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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2021
Zte Corporation, Guangdong, CN;
ZTE Corporation, Shenzhen, CN;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for forwarding data in wireless communication systems with multi-connectivity is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for performing a data forwarding by a first wireless communication node, includes: receiving a first message from a first middle wireless communication node, wherein the first message comprises a first node identity of a second wireless communication node; determining a first connection for at least one first corresponding bearer between the first wireless communication node and the second wireless communication node according to the first node identity; transmitting a second message to the first middle wireless communication node, wherein the second message comprises at least one first data forwarding address of the first wireless communication node for the at least one first corresponding bearer; and receiving a third message from the second wireless communication node.