The invention discloses a
macro eNB and
small cell eNB
collaboration method and a device thereof. When a terminal which resides in a
macrocell and is in an idle state satisfies triggering conditions, a union connection establishment request is initiated to a
macro eNB corresponding to the
macrocell; when the union connection establishment is finished, the
macro eNB informs a mobile management entity of a
small cell eNB which is selected for the terminal and is corresponding to a mini-
cell ; the mobile management entity deletes a user plane bearing between the macro eNB and a signaling gateway, establishes a user plane bearing between the
small cell eNB and the signaling gateway and controls the macro eNB and the small
cell eNB to respectively complete initial context establishment; the terminal completes connection
reassortment according to
wireless configuration information obtained from the macro eNB; and transceiving of control plane signaling between the terminal and the mobile management entity is carried out through the macro eNB, and transceiving of user plane data between the terminal and the signaling gateway is carried out through
random access in the mini-
cell. With the application of the above scheme, reasonable
collaboration between the macro eNB and the small cell eNB can be realized.