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US 12,471,159 · App. 18/001,286 · Granted Nov 11, 2025

Method for connecting an integrated access backhaul node to operation and maintenance system

Inventors: Per-Erik Eriksson (Stockholm, SE); Filip Barac (Huddinge, SE); Marco Belleschi (Solna, SE); Ajmal Muhammad (Sollentuna, SE)
Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
H04W76/14H04W24/02H04W88/18
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Patent No.
US 12,471,159
App. No.
18/001,286
Granted
Nov 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method performed by a child Integrated Access Backhaul (IAB) node that comprises a IAB-Mobile Termination, IAB-MT includes transmitting, to a network node operating as a parent node with respect to the child IAB node, a Radio Resource Control (RRC) setup request message comprising an IAB indication that indicates that the transmission to the network node is by the child IAB node comprising the IAB-MT.

Claims (42)

1 . A method performed by a child Integrated Access Backhaul (IAB) node comprising an IAB-Mobile Termination (IAB-MT), the method comprising:

transmitting, to a network node operating as a parent node with respect to the child IAB node, a Radio Resource Control (RRC) setup request message comprising an IAB indication that indicates that the transmission to the network node is by the child IAB node comprising the IAB-MT.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the network node is operating as a Distributed Unit (DU) with respect to the child IAB node.

3 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

transmitting, to the network node, an acknowledgement comprising a RRCSetupComplete message.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein, based on the message, a OAM connection is established through a DU of the network node to the IAB child node.

5 . A child Integrated Access Backhaul (IAB) node comprising an IAB-Mobile Termination (IAB-MT), the child IAB node comprising:

processing circuitry configured to:

transmit, to a network node operating as a parent node with respect to the child IAB node, a Radio Resource Control (RRC) setup request message comprising an IAB indication that indicates that the transmission to the network node is by the child IAB node comprising the IAB-MT.

6 . The child IAB node of claim 5 , wherein the network node is operating as a Distributed Unit (DU) with respect to the child IAB node.

7 . The child IAB node of claim 5 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to:

transmit, to the network node, an acknowledgement comprising a RRCSetupComplete message.

8 . A method performed by a network node operating as a parent node with respect to a child Integrated Access Backhaul (IAB) node, the method comprising:

receiving, from the child IAB node, a Radio Resource Control (RRC) setup request message comprising an IAB indication that indicates that the transmission to the network node is by the child IAB node comprising a IAB-Mobile Termination (IAB-MT).

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the network node is operating as a Distributed Unit (DU) with respect to the child IAB node.

10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the method further comprises at least one of:

initiating a setup of an Operations and Maintenance (OAM) connection with the child IAB node; and

in response to receiving an acknowledgement from the child IAB node, transmitting a RRCSetupComplete message.

11 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

in response to receiving a message from an OAM system indicating to establish the OAM connection with the child IAB node, setting up the OAM connection through a parent DU to the child IAB node.

12 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

in response to receiving an acknowledgment from the child IAB node, transmitting a registration request to a core network.

13 . A network node operating as a parent node with respect to a child Integrated Access Backhaul (IAB) node, the network node comprising:

processing circuitry configured to:

receive, from the child IAB node, a Radio Resource Control (RRC) setup request message, the message comprising an IAB indication that indicates that the transmission to the network node is by the child IAB node comprising a IAB-Mobile Termination (IAB-MT).

14 . The network node of claim 13 , wherein the network node is operating as a Distributed Unit (DU) with respect to the child IAB node.

15 . The network node of claim 13 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to perform at least one of:

initiating a setup of an Operations and Maintenance (OAM) connection with the child IAB node; and

in response to receiving an acknowledgement from the child IAB node, transmitting a RRCSetupComplete message.

16 . The network node of claim 13 , wherein the network node is operating as a Central Unit (CU) with respect to the child IAB node.

17 . The network node of claim 13 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to:

in response to receiving a message from an OAM system indicating to establish the OAM connection with the child IAB node, set up the OAM connection through a parent DU to the child IAB node.

18 . A method performed by a network node operating as a parent node with respect to a child Integrated Access Backhaul (IAB) node comprising:

receiving, from the child IAB node, a message associated with a Radio Access Channel (RACH) procedure, wherein the message uses at least one RACH resource configured for an IAB node; and

based on the message using the at least one RACH resource configured for the IAB node, determining that the message to the network node is by the child IAB node comprising a IAB-Mobile Termination (IAB-MT).

19 . A network node operating as a parent node with respect to a child Integrated Access Backhaul (IAB) node, the network node comprising:

processing circuitry configured to:

receive, from the child IAB node, a message associated with a Radio Access Channel (RACH) procedure, wherein the message uses at least one RACH resource configured for an IAB node; and

based on the message using the at least one RACH resource configured for the IAB node, determine that the message to the network node is by the child IAB node comprising a IAB-Mobile Termination (IAB-MT).

20 . The network node of claim 19 , wherein the network node comprises a Distributed Unit (DU).

21 . The network node of claim 19 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to:

initiate a setup of an Operations and Maintenance (OAM), connection with the child IAB node without sending a RRC set up request message to the Central Unit (CU).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 8, 2023
From: ERIKSSON, PER-ERIK; BARAC, FILIP; BELLESCHI, MARCO; MUHAMMAD, AJMAL
To: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
Reel/Frame 062915/0540 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63037240 · Jun 10, 2020
Related Publication 20230239942A1 · Jul 27, 2023
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