# US 11,310,842 B2 · Method and apparatus for network self-organization > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,310,842 B2 - Document ID: US11310842B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/924,172 - Filed: 2020-07-08 - Published: 2020-10-29 - Granted: 2022-04-19 - Earliest claimed: 2018-01-09 - Assignees: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd. - Applicants: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd. - Inventors: Cong Shi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11310842B2 ## CPC - H04W 76/10: Connection setup - H04B 17/328: {Reference signal received power [RSRP]; Reference signal received quality [RSRQ]} - H04L 45/122: by minimising distances, e.g. by selecting a route with minimum of number of hops - H04W 40/12: based on transmission quality or channel quality - H04W 40/22: using selective relaying for reaching a BTS [Base Transceiver Station] or an access point - H04B 7/26: at least one of which is mobile - H04W 36/08: Reselecting an access point - H04W 48/20: Selecting an access point - H04W 84/18: Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks - Y02D 30/70: in wireless communication networks - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04B: TRANSMISSION - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - Y02D: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE ## Abstract The present application discloses a method and an apparatus for network self-organization. The method comprises: a first node determining a second node of one or more transmission nodes according to a preset condition, the second node being a transmission node having the highest transmission level of the one or more transmission nodes, wherein a higher transmission level of a transmission node indicates fewer hops between the transmission node and an anchor node; and the first node establishing a connection to the second node. Thereby, each transmission node selects an appropriate node from a plurality of nodes on the basis of levels of different nodes and requests to establish a connection, thus realizing establishment of connections between different transmission nodes. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for network self-organization, comprising: determining, by a first node, a second node among at least one transmission node according to a preset condition, wherein the second node is a transmission node with a highest level among the at least one transmission node, and wherein a higher level of the transmission node indicates fewer hops between the transmission node and an anchor node; and establishing, by the first node, a connection with the second node; wherein the method further comprises: receiving, by the first node, second configuration information sent by the second node, wherein the second configuration information is used to instruct the first node to establish a connection with at least one other transmission node that has the same level as the second node based on a Uu interface; and establishing, by the first node, the connection with the at least one other transmission node that has the same level as the second node based on the Uu interface. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein before determining, by the first node, the second node among the at least one transmission node according to the preset condition, the method further comprises: performing, by the first node, a signal measurement, and determining a transmission node whose measurement result is higher than a preset threshold as the at least one transmission node. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, wherein the measurement result is a measurement result of a reference signal receiving power (RSRP), and/or a reference signal receiving quality (RSRQ). ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, wherein the preset threshold is a reference signal receiving power threshold during a cell selection or reselection, and/or, a reference signal receiving quality threshold during the cell selection or reselection. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, wherein before determining, by the first node, the second node among the at least one transmission node according to the preset condition, the method further comprises: receiving, by the first node, configuration information, wherein the configuration information is used to indicate the preset threshold. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, wherein before determining, by the first node, the second node among the at least one transmission node according to the preset condition, the method further comprises: acquiring, by the first node, the preset threshold pre-stored in the first node. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the establishing, by the first node, the connection with the second node comprises: when a level of the second node does not reach a lowest level, establishing, by the first node, a connection with the second node based on a Uu interface, wherein the lowest level is a lowest level that can be represented by an information field for representing the level of each node. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising: broadcasting, by the first node, a level of the first node. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method according to claim 8, wherein when a level of the second node does not reach a lowest level, the level of the first node is lower than the level of the second node, wherein the lowest level is a lowest level that can be represented by an information field for representing the level of each node. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, wherein the establishing, by the first node, the connection with the second node comprises: establishing, by the first node, the connection with the second node through a Uu interface. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The method according to claim 8, wherein when a level of the second node has reached a lowest level, the level of the second node is updated to a highest level, and the level of the first node is lower than the updated level of the second node, and wherein the lowest level is a lowest level that can be represented by an information field for representing the level of each node, and the highest level is a highest level that can be represented by the information field. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The method according to claim 8, wherein when a level of the second node has reached a lowest level, the level of the first node is a highest level, and wherein the lowest level is a lowest level that can be represented by an information field for representing the level of each node, and the highest level is a highest level that can be represented by the information field. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The method according to claim 8, wherein when a level of the second node has reached a lowest level, the level of the first node is the lowest level, and wherein the lowest level is a lowest level that can be represented by an information field for representing the level of each node. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising: establishing, by the first node, a connection with at least one other transmission node that has the same level as the first node based on a Uu interface. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method according to claim 14, further comprising: receiving, by the first node, first configuration information sent by the second node, wherein the first configuration information is used to instruct the first node to establish the connection with the at least one other transmission node that has the same level as the first node based on the Uu interface. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein when the at least one transmission node further comprises N transmission nodes of the same level as the second node, the method further comprises: performing, by the first node, a signal measurement, and determining the second node among the N transmission nodes according to a measurement result, wherein the second node is a transmission node with the highest signal measurement result among the N transmission nodes. ### Claim 17 A node device, wherein the node device is a first node device, and the first node device comprises: a processor; a transceiver; and a memory, wherein the processor, the transceiver, and the memory communicate with each other through an internal connection path, the memory is configured to store instructions, and the processor is configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory, and when the processor executes the instructions stored in the memory, the execution causes the first node device to: determine a second node device among at least one node device according to a preset condition, wherein the second node device is a node device with a highest level among the at least one node device, and wherein a higher level of the node device indicates fewer hops between the node device and an anchor node device; and establish a connection with the second node device; wherein the execution further causes the first node device to: receive second configuration information sent by the second node device, wherein the second configuration information is used to instruct the first node device to establish a connection with at least one other transmission node device that has the same level as the second node device based on a Uu interface; and establish the connection with the at least one other transmission node device that has the same level as the second node device based on the Uu interface. ### Claim 18 A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein instructions that, when executed by a processor of a node device, causes the node device to: determine a second node device among at least one node device according to a preset condition, wherein the second node device is a node device with a highest level among the at least one node device, and wherein a higher level of the node device indicates fewer hops between the node device and an anchor node device; and establish a connection with the second node device; receive second configuration information sent by the second node device, wherein the second configuration information is used to instruct the node device to establish a connection with at least one other transmission node device that has the same level as the second node device based on a Uu interface; and establish the connection with the at least one other transmission node device that has the same level as the second node device based on the Uu interface.