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

Claim 10:
11. An apparatus for use by a communication element or function configured to conduct a communication in a communication network under control of a communication network control element or function, the apparatus comprising
at least one processing circuitry; and
at least one memory for storing instructions to be executed by the processing circuitry;
wherein the at least one memory and the instructions are configured to, with the at least one processing circuitry, cause the apparatus at least to:
obtain information for conducting 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,
start a random access procedure for establishing the primary connection with the communication network control element or function by sending a random access related signaling to the communication network control element or function,
determine a timing for receiving the reference signal from the at least one secondary communication network control element or function on the basis of the obtained information, and
listen to the reference signal transmitted by the at least one secondary communication network control element or function on based upon the determined timing.