CONFIGURABLE WIRELESS DEVICE NETWORK
First Claim
1. A method for configuring a wireless network, wherein the wireless network comprises a network node and a first network device under coverage of the network node, the network node acting as serving network node for the first network device, and the first network device being arranged for transmitting first data to the network node over a first radio link, wherein the method comprises:
- determining the presence of a second network device under coverage of said network node, the second network device being arranged for transmitting second data to a respective serving network node over a second radio link,determining a radio quality of the first radio link,determining a radio quality of the second radio link,determining a radio quality of a third radio link between the second network device and the first network device, andif the radio quality of the third radio link is higher than the radio quality of the second radio link, configuring the second network device to transmit the second data to the first network device over the third radio link and the first network device to retransmit, over the first radio link, said second data to the network node.
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Abstract
A method for a wireless network, including a node and a first device covered by the node, the node acting as serving node for the first device, and the first device transmitting first data to the node over a first link, includes determining presence of a second device covered by the node, the second device transmitting second data to a serving node over a second link, determining radio quality of the first link, determining radio quality of the second link, and determining radio quality of a third link between the second device and the first device. If the radio quality of the third link is higher than the radio quality of the second link, the second device transmits the second data to the first device over the third link and the first device retransmits, over the first link, the second data to the node.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for configuring a wireless network, wherein the wireless network comprises a network node and a first network device under coverage of the network node, the network node acting as serving network node for the first network device, and the first network device being arranged for transmitting first data to the network node over a first radio link, wherein the method comprises:
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determining the presence of a second network device under coverage of said network node, the second network device being arranged for transmitting second data to a respective serving network node over a second radio link, determining a radio quality of the first radio link, determining a radio quality of the second radio link, determining a radio quality of a third radio link between the second network device and the first network device, and if the radio quality of the third radio link is higher than the radio quality of the second radio link, configuring the second network device to transmit the second data to the first network device over the third radio link and the first network device to retransmit, over the first radio link, said second data to the network node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A network node for use in a wireless network, wherein the wireless network comprises a network node and a first network device under coverage of the network node, the network node acting as serving network node for the first network device, and the first network device being arranged for transmitting first data to the network node over a first radio link, wherein the network node is arranged for:
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determining the presence of a second network device under coverage of said network node, the second network device being arranged for transmitting second data to a respective serving network node over a second radio link, determining a radio quality of the first radio link, determining a radio quality of the second radio link, determining a radio quality of a third radio link between the second network device and the first network device, and if the radio quality of the third radio link is higher than the radio quality of the second radio link, configuring the second network device to transmit the second data to the first network device over the third radio link and the first network device to retransmit, over the first radio link, said second data to the network node.
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15. A device network for use in a wireless network, wherein the device network comprises a first network device arranged for transmitting first data over a first radio link, and a second network device arranged for transmitting second data over a second radio link, wherein with the first and second network devices under coverage of a network node of the cellular network, and with the network node acting as serving network node for the first network device:
if the radio quality of the third radio link is higher than the radio quality of the second radio link, the second network device is arranged for transmitting the second data to the first network device over the third radio link and the first network device is arranged for retransmitting, over the first radio link, said second data to the network node.
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