Utilization of relay nodes with beamformed communications

摘要

A wireless communication device that receives wireless access from a wireless access node through a relay node associated with the wireless access node comprises a wireless communication transceiver and a processing system. The wireless communication transceiver is configured to receive communications of the wireless access node that are relayed by the relay node for delivery to the wireless communication device, wherein the relay node receives the communications over a beamformed communication transmitted by the wireless access node. The processing system is configured to process the communications to determine a request for a location of the wireless communication device for the wireless access, identify a location of the relay node, and responsive to the request for the location of the wireless communication device, report the location of the relay node instead of the location of the wireless communication device.

主权项

1. A method of operating a wireless communication device that receives wireless access from a wireless access node through a relay node associated with the wireless access node, the method comprising:
receiving communications of the wireless access node that are relayed by the relay node for delivery to the wireless communication device, wherein the relay node receives the communications over a beamformed communication transmitted by the wireless access node; in the communications, receiving a request for a location of the wireless communication device for the wireless access; identifying a location of the relay node; and responsive to the request for the location of the wireless communication device, reporting the location of the relay node instead of the location of the wireless communication device.