For the purposes of the present document, the terms given in
TR 21.905 and the following apply. A term defined in the present document takes precedence over the definition of the same term, if any, in
TR 21.905.
Egress RLC channel:
a RLC channel on which a packet is transmitted by a U2N Relay UE, a U2N Remote UE, a U2U Remote UE, a U2U Relay UE or a network node.
Egress link:
a radio link on which a packet is transmitted by a U2N Relay UE, a U2N Remote UE, a U2U Remote UE, a U2U Relay UE or a network node.
Ingress RLC channel:
a RLC channel on which a packet is received from a U2N Relay UE, a U2N Remote UE, a U2U Remote UE, a U2U Relay UE or a network node.
Ingress link:
a radio link on which a packet is received from a U2N Relay UE, a U2N Remote UE, a U2U Remote UE, a U2U Relay UE or a network node.
U2N Relay UE:
a UE that provides functionality to support connectivity to the network for U2N Remote UE(s).
U2N Remote UE:
a UE that communicates with the network via a U2N Relay UE.
U2U Relay UE:
a UE that provides functionality to support connectivity between two U2U Remote UEs.
U2U Remote UE:
a UE that communicates with other UE(s) via a U2U Relay UE.
For the purposes of the present document, the abbreviations given in
TR 21.905 and the following apply. An abbreviation defined in the present document takes precedence over the definition of the same abbreviation, if any, in
TR 21.905.
SRAP
Sidelink Relay Adaptation Protocol
U2N
UE-to-Network
U2U
UE-to-UE