Method and apparatus for secondary base station mobility

1. A method of a secondary base station comprising:

establishing a radio link over a master cell group (MCG) for dual connectivity to a user equipment (UE), wherein the radio link comprises a signaling radio bearer (SRB);

transmitting a radio resource control (RRC) connection reconfiguration signal from the secondary base station to the UE to enable measurement reports associated with the radio link and a subsequent new radio (NR) RRC message over NR Uu;

receiving an RRC connection reconfiguration complete signal at the secondary base station from the UE; and

receiving a measurement report at the secondary base station from the UE associated with the radio link.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining a base station change at the secondary base station based on the measurement report.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

transmitting a handover request in response to the determination;

receiving a handover request acknowledge; and

transmitting an RRC connection reconfiguration based on the handover request acknowledge.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the RRC connection reconfiguration is transmitted to the UE.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the RRC connection reconfiguration is forwarded to a master base station.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the radio link comprises a RAT.

7. A method of a user equipment (UE) comprising:

establishing a first radio link with a master base station;

establishing a second radio link over a master cell group (MCG) radio link, the second radio link with a first cell associated with a secondary base station, wherein the second radio link comprises a signaling radio bearer (SRB);

receiving a radio resource control (RRC) connection reconfiguration signal from the secondary base station over the second radio link SRB to enable measurement reports associated with the second radio link and a subsequent new radio (NR) RRC message over NR Uu;

transmitting an RRC connection reconfiguration complete signal to the secondary base station; and

providing a measurement report to the secondary base station associated with the second radio link using the second radio link SRB.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising receiving an RRC connection reconfiguration indicating a base station change.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the RRC connection reconfiguration is received from the secondary base station using the second radio link SRB.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the RRC connection reconfiguration is received from a master base station, wherein the RRC connection reconfiguration is included in a transparent container.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the RRC connection reconfiguration is received from a master base station either via the first radio link or via the second radio link.

12. The method of claim 7 , wherein the first radio link comprises a SRB.

13. An apparatus of a secondary base station comprising:

means for establishing a radio link over a master cell group (MCG) for dual connectivity to a user equipment (UE), wherein the radio link comprises a signaling radio bearer (SRB);

means for transmitting a radio resource control (RRC) connection reconfiguration signal from the secdondary base station to the UE to enable measurement reports associated with the radio link and a subsequent new radio (NR) RRC message over NR Uu;

means for receiving an RRC connection reconfiguration complete signal at the secondary base station from the UE; and

means for receiving a measurement report at the secondary base station from the UE associated with the radio link.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 , further comprising means for determining a base station change at the secondary base station based on the measurement report.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 , further comprising:

means for transmitting a handover request in response to the determination;

means for receiving a handover request acknowledge; and

means for transmitting an RRC connection reconfiguration based on the handover request acknowledge.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the RRC connection reconfiguration is transmitted to the UE.

17. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the RRC connection reconfiguration is forwarded to a master base station.

18. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the radio link comprises a RAT.

19. An apparatus of a user equipment (UE) comprising:

means for establishing a first radio link with a master base station;

means for establishing a second radio link over a master cell group (MCG) radio link, the second radio link with a first cell associated with a secondary base station, wherein the second radio link comprises a signaling radio bearer (SRB);

means for receiving a radio resource control (RRC) connection reconfiguration signal from the secondary base station over the second radio link SRB to enable measurement reports associated with the second radio link and a subsequent new radio (NR) RRC message over NR Uu;

means for transmitting an RRC connection reconfiguration complete signal to the secondary base station; and

means for providing a measurement report to the secondary base station associated with the second radio link using the second radio link SRB.

20. The apparatus of claim 19 , further comprising means for receiving an RRC connection reconfiguration indicating a base station change.

21. The apparatus of claim 20 , wherein the RRC connection reconfiguration is received from the secondary base station using the second radio link SRB.

