Patent ID: 9578544
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A User Equipment (UE) comprising a processor and transceiver configured to: receive, from a Master Evolved Node B (MeNB), a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message comprising control channel and radio resource configuration information, wherein the control channel and the radio resource configuration information originates from a Secondary Evolved Node B (SeNB) and is relayed to the UE via the RRC message of the MeNB; extract the relayed SeNB control channel and radio resource configuration information from the RRC message; and configure the UE for dual connectivity with the MeNB and the SeNB, according to the extracted SeNB control channel and radio resource configuration information, to allow the UE to utilize radio resources of both the MeNB and the SeNB.