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Method and apparatus for transmission mode selection in cooperative relay

US8599736B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Nokia · FI

Inventors

Zhenhong Li · Shanghai, CN
Gang Wu · Zhejiang, CN
Haifeng Wang · معلمی نژاد, US
Wei Zou · Shanghai, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 19, 2009
Grant date	Dec 3, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 15, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W84/047
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus, comprising at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: select at least two relay stations from a plurality of relay stations; determine a transmission mode for cooperatively forwarding a data packet by the selected relay stations; schedule a resource allocation for the selected relay stations based at least in part on the transmission mode; and notify the selected relay stations of the resource allocation, is disclosed.

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