Granted Patent B2

US 12,414,169 · App. 18/001,229 · Granted Sep 9, 2025

Inventors: Srinivasan Selvaganapathy (Bangalore, IN); Faranaz Sabouri-Sichani (Aalborg, DK); Nuno Manuel Kiilerich Pratas (Gistrup, DK)

Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY

H04W76/11H04W88/06

Abstract

Claims (46)

1. A terminal device comprising: at least one processor and at least one memory including a computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the terminal device at least to: establish a first radio resource connection with a Radio Access Network (RAN) node, the first radio resource connection having a first Radio Network Temporary Identifier and being associated with a first subscription identity used by the terminal device to register in a network; perform a radio resource connection setup procedure for establishing a second radio resource connection, the second radio resource ALLOWANCE connection being associated with a second subscription identity used by the terminal device to register in the network; indicate to the RAN node that the terminal device has an existing radio resource connection with the RAN node; receive a second Radio Network Temporary Identifier associated with the second radio resource connection and an additional Radio Network Temporary Identifier common to the first and second radio resource connections; and use a common Radio Network Temporary Identifier for communication with the RAN node wherein the at least one processor and the computer program code are further configured to: indicate to the RAN node that the terminal device is capable to share Medium Access Control layer across the first and second radio resource connections; receive from the RAN node an indication that the Medium Access Control layer is shared between the first and second radio resource connections: and report buffer status information to the RAN node separately for the first and second radio resource connections.

2. The terminal device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor and the computer program code are further configured to:

receive from the RAN node a message indicating when to start using the common Radio Network Temporary Identifier.

3. The terminal device of claim 2 , wherein the message indicates whether there will be another message in a current CORESET and search space associated with the common Radio Network Temporary Identifier.

4. The terminal device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor and the computer program code are further configured to:

be assigned a CORESET and search space common to the first and second radio resource connections; and

wherein the common Radio Network Temporary Identifier is used by the terminal device for monitoring the common CORESET for control signaling related to the first radio resource connection and/or the second radio resource connection.

5. The terminal device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor and the computer program code are further configured to:

receive, using the common Radio Network Temporary Identifier for communication with the RAN node, information from the RAN node on radio resource allocation and an indication whether the radio resource allocation is for the first or second radio resource connection.

6. The terminal device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor and the computer program code means are further configured to:

indicate to the RAN node during the radio resource connection set up procedure that the terminal device has an existing radio resource connection with the RAN node by including the first Radio Network Temporary Identifier in a Radio Resource Control Setup Request message or in a Radio Resource Control Setup Complete message: or

indicate to the RAN node, after the radio resource connection set up procedure, that the terminal device has an existing radio resource connection with the RAN node by including the first Radio Network Temporary Identifier in a Radio Resource Control message.

7. A Radio Access Network (RAN) node comprising:

at least one processor and at least one memory including a computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the RAN node at least to:

establish a first radio resource connection with a terminal device and assign a Radio Network Temporary Identifier to the first radio resource connection, the first radio resource connection being associated with a first subscription identity used by the terminal device to register in a network;

perform a radio resource connection setup procedure for establishing a second radio resource connection with the terminal device, the second radio resource connection being associated with a second subscription identity used by the terminal device to register in the network;

receive an indication from the terminal device indicating that the terminal device has an existing radio resource connection with the RAN node;

assign a Radio Network Temporary Identifier to the second radio resource connection and an additional Radio Network Temporary Identifier common to the first and second radio resource connections and transmitting the identifiers to the terminal device; and

use a common Radio Network Temporary Identifier for communication with the terminal device,

wherein the at least one processor and the computer program code are further configured to:

receive, an indication that the terminal device is capable to share Medium Access Control layer across the first and second radio resource connections;

transmit to the terminal device an indication that the Medium Access Control is shared between the first and second radio resource connections; and

receive from the user terminal buffer status information separately for the first and second radio resource connections.

8. The RAN node of claim 7 , wherein the at least one processor and the computer program code are further configured to:

transmit to the terminal device a message indicating when to start using the common Radio Network Temporary Identifier.

9. The RAN node of claim 8 , wherein the message indicates whether there will be another message in current CORESET and search space associated with the common Radio Network Temporary Identifier.

10. A method performed by a terminal device, comprising:

establishing a first radio resource connection with a Radio Access Network (RAN) node, the first radio resource connection having a first Radio Network Temporary Identifier and being associated with a first subscription identity used by the terminal device to register in a network;

performing a radio resource connection setup procedure for establishing a second radio resource connection, the second radio resource connection being associated with a second subscription identity used by the terminal device to register in the network;

indicating to the RAN node that the terminal device has an existing radio resource connection with the RAN node;

receiving a second Radio Network Temporary Identifier associated with the second radio resource connection and an additional Radio Network Temporary Identifier common to the first and second radio resource connections; and

using a common Radio Network Temporary Identifier for communication with the RAN node,

wherein the method further comprises:

indicating to the RAN node that the terminal device is capable to share Medium Access Control layer across the first and second radio resource connections;

receiving from the RAN node an indication that the Medium Access Control layer is shared between the first and second radio resource connections; and

reporting buffer status information to the RAN node separately for the first and second radio resource connections.

11. A method performed by a Radio Access Network (RAN) node, comprising:

establishing a first radio resource connection with a terminal device and assigning a Radio Network Temporary Identifier to the first radio resource connection, the first radio resource connection being associated with a first subscription identity used by the terminal device to register in a network;

performing a radio resource connection setup for establishing a second radio resource connection with the terminal device, the second radio resource connection being associated with a second subscription identity used by the terminal device to register in the network;

receiving an indication from the terminal device indicating that the terminal device has an existing radio resource connection with the RAN node;

assigning a Radio Network Temporary Identifier to the second radio resource connection and an additional Radio Network Temporary Identifier common to the first and second radio resource connections and transmitting the identifiers to the terminal device; and

using a common Radio Network Temporary Identifier for communication with the terminal device,

wherein the method further comprises:

receiving, an indication that the terminal device is capable to share Medium Access Control layer across the first and second radio resource connections;

transmitting to the terminal device an indication that the Medium Access Control is shared between the first and second radio resource connections; and

receiving from the user terminal buffer status information separately for the first and second radio resource connections.

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