Patent ID: 9288730
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A multi-homed mobile relay node handoff method, comprising: establishing a first communication link between a mobile relay node and a first base station, the mobile relay node fixed to a moving vehicle, and comprising, establishing a plurality of communication sessions via the first cell between the mobile relay node and a first group of UEs and a plurality of communication sessions via the second cell between the mobile relay node and a second group of UEs, the first and second group of UEs proximate the moving vehicle and moving at a substantially same velocity as the moving vehicle; establishing a second communication link between the mobile relay node and a second base station, comprising, attaching the mobile relay node to the second base station; and performing a hand off of the mobile relay node from the first base station to the second base station when the vehicle moves from a first area to a second area, comprising,