US 2026/0172930 A1Published application

Methods, apparatuses and systems directed to a change of wtru to wtru relay

AssigneeInterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.

InventorsMichelle Perras, Samir Ferdi, Alec Brusilovsky, Xiaoyan Shi, Saad Ahmad

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Abstract

Methods, apparatuses, systems, etc., directed to performing a change of relay are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, a WTRU may transmit a link modification request message to a target WTRU via a first relay WTRU for requesting a change of relay. The WTRU may receive a link modification accept message from the target WTRU via the first relay WTRU, indicating a (e.g., proposed) second relay WTRU (e.g., identifier). The WTRU may transmit a direct communication request message including the second relay WTRU identifier for indicating to the target WTRU acceptance of the proposed second relay WTRU. The WTRU may a receiving a direct communication accept message from the target WTRU via the second relay WTRU, indicating the traffic may be relayed via the second relay WTRU.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A method implemented in a target wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), wherein a first link has been established between the target WTRU and a first relay WTRU and wherein a second link has been established between the target WTRU and a second relay WTRU, the method comprising:

receiving a link modification request message on the first link from the first relay WTRU that is based on a corresponding link modification request message originating from a source WTRU, wherein the link modification request message is a request for a change of relay for the target WTRU, and wherein the link modification request message comprises a relay reselection indication, a list of candidate relay identifiers and a first Internet Protocol (IP) address of the target WTRU;
transmitting a link modification accept message on the first link to the first relay WTRU to be used by the first relay WTRU to transmit a corresponding link modification accept message to the source WTRU, wherein the link modification accept message indicates that the target WTRU accepts the request for the change of relay, and wherein the link modification accept message comprises the relay reselection indication, an identifier of the second relay WTRU and a second IP address of the target WTRU to be used for communication via the second relay WTRU;
receiving a link modification acknowledge message on the first link from the first relay WTRU that is based on a corresponding link modification acknowledge message from the source WTRU, wherein the link modification acknowledge message acknowledges a target WTRU's acceptance of the request for the change of relay, and wherein the link modification acknowledge message comprises a second IP address of the source WTRU to be used for communication via the second relay WTRU;
and
switching IP traffic directed to the source WTRU from the first link to the second link via the second relay WTRU.

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A target wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), wherein a first link has been established between the target WTRU and a first relay WTRU and wherein a second link has been established between the target WTRU and a second relay WTRU, the target WTRU comprising:

a processor;
and
a transceiver operatively coupled to the processor, the processor being configured to:
receive a link modification request message on the first link from the first relay WTRU that is based on a corresponding link modification request message originating from a source WTRU, wherein the link modification request message is a request for a change of relay for the target WTRU, and wherein the link modification request message comprises a relay reselection indication, a list of candidate relay identifiers and a first Internet Protocol (IP) address of the target WTRU;
transmit a link modification accept message on the first link to the first relay WTRU to be used by the first relay WTRU to transmit a corresponding link modification accept message to the source WTRU, wherein the link modification accept message indicates that the target WTRU accepts the request for the change of relay, and wherein the link modification accept message comprises the relay reselection indication, an identifier of the second relay WTRU and a second IP address of the target WTRU to be used for communication via the second relay WTRU;
receive a link modification acknowledge message on the first link from the first relay WTRU that is based on a corresponding link modification acknowledge message from the source WTRU, wherein the link modification acknowledge message acknowledges a target WTRU's acceptance of the request for the change of relay, and wherein the link modification acknowledge message comprises a second IP address of the source WTRU to be used for communication via the second relay WTRU;
and
switch IP traffic directed to the source WTRU from the first link to the second link via the second relay WTRU.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 19/532,996Filed 6 Feb 2026
Priority: 8 Apr 2020
Published: 18 Jun 2026
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification9 codes

H04W 36/08
Hand-off or reselection arrangements: reselecting an access point
H04W 36/0038
With transfer of context information: of security context information
H04W 36/00835
Determination of parameters used for hand-off, e.g. generation or modification of neighbour cell lists: determination of neighbour cell lists
H04W 36/00837
Determination of parameters used for hand-off, e.g. generation or modification of neighbour cell lists: determination of triggering parameters for…

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Application63/007,008Us provisional application · filed 8 Apr 2020
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