IP Library Granted Patent US 12,289,652
Granted Patent B2
US 12,289,652 · App. 17/608,130 · Granted Apr 29, 2025

Failure information for wireless relay networks

Inventor: Atsushi Ishii (Vancouver, WA)
Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
H04W36/305H04W36/0058H04W36/0061H04W76/27H04W88/14
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,289,652
App. No.
17/608,130
Granted
Apr 29, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless node that communicates over a radio interface with a wireless access node of a radio access network (RAN), the wireless node comprising: processor circuitry configured to establish, with the radio access node, dual connectivity (DC) comprising a first connection and a second connection, the first connection being relayed by an Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) node; receiver circuitry configured to receive from the IAB node a notification message indicating a radio link failure (RLF) on the first connection, and; transmitter circuitry configured to transmit, based on the notification message, a failure information message to the wireless access node using the second connection, wherein; the failure information message comprises information representing the RLF.

Claims (25)

1. A wireless node that communicates over a radio interface with a wireless access node of a radio access network (RAN), the wireless node comprising:

processor circuitry configured to establish, with the wireless access node, dual connectivity (DC) comprising a first connection and a second connection, the first connection being relayed by an Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) node;

receiver circuitry configured to receive, from the IAB node, a notification message indicating a radio link failure (RLF) on the first connection; and

transmitter circuitry configured to transmit, based on the notification message, a failure information message to the wireless access node using the second connection, wherein

the failure information message comprises a failure type indicating that transmission of the failure information message is caused by the reception of the notification message on the first connection,

the failure type included in the failure information message is set from a plurality of given failure types, and

the failure information message further comprises information indicating a Cell Group in which the RLF occurs.

2. The wireless node of claim 1 , wherein the notification message comprises information identifying a node on the first connection that detects the RLF, and the failure information message further comprises the information identifying the node.

3. The wireless node of claim 1 , wherein the notification message comprises one or more measurement values of at least one of signal strength and signal quality, and the failure information message further comprises the one or more measurement values.

4. A method for a wireless node that communicates over a radio interface with a wireless access node of a radio access network (RAN), the method comprising:

establishing, with the wireless access node, dual connectivity (DC) comprising a first connection and a second connection, the first connection being relayed by an Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) node;

receiving, from the IAB node, a notification message indicating a radio link failure (RLF) on the first connection; and

transmitting, based on the notification message, a failure information message to the wireless access node using the second connection,

wherein the failure information message comprises a failure type indicating that transmission of the failure information message is caused by the reception of the notification message on the first connection,

the failure type included in the failure information message is set from a plurality of given failure types, and

the failure information message further comprises information indicating a Cell Group in which the RLF occurs.

5. A wireless access node of a radio access network (RAN) that communicates over a radio interface with a wireless node, the wireless access node comprising:

processor circuitry configured to establish, with the wireless node, dual connectivity (DC) comprising a first connection and a second connection, the first connection being relayed by an Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) node; and

receiver circuitry configured to receive, on the second connection, a failure information message,

wherein the failure information message is based on a notification message that the wireless node receives from the IAB node, the notification message indicating a radio link failure (RLF) on the first connection,

the failure information message comprises a failure type indicating that transmission of the failure information message is caused by the reception of the notification message on the first connection,

the failure type included in the failure information message is set from a plurality of given failure types, and

the failure information message further comprises information indicating a Cell Group in which the RLF occurs.

6. The wireless access node of claim 5 , wherein the notification message comprises information identifying a node on the first connection that detects the RLF, and the failure information message further comprises the information identifying the node.

