| CPC H04W 72/20 (2023.01) | 7 Claims | 

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               1. A method performed by a central unit (CU) of an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) donor node (IAB donor CU), the method comprising: 
            receiving, from a distributed unit (DU) of the IAB donor node (IAB donor DU), a first message to allocate an internet protocol (IP) address for data transmissions of a control plane and a user plane over an F1 interface between the IAB donor CU and an IAB node; and 
                transmitting, to the IAB node, a first radio resource control (RRC) message including an IP address allocated by the IAB donor DU based on the first message. 
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