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Communication control method, master base station, secondary base station, and user terminal

US9699702B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 28, 2016
Grant dateJul 4, 2017
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Expiry dateJul 28, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W88/16
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A communication control method according to a first aspect is a method in a mobile communication system for supporting dual connectivity communication using a master base station for establishing RRC connection with a user terminal and a secondary base station for providing additional radio resources to the user terminal. The communication control method comprises: an inter-master base station handover procedure for performing handover of the user terminal from a source master base station to a target master base station without changing the secondary base station.

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