Mobile Relay Support in Relay-Enhanced Access Networks
First Claim
1. A method comprisingsetting up a first packet data connection for traffic in a relay-enhanced access network, which relates to first-type user terminals using the same access technology as a base station from a mobile relay towards a packet data network via a first packet gateway functionality collocated with the base station currently serving the mobile relay, andsetting up a second packet data connection for traffic in the relay-enhanced access network, which relates to at least one of second-type user terminals using another access technology as the base station and the mobile relay, from the mobile relay towards the packet data network via a second packet gateway functionality external to the base station currently serving the mobile relay.
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Abstract
Measures are provided for mobile relay support in relay-enhanced access networks. Such measures include setting up a first packet data connection for traffic in a relay-enhanced access network, which relates to first-type user terminals using the same access technology as a base station, from a mobile relay towards a packet data network via a first packet gateway functionality collocated with the base station currently serving the mobile relay, and setting up a second packet data connection for traffic in the relay-enhanced access network, which relates to second-type user terminals using another access technologies as the base station and the mobile relay, from the mobile relay towards the packet data network via a second packet gateway functionality external to the base station currently serving the mobile relay.
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42 Claims
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1. A method comprising
setting up a first packet data connection for traffic in a relay-enhanced access network, which relates to first-type user terminals using the same access technology as a base station from a mobile relay towards a packet data network via a first packet gateway functionality collocated with the base station currently serving the mobile relay, and setting up a second packet data connection for traffic in the relay-enhanced access network, which relates to at least one of second-type user terminals using another access technology as the base station and the mobile relay, from the mobile relay towards the packet data network via a second packet gateway functionality external to the base station currently serving the mobile relay.
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11. A method comprising
servicing a first packet data connection for traffic in a relay-enhanced access network, which relates to the first-type user terminals using the same access technology as a base station, from a mobile relay towards a packet data network via a first packet gateway functionality collocated with the base station currently serving the mobile relay, and servicing a second packet data connection for traffic in the relay-enhanced access network, which relates to at least one of second-type user terminals using another access technology as the base station and the mobile relay, from the mobile relay towards the packet data network via a second packet gateway functionality external to the base station currently serving the mobile relay.
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21. An apparatus comprising
at least one processor; - and
at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to perform at least the following; setting up a first packet data connection for traffic in a relay-enhanced access network, which relates to the first-type user terminals using the same access technology as a base station, from a mobile relay towards a packet data network via a first packet gateway functionality collocated with a base station currently serving the mobile relay, and setting up a second packet data connection for traffic in the relay-enhanced access network, which relates to at least one of second-type user terminals using another access technology as the base station and the mobile relay, from the mobile relay towards the packet data network via a second packet gateway functionality external to the base station currently serving the mobile relay.
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31. An apparatus comprising
at least one processor configured to cause the apparatus to perform; - and
at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to perform at least the following; servicing a first packet data connection for traffic in a relay-enhanced access network, which relates to the first-type user terminals using the same access technology as a base station, from a mobile relay towards a packet data network via a first packet gateway functionality collocated with a base station currently serving the mobile relay, and servicing a second packet data connection for traffic in the relay-enhanced access network, which relates to at least one of second-type user terminals using another access technology as the base station and the mobile relay, from the mobile relay towards the packet data network via a second packet gateway functionality external to the base station currently serving the mobile relay.
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