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Device-to-device communication scenario

US9491766B2 · kind B2 · utility

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21Claims

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Assignee

NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY · FI

Inventors

Tao Peng · Longbeilingcun, CN
Qianxi Lu · Beijing, CN
Haiming Wang · 安丰镇, CN
Tao Chen · Beijing, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 8, 2010
Grant date	Nov 8, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 8, 2030

Classification

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

Abstract

A method, apparatus, and computer program for supporting simultaneous multi-use of resources of a backhaul link between a relay base station and another base station of a cellular radio network. The relay base station is configured to forward transmission resources of the backhaul link to at least one communication device located in a cell of the relay base station. The communication device(s) is/are then configured to utilize the resources of the backhaul link for device-to-device connections.

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