Methods, apparatuses and computer programs for providing an X2 interface between a network unit and a remote network in wireless communication systems
US11356986B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 15, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jun 7, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W92/12
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The proposed technology concerns network units and, which are typically remotely located, and from the perspective of one of the network units, the other network unit is therefore referred to as a remote network unit. The network unit is configured to provide Radio Resource Control, RRC, and/or Packet Data Convergence Protocol, PDCP, protocol functionality, and comprises an X2 unit for providing an X2 interface between the RRC and/or PDCP protocol functionality of the network unit and lower protocol layer(s) and/or sub-layer(s) of the remote network unit. The network unit is configured to provide Radio Link Control, RLC, and/or Medium Access Control, MAC, protocol functionality, and comprises an X2 unit for providing an X2 interface between the RLC and/or MAC protocol functionality of the network unit and higher protocol layer(s) and/or sub-layer(s) of the remote network unit.
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