Providing secondary coverage in a mobile communication system
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1. A first mobile device, comprising:
- at least one hardware processor;
a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium coupled to the at least one hardware processor and storing programming instructions for execution by the at least one hardware processor, wherein the programming instructions, when executed, instruct the at least one hardware processor to;
transmit, from the first mobile device, a first signal indicating an opportunity for a second mobile device to transmit a second signal, the first mobile device having primary coverage from a first access node of a mobile communication system, the second mobile device not having primary coverage from any access node of the mobile communication system;
receive, at the first mobile device and in response to the first signal, the second signal from the second mobile device, wherein the second signal comprises a presence indication that indicates the second mobile device is requesting secondary coverage in the mobile communication system; and
report, from the first mobile device, the presence indication that indicates the second mobile device is requesting secondary coverage, wherein the presence indication is reported to a network node using an information element that indicates receipt of the presence indication.
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Abstract
Example methods, apparatus, articles of manufacture and systems for providing secondary coverage in a mobile communication system are disclosed. Example methods for a first device to provide secondary coverage in a mobile communication system include transmitting a secondary coverage signal and receiving a presence indication from a second device. Such example methods can also include reporting the presence indication to an access node of the mobile communication system. Such example methods can further include receiving information from the access node to enable relay node functionality in the first device in response to reporting the presence indication to the access node.
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1. A first mobile device, comprising:
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at least one hardware processor; a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium coupled to the at least one hardware processor and storing programming instructions for execution by the at least one hardware processor, wherein the programming instructions, when executed, instruct the at least one hardware processor to; transmit, from the first mobile device, a first signal indicating an opportunity for a second mobile device to transmit a second signal, the first mobile device having primary coverage from a first access node of a mobile communication system, the second mobile device not having primary coverage from any access node of the mobile communication system; receive, at the first mobile device and in response to the first signal, the second signal from the second mobile device, wherein the second signal comprises a presence indication that indicates the second mobile device is requesting secondary coverage in the mobile communication system; and report, from the first mobile device, the presence indication that indicates the second mobile device is requesting secondary coverage, wherein the presence indication is reported to a network node using an information element that indicates receipt of the presence indication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed, cause a computing device to perform operations comprising;
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transmitting, from a first mobile device, a first signal indicating an opportunity for a second mobile device to transmit a second signal, the first mobile device having primary coverage from a first access node of a mobile communication system, the second mobile device not having primary coverage from any access node of the mobile communication system; receiving, at the first mobile device and in response to the first signal, the second signal from the second mobile device, wherein the second signal comprises a presence indication that indicates the second mobile device is requesting secondary coverage in the mobile communication system; and reporting, from the first mobile device, the presence indication that indicates the second mobile device is requesting secondary coverage, wherein the presence indication is reported to a network node using an information element that indicates receipt of the presence indication. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A first mobile device, comprising:
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at least one hardware processor; a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium coupled to the at least one hardware processor and storing programming instructions for execution by the at least one hardware processor, wherein the programming instructions, when executed, instruct the at least one hardware processor to; receive a secondary coverage signal from a second mobile device; transmit to the second mobile device, a presence indication in response to receiving the secondary coverage signal from the second mobile device, wherein the presence indication indicates that the first mobile device is requesting secondary coverage in a mobile communication system; and obtain secondary coverage from the second mobile device after transmitting the presence indication. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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