System and method for relaying data over a communication network
AssigneeHuawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
InventorsXu Li, Ngoc Dung Dao
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Abstract
A system and method for exchanging data with a network including an authorized UE that is authorized to exchange the data with the network, and an unauthorized UE that is not authorized to exchange the data with the network. The unauthorized UE operable to receive an authorization credential, and to exchange the data with the network using the received authorization credential. A system and method for exchanging data with a network including a requesting device and a relay UE. The relay UE operable to receive a transferable relay profile associated with the requesting device, and to establish a connection with the requesting device to relay data between the network and the requesting device based on the transferable relay profile.
Claims20
A method for exchanging data with a network comprising:
- receiving, at a network controller, from a relay UE, a transferable relay profile, wherein the transferable relay profile defines a relay service for relaying communications received from the requesting device to the network and for relaying communications received from the network to the requesting device;
- transmitting the transferable relay profile to a second relay UE, to enable the second relay UE to establish a connection between the second relay UE and the requesting device and to provide the relay service in accordance with the relay profile;
- and
- notifying the relay UE that the relay service at the relay UE is cancelled and instructing the relay UE to de-activate the relay profile.
A method for a relay UE to exchange relay data with a network comprising:
- establishing, at the relay UE, a relay connection between a requesting device and the network using a transferable relay profile, wherein the transferable relay profile defines a relay service for relaying communications received from the requesting device to the network and for relaying communications received from the network to the requesting device;
- receiving, at the relay UE, an instruction to transfer the transferable relay profile;
- and,
- transmitting, from the relay UE, the transferable relay profile, to enable a second relay UE to establish the relay connection between the second relay UE and the requesting device and to provide the relay service in accordance with the relay profile;
- and
- cancelling the relay service at the relay UE upon transmitting the transferable relay profile.
A network controller available on a network, the network controller comprising:
- a processor;
- a network interface;
- a non-transitory memory for storing instructions that when executed by the processor cause the network controller, to:
- responsive to receipt from a relay UE a transferable relay profile, transmit the transferable relay profile to a second relay UE to enable the second relay UE to establish a connection between the second relay UE and the requesting device and to provide the relay service in accordance with the relay profile, wherein the transferable relay profile defines a relay service for relaying communications received from the requesting device to the network and for relaying communications received from the network to the requesting device;
- and
- notify the relay UE that the relay service at the relay UE is cancelled and instruct the relay UE to de-activate the relay profile.
A User Equipment (UE) comprising:
- a processor
- a radio access network interface;
- a non-transitory memory for storing instructions that when executed by the processor cause the UE to:
- establish at the UE a relay connection between a requesting device and the network using a transferable relay profile, wherein the transferable relay profile defines a relay service for relaying communications received from the requesting device to the network and for relaying communications received from the network to the requesting device;
- receive at the UE an instruction to transfer the transferable relay profile;
- and,
- transmit from the UE the transferable relay profile to a second relay UE, to enable a second relay UE to establish a connection between the second relay UE and the requesting device and to provide the relay service in accordance with the relay profile;
- and
- cancel the relay service at the relay UE upon transmitting the transferable relay profile.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.