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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2017
Applicant:
Sprint Spectrum Lp, Overland Park, KS (US);
Inventors:
Justin Sungki Park, Ashburn, VA (US);
Brent Scott, Kansas City, MO (US);
Assignee:
Sprint Spectrum L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 48/20 (2009.01); H04B 7/024 (2017.01); H04B 17/318 (2015.01); H04B 17/336 (2015.01); H04W 88/08 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 48/20 (2013.01); H04B 7/024 (2013.01); H04B 17/318 (2015.01); H04B 17/336 (2015.01); H04W 88/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are described for donor access node (DeNB) selection at a relay access node (AN). A plurality of DeNBs may be identified, the DeNBs being located within a radio range of the relay AN. A metric may be calculated at the relay AN and used by the relay AN to select multiple, preferred DeNBs from the plurality of DeNBs. The relay AN may simultaneously request a connection to each of the multiple, preferred DeNBs. Data signals may be combined for transport at the relay AN and sent to end-user wireless devices, the multiple, preferred DeNBs, or both.