Relaying communications in advanced LTE systems
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, at a first network node, information from a relay node associated with the first network node, the information comprising an indication of at least one second network node neighboring the first network node, wherein the information further comprises at least a first measurement identifier for a first communication link between the relay node and the first network node;
determining, at the first network node, at least a second measurement identifier for a second communication link between the first node and the at least one second node;
determining, at the first network node, unique mapping between the first measurement identifier exchanged between the relay node and the first network node and the second measurement identifier exchanged between the at least one second network node and the first network node; and
communicating messages between the relay node and the second node using the unique mapping, at least by modifying measurement identifiers for messages communicated between the relay node and the second node, wherein the messages comprises at least some information indicating current available resources of the at least one second network node to the relay node.
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Abstract
There is a method including receiving, at a first network node, information from a relay node associated with the first network node. The information includes an indication of at least one second network node neighboring the first network node. Parameter information of the at least one second network node is determined on the basis of the indication. The parameter information is uniquely mapped to the relay node and indicates current available resources of the at least one second network node for the relay node. Apparatus and computer program products are also disclosed.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a first network node, information from a relay node associated with the first network node, the information comprising an indication of at least one second network node neighboring the first network node, wherein the information further comprises at least a first measurement identifier for a first communication link between the relay node and the first network node; determining, at the first network node, at least a second measurement identifier for a second communication link between the first node and the at least one second node; determining, at the first network node, unique mapping between the first measurement identifier exchanged between the relay node and the first network node and the second measurement identifier exchanged between the at least one second network node and the first network node; and communicating messages between the relay node and the second node using the unique mapping, at least by modifying measurement identifiers for messages communicated between the relay node and the second node, wherein the messages comprises at least some information indicating current available resources of the at least one second network node to the relay node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer program product comprising code stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium, wherein when the code is executed on a processor, the processor is configured to execute the following:
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receiving, at a first network node, information from a relay node associated with the first network node, the information comprising an indication of at least one second network node neighboring the first network node, wherein the information further comprises at least a first measurement identifier for a first communication link between the relay node and the first network node; determining, at the first network node, at least a second measurement identifier for a second communication link between the first node and the at least one second node; determining, at the first network node, unique mapping between the first measurement identifier exchanged between the relay node and the first network node, and the second measurement identifier exchanged between the at least one second network node and the first network node; and communicating messages between the relay node and the second node using the unique mapping, at least by modifying measurement identifiers for messages communicated between the relay node and the second node, wherein the messages comprises at least some information indicating current available resources of the at least one second network node to the relay node.
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15. 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 being configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to perform at least the following:
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receiving information from a relay node associated with the first network node, the information comprising an indication of at least one second network node neighboring the first network node, wherein the information further comprises at least a first measurement identifier for a first communication link between the relay node and the first network node; determining at least a second measurement identifier for a second communication link between the first node and the at least one second node; determining unique mapping between the first measurement identifier exchanged between the relay node and the first network node, and the second measurement identifier exchanged between the at least one second network node and the first network node; and communicating messages between the relay node and the second node using the unique mapping, at least by modifying measurement identifiers for messages communicated between the relay node and the second node, wherein the messages comprises at least some information indicating current available resources of the at least one second network node to the relay node. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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