US 12,171,037 B2
Apparatus of GNB to enable an inactive mode in dual connectivity
Marta Martinez Tarradell, Munich (DE); Youn Hyoung Heo, Seoul (KR); Sudeep K. Palat, Cheltenham (GB); and Seau S. Lim, Swindon (GB)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/368,234.
Application 18/368,234 is a continuation of application No. 17/491,165, filed on Sep. 30, 2021, granted, now 11,838,979.
Application 17/491,165 is a continuation of application No. 16/475,056, granted, now 11,140,740, issued on Oct. 5, 2021, previously published as PCT/US2018/037551, filed on Jun. 14, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/521,186, filed on Jun. 16, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0008134 A1, Jan. 4, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 4/00 (2018.01); H04W 24/10 (2009.01); H04W 68/02 (2009.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.01); H04W 76/27 (2018.01); H04W 76/34 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 76/27 (2018.02) [H04W 24/10 (2013.01); H04W 68/02 (2013.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.02); H04W 76/34 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A processor, comprising:
memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause a master node to:
provide, to a user equipment (UE), a configuration associated with dual connectivity with a master cell group (MCG) associated with the master node and a secondary cell group (SCG) associated with a secondary node;
receive an indication of user inactivity regarding the UE from the secondary node;
provide, when the UE transitions from a radio resource control (RRC) connected mode to a RRC inactive mode, information to the secondary node that indicates release of part of the configuration;
receive, from the secondary node, a message indicating data activity for the UE; and
provide, when the UE transitions from the RRC inactive mode to the RRC connected mode, a configuration message to the secondary node for resumption of the configuration.