Patent ID: 9538394
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: H04B,H04W

Claim:
1. A method for bearer management signalling in a communication network, the method comprising: forming a Union of Resource (UR) Request message in the Evolved Packet Edge (EPE), wherein EPE includes user equipment (UE) and at least one relay node (RN) and wherein the UR Request message comprises a UE bearer resource request and a RN bearer resource request; transporting the UR Request message from the EPE via DeNB to managing entity of relay nodes (RNs) within Evolved Packet Core (EPC), wherein managing entity of RNs are network nodes that manage or administer RNs, like mobility management entity serving the relay node (MME_RN), serving gate way, packet gate way, Policy and Charging Rule Function (PCRF), Home Subscriber Service (HSS) or combination thereof; and receiving a Union of Admission (UA) Response by the DeNB for the transported UR Request from one of the said management entity, wherein the said management entity is the mobility management entity that serves/manages all the entities in the EPE, wherein the UA response comprises a response to UE bearer resource request and a RN bearer resource request.