US 10,383,075 B2 · Method and apparatus for providing connection with radio access network through wireless backhaul

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). According to the present disclosure, a method for providing a connection with a radio access network via a wireless backhaul comprises determining one of a first state in which a first node connected with the radio access network is operated using all of beams and a second state in which the first node is operated using an beam of the first node determined in the first state as an operation mode of the first node and providing, by the first node, the connection with the radio access network to a radio access node in the determined operation mode.

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Dependent claims

A method for providing a connection with a radio access network via a wireless backhaul, the method comprising:

determining one of a first state in which a first node connected with the radio access network is operated using a plurality of beams or a second state in which the first node is operated using a beam of the first node as an operation mode of the first node;
providing, by the first node, the connection with a base station using the operation mode;
based on identifying that the operation mode of the first node is the second state, sending, by the first node, a sync signal and a shared control information to at least one second node connected to the first node using the beam of the first node;
and
sending, by the first node, a control signal and data for the wireless backhaul to the at least one second node connected to the first node, using the beam of the first node without supporting the first node to access a new second node while operating in the second state.

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An apparatus for providing a connection with a radio access network via a wireless backhaul, the apparatus comprising:

a transceiver configured to communicate with a first node connected with the radio access network;
and
a controller configured to:
determine at least one of a first state in which the first node is operated using a plurality of beams or a second state in which the first node is operated using a beam of the first node as an operation mode of the first node;
determine one or more beams to send a sync signal and shared control information based on the operation mode;
control transceiver to provide the connection with a base station using the determined operation mode;
and
based on identifying that the operation mode of the first node is the second state:
control the transceiver to send a sync signal and a shared control information to at least one second node connected to the first node using the beam of the first node, and
control the transceiver to send a control signal and data for the wireless backhaul to the at least one second node connected to the first node, using the beam of the first node without supporting the first node to access a new second node while operating in the second state.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method and apparatus for providing connection with radio access network through wireless backhaul

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Method and apparatus for providing connection with radio access network through wireless backhaul

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