Patent ID: 11895720
Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 19:
20. A method for use in a communication network control element or function configured to conduct a communication control for a communication with a communication element or function in a communication network, the method comprising:
preparing the communication element or function to conduct measurements for establishing a secondary connection during a random access procedure conducted for establishing a primary connection, wherein the measurements for establishing the secondary connection are to be based on a reference signal to be transmitted by at least one secondary communication network control element or function enabling the establishment of the secondary connection;
receiving and processing a random access related signaling from the communication element or function regarding the primary connection;
determining a timing for initiating a transmission of the reference signal by the at least one secondary communication network control element or function; and
causing transmission of the reference signal by the at least one secondary communication network control element or function on the basis of the determined timing.