Patent ID: 8964781
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: H04B,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method performed by a relay for routing data in a multihop communication network, comprising: communicating, via at least one processor, with a radio network controller through an intermediary base station on behalf of a plurality of mobile devices using a same interface protocol level as the interface protocol level used between the radio network controller and the intermediary base station; and configuring, by the relay, a first set of lower layer air interface protocol instances for a self-backhaul link with the intermediary base station based on a first radio link control and a second set of lower layer air interface protocol instances for a wireless access link with each of the plurality of mobile devices based on a second radio link control, wherein each of the first and second radio link controls is configured to at least manage user data traffic flows independently.