Patent ID: 11864043
Assignee: LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 11:
12. A method comprising:
receiving an identifier of a first communication device;
receiving an identifier of a parent communication device of the first communication device from the parent communication device, wherein the first communication device, the parent communication device, and a first base unit constitute a first backhaul link; and
transmitting a backhaul link switching request based on a measurement result, wherein the backhaul link switching request comprises an indication of backhaul link switching and an identifier of a new integrated access and backhaul node to switch to;
wherein the backhaul link switching request is transmitted in response to channel quality of a link between the first communication device and the parent communication device being lower than a first threshold value and channel quality of a link between the first communication device and a second communication device being higher than a second threshold value.