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AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
InventorsFredrik Gunnarsson, Gunnar Mildh, Ingrid Nordstrand, Walter Müller
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The technology in this application identifies a relay cell serviced by a relay radio node in a radio access network (RAN) of a cellular communications system in which there is a radio connection between the relay radio node and a donor radio base station. The donor radio base station is identified by a RAN donor radio base station cell identifier. A RAN relay cell identifier is determined that uniquely identifies the relay cell within the RAN, the RAN relay cell identifier including a relay cell identifier and a donor base station identifier. The RAN relay cell identifier is then provided or used as needed so that the relay radio node can transmit the RAN relay cell identifier to uniquely identify the relay cell to one or more radio terminals in the RAN.
A method for identifying a relay cell serviced by a relay radio node in a radio access network (RAN) of a cellular communications system in which there is a radio connection between the relay radio node and a donor radio base station, where the donor radio base station is identified by a donor radio base station cell identifier, comprising the following steps performed by an operations and maintenance (O&M) node having a connection with the relay radio node:
An operations and maintenance (O&M) node for configuring or reconfiguring an identity of a relay cell serviced by a relay radio node in a radio access network (RAN) of a cellular communications system in which there is a radio connection between the relay radio node and a donor radio base station and a connection between the relay radio node and the O&M node, where the donor radio base station is identified by a donor radio base station cell identifier, comprising:
A relay node apparatus for use in a radio access network (RAN) of a cellular communications system in which there is a radio connection between the relay radio node and a donor radio base station, where the donor radio base station is identified by a donor radio base station cell identifier, comprising:
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