CELL RELAY PACKET ROUTING
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving a packet from a network node comprising a tunnel endpoint identifier (TEID) that includes at least a portion generated by a donor evolved Node B (eNB);
determining a disparate network node to receive the packet based at least in part on the TEID; and
transmitting the packet to the disparate network node.
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Abstract
Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate packet routing among relay eNBs in a wireless network. A donor eNB can create at least a portion of a tunnel endpoint identifier (TEID) for a relay eNB communicating with a UE or other device. In addition, the relay eNB communicating with the UE can create a portion of the TEID. Upon receiving packets with a TEID, the donor eNB can route the packets to downstream eNBs based on the portion of the TEID that it created. Other downstream eNBs can continue to route packets to next hop eNBs based on the portion of the TEID created by the donor eNB or the downstream eNBs themselves. The relay eNB communicating with the UE can route packets to the UE based on the portion of the TEID it created and/or the portion created by the donor eNB.
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57 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving a packet from a network node comprising a tunnel endpoint identifier (TEID) that includes at least a portion generated by a donor evolved Node B (eNB); determining a disparate network node to receive the packet based at least in part on the TEID; and transmitting the packet to the disparate network node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A wireless communications apparatus, comprising:
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at least one processor configured to; obtain a packet from a network node comprising a tunnel endpoint identifier (TEID) having at least a portion assigned by a donor evolved Node B (eNB); identify a disparate network node related to the TEID; and transmit the packet to the disparate network node; and a memory coupled to the at least one processor. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for identifying a network node related to a tunnel endpoint identifier (TEID) received in a packet from a disparate network node, wherein the TEID includes a portion generated by a donor evolved Node B (eNB); and means for transmitting the packet to the network node. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A computer program product, comprising:
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a computer-readable medium comprising; code for causing at least one computer to receive a packet from a network node comprising a tunnel endpoint identifier (TEID) that includes at least a portion generated by a donor evolved Node B (eNB); code for causing the at least one computer to determine a disparate network node to receive the packet based at least in part on the TEID; and code for causing the at least one computer to transmit the packet to the disparate network node. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. An apparatus, comprising:
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a routing table component that identifies a network node related to a tunnel endpoint identifier (TEID) received in a packet from a disparate network node, wherein the TEID includes a portion generated by a donor evolved Node B (eNB); and a packet routing component that transmits the packet to the network node. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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