Method and system for handling of special Scell selection in dual connectivity
Method and system for handling of special SCell selection in dual connectivity. The present invention relates to the field of wireless communication networks and more particularly to a User Equipment (UE) operating in dual connectivity mode in wireless communication networks. The principal object of the embodiments herein is to provide a method and system for handling of special SCell (PSCell) change by extending Event A 3 or Event A 5 to PSCell for relative comparison. Another object of the invention is to provide a method and system for handling of special SCell (PSCell) change with a new Event Ax.
1. A method for communication by a second base station in a wireless communication system including a first base station and the second base station, the method comprising:
receiving, from the first base station, a request message including a measurement result for one or more cells;
determining a primary second cell (PScell) among the one or more cells based on the measurement result; and
transmitting, to the first base station, a response message including configuration information of the PScell in response to the request message.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
performing a process for a random access with a terminal.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the PScell is configured with PUCCH (physical uplink control channel) resources.
4. A method for communication by a first base station in a wireless communication system including the first base station and a second base station, the method comprising:
transmitting, to a second base station, a request message including a measurement result for one or more cells; and
receiving, from the second base station, a response message including configuration information of a primary second cell(PScell) determined based on the measurement result in response to the request message.
5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:
transmitting, to a terminal, a message for a connection configuration, the message for the connection configuration including the configuration information of the PScell; and
receiving, from the terminal, a response message in response to the message for the connection configuration.
6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the PScell is configured with PUCCH (physical uplink control channel) resources.
7. The method of claim 4 ,
wherein the measurement result is received by the first base station from a terminal based on an A 3 event or an A 5 event, and
wherein the A 3 event corresponds to an event in which a measurement result for a neighboring cell of the terminal is better than a measurement result for the PScell, and the A 5 event corresponds to an event in which a measurement result for the PScell is smaller than a first threshold and a measurement result for the neighboring cell of the terminal is better than a second threshold.
8. A method for communication by a terminal in a wireless communication system including a first base station and a second base station, the method comprising:
transmitting a measurement result for one or more cells to the first base station;
receiving a message for a connection configuration from the first base station, the message for the connection configuration including configuration information of a primary second cell (PScell); and
performing a process for a random access to the second base station based on the configuration information of the PScell.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the PScell is configured with PUCCH (physical uplink control channel) resources.
10. The method of claim 8 ,
wherein transmitting step comprises transmitting the measurement result to the first base station based on an A 3 event and an A 5 event, and
wherein the A 3 event corresponds to an event in which a measurement result for a neighboring cell of the terminal is better than a measurement result for the PScell, and the A 5 event corresponds to an event in which a measurement result for the PScell is smaller than a first threshold and a measurement result for the neighboring cell of the terminal is better than a second threshold.
11. An apparatus in a second base station for communication in a wireless communication system including a first base station and the second base station, the apparatus comprising:
a receiver configured to receive, from the first base station, a request message including a measurement result for one or more cells;
a processor configured to determine a primary second cell(PScell) among the one or more cells based on the measurement result; and
a transmitter configured to transmit, to the first base station, a response message including configuration information of the PScell in response to the request message.
12. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the processor further configured to perform a process for a random access with a terminal.
13. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the PScell is configured with PUCCH (physical uplink control channel) resources.
14. An apparatus in a first base station for communication in a wireless communication system including the first base station and a second base station, the apparatus comprising:
a transmitter configured to transmit, to a second base station, a request message including a measurement result for one or more cells; and
a receiver configured to receive, from the second base station, a response message including configuration information of a primary second cell(PScell) determined based on the measurement result in response to the request message.
15. The apparatus of claim 14 ,
wherein the transmitter further configured to transmit, to a terminal, a message for a connection configuration, the message for the connection configuration including the configuration information of the PS cell, and
wherein the receiver further configured to receive, from the terminal, a response message in response to the message for the connection configuration.
16. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the PScell is configured with PUCCH (physical uplink control channel) resources.
17. The apparatus of claim 14 ,
wherein the measurement result is received by the first base station from a terminal based on an A 3 event or an A 5 event, and
wherein the A 3 event corresponds to an event in which a measurement result for a neighboring cell of the terminal is better than a measurement result for the PScell, and the A 5 event corresponds to an event in which a measurement result for the PScell is smaller than a first threshold and a measurement result for the neighboring cell of the terminal is better than a second threshold.
18. An apparatus in a terminal for communication in a wireless communication system including a first base station and a second base station, the apparatus comprising:
a transmitter configured to transmit a measurement result for one or more cells to the first base station;
a receiver configured to receive a message for a connection configuration from the first base station, the message for the connection configuration including configuration information of a primary second cell(PScell); and
a processor configured to perform a process for a random access to the second base station based on the configuration information of the PScell.
19. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the PScell is configured with PUCCH (physical uplink control channel) resources.
20. The apparatus of claim 18 ,
wherein the transmitter configured to transmit the measurement result to the first base station based on an A 3 event and an A 5 event, and
wherein the A 3 event corresponds to an event in which a measurement result for a neighboring cell of the terminal is better than a measurement result for the PScell, and the A 5 event corresponds to an event in which a measurement result for the PScell is smaller than a first threshold and a measurement result for the neighboring cell of the terminal is better than a second threshold.