IP Library Granted Patent US 11,503,661
Granted Patent B2
US 11,503,661 · App. 17/173,114 · Granted Nov 15, 2022

Wireless backhaul link information

Inventors: Kyungmin Park (Vienna, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA); Hyoungsuk Jeon (Centreville, VA); Hua Zhou (Herndon, VA); Alireza Babaei (Fairfax, VA); Ali Cagatay Cirik (Herndon, VA); Kai Xu (Herndon, VA)
Assignee: Ofinno LLC
H04W76/18H04L1/0026H04W24/04H04W72/0406H04W88/085
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Patent No.
US 11,503,661
App. No.
17/173,114
Granted
Nov 15, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A base station distributed unit (BS-DU) of a base station receives at least one configuration message from a base station central unit (BS-CU) of the base station. The at least one configuration message comprises bearer configuration parameters of at least one bearer for a wireless device. The at least one bearer is configured between the wireless device and the BS-CU through the BS-DU. The BS-DU communicates packets via the at least one bearer. The BS-DU determines a failure of a link between the BS-DU and the BS-CU and transmits, to the wireless device, backhaul link information indicating the failure of the link.

Claims (28)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a base station distributed unit (BS-DU) of a base station, from a base station central unit (BS-CU) of the base station, at least one configuration message comprising bearer configuration parameters of at least one bearer for a wireless device, wherein the at least one bearer is configured between the wireless device and the BS-CU through the BS-DU;

communicating, by the BS-DU with the wireless device and the BS-CU, packets via the at least one bearer, wherein a first header of a first adaptation layer packet of the packets comprises a route identifier indicating a route;

determining, by the BS-DU, a failure of a link between the BS-DU and the BS-CU; and

transmitting, by the BS-DU to the wireless device, backhaul link information indicating the failure of the link, wherein a second header of a second adaptation layer packet comprises the backhaul link information indicating the failure of the link.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising continuing, by the BS-DU and based on the failure of the link, reception of channel state information from the wireless device.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising continuing, by the BS-DU and based on the failure of the link, reception of a sounding reference signal from the wireless device.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising stopping, by the BS-DU and based on determining the failure of the link, transmission of an uplink resource grant to the wireless device.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising stopping, by the BS-DU and based on the failure of the link, reception of a scheduling request for the at least one bearer from the wireless device.

6. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device from a base station distributed unit (BS-DU) of a base station, at least one configuration message comprising bearer configuration parameters of at least one bearer for a wireless device, wherein the at least one bearer is configured between the wireless device and a base station central unit (BS-CU) of the base station, through the BS-DU;

communicating, by the wireless device with the BS-DU and the BS-CU, packets via the at least one bearer, wherein a first header of a first adaptation layer packet of the packets comprises a route identifier indicating a route; and

receiving, by the wireless device from the BS-DU, backhaul link information indicating a failure of a link between the BS-DU and the BS-CU, wherein a second header of a second adaptation layer packet comprises the backhaul link information indicating the failure of the link between the BS-DU and the BS-CU.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising continuing, by the wireless device and based on the failure of the link, transmission to the BS-DU, wherein the transmission comprises transmitting at least one of:

channel state information; and

a sounding reference signal.

8. The method of claim 6 , further comprising stopping, by the wireless device, reception of an uplink resource grant to the wireless device.

9. The method of claim 6 , further comprising stopping, by the wireless device, reception of a scheduling request for the at least one bearer from the wireless device.

10. A system comprising:

a base station distributed unit (BS-DU) of a base station comprising one or more processors and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the BS-DU to:

receive, from a base station central unit (BS-CU) of the base station, at least one configuration message comprising bearer configuration parameters of at least one bearer for a wireless device, wherein the at least one bearer is configured between the wireless device and the BS-CU through the BS-DU;

communicate, with the wireless device and the BS-CU, packets via the at least one bearer, wherein a first header of a first adaptation layer packet of the packets comprises a route identifier indicating a route;

determine a failure of a link between the BS-DU and the BS-CU; and

transmit, to the wireless device, a second adaptation layer packet, wherein a second header of the second adaptation layer packet comprises backhaul link information indicating the failure of the link; and

the wireless device, wherein the wireless device comprises one or more processors and memory storing instruction that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

receive, from the BS-DU, at least one configuration message comprising the bearer configuration parameters of at least one bearer;

communicate the packets via the at least one bearer, wherein the first header of a first adaptation layer packet of the packets comprises the route identifier indicating the route; and

receive the second adaptation layer packet, wherein the second header of the second adaptation layer packet comprises backhaul link information indicating the failure of the link.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 20, 2025
From: OFINNO, LLC
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 073117/0008 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 22, 2021
From: PARK, KYUNGMIN; DINAN, ESMAEL; JEON, HYOUNGSUK; ZHOU, HUA; BABAEI, ALIREZA; CIRIK, ALI CAGATAY; XU, KAI
To: OFINNO, LLC
Reel/Frame 055666/0690 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 10, 2021
From: PARK, KYUNGMIN; DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI; JEON, HYOUNGSUK; ZHOU, HUA; BABAEI, ALIREZA; CIRIK, ALI CAGATAY
To: OFINNO, LLC
Reel/Frame 055220/0575 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation PCTUS2019046204 · Aug 12, 2019
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