Patent ID: 11968134
Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 8:
9. A method performed by a network node in a wireless communication network that supports carrier aggregation (CA), the method comprising:
identifying a group of secondary cells to be directly activated by a wireless device, the group including at least a first one of the secondary cells that is to be directly activated by a first time and further including at least a second one of the secondary cells that is to be directly activated by a second time, following the first time; and
sending a Radio Resource Control (RRC) configuration message to the wireless device indicating that the group of secondary cells is to be directly activated by the wireless device, wherein directly activating a secondary cell refers to configuring and activating the secondary cell to an active or dormant state from an inactive state using a single RRC configuration message.