SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR CONNECTION REESTABLISHMENT VIA ALTERNATIVE ROUTES IN INTEGRATED ACCESS AND BACKHAUL DUE TO RADIO LINK FAILURES

1 . A method of reestablishing a connection based on a Radio Link Failure (RLF) in a Wireless Relay Network using alternative routes, the wireless relay network having a donor node, a first node (IAB-node A), a second node (IAB-node B), a third node (IAB-node X), and a fourth node (IAB-node C), wherein the donor node is an Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) node connected to a core network, and wherein the first node, the second node, the third node, and the fourth node each have Mobile Termination (MT) functionality capabilities, the method comprising:

detecting, by the second node, an RLF with the fourth node, based on a received notification to indicate a radio link failure;

selecting, by the second node, the third node based on the third node being a suitable node from a list, wherein the list comprises Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) capable nodes which were configured by the donor node during a previously performed IAB setup procedure;

performing, by the second node, a cell reselection procedure with the third node, wherein the reselection procedure includes messaging indicating the occurrence of the RLF between the second node and the fourth node;

establishing, by the second node, a connection to the donor node via the cell reselection to the third node;

transmitting, by the second node to the donor node, messages comprising the RLF, nodes involved, and affected Data Radio Bearers of the associated nodes;

transmitting, by the donor node to the second node, a response with new configuration regarding a next hop node, wherein the second node waits for a period of time for the response;

reconstructing, by the second node, a new local routing table comprising a reselected next hop cell based on the received response with the new configuration from the donor node; and

reestablishing, by the second node, the Data Radio Bearers of the associated nodes with the donor node.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the radio link failure is based on signal strength of at least one of: Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP)/Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ) levels associated with the connection.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the donor node comprises a Control Unit, the Control Unit provides functionality of at least one of: an interface to the core network, Control Plane, and User Plane.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the Control Unit is configured to manage at least one of:

a distributed unit residing on the donor node; and

any remote distributed units residing on other IAB-nodes.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the second node is in connected mode with the fourth node.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first node, the second node, the third node, and the fourth node each comprise a Distributed Unit component and a Mobile Termination component.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the RLF notification is carried by at least one of: an Adaptation Layer, a Radio Link Control (RLC) sublayer, a Medium Access Control (MAC) sublayer, and a physical layer signaling.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting, by the donor node, commands to all surrounding nodes to establish a new route.

9 . A wireless node equipped with at least two radio interfaces comprising a first interface and a second interface, the first interface being configured to establish a first radio link with at least one parent node, the second interface being configured to establish a second radio link(s) with one or more wireless terminals, the wireless node having a processor circuitry and addressable memory, the processor configured to:

detect a Radio Link Failure (RLF) with another node based on a received notification to indicate a radio link failure (dep: connected mode);

select a new node to establish a radio link with based on the new node being a suitable node from a list, wherein the list comprises Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) capable nodes which were configured by a donor node during a previously performed IAB setup procedure;

perform a cell reselection procedure with the new node, wherein the reselection procedure includes messaging indicating the occurrence of the RLF;

establish a connection to the donor node via the cell reselection to the new node;

transmit messages to the donor node, the messages comprising the RLF, nodes involved, and affected Data Radio Bearers of the associated nodes;

wait to receive from the donor node a response with new configuration regarding a next hop node;

reconstruct a new local routing table comprising a reselected next hop cell based on the received response with the new configuration from the donor node; and

reestablish the Data Radio Bearers of the associated nodes with the donor node.

10 . The wireless node of claim 9 , wherein the radio link failure is based on signal strength of at least one of: Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP)/Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ) levels associated with the connection.

11 . The wireless node of claim 9 , wherein the donor node comprises a Control Unit, the Control Unit provides functionality of at least one of:

an interface to the core network, Control Plane, and User Plane.

12 . The wireless node of claim 11 , wherein the Control Unit is configured to manage at least one of:

a distributed unit residing on the donor node; and

any remote distributed units residing on other IAB-nodes.

13 . The wireless node of claim 9 , wherein the wireless node is in connected mode with the another node.

14 . The wireless node of claim 9 , wherein the wireless node, the another node, and the new node each comprise a Distributed Unit component and a Mobile Termination component.

15 . The wireless node of claim 9 , wherein the RLF notification is carried by at least one of: an Adaptation Layer, a Radio Link Control (RLC) sublayer, a Medium Access Control (MAC) sublayer, and a physical layer signaling.

16 . The wireless node of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive transmitted commands by the donor node, sent to all surrounding nodes to establish a new route.

17 . The wireless node of claim 9 , wherein the wireless node comprises:

a receiver circuitry configured to receive, for the first interface, downlink (DL) user data and/or DL signaling data;

a transmitter circuitry configured to transmit, for the first interface, uplink (UL) user data and/or UL signaling data;

a receiver circuitry configured to receive, for the second interface, UL user data and/or UL signaling data;

transmitter circuitry configured to transmit, for the second interface, DL user data and/or DL signaling data.