Patent ID: 9439233
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for controlling activation of a serving cell by a User Equipment (UE) supporting a dual connectivity, the UE communicating with a first node and a second node for the dual connectivity, the method comprising: receiving, from the first node, first information including activation/deactivation indicators of secondary serving cells (SCells) in a first SCell group configured for the UE; receiving, from the second node, second information including activation/deactivation indicators of SCells in a second SCell group configured for the UE; and controlling activation/deactivation states of the SCells in the first SCell group according to the activation/deactivation indicators of the SCells in the first SCell group identified from the first information received from the first node, and controlling activation/deactivation states of the SCells in the second SCell group according to the activation/deactivation indicators of the SCells in the second SCell group identified from the information received from the second node.