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Frame structure for a relay station operating in mobile networks

US7990906B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 29, 2007
Grant dateAug 2, 2011
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Expiry dateApr 8, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W84/047
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A frame structure for a relay station operating in an OFDMA network includes a downlink sub-frame having a first allocated time zone dedicated for transmission between a base station in the network and the relay station, a second allocated time zone dedicated for transmission between the base station and a mobile station in the network, and a third allocated time zone dedicated for transmission between the relay station and the mobile station; and an uplink sub-frame having a first allocated time zone dedicated for transmission between the mobile station and the relay station, a second allocated time zone dedicated for transmission between the mobile station and the base station, and a third allocated time zone dedicated for transmission between the relay station and the base station.

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