Moving ad hoc network small cell relay handover
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1. A mobile small station comprising:
- a transceiver;
a processor; and
a memory having instructions for execution by the processor to;
provide a wide area network connection and act as a relay for a small station moving network of member mobile small stations, the member mobile small stations including the mobile small station and other mobile small stations;
exchange measurement information with a macro station and the other mobile small stations in the small station moving network, the measurement information exchanged with the other mobile small stations including signal strength to the macro station of the mobile small station and the other mobile small stations;
compare exchanged signal strength measurement information over time to determine a collective speed and direction of the mobile small station moving network members and a precedence order for the small station moving network members, the precedence order being the order in which the mobile small station moving network members are moving;
identify a subset of small station moving network members that have precedence ordering, speed, and direction compatible with shared use of the wide area network connection, the precedence ordering, speed, and direction determined from the exchanged signal strength measurement information; and
perform handover of relay responsibilities to a second mobile small station in the subset of small station moving network members, the second mobile small station selected based on the precedence ordering.
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Abstract
A mobile small station including a transceiver, a processor, and a memory having instructions for execution by the processor to exchange measurement information with a macro station, provide a wide area network connection and act as a relay for a small station moving network with the mobile small station, and perform handover of relay responsibilities to another mobile small station in the small station moving network.
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1. A mobile small station comprising:
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a transceiver; a processor; and a memory having instructions for execution by the processor to; provide a wide area network connection and act as a relay for a small station moving network of member mobile small stations, the member mobile small stations including the mobile small station and other mobile small stations; exchange measurement information with a macro station and the other mobile small stations in the small station moving network, the measurement information exchanged with the other mobile small stations including signal strength to the macro station of the mobile small station and the other mobile small stations; compare exchanged signal strength measurement information over time to determine a collective speed and direction of the mobile small station moving network members and a precedence order for the small station moving network members, the precedence order being the order in which the mobile small station moving network members are moving; identify a subset of small station moving network members that have precedence ordering, speed, and direction compatible with shared use of the wide area network connection, the precedence ordering, speed, and direction determined from the exchanged signal strength measurement information; and perform handover of relay responsibilities to a second mobile small station in the subset of small station moving network members, the second mobile small station selected based on the precedence ordering. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method performed by a mobile small station, the method comprising:
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providing a wide area network connection and acting as a relay for a small station moving network of member mobile small stations, the member mobile small stations including the mobile small station and other mobile small stations; exchanging measurement information with a macro station and the other mobile small stations in the small station moving network, the measurement information exchanged with the other mobile small stations including signal strength to the macro station of the mobile small station and the other mobile small stations; comparing exchanged signal strength measurement information over time to determine a collective speed and direction of the mobile small station moving network members and a precedence order for the small station moving network members, the precedence order being the order in which the mobile small station moving network members are moving; identifying a subset of small station moving network members that have precedence ordering, speed, and direction compatible with shared use of the wide area network connection, the precedence ordering, speed, and direction determined from the exchanged signal strength measurement information; and performing a handover of relay responsibilities to a second mobile small station in the subset of small station moving network, the second mobile small station selected based on the precedence ordering. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. At least one non-transitory machine readable medium including instructions that, when executed by a machine, configure the machine to:
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provide a wide area network connection and acting as a relay for a small station moving network of member mobile small stations, the member mobile small stations including the mobile small station and other mobile small stations; exchange measurement information with a macro station and the other mobile small stations in the small station moving network, the measurement information exchanged with the other mobile small stations including signal strength to the macro station of the mobile small station and the other mobile small stations; compare exchanged signal strength measurement information over time to determine a collective speed and direction of the mobile small station moving network members and a precedence order for the small station moving network members, the precedence order being the order in which the mobile small station moving network members are moving; identify a subset of small station moving network members that have precedence ordering, speed, and direction compatible with shared use of the wide area network connection, the precedence ordering, speed, and direction determined from the exchanged signal strength measurement information; and perform a handover of relay responsibilities to a second mobile small station in the subset of small station moving network, the second mobile small station selected based on the precedence ordering. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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