Transparent relay using dual-layer beam forming association procedures
US8600441B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 21, 2010 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 7, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2001/0097
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for use in a communication system that includes at least one base station and at least one relay node (RN) for communicating with a user agent (UA), the system comprising a base station that includes a processor and an antenna assembly capable of simultaneously transmitting at least first and second layer base station beams to the UA and a relay node (RN) that includes a processor and an antenna assembly capable of simultaneously transmitting at least first and second layer RN beams to the UA, wherein the first base station beam and first RN beam superpose on each other during transmission and the second base station beam and second RN beam superpose on each other during transmission so that the RN is transparent to the UA.
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