Race condition avoidance between master base station initiated secondary base station release and secondary base station initiated secondary base station change procedures

A secondary node for providing, along with a master node, dual connectivity for a wireless device such that the wireless device is configured to utilize resources provided by both the master node and the secondary node in a wireless communication network, the secondary node comprising:

• processing circuitry configured to:
• receive, from the master node via an interface, a release request, the release request being a request to release a wireless device context of the wireless device or to release resources for the wireless device;
• and
• send a release reject to the master node via the interface, the release reject being an indication that the secondary node rejects the release request.

A master node for providing, along with a secondary node, dual connectivity for a wireless device such that the wireless device is configured to utilize resources provided by both the master node and the secondary node in a wireless communication network, the master node comprising:

• processing circuitry configured to:
• send, to the secondary node via an interface, a release request, the release request being a request to release a wireless device context of the wireless device or to release resources for the wireless device;
• and
• receive a release reject from the secondary node via the interface, the release reject being an indication that the secondary node rejects the release request.