DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATION SCENARIO
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and computer program for supporting simultaneous multi-use of resources of a backhaul link between a relay base station and another base station of a cellular radio network. The relay base station is configured to forward transmission resources of the backhaul link to at least one communication device located in a cell of the relay base station. The communication device(s) is/are then configured to utilize the resources of the backhaul link for device-to-device connections.
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Citations
48 Claims
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29. A method, comprising:
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receiving, in an apparatus comprised in a relay base station of a cellular radio network, parameters defining transmission resources for a backhaul link between the relay base station and another base station of the cellular radio network; causing the relay base station to transmit at least some of the received parameters of the backhaul link to at least one communication device operating in a cell covered by the relay base station so as to enable simultaneous multi-utilization of the transmission resources of the backhaul link; and causing the relay base station to communicate relay data in the transmission resources defined by the received parameters. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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33. A method, comprising:
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receiving, in a first communication device located in a cell covered by a relay base station of a cellular radio network, a message comprising parameters defining transmission resources for a backhaul link between the relay base station and another base station of the cellular radio network; determining the transmission resources of the backhaul link from the received message; and causing the first communication device to utilize the transmission resources of the backhaul link in a device-to-device radio link established between the first communication device and a second communication device. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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36. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including a computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to; cause the apparatus to receive parameters defining transmission resources for a backhaul link between a relay base station of a cellular radio network and another base station of the cellular radio network; cause the relay base station to transmit at least some of the received parameters of the backhaul link to at least one communication device operating in a cell covered by the relay base station so as to enable simultaneous multi-utilization of the transmission resources of the backhaul link; and cause the relay base station to communicate relay data in the transmission resources defined by the received parameters. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including a computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to; receive a message comprising parameters defining transmission resources for a backhaul link between a relay base station of a cellular radio network and another base station of the cellular radio network; determine the transmission resources of the backhaul link from the received message; and cause a first communication device located in a cell covered by the relay base station to utilize the transmission resources of the backhaul link in a device-to-device radio link established between the first communication device and a second communication device. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46)
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47. A computer program product comprising at least one computer readable storage medium having computer program instructions stored therein, the execution of which result in operations that comprises:
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receiving, in an apparatus comprised in a relay base station of a cellular radio network, parameters defining transmission resources for a backhaul link between the relay base station and another base station of the cellular radio network; causing the relay base station to transmit at least some of the received parameters of the backhaul link to at least one communication device operating in a cell covered by the relay base station so as to enable simultaneous multi-utilization of the transmission resources of the backhaul link; and causing the relay base station to communicate relay data in the transmission resources defined by the received parameters.
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48. A computer program product comprising at least one computer readable storage medium having computer program instructions stored therein, the execution of which result in operations that comprises:
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receiving, in a first communication device located in a cell covered by a relay base station of a cellular radio network, a message comprising parameters defining transmission resources for a backhaul link between the relay base station and another base station of the cellular radio network; determining the transmission resources of the backhaul link from the received message; and causing the first communication device to utilize the transmission resources of the backhaul link in a device-to-device radio link established between the first communication device and a second communication device.
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