Patent ID: 8892105

Claim:
A method, in a network node, for configuring cells for downlink operations in a telecommunications system, the network node configured to support non-contiguous downlink operations on more than one cell in at least one frequency band, the method comprising: receiving a signal from a user equipment in the telecommunications system comprising information about radio access capability of the user equipment, the information about radio access capability of the user equipment comprising: a first indication indicating the maximum number of cells that is supported by the user equipment in the non-contiguous downlink operation; a second indication indicating the maximum gap bandwidth between cells that is supported by the user equipment in the non-contiguous downlink operation; a third indication, distinct from the first indication and second indication, indicating via a single Boolean value whether cell configuration that is symmetric with respect to a gap between cells is supported by the user equipment; configuring more than one cell for a non-contiguous downlink operation supported by the user equipment based on the first, second, and third indications in the information about radio access capability of the user equipment.