US 12,439,332 B2
Adding of a secondary base station based on a backhaul interface
Kyungmin Park, Vienna, VA (US); and Esmael Hejazi Dinan, McLean, VA (US)
Assigned to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Oct. 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/491,941.
Application 18/491,941 is a continuation of application No. 17/512,575, filed on Oct. 27, 2021, granted, now 11,832,175.
Application 17/512,575 is a continuation of application No. 16/714,989, filed on Dec. 16, 2019, granted, now 11,178,606, issued on Nov. 16, 2021.
Application 16/714,989 is a continuation of application No. 15/928,887, filed on Mar. 22, 2018, granted, now 10,512,036, issued on Dec. 17, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/474,806, filed on Mar. 22, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0056962 A1, Feb. 15, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 48/20 (2009.01); H04W 24/10 (2009.01); H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 36/08 (2009.01); H04W 84/04 (2009.01); H04W 92/20 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 48/20 (2013.01) [H04W 36/0069 (2018.08); H04W 36/087 (2023.05); H04W 24/10 (2013.01); H04W 36/00835 (2018.08); H04W 84/042 (2013.01); H04W 92/20 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
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1. A method performed by a first next generation Node B, (gNB), the method comprising:
transmitting a message to a second gNB, wherein the message includes neighbor information related to the first gNB;
transmitting, to the second gNB, a request to add the second gNB as a secondary base station; and
receiving, from the second gNB, a request of a change of the secondary base station from the second gNB to a third gNB.