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Transmission method and system for relay physical downlink control channel

US9179325B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 23, 2011
Grant dateNov 3, 2015
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Expiry dateMar 23, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W84/047
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention discloses a transmission method and system for a Relay Physical Downlink Control Channel (R-PDCCH). The method comprises the steps of: an eNB bearing downlink grant information of a relay node onto an available Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex (OFDM) symbol of a first slot of a pre-allocated Physical Resource Block (PRB) pair used for bearing the R-PDCCH, wherein available OFDM symbols in the PRB pair, other than the OFDM symbol used for the downlink grant information, are used for bearing a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) of each relay node; the eNB transmitting the PRB pair bearing the downlink grant information and the PDSCH to the relay node. The present invention is well applicable to a link between an eNB and a relay node, and meanwhile enables backhaul resources to be used adequately.

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