Transport network relaying in energy efficient networks

摘要

A method in a first network node (215) for handling transport network data traffic in a first base station (201) is provided. The first base station (201) comprises a transport network transmission equipment (205) and the transport network transmission equipment (205) is a part of a transport network. When the first base station (201) is in a sleep mode, the first network node (215) determines (306, 801) that the transport network transmission equipment (205) should be bypassed by activating a relay (209) comprised in the first base station (201) such that data traffic from a second network node (217) is transmitted via the relay (209) to a third network node (220).

主权项

1. A method in a first network node for handling transport network data traffic in a first base station, which first base station comprises a transport network transmission equipment and which transport network transmission equipment is a part of a transport network, the method comprising:
when the first base station is in a sleep mode, determining that the transport network transmission equipment should be bypassed by activation of a relay comprised in the first base station such that data traffic from a second network node is transmitted via the relay to a third network node; and transmitting information to neighboring base stations about the bypassing of the transport network transmission equipment.