US 12,464,596 B2
Techniques for transitioning radio resource control state of a repeater
Naeem Akl, Bridgewater, NJ (US); Navid Abedini, Basking Ridge, NJ (US); Karl Georg Hampel, Jersey City, NJ (US); and Ozcan Ozturk, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 5, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/296,176.
Prior Publication US 2024/0340994 A1, Oct. 10, 2024
Int. Cl. H04W 76/27 (2018.01); H04W 68/02 (2009.01); H04W 76/11 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 76/27 (2018.02) [H04W 68/02 (2013.01); H04W 76/11 (2018.02)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for wireless communications at a distributed unit, comprising:
a processor;
memory coupled with the processor; and
instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
receive, from a central unit (CU), a first control signal indicating to release a radio resource control (RRC) connection of a network-controlled repeater mobile termination (NCR-MT), wherein the first control signal comprising an identifier of the NCR-MT;
transmit, to the NCR-MT, a first message indicating a release of the RRC connection;
detect a trigger of new side control information for the NCR-MT; and
transmit a second message, in response to the trigger, indicating to resume the RRC connection of the NCR-MT, wherein the second message comprising the identifier of the NCR-MT.