Base station aided mobile-relay candidate pre-selection and pre-deployment
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- determining at a base station that a plurality of user equipments are available for use as mobile relays; and
selecting a subset of the plurality of user equipments and configuring the subset of the plurality of user equipments as mobile relays;
where determining that the plurality of user equipments are available for use as mobile relays comprises receiving at the base station from each of the plurality of user equipments an indication that the user equipment is willing to operate as a mobile relay, where the indication is received at the base station from each of the plurality of user equipments in the absence of a message requesting the indication.
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Abstract
In one exemplary embodiment a network node (such as a base station BS) determines that a plurality of user equipments UEs are available for use as mobile relays MRs, and selects a subset of the plurality of UEs and configures the subset of the plurality of UEs as MRs. In another exemplary embodiment, an indication is sent (for example from a UE) that a UE is willing to operate as a MR, a response is received that the UE is selected to be a MR1 and then periodically there is sent a beacon advertising that the UE is a MR. In this manner UEs are pre-configured in a cell as MRs, regardless of any specific UE need for relay services. Any UE later needing relay service listens for the beacon. The BS can limit which UEs it pre-configures as MRs to avoid closely spaced UEs being both active MRs. Locations need not be signaled.
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17 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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determining at a base station that a plurality of user equipments are available for use as mobile relays; and selecting a subset of the plurality of user equipments and configuring the subset of the plurality of user equipments as mobile relays; where determining that the plurality of user equipments are available for use as mobile relays comprises receiving at the base station from each of the plurality of user equipments an indication that the user equipment is willing to operate as a mobile relay, where the indication is received at the base station from each of the plurality of user equipments in the absence of a message requesting the indication. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory storing a program of computer executable instructions; in which the at least one processor is configured with the at least one memory and the computer executable instructions to cause the apparatus to perform actions comprising; determine at a base station that a plurality of user equipments are available for use as mobile relays; and select a subset of the plurality of user equipments and configure the subset of the plurality of user equipments as mobile relays; where determining that the plurality of user equipments are available for use as mobile relays comprises receiving at the base station from each of the plurality of user equipments an indication that the user equipment is willing to operate as a mobile relay, where the indication is received at the base station from each of the plurality of user equipments in the absence of a message requesting the indication. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer readable memory storing a program of computer instructions that when executed by a processor result in actions comprising:
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determining at a base station that a plurality of user equipments are available for use as mobile relays; and selecting a subset of the plurality of user equipments and configuring the subset of the plurality of user equipments as mobile relays; where determining that the plurality of user equipments are available for use as mobile relays comprises receiving at the base station from each of the plurality of user equipments an indication that the user equipment is willing to operate as a mobile relay, where the indication is received at the base station from each of the plurality of user equipments in the absence of a message requesting the indication.
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11. A method, comprising:
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sending an indication to a base station that a user equipment is willing to operate as a mobile relay, the indication being sent in the absence of any received message requesting the indication and informing the base station that the user equipment is seeking permission to operate as a mobile relay in a cell associated with the base station; receiving a response that the user equipment is selected to be a mobile relay; and periodically sending a beacon advertising that the user equipment is a mobile relay. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory storing a program of computer executable instructions; in which the at least one processor is configured with the at least one memory and the computer executable instructions to cause the apparatus to perform actions comprising; send an indication to a base station that a user equipment is willing to operate as a mobile relay, the indication being sent in the absence of any received message requesting the indication and informing the base station that the user equipment is seeking permission to operate as a mobile relay in a cell associated with the base station; receive a response that the user equipment is selected to be a mobile relay; and periodically send a beacon advertising that the user equipment is a mobile relay. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer readable memory storing a program of computer instructions that when executed by a processor result in actions comprising:
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sending an indication to a base station that a user equipment is willing to operate as a mobile relay, the indication being sent in the absence of any received message requesting the indication and informing the base station that the user equipment is seeking permission to operate as a mobile relay in a cell associated with the base station; receiving a response that the user equipment is selected to be a mobile relay; and periodically sending a beacon advertising that the user equipment is a mobile relay.
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