MULTIMODE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR RELAYING MOBILE COMMUNICATION USING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A method of relaying communication using a multimode terminal, the method comprising:
- searching, by a base station, for terminals that support a plurality of communication schemes;
selecting, by the base station from among the searched terminals, a relay terminal that satisfies a predetermined condition for performing a multimode relay function;
requesting, by the base station, the relay terminal to perform the multimode relay function; and
relaying, by the relay terminal in response to the request of the base station, communication between the base station and a target terminal.
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Abstract
Disclosed are a multimode terminal that may simultaneously enhance utilization of a device and efficiency of a network by enabling a mobile terminal supporting a plurality of communication schemes to additionally support a relay function, and a method of relaying communication using the multimode terminal. A communication relay method of a multimode terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes: searching, by a base station, for terminals that support a plurality of communication schemes; selecting, by the base station from among the searched terminals, a relay terminal that satisfies a predetermined condition for performing a multimode relay function; requesting, by the base station, the relay terminal to perform the multimode relay function; and relaying, by the relay terminal in response to the request of the base station, communication between the base station and a target terminal.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of relaying communication using a multimode terminal, the method comprising:
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searching, by a base station, for terminals that support a plurality of communication schemes; selecting, by the base station from among the searched terminals, a relay terminal that satisfies a predetermined condition for performing a multimode relay function; requesting, by the base station, the relay terminal to perform the multimode relay function; and relaying, by the relay terminal in response to the request of the base station, communication between the base station and a target terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for relaying communication using a multimode terminal, the method comprising:
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requesting, by a relay request base station, a serving base station for cooperation of multimode relay; searching, by the serving base station in response to the cooperation request, for terminals that support a plurality of communication schemes, and selecting a terminal candidate group that satisfies a predetermined condition; transferring, by the serving base station, a multimode relay request of the relay request base station to terminals that belong to the terminal candidate group; transmitting, by the terminals of the terminal candidate group in response to the multimode relay request, the respective channel state information of the terminals to the relay request base station; selecting, by the relay request base station, a relay terminal based on the transmitted channel state information of the terminals; requesting, by the relay request base station, the relay terminal to perform a multimode relay function; and relaying, by the relay terminal in response to the request of the relay request base station, communication between the relay request base station and a target terminal. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A multimode terminal, comprising:
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a plurality of communication modules to support a plurality of communication schemes; and a multimode relay module to relay communication between a base station and a target terminal through a communication module that is not being currently utilized among the plurality of communication modules, in response to a request of the base station. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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