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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2020
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Yuqin Chen, Beijing, CN;
Dawei Zhang, Saratoga, CA (US);
Fangli Xu, Beijing, CN;
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);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A user equipment (UE) is configured to operate as a relay UE between a remote UE and a base station. The relay UE receives, from an originating device, a data packet for relay to a recipient device, determines that the relay of the data packet to the recipient device has failed and sends, to the originating device, a transmission including the data packet, wherein the transmission comprises an indication that the data packet is being returned to the originating device.