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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2021

Filed:

Oct. 09, 2015
Applicant:

Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy, Espoo, FI;

Inventors:

Tsunehiko Chiba, Saitama, JP;

Henri Markus Koskinen, Espoo, FI;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 12/04 (2009.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.01); H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 88/06 (2009.01); H04W 92/20 (2009.01); H04W 12/00 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 12/0401 (2019.01); H04W 12/04033 (2019.01); H04W 36/0038 (2013.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.02); H04W 88/06 (2013.01); H04W 12/001 (2019.01); H04W 36/0027 (2013.01); H04W 36/0069 (2018.08); H04W 92/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

Data forwarding may be useful in many communication systems. Thus, for example, data forwarding support may be useful in dual connectivity in, for example, the third generation partnership project (3GPP) and more particularly to dual connectivity with enabled downlink (DL) data back forwarding. A method can include receiving, by a first network node, an indication indicating that for at least one split bearer, data received prior to the indication is to be forwarded to a second network node. The indication can also indicate that the at least one split bearer should be kept or maintained at the first network node. The method can also include, in response to the received indication, forwarding the data for the at least one split bearer received prior to the indication to the second network node.


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