Patent ID: 11943676
Assignee: MALIKIE INNOVATIONS LIMITED
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 6:
7. A computer program product for enabling switching between modes of operation for a device in a cellular network, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising instructions for execution by the device for:
accessing a service at the device;
after a determination that the device is approaching an edge of coverage while the device is accessing the service,
the device receiving, from a first node in the cellular network, a relay discovery command;
the device sending a measurement report to the first node indicating discovered nodes capable of acting as relay nodes;
the device receiving, from the first node, a selection of a suitable node to act as a relay node; and
the device receiving, from the first node, an instruction to initiate a mechanism to switch to accessing the service via the relay node,
wherein the mechanism to switch to accessing the service via the relay node comprises:
the device receiving a relay mode proceed indication from the first node; and
the device receiving a connection release message from the first node.