Wireless communication methods and apparatus
US9131510B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 18, 2013 |
| Grant date | Sep 8, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D30/70
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In an embodiment a wireless relay device comprises a receiver configured to receive signals from at least a first wireless device and a second wireless device, and to extract, from a signal received from the first wireless device, an indication of a path metric for a path from a source node to the first wireless device, and from a signal received from the second wireless device, an indication of a path metric for a path from the source node to the second wireless device; a processor configured to select, using the extracted indications, a path from the source node to the wireless relay device and to determine a path metric for the selected path; a memory configured to store the path metric for the selected path; and a transmitter configured to transmit an indication of the path metric for the selected path to a third wireless device.
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