Carrier configuration in wireless networks

1. A base station comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the base station to:

transmit, to a wireless device, at least one first radio resource control (RRC) message comprising configuration parameters of a plurality of cells grouped into a plurality of cell groups comprising a first cell group and a second cell group, wherein:

transmission timing associated with uplink transmissions in the first cell group is based on a first cell of the first cell group; and

transmission timing associated with uplink transmissions in the second cell group is based on a second cell of the second cell group;

determine to perform a handover of the wireless device; and

transmit a second RRC message configured to cause, for a cell associated with the wireless device and without explicitly releasing the cell, a cell grouping modification from the first cell group to the second cell group, wherein the second RRC message comprises mobility control information.

2. The base station of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the base station to initiate the handover of the wireless device from the base station to a second base station.

3. The base station of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the base station to initiate the handover of the wireless device from a first sector of the base station to a second sector of the base station.

4. The base station of claim 1 , wherein the at least one first RRC message comprises a timer value for a time alignment timer for each of the plurality of cell groups.

5. The base station of claim 1 , wherein the second RRC message is an RRC Connection Reconfiguration message.

6. The base station of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the base station to transmit a third RRC message, wherein the third RRC message does not comprise mobility control information, and wherein the third RRC message is configured to explicitly release a secondary cell as part of a cell grouping modification, for the secondary cell and from the second cell group to the first cell group.

7. The base station of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the base station to transmit a third RRC message, wherein the third RRC message does not comprise mobility control information, and wherein the third RRC message is configured to cause a cell grouping modification, for a secondary cell and from the second cell group to the first cell group, by:

releasing the secondary cell; and

associating the secondary cell with a different cell group index.

8. The base station of claim 1 , wherein the first cell group comprises a primary cell and at least one secondary cell.

9. The base station of claim 1 , wherein the second cell group comprises secondary cells.

10. The base station of claim 1 , wherein without explicitly releasing the cell is based on the second RRC message not comprising an information element releasing the cell.

11. The base station of claim 1 , wherein the second RRC message further comprises an indication of a random access preamble.

12. A wireless device comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

receive, from a base station, at least one first radio resource control (RRC) message comprising configuration parameters of a plurality of cells grouped into a plurality of cell groups comprising a first cell group and a second cell group, wherein:

transmission timing associated with uplink transmissions in the first cell group is based on a first cell of the first cell group; and

transmission timing associated with uplink transmissions in the second cell group is based on a second cell of the second cell group;

receive a second RRC message configured to cause, for a cell associated with the wireless device and without explicitly releasing the cell, a cell grouping modification of from the first cell group to the second cell group, wherein the second RRC message comprises mobility control information; and

transmit a random access preamble to a target cell.

13. The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to perform a handover from the base station to a second base station.

14. The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the instructions when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to perform a handover from a first sector of the base station to a second sector of the base station.

15. The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the at least one first RRC message comprises a timer value for a time alignment timer for each of the plurality of cell groups.

16. The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the second RRC message is an RRC Connection Reconfiguration message.

17. The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to perform a synchronization process with the target cell.

18. The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the second RRC message further comprises an indication of the random access preamble.

19. The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the first cell group comprises a primary cell and at least one secondary cell.

20. The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the second cell group comprises secondary cells.

21. The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein without explicitly releasing the cell is based on the second RRC message not comprising an information element releasing the cell.

22. The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the base station to transmit a third RRC message, wherein the third RRC message does not comprise mobility control information, and wherein the third RRC message is configured to explicitly release a secondary cell as part of a cell grouping modification, for the secondary cell and from the second cell group to the first cell group.

23. A wireless device comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

receive, from a base station, at least one first radio resource control (RRC) message comprising configuration parameters of a plurality of cells grouped into a plurality of cell groups comprising a first cell group and a second cell group, wherein:

transmission timing associated with uplink transmissions in the first cell group is based on a first cell of the first cell group; and

transmission timing associated with uplink transmissions in the second cell group is based on a second cell of the second cell group;

receive a second RRC message configured to cause, for a cell associated with the wireless device and without explicitly releasing the cell, a cell grouping modification from the first cell group to the second cell group, wherein the second RRC message comprises mobility control information; and

perform, based on the second RRC message, a handover.

