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Communication system and method using a relay node

US7525939B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 30, 2005
Grant dateApr 28, 2009
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Expiry dateAug 26, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W40/02
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A communication node relays a transmission signal transmitted from a desired source node to a target destination node among multiple source nodes and multiple destination nodes. The communication node includes a first unitary matrix estimation unit that estimates a first unitary matrix by performing singular value decomposition involving one or more channel matrices between the relay node and the source nodes other than the desired source node; a second unitary matrix estimation unit that estimates a second unitary matrix by performing singular value decomposition involving one or more channel matrices between the relay node and the destination nodes other than the target destination node; and a transmission unit configured to transmit a relaying signal generated by multiplying a received signal by the first and second unitary matrices toward the target destination node.

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