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US 10,455,549 B2Granted
Control of resources
AssigneeNokia Solutions and Networks Oy
InventorsBenoist Pierre Sebire, Hai Tao Li, Jarkko Tuomo Koskela, Yang Liu
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Abstract
A method including receiving information at an apparatus; and using said information for configuration of a radio resource control connection of said apparatus with a first node controlling a first cell and a second node controlling a second cell; and wherein said configuration of a radio resource control connection is made in dependence on a capability of said apparatus.
Claims44
A method comprising:
- receiving information at an apparatus from a first node controlling a first cell;
- using said information for configuration of a first radio resource control connection of said apparatus with the first node controlling the first cell, and for configuration of a second radio resource control connection of said apparatus with a second node controlling a second cell, wherein said first cell comprises a macro cell and the second cell comprises a small cell;
- receiving further information from the second node;
- using said further information for reconfiguration of at least the second radio resource control connection;
- and
- transmitting, to the first node, an update regarding the reconfiguration(s),
- wherein said configurations and said reconfiguration(s) are made so that dual connectivity communications between the apparatus and the first and second nodes using both the first and second radio resource control connections are performed, and a radio capability of said apparatus is not exceeded for the dual connectivity communications.
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A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having computer executable instructions thereon which when run on one or more processors cause an apparatus to perform:
- receive information from a first node controlling a first cell;
- use said information for configuration of a first radio resource control connection of said apparatus with the first node controlling the first cell, and for configuration of a second radio resource control connection of said apparatus with a second node controlling a second cell, wherein said first cell comprises a macro cell and the second cell comprises a small cell;
- receive further information from the second node;
- use said further information for reconfiguration of at least the second radio resource control connection;
- and
- transmit, to the first node, an update regarding the reconfiguration(s),
- wherein said configurations and said reconfiguration(s) are made so that dual connectivity communications between the apparatus and the first and second nodes using both the first and second radio resource control connections are performed, and a radio capability of said apparatus is not exceeded for the dual connectivity communications.
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An apparatus comprising
- at least one processor;
- and at least one non-transitory memory including computer program code;
- the at least one non-transitory memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:
- receive information from a first node controlling a first cell;
- use said information for configuration of a first radio resource control connection of said apparatus with the first node controlling the first cell, and for configuration of a second radio resource control connection of said apparatus with a second node controlling a second cell, wherein said first cell comprises a macro cell, and the second cell comprises a small cell;
- receive further information from the second node;
- use said further information for reconfiguration of at least the second radio resource control connection;
- and
- transmit, to the first node, an update regarding the reconfiguration(s),
- wherein said configurations and said reconfiguration(s) are made so that dual connectivity communications between the apparatus and the first and second nodes using both the first and second radio resource control connections are performed, and a radio capability of said apparatus is not exceeded for the dual connectivity communications.
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A method comprising:
- receiving, at a first apparatus controlling a first cell, a request from a second apparatus controlling a second cell, to enter a dual connectivity mode with the second apparatus for dual connectivity communications with a user equipment, wherein said first cell comprises a small cell, and the second cell comprises a macro cell;
- establishing, with the first apparatus, a radio resource control connection for performing the dual connectivity communications with the user equipment;
- determining, with the first apparatus, to reconfigure the radio resource control connection;
- transmitting, with the first apparatus to the user equipment, information for reconfiguration of the radio resource control connection such that a radio capability of said user equipment is not exceeded for the dual connectivity communications;
- and
- transmitting, with the first apparatus to the second apparatus, a first message comprising one of:
- an update regarding the reconfiguration, or
- an indication of user equipment rejection of the reconfiguration.
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A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having computer executable instructions thereon which when run on one or more processors cause an apparatus to perform:
- receive at the apparatus a request from a second apparatus to enter a dual connectivity mode with the second apparatus for dual connectivity communications with a user equipment, wherein the apparatus controls a first cell and the second apparatus controls a second cell, wherein said first cell comprises a small cell, and the second cell comprises a macro cell;
- establish a radio resource control connection for performing the dual connectivity communications with the user equipment;
- determine to reconfigure the radio resource control connection;
- transmit, to the user equipment, information for reconfiguration of the radio resource control connection such that a radio capability of said user equipment is not exceeded for the dual connectivity communications;
- and
- transmit, to the second apparatus, a first message comprising one of:
- an update regarding the reconfiguration, or
- an indication of user equipment rejection of the reconfiguration.
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An apparatus comprising
- at least one processor;
- and at least one non-transitory memory including computer program code;
- the at least one non-transitory memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:
- receive at the apparatus a request from a second apparatus to enter a dual connectivity mode with the second apparatus for dual connectivity communications with a user equipment, wherein the apparatus controls a first cell and the second apparatus controls a second cell, wherein said first cell comprises a small cell, and the second cell comprises a macro cell;
- establish, with the apparatus, a radio resource control connection for performing the dual connectivity communications with the user equipment;
- determine, with the first apparatus, to reconfigure the radio resource control connection;
- transmit, with the apparatus to the user equipment, information for reconfiguration of the radio resource control connection such that a radio capability of said user equipment is not exceeded for the dual connectivity communications;
- and
- transmit, to the second apparatus, a first message comprising one of:
- an update regarding the reconfiguration, or
- an indication of user equipment rejection of the reconfiguration.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.