Wireless communication system to redirect use equipment (UE) from a wireless relay to a donor base station

1. A method of operating a wireless communication network to redirect User Equipment (UE) that is served by a wireless relay and that is located at a UE location, the method comprising:

the wireless relay wirelessly exchanging user data with the UE using a Guaranteed Bit Rate (GBR) data bearer;

a Mobility Management Entity (MME) selecting donor base stations based on the UE location and transferring a list of the donor base stations and donor base station locations for delivery to the wireless relay;

the wireless relay wirelessly receiving the list of donor base stations and the donor base station locations;

the wireless relay detecting that the GBR data bearer has a delay measurement that exceeds a delay measurement threshold, and in response, the wireless relay selecting one of the donor base stations from the list of donor base stations based on the UE location and the donor base station locations; and

the wireless relay wirelessly transferring an instruction to the UE redirecting the UE to exchange additional user data with the selected one of the donor base stations.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the wireless relay comprises a Relay UE (RE) and a relay evolved NodeB (eNodeB).

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the wireless relay receiving the the list of the donor base stations and the donor base station locations from the MME comprises receiving a Non-Access Stratum (NAS) message.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the wireless relay receiving the the list of the donor base stations and the donor base station locations from the MME over an S1-MME interface link.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the GBR data bearer comprises a GBR Quality-of-Service (QoS) Class Identifier (QCI).

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the selected one of the donor base stations comprises a Long Term Evolution (LTE) evolved NodeB (eNodeB).

7. A wireless communication network to redirect User Equipment (UE) that is served by a wireless relay and that is located at a UE location, the wireless communication network comprising:

the wireless relay configured to wirelessly exchange user data with the UE using a Guaranteed Bit Rate (GBR) data bearer;

a Mobility Management Entity (MME) configured to select donor base stations based on the UE location and transfer a list of the donor base stations and donor base station locations for delivery to the wireless relay;

the wireless relay wirelessly configured to receive the list of the donor base stations and the donor base station locations;

the wireless relay configured to detect that the GBR data bearer has a delay measurement that exceeds a delay measurement threshold;

the wireless relay configured to select one of the donor base stations based on the UE location and the donor base station locations; and

the wireless relay configured to wirelessly transfer an instruction to the UE redirecting the UE to exchange additional user data with the selected one of the donor base stations.

8. The wireless communication network of claim 7 wherein:

the wireless relay comprises a Relay UE (RE) and a relay evolved NodeB (eNodeB).

9. The wireless communication network of claim 7 wherein the wireless relay

is configured to receive the list of the donor base stations and the donor base station locations from the MME in a Non-Access Stratum (NAS) message.

10. The wireless communication network of claim 7 wherein the wireless relay is configured to receive the the list of the donor base stations and the donor base station locations from the MME over an S1-MME interface link.

11. The wireless communication network of claim 7 wherein the GBR data bearer comprises a GBR Quality-of-Service (QoS) Class Identifier (QCI).

12. The wireless communication network of claim 7 wherein the selected one of the donor base stations comprises a Long Term Evolution (LTE) evolved NodeB (eNodeB).