Relay
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1. A relay for use in a communications network, said relay comprising:
- a receiver for receiving signals from a plurality of first nodes;
a transmitter for transmitting a transmission signal derived from said received signal to at least one of a plurality of second nodes, said transmitter having a coverage area;
control means for controlling the transmitter, whereby said transmission signal is transmitted by said transmitter to at least one of said second nodes over only a part of said coverage area.
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Abstract
A relay for use in a communications network, said relay comprising a receiver for receiving signals from a plurality of first nodes; a transmitter for transmitting a transmission signal derived from said received signal to at least one of a plurality of second nodes, said transmitter having a coverage area; control means for controlling the transmitter, whereby said transmission signal is transmitted by said transmitter to at least one of said second nodes over only a part of said coverage area.
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1. A relay for use in a communications network, said relay comprising:
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a receiver for receiving signals from a plurality of first nodes; a transmitter for transmitting a transmission signal derived from said received signal to at least one of a plurality of second nodes, said transmitter having a coverage area; control means for controlling the transmitter, whereby said transmission signal is transmitted by said transmitter to at least one of said second nodes over only a part of said coverage area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A relay comprising:
- a receiver for receiving a signal from a first node;
a transmitter for forwarding said signal to a second node;
wherein at least one of said receiver and transmitter is arranged to be spatially selective such that at least one of said receiver and transmitter spatially selects only part of a coverage area of said relay. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
- a receiver for receiving a signal from a first node;
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49. A relay method for use in a communications network, said method comprising the steps of:
- receiving signals from a plurality of first nodes;
transmitting a transmission signal derived from said received signal to one of a plurality of second nodes by controlling a transmitter to transmit the transmission signal over only a part of said coverage area.
- receiving signals from a plurality of first nodes;
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