7. The wireless access node of claim 5 , wherein the notification message comprises one or more measurement values of at least one of signal strength and signal quality, and the failure information message further comprises the one or more measurement values.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 1, 2021
From: ISHII, ATSUSHI
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 057987/0006 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62842374 · May 2, 2019
Related Publication 20220217598A1 · Jul 7, 2022
References Cited (53)
US 20210195675A1 · Park · 2021 [cited by examiner]
WO 2013084704A1 · 2013 [cited by applicant]
3GPP TSG RAN WG2 Meeting #105bis, Route Adaptation upon Backhaul RLF, Xi'an, China, Apr. 8-Apr. 12, 2019, R2-1903131, pp. 1-8 (Year: 2019). [cited by examiner]
LG Electronics Inc., “Access Control for IAB node”, R2-1905043, 3GPP TSG-RAN WG2 #105bis, Xian, China, Apr. 8-12, 2019. [cited by applicant]
LG Electronics, “Inter-node RRC signaling (applicbale for BH RLF notification)”, R2-1905029, 3GPP TSG-RAN WG2 Meeting #106, Xian, China, Apr. 8-12, 2019. [cited by applicant]
LG Electronics, “Framework of BH RLF notification and recovery”, R2-1905028, 3GPP TSG-RAN WG2 Meeting #105bis, Xian, China, Apr. 8-12, 2019. [cited by applicant]
LG Electronics, “Criteria for southbound and northbound backhaul link failure”, R2-1905027, 3GPP TSG-RAN WG2 Meeting #105, Xian, China, Apr. 8-12, 2019. [cited by applicant]
Huawei et al., “Congestion reporting and handling for IAB networks”, R2-1904989, 3GPP TSG-RAN WG2#105bis, Xi'an, China, Apr. 8-Apr. 12, 2019. [cited by applicant]
Huawei et al., “RRC signaling structure for IAB”, R2-1904987, 3GPP TSG-RAN WG2 Meeting #105bis, Xi'an, China, Apr. 8-12, 2019. [cited by applicant]
Huawei et al., “IAB RLC channel management procedure”, R2-1904985, 3GPP TSG-RAN WG2 meeting #105bis, Xi'an, China, Apr. 8-Apr. 12, 2019. [cited by applicant]
Huawei et al., “Cell Selection and Reselection procedures of IAB node”, R2-1904978, 3GPP TSG-RAN WG2 Meeting #105bis, Xi'an, China, Apr. 8-12, 2019. [cited by applicant]
Huawei et al., “Access Control for IAB MT”, R2-1904976, 3GPP TSG-RAN WG2 Meeting #105bis, Xi'an, China, Apr. 8-12, 2019. [cited by applicant]
Huawei et al., “IAB RRC Connection Establishment”, R2-1904975, 3GPP TSG-RAN WG3 Meeting #105bis, Xi'an, China, Apr. 8-12, 2019. [cited by applicant]
Samsung, “(De)Prioritizing the Access for IAB Setup”, R2-1904905, 3GPP TSG-RAN WG2#105bis, Xi'an, China, Apr. 8-12, 2019. [cited by applicant]
ITRI, “Improvements on RLF procedure in IAB”, R2-1904873, 3GPP TSG-RAN WG2 Meeting #105bis, Xi'an, China, Apr. 8-Apr. 12, 2019. [cited by applicant]
Zte et al., “Discussion on BH RLC channel configuration in IAB network”, R2-1904611, 3GPP TSG RAN WG2 Meeting #105bis, Xi'an, China, Apr. 8-12, 2019. [cited by applicant]
Zte et al., “Discussion on IAB BH RLF handling”, R2-1904606, 3GPP TSG RAN WG2 Meeting #105bis, Xi'an, China, Apr. 8-12, 2019. [cited by applicant]
Sharp, “Access restrictions (barring) in IAB”, R2-1904430, 3GPP TSG RAN WG2 Meeting #105bis, Xi'an, China, Apr. 8-12, 2019. [cited by applicant]
Sharp, “Downstream notification of BH RLF”, R2-1904427, 3GPP TSG RAN WG2 Meeting #105bis, Xi'an, China, Apr. 8-12, 2019. [cited by applicant]
Nokia et al., “BH link RLF notifications”, R2-1904410, 3GPP TSG-RAN WG2 Meeting #105bis, Xian, China, Apr. 8-12, 2019. [cited by applicant]
Nokia et al., “Further discussion on BH link RLF handling”, R2-1904411, 3GPP TSG-RAN WG2 Meeting #105bis, Xian, China, Apr. 8-12, 2019. [cited by applicant]
Lenovo et al., “Parent node selection for migration”, R2-1904260, 3GPP TSG-RAN WG2 Meeting #105bis, Xi'an, China, Apr. 8-Apr. 12, 2019. [cited by applicant]
Sony, “IAB System information handling”, R2-1904200, 3GPP TSG RAN WG2 Meeting #105bis, Xi'an, China, Apr. 8-Apr. 12, 2019. [cited by applicant]
“3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Radio Access Network; NR; Radio Resource Control (RRC) protocol specification(Release 15)”, 3GPP TS 38.331 V15.5.1 (Apr. 2019). [cited by applicant]
“3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Radio Access Network; NR; Study on Integrated Access and Backhaul; (Release 16)”, 3GPP TR 38.874 V16.0.0 (Dec. 2018). [cited by applicant]
“3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Radio Access Network;NG-RAN; F1 application protocol (F1AP)(Release 15)”, 3GPP TS 38.473 V15.5.0 (Mar. 2019). [cited by applicant]
