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Systems and methods for facilitating intra-cell-peer-to-peer communication

US8023446B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Inventors

Hang Zhang · Ottawa, CA
Peiying Zhu · Gatineau, CA
Wen Tong · Ottawa, CA
Nimal Gamini Senarath · Ottawa, CA
Derek Yu · Gatineau, CA

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 28, 2007
Grant date	Sep 20, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 29, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W88/04
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and systems for providing efficient communications between two mobile stations served by the same base station or relay station are provided. A base station maintains information identifying which mobile stations it is serving. When a connection is set up between two mobile stations, if they are both being served by the same base station, the base station forwards traffic directly between the two mobile stations without forwarding it on to higher level network entities.

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