Systems and Methods for Establishing and Maintaining Multiple Cellular Connections and/or Interfaces
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1. A method for providing multiple connections, the method comprising:
- establishing a first RRC connection;
establishing a second RRC connection; and
maintaining the first and second RRC connections in parallel, wherein the first and second RRC connections are at least one of the following;
established via a higher layer of a network or maintained in parallel via the higher layer of the network.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing multiple connections or interfaces at the same time may be disclosed herein. For example, in an embodiment, a first RRC connection may be established between a wireless transmit and receive unit (WTRU) or user equipment (UE) and network node such as an eNB and a second RRC connection may be established between the WTRU or UE and the network node such as the eNB or another network node such as another eNB. The first RRC connection and the second RRC connections may then be maintained in parallel (e.g. at the same time).
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1. A method for providing multiple connections, the method comprising:
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establishing a first RRC connection; establishing a second RRC connection; and maintaining the first and second RRC connections in parallel, wherein the first and second RRC connections are at least one of the following;
established via a higher layer of a network or maintained in parallel via the higher layer of the network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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14. A wireless transmit and receive unit for providing multiple connections, the wireless transmit and receive unit configured to:
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establish a first RRC connection with a first network node; establish a second RRC connection with a second network node; and maintain the first and second RRC connections in parallel, wherein the first and second RRC connections are at least one of the following;
established via a higher layer of a network or maintained in parallel via the higher layer of the network. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for providing multiple connections, the method comprising:
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establishing, at a wireless transmit and receive unit, a first RRC connection associated with a first bearer; establishing, at the wireless transmit and receive unit, a second RRC connection associated with a second bearer, wherein the second bearer is independent of the first bearer, and maintaining the first RRC and second RRC connections in parallel, wherein the first and second RRC connections are at least one of the following;
established via a higher layer of a network or maintained in parallel via the higher layer of the network. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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