Patent ID: 9635558
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: H04B,H04W

Claim:
1. A method for wireless communication, comprising: obtaining, using at least one network entity, loading information corresponding to at least one neighbor node; obtaining, using the at least one network entity, metrics for a plurality of possible actions related to association involving at least one relay; determining, using the at least one network entity, at least one serving node for at least one station based on said loading information and the metrics for the plurality of possible actions; communicating, using the at least one serving node, with the at least one station; wherein the at least one serving node is one of a base station or the at least one relay; wherein the metrics for the at least one relay are based on at least one of: wherein said network entity is one of said base station or said at least one relay, said at least one relay operating as a network node capable of communicating with said at least one station on an access link.