Patent ID: 8588846
Filing Date: 2013-11-19
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method performed by a base station, comprising: receiving capability information from a user equipment (UE), wherein said capability information comprises radio access technology (RAT) capability information identifying a set of RATs supported by the UE, wherein each RAT is associated with a predetermined maximum number of layers that the UE may be instructed to monitor, said predetermined maximum number of layers being a standardized value; and for at least one of said RATs included in the set of RATs: the received capability information further comprises RAT layer capability information indicating that the UE is configured to monitor less than the predetermined maximum number of layers associated with at least one of the RATs included in the set of RATs, and the method further comprises storing configuration information that, for each of a plurality of sets of RATs, associates a number with at least one RAT included in the set, wherein said number represents a number of layers associated with the RAT.