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Enhanced admission control in relay-enhanced access networks

US9131495B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 30, 2010
Grant dateSep 8, 2015
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Expiry dateDec 12, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W84/047
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

There are provided measures for enhanced admission control in relay-enhanced access networks, said measures exemplarily including receipt of a bearer admission request of at least one bearer in a relay-enhanced access network, said at least one bearer consisting of a bearer on an access link between a user equipment and a relay node and a bearer on a backhaul link between said relay node and a base station, and execution of a combined bearer admission control of said at least one bearer at one of said relay node and said base station, including a bearer admission control on the access link and a bearer admission control on the backhaul link. Said measures may exemplarily be applied for enhancing admission control in relay-enhanced LTE and LTE-Advanced access networks.

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