The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025

Filed:

Aug. 03, 2022
Applicant:

Mediatek Singapore Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;

Inventors:

Xuelong Wang, Beijing, CN;

Nathan Edward Tenny, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/00 (2006.01); H04W 24/10 (2009.01); H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 76/14 (2018.01); H04W 76/20 (2018.01); H04W 88/04 (2009.01); H04W 92/18 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 76/14 (2018.02); H04W 24/10 (2013.01); H04W 36/033 (2023.05); H04W 76/20 (2018.02); H04W 88/04 (2013.01); H04W 92/18 (2013.01);
Abstract

Apparatus and methods are provided for path switch with service continuity for the UE from the indirect relay link to direct cell link or vice versa. In one novel aspect, the UE is configured with measurement report configuration, which includes triggering event for sending the measurement report. The network sends path switch command to the UE to initiate the path switch based on the measurement report. The UE path switch includes intra-gNB and inter-gNB path switch between the indirect relay link and the direct cellular link. The triggering events are a measurement of the target direct Uu link is an offset better than a measurement of the serving sidelink for a indirect link to direct link switch and a measurement of the PC5 link is better than a predefined threshold for direct link to indirect link switch.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Loading…