Patent ID: 9723591
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method for bearer management signalling in a communication network, the method comprising: receiving a union of resource (UR) request message from an evolved packet edge (EPE), wherein the EPE includes user equipment (UE) and a relay node (RN); wherein receiving the UR request message from the EPE comprises receiving the UR request message via a base station to a managing entity associated with the RN within an evolved packet core (EPC), wherein the managing entity comprises a plurality of mobility management entities (MMEs) configure to manage one or more relay nodes (RNs), wherein the managing entity further comprising a serving gate way, a packet gate way, and a policy of charging rules function (PCRF); and sending an independent admission (IA) response to the UR request to the UE, wherein sending the IA response comprises determining one of the plurality of MMEs to serve the UE, and forwarding the IA response via the base station for the UR request from determined one of the plurality of MMEs, wherein the management entity is configured to manage all entities in the EPE.