METHOD AND APPARATUS AT THE PHYSICAL AND LINK LAYER FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS
First Claim
1. In a cellular telecommunications network, a mobile communication system to offload data traffic from radio base stations to small node devices comprising a small node device, wherein the small node device comprises:
- a macro-base-station-to-small-node-device (BS2D) communication section in communication with a source base station through a first link; and
a small-node-device-to-user-equipment (D2UE) communication section in wireless communication with a mobile station through a fourth link,wherein a control unit in the source base station determines a configuration of the fourth link,wherein a macro-base-station-to-user-equipment (BS2UE) communication section is in wireless communication with the mobile station and the source base station through a second link, and a macro-base-station-to-macro-base-station (BS2BS) communication section is in communication with a target radio base station and the source base station through a third link,wherein a backhaul communication section is in communication with a server,wherein the BS2D communication section exchanges, through the first link, a first control signal from the source radio base station to establish the fourth link,wherein the BS2UE communication section exchanges, through the second link, a second control signal from the source radio base station to establish the fourth link,wherein the BS2BS communication section exchanges a set of information for the fourth link,wherein the backhaul communication section receives first data which is sent by the server to the mobile station, wherein the D2UE communication section transmits the first data to the mobile station through the fourth link, andwherein the D2UE communication section receives second data through the fourth link which is sent by the mobile station to the server, and wherein the backhaul communication section transmits the second data to the server.
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Abstract
In a telecommunications network, a system to offload data traffic from base stations to small node devices includes a small node device. The small node device includes a macro-base-station-to-small-node-device (BS2D) communication section in communication with a source base station through a first link, and a small-node-device-to-user-equipment (D2UE) communication section in wireless communication with a mobile station through a fourth link. A control unit in the source base station determines a configuration of the fourth link, a macro-base-station-to-user-equipment (BS2UE) communication section is in wireless communication with the mobile station and the source base station through a second link, and a macro-base-station-to-macro-base-station (BS2BS) communication section is in communication with a target radio base station and the source base station through a third link, and a backhaul communication section is in communication with a server.
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31 Claims
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1. In a cellular telecommunications network, a mobile communication system to offload data traffic from radio base stations to small node devices comprising a small node device, wherein the small node device comprises:
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a macro-base-station-to-small-node-device (BS2D) communication section in communication with a source base station through a first link; and a small-node-device-to-user-equipment (D2UE) communication section in wireless communication with a mobile station through a fourth link, wherein a control unit in the source base station determines a configuration of the fourth link, wherein a macro-base-station-to-user-equipment (BS2UE) communication section is in wireless communication with the mobile station and the source base station through a second link, and a macro-base-station-to-macro-base-station (BS2BS) communication section is in communication with a target radio base station and the source base station through a third link, wherein a backhaul communication section is in communication with a server, wherein the BS2D communication section exchanges, through the first link, a first control signal from the source radio base station to establish the fourth link, wherein the BS2UE communication section exchanges, through the second link, a second control signal from the source radio base station to establish the fourth link, wherein the BS2BS communication section exchanges a set of information for the fourth link, wherein the backhaul communication section receives first data which is sent by the server to the mobile station, wherein the D2UE communication section transmits the first data to the mobile station through the fourth link, and wherein the D2UE communication section receives second data through the fourth link which is sent by the mobile station to the server, and wherein the backhaul communication section transmits the second data to the server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. In a cellular telecommunications network, a mobile communication system to offload data traffic from radio base stations to small node devices comprising a source base station, wherein the source base station comprises:
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a macro-base-station-to-small-node-device (BS2D) communication section in communication with a small node device through a first link; a macro-base-station-to-user-equipment (BS2UE) communication section in wireless communication with a mobile station through a second link; a macro-base-station-to-macro-base-station (BS2BS) communication section in communication with a target radio base station through a third link; and a control unit for determining a configuration of a fourth link through which a small-node-device-to-user-equipment (D2UE) communication section in the small node devices is in wireless communication with the mobile station and the small node device, wherein a backhaul communication section in the small node devices is in communication with a server, wherein the BS2D communication section exchanges, through the first link, a first control signal from the source radio base station to establish the fourth link, wherein the BS2UE communication section exchanges, through the second link, a second control signal from the source radio base station to establish the fourth link, wherein the BS2BS communication section exchanges a set of information for the fourth link, wherein the backhaul communication section receives first data which is sent by the server to the mobile station, wherein the D2UE communication section transmits the first data to the mobile station through the fourth link, and wherein the D2UE communication section receives second data through the fourth link which is sent by the mobile station to the server, and wherein the backhaul communication section transmits the second data to the server. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. In a cellular telecommunications network, a mobile communication system to offload data traffic from radio base stations to small node devices comprising a mobile station, wherein the mobile station comprises:
