Method and Apparatus for Paging Reception Via UE-to-Network Relay in a Wireless Communication System
AssigneeASUS Technology Licensing Inc.
InventorsLi-Te Pan, Richard Lee-Chee Kuo
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Abstract
A method and device are disclosed for paging reception via UE-to-Network Relay. In one embodiment, the method includes a UE being enabled to use layer-2 type UE-to-Network (U2N) Relay. The method also includes the UE discovering one or more relay UEs in response to enabling of using layer-2 type U2N Relay. Furthermore, the method includes the UE selecting a relay UE from the one or more relay UEs. In addition, the method includes the UE establishing a layer-2 link with the relay UE. The method also includes the UE receiving paging information for the UE from the relay UE over the layer-2 link.
Claims20
A method for paging reception via User Equipment (UE)-to-Network Relay, comprising:
- after a UE is authorized to use layer-2 UE-to-Network (U2N) Relay for supporting a mobile-terminating (MT) service, discovering, by the UE, one or more relay UEs;
- selecting, by the UE, a relay UE from the one or more relay UEs;
- establishing, by the UE, a layer-2 link with the relay UE;
- and
- receiving, by the UE, paging information for the UE from the relay UE over the layer-2 link.
A User Equipment (UE) for paging reception via UE-to-Network Relay, comprising:
- a control circuit;
- a processor installed in the control circuit;
- and
- a memory installed in the control circuit and operatively coupled to the processor;
- wherein the processor is configured to execute a program code stored in the memory to:
- after the UE is authorized to use layer-2 UE-to-Network (U2N) Relay for supporting a mobile-terminating (MT) service, discover one or more relay UEs;
- select a relay UE from the one or more relay UEs;
- establish a layer-2 link with the relay UE;
- and
- receive paging information for the UE from the relay UE over the layer-2 link.
A method of a User Equipment (UE), comprising:
- after the UE is authorized to use layer-2 UE-to-Network (U2N) Relay for supporting a mobile-terminating (MT) service, discovering one or more relay UEs;
- selecting a relay UE from the one or more relay UEs;
- and
- establishing a layer-2 link with the relay UE.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.