Relay
First Claim
1. A relay for use in a communications network, said relay arranged to receive data from and transmit data to at least one higher level node and receive data from and transmit data to at least one lower level, wherein the relay comprises:
- a processor arranged to control the relay so that within a relay time period the relay is arranged to a) transmit data to the at least one lower level node and transmit data to the at least one higher level node; and
b) receive data from the at least one higher level node and/or receive data from the at least one lower level node, wherein the order of operation is a) then b).
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Abstract
A relay for use in a communications network, said relay arranged to receive data from and transmit data to at least one higher level node and receive data from and transmit data to at least one lower level node, wherein the relay comprises: a processor arranged to control the relay so that within a relay time period the relay is arranged to a) transmit data to the at least one lower level node and transmit data to the at least one higher level node; and b) receive data from the at least one higher level node and/or receive data from the at least one lower level node, wherein the order of operation is a) then b).
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1. A relay for use in a communications network, said relay arranged to receive data from and transmit data to at least one higher level node and receive data from and transmit data to at least one lower level, wherein the relay comprises:
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a processor arranged to control the relay so that within a relay time period the relay is arranged to a) transmit data to the at least one lower level node and transmit data to the at least one higher level node; and
b) receive data from the at least one higher level node and/or receive data from the at least one lower level node, wherein the order of operation is a) then b). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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17. A method for operating a relay, said relay arranged to receive data from and transmit data to at least one higher level node and receive data from and transmit data to at least one lower level node, wherein the method comprises:
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a) transmitting data to the at least one lower level node and transmitting data to the at least one higher level node; and
b) receiving data from the at least one higher level node and/or receiving data from the at least one lower level node, wherein the order of method is a) then b) within a relay time period. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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34. A computer program arranged to operate a computer to perform a method for operating a relay, said relay arranged to receive data from and transmit data to at least one higher level node and receive data from and transmit data to at least one lower level node, wherein the method comprises:
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a) transmitting data to the at least one lower level node and transmitting data to the at least one higher level node; and
b) receiving data from the at least one higher level node and/or receiving data from the at least one lower level node, wherein the order of method is a) then b) within a relay time period.
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