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Enhanced node B, user equipment and methods for discontinuous reception in inter-ENB carrier aggregation

US8913518B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Intel Corporation · US

Inventors

Youn Hyoung Heo · Seoul, KR
Yujian Zhang · Beijing, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 28, 2012
Grant date	Dec 16, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 5, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02D30/70
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of user equipment (UE) and methods for enhanced discontinuous reception (DRX) operations for inter eNB carrier aggregation (CA) in an LTE network are generally described herein. In some embodiments, a UE is configured to be served by multiple serving cells. The first set of the serving cells may be associated with a first eNB and a second set of serving cells may be associated with a second eNB. In these embodiments, DRX operations may be performed independently in multiple serving cells belonging to the different eNBs. Other embodiments for enhanced DRX operations are also described.

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