US Patent Application 17827289. USER EQUIPMENT-TO-NETWORK RELAY CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD simplified abstract

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USER EQUIPMENT-TO-NETWORK RELAY CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD

Organization Name

AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.

Inventor(s)

Weidong Allen Hu of Austin TX (US)

USER EQUIPMENT-TO-NETWORK RELAY CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17827289 titled 'USER EQUIPMENT-TO-NETWORK RELAY CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a device that can operate as a remote user equipment (UE) in a network by communicating through a relay UE. The relay UE forwards communications between the device and a wireless access point.

  • Device can operate as a remote UE using a relay UE in a network.
  • Relay UE forwards communications between the device and a wireless access point.
  • The device creates a message indicating its operation as a remote UE.
  • The message follows a communication protocol.
  • The device transmits the message to the relay UE.


Original Abstract Submitted

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device comprising: a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising: determining that the device will be communicating as a remote user equipment (UE) with a wireless access point of a network via a relay UE, wherein the relay UE is configured to forward first communications from the device when the device is operating as the remote UE to the wireless access point, and wherein the relay UE is configured to forward second communications from the wireless access point to the device when the device is operating as the remote UE; creating a message indicative of the device operating as the remote UE, the message conforming to a communication protocol; and transmitting the message to the relay UE. Other embodiments are disclosed.

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