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a macro-base-station-to-user-equipment (BS2UE) communication section in wireless communication with a source base station through a second link; and a small-node-device-to-user-equipment (D2UE) communication section in wireless communication with a small node device through a fourth link, wherein a control unit in the source base station determines a configuration of the fourth link, wherein a macro-base-station-to-small-node-device (BS2D) communication section in the source base station is in communication with the small node device and a source base station through a first link, and a macro-base-station-to-macro-base-station (BS2BS) communication section in the source base station is in communication with a target radio base station and the source base station through a third link, wherein a backhaul communication section in the small node devices is in communication with a server, wherein the BS2D communication section exchanges, through the first link, a first control signal from the source radio base station to establish the fourth link, wherein the BS2UE communication section exchanges, through the second link, a second control signal from the source radio base station to establish the fourth link, wherein the BS2BS communication section exchanges a set of information for the fourth link, wherein the backhaul communication section receives first data which is sent by the server to the mobile station, wherein the D2UE communication section receives the first data at the mobile station through the fourth link, and wherein the D2UE communication section transmits second data through the fourth link from the mobile station to the server, and wherein the backhaul communication section transmits the second data to the server. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. In a cellular telecommunication network, a method to offload data traffic from radio base stations to small node devices, comprising:
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communicating with a small node device through a first link using a macro-base-station-to-small-node-device (BS2D) communication section; communicating wirelessly with a mobile station through a second link using a macro-base-station-to-user-equipment (BS2UE) communication section; communicating with a target radio base station through a third link using a macro-base-station-to-macro-base-station (BS2BS) communication section; determining a configuration of a fourth link through which a small-node-device-to-user-equipment (D2UE) communication section is in wireless communication with the mobile station using a control unit; communicating with a server using a backhaul communication section; exchanging, using the BS2D communication section through the first link, a first control signal from a source radio base station to establish the fourth link; exchanging, using the BS2UE communication section through the second link, a second control signal from the source radio base station to establish the fourth link; exchanging a set of information for the fourth link using the BS2BS communication section; receiving first data which is sent by the server to the mobile station using the backhaul communication section, wherein the D2UE communication section transmits the first data to the mobile station through the fourth link; and receiving second data through the fourth link using the D2UE communication section which is sent by the mobile station to the server, and wherein the backhaul communication section transmits the second data to the server. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. In a cellular telecommunications network, a mobile communication system to offload data traffic from radio base stations to small node devices, comprising:
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at least one macro-base-station-to-small-node-device (BS2D) communication section in communication with a small node device through a first link; at least one macro-base-station-to-user-equipment (BS2UE) communication section in wireless communication with a mobile station through a second link; at least one macro-base-station-to-macro-base-station (BS2BS) communication section in communication with a target radio base station through a third link; at least one control unit for determining a configuration of a fourth link through which a small-node-device-to-user-equipment (D2UE) communication section is in wireless communication with the mobile station; and a backhaul communication section in communication with a server, wherein the BS2D communication section exchanges, through the first link, a first control signal from a source radio base station to establish the fourth link, wherein the BS2UE communication section exchanges, through the second link, a second control signal from the source radio base station to establish the fourth link, wherein the BS2BS communication section exchanges a set of information for the fourth link, wherein the backhaul communication section receives first data which is sent by the server to the mobile station, wherein the D2UE communication section transmits the first data to the mobile station through the fourth link, and wherein the D2UE communication section receives second data through the fourth link which is sent by the mobile station to the server, and wherein the backhaul communication section transmits the second data to the server. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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