Patent ID: 9520977
Filing Date: 2016-12-13
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for data transmission in a base station of a communication network with a user equipment dominated by the base station, wherein the communication network comprises a cellular network and an assistant wireless network dedicated to the cellular network; the assistant wireless network comprises at least one assistant wireless network access node; and the at least one assistant wireless network access node is connected to the base station via a wired or wireless link, wherein the method comprises: maintaining a first control channel in the cellular network between the base station and the user equipment, wherein the first control channel is used for exchanging with the user equipment control signalling of a data channel in the cellular network; establishing a second control channel for exchanging with the user equipment the control signalling of an emulation data channel, wherein the second control channel connects the base station to the user equipment via the assistant wireless network and the wired or wireless link between the assistant wireless network access node and the base station; exchanging control signalling of the emulation data channel with the user equipment; establishing the emulation data channel that connects the base station to the user equipment via the assistant wireless network and the wired or wireless link between the assistant wireless network access node and the base station; and at least receiving data from or sending data to the user equipment via the emulation data channel; wherein the exchanging further comprises: and wherein the method further comprises, between the exchanging and the establishing the emulation data channel: