Methods and devices associated with direct communications in a radio access network
US11212874B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 4, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 28, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W76/14
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for enabling a wireless communication device to operate in a radio access network as a network relay device to a remote device, using a short range communication channel there between, wherein the communication device receives a control indication signal from the remote device as an indication of future data between the communication device and the remote device via the short range communication channel which forms part of a sidelink communication between the relay device and the remote device; wherein the relay device decodes the control indication signal from the remote device to extract a time allocation for future data.
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