Communication systems
First Claim
1. A downlink transmission method for use in a multi-hop communication system, the system comprising a source apparatus, a destination apparatus and one or more intermediate apparatuses, and the system providing two or more different communication paths extending between said source apparatus and said destination apparatus, said source apparatus being operable to transmit information indirectly to the destination apparatus along a series of links forming a first such communication path via one or more of said intermediate apparatuses and also being operable to transmit information to said destination apparatus along one link forming a second such communication path, and the intermediate apparatus or each intermediate apparatus being operable to receive information from a previous apparatus along a path and to transmit the received information to a subsequent apparatus along a path;
- the method comprisingtransmitting particular information from the source apparatus along the first communication path via one or more of said intermediate apparatuses to the destination apparatus;
transmitting the same particular information from the source apparatus along the second communication path to the destination apparatus; and
combining the same particular information transmitted along the first and second communication paths in the destination apparatus, wherein the second communication path is a direct communication path and the same particular information is transmitted along the second path directly from said source apparatus to said destination apparatus.
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Abstract
A downlink transmission method for use in a multi-hop communication system, the system comprising a base station (BS), a mobile station (MS) and one or more relay stations (RS), and the system providing two or more different communication paths extending between the base station and the mobile station, the base station being operable to transmit information indirectly to the mobile station along a series of links forming a first such communication path via one or more of said relays and also being operable to transmit information to the mobile station along one link or a series of links forming a second such communication path; the method comprising transmitting particular information from the base station along the first and second communication paths and combining the same particular information transmitted along the first and second communication paths in the mobile station.
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18 Claims
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1. A downlink transmission method for use in a multi-hop communication system, the system comprising a source apparatus, a destination apparatus and one or more intermediate apparatuses, and the system providing two or more different communication paths extending between said source apparatus and said destination apparatus, said source apparatus being operable to transmit information indirectly to the destination apparatus along a series of links forming a first such communication path via one or more of said intermediate apparatuses and also being operable to transmit information to said destination apparatus along one link forming a second such communication path, and the intermediate apparatus or each intermediate apparatus being operable to receive information from a previous apparatus along a path and to transmit the received information to a subsequent apparatus along a path;
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transmitting particular information from the source apparatus along the first communication path via one or more of said intermediate apparatuses to the destination apparatus; transmitting the same particular information from the source apparatus along the second communication path to the destination apparatus; and combining the same particular information transmitted along the first and second communication paths in the destination apparatus, wherein the second communication path is a direct communication path and the same particular information is transmitted along the second path directly from said source apparatus to said destination apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A multi-hop wireless communication system, the system comprising:
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a source apparatus, a destination apparatus and one or more intermediate apparatuses, and the system providing two or more different downlink communication paths extending between said source apparatus and said destination apparatus, said source apparatus being operable to transmit information indirectly to the destination apparatus along a series of links forming a first such communication path via one or more of said intermediate apparatuses and also being operable to transmit information to said destination apparatus directly from said source apparatus to said destination apparatus along one link forming a second such communication path, and the intermediate apparatus or each intermediate apparatus being operable to receive information from a previous apparatus along a path and to transmit the received information to a subsequent apparatus along a path; a transmitter operable to transmit particular information from the source apparatus along the first communication path via one or more of said intermediate apparatuses to the destination apparatus, and to transmit the same particular information from the source apparatus along the second communication path to the destination apparatus; and a soft buffer operable to combine the same particular information transmitted along the first and second communication paths in the destination apparatus.
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15. A method in a destination apparatus of a multi-hop communication system, for improving reception reliability, the system comprising a source apparatus, the destination apparatus and one or more intermediate apparatuses, and the system providing two or more different downlink communication paths extending between said source apparatus and said destination apparatus, said source apparatus being operable to transmit information indirectly to the destination apparatus along a series of links forming a first such communication path via one or more of said intermediate apparatuses and also being operable to transmit information to said destination apparatus along one link forming a second such communication path, and the intermediate apparatus or each intermediate apparatus being operable to receive information from a previous apparatus along a path and to transmit the received information to a subsequent apparatus along a path;
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receiving particular information transmitted from the source apparatus along the first communication path via one or more of said intermediate apparatuses; receiving the same particular information transmitted from the source apparatus along the second communication path; and combining the same particular information transmitted along the first and second communication paths;
whereinthe second communication path is a direct communication path and the same particular information is transmitted along the second path directly from said source apparatus to said destination apparatus.
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16. A destination apparatus of a multi-hop communication system, the system comprising a source apparatus, the destination apparatus and one or more intermediate apparatuses, and the system providing two or more different downlink communication paths extending between said source apparatus and said destination apparatus, said source apparatus being operable to transmit information indirectly to the destination apparatus along a series of links forming a first such communication path via one or more of said intermediate apparatuses and also being operable to transmit information to said destination apparatus along one link forming a second such communication path, and the intermediate apparatus or each intermediate apparatus being operable to receive information from a previous apparatus along a path and to transmit the received information to a subsequent apparatus along a path;
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a receiver operable to receive particular information transmitted from the source apparatus along the first communication path via one or more of said intermediate apparatuses to the destination apparatus, and to receive the same particular information transmitted directly from the source apparatus to the destination apparatus along one link forming the second communication path; and a soft buffer operable to combine the same particular information transmitted along the first and second communication paths in the destination apparatus.
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium or a plurality of non-transitory computer-readable storage media storing a suite of computer programs which, when executed on computing devices of a multi-hop wireless communication system, causes the system to carry out a downlink transmission method, the system comprising a source apparatus, a destination apparatus and one or more intermediate apparatuses, and the system providing two or more different communication paths extending between said source apparatus and said destination apparatus, said source apparatus being operable to transmit information indirectly to the destination apparatus along a series of links forming a first such communication path via one or more of said intermediate apparatuses and also being operable to transmit information to said destination apparatus along one link forming a second such communication path, and the intermediate apparatus or each intermediate apparatus being operable to receive information from a previous apparatus along a path and to transmit the received information to a subsequent apparatus along a path;
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transmitting particular information from the source apparatus along the first communication path via one or more of said intermediate apparatuses to the destination apparatus; transmitting the same particular information from the source apparatus along the second communication path to the destination apparatus; combining the same particular information transmitted along the first and second communication paths in the destination apparatus, wherein the second communication path is a direct communication path and the same particular information is transmitted along the second path directly from said source apparatus to said destination apparatus.
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18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium or a plurality of non-transitory computer-readable storage media storing a computer program which, when executed on a computing device of a destination apparatus in a communication system, causes the destination apparatus to carry out a method for improving reception reliability, the system comprising a source apparatus, the destination apparatus and one or more intermediate apparatuses, and the system providing two or more different downlink communication paths extending between said source apparatus and said destination apparatus, said source apparatus being operable to transmit information indirectly to the destination apparatus along a series of links forming a first such communication path via one or more of said intermediate apparatuses and also being operable to transmit information to said destination apparatus along one link forming a second such communication path, and the intermediate apparatus or each intermediate apparatus being operable to receive information from a previous apparatus along a path and to transmit the received information to a subsequent apparatus along a path;
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receiving particular information transmitted from the source apparatus along the first communication path via one or more of said intermediate; receiving the same particular information transmitted from the source apparatus along the second communication path; and combining the same particular information transmitted along the first and second communication paths, wherein the second communication path is a direct communication path and the same particular information is transmitted along the second path directly from said source apparatus to said destination apparatus.
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