# US 12,004,068 B2 · Multipath IAB communication including multi-hop > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,004,068 B2 - Document ID: US12004068B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/455,873 - Filed: 2021-11-19 - Published: 2023-06-01 - Granted: 2024-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2021-11-19 - Assignees: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Applicants: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Inventors: Karl Georg Hampel; Sherif Elazzouni; Ozcan Ozturk; Rajat Prakash; Fatih Ulupinar; Piyush Gupta - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12004068B2 ## CPC - H04W 40/22: using selective relaying for reaching a BTS [Base Transceiver Station] or an access point - H04B 7/15542: {Selecting at relay station its transmit and receive resources (selection of wireless resources by user or terminal H04W72/02; arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path by two-dimensional division of the resources H04L5/0003, or by allocating sub-channels H04L5/003)} - H04W 28/0278: {using buffer status reports (dynamic wireless traffic scheduling definition H04W72/12)} - H04B 7/155: Ground-based stations (H04B7/204 takes precedence) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04B: TRANSMISSION ## Abstract A base station may configure a first node and at least one second node with an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) network with the multipath multi-hop transmission configuration. The first node and the at least one second node may communicate with the first node through a direct path and a multi-hop transmission including the base station. The first node and the at least one second node may detect transmission failure on the direct path and retransmit the data packet to the multi-hop transmission, on a set of physical resource blocks (PRBs) configured by the base station. The first node may transmit remote buffer state report (rBSR) to the base station, and the base station may configure the set of PRBs for retransmissions based on the rBSR. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus for wireless communication at a first node comprising: memory; and at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to, based at least in part on information stored in the memory: configure at least one direct path with at least one second node, the at least one direct path being associated with a single-hop transmission to the at least one second node; configure a relayed path with the at least one second node, the relayed path being associated with a multi-hop transmission including a base station; and communicate data including a relayed data packet associated with a backhaul adaptation protocol (BAP) with the at least one second node through the relayed path, and wherein to communicate the data with the at least one second node, the at least one processor is configured to at least one of: transmit, to the base station, the relayed data packet including a BAP header of the base station or the at least one second node, an internet protocol (IP) header of the at least one second node, and the data for the at least one second node, or transmit, to the base station, the relayed data packet including a second BAP header indicating the relayed path and the at least one second node as a destination, a compressed header including a second IP header and an Ethernet header of the at least one second node, and the data for the at least one second node. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein, to communicate the data with the at least one second node, the at least one processor is further configured to: transmit, to the base station, the relayed data packet including the BAP header of the base station, the IP header of the at least one second node, and the data for the at least one second node. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein, to configure the relayed path, the at least one processor is further configured to: receive, from the base station, a first radio resource control (RRC) configuration associated with an RRC connection between the first node and the base station and an F1 application protocol (AP) (F1-AP) configuration associated with an F1-AP connection between the first node and the base station; and wherein, to configure the at least one direct path, the at least one processor is configured to: configure a second RRC connection between the first node and the at least one second node based on the second configuration associated with the F1-AP connection. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: detect a transmission failure of a first data packet to one of the at least one second node on a first direct path of the at least one direct path; and transmit, to the base station, a retransmission of the first data packet on the relayed path in a set of physical resource blocks of an uplink (UL) channel, the set of physical resource blocks being reserved for the UL channel from the first node to the base station. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: receive a radio resource control (RRC) message indicating a reservation of the set of physical resource blocks for the UL channel from the first node to the base station. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: detect a transmission failure of a first data packet to one of the at least one second node on a first direct path of the at least one direct path; detect a transmission failure of a second data packet to another of the at least one second node on a second direct path of the at least one direct path; and transmit, to the base station, a retransmission of the first data packet and the second data packet on the relayed path in a set of physical resource blocks of a UL channel. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: detect a transmission failure of a first data packet from one of the at least one second node on a first direct path of the at least one direct path; and transmit, to the one of the at least one second node, an instruction granting a retransmission of the first data packet to the base station in a subset of physical resource blocks of an uplink (UL) channel of a set of physical resource blocks of the UL channel, the set of physical resource blocks of the UL channel being reserved for retransmissions to the first node. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: receive at least one buffer status report (BSR) from the at least one second node; and periodically transmit, to the base station, a remote BSR (rBSR) indicating estimated failed transmissions of data packets on the at least one direct path to the at least one second node, the rBSR being generated based on the at least one BSR received from the at least one second node. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein, to communicate the data with the at least one second node, the at least one processor is further configured to: transmit, to the base station, the relayed data packet including the BAP header of the at least one second node, the IP header of the at least one second node, and the data for the at least one second node. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first node comprises an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) adaptation layer, and wherein, to communicate the data with the at least one second node, the at least one processor is further configured to: transmit, to the base station, the relayed data packet including a BAP header indicating the relayed path and the at least one second node as the destination, the compressed header including the second IP header and the Ethernet header of the at least one second node, and the data for the at least one second node. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The apparatus of claim 10, further comprising a transceiver coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the base station includes a programmable logic controller (PLC) connected to the at least one second node, the PLC being connected to at least a part of the at least one second node. ### Claim 12 An apparatus for wireless communication at a first node comprising: memory; and at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to, based at least in part on information stored in the memory: receive a configuration of a direct path with a second node, the direct path being associated with a single-hop transmission to the second node; receive a configuration of a relayed path with the second node, the relayed path being associated with a multi-hop transmission including a base station; and communicate data including a relayed data packet a relayed data packet associated with a backhaul adaptation protocol (BAP) with the second node through the relayed path and wherein to communicate the data with the second node, the at least one processor is configured to: transmit, to the base station, the relayed data packet comprising a BAP header of the base station or the second node, an internet protocol (IP) header of the second node, and the data for the second node. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The apparatus of claim 12, wherein, to communicate the data with the second node, the at least one processor is further configured to: transmit, to the base station, the relayed data packet comprising the BAP header of the base station, the IP header of the second node, and the data for the second node. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The apparatus of claim 12, wherein, to configure the relayed path, the at least one processor is further configured to: receive, from the base station, a radio resource control (RRC) configuration associated with an RRC connection between the first node and the base station; and wherein, to configure the at least one direct path, the at least one processor is configured to: receive, from the second node, a direct configuration associated with the RRC connection between the first node and the second node. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: detect a transmission failure of a first data packet from the second node on the direct path; and receive, from the base station, a retransmission of the first data packet on the relayed path. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: detect a transmission failure of a first data packet to the second node on the at least one direct path; and receive, from the second node, an instruction granting a retransmission of the first data packet to the base station in a subset of physical resource blocks of an uplink (UL) channel of a set of physical resource blocks of the UL channel, the set of physical resource blocks of the UL channel being reserved for retransmissions to the second node. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: transmit, to the base station, the retransmission of the first data packet in the subset of physical resource blocks of the UL channel of the set of physical resource blocks for the UL channel. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) Apparatus of claim 12, wherein, to communicate the data with the second node, the at least one processor is further configured to: transmit, to the base station, the relayed data packet including the BAP header of the second node, the IP header of the second node, and the data for the second node.