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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2019
Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Zhengyi Zhou, Beijing, CN;
Zhengyi Zhou, Beijing, CN;
Zhaocheng Wang, Beijing, CN;
Ning Ge, Beijing, CN;
Jianfei Cao, Beijing, CN;
SONY GROUP CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electronic device for a backhaul network, wherein the backhaul network comprises a first communication apparatus connected to a core network and a plurality of second communication apparatuses performing wireless communication with the first communication apparatus, includes: processing circuitry configured to perform control to cause the first communication apparatus comprising the electronic device to: operate as a primary donor; select at least one second communication apparatus of the plurality of second communication apparatuses as a secondary donor; transmit a first indicating signal to the selected at least one second communication apparatus, the first indicating signal comprising node type information indicating the secondary donor; transmit a second indicating signal to a second communication apparatus that are not selected, the second indicating signal comprising node type information indicating a member node.