Patent ID: 11956665
Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 5:
6. A method performed by a donor Integrated Access and wireless access Backhaul (IAB) node of a wireless communications network with respect to a traffic flow for a user equipment (UE) connected wirelessly to a final IAB node, wherein the traffic flow traverses a multi-hop path including one or more intermediate IAB nodes coupling the donor IAB node to the final IAB node, the method comprising:
receiving a report, from the final IAB node, indicating that at least one of the one or more intermediate IAB nodes is experiencing congestion with respect to transmitting data packets of the traffic flow along the multi-hop path; and
controlling data packet transmission for the traffic flow, based on the report.