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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2011
Dexu Lin, San Diego, CA (US);
Tingfang Ji, San Diego, CA (US);
Wanshi Chen, San Diego, CA (US);
Jaber Mohammad Borran, San Diego, CA (US);
Dexu Lin, San Diego, CA (US);
Tingfang Ji, San Diego, CA (US);
Wanshi Chen, San Diego, CA (US);
Jaber Mohammad Borran, San Diego, CA (US);
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses are provided that facilitate associating with relays in a wireless network. A device can select whether to utilize relay assistance where present based at least in part on measuring one or more determined or projected parameters related to the relay. Where utilizing a relay results in user-plane data channel conditions above a threshold level and control channel conditions below a threshold level, a serving base station can determine whether to employ another base station to serve the device, jointly serve a relay with an additional base station, and/or the like.