Method and apparatuses for reliable industrial internet of things transmissions

A method, comprising:

• transmitting a transport block (“TB”) to a first device over a first communication link associated with a first radio access technology interface;
• detecting that the transmission of the TB failed;
• and
• in response to detecting that the transmission of the TB failed, transmitting the TB to a second device over a second communication link associated with a second radio access technology interface different from the first radio access technology interface.

A network equipment (NE) for wireless communication, comprising:

• at least one memory;
• and
• at least one processor coupled with the at least one memory and configured to cause the NE to:
• receive a transport block (“TB”) from a first device, the TB intended for a second device communicatively connected to the NE and the first device in a ring topology;
• determine an identifier for the second device based on the TB;
• and
• transmit the TB to the identified second device over a new radio (“NR”) Uu interface.

A processor for wireless communication, comprising:

• at least one controller coupled with at least one memory and configured to cause the processor to:
• transmit a transport block (“TB”) to a first device over a first communication link associated with a first radio access technology interface;
• detect that the transmission of the TB failed;
• and
• in response to detecting that the transmission of the TB failed, transmit the TB to a second device over a second communication link associated with a second radio access technology interface that is different from the first radio access technology interface.