24. The wireless device of claim 23 , wherein the handover is from a first sector of the base station to a second sector of the base station.

25. The wireless device of claim 23 , wherein the at least one first RRC message comprises a timer value for a time alignment timer for each of the plurality of cell groups.

26. The wireless device of claim 23 , wherein the second RRC message is an RRC Connection Reconfiguration message.

27. The wireless device of claim 23 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to perform a synchronization process with a target cell.

28. The wireless device of claim 23 , wherein the second RRC message further comprises an indication of a random access preamble.

29. The wireless device of claim 23 , wherein the first cell group comprises a primary cell and at least one secondary cell.

30. The wireless device of claim 23 , wherein the second cell group comprises secondary cells.

31. The wireless device of claim 23 , wherein without explicitly releasing the cell is based on the second RRC message not comprising an information element releasing the cell.

32. The wireless device of claim 23 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the base station to transmit a third RRC message, wherein the third RRC message does not comprise mobility control information, and wherein the third RRC message is configured to explicitly release a secondary cell as part of a cell grouping modification, for the secondary cell and from the second cell group to the first cell group.

33. A method comprising:

transmitting, by a base station and to a wireless device, at least one first radio resource control (RRC) message comprising configuration parameters of a plurality of cells grouped into a plurality of cell groups comprising a first cell group and a second cell group, wherein:

transmission timing associated with uplink transmissions in the first cell group is based on a first cell of the first cell group; and

transmission timing associated with uplink transmissions in the second cell group is based on a second cell of the second cell group; and

determining to perform a handover of the wireless device; and

transmitting a second RRC message configured to cause, for a cell associated with the wireless device and without explicitly releasing the cell, a cell grouping modification from the first cell group to the second cell group, wherein the second RRC message comprises mobility control information.

34. The method of claim 33 , further comprising initiating the handover of the wireless device from the base station to a second base station.

35. The method of claim 33 , further comprising initiating the handover of the wireless device from a first sector of the base station to a second sector of the base station.

36. The method of claim 33 , wherein the at least one first RRC message comprises a timer value for a time alignment timer for each of the plurality of cell groups.

37. The method of claim 33 , wherein the second RRC message is an RRC Connection Reconfiguration message.

38. The method of claim 33 , further comprising transmitting a third RRC message, wherein the third RRC message does not comprise mobility control information, and wherein the third RRC message is configured to explicitly release a secondary cell as part of a cell grouping modification, for the secondary cell and from the second cell group to the first cell group.

39. The method of claim 33 , further comprising transmitting a third RRC message, wherein the third RRC message does not comprise mobility control information, and wherein the third RRC message is configured to cause a cell grouping modification, for a secondary cell and from the second cell group to the first cell group, by:

releasing the secondary cell; and

associating the secondary cell with a different cell group index.

40. The method of claim 33 , wherein the first cell group comprises a primary cell and at least one secondary cell.

41. The method of claim 33 , wherein the second cell group comprises secondary cells.

42. The method of claim 33 , wherein without explicitly releasing the cell is based on the second RRC message not comprising an information element releasing the cell.

43. The method of claim 33 , wherein the second RRC message further comprises an indication of a random access preamble.

44. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device and from a base station, at least one first radio resource control (RRC) message comprising configuration parameters of a plurality of cells grouped into a plurality of cell groups comprising a first cell group and a second cell group, wherein:

transmission timing associated with uplink transmissions in the first cell group is based on a first cell of the first cell group; and

transmission timing associated with uplink transmission in the second cell group is based on a second cell of the second cell group;

receiving a second RRC message configured to cause, for a cell associated with the wireless device and without explicitly releasing the cell, a cell grouping modification from the first cell group to the second cell group, wherein the second RRC message comprises mobility control information; and

performing, based on the second RRC message, a handover.

45. The method of claim 44 , wherein the handover is from a first sector of the base station to a second sector of the base station.

46. The method of claim 44 , wherein the at least one first RRC message comprises a timer value for a time alignment timer for each of the plurality of cell groups.

47. The method of claim 44 , wherein the second RRC message is an RRC Connection Reconfiguration message.

48. The method of claim 44 , further comprising performing a synchronization process with a target cell.

49. The method of claim 44 , wherein the second RRC message further comprises an indication of a random access preamble.

50. The method of claim 44 , wherein the first cell group comprises a primary cell and at least one secondary cell.

51. The method of claim 44 , wherein the second cell group comprises secondary cells.

52. The method of claim 44 , wherein without explicitly releasing the cell is based on the second RRC message not comprising an information element releasing the cell.

