Data forwarding support
AssigneeNokia Technologies Oy
InventorsXiang Xu, Dawid Koziol, Ling Yu, Vinh Van Phan
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Abstract
Apparatuses and methods in a communication system, are provided. The method comprises controlling (500) communication between a first user terminal and the apparatus and the communication between a second user terminal and the apparatus, wherein the first user terminal acts as a relay by relaying data packets between the apparatus and the second user terminal; determining (502) whether the first user terminal or the transmitting end of data packets in the connection between the apparatus and the second user terminal will buffer data packets addressed to but not successfully received by the receiving end and transmitting (504) an indication regarding the determination to the first user terminal.
Claims25
An apparatus in a communication system, comprising:
- at least one processor and at least one memory including a computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to perform operations comprising:
- control communication between a first user terminal and the apparatus and the communication between a second user terminal and the apparatus, wherein the first user terminal acts as a relay by relaying data packets between the apparatus and the second user terminal;
- determine which one of the first user terminal or the apparatus will buffer data packets addressed to, but not successfully received by, the second user terminal;
- and
- transmit an indication regarding the determination to the first user terminal.
An apparatus in a communication system, the apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor and at least one memory including a computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to perform operations comprising:
- control communication with a base station;
- control communication with a user terminal and relay data packets between the base station and the user terminal;
- and
- receive, from the base station, information indicating which one of the apparatus or the base station will buffer data packets addressed to, but not successfully received by, the user terminal.
An apparatus in a communication system, the apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor and at least one memory including a computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to perform operations comprising:
- control communication with a base station via a first user terminal which relays data packets between a base station and the apparatus;
- and
- receive, from the base station, information indicating which one of the apparatus or the first user terminal will buffer data packets addressed by the apparatus to, but not successfully received by, the base station.
A method performed by an apparatus of a communication system, the method comprising:
- controlling communication between a first user terminal and the apparatus and the communication between a second user terminal and the apparatus, wherein the first user terminal acts as a relay by relaying data packets between the apparatus and the second user terminal;
- determining which one of the first user terminal or the apparatus will buffer data packets addressed to, but not successfully received by, the second user terminal;
- and
- transmitting an indication regarding the determination to the first user terminal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.