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US 2021/0282216 A1Published application
Telecommunications apparatus and methods
AssigneeSony Group Corporation
InventorsShinichiro TSUDA, Yuxin WEI, Hideji WAKABAYASHI
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AssigneeSony Group Corporation
InventorsShinichiro TSUDA, Yuxin WEI, Hideji WAKABAYASHI
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A method is for use in a mobile telecommunications network that comprises a base station providing wireless connectivity within a base station cell, a mobile node providing wireless connectivity within a local cell and configured to communicate wirelessly with the base station, and a terminal configured to communicate wirelessly with the base station and configured to communicate wirelessly with the mobile node; and the method comprises: activating a limited local radio connection between the terminal and the mobile node; starting a first timer of fixed duration when or after the limited local radio connection is activated; and when the first timer has expired, activating a limited base station radio connection between the terminal and the base station and terminating the limited local radio connection between the terminal and the mobile node.
A mobile node for use in a mobile telecommunications network comprising a base station providing wireless connectivity within a base station cell, the mobile node which is configured to provide wireless connectivity within a local cell and configured to communicate wirelessly with the base station, and a terminal configured to communicate wirelessly with the base station and configured to communication wirelessly with the mobile node, the mobile node comprising a transmitter, a receiver and a controller, and further configured to:
Circuitry for a mobile node for use in a mobile telecommunications network comprising a base station providing wireless connectivity within a base station cell, the mobile node, and a terminal configured to communicate wirelessly with the base station and configured to communicate wirelessly with the mobile node, circuitry comprising a controller element and a transceiver element configured to:
A method of operating a base station in a mobile telecommunications network, the base station comprising a transmitter, a receiver and a controller and being configured to provide wireless connectivity within a base station cell, the mobile telecommunications network comprising the base station, a mobile node providing wireless connectivity within a local cell and configure to communicate wirelessly with the base station, and a terminal configured to communicate wirelessly with the base station and configured to communicate wirelessly with the mobile node, the base station further configured to:
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