IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,588,746
Granted Patent B2
US 11,588,746 · App. 17/183,163 · Granted Feb 21, 2023

Transmitting data using a relay user equipment

Inventors: Karthikeyan Ganesan (Nauheim, DE); Prateek Basu Mallick (Dreieich, DE); Joachim Loehr (Wiesbaden, DE); Ravi Kuchibhotla (Chicago, IL)
Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD.
H04L47/56H04B7/155H04L1/08H04L45/20H04W72/1278H04W88/04
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Patent No.
US 11,588,746
App. No.
17/183,163
Granted
Feb 21, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for transmitting data corresponding to a relay UE. One method includes transmitting data and first information indicating relay information corresponding to retransmission of the data by a relay UE to at least one UE. The first information comprises a relay identifier, an indication that retransmission of the data is based on feedback received by the relay UE, an indication that retransmission of the data is based on a multi-hop count, an indication for the relay UE to transfer the data from a receiver buffer to a transmit buffer and to retransmit the data from the transmit buffer, an indication for the relay UE to retransmit the data to an indicated destination node, or some combination thereof. The method includes transmitting second information indicating a remaining packet delay budget to the at least one UE.

Claims (13)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by at least one user equipment, data and first information indicating relay information corresponding to retransmission of the data by a relay user equipment, wherein the at least one user equipment is within a predetermined group of user equipments or outside of the predetermined group of user equipments, the first information comprises a relay identifier, an indication that retransmission of the data is based on feedback received by the relay user equipment, an indication that retransmission of the data is based on a multi-hop count, an indication for the relay user equipment to transfer the data from a receiver buffer to a transmit buffer and to retransmit the data from the transmit buffer, an indication for the relay user equipment to retransmit the data to an indicated destination node, or some combination thereof; and

receiving, by the at least one user equipment, second information indicating a remaining packet delay budget, wherein the at least one user equipment uses the first information and the remaining packet delay budget for scheduling retransmission of the data.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the remaining packet delay budget comprises a time to live configuration for packet reception.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first information comprises a relay flag.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving feedback resource and timing information to carry feedback corresponding to a data transmission.

5. An apparatus comprising:

a receiver that:

receives, by the apparatus, data and first information indicating relay information corresponding to retransmission of the data by a relay user equipment, wherein the apparatus is within a predetermined group of user equipments or outside of the predetermined group of user equipments, the first information comprises a relay identifier, an indication that retransmission of the data is based on feedback received by the relay user equipment, an indication that retransmission of the data is based on a multi-hop count, an indication for the relay user equipment to transfer the data from a receiver buffer to a transmit buffer and to retransmit the data from the transmit buffer, an indication for the relay user equipment to retransmit the data to an indicated destination node, or some combination thereof; and

receives, by the apparatus, second information indicating a remaining packet delay budget, wherein the apparatus uses the first information and the remaining packet delay budget for scheduling retransmission of the data.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the remaining packet delay budget comprises a time to live configuration for packet reception.

7. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the first information comprises a relay flag.

8. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the receiver receives feedback resource and timing information to carry feedback corresponding to a data transmission.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 7, 2021
From: GANESAN, KARTHIKEYAN; MALLICK, PRATEEK BASU; LOEHR, JOACHIM; KUCHIBHOTLA, RAVI
To: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
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Continuity (2)
Continuation 16517087 · Jul 19, 2019
Related Publication 20210184984A1 · Jun 17, 2021