Patent ID: 9661682
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
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 secondary cell belonging to a second base station with a second UE-ID, and wherein the secondary cell comprises a downlink CC and an 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 secondary cell as a feedback channel for the downlink CC of the second connection; performing a radio link monitoring (RLM) function on the second connection; and suspending uplink transmissions of the second connection when a radio link failure (RLF) of the second connection occurs.