# US 12,114,277 B2 · Using a cell as a pathloss or timing reference > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,114,277 B2 - Document ID: US12114277B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/445,628 - Filed: 2021-08-23 - Published: 2021-12-16 - Granted: 2024-10-08 - Earliest claimed: 2012-10-19 - Assignees: Malikie Innovations Limited - Applicants: Malikie Innovations Limited - Inventors: Takashi Suzuki; Zhijun Cai; Rene Waraputra Purnadi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12114277B2 ## CPC - H04W 56/0015: {one node acting as a reference for the others} - H04L 5/001: {the frequencies being arranged in component carriers} - H04L 5/0092: {Indication of how the channel is divided} - H04W 52/0216: {using a pre-established activity schedule, e.g. traffic indication frame} - H04W 52/0245: {according to signal strength} - H04W 56/00: Synchronisation arrangements - H04W 76/28: Discontinuous transmission [DTX]; Discontinuous reception [DRX] - H04L 5/005: {of common pilots, i.e. pilots destined for multiple users or terminals} - H04W 48/20: Selecting an access point - H04W 76/15: Setup of multiple wireless link connections - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract A radio access network sends, to a mobile device, information indicating a cell on a first carrier of a first type and a cell on a second carrier of a second type, and sends, to the mobile device, configuration information regarding whether the mobile device is to connect with a cell on another carrier of a new carrier type. The radio access network sends, to the mobile device, information relating to a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) configuration that is specific to a type of carrier. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: sending, by a radio access network to a mobile device, information indicating a cell on a first carrier of a first type and a cell on a second carrier of a second type; sending, by the radio access network to the mobile device, configuration information regarding whether the mobile device is to connect with a cell on another carrier of a new carrier type; sending, by the radio access network to the mobile device, information relating to a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) configuration that is specific to a type of carrier, wherein the sending of the DRX configuration comprises: sending information relating to a first DRX configuration for communications with the cell on the first carrier of the first type, and sending information relating to a second DRX configuration for communications with the cell on the another carrier of the new carrier type. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the configuration information comprises information to a reference signal to be measured by the mobile device. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the configuration information specifies use of semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) in the cell on the another carrier of the new carrier type. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first carrier of the first type and the second carrier of the second type are part of a carrier aggregation. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the information indicating the cell on the first carrier of the first type and the cell on the second carrier of the second type is sent in system information. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the information indicating the cell on the first carrier of the first type and the cell on the second carrier of the second type is sent in at least one Radio Resource Control (RRC) message. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: sending, by the radio access network to the mobile device, configuration information specifying use of semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) in a cell on a carrier of a third type. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first DRX configuration is different from the second DRX configuration. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the new carrier type is different from the first type. ### Claim 10 A mobile device comprising: at least one processor configured to: receive, from a radio access network, information indicating a cell on a first carrier of a first type and a cell on a second carrier of a second type; receive, from the radio access network, configuration information regarding whether the mobile device is to connect with a cell on another carrier of a new carrier type; receive, from the radio access network, information relating to a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) configuration that is specific to a type of carrier, wherein the information relating to the DRX configuration comprises: information relating to a first DRX configuration for communications with the cell on the first carrier of the first type, and information relating to a second DRX configuration for communications with the cell on the another carrier of the new carrier type. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The mobile device of claim 10, wherein the at least one processor is configured to further: receive information specifying use of semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) in the cell on the another carrier of the new carrier type. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The mobile device of claim 11, wherein the at least one processor is configured to further: use resources according to the received information specifying use of SPS. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The mobile device of claim 10, wherein the information indicating the cell on the first carrier of the first type and the cell on the second carrier of the second type is in system information from the radio access network or in at least one Radio Resource Control (RRC) message from the radio access network. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The mobile device of claim 10, wherein the configuration information comprises information to a reference signal to be measured by the mobile device. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The mobile device of claim 10, wherein the first carrier of the first type and the second carrier of the second type are part of a carrier aggregation. ### Claim 16 A network node for a radio access network, comprising: at least one processor configured to: send, from the network node to a mobile device, information indicating a cell on a first carrier of a first type and a cell on a second carrier of a second type; send, from the network node to the mobile device, configuration information regarding whether the mobile device is to connect with a cell on another carrier of a new carrier type; send, from the network node to the mobile device, information relating to a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) configuration that is specific to a type of carrier, wherein the information relating to the DRX configuration comprises: information relating to a first DRX configuration for communications with the cell on the first carrier of the first type, and information relating to a second DRX configuration for communications with the cell on the another carrier of the new carrier type. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The network node of claim 16, wherein the configuration information comprises information relating to a reference signal to be measured by the mobile device. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The network node of claim 16, wherein the configuration information specifies use of semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) in the cell on the first carrier of the first type. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The network node of claim 16, wherein the first carrier of the first type and the second carrier of the second type are part of a carrier aggregation. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The network node of claim 16, wherein the first DRX configuration is different from the second DRX configuration, and the new carrier type is different from the first type.