APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION
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1. An apparatus configured to:
- communicate with a network via a cell created by a relay node;
receive from the relay node information required in reception of backhaul transmission sent by a base station of the network to the relay node, the transmission comprising at least one data packet designated to the apparatus and in decoding of the at least one data packet;
receive a backhaul transmission sent by a base station of the network to the relay node,decode the at least one data packet from the transmission.
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method for communication are provided. The apparatus is configured to: communicate with a network via a cell created by a relay node; receive from the relay node information required in reception of backhaul transmission sent by a base station of the network to the relay node, the transmission including at least one data packet designated to the apparatus and in decoding of the at least one data packet; receive a backhaul transmission sent by a base station of the network to the relay node and decode the at least one data packet from the transmission.
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16 Claims
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1. An apparatus configured to:
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communicate with a network via a cell created by a relay node; receive from the relay node information required in reception of backhaul transmission sent by a base station of the network to the relay node, the transmission comprising at least one data packet designated to the apparatus and in decoding of the at least one data packet; receive a backhaul transmission sent by a base station of the network to the relay node, decode the at least one data packet from the transmission. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An apparatus configured to:
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maintain a cell in a network; receive a backhaul transmission from a base station of the network, the transmission comprising data packets designated to user equipment communicating with a relay node, and receive acknowledgement from the user equipment relating to data packets the user equipment received directly from the base station. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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communicating with a network via a cell created by a relay node; receiving from the relay node information required in reception of backhaul transmission sent by a base station of the network to the relay node, the transmission comprising at least one data packet designated to the apparatus and in decoding of the at least one data packet; receiving a backhaul transmission sent by a base station of the network to the relay node, decoding the at least one data packet from the transmission. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A method comprising:
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maintaining a cell in a network; receiving a backhaul transmission from a base station of the network, the transmission comprising data packets designated to user equipment communicating with a relay node, and receiving acknowledgement from the user equipment relating to data packets the user equipment received directly from the base station. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus comprising:
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means for communicating with a network via a cell created by a relay node; means for receiving a backhaul transmission sent by a base station of the network to the relay node, the transmission comprising at least one data packet designated to the apparatus, means for decoding the at least one data packet from the transmission.
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15. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code and operatively connected to the processor,
the at least one memory and the computer program code being configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to communicate with a network via a cell created by a relay node; -
receive a backhaul transmission sent by a base station of the net-work to the relay node, the transmission comprising at least one data packet designated to the apparatus, decode the at least one data packet from the transmission.
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16. A computer readable memory embodying a program of instructions executable by a processor to perform actions comprising:
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communicating with a network via a cell created by a relay node; receiving a backhaul transmission sent by a base station of the network to the relay node, the transmission comprising at least one data packet designated to the apparatus, decoding the at least one data packet from the transmission.
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