CPC H04B 7/155 (2013.01) [H04L 5/14 (2013.01); H04W 16/14 (2013.01); H04W 52/36 (2013.01); H04W 60/00 (2013.01); H04W 72/0473 (2013.01); H04W 72/51 (2023.01); H04W 72/541 (2023.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method comprising:
at a resource allocation system, receiving, from a Donor wireless base station device, a registration request, the registration request including capabilities information about a Relay Node with which the Donor wireless base station device communicates;
in response to the registration request, sending, from the resource allocation system to the Donor wireless base station device, a registration response indicating successful registration of the Relay Node;
in response to the registration response, receiving via the Donor wireless base station device a spectrum enquiry message from the Relay Node seeking a channel allocation from the resource allocation system; and
in response to the spectrum enquiry message, sending from the resource allocation system, and via the Donor wireless base station device, a resource grant response to the Relay Node, wherein the resource grant response includes an allocated channel.
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