“3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Radio Access Network; NR; Radio Link Control (RLC) protocol specification(Release 15)”, 3GPP TS 38.322 V15.5.0 (Mar. 2019). [cited by applicant]
“3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Radio Access Network; NR; Backhaul Adaptation Protocol (BAP) specification(Release 16)”, 3GPP TS 38.340 V16.0.0 (Mar. 2020). [cited by applicant]
“3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Radio Access Network; NR; Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) specification(Release 15)”, 3GPP TS 38.323 V15.5.0 (Mar. 2019). [cited by applicant]
“3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Radio Access Network; E-UTRA and NR; Service Data Adaptation Protocol (SDAP) specification(Release 15)”, 3GPP TS 37.324 V15.1.0 (Sep. 2018). [cited by applicant]
“3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Radio Access Network; NR; NR and NG-RAN Overall Description; Stage 2(Release 15)”, 3GPP TS 38.300 V15.5.0 (Mar. 2019). [cited by applicant]
Huawei et al., “Backhaul RLF Recovery”, R2-1905171, 3GPP TSG-RAN WG2#105bis, Xi'an, China, Apr. 8-Apr. 12, 2019. [cited by applicant]
Huawei et al., “IAB bearer mapping decision and configuration”, R2-1905103, 3GPP TSG-RAN WG2#105bis, Xi'an, China, Apr. 8-12, 2019. [cited by applicant]
LG Electronics Inc., “BH RLF reporting to IAB donor node”, R2-1905072, 3GPP TSG-RAN WG2 Meeting #105-Bis, Xi'an, China, Apr. 8-12, 2019. [cited by applicant]
Samsung, “IAB RRC state machine”, R2-1904181, 3GPP TSG-RAN WG2 Meeting #105-Bis, Xi'an, China, Apr. 8-12, 2019. [cited by applicant]
Samsung, “Overview of flow control solutions”, R2-1904180, 3GPP TSG-RAN WG2 Meeting #105-Bis, Xi'an, China, Apr. 8-Apr. 12, 2019. [cited by applicant]
Lenovo et al., “RLF notification for backhaul link”, R2-1904172, 3GPP TSG-RAN WG2 Meeting #105bis, Xi'an, China, Apr. 8-Apr. 12, 2019. [cited by applicant]
Ericsson, “IAB Node Integration Procedure”, R2-1903971, 3GPP TSG-RAN WG2 Meeting #105bis, Xi'an, P. R. of China, Apr. 8-Apr. 12, 2019. [cited by applicant]
Ericsson, “Backhaul Channel Setup and Modification Procedure for IAB Networks”, R2-1903970, 3GPP TSG RAN WG2 Meeting #105bis, Xi'an, P.R. of China, Apr. 8-12, 2019. [cited by applicant]
Ericsson, “IAB Node Release Procedure”, R2-1903960, 3GPP TSG-RAN WG2 Meeting # 105bis, Xi'an, P.R. China, Apr. 8-12, 2019. [cited by applicant]
Intel Corporation, “Backhaul RLF handling”, R2-1903940, 3GPP TSG RAN WG2 Meeting #105bis, Xian, China, Apr. 8-12, 2019. [cited by applicant]
Ericsson, “IP Address Assignment for IAB Nodes”, R2-1903936, 3GPP TSG-RAN WG2#105bis, Xi'an, P.R. of China, Apr. 8-12, 2019. [cited by applicant]
Ericsson, “RLF related notifications in IAB networks”, R2-1903935, 3GPP TSG-RAN WG2 #105bis, Xi'an, P. R. of China, Apr. 8-12, 2019. [cited by applicant]
Ericsson, “Support for LTE Deployment at IAB Node Sites”, R2-1903934, 3GPP TSG-RAN WG2#105bis, Xi'an, P. R. of China, Apr. 8-12, 2019. [cited by applicant]
Ericsson, “Minimizing CN Functionalities for IAB Networks”, R2-1903933, 3GPP TSG-RAN WG2#105bis, Xi'an, P. R. of China, Apr. 8-12, 2019. [cited by applicant]
Ericsson, “Control plane architecture aspects of IAB nodes”, R2-1903930, 3GPP TSG-RAN WG2#105bis, Xi'an, P. R. of China, Apr. 8-12, 2019. [cited by applicant]
Ericsson, “Allowing only IAB nodes in a standalone NR deployment”, R2-1903928, 3GPP TSG-RAN WG2#105bis, Xian, P. R. of China, Apr. 8-12, 2019. [cited by applicant]
Kyocera, “Further consideration of topology adaptation upon BH RLF”, R2-1903730, 3GPP TSG-RAN WG2 #105-bis, Xi'an, China, Apr. 8-12, 2019. [cited by applicant]
Asustek, “On topology adaptation upon backhaul-link-failure recovery”, R2-1903698, 3GPP TSG-RAN WG2 Meeting #105bis, Xi'an, China, Apr. 8-12, 2019. [cited by applicant]
Samsung, “Overview on control signalling transmission in IAB”, R2-1903685, 3GPP TSG-RAN WG2 Meeting #105bis, Xi'an, China, Apr. 8-Apr. 12, 2019. [cited by applicant]
Samsung, “Configuration of BH RLC CH”, R2-1903684, 3GPP TSG-RAN WG2 Meeting #105bis, Xi'an, China, Apr. 8-Apr. 12, 2019. [cited by applicant]
Qualcomm Incorporated, “BH RLF handling for IAB”, R2-1903583, 3GPP TSG-RAN WG2 Meeting #105bis, Xi'an, China, Apr. 8-12 (Published Mar. 28, 2019). [cited by applicant]
CATT, “Route Adaptation upon Backhaul RLF”, R2-1903131, 3GPP TSG RAN WG2 Meeting #105bis, Xi'an, China, Apr. 8-Apr. 12, 2019. [cited by applicant]