Granted Patent B2

US 12,532,240 · App. 18/113,596 · Granted Jan 20, 2026

Inventors: Yu Chen (Shanghai, CN); Xiaobo Zhang (Shanghai, CN)

Assignee: BUNKER HILL TECHNOLOGIES LLC

H04W36/30H04W36/0011H04W76/10

Abstract

Claims (85)

1 . A first node for wireless communications, comprising:

a first receiver; and a first processor,

the first node configured to:

enter a first state, in response to any condition in a first condition set being satisfied;

perform a first operation set in the first state;

move from the first state to a second state, in response to any condition in a second condition set being satisfied, wherein the second state is a state other than a connected mode;

establish a radio resource control (RRC) connection while in the second state and

move from the first state to any cell-selection state in response to any condition in a third condition set being satisfied,

wherein the first operation set comprises listening over paging via a first relay, listening over related system information via the first relay, and performing re-selection assessment,

wherein the first condition least comprises finding a suitable layer 2 (L2) relay, the first relay being the suitable L2 relay,

wherein the second condition set comprises receiving paging messages from a registered Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) or Stand-alone Non-Public Network (SNPN), and

wherein the third condition set comprises performing re-selection assessment, through which neither a suitable cell nor the suitable L2 relay is found.

2 . The first node according to claim 1 , wherein the first state is a camped normally state, and the first condition set further comprises finding the suitable cell.

3 . The first node according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first node is further configured to:

perform cell re-selection assessment and find the suitable cell; and

in response to performing the cell re-selection assessment and finding the suitable cell, move from the first state to a camped normally state, and

wherein when in the second state, the RRC connection is established via the first relay.

4 . The first node according to claim 3 ,

wherein the first node is further configured to:

receive a first signaling; and

in response to receiving the first signaling, move from the second state to the connected mode, and

wherein when in the second state, the RRC connection is established via the first relay, and when in the connected state, the RRC connection is directly established without being relayed.

5 . The first node according to claim 3 ,

wherein the first node is configured to before moving from the first state to the second state, receive a first signal on a sidelink, the first signal being used to indicate a first cell, and determine the first cell to be a camped cell of the first node, and

wherein when the first relay is in the RRC connected state, the first cell is a primary cell (PCell) of the first relay, and when the first relay is not in the RRC connected state, the first cell is a serving cell of the first relay.

6 . The first node according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first node is further configured to:

receive a first signaling; and

in a response to receiving the first signaling, move from the second state to a connected mode, and

wherein when in the second state, the RRC connection is established via the first relay, and when in the connected mode, the RRC connection is directly established without being relayed.

7 . The first node according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first node is configured to, before entering the first state, perform cell re-selection assessment, having found no cell that satisfies a first quality criterion,

wherein the first state is a camped normally state, and

wherein when the L2 relay is not used, (i) the suitable cell satisfies the first quality criterion and (ii) a condition for entering the camped normally state includes the suitable cell being found, and the first node entering the any cell-selection state.

8 . The first node according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first node is configured to before moving from the first state to the second state, receive a first signal on a sidelink, the first signal being used to indicate a first cell, and determine the first cell to be a camped cell of the first node, and

wherein when the first relay is in the RRC connected state, the first cell is a primary cell (PCell) of the first relay, and when the first relay is not in the RRC connected state, the first cell is a serving cell of the first relay.

9 . The first node according to claim 8 ,

wherein the first node is configured to determine the first cell to be the suitable cell according to a second criterion,

wherein the first cell does not satisfy a first quality criterion,

wherein when the L2 relay is not used, the suitable cell satisfies the first quality criterion,

wherein the second criterion includes the first relay is the suitable L2 relay, and one or more of the first cell is the suitable cell for the first relay, the first cell is not barred, the first cell belonging to a selected or registered or equivalent PLMN, and

wherein the condition for entering the first state includes finding the suitable cell.

10 . The first node according to claim 8 ,

wherein the first receiver is configured to, before the action of entering the first state, perform cell re-selection assessment, having found no cell that satisfies a first quality criterion; and

wherein the suitable cell satisfies the first quality criterion.

11 . The first node according to claim 10 ,

wherein the first node is configured to, in response to any condition in a fourth condition set being satisfied, move from the any cell-selection state to the second state, and

wherein the fourth condition set comprises a condition of finding the suitable L2 relay and needing to establish the RRC connection.

12 . The first node according to claim 10 ,

wherein the first node is configured to enter the third state,

wherein the first node is configured to, while in the third state, perform cell selection and find the suitable cell,

wherein, subsequent to the third state, the first node is configured to move to a camped normally state, and

wherein the third state comprises one of any relay cell selection state, any L2 user equipment to network (U2N) relay selection state, any access node selection state, any L2 relay selection state, an L2 relay selection state, an L2 U2N relay selection state, any L2 relay and cell selection state, any L2 U2N relay and a cell selection state, any cell selection and relay selection state, any cell selection and the L2 relay selection state, any cell selection or the L2 U2N relay selection state.

13 . The first node according to claim 10 , wherein the first node is configured to be in an RRC_IDLE state.

14 . The first node according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first node is configured to determine a first cell to be the suitable cell according to a second criterion,

wherein the first cell does not satisfy a first quality criterion,

wherein when the L2 relay is not used, the suitable cell satisfies the first quality criterion,

wherein the second criterion includes the first relay is the suitable L2 relay, and one or more of the first cell is the suitable cell for the first relay, the first cell is not barred, the first cell belonging to a selected or registered or equivalent PLMN, and

wherein the condition for entering the first state includes finding the suitable cell.

15 . The first node according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first receiver is configured to, before the action of entering the first state, perform cell re-selection assessment, having found no cell that satisfies a first quality criterion, and

wherein the suitable cell satisfies the first quality criterion.

16 . The first node according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first node is configured to, in response to any condition in a fourth condition set being satisfied, move from the any cell-selection state to the second state, and

wherein the fourth condition set comprises a condition of finding the suitable L2 relay and needing to establish the RRC connection.

17 . The first node according to claim 1 ,

wherein the action of performing re-selection assessment includes performing an L2 user equipment to network (U2N) relay selection and/or re-selection procedure, and

wherein a triggering condition for performing the L2 U2N relay selection and/or re-selection procedure includes a release or failure of a link between the first node and the first relay.

18 . The first node according to claim 1 ,

wherein when the first node is in the first state, and any condition in the second condition set is satisfied, the first node is configured to transit from the first state to the second state, and

wherein the second condition set comprises leaving or having to leave an idle or inactive mode.

19 . The first node according to claim 1 , wherein the first node is configured to be in an RRC_IDLE state.

20 . A method in a first node for wireless communications, comprising:

entering a first state, as a in response to any condition in a first condition set being satisfied;

performing a first operation set in the first state;

moving from the first state to a second state, in response to any condition in a second condition set being satisfied, wherein the second state is a state other than a connected mode;

establishing a radio resource control (RRC) connection while in the second state; and

in response to any condition in a third condition set being satisfied, moving from the first state to any cell-selection state,

wherein the first operation set comprises listening over paging via a first relay, listening over related system information via the first relay, and performing re-selection assessment,

wherein the first condition set comprises finding a suitable layer 2 (L2) relay, the first relay being the suitable L2 relay,

wherein the second condition set comprises receiving paging messages from a registered Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) or Stand-alone Non-Public Network (SNPN), and

wherein the third condition set comprises performing re-selection assessment, through which neither a suitable cell nor the suitable L2 relay is found.

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