Patent ID: 11917449
Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 5:
6. A device, comprising:
a memory and one or more processors;
wherein the memory is configured to store one or more programs; and
wherein the one or more programs, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
receive Internet Protocol (IP) data from a plurality of second communication nodes, wherein the plurality of second communication nodes are connected to the device through a New Radio (NR) sidelink (PC5) interface, and the device is further connected to a third communication node through an NR Uu interface;
map the IP data to a relay bearer according to a first preset mapping configuration, wherein the first preset mapping configuration comprises a many-to-one mapping indicating that the IP data is mapped to a same relay Uu data radio bearer (DRB); and
transmit, to the third communication node, the mapped IP data through the relay Uu DRB according to a DRB configuration associated with the device.