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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2019
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Fangli Xu, Beijing, CN;
Dawei Zhang, Saratoga, CA (US);
Haijing Hu, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Longda Xing, San Jose, CA (US);
Murtaza A. Shikari, Mountain View, CA (US);
Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, San Ramon, CA (US);
Sree Ram Kodali, San Jose, CA (US);
Srinivasan Nimmala, San Jose, CA (US);
Srirang A. Lovlekar, Fremont, CA (US);
Yuqin Chen, Beijing, CN;
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A remote user equipment (UE) configured to access a network via one of a direct link with a base station or a relay link with a relay UE performs a method including receiving link selection criteria, the link selection criteria configured by the network, identifying that the relay UE is available for camping, selecting the relay UE based on the link selection criteria, camping on the relay link corresponding to the relay UE and initiating a network access procedure via the relay link.