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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2019
Nec Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Toshihiro Yokoyama, Tokyo, JP;
Sadafuku Hayashi, Tokyo, JP;
NEC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In order to enable reporting of data volume from a secondary node (SN) to a master node (MN) in dual connectivity, a communication apparatus according to the present invention includes: an information obtaining unit configured to obtain data volume information indicating volume of data transmitted between a first base station and a terminal apparatus, the first base station operating for the terminal apparatus as a secondary node of dual connectivity using at least New Radio (NR); and a communication processing unit configured to transmit the data volume information to a second base station operating for the terminal apparatus as a master node of the dual connectivity. The volume of the data is data volume counted in a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) layer or between the PDCP layer and a Radio Link Control (RLC) layer.
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