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US 12,727,044 · App. 18/742,944 · Granted Sep 1, 2026

Method for transmitting control signaling in relay network, configuration method and device

Inventors: Weiwei Wang (Beijing, CN); Lixiang Xu (Beijing, CN); Hong Wang (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W76/15H04B7/155H04L41/0806H04W28/0252H04W72/20H04W72/56H04W80/02
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Patent No.
US 12,727,044
App. No.
18/742,944
Granted
Sep 1, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a pre-5 th -Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4 th -Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). According to the present application, a method for transmitting control signaling in a relay network comprises: a second relay node acquires a first control signaling and a second control signaling, wherein the first control signaling contains an F1AP message; the second relay node processes the first control signaling and the second control signaling in the same manner or different manners; and the second relay node transmits the first control signaling and the second control signaling to a first relay node.

Claims (45)

1 . A method performed by a central unit (CU) of a donor node in a communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting, to a first integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node via a distributed unit (DU) of the donor node, a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message including identification information of a logical channel corresponding to a backhaul link channel and information about priority of the logical channel corresponding to the backhaul link channel; and

transmitting, to the first IAB node, a configuration message including:

address information of a receiving node over the backhaul link channel, and

channel identification information for the backhaul link channel,

wherein the backhaul link channel comprises a radio link control (RLC) channel used for a link between a DU of the first IAB node and the receiving node.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the RRC reconfiguration message further includes identification information of each backhaul link channel.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration message further includes indication information for indicating a type of information carried over the backhaul link channel, and

wherein the type of information is one of types including a user equipment (UE) associated F1 application protocol (F1AP) signaling or a non-UE associated F1AP signaling.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the indication information for indicating the type of information is associated with a control plane.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving node comprises a second IAB node different from the first IAB node.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first IAB node comprises the DU of the first IAB node and a mobile termination (MT) of the first IAB node.

7 . A method performed by a first integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node comprising a distributed unit (DU) and a mobile termination (MT) in a communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a central unit (CU) of a donor node via a DU of the donor node, a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message including identification information of a logical channel corresponding to a backhaul link channel and information about priority of the logical channel corresponding to the backhaul link channel; and

receiving, from the CU of the donor node, a configuration message including:

address information of a receiving node over the backhaul link channel, and

channel identification information for the backhaul link channel, wherein the backhaul link channel comprises a radio link control (RLC) channel used for a link between a DU of the first IAB node and the receiving node.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the RRC reconfiguration message further includes identification information of each backhaul link channel.

9 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the configuration message further includes indication information for indicating a type of information carried over the backhaul link channel, and

wherein the type of information is one of types including a user equipment UE associated F 1 application protocol (F 1 AP) signaling or a non-UE associated F 1 AP signaling.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the indication information for indicating the type of information is associated with a control plane.

11 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the receiving node comprises a second IAB node different from the first IAB node.

12 . A central unit (CU) of a donor node in a communication system, the CU comprising:

at least one transceiver; and

at least one processor coupled to the at least one transceiver and configured to:

transmit, to a first integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node via a distributed unit (DU) of the donor node, a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message including identification information of a logical channel corresponding to a backhaul link channel and information about priority of the logical channel corresponding to the backhaul link channel,

transmit, to the first IAB node, a configuration message including:

address information of a receiving node over the backhaul link channel, and

channel identification information for the backhaul link channel, wherein the backhaul link channel comprises a radio link control (RLC) channel used for a link between a distributed unit (DU) of the first IAB node and the receiving node.

13 . The CU of claim 12 , wherein the RRC reconfiguration message further includes channel identification information of each backhaul link channel.

14 . The CU of claim 12 , wherein the configuration message further includes indication information for indicating a type of information carried over the backhaul link channel, and

wherein the type of information is one of types including a user equipment (UE) associated F 1 application protocol (F 1 AP) signaling or a non-UE associated F 1 AP signaling.

15 . The CU of claim 14 , wherein the indication information for indicating the type of information is associated with a control plane.

16 . The CU of claim 14 , wherein the receiving node comprises a second IAB node different from the first IAB node.

17 . The CU of claim 12 , wherein the first IAB node comprises the DU of the first IAB node and a mobile termination (MT) of the first IAB node.

18 . A first integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node comprising a distributed unit (DU) and a mobile termination (MT) in a communication system, the first IAB node comprising:

at least one transceiver; and

at least one processor coupled to the at least one transceiver and configured to:

receive, from a central unit (CU) of a donor node via a DU of the donor node, a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message including identification information of a logical channel corresponding to a backhaul link channel and information about priority of the logical channel corresponding to the backhaul link channel, and

receive, from the CU of the donor node, a configuration message including:

address information of a receiving node over the backhaul link channel, and

channel identification information for the backhaul link channel, wherein the backhaul link channel comprises a radio link control (RLC) channel used for a link between a distributed unit (DU) of the first IAB node and the receiving node.

19 . The first IAB node of claim 18 , wherein the RRC reconfiguration message further includes identification information of each backhaul link channel.

20 . The first IAB node of claim 18 , wherein the configuration message further includes indication information for indicating a type of information carried over the backhaul link channel, and

wherein the type of information is one of types including a user equipment, UE, associated F1 application protocol (F1AP), signaling or a non-UE associated F1AP signaling.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 13, 2024
From: WANG, WEIWEI; XU, LIXIANG; WANG, HONG
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 067722/0921 →
Priority Claims (2)
CN 201811303678.1 · Nov 2, 2018 · national
CN 201910748988.2 · Aug 14, 2019 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17657921 · Apr 4, 2022
Continuation 16672351 · Nov 1, 2019
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