RELAY STATION, BASE STATION AND METHOD FOR EXTENDING A COVERAGE AREA OF A BASE STATION IN A RADIO NETWORK
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1. A method for implementing relay in a relay station in a wireless communication network, characterized in that:
- forwarding control information from a base station to a mobile station or forwarding control information from the mobile station to the base station according to the instruction from the base station.
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Abstract
A method for extending a coverage of a base station in a wireless communication network is disclosed, characterized in that a relay station transfers control information and communication related information between the base station and the mobile station according to an indication of the base station.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for implementing relay in a relay station in a wireless communication network, characterized in that:
- forwarding control information from a base station to a mobile station or forwarding control information from the mobile station to the base station according to the instruction from the base station.
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9. A relay station for implementing relay in a wireless communication network, characterized in that:
- forwarding control information from a base station to a mobile station or forwarding control information from the mobile station to the base station according to the instruction from the base station.
- View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for utilizing a relay station for communication in a base station in a wireless communication network comprising the steps of:
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sending a communication control message to a relay station; receiving a status report message from said relay station on a third subchannel and receiving the signals from a mobile station on a tenth subchannel according to said communication control message; obtaining a first status information presenting the channel status of the channel between said mobile station and said relay station and a second status information presenting the channel status of the channel between said relay station and a base station from the signals from said relay station, and obtaining a third status information presenting the channel status of the channel between said mobile station and said base station from the signals from said mobile station; selecting a suitable communicating path for communicating with said mobile station based on said first status information, said second status information and said third status information; controlling the communication with said mobile station according to said selected suitable communicating path. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A base station for utilizing a relay station for communication with coverage extended in a wireless communication network, comprises:
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a sending means for sending a communication control message to a relay station; a receiving means for receiving a status report message from said relay station on a third subchannel and receiving the signals from a mobile station according to said communication control message; an obtaining means for obtaining a first status information presenting the channel status of the channel between said mobile station and said relay station and a second status information presenting the channel status of the channel between said relay station and a base station from the signals from said relay station, and obtaining the third status information presenting the channel status of the channel between said mobile station and said base station from the signals from said mobile station; a path selecting means for selecting a suitable communicating path for communicating with said mobile station based on said first status information, said second status information and said third status information; communication control means for controlling the communication with said mobile station according to said selected suitable communicating path. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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