US 12,150,041 B2
Network access method and apparatus, network device, and computer readable storage medium
Ying Huang, Shenzhen (CN); and Lin Chen, Shenzhen (CN)
Assigned to ZTE CORPORATION, Shenzhen (CN)
Filed by ZTE Corporation, Shenzhen (CN)
Filed on Feb. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/115,276.
Application 18/115,276 is a continuation of application No. 17/266,343, granted, now 11,622,320, previously published as PCT/CN2019/100072, filed on Aug. 9, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 201810904077.X (CN), filed on Aug. 9, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0209448 A1, Jun. 29, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 48/18 (2009.01); H04W 88/14 (2009.01); H04W 92/20 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 48/16 (2013.01) [H04W 48/18 (2013.01); H04W 88/14 (2013.01); H04W 92/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method performed by a first integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node, comprising:
acquiring cell access information from a second IAB node or a base station, wherein the first IAB node is capable of providing radio access to a user equipment (UE) and backhauling data to the second IAB node or the base station through air interface, and wherein the first IAB node comprises a distributed unit (DU) part and a mobile termination (MT) part;
sending assistance information to the second IAB node or the base station, wherein the assistance information comprises IAB node indication information;
sending at least one of: 1) a DU part identity of the first IAB node; or 2) a MT part identity, to an IAB donor;
in response to the cell access information indicating that a cell is allowed to be accessed by the first IAB node, determining the cell to be a candidate cell for cell selection; and
accessing the candidate cell via the MT part of the first IAB node.