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Initial access and radio resource management for integrated access and backhaul (IAB) wireless networks

  • US 10,687,375 B2
  • Filed: 01/02/2019
  • Issued: 06/16/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • facilitating, by a system comprising a processor, an establishment of integrated links comprising wireless backhaul communications links multiplexed with wireless access communications links, wherein the facilitating the establishment comprises facilitating a transmission of a multiplexed sync signal to enable synchronization between relay transmission point devices in a wireless communications network, wherein a random access channel procedure is used to complete the establishment, and wherein;

    the wireless backhaul communications links comprise first wireless communications transmission links between the relay transmission point devices,the wireless access communications links comprise second wireless communications transmission links between user equipment and the relay transmission point devices;

    maintaining, by the system, the integrated links by measuring channel characteristics of the integrated links using a measurement reference signal;

    configuring, by the system, the wireless backhaul communications links using the channel characteristics, wherein the configuring further comprises configuring the wireless backhaul communications links using a network slice provisioning parameter related to division of network devices of the wireless communications network into subgroups of the network devices.

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