal, and the communication unit receives a request to stop the data discard notification from the terminal.

6. The base station according to claim 4 or claim 5, wherein the control unit does not include information indicating that the data has been discarded at the end of the information relating to the discarded data included in the data discard notification.

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