US 11,722,884 B2
UE storage of UE context information
Volkan Sevindik, Parker, CO (US)
Assigned to Charter Communications Operating, LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed by Charter Communications Operating, LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed on Dec. 21, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/129,048.
Prior Publication US 2022/0201467 A1, Jun. 23, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 8/24 (2009.01); H04W 4/08 (2009.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 8/24 (2013.01) [H04W 4/08 (2013.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.02)] 28 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A base station for a wireless network, the base station comprising a memory and at least one hardware processor, wherein the base station is configured to:
retrieve, from a first user equipment (UE), UE context information for at least one second UE different from the first UE; and
use the retrieved UE context information to communicate directly with the second UE, wherein:
the wireless network has a plurality of UEs associated with the base station;
the base station is configured to support the plurality of UEs being divided into one or more UE groups, each UE group comprising a primary UE and zero, one, or more secondary Ues, wherein the primary UE is configured to store UE context information for each secondary UE in the UE group; and
the first and second UEs are part of a first UE group;
the first UE is the primary UE for the first UE group; and
the second UE is a secondary UE in the first UE group.