Abstract: A base station of a radio communication system supporting carrier aggregation is provided. The base station includes a receiver configured to receive, from a user apparatus, first band combination information that indicates combinations of bands supported by the user apparatus through the carrier aggregation, the first band combination information being generated in a first format; a generator configured to generate, based on the combinations of bands indicated by the first band combination information, second band combination information using a second format; and a transmitter configured to transmit, to another base station or a switching apparatus, the second band combination information generated by the generation unit.

Abstract: The present invention is designed so that adequate communication is allowed even when system information is changed. The present invention provides a receiving section that receives a DL signal, which includes information that orders a modification of system information, and a control section that controls the modification of the system information based on the DL signal, and, when information related to content of the modification of the system information is included in the information ordering the modification, the control section changes a part or all of the system information based on the information related to the content of the modification. Also, in the modification order information, information to indicate that the system information is not changed and information to indicate the content of the modification when the system information is changed are defined as different pieces of bit information in the same bit field.

Abstract: User equipment of a radio communication system including a base station that performs communication using a maximum bandwidth which is a largest bandwidth available for communication and the user equipment in which a largest bandwidth available for communication is equal to or less than the maximum bandwidth, the user equipment including a receiver unit configured to receive a radio signal transmitted from the base station; and an acquisition unit configured to acquire a radio resource of a master information block corresponding to a synchronization signal, a radio resource of a system information block, and a radio resource of a paging channel, wherein the receiver unit monitors the radio resource of the synchronization signal, the radio resource of the master information block, the radio resource of the system information block, or the radio resource of the paging channel, when the user equipment is in an RRC idle mode.

Abstract: Disclosed is a radio communication system capable of implementing a state transition related to an intermediate state between a connected state and an idle state. An aspect of the present invention relates to a user equipment, wherein the user equipment includes a state management unit that manages a communication state of the user equipment, and a state transition unit that causes the communication state of the user equipment to transition, and when the user equipment is communicating with the first base station, if cell reselection for the second base station is performed, the state transition unit performs the cell reselection for the second base station while the state management unit retains first radio parameter information for radio communication between the user equipment and the first base station and a first context identifier specifying the first radio parameter information.

Abstract: A user equipment is disclosed including a receiver that receives an RRC message related to configuration information of a second radio base station for a split hearer that splits from the second radio base station toward a first radio base station, and a processor that releases resources related to a radio link of the second radio base station based on the RRC message when a radio link failure in the second radio base station is detected.

Abstract: A user equipment that is used in a wireless communication system supporting an intermediate state between a connected state and an idle state includes: a comparison unit that, when uplink data is generated in the user equipment in the intermediate state, compares a size of the uplink data with a predetermined upper limit; and a transmitting unit that transmits the uplink data to a base station in a contention-based manner when the comparison unit determines that the size of the uplink data is less than the predetermined upper limit and transmits the uplink data to the base station in a contention-free manner when the comparison unit determines that the size of the uplink data is greater than the predetermined upper limit.

Abstract: UE (200) performs Asymmetric ROHC that applies header compression in a packet data convergence protocol layer to either an uplink or a downlink. The UE (200) includes a data transmitting-receiving unit (220) that receives from eNB a support notification indicating that the Asymmetric ROHC is supported and a capability notifying unit (240) that notifies, when the data transmitting-receiving unit (220) receives the support notification, the eNB of information to be used for setting the Asymmetric ROHC by including a profile of the Asymmetric ROHC in capability information of the UE (200).

Abstract: Based on an entering condition for reporting reception quality of a cell via Measurement Report, UE (200) transmits to a radio access network the Measurement Report. The UE (200) judges numberOfTriggeringCell that triggers transmission of the measurement report to the radio access network, and transmits the Measurement Report when the number of neighbor cells that fulfill the entering condition is equal to or more than the numberOfTriggeringCell.

Abstract: Some techniques for promptly assigning uplink dedicated resources in inter-site or inter-eNB carrier aggregation are disclosed. One aspect of the present invention relates to a user equipment including a transmission and reception unit configured to use radio resources to communicate with multiple base stations, a resource management unit configured to manage the radio resources and a cell type determination unit configured to determine a type of a cell providing the radio resources, wherein when the resource management unit detects occurrence of a release trigger for assigned uplink dedicated resources, the cell type determination unit determines a type of a cell providing the uplink dedicated resources and retains or releases the uplink dedicated resources depending on the determined cell type.

Abstract: A radio communication device that avoids the trouble arising because of transmission and reception of a signal repeatedly several times, and performs communication appropriately with a radio base station is provided.

