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A method is implemented in an anchor eNodeB of a network, where the anchor eNodeB communicates with a self-backhauled eNodeB via a radio interface and where the network further includes another eNodeB. The method includes determining whether a user equipment (UE) is being handed off from the first self-backhauled eNodeB to the other eNodeB. The determining is based on: receiving ( 820 ) a message from the self-backhauled eNodeB via the radio interface instructing the anchor eNodeB to stop delivering packets that are destined for the UE, or sniffing ( 1 105, 1 1 10, 1 1 15 ) into one or more messages sent from the self-backhauled eNodeB to the other eNodeB to identify that the UE is being handed off from the self-backhauled eNodeB to the other eNodeB. The method further includes storing ( 1 120 ), based on the determination of whether the UE is being handed off, received packets intended for the UE: and forwarding ( 1 120 ) the stored packets to the other eNodeB via a transport network for delivery to the UE. |