Radio communication method, radio communication system, and radio station

1. A radio communication method comprising:

transmitting first information from a first radio station to a second radio station before determining an activation of a second logical processing entity that is to be activated in a first processing layer of the second radio station in association with a first logical processing entity that has been activated in the first processing layer of the second radio station, the first information relating to the activation of the second logical processing entity, the first information being transmitted using a first control signal in a higher layer of the first processing layer;

transmitting, when determining the activation of the second logical processing entity, second information for instructing the activation from the first radio station to the second radio station, the second information being transmitted using a second control signal in the first processing layer; and

activating the second logical processing entity by the second radio station based on the first information in response to the second information, wherein

the second information is transmitted using a reserved field or a reserved value in the second control signal.

2. The radio communication method according to claim 1 , wherein

the first logical processing entity deals with a radio communication with the first radio station.

3. The radio communication method according to claim 2 , wherein

the second logical processing entity deals with a radio communication with a third radio station different from the first radio station.

4. The radio communication method according to claim 1 , wherein

the first logical processing entity and the second logical processing entity are entities in radio link control (RLC) layer of the first processing layer, and

the second control signal is a control packet in the RLC layer.

5. The radio communication method according to claim 1 , wherein

the first logical processing entity and the second logical processing entity are entities in packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer of the first processing layer, and

the second control signal is a control packet in the PDCP layer.

6. The radio communication method according to claim 1 , wherein

the first logical processing entity and the second logical processing entity are entities in media access control (MAC) layer of the first processing layer, and

the second control signal is a control packet in the MAC layer.

7. The radio communication method according to claim 1 , wherein

the first control signal is a control signal in radio resource control (RRC) layer.

8. The radio communication method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting, when determining a deactivation of the first logical processing entity or the second logical processing entity, third information for instructing the deactivation from the first radio station to the second radio station, the second information being transmitted using the second control signal; and

deactivating the first logical processing entity or the second logical processing entity by the second radio station in response to the third information.

9. A radio communication system comprising:

a first radio station configured to:

transmit first information to a second radio station before determining an activation of a second logical processing entity that is to be activated in a first processing layer of the second radio station in association with a first logical processing entity that has been activated in the first processing layer of the second radio station, the first information relating to the activation of the second logical processing entity, the first information being transmitted using a first control signal in a higher layer of the first processing layer, and

transmit, when determining the activation of the second logical processing entity, second information for instructing the activation to the second radio station, the second information being transmitted using a second control signal in the first processing layer; and

the second radio station configured to:

activate the second logical processing entity based on the first information in response to the second information, wherein

the second information is transmitted using a reserved field or a reserved value in the second control signal.

10. A radio station comprising:

a memory; and

a processor coupled to the memory and configured to:

transmit first information to another radio station before determining an activation of a second logical processing entity that is to be activated in a first processing layer of the other radio station in association with a first logical processing entity that has been activated in the first processing layer of the other radio station, the first information relating to the activation of the second logical processing entity, the first information being transmitted using a first control signal in a higher layer of the first processing layer, and

transmit, when determining the activation of the second logical processing entity, second information for instructing the activation to the other radio station, the second information being transmitted using a second control signal in the first processing layer, wherein

the other radio station is configured to activate the second logical processing entity based on the first information in response to the second information, and

the second information is transmitted using a reserved field or a reserved value in the second control signal.

11. A radio station comprising:

a memory; and

a processor coupled to the memory and configured to:

receive first information from another radio station before determining an activation of a second logical processing entity that is to be activated in a first processing layer of the radio station in association with a first logical processing entity that has been activated in the first processing layer of the radio station, the first information relating to the activation of the second logical processing entity, the first information being transmitted using a first control signal in a higher layer of the first processing layer,

receive, when determining the activation of the second logical processing entity, second information for instructing the activation from the other radio station, the second information being transmitted using a second control signal in the first processing layer, and

activate the second logical processing entity based on the first information in response to the second information, wherein

the second information is transmitted using a reserved field or a reserved value in the second control signal.