Patent ID: 9414270
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: H04B,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A wireless communication network, comprising: a serving node, a neighboring node different from the serving node, and a relay node different from the neighboring node, wherein the relay node is served by the serving node; wherein the serving node is configured to generate a notification which indicates that an X2 interface between the neighboring node and the serving node is available, and transmit the notification to the relay node, wherein the availability of the X2 interface is indicated in the notification by marking a neighboring cell which belongs to the neighboring node as a serving cell of the serving node; and the relay node is configured to: wherein the serving node is a serving evolved NodeB (eNB), the neighboring node is a neighboring eNB coupled with the serving eNB through an S1 interface or the X2 interface, the relay node is coupled with the serving eNB through a Un interface.