Patent ID: 9490945
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method of establishing multiple links with multiple component carriers to a mobile device in a wireless communication system supporting carrier aggregation, the method being performed by a network of the wireless communication system, comprising: establishing a first link corresponding to a first component carrier to the mobile device by performing a first radio resource control (RRC) procedure, wherein the type of the first RRC procedure is an RRC connection establishment procedure, a handover procedure, or an inter-RAT (Radio Access Technology) handover procedure; and establishing at least a link corresponding to at least a component carrier other than the first component carrier to the mobile device by performing a second RRC procedure which is initiated by the network transmitting a first RRC message to the mobile device via the first link; wherein the type of the second RRC procedure is an RRC connection reconfiguration procedure or a handover procedure, and the first link established by the first RRC procedure and the at least a link established by the second RRC procedure are configured with the same cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI) for PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel) receptions.