US 2022/0286946 A1 · ASSISTING NODE DISCOVERY AND OPERATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK

Abstract

A network node (e.g., base station, user equipment (UE)) in a wireless communication network may not be aware of the presence and/or availability of assisting nodes deployed in a wireless communication network to assist the network node. The aspects described herein include a method of wireless communication for an apparatus (e.g., an assisting node). The apparatus transmits an availability signal to enable discovery of the apparatus and indicate an availability of the apparatus to assist at least one network node. The availability signal includes an identifier of the apparatus. The apparatus relays at least one wireless communication between the at least one network node and a network entity.

Claims30

Dependent claims

A method of wireless communication for an assisting node, wherein the assisting node is included in a wireless communication network to assist at least one network node, the method comprising:

transmitting, from the assisting node, an availability signal to enable discovery of the assisting node and indicate an availability of the assisting node to assist the at least one network node, wherein the availability signal includes an identifier of the assisting node;
and
relaying at least one wireless communication between the at least one network node and a network entity.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

17/191,595Filed 3 Mar 2021

Published

8 Sep 2022

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification12 codes

H04W 48/08
Access restriction ; Network selection; Access point selection: access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery
H04W 48/16
Access restriction ; Network selection; Access point selection: discovering, processing access restriction or access information
H04L 5/0048
Arrangements for allocating sub-channels of the transmission path: allocation of pilot signals, i.e. of signals known to the receiver
H04L 5/14
Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path: two-way operation using the same type of signal, i.e. duplex

Assisting node discovery and operation in a wireless communication network

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Assisting node discovery and operation in a wireless communication network

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Abstract

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