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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2022
Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd., Guangdong, CN;
Wen Wang, Guangdong, CN;
Zhenhua Xie, Guangdong, CN;
VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD., Guangdong, CN;
Abstract
Relay connection establishment method and device are disclosed. The method includes: sending, by source UE, a first direct communication request message to next-hop relay UE of the source UE, where the first direct communication request message is used to request to establish, in a process of establishing a relay connection from the source UE to target UE, a first direct communication connection between the source UE and the next-hop relay UE of the source UE; and receiving a first direct communication accept message from the next-hop relay UE of the source UE, where the first direct communication accept message is used to indicate acceptance of the request for establishing the first direct communication connection in the process of establishing the relay connection.