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Flexible network architecture with user group support

US7917151B2 · kind B2 · utility

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10Claims

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Assignee

Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Christina Gessner · Birkenfeld, DE
Alexander Pabst · Erlangen, DE
Gerald Tietscher · Freising, DE
Karsten Mohr · Munich, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 25, 2007
Grant date	Mar 29, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 21, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W88/08
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A base station of a mobile communication network is connected to a core network and is operable in a normal mode and in a direct mode. The base station detects a request originating from a first user equipment to communicate with a second user equipment. The first user equipment is in direct reach of the base station. The base station establishes a communication link between the first and the second user equipment, and checks if the second user equipment is also within direct reach of the base station. The base station operates the communication link in direct mode, if yes, and operates the communication link in normal mode, otherwise.

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