Communication method, repeater node, non-transitory computer-readable medium, chipset and system

A repeater node comprising:

• a repeater device configured to perform a relay operation of a radio signal transmitted between a network and a user equipment, the repeater device comprising a Network-controlled Repeater (NCR) controller;
• and
• a control terminal configured to support a function of the user equipment, the control terminal comprising a controller,
• wherein the controller of the control terminal is configured to:
• cause the repeater device to continue the relay operation when the control terminal transitions from a radio resource control (RRC) connected state to an RRC inactive state in a first cell;
• and
• perform cell reselection to a second cell different from the first cell when the control terminal is in the RRC inactive state in the first cell, and
• wherein the NCR controller is configured to:
• stop the relay operation based on the cell reselection.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program that, when executed by a processor of a repeater node, causes the repeater node to perform a process, the repeater node comprising a repeater device configured to perform a relay operation of a radio signal transmitted between a network and a user equipment, and a control terminal configured to support a function of the user equipment, the process comprising:

• causing the repeater device to continue the relay operation when the control terminal transitions from a radio resource control (RRC) connected state to an RRC inactive state in a first cell;
• performing cell reselection to a second cell different from the first cell when the control terminal is in the RRC inactive state in the first cell;
• and
• stopping the relay operation based on the cell reselection.