Beacon signals for repeaters within a wireless communications system
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1. A method of operating a repeater within a wireless communications system, comprising:
- configuring a beacon signal that identifies the repeater to one or more other repeaters; and
transmitting the configured beacon signal at a given transmission power level to the one or more other repeaters,wherein the given transmission power level is less than an uplink transmission power level at which uplink signals are repeated by the repeater in an uplink direction and/or a downlink transmission power at which downlink signals are repeated by the repeater in a downlink direction.
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Abstract
In an embodiment, a first repeater configures a beacon signal that identifies the first repeater to one or more other repeaters. The first repeater transmits the configured beacon signal at a given transmission power level to the one or more other repeaters. The transmitted beacon signal is received at least by a second repeater. The second repeater reduces interference associated with other transmissions from the first repeater, such as retransmissions of donor signals, based on the received beacon signal.
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1. A method of operating a repeater within a wireless communications system, comprising:
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configuring a beacon signal that identifies the repeater to one or more other repeaters; and transmitting the configured beacon signal at a given transmission power level to the one or more other repeaters, wherein the given transmission power level is less than an uplink transmission power level at which uplink signals are repeated by the repeater in an uplink direction and/or a downlink transmission power at which downlink signals are repeated by the repeater in a downlink direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A repeater within a wireless communications system, comprising:
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means for configuring a beacon signal that identifies the repeater to one or more other repeaters; and means for transmitting the configured beacon signal at a given transmission power level to the one or more other repeaters, wherein the given transmission power level is less than an uplink transmission power level at which uplink signals are repeated by the repeater in an uplink direction and/or a downlink transmission power at which downlink signals are repeated by the repeater in a downlink direction.
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14. A repeater within a wireless communications system, comprising:
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logic configured to configure a beacon signal that identifies the repeater to one or more other repeaters; and logic configured to transmit the configured beacon signal at a given transmission power level to the one or more other repeaters, wherein the given transmission power level is less than an uplink transmission power level at which uplink signals are repeated by the repeater in an uplink direction and/or a downlink transmission power at which downlink signals are repeated by the repeater in a downlink direction.
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a repeater within a wireless communications system, cause the repeater to perform operations, the instructions comprising:
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program code to configure a beacon signal that identifies the repeater to one or more other repeaters; and program code to transmit the configured beacon signal at a given transmission power level to the one or more other repeaters, wherein the given transmission power level is less than an uplink transmission power level at which uplink signals are repeated by the repeater in an uplink direction and/or a downlink transmission power at which downlink signals are repeated by the repeater in a downlink direction.
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