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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a communication control circuitry configured todetect on the basis of a predetermined criterion a need to suspend the operation of a mobile relay base station connected to the apparatus,control the mobile relay base station to suspend its operation,control the apparatus to connect to the user equipment performing a handover from the mobile relay base station to the apparatus prior the suspension of the mobile relay base station,detect on the basis of a predetermined criterion a need to resume the operation of the mobile relay base station, and control the mobile relay base station to resume its operation.
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method are provided. The provided solution includes a communication control circuitry configured to detect on the basis of a predetermined criterion a need to suspend the operation of a mobile relay base station connected to the apparatus, control the mobile relay base station to suspend its operation, control the apparatus to connect to the user equipment performing a handover from the mobile relay base station to the apparatus prior the suspension of the mobile relay base station, detect on the basis of a predetermined criterion a need to resume the operation of the mobile relay base station, and control the mobile relay base station to resume its operation.
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a communication control circuitry configured to detect on the basis of a predetermined criterion a need to suspend the operation of a mobile relay base station connected to the apparatus, control the mobile relay base station to suspend its operation, control the apparatus to connect to the user equipment performing a handover from the mobile relay base station to the apparatus prior the suspension of the mobile relay base station, detect on the basis of a predetermined criterion a need to resume the operation of the mobile relay base station, and control the mobile relay base station to resume its operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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a communication control circuitry configured to receive a suspension command from an eNodeB connected to the apparatus, send a handover command to user equipment connected to the apparatus and to be moved to under the eNodeB, suspend the operation of the apparatus, resume the operation of the apparatus if a predetermined criterion is fulfilled, and connect to user equipment performing a handover from the eNodeB to the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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a communication control circuitry configured to control the apparatus to perform a synchronous handover from a mobile relay base station to an eNodeB when the mobile relay base station the apparatus is connected to is to be suspended temporarily; store user equipment context and mobile relay node context while being connected to the eNodeB; and perform a handover back to the mobile relay base station utilizing the stored contexts if the mobile relay node is detected to resume operation. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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detecting on the basis of a predetermined criterion a need to suspend the operation of a mobile relay base station, controlling the mobile relay base station to suspend its operation, connecting to the user equipment performing a handover from the mobile relay base station prior the suspension of the mobile relay base station, detecting on the basis of a predetermined criterion a need to resume the operation of the mobile relay base station, and controlling the mobile relay base station to resume its operation.
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receiving a suspension command from an eNodeB, sending a handover command to user equipment connected to the apparatus and to be moved to under the eNodeB, suspending the operation of the apparatus, resuming the operation of the apparatus if a predetermined criterion is fulfilled, and connecting to user equipment performing a handover from the eNodeB to the apparatus.
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performing a synchronous handover from a mobile relay base station to an eNodeB when the mobile relay base station is to be suspended temporarily; storing user equipment context and mobile relay node context while being connected to the eNodeB; and performing a handover back to the mobile relay base station utilizing the stored contexts if the mobile relay node is detected to resume operation.
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