Patent ID: 9521600
Filing Date: 2016-12-13
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method performed at a first base station of a wireless communications network, the method comprising: receiving an indication that a user equipment (UE) is receiving coverage signal from a second base station; forwarding data packets destined for the UE to the second base station; maintaining a RRC_connected state with the UE after forwarding the data packets destined for the UE to the second base station, wherein maintaining the RRC_connected state with the UE comprises: receiving a data packet destined for an Evolved Packet Core (EPC) from the second base station; decrypting the data packet destined for the EPC to form Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) Service Data Unit (SDU); forwarding the data packet destined for the EPC to the EPC; and maintaining a communications link with the UE after forwarding the data packet destined for the EPC from the second base station.