Patent ID: 8374117
Filing Date: 2013-02-12
Classification: H04B,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of setting up a radio bearer (RB) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: establishing, by a relay node, a plurality of first radio bearers (RBs) over a first radio interface between the relay node and a base station, each first RB being associated a guaranteed quality of service (QoS); receiving, by the relay node, a service request from a user equipment; selecting, by the relay node, a first RB among the plurality of first RBs based on a QoS required by the service request; determining, by the relay node, a second RB that is mapped to the selected first RB; establishing, by the relay node, the second RB over a second radio interface between the relay node and the user equipment; and reporting activation of the selected first RB to the base station after the second RB is established, wherein the activation of the selected first RB is reported to the base station when the first RB is not previously used.