METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING RADIO LINK FAILURE

1 . A device for wireless communication, the device comprising:

at least one memory; and

at least one processor coupled with the at least one memory and configured to cause the device to:

select, at an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node, a candidate node for backhaul link re-establishment in response to receiving, from an upstream IAB node, a signaling message indicating a failure in a backhaul link; and

transmit, at the IAB node, a re-establishment request to the candidate node.

2 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the device to select the candidate node in response to an expiry of a timer.

3 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the device to determine that the channel quality between the candidate node and the IAB node is equal to or greater than a threshold for backhaul link selection.

4 . The device of claim 3 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the device to receive a Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling message from a base station, wherein the RRC signaling message comprises the threshold for backhaul link selection.

5 . The device of claim 3 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the device to select the candidate node from one or more candidate nodes for backhaul link, wherein the one or more candidate nodes and the IAB node are connected to the same base station.

6 . The device of claim 3 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the device to:

determine one or more candidate nodes for backhaul link, wherein the one or more candidate nodes and the IAB node are connected to different base stations; and

randomly select the candidate node from the one or more candidate nodes for backhaul link.

7 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the device to initiate a timer in response to the transmission of the re-establishment request.

8 . The device of claim 7 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the device to stop the timer in response to a successful link establishment between the IAB node and the candidate node.

9 . The device of claim 7 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the device to: in response to an expiry of the timer:

transmit, to a downstream IAB node, a signaling message indicating the failure in the backhaul link; and

enter into an idle mode.

10 . The device of claim 9 , wherein the signaling message comprises a Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling message, a Media Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE) signaling message, or a physical layer signaling message.

11 . The device of claim 10 , wherein the RRC signaling message comprises a RRC indication for the failure in the backhaul link and information indicating two nodes which terminate the backhaul link, or a RRC connection release message having a release cause indication for the failure in the backhaul link;

wherein the MAC CE signaling message comprises the indication for the failure in the backhaul link and the information indicating two nodes which terminate the backhaul link; and

wherein the physical layer signaling message comprises the indication for the failure in the backhaul link.

12 . The device of claim 11 , wherein the information indicating the two nodes comprises node IDs for the two nodes.

13 . A method performed by a communication device, the method comprising:

selecting, at an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node, a candidate node for backhaul link re-establishment in response to receiving, from an upstream IAB node, a signaling message indicating a failure in a backhaul link; and

transmitting, at the IAB node, a re-establishment request to the candidate node.

14 . An integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node, comprising:

a receiving circuitry;

a transmitting circuitry; and

a processor coupled to the receiving circuitry and the transmitting circuitry, and wherein the processor is configured to:

select a candidate node for backhaul link re-establishment in response to receiving, from an upstream IAB node, a signaling message indicating a failure in a backhaul link; and

transmit a re-establishment request to the candidate node.

15 . A processor for wireless communication, comprising:

at least one controller coupled with at least one memory and configured to cause the processor to:

select, at an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node, a candidate node for backhaul link re-establishment in response to receiving, from an upstream IAB node, a signaling message indicating a failure in a backhaul link; and

transmit, at the IAB node, a re-establishment request to the candidate node.

16 . The processor of claim 15 , wherein the at least one controller is configured to cause the processor to select the candidate node in response to an expiry of a timer.

17 . The processor of claim 15 , wherein the at least one controller is configured to cause the processor to determine that the channel quality between the candidate node and the IAB node is equal to or greater than a threshold for backhaul link selection.

18 . The processor of claim 17 , wherein the at least one controller is configured to cause the processor to receive a Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling message from a base station, wherein the RRC signaling message comprises the threshold for backhaul link selection.

19 . The processor of claim 17 , wherein the at least one controller is configured to cause the processor to select the candidate node from one or more candidate nodes for backhaul link, wherein the one or more candidate nodes and the IAB node are connected to the same base station.

20 . The processor of claim 17 , wherein the at least one controller is configured to cause the processor to:

determine one or more candidate nodes for backhaul link, wherein the one or more candidate nodes and the IAB node are connected to different base stations; and

randomly select the candidate node from the one or more candidate nodes for backhaul link.