Patent ID: 9565661
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A method, comprising: performing, by a user equipment, a local area radio resource control connection procedure with a local area base station over a local area specific signaling radio bearer, when the user equipment requires a service provided by the local area base station, wherein the service provided by the local area base station includes routing, to a wide area base station, at least one radio resource control message sent from the user equipment; and performing, by the user equipment, a wide area radio resource control connection procedure with the wide area base station over a wide area specific signaling radio bearer, when the user equipment requires a service provided by the wide area base station, wherein the performing of the wide area radio resource control connection procedure includes transmitting, to the local area base station, the at least one radio resource control message for establishing or reestablishing a wide area radio connection with the wide area base station, and wherein the transmitting of the at least one radio resource control message to the local area base station enables the at least one radio resource control message to be routed, by the local area base station, to the wide area base station.