US 12,356,310 B2
Transferring traffic in integrated access and backhaul communication
Xiang Xu, Nanjing (CN); Henri Koskinen, Espoo (FI); Matti Laitila, Oulu (FI); Esa Malkamäki, Espoo (FI); Osman Yilmaz, Espoo (FI); Oliver Blume, Stuttgart (FI); and Ilkka Keskitalo, Oulu (FI)
Assigned to Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy, Espoo (FI)
Appl. No. 18/042,112
Filed by Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy, Espoo (FI)
PCT Filed Oct. 22, 2020, PCT No. PCT/CN2020/122998
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 17, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/082671, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 28, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0328625 A1, Oct. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 40/22 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 40/22 (2013.01) 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:
transmit, at a first Central Unit-Control Plane (CU-CP) of a first Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) donor to a second CU-CP of a second IAB donor, a request to transfer target traffic via a Distributed Unit (DU) of the second IAB donor, the request comprising first information of the target traffic; and
receive, from the second CU-CP, second information to be used for configuring the target traffic.