Abstract: User device and a radio communication method are provided which are capable of achieving further battery saving even in a state where connection on an RRC layer is established. UE 200 sends a radio access network a measurement report which contains a reception quality of at least one of a serving cell and a neighboring cell. The UE 200 sets the UE 200 to a DRX state in an RRC_Connected state where connection on a radio resource control layer is established. When the UE 200 is set to the DRX state, the UE 200 cancels processing P1 including the transmission of the measurement report.

Abstract: There is provided user equipment for communicating with a base station in a radio communication system supporting carrier aggregation, the user equipment including a generator that generates band combination information indicating one or more band combinations capable of being used for the carrier aggregation in the user equipment; and a transmitter that transmits the generated band combination information to the base station, wherein the generator generates the band combination information including highest band combination information indicating a highest band combination having a largest number of CCs to be combined, among the one or more band combinations capable of being used for the carrier aggregation in the user equipment.

Abstract: Provided is user equipment of a mobile communication system that supports a function for establishing a connection by reusing context information retained in each of the user equipment and a base station, the user equipment including a transmitter that transmits, to the base station, a first message indicating that the user equipment retains user equipment side context information; a receiver that receives, from the base station, a second message indicating that the base station retains base station side context information associated with the user equipment; and a connecting unit that establishes a connection with the base station using the user equipment side context information after receiving the second message.

Abstract: There is provided user equipment of a radio communication system including the user equipment, a base station, and a core network apparatus including a reception unit configured to receive information indicating one or more types of NAS protocols supported by the core network apparatus from the base station; a selection unit configured to select a type of a NAS protocol to be transmitted to the core network apparatus based on the information indicating the one or more types of the NAS protocols received by the reception unit; and a transmission unit configured to transmit a NAS message of the type of the NAS protocol selected by the selection unit to the core network apparatus.

Abstract: A mobile station which performs communication using a same bearer over component carriers belonging to different base stations includes a reception unit configured to receive a message including identification information of a base station to which uplink data are to be transmitted; a determination unit configured to determine a base station to which uplink data are to be transmitted according to the received message; and a transmission unit configured to transmit uplink data to the determined base station.

Abstract: An user equipment in a wireless communication system including a base station and the user equipment is configured to include: a reception unit configured to receive information for setting a value of a predetermined timer from the base station; and a transmission unit configured to transmit an uplink data in a case where the predetermined timer is not activated, wherein the transmission unit activates the predetermined timer in a case where that the value of the predetermined timer is set from the base station and information indicating that there is no uplink data to be transmitted is transmitted to the base station.

Abstract: User equipment with simultaneous dual connectivity with a master base station and a secondary base station is disclosed. The user equipment transmits and receives radio signals to/from the master and the secondary base stations, and includes an RA processing unit that performs an RA procedure and a timer management unit that activates a timer upon detecting an event for activating the RA procedure for the secondary base station. A period configured for the timer is indicated from the master base station. If the RA procedure has not been completed before expiration of the timer, the timer management unit indicates to the triggering base station that the RA procedure has not been completed. The RA procedure activation event is additional configuration of a secondary cell. If the RA procedure has not been completed before expiration of the timer, the RA processing unit stops all uplink transmission in the secondary cell.

Abstract: A user equipment in a radio communication system includes: a reception unit that receives access restriction information indicating that an access to a base station is restricted and service information indicating a service supported by the base station from the base station; and a control unit that determines that the user equipment can access the base station when the user equipment supports the service indicated by the service information and determines that the user equipment cannot access the base station when the user equipment does not support the service indicated by the service information.

Abstract: A technology for realizing an efficient parallelization process in PDCP/RLC layers is provided. According to an embodiment of the invention, a radio communication apparatus includes: a PDCP processing unit configured to perform a process in a PDCP layer; an RLC processing unit configured to perform a process in an RLC layer; and a MAC processing unit configured to perform a process in a MAC layer. The RLC processing unit includes a plurality of RLC entities and the MAC processing unit includes a single MAC entity.

Abstract: Schemes for configuring a longer DRX cycle for user equipment are disclosed. One aspect of the present invention relates to a base station, comprising: a communication control unit configured to control radio communication with user equipment; and a DRX control unit configured to control discontinuous reception (DRX) by the user equipment, wherein the DRX control unit manages a system frame number (SFN), a subframe number and a hyper SFN (HSFN) in the radio communication, wherein the HSFN counts how many times the SFN wraps around, and uses the HSFN to configure an extended DRX (eDRX) having a specified reception period for the user equipment.