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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2016
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Mats Folke, Vällingby, SE;
Johnny Karout, Göteborg, SE;
Xinghua Song, Beijing, CN;
Stefano Sorrentino, Solna, SE;
Pontus Wallentin, Linköping, SE;
Stefan Wänstedt, Luleå, SE;
Ali Zaidi, Järfälla, SE;
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
Systems and methods relating to the reduction of signaling for selecting or re-selecting a relay wireless device in a cellular communications network. Embodiments of a method of operation of a relay wireless device in a cellular communications network are provided. The relay wireless device is a wireless device having relay functionality. In some embodiments, the method of operation of the relay wireless device comprises receiving a relay request from a remote wireless device, wherein the remote wireless device is a wireless device desiring a connection to the cellular communications network via a relay wireless device. The method further comprises determining whether one or more criteria for responding to the relay request are satisfied and responding to the remote wireless device upon determining that the one or more criteria for responding to the relay request are satisfied.