CO-CHANNEL WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHODS AND SYSTEMS USING RELAYED WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
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1. A wireless communication method comprising:
- receiving wireless communications from a base station at a first radioterminal and at least one second radioterminal that is proximate the first radioterminal, over a forward link, co-channel;
relaying the wireless communications from the at least one second radioterminal to the first radioterminal over a short-range wireless link; and
using the wireless communications that are relayed to the first radioterminal from the at least one second radioterminal over the short-range wireless link to process the wireless communications that are received from the base station at the first radioterminal.
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Abstract
Wireless communications are transmitted from at least two radioterminals to a base station co-channel over a return link using a return link alphabet. Wireless communications are also transmitted from the base station to the at least two radioterminals over a forward link using a forward link alphabet that has more symbols than the return link alphabet. The co-channel signals are deciphered at the receiver, while the radioterminals can use a smaller return link alphabet, which can reduce the power dissipation at the radioterminals.
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1. A wireless communication method comprising:
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receiving wireless communications from a base station at a first radioterminal and at least one second radioterminal that is proximate the first radioterminal, over a forward link, co-channel;
relaying the wireless communications from the at least one second radioterminal to the first radioterminal over a short-range wireless link; and
using the wireless communications that are relayed to the first radioterminal from the at least one second radioterminal over the short-range wireless link to process the wireless communications that are received from the base station at the first radioterminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A radioterminal comprising:
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a transmitter that is configured to transmit wireless communications to a base station; and
a receiver that is configured to receive at least first and second signals, to process the at least first and second signals to derive first data that is associated with information transmitted by the base station to at least one device other than the radioterminal and to use the first data to derive second data that is associated with information transmitted by the base station to the radioterminal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A radioterminal comprising:
a receiver that is configured to receive wireless communications from a base station over a forward link, to receive wireless communications from at least one second radioterminal over a short-range wireless link, and to use the wireless communications that are received from the at least one second radioterminal over the short-range wireless link to process the wireless communications that are received from the base station. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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