Patent ID: 11937144
Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 29:
30. The method of claim 29, further comprising:
receiving, from the first base station via the first cooperative UE and in response to the message, a second message indicating that a handover procedure for the virtual UE from the first base station to the second base station has been initiated;
transmitting, to the second cooperative UE and based at least in part on the second message, a third message directing the second cooperative UE to perform a random-access procedure with the second base station; and, receiving, from the second base station via the second cooperative UE, a fourth message indicating a completion of the handover procedure, wherein the data originates from the second base station and is received from the second cooperative UE based at least in part on the completion of the handover procedure.