18834819. METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUBNETWORK CONFIGURATION AND PROCEDURES (NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUBNETWORK CONFIGURATION AND PROCEDURES

Organization Name

NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY

Inventor(s)

Dong Li of Shanghai CN

Tao Tao of Shanghai CN

Pingping Wen of Shanghai CN

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUBNETWORK CONFIGURATION AND PROCEDURES

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18834819 titled 'METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUBNETWORK CONFIGURATION AND PROCEDURES

Original Abstract Submitted

Methods and apparatus are disclosed for subnetwork operations. A method comprises, obtaining at an apparatus, a radio network identity which identifies the apparatus as a wireless communication device within a radio network: obtaining a physical layer subnet-work identity, PSI, at least based on the obtained radio network identity: and generating one or more subnetwork signals based on the obtained PSI, wherein the one or more subnetwork signals are used for intra-subnetwork communication within a subnetwork of the radio network.