InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

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United States Patent 9,763,143
Adjakple , et al. September 12, 2017

Method and apparatus for performing handover with a relay node


Abstract

A method and apparatus for performing handover with a relay node (RN) are described. A donor eNodeB (eNB) includes circuitry configured to establish a wireless backhaul link with an RN and an X2 interface with at least one other eNB, circuitry configured to receive over the wireless backhaul link an X2 application protocol (X2AP) handover request message indicating that a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) of the RN is being requested to be handed over to another eNB, and circuitry configured to send the handover request message to the another eNB over the X2 interface.



Inventors:
Adjakple; Pascal M. (Great Neck, NY), Terry; Stephen E. (Northport, NY)

Applicant:


Name

City

State

Country

Type


InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
Wilmington
DE
US


Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)


Family ID:
1000002829517

Appl. No.:
14/475,084

Filed:
September 2, 2014


Prior Publication Data






Document Identifier

Publication Date

US 20140369318 A1 Dec 18, 2014



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Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 36/0022 (20130101); H04B 7/155 (20130101); H04W 36/023 (20130101); H04W 80/02 (20130101); H04W 84/047 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 92/20 (20090101); H04W 36/00 (20090101); H04B 7/155 (20060101); H04W 36/02 (20090101); H04W 80/02 (20090101); H04W 84/04 (20090101)

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