Patent ID: 11943829
Assignee: SAGO STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 11:
12. A Distributed Unit (DU) of a network node comprising processing circuitry, which comprises a processor and a memory, the memory containing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the DU to:
determine a cell to serve;
send, from the DU, a message to a radio control function (RCF) of a Central Unit (CU) of the network node, the message including an identity of the DU and at least a request for the determined cell;
in response to the message, receive, at the DU from the RCF, an identity of the CU and a cell identity corresponding to the determined cell; and
establish the connection between the DU and CU based on the identity of the DU, the identity of the CU, and the identity of the determined cell.