Activating a sidelink device for providing a data connection
US12317343B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 4, 2021 |
| Grant date | May 27, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 26, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W92/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus, method, computer program product and system for: receiving information relating to available connections in a wireless network, the wireless network including at least one access node and at least one sidelink device, collecting information relating to a mobility pattern of at least one moveable device within a predetermined area covered by the wireless network, establishing a first data connection to the wireless network for the moveable device, predicting, based on the mobility pattern of the moveable device and the information relating to the wireless network, a second data connection to be established to the wireless network for the moveable device, and sending, in response to determining that at least one criterion related to the first data connection is fulfilled, a request to the at least one access node to activate the at least one sidelink device for providing the second data connection.
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