METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LAYER 3 CONFIGURATION IN A HETEROGENEOUS NETWORK

摘要

Methods, systems and apparatus are provided for camping, assisted serving cell addition or removal, and discontinuous reception (DRX) in networks having a macro cell and at least one assisted serving cell. In other aspects, enhancements to Layer 1 channels and uplink timing alignments are provided in networks having a macro cell and at least one assisted serving cell. In further aspects, assisted serving cell Layer 2 architecture and transport channels are provided in networks having a macro cell and at least one assisted serving cell. In further aspects, collaborated HARQ solutions are provided in networks having a macro cell and at least one assisted serving cell.

主权项

1. A method at a macro cell operating in a network having at least one assisted serving cell, the method comprising:
receiving, at the macro cell from a user equipment, radio resource control signaling for an assisted serving cell; and forwarding radio resource control signaling to the assisted serving cell.