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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2022
Lenovo (Beijing) Limited, Beijing, CN;
Yibin Zhuo, Shanghai, CN;
Mingzeng Dai, Shanghai, CN;
Lianhai Wu, Beijing, CN;
Le Yan, Shanghai, CN;
Lenovo (Beijing) Limited, Beijing, CN;
Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to IP address management in an IAB network. According to some embodiments of the disclosure, a wireless network node may: receive an IP address configuration indicating an IP address of a second DU, wherein the wireless network node comprises a first DU associated with a first BS and the second DU associated with a second BS, and the wireless network node migrates from the first BS to the second BS, and wherein the IP address configuration is received from one of the first BS and the second BS or an OAM according to an IP address allocation scheme; and initiate an F1 interface setup with the second BS using the IP address of the second DU.