IP Library Granted Patent US 11,051,155
Granted Patent B2
US 11,051,155 · App. 16/712,283 · Granted Jun 29, 2021

Communication system

Inventors: Mitsuru Mochizuki (Tokyo, JP); Kuniyuki Suzuki (Tokyo, JP); Futoshi Katada (Tokyo, JP); Hirochika Hiraki (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
H04W4/90H04W4/06H04W16/06H04W16/32H04W72/04H04W84/10
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Patent No.
US 11,051,155
App. No.
16/712,283
Granted
Jun 29, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A communication system is provided that can improve the communication capability of a communication terminal device in the case where a large number of small cells in addition to a macro cell are installed and operated. A communication terminal device (UE) is connected with a macro cell configured by a MeNB and a small cell configured by a SeNB, so that dual connectivity is performed. When receiving information for small cells, for example, emergency information from a CBC via an MME, at least one cell of the macro cell and the small cell notifies the communication terminal device connected with the at least one cell of the information for small cells.

Claims (11)

1. A communication system comprising:

a communication terminal device; and

a plurality of base stations to perform radio communication with the communication terminal device,

wherein

the plurality of base stations include a master base station and a secondary base station configured to provide a dual connectivity (DC) for the communication terminal device,

the communication terminal device is configured to transmit, via a radio resource control (RRC) message, a modification request for modifying at least one of a plurality of DC bearers provided by the master base station and the secondary base station, the modification request including an identification of the master base station, and

the master base station is configured to modify the at least one of the plurality of DC bearers upon receipt of the modification request.

2. The communication system according to claim 1 , wherein

the communication terminal device is configured to transmit the modification request to a higher-layer device than the master base station, and

the master base station is configured to receive the modification request from the higher-layer device.

3. The communication system according to claim 1 , wherein the master base station is configured to transmit a reject message in a case where a modification of the at least one of the plurality of DC bearers is not performed.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-160482 · Aug 6, 2014 · national
Continuity (4)
Division 16398604 · Apr 30, 2019
Continuation 16150608 · Oct 3, 2018
Continuation 15324957
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