22. The apparatus of claim 20 , wherein the RRC connection reconfiguration is received from a master base station, wherein the RRC connection reconfiguration is included in a transparent container.

23. The apparatus of claim 22 , wherein the RRC connection reconfiguration is received from a master base station either via the first radio link or via the second radio link.

24. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the first radio link comprises a SRB.

25. An apparatus of a secondary base station comprising:

a processing system configured to:

establish a radio link over a master cell group (MCG) for dual connectivity to a user equipment (UE), wherein the radio link comprises a signaling radio bearer (SRB) transmit a radio resource control (RRC) connection reconfiguration signal to the UE to enable measurement reports associated with the radio link;

transmit a radio resource control (RRC) connection reconfiguration signal from the secondary base station to the UE to enable measurement reports associated with the radio link and a subsequent new radio (NR) RRC message over NR Uu;

receive an RRC connection reconfiguration complete signal at the secondary base station from the UE; and

receive a measurement report at the secondary base station from the UE associated with the radio link.

26. The apparatus of claim 25 , the processing system further configured to determine a base station change at the secondary base station based on the measurement report.

27. The apparatus of claim 26 , the processing system further configured to:

transmit a handover request in response to the determination;

receive a handover request acknowledge; and

transmit an RRC connection reconfiguration based on the handover request acknowledge.

28. The apparatus of claim 27 , wherein the RRC connection reconfiguration is transmitted to the UE.

29. The apparatus of claim 27 , wherein the RRC connection reconfiguration is forwarded to a master base station.

30. The apparatus of claim 25 , wherein the radio link comprises a RAT.

31. An apparatus of a user equipment (UE) comprising:

a processing system configured to:

establish a first radio link with a master base station;

establish a second radio link over a master cell group (MCG) radio link, the second radio link with a first cell associated with a secondary base station, wherein the second radio link comprises a signaling radio bearer (SRB);

receive a radio resource control (RRC) connection reconfiguration signal from the secondary base station over the second radio link SRB to enable measurement reports associated with the second radio link and a subsequent new radio (NR) RRC message over NR Uu;

transmit an RRC connection reconfiguration complete signal to the secondary base station; and

provide a measurement report to the secondary base station associated with the second radio link using the second radio link SRB.

32. The apparatus of claim 31 , the processing system further configured to receive an RRC connection reconfiguration indicating a base station change.

33. The apparatus of claim 32 , wherein the RRC connection reconfiguration is received from the secondary base station using the second radio link SRB.

34. The apparatus of claim 32 , wherein the RRC connection reconfiguration is received from a master base station, wherein the RRC connection reconfiguration is included in a transparent container.

35. The apparatus of claim 34 , wherein the RRC connection reconfiguration is received from a master base station either via the first radio link or via the second radio link.

36. The apparatus of claim 31 , wherein the first radio link comprises a SRB.

37. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer executable code for wireless communication by a secondary base station, comprising code to:

establish a radio link over a master cell group (MCG) for dual connectivity to a user equipment (UE), wherein the second radio link comprises a signaling radio bearer (SRB)

transmit a radio resource control (RRC) connection reconfiguration signal from the secondary base station to the UE to enable measurement reports associated with the radio link and a subsequent new radio (NR) RRC message over NR Uu;

receive an RRC connection reconfiguration complete signal from the UE; and

receive a measurement report from the UE associated with the radio link.

38. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer executable code, comprising code to:

establish a first radio link with a master base station;

establish a second radio link over a master cell group (MCG) radio link, the second radio link with a first cell associated with a secondary base station, wherein the second radio link comprises a signaling radio bearer (SRB);

receive a radio resource control (RRC) connection reconfiguration signal from the secondary base station over the second radio link SRB to enable measurement reports associated with the second radio link and a subsequent new radio (NR) RRC message over NR Uu;

transmit an RRC connection reconfiguration complete signal to the secondary base station; and

provide a measurement report to the secondary base station associated with the second radio link using the second radio link SRB.