53. The method of claim 44 , further comprising receiving a third RRC message, wherein the third RRC message does not comprise mobility control information, and wherein the third RRC message is configured to explicitly release a secondary cell as part of a cell grouping modification, for the secondary cell and from the second cell group to the first cell group.

54. A system comprising:

a wireless device; and

a base station comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors of the base station, cause the base station to:

transmit at least one first radio resource control (RRC) message comprising configuration parameters of a plurality of cells grouped into a plurality of cell groups comprising a first cell group and a second cell group, wherein:

transmission timing associated with uplink transmissions in the first cell group is based on a first cell of the first cell group; and

transmission timing associated with uplink transmissions in the second cell group is based on a second cell of the second cell group; and

transmit a second RRC message configured to cause, for a cell associated with the wireless device and without explicitly releasing the cell, a cell grouping modification from the first cell group to the second cell group, wherein the second RRC message comprises mobility control information; and

wherein the wireless device comprises:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors of the wireless device, cause the wireless device to:

receive the at least one first RRC message;

receive the second RRC message; and

perform, based on the second RRC message, a handover.

55. The system of claim 54 , wherein the handover is from a first sector of the base station to a second sector of the base station.

56. The system of claim 54 , wherein the at least one first RRC message comprises a timer value for a time alignment timer for each of the plurality of cell groups.

57. The system of claim 54 , wherein the second RRC message is an RRC Connection Reconfiguration message.

58. The system of claim 54 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors of the wireless device, further cause the wireless device to perform a synchronization process with a target cell.

59. The system of claim 54 , wherein the second RRC message further comprises an indication of a random access preamble.

60. The system of claim 54 , wherein the first cell group comprises a primary cell and at least one secondary cell.

61. The system of claim 54 , wherein the second cell group comprises secondary cells.

62. The system of claim 54 , wherein without explicitly releasing the cell is based on the second RRC message not comprising an information element releasing the cell.

63. The system of claim 54 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the base station to transmit a third RRC message, wherein the third RRC message does not comprise mobility control information, and wherein the third RRC message is configured to explicitly release a secondary cell as part of a cell grouping modification, for the secondary cell and from the second cell group to the first cell group.

64. A method comprising:

transmitting, by a base station and to a wireless device, at least one first radio resource control (RRC) message comprising configuration parameters of a plurality of cells grouped into a plurality of cell groups comprising a first cell group and a second cell group, wherein:

transmission timing associated with uplink transmissions in the first cell group is based on a first cell of the first cell group; and

transmission timing associated with uplink transmissions in the second cell group is based on a second cell of the second cell group;

transmitting, by the base station and to the wireless device, a second RRC message configured to cause, for a cell associated with the wireless device and without explicitly releasing the cell, a cell grouping modification from the first cell group to the second cell group, wherein the second RRC message comprises mobility control information;

receiving, by the wireless device, the at least one first RRC message;

receiving, by the wireless device, the second RRC message; and

performing, based on the second RRC message, a handover of the wireless device.

65. The method of claim 64 , wherein the handover is from a first sector of the base station to a second sector of the base station.

66. The method of claim 64 , wherein the at least one first RRC message comprises a timer value for a time alignment timer for each of the plurality of cell groups.

67. The method of claim 64 , wherein the second RRC message is an RRC Connection Reconfiguration message.

68. The method of claim 64 , further comprising performing a synchronization process with a target cell.

69. The method of claim 64 , wherein the second RRC message further comprises an indication of a random access preamble.

70. The method of claim 64 , wherein the first cell group comprises a primary cell and at least one secondary cell.

71. The method of claim 64 , wherein the second cell group comprises secondary cells.

72. The method of claim 64 , wherein without explicitly releasing the cell is based on the second RRC message not comprising an information element releasing the cell.

73. The method of claim 64 , further comprising transmitting a third RRC message, wherein the third RRC message does not comprise mobility control information, and wherein the third RRC message is configured to explicitly release a secondary cell as part of a cell grouping modification, for the secondary cell and from the second cell group to the first cell group.