Method and Apparatus
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1. A system comprising:
- first and second base stations; and
a plurality of relay nodes , each of said relay nodes connected to the first base station, each of said relay nodes being connected to at least one other relay node, whereby at least one relay node is configured to at least one of receive and send information for another of said relays nodes;
wherein when at least one of the plurality of relay nodes is handed over to a second base station the at least one relay node is configured to receive and/or send information via another of the relay nodes connected to the first base station.
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A system includes first and second base stations; and a plurality of relay nodes, each of said relay nodes connected to the first base station, each of said relay nodes being connected to at least one other relay node, whereby at least one relay node is configured to at least one of receive and send information for another of said relays nodes; wherein when at least one of the plurality of relay nodes is handed over to a second base station the at least one relay node is configured to receive and/or send information via another of the relay nodes connected to the first base station.
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50 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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first and second base stations; and a plurality of relay nodes , each of said relay nodes connected to the first base station, each of said relay nodes being connected to at least one other relay node, whereby at least one relay node is configured to at least one of receive and send information for another of said relays nodes; wherein when at least one of the plurality of relay nodes is handed over to a second base station the at least one relay node is configured to receive and/or send information via another of the relay nodes connected to the first base station.
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2. A method comprising
receiving and/or sending information between a first base station and a plurality of relay nodes, each of said relay nodes being connected to at least one other relay node and connected to the first base station, whereby at least one relay node sends and/or receives information for another of said relay nodes; -
handing over at least one relay node of the plurality of relay nodes to a second base station; and receiving and/or sending information between the at least one handed over relay node and at least one other relay node connected to the first base station.
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3. An apparatus for use in a relay node comprising:
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at least one processor and at least one memory including program code, the at least one memory and the program code configured to, with the at least one processor cause the apparatus at least to perform; determining handover of the relay node from a first base station to a second base station; and processing information for sending to or received from at least one other relay node connected to the first base station when the relay node is handed over to the second base station. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method comprising:
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determining handover of a relay node from a first base station to a second base station; and processing information for sending to or received from at least one other relay node connected to the first base station when the relay node is handed over to the second base station . - View Dependent Claims (50)
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32. An apparatus for use in a relay node comprising:
determining means for determining handover of the relay node from a first base station to a second base station; and
processing means for processing information sent to or received from at least one other relay node connected to the first base station when the relay node is handed over to the second base station.
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33. An apparatus comprising:
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a controller at a first base station for controlling sending and/or receiving of information to and/or from a relay node by a transmitter and/or a receiver, wherein said controller is configured such that information for one relay node handed over from the first base station to a second base station is at least one of; sent to and received from at least one other relay node, the at least one other relay node being connected to the first base station. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. An apparatus according to claim 44 wherein the controller is configured to update a part or all of the mobility parameters of the relay nodes for distribution.
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45. An apparatus comprising;
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at least one processor and at least one memory including program code, the at least one memory and the program code configured to, with the at least one processor cause the ap-paratus at least to perform; determining information scheduling for relay nodes being connected to a first base station, wherein when at least one relay node is handed over to a second base station information for the at least one handed over relay node is at least one of sent to and received from at least one other relay node, said at least one other relay node having a connection with said at least one handed over relay node and said first base station.
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46. An apparatus comprising;
determining means for determining information scheduling for relay nodes connected to a first base station, wherein when at least one relay node is handed over to a second base station information for the at least one handed over relay node is at least one of sent to and received from at least one other relay node, said at least one other relay node having a connection with said at least one handed over relay node and said first base station.
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47. A method comprising:
determining information scheduling for relay nodes being connected to a first base station, wherein when at least one relay node is handed over to a second base station information for the at least one handed over relay node is at least one of sent to and received from at least one other relay node, said at least one other relay node having a connection with said at least one handed over relay node and said first base station.
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48. A method comprising:
controlling sending and/or receiving of information to and/or from relay nodes, wherein the information for one relay node handed over to a second base station is at least one of sent to and received from at least one other relay node, the at least one other relay node having a connection with the first base station.
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49. An apparatus comprising:
a controlling means at a first base station for controlling sending and/or receiving of information to and/or from relay nodes by transmitter means and/or receiver means, wherein said controller is configured such that information for one relay node handed over to a second base station is at least one of sent to and received from at least one other relay node, the at least one other relay node being connected to the first base station.
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