Patent ID: 9155076
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for bearer management signalling in a communication network, the method comprising of: receiving a union of resource (UR) request message from a relay node (RN) at a donor base station (DeNB) of the communication network, wherein receiving the UR request message comprises receiving a relay node non-access stratum (RN NAS) message from a relay node connected to the DeNB, the RN NAS encapsulating a user equipment non-stratus (UE NAS) message; Transporting, by the DeNB, the received UR Request message from the DeNB to a managing entity of user equipment (UE) within an evolved packet core (EPC) network of the communication network, wherein the managing entity of the UE are network nodes that manage or administer the UE, and comprises at least one of the following: a mobility management entity serving the user equipment (MME_UE), a serving gate way, a packet gate way, and a PCRF; Receiving an Intersection of Admission (IA) Response by the DeNB for the transported “UR Request” from one of the network nodes of the management entity, wherein receiving the IA response comprises receiving the IA response from the MME UE; and forwarding the received IA response to the UE via the relay node.