# US 2017/0289877 A1 · Device and Method of Handling Connection Transfer > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0289877 A1 - Document ID: US20170289877A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/473,625 - Filed: 2017-03-30 - Published: 2017-10-05 - Earliest claimed: 2016-04-01 - Assignees: HTC Corporation - Applicants: HTC Corporation - Inventors: Chih-Hsiang Wu - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170289877A1 ## CPC - H04W 36/08: Reselecting an access point - H04W 4/70: Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC] - H04W 36/0058: {Transmission of hand-off measurement information, e.g. measurement reports} - H04W 48/12: using downlink control channel - H04W 76/27: Transitions between radio resource control [RRC] states - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A first base station (BS) for handling a connection transfer with a second BS comprises a storage unit for storing instructions and a processing circuit coupled to the storage unit. The processing circuit is configured to execute the instructions stored in the storage unit. The instructions comprise determining to configure a first communication device to be in a light radio resource control (RRC) connected mode; generating a first RRC message configuring the first communication device to be in the light RRC connected mode; generating a first connection transfer message comprising first system information, when the first communication device is in coverage enhancement (CE) or a type of the first communication device is a first type; and generating the first connection transfer message comprising second system information, when the first communication device is not in CE or the type of the first communication device is a second type. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A first base station (BS) for handling a connection transfer with a second BS, comprising: a storage unit, for storing instructions of: connecting to a first communication device; determining to configure the first communication device to be in a light radio resource control (RRC) connected mode; generating a first RRC message configuring the first communication device to be in the light RRC connected mode in response to the determination; generating a first connection transfer message comprising first system information, when the first communication device is in coverage enhancement (CE) or a type of the first communication device is a first type; generating the first connection transfer message comprising second system information, when the first communication device is not in CE or the type of the first communication device is a second type; and transmitting the first connection transfer message to the second BS; transmitting the first RRC message to the first communication device; and a processing circuit, coupled to the storage unit, configured to execute the instructions stored in the storage unit. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The first BS of claim 1, wherein the first type is a first category and the second type is a second category, the first type is a (massive) machine type communication ((m)MTC) and the second type is a (evolved) mobile broad band ((e)MBB), or the first type is an Ultra-Reliable and Low Latency Communications (uRLLC) and the second type is an (e)MBB. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The first BS of claim 1, wherein a first radio frequency (RF) capability of the first type and a second RF capability of the second type are different. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The first BS of claim 1, wherein the first connection transfer message comprises a communication device configuration of the first communication device, and the communication device configuration comprises at least one of a security configuration, a measurement configuration and a data radio bearer (DRB) configuration. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The first BS of claim 1, wherein the first system information comprises at least one first system information block (SIB) for the first communication device in CE or the first communication device with the first type, and the second system information comprises at least one second SIB for the first communication device not in CE or the first communication device with the second type. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The first BS of claim 1, wherein the first system information comprises a first information element (IE) which is not comprised in the second system information. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The first BS of claim 1, wherein a second IE in the first system information and the second IE in the second system information have different values. ### Claim 8 A second base station (BS) for handling a connection transfer with a first BS, comprising: a storage unit, for storing instructions of: connecting to the first BS; receiving a connection request message from a communication device; transmitting a connection transfer request message to the first BS in response to the connection request message; receiving a connection transfer message from the first BS, wherein the connection transfer message is transmitted by the first BS in response to the connection transfer request message, and the connection transfer message comprises a communication device configuration of the communication device and at least one of first system information and second system information; generating a connection response message comprising a first configuration generated according to the first system information, if the connection transfer message comprises the first system information and the communication device is in coverage enhancement (CE) or a type of the communication device is a first type; generating the connection response message comprising a second configuration generated according to the second system information, if the connection transfer message comprises the second system information and the communication device is not in CE or the type of the communication device is a second type; and transmitting the connection response message to the communication device in response to the connection request message; and a processing circuit, coupled to the storage unit, configured to execute the instructions stored in the storage unit. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The second BS of claim 8, wherein the first configuration is for updating a first value comprised in the first system information, and the second configuration is for updating a second value comprised in the second system information. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The second BS of claim 8, wherein the first configuration configures a third configuration which is not comprised in the first system information, and the second configuration configures a fourth configuration which is not comprised in the second system information. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The second BS of claim 8, wherein the first configuration comprises a first RadioResourceConfigCommon and the second configuration comprises a second RadioResourceConfigCommon, the first RadioResourceConfigCommon comprises a first information element (IE) which is not comprised in the second RadioResourceConfigCommon. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The second BS of claim 8, wherein the first configuration comprises a first RadioResourceConfigCommon and the second configuration comprises a second RadioResourceConfigCommon, and a second IE of the first RadioResourceConfigCommon and the second IE of the second RadioResourceConfigCommon have different values. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The second BS of claim 8, wherein the first configuration comprises a first RLF-TimersAndConstants, and the second configuration comprises a second RLF-TimersAndConstants, and the first RLF-TimersAndConstants comprises a first IE which is not comprised in the second RLF-TimersAndConstants. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The second BS of claim 8, wherein the first configuration comprises a first RLF-TimersAndConstants and the second configuration comprises a second RLF-TimersAndConstants, and a second IE of the first RLF-TimersAndConstants and the second IE of the second RLF-TimersAndConstants have different values. ### Claim 15 (depends on 8) The second BS of claim 8, wherein the connection request message is a radio resource control (RRC) connection reestablishment request message and the connection response message is a RRC connection reestablishment message, the connection request message is a RRC connection request message and the connection response message is a RRC connection setup message, or the connection request message is a RRC connection resume request message, and the connection response message is a RRC connection resume message.