Method for the transfer of radio capability information

An apparatus of a user equipment (UE) operable to communicate radio access capability information, the apparatus comprising:

• memory;
• and
• one or more processors configured to:
• decode, at the UE, a UE capability enquiry message received from a network, the UE capability enquiry message including a list of frequency bands that are supported in the network, and a maximum number of uplink carriers supported in the network;
• create, at the UE, a list of frequency band combinations that are supported at the UE based in part on the UE capability enquiry message, wherein a number of carriers in an uplink for the frequency band combination does not exceed the maximum number of uplink carriers supported in the network;
• and
• encode at the UE, a UE capability information message for transmission to the network that includes the list of frequency band combinations that are supported at the UE and the network.

At least one non-transitory machine readable storage medium having instructions embodied thereon for a network node in a network to determine radio access capability information associated with a user equipment (UE), the instructions when executed by one or more processors cause the UE to perform the following:

• identifying, at the network node, a list of frequency bands that are supported in the network;
• encoding, at the network node, a UE capability enquiry message for transmission to the UE that includes the list of frequency bands that are supported in the network, a maximum number of downlink carriers supported in the network, and a maximum number of uplink carriers supported in the network;
• and
• decoding, at the network node, a UE capability information message received from the UE that includes a list of frequency band combinations that are supported at the UE and the network, wherein a number of carriers in a downlink for a frequency band combination in the list of frequency band combinations does not exceed the maximum number of downlink carriers supported in the network, and a number of carriers in an uplink for the frequency band combination does not exceed the maximum number of uplink carriers supported in the network.

An apparatus of a user equipment (UE) that is operable to communicate radio access capability information from a user equipment (UE) to a network node, the apparatus comprising:

• memory;
• and
• one or more processors configured to:
• decode, at the UE, a UE capability enquiry message received from a network, the UE capability enquiry message including a list of frequency bands that are supported in the network, and a maximum number of uplink carriers supported in the network;
• create, at the UE, a list of frequency band combinations that are supported at the UE based in part on the UE capability enquiry message, wherein, and a number of carriers in an uplink for the frequency band combination does not exceed the maximum number of uplink carriers supported in the network;
• and
• encode at the UE, a UE capability information message for transmission to the network that includes the list of frequency band combinations that are supported at the UE and the network.