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A first node for communicating with a second node in a wireless communication system, the first node comprising:

• a transceiver;
• and
• a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to:
• transmit, to the second node, a first message including a radio resource control (RRC) message received from a terminal and a cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI) of the terminal, and
• receive, from the second node, a second message to request a setup of a context for the terminal,
• wherein the RRC message is transmitted to the second node without being interpreted by the first node,
• wherein the first node includes a radio link control (RLC) layer, a medium access control (MAC) layer and a physical (PHY) layer, and
• wherein the second node includes an RRC layer and a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer.

A method of a second node for communicating with a first node in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

• receiving, from the first node, a first message including a radio resource control (RRC) message received from a terminal and a cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI) of the terminal;
• and
• transmitting, to the first node, a second message to request a setup of a context for the terminal,
• wherein the RRC message is received from the first node without being interpreted by the first node,
• wherein the first node includes a radio link control (RLC) layer, a medium access control (MAC) layer and a physical (PHY) layer, and
• wherein the second node includes an RRC layer and a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer.

A second node for communicating with a first node in a wireless communication system, the second node comprising:

• a transceiver;
• and
• a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to:
• receive, from the first node, a first message including a radio resource control (RRC) message received from a terminal and a cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI) of the terminal, and
• transmit, to the first node, a second message to request a setup of a context for the terminal,
• wherein the RRC message is received from the first node without being interpreted by the first node,
• wherein the first node includes a radio link control (RLC) layer, a medium access control (MAC) layer and a physical (PHY) layer, and
• wherein the second node includes an RRC layer and a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer.