Communications device and method for transmitting data in resources corresponding to a buffer status report

An infrastructure equipment forming part of a mobile communications network configured to transmit signals to and receive signals from communications devices, the infrastructure equipment comprising

• a receiver configured to receive signals on the uplink from the communications devices via a wireless access interface of the mobile communications network,
• a transmitter configured to transmit signals on the downlink to the communications devices via the wireless access interface, and
• a controller configured to control the receiver to receive the signals and to control the transmitter to transmit the signals, wherein the controller is configured in combination with the receiver and the transmitter
• to receive from one of the communications devices acting as a relay device an aggregated buffer status report representing a combination of one or more buffer status reports received from each of one or more remote communications devices for which the communications device is acting as a relay device, the aggregated buffer status report representing an amount of uplink data for transmission to the infrastructure equipment from the one or more remote communications devices, and
• to transmit to the communications device acting as the relay device an allocation of communications resources for one or both of transmitting the uplink data from the communications device acting as a relay device for reception by the infrastructure equipment, or for transmission by the one or more remote communications devices to be received by the communications device acting as the relay node.

An infrastructure equipment forming part of a mobile communications network configured to transmit signals to and receive signals from communications devices, the infrastructure equipment comprising

• a receiver configured to receive signals on the uplink from the communications devices via a wireless access interface of the mobile communications network,
• a transmitter configured to transmit signals on the downlink to the communications devices via the wireless access interface, and
• a controller configured to control the receiver to receive the signals and to control the transmitter to transmit the signals, wherein the controller is configured in combination with the receiver and the transmitter
• to receive from a communications devices acting as a relay device an buffer status report message transmitted by each of one or more remote communications devices and transmitted to the relay device and representing an amount of uplink data for transmission to the infrastructure equipment from the one or more remote communications devices, and
• to transmit to the communications device acting as the relay device an allocation of communications resources for one or both of transmitting the uplink data from the communications device acting as a relay device for reception by the infrastructure equipment, or for transmission by the one or more remote communications devices to be received by the communications device acting as the relay node.