Patent ID: 9258809
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method, comprising: establishing a primary connection in a primary cell belonging to a primary base station with a first UE-ID, wherein the primary cell comprises a downlink component carrier (CC) and an uplink CC; establishing a second connection in a second cell belonging to a second base station with a second UE-ID, wherein the secondary cell comprises a downlink CC and an optional uplink CC; aggregating component carriers based on the first UE-ID and the second UE-ID; receiving a configuration that configures the uplink CC of the primary cell as a feedback channel for the downlink CC of the second connection; and performing a Radio Link Monitoring (RLM) function on the primary connection and performing cell reselection when a radio link failure of the primary connection occurs.