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US 2015/0031377 A1Published application
Wireless communication system and method
AssigneeBroadcom Corporation
InventorsGilles Charbit, Erlin Zeng, Na Wei
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AssigneeBroadcom Corporation
InventorsGilles Charbit, Erlin Zeng, Na Wei
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Embodiments of the invention provide methods, devices and computer programs arranged to control access to a Secondary Cell Carrier (SCC) by a user terminal. The user terminal having a first functional state in which the user terminal is arranged to monitor for a broadcast channel associated with the SCC, and a second functional state, different to said first functional state. One embodiment comprises an apparatus comprising a processing system arranged to cause the apparatus to: receive data indicative of a plurality of operational modes assigned to the SCC; and transmit a signalling message comprising data indicative of said plurality of operational modes for receipt by the user terminal, whereby to configure the user terminal into the first functional state, wherein the user terminal is arranged to selectively request access to resources of the SCC on the basis of a comparison between data contained in said signalling message and data contained in a transmission received on the broadcast channel.
An apparatus for use in controlling access to a Secondary Cell Carrier (SCC) by a user terminal in a communication network, said user terminal having a first functional state in which the user terminal is arranged to monitor for a broadcast channel associated with the SCC, and a second functional state, different to said first functional state, the apparatus comprising a processing system, wherein the processing system comprises at least one processor and at least one memory storing a set of computer instructions, in which the processing system is arranged to cause the apparatus to:
10-11. (canceled)
An apparatus for use in controlling access to a Secondary Cell Carrier (SCC) in a communication network, the apparatus comprising a processing system, wherein the processing system comprises at least one processor and at least one memory storing a set of computer instructions, in which the processing system is arranged to cause the apparatus to:
(canceled)
An apparatus for use in controlling access by a user terminal to a Secondary Cell Carrier (SCC) in a communication network, the apparatus comprising a processing system, wherein the processing system comprises at least one processor and at least one memory storing a set of computer instructions, in which the processing system is arranged to cause the apparatus to:
24-65. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.