US Patent Application 17922991. METHODS, NODES AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR RELAY CONNECTION ESTABLISHMENT simplified abstract
METHODS, NODES AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR RELAY CONNECTION ESTABLISHMENT
Organization Name
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
Inventor(s)
Congchi Zhang of Shanghai (CN)
METHODS, NODES AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR RELAY CONNECTION ESTABLISHMENT - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17922991 titled 'METHODS, NODES AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR RELAY CONNECTION ESTABLISHMENT
Simplified Explanation
The abstract describes a method for a second user equipment (UE2) to receive a relay request message from a first UE (UE1) indicating a relay service request. The method involves determining if the relay request can be accepted by UE2 based on certain conditions, such as authorization to support the relay service, allowance by the current cell of UE2, being in a connected state, subscribing to the same PLMN as UE2, or receiving relevant Access Stratum configurations. If the relay request can be accepted, a relay response message is transmitted to UE1.
- The method is for a second user equipment (UE2) to handle relay requests from a first UE (UE1).
- The relay request message includes information about the Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) to which UE1 is subscribed.
- UE2 determines if it can accept the relay request based on several conditions.
- These conditions include authorization to support the relay service, allowance by the current cell of UE2, being in a connected state, subscribing to the same PLMN as UE2, or receiving relevant Access Stratum configurations.
- If the relay request can be accepted, UE2 sends a relay response message to UE1.
Original Abstract Submitted
There is provided a method at a second user equipment (UE2) comprising receiving, from a first UE (UE1), a relay request message indicating a relay request of UE1. The relay request is for a relay service requested by UE1. The relay request message comprises an indication of a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) to which UE1 is subscribed. The method comprises determining that the relay request can be accepted by UE2 in at least one case where: the UE2 is authorized to support the relay service; the relay service is allowed by a current cell of UE2 served by a network node; UE2 is currently in a Radio Resource Control connected state; UE1 subscribes to a same PLMN as UE2; or the network node has provided relevant Access Stratum configurations to UE2. The method comprises transmitting a relay response message to UE1 based on a result of the determination.
