Managing allocation of frequency bandwidth between donor access link and relay backhaul link
First Claim
1. In a wireless communication system in which a donor base station is configured to serve user equipment devices (UEs) over a donor access link and is configured to serve a relay node over a relay backhaul link, and in which the relay node is configured to serve UEs over a relay access link, a method of allocating frequency bandwidth between the relay backhaul link and the donor access link, the method comprising:
- assigning one or more first public land mobile network (PLMN)-priority weights to one or more UEs served over the relay access link by the relay node, wherein the one or more first PLMN-priority weights includes, for each of the one or more UEs served over the relay access link by the relay node, a respective first PLMN-priority weight based on a priority level of a PLMN to which the UE subscribes;
assigning one or more second PLMN-priority weights to one or more UEs served over the donor access link by the donor base station, wherein the one or more second PLMN-priority weights includes, for each of the one or more UEs served over the donor access link by the donor base station, a respective second PLMN-priority weight based on a priority level of a PLMN to which the UE subscribes;
comparing (i) a representative relay priority level based on the assigned one or more first PLMN-priority weights with (ii) a representative donor access priority level based on the assigned one or more second PLMN-priority weights;
establishing an allocation of the frequency bandwidth between the relay backhaul link and the donor access link based on the comparing of the representative relay priority level with the representative donor access priority level; and
applying the established allocation.
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Abstract
A method and system for allocating frequency bandwidth between a relay backhaul link and a donor access link, based at least in part on the PLMN(s) to which UE(s) served by the relay node subscribe. The donor base station or another controlling entity may determine the PLMN(s) to which one or more UEs currently served by the relay node subscribe and, based at least in part on the determined PLMN(s), may assign a PLMN-priority level to the relay. Based at least in part on the PLMN-priority level assigned to the relay, the controlling entity may then establish an allocation of the frequency bandwidth between the relay backhaul link and the donor access link, and the donor base station may apply that established allocation.
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1. In a wireless communication system in which a donor base station is configured to serve user equipment devices (UEs) over a donor access link and is configured to serve a relay node over a relay backhaul link, and in which the relay node is configured to serve UEs over a relay access link, a method of allocating frequency bandwidth between the relay backhaul link and the donor access link, the method comprising:
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assigning one or more first public land mobile network (PLMN)-priority weights to one or more UEs served over the relay access link by the relay node, wherein the one or more first PLMN-priority weights includes, for each of the one or more UEs served over the relay access link by the relay node, a respective first PLMN-priority weight based on a priority level of a PLMN to which the UE subscribes; assigning one or more second PLMN-priority weights to one or more UEs served over the donor access link by the donor base station, wherein the one or more second PLMN-priority weights includes, for each of the one or more UEs served over the donor access link by the donor base station, a respective second PLMN-priority weight based on a priority level of a PLMN to which the UE subscribes; comparing (i) a representative relay priority level based on the assigned one or more first PLMN-priority weights with (ii) a representative donor access priority level based on the assigned one or more second PLMN-priority weights; establishing an allocation of the frequency bandwidth between the relay backhaul link and the donor access link based on the comparing of the representative relay priority level with the representative donor access priority level; and applying the established allocation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 17)
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10. A base station configured to wirelessly communicate over a donor access link with one or more user equipment devices (UEs) served by the base station and over a relay backhaul link with a relay node served by the base station, wherein the relay node is configured to communicate over a relay access link with one or more UEs served by the relay node,
wherein the base station includes a controller configured to cause the base station to carry out operations comprising: -
assigning one or more first public land mobile network (PLMN)-priority weights to the one or more UEs served by the relay node, wherein the one or more first PLMN-priority weights includes, for each of the one or more UEs served by the relay node, a respective first PLMN-priority weight based on a priority level of a PLMN to which the UE subscribes, assigning one or more second PLMN-priority weights to the one or more UEs served by the donor base station, wherein the one or more second PLMN-priority weights includes, for each of the one or more UEs served by the donor base station, a respective second PLMN-priority weight based on a priority level of a PLMN to which the UE subscribes, comparing (i) a representative relay priority level based on the assigned one or more first PLMN-priority weights with (ii) a representative donor access priority level based on the assigned one or more second PLMN-priority weights, establishing an allocation of frequency bandwidth between the relay backhaul link and the donor access link based on the comparing of the representative relay priority level with the representative donor access priority level, and applying the established allocation. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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18. A system comprising:
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a donor base station; and a relay node, wherein the donor base station is configured to serve one or more user equipment devices (UEs) over a donor access link and to serve a relay node over a relay backhaul link, wherein the relay node is configured to serve one or more UEs over a relay access link, and wherein the donor base station is further configured to carry out operations comprising; assigning one or more first public land mobile network (PLMN)-priority weights to the one or more UEs served by the relay node, wherein the one or more first PLMN-priority weights includes, for each of the one or more UEs served by the relay node, a respective first PLMN-priority weight based on a priority level of a PLMN to which the UE subscribes, assigning one or more second PLMN-priority weights to the one or more UEs served by the donor base station, wherein the one or more second PLMN-priority weights includes, for each of the one or more UEs served by the donor base station a respective second PLMN-priority weight based on a priority level of the PLMN to which the UE subscribes, comparing (i) a representative relay priority level based on the assigned one or more first PLMN-priority weights with (ii) a representative donor access priority level based on the assigned one or more second PLMN-priority weights, establishing an allocation of frequency bandwidth between the relay backhaul link and the donor access link based on the comparing of the representative relay priority level with the representative donor access priority level, and applying the established allocation. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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19. The system of 18,
wherein the representative relay priority level based on the assigned one or more first PLMN-priority weights is a total of the one or more first PLMN-priority weights, and wherein the representative donor access priority level based on the assigned one or more second PLMN-priority weights is a total of the one or more second PLMN-priority weights.
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