Apple Inc.

Shankar Sudhir Pola

Candy Yiu

Alexander Sasha Sirotkin

Sudeep K Palat

Ozgur Oyman

Geng Wu

Qian Li

Dawei Ying

Lili Wei

Hassan Ghozlan

Thomas Luetzenkirchen

Usharani Ayyalasomayajula

Song Noh

Embodiments of a Next Generation Node-B (gNB) and methods of communication are disclosed herein. The gNB may be configured with a gNB central unit (gNB-CU) and a gNB distributed unit (gNB-DU). The gNB-CU may determine a route for delivery of a data packet to a User Equipment (UE) on an integrated access backhaul (IAB) of relays. The gNB may generate a physical layer (PHY) data packet in accordance with a split between functionality of a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer at the gNB-CU and functionality of a radio link control (RLC) layer at the gNB-DU. The PHY data packet may include the data packet, a PDCP header, an adaptation layer header, an RLC header, a medium access control (MAC) header, and a PHY header. The adaptation layer header may indicate one or more relays included in the route.

Next generation node-B (GNB) for integrated access and backhaul (IAB) relay in new radio (NR) networks

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Bengaluru, India

Shankar Sudhir Pola