Invention Application
- Patent Title: Base Station Aided Mobile-Relay Candidate Pre-Selection and Pre-Deployment
- Patent Title (中): 基站辅助移动接力候选预选和预部署
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Application No.: US13578753Application Date: 2010-02-26
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Publication No.: US20120315841A1Publication Date: 2012-12-13
- Inventor: Bin Zhou , Jing Xu , Haifeng Wang , Zhenhong Li
- Applicant: Bin Zhou , Jing Xu , Haifeng Wang , Zhenhong Li
- Applicant Address: FI Espoo
- Assignee: Nokia Corporation
- Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: FI Espoo
- International Application: PCT/CN10/70769 WO 20100226
- Main IPC: H04B7/15
- IPC: H04B7/15

Abstract:
In one exemplary embodiment a network node (such as a base station BS) determines that a plurality of user equipments UEs are available for use as mobile relays MRs, and selects a subset of the plurality of UEs and configures the subset of the plurality of UEs as MRs. In another exemplary embodiment, an indication is sent (for example from a UE) that a UE is willing to operate as a MR, a response is received that the UE is selected to be a MR1 and then periodically there is sent a beacon advertising that the UE is a MR. In this manner UEs are pre-configured in a cell as MRs, regardless of any specific UE need for relay services. Any UE later needing relay service listens for the beacon. The BS can limit which UEs it pre-configures as MRs to avoid closely spaced UEs being both active MRs. Locations need not be signaled.
Public/Granted literature
- US08938197B2 Base station aided mobile-relay candidate pre-selection and pre-deployment Public/Granted day:2015-01-20
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