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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2016
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, Suwon-si, KR;
Anil Agiwal, Suwon-si, KR;
June Hwang, Incheon, KR;
Hyun-Jeong Kang, Seoul, KR;
Young-Bin Chang, Anyang-si, KR;
Sang-Wook Kwon, Suwon-si, KR;
Kyung-Kyu Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Young-Joong Mok, Suwon-si, KR;
Sang-Kyu Baek, Yongin-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a 5G or pre-5G communication system that is to support higher data transmission rates after 4G communication systems such as LTE. A method, by a MeNB, for switching a SeNB communicating with a UE in a wireless communication system, provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure, includes receiving, from the UE, a measurement report (MR) of the at least two SeNB neighboring with the UE, determining whether predetermined switch criteria are satisfied based on the MR, and transmitting, to the UE and a first SeNB or a second SeNB, a switch message indicating switching of an SeNB cooperating with the MeNB for communication with the UE from the first SeNB to the second SeNB, based on whether the switch criteria are satisfied.