Method, base station, and user equipment for implementing carrier aggregation
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, a base station, and a user equipment for implementing carrier aggregation. The method includes: determining, by a primary base station, to add a cell for a user equipment UE; and sending, by the primary base station, a first message to the UE, where the first message is used to instruct the UE to add the cell, the first message includes configuration information of the cell and an identifier or index of a base station to which the cell belongs, and the base station to which the cell belongs is a secondary base station. In the embodiments of the present invention, under the control of the primary base station of the UE, a cell of another base station can be added for the UE, so as to implement carrier aggregation between base stations, thereby further increasing user throughput of the UE.
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a memory storing instructions; and
at least one processor in communication with the memory, the at least one processor executing the instructions to:
communicate, with a primary base station via a data radio bearer (DRB);
receive a radio resource control (RRC) connection reconfiguration message from the primary base station, the RRC connection reconfiguration message instructing the apparatus to add a cell of a secondary base station and associate the DRB with the cell of the secondary base station, wherein the RRC connection reconfiguration message comprises an identifier of the DRB and configuration information of the cell;
change association with the DRB from the primary base station to the secondary base station;
send a RRC connection reconfiguration completion message to the primary base station; and
communicate with the secondary base station via the DRB during carrier aggregation.
2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor further executes the instructions to:
associate the DRB with the cell of the secondary base station.
3. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one processor further executes the instructions to:
communicate data carried on the DRB with the secondary base station.
4. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor further executes the instructions to:
obtain information of a signaling radio bearer (SRB) from the primary base station; and
exchange signaling with the secondary base station via the SRB.
5. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor further executes the instructions to:
obtain an identifier or index of the secondary base station.
6. A method, comprising:
communicating, by an apparatus, with a primary base station via a data radio bearer (DRB);
receiving, by the apparatus, a radio resource control (RRC) connection reconfiguration message from the primary base station, the RRC connection reconfiguration message instructing to add a cell of a secondary base station and associate the DRB with the cell of the secondary base station, wherein the RRC connection reconfiguration message comprises an identifier of the DRB and configuration information of the cell;
changing, by the apparatus, association with the DRB from the primary base station to the secondary base station;
sending, by the apparatus, a RRC connection reconfiguration completion message to the primary base station; and
communicating, by the apparatus, with the secondary base station via the DRB during carrier aggregation.
7. The method according to claim 6 , further comprising:
associating, by the apparatus, the DRB with the cell of the secondary base station.
8. The method according to claim 7 , further comprising:
communicating, by the apparatus, data carried on the DRB with the secondary base station.
9. The method according to claim 6 , further comprising:
obtaining, by the apparatus, information of a signaling radio bearer (SRB) from the primary base station; and
exchanging, by the apparatus, signaling with the secondary base station via the SRB.
10. The method according to claim 6 , further comprising:
obtaining, by the apparatus, an identifier or index of the secondary base station.
11. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the identifier of the DRB is further comprised in a cell addition request from the primary base station to the secondary base station, the cell addition request requests the secondary base station to add the cell and change association with the DRB from the primary base station to the secondary base station for the apparatus.
12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the cell addition request further comprises configuration information of an evolved radio access bearer E-RAB corresponding to the DRB.
13. A method, comprising:
communicating, by a primary base station, with a terminal via a data radio bearer (DRB);
sending, by the primary base station, a cell addition request to a secondary base station, the cell addition request requesting the secondary base station to add a cell of the secondary base station and change association with the DRB from the primary base station to the secondary base station for the terminal, wherein the cell addition request comprises an identifier of the DRB;
sending, by the primary base station, a radio resource control (RRC) connection reconfiguration message to the terminal, the RRC connection reconfiguration message instructing the terminal to add the cell of a secondary base station and associate the DRB with the cell of the secondary base station, wherein the RRC connection reconfiguration message comprises the identifier of the DRB and configuration information of the cell; and
receiving, by the primary base station, a RRC connection reconfiguration completion message from the terminal.
14. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the cell addition request further comprises configuration information of an evolved radio access bearer E-RAB corresponding to the DRB.
15. The method according to claim 14 , further comprising:
sending, by the primary base station, an identity of the E-RAB and path information of the secondary base station to a core network device; and
receiving, by the primary base station, configuration information of the cell from the secondary base station.
16. A primary base station, comprising:
a memory storing instructions; and
at least one processor in communication with the memory, the at least one processor executing the instructions to:
communicate with a terminal via a data radio bearer (DRB);
send a cell addition request to a secondary base station, the cell addition request requesting the secondary base station to add a cell of the secondary base station and change association with the DRB from the primary base station to the secondary base station for the terminal, wherein the cell addition request comprises an identifier of the DRB;
send a radio resource control (RRC) connection reconfiguration message to the terminal, the RRC connection reconfiguration message instructing the terminal to add the cell of the secondary base station and associate the DRB with the cell of the secondary base station, wherein the RRC connection reconfiguration message comprises the identifier of the DRB and configuration information of the cell; and
receive a RRC connection reconfiguration completion message from the terminal.
17. The primary base station according to claim 16 , wherein the cell addition request further comprises configuration information of an evolved radio access bearer E-RAB corresponding to the DRB.
18. The primary base station according to claim 17 , wherein the at least one processor further executes the instructions to:
send an identity of the E-RAB and path information of the secondary base station to a core network device; and
receive configuration information of the cell from the secondary base station.