IP Library Granted Patent US 9,924,421
Granted Patent B2
US 9,924,421 · App. 15/649,608 · Granted Mar 20, 2018

User equipment, method, and base station

Inventor: Shohei Yamada (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
H04W36/0072H04W74/0833H04W76/025
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Patent No.
US 9,924,421
App. No.
15/649,608
Granted
Mar 20, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for receiving a radio resource control (RRC) message by a user equipment (UE) is described. The method includes receiving an RRC connection reconfiguration (RRCConnectionReconfiguration) message including secondary cell group (SCG) configuration parameters. The RRC connection reconfiguration message has a structure that the SCG configuration parameters do not include a data radio bearer (DRB) configuration.

Claims (22)

1. A user equipment (UE), comprising:

reception circuitry that receives, from a first evolved Node B (eNB), a radio resource control (RRC) connection reconfiguration message for modifying a secondary cell group (SCG) configuration, and

configuration circuitry that re-establishes packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) and radio link control (RLC) configuration on the SCG by remapping a data radio bearer (DRB) that is established on a master cell group (MCG) to the SCG based on the RRC connection reconfiguration message,

wherein the MCG and the SCG are configured for dual connectivity, the MCG comprises at least one primary cell (PCell), and the SCG comprises at least one primary secondary cell (PSCell),

wherein a first medium access control (MAC) entity is configured for the MCG and a second MAC entity is configured for the SCG.

2. A method by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

receiving, from a first evolved Node B (eNB), a radio resource control (RRC) connection reconfiguration message for modifying a secondary cell group (SCG) configuration, and

re-establishing packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) and radio link control (RLC) configuration on the SCG by remapping a data radio bearer (DRB) that is established on a master cell group (MCG) to the SCG based on the RRC connection reconfiguration message,

wherein the MCG and the SCG are configured for dual connectivity, the MCG comprises at least one primary cell (PCell), and the SCG comprises at least one primary secondary cell (PSCell),

wherein a first medium access control (MAC) entity is configured for the MCG and a second MAC entity is configured for the SCG.

3. A base station comprising:

configuration circuitry that generates a radio resource control (RRC) connection reconfiguration message including data radio bearer (DRB) configuration parameters for remapping a DRB that is established on a master cell group (MCG), to a secondary cell group (SCG), and

transmission circuitry that transmits the RRC connection reconfiguration message to a user equipment (UE) for modifying the SCG configuration,

wherein packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) and radio link control (RLC) configuration on the SCG are re-established by remapping the DRB to the SCG,

wherein the MCG and the SCG are configured for dual connectivity, the MCG comprises at least one primary cell (PCell), and the SCG comprises at least one primary secondary cell (PSCell),

wherein a first medium access control (MAC) entity is configured for the MCG and a second MAC entity is configured for the SCG.

4. A method by a base station comprising:

generating a radio resource control (RRC) connection reconfiguration message including data radio bearer (DRB) configuration parameters for remapping a DRB that is established on a master cell group (MCG), to a secondary cell group (SCG), and

transmitting the RRC connection reconfiguration message to a user equipment (UE) for modifying the SCG configuration,

wherein packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) and radio link control (RLC) configuration on the SCG are re-established by remapping the DRB to the SCG,

wherein the MCG and the SCG are configured for dual connectivity, the MCG comprises at least one primary cell (PCell), and the SCG comprises at least one primary secondary cell (PSCell),

wherein a first medium access control (MAC) entity is configured for the MCG and a second MAC entity is configured for the SCG.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 28, 2017
From: YAMADA, SHOHEI
To: SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC.
Reel/Frame 043134/0391 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 28, 2017
From: SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC.
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 043134/0446 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 14168954 · Jan 30, 2014
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