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IAB downlink timing

US12137425B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) · SE

Inventors

Boris Dortschy · Åtvidaberg, SE
Erik Dahlman · Stockholm, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 23, 2019
Grant date	Nov 5, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 22, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W88/14
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

There is disclosed a method of operating an Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) node in a radio access network, the IAB node being connected to a first parent IAB node via a first backhaul link, the method including communicating with one or more child nodes based on a downlink timing, the downlink timing being based on a function of one or more values of a first timing parameter, the values of the first timing parameter being indicated by corresponding first timing indicators received from the first parent IAB node and/or one or more values of a second timing parameter, the values of the second timing parameter being indicated by corresponding second timing indicators received from the first parent IAB node. The disclosure also pertains to related methods and devices.

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