CPC H04W 36/30 (2013.01) [H04W 4/10 (2013.01); H04W 40/22 (2013.01); H04W 88/04 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. A method of switching between modes of operation for a device in a cellular network, the method comprising:
accessing a service at the device;
after a determination that the device is approaching an edge of coverage while the device is accessing the service,
the device receiving, from a first node in the cellular network, a relay discovery command;
the device sending a measurement report to the first node indicating discovered nodes capable of acting as relay nodes;
the device receiving, from the first node, a selection of a suitable node to act as a relay node; and
the device receiving, from the first node, an instruction to initiate a mechanism to switch to accessing the service via the relay node,
wherein the mechanism to switch to accessing the service via the relay node comprises:
the device receiving a relay mode proceed indication from the first node; and
the device receiving a connection release message from the first node.
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