Patent ID: 11864037
Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 29:
30. An apparatus for wireless communications by a network entity, comprising:
one or more memories; and
one or more processors coupled with the one or more memories, the one or more processors, individually or collectively, configured to:
receive, from a user equipment (UE), UE assistance information (UAI) indicating whether a cell group (CG) should be setup or released for the UE when operating in a multiple radio dual connectivity (MR-DC) mode involving a master cell group (MCG) and a secondary cell group (SCG), wherein the UAI indicates a request for the SCG release by specifying a value of zero for a preferred number of carriers in a plurality of frequency ranges comprising at least a first frequency range from 410 megahertz (MHz)-7.125 gigahertz (GHz) and a second frequency range from 24.25 GHz-52.6 GHz; and
process the UAI to setup or release the cell group.