RELAYING BASED ON SERVICE-TYPE INDICATOR AND NETWORK AVAILABILITY

• US 20170295598A1
• Filed: 04/07/2016
• Published: 10/12/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2016
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Hampel, Karl Georg, Park, Vincent Douglas, Li, Junyi
• Application Number:
  US15/093,517
• Publication Number:
  US 20170295598A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/24 Negotiation of communication capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/183 Processing at user equipment or user record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/04 adapted for relaying to or from another terminal or user
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) may act as a relay device and receive a message from a source device. The message may be a broadcast message and may include a service type indicator. The UE may identify a capability configuration for the UE that is associated with the UE communicating via a first air interface with the source device and at least one other air interface. The UE may establish a connection to the source device on the air interface based on the capability configuration and the service type indicator.

Claims

1. A method of wireless communication comprising:

receiving, at a relay device, a broadcast message from a source device on a first air interface, the broadcast message comprising a service type indicator;

identifying a capability configuration of the relay device, the capability configuration comprising information associated with communicating via the first air interface and at least a second air interface; and

determining to establish a connection to the source device on the first air interface based at least in part on the capability configuration and the service type indicator.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining to establish the connection to the source device based at least in part on the capability configuration being within a threshold level of a requested service indicated by the service type indicator.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the service type indicator comprises an indication of at least one of a concurrent connection request on the first air interface and the second air interface, a delay tolerant message forwarding request, a request for information, or combinations thereof.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the capability configuration comprises an indication of one or more services supported by the relay device via at least one of the first air interface and the second air interface.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the broadcast message comprises a connection request message.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the service type indicator comprises a concurrent connection request, the concurrent connection comprising a first connection between the relay device and the source device on the first air interface and a second connection between the relay device and a remote server on the second air interface.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein at least one of the first air interface or the second air interface comprises a connection over a same air interface.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein at least one of the first air interface or the second air interface comprises a connection over a different air interface.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein at least one of the first connection or the second connection comprises a connection over a licensed radio frequency spectrum band.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein at least one of the first connection or the second connection comprises a connection over an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band.

11. An apparatus for wireless communication comprising:

means for receiving, at a relay device, a broadcast message from a source device on a first air interface, the broadcast message comprising a service type indicator;

means for identifying a capability configuration of the relay device, the capability configuration comprising information associated with communicating via the first air interface and at least a second air interface; and

means for determining to establish a connection to the source device on the first air interface based at least in part on the capability configuration and the service type indicator.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising:

means for determining to establish the connection to the source device based at least in part on the capability configuration being within a threshold level of a requested service indicated by the service type indicator.

13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the service type indicator comprises an indication of at least one of a concurrent connection request on the first air interface and the second air interface, a delay tolerant message forwarding request, a request for information, or combinations thereof.

14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the capability configuration comprises an indication of one or more services supported by the relay device via at least one of the first air interface and the second air interface.

15. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the broadcast message comprises a connection request message.

16. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the service type indicator comprises a concurrent connection request, the concurrent connection comprising a first connection between the relay device and the source device on the first air interface and a second connection between the relay device and a remote server on the second air interface.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein at least one of the first air interface or the second air interface comprises a connection over a same air interface.

18. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein at least one of the first air interface or the second air interface comprises a connection over a different air interface.

19. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein at least one of the first connection or the second connection comprises a connection over a licensed radio frequency spectrum band.

20. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein at least one of the first connection or the second connection comprises a connection over an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band.

21. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

a processor;

memory in electronic communication with the processor; and

instructions stored in the memory and operable, when executed by the processor, to cause the apparatus to;

receive, at a relay device, a broadcast message from a source device on a first air interface, the broadcast message comprising a service type indicator;

identify a capability configuration of the relay device, the capability configuration comprising information associated with communicating via the first air interface and at least a second air interface; and

determine to establish a connection to the source device on the first air interface based at least in part on the capability configuration and the service type indicator.

22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the instructions are operable to cause the processor to:

determine to establish the connection to the source device based at least in part on the capability configuration being within a threshold level of a requested service indicated by the service type indicator.

23. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the service type indicator comprises an indication of at least one of a concurrent connection request on the first air interface and the second air interface, a delay tolerant message forwarding request, a request for information, or combinations thereof.

24. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the capability configuration comprises an indication of one or more services supported by the relay device via at least one of the first air interface and the second air interface.

25. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the broadcast message comprises a connection request message.

26. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the service type indicator comprises a concurrent connection request, the concurrent connection comprising a first connection between the relay device and the source device on the first air interface and a second connection between the relay device and a remote server on the second air interface.

27. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein at least one of the first air interface or the second air interface comprises a connection over a same air interface.

28. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein at least one of the first air interface or the second air interface comprises a connection over a different air interface.

29. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein at least one of the first connection or the second connection comprises a connection over a licensed radio frequency spectrum band.

30. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication, the code comprising instructions executable to:

receive, at a relay device, a broadcast message from a source device on a first air interface, the broadcast message comprising a service type indicator;

identify a capability configuration of the relay device, the capability configuration comprising information associated with communicating via the first air interface and at least a second air interface; and

determine to establish a connection to the source device on the first air interface based at least in part on the capability configuration and the service type indicator.