Advanced multi-directional relay architecture and apparatus and methods of operation useful together with same

• Main Authors: YAAKOV SHOSHAN, ADI SCHWARTZ
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Hebrew
• Published: 28.02.2021
• Subjects: ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS

A method operative in conjunction with a cellular communication network having a core element and comprising providing moving relays including base and mobile station functionality and a relay resource manager, all co-located, including providing an emergency moving relay from among the moving relays further including a simulated stationary network that includes a simulated IP connectivity gateway communicating with a simulated mobility management entity. The simulated stationary network simulates a stationary network's operation; the emergency moving relay being a root of a sub tree that includes moving relays and mobile stations, and is configured to utilize its mobile and base station functionalities and relay resource manager for operating in:(i) normal mode: emergency moving relay communicates with other relays in the network and with the stationary network;(ii) emergency mode, including, in response to an emergency event, finding new networks to connect to.