Apparatus and method for opportunistic relay association
US8976662B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 7, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/047
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for associating a user equipment (UE) with a relay in a wireless network are provided. The apparatus determines a relay backhaul link quality of a relay; determines a path loss from a UE to the relay; and compares the relay backhaul link quality to a direct link quality between the UE and a base station, and the path loss to a path loss threshold to determine whether to associate the UE with the relay.
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