Apparatus and method for supporting relay service in a multi-hop relay broadband wireless access communication system
US8040826B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 5, 2007 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for configuring a subframe to support a relay service in a multi-hop relay BWA communication system are provided, in which a first zone of a subframe is configured for at least one of communication between a BS and a first MS within the coverage area of the BS and communication between at least one RS and a second MS within the coverage area of the at least one RS, and a second zone of the subframe is configured for at least one of communication between the BS and the at least one RS and communication between the at least one RS and another RS.
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