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Method and device for a relay node

US8811998B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) · SE

Inventors

Fredrik Gunnarsson · Linköping, SE
Stefan Engström · Linköping, SE
Gunnar Mildh · Sollentuna, SE
Walter Müller · Sollentuna, SE
Robert Petersen · Linköping, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 22, 2010
Grant date	Aug 19, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 29, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W88/04
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A relay node (110) for a radio access network (100), arranged to be a relay node between one or more User Equipments (105) in a cell (125) of the radio access network and a base station (115) serving the cell. The relay node (110) is arranged to identify itself as a relay node in the cell (125) in the radio access network (100), and is also arranged to receive a non-support indication indicating that the base station serving the cell (125) is unable to support a relay node. The relay node (110) is arranged to, upon receiving said non-support indication, attempt to establish itself as a relay node in another cell.

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