US 12,225,498 B2
Method and apparatus for setting up and/or adjusting backhaul link in maritime network
Yanping Dang, Beijing (CN); Jinhua Liu, Beijing (CN); Bo Zhong, Beijing (CN); and Serdar Sahin, Plano, TX (US)
Assigned to Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm (SE)
Appl. No. 17/635,817
Filed by Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm (SE)
PCT Filed Aug. 20, 2019, PCT No. PCT/CN2019/101494
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 16, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/031101, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 25, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0312362 A1, Sep. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 64/00 (2009.01); G01S 5/02 (2010.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); H04W 28/02 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 64/003 (2013.01) [G01S 5/0289 (2013.01); H04W 4/023 (2013.01); H04W 28/0226 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method in a first radio node in a first ship, the method comprising:
obtaining a first position and moving information of the first ship;
receiving a second position and moving information of a second ship from a second radio node in the second ship; and
determining whether to connect to the second radio node to form a maritime network, based on radio measurements between the first and second radio nodes, the first position and moving information and the second position and moving information, wherein the determining step comprises deciding to connect to the second radio node when the radio measurements meet a predetermined condition and the first position and moving information and the second position and moving information indicate that the radio measurements meet the predetermined condition for a predetermined time period.