CPC H04W 16/14 (2013.01) [H04W 28/0268 (2013.01); H04W 76/11 (2018.02); H04W 80/02 (2013.01); H04W 80/08 (2013.01)] | 25 Claims |
1. An apparatus in a wireless communication network, comprising: a shared radio bearer layer 2 (L2) structure, the shared RB L2 structure being implemented at the wireless communication network and a plurality of user equipment devices (UEs), the shared RB L2 structure comprising:
a shared radio link control (RLC) sublayer comprising a shared RLC entity shared by the plurality of user equipment devices (UEs) at the network side and a corresponding RLC entity at each of the plurality of UEs; and
a shared packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) sublayer comprising a shared PDCP entity shared by the plurality of user equipment devices (UEs) or other wireless communication entities, the shared PDCP shared at the network side and a corresponding PDCP entity at each of the plurality of UEs or other wireless communication entities, and
wherein the shared RLC sublayer and the shared PDCP sublayer are implemented in one or more of: a user plane function of a core portion of the wireless communication network, a central unit (CU) of a generalized NodeB (gNB) in an access portion of the wireless communication network, a distributed unit (DU) of the gNB, and an access node in the access portion of the wireless communication network.
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