Radio bearer establishment in wireless communication networks

A base station apparatus for communicating with a terminal apparatus, the base station apparatus comprising:

• generation circuitry configured to generate a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection reconfiguration message including, for a Data Radio Bearer (DRB) associated with a DRB identity, a New Radio (NR) Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) entity configuration or an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) PDCP entity configuration;
• and
• a transmitter configured to transmit the RRC connection reconfiguration message to the terminal apparatus, wherein
• the RRC connection reconfiguration message is a message that causes the terminal apparatus to:
• notify a higher layer of information indicating that the DRB is established and an EPS bearer identity of the DRB established, based on a determination that both of the following conditions hold:
• a) the DRB identity is not currently configured in the terminal apparatus, and b) the E-UTRA PDCP entity configuration for the DRB is included in a DRB configuration included in the RRC connection reconfiguration message.

A method performed at a terminal apparatus that is configured to communicate with one or multiple base station apparatuses, the method comprising:

• receiving a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection reconfiguration message including, for a Data Radio Bearer (DRB) associated with a DRB identity, a New Radio (NR) Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) entity configuration or an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) PDCP entity configuration, from a base station apparatus of the one or multiple base station apparatuses;
• and
• notifying a higher layer of information indicating that the DRB is established and an EPS bearer identity of the DRB established, based on a determination that both of the following conditions hold:
• a) the DRB identity is not currently configured in the terminal apparatus, and b) the E-UTRA PDCP entity configuration for the DRB is included in a DRB configuration included in the RRC connection reconfiguration message.

A method performed at a base station apparatus that is configured to communicate with a terminal apparatus, the method comprising:

• generating a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection reconfiguration message including, for a Data Radio Bearer (DRB) associated with a DRB identity, a New Radio (NR) Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) entity configuration or an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) PDCP entity configuration;
• and
• transmitting the RRC connection reconfiguration message to the terminal apparatus, wherein
• the RRC connection reconfiguration message is a message that causes the terminal apparatus to:
• notify a higher layer of information indicating that the DRB is established and an EPS bearer identity of the DRB established, based on a determination that both of the following conditions hold:
• a) the DRB identity is not currently configured in the terminal apparatus, and b) the E-UTRA PDCP entity configuration for the DRB is included in a DRB configuration included in the RRC connection reconfiguration message.