Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus, system and method for DC (dual connectivity)
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Application No.: US16388084Application Date: 2019-04-18
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Publication No.: US11284317B2Publication Date: 2022-03-22
- Inventor: Xiaowei Zhang , Anand Raghawa Prasad
- Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Priority: JP2014-046158 20140310
- Main IPC: H04W36/00
- IPC: H04W36/00 ; H04W88/06

Abstract:
A UE (10) provides information on potential S′eNB(s). The information is forwarded from an MeNB (20_1) to an M′eNB (20_2) such that the M′eNB (20_2) can determine, before the handover happens, whether the M′eNB (20_2) will configure a new SeNB (S′eNB) and which S′eNB the M′eNB (20_2) will configure. In one of options, the MeNB (20_1) derives a key S′-KeNB for communication protection between the UE (10) and the S′eNB (30_1), and send the S′-KeNB to the M′eNB (20_2). In another option, the M′eNB (20_2) derives the S′-KeNB from a key KeNB* received from the MeNB (20_1). The M′eNB (20_2) sends the S′-KeNB to the S′eNB (30_1). Moreover, there are also provided several variations to perform SeNB Release, SeNB Addition, Bearer Modification and the like, in which the order and/or timing thereof can be different during the handover procedure.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190253939A1 APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DC (DUAL CONNECTIVITY) Public/Granted day:2019-08-15
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