Telecommunications apparatus and methods for handling split radio bearers
US10834771B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 30, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 30, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/085
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for use in a wireless telecommunications network, the method including: when a secondary base station exhausts a supply of unique parameter sets used in security ciphering of received split radio bearers, the secondary base station sends a notification to a master base station of a requirement to alter data handling resources allocated for handling split radio bearers received from the secondary base station in one or both of the master base station and a terminal device; and the master base station, in response to the notification, operating to effect an alteration in the said data handling resources.
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