Method and apparatus for controlling the activation of an amplifier arrangement in a repeater device disposed in a radio communication system
First Claim
1. A method for controlling the operation of a repeater in a radio communication system, said method comprising:
- detecting, in said repeater, radio signaling to or from a user terminal situated in a vicinity of said repeater, wherein said repeater is configured to amplify and forward said radio signaling without decoding said radio signaling;
activating amplification in said repeater in response to said detecting of said radio signaling;
amplifying at least one of uplink traffic from said user terminal and downlink traffic to said user terminal; and
deactivating said amplification when traffic to said user terminal ends, wherein said deactivating is performed dependent on a function of a time since the last detected radio signaling to or from said user terminal, and wherein said function is dependent on a signaling history to or from said user terminal.
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Abstract
A repeater device (R) for use in a radio communication system comprises a detector (44), arranged for detecting any existence of radio signaling to and/or from a user terminal being situated in a vicinity of the repeater device (R). The repeater device (R) further comprises an amplifier arrangement (46), arranged for amplifying uplink and/or downlink traffic and means (48) for activating the amplifier arrangement. The means (48) for activating the amplifier arrangement is arranged for activating the amplifier arrangement (46) as a response to an existence of the radio signaling. A method for controlling operation of a repeater in radio communication system comprises detecting, in the repeater, of radio signaling to and/or from a user terminal being situated in a vicinity of the repeater. Amplification in the repeater is activated as a response to an existence of the radio signaling and uplink and/or downlink traffic is amplified.
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14 Claims
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1. A method for controlling the operation of a repeater in a radio communication system, said method comprising:
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detecting, in said repeater, radio signaling to or from a user terminal situated in a vicinity of said repeater, wherein said repeater is configured to amplify and forward said radio signaling without decoding said radio signaling; activating amplification in said repeater in response to said detecting of said radio signaling; amplifying at least one of uplink traffic from said user terminal and downlink traffic to said user terminal; and deactivating said amplification when traffic to said user terminal ends, wherein said deactivating is performed dependent on a function of a time since the last detected radio signaling to or from said user terminal, and wherein said function is dependent on a signaling history to or from said user terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A repeater device for use in a radio communication system, said repeater device comprising:
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a detector configured to detect radio signaling to or from a user terminal that is situated in a vicinity of said repeater device, wherein said repeater device is configured to amplify and forward said radio signaling without decoding said radio signaling; an amplifier arrangement configured to amplify at least one of uplink and downlink traffic; and a controller configured to; activate said amplifier arrangement, wherein said controller is connected to said detector and arranged for activating said amplifier arrangement in response to said detector detecting said radio signaling; deactivate said amplifier arrangement when traffic to said user terminal ends dependent on a function of a time since the last detected radio signaling to or from said user terminal; and register a signaling history to or from said user terminal, and wherein said controller is correspondingly configured to deactivate said amplifier arrangement in dependence on said signaling history; and whereby said amplifier arrangement is arranged to amplify at least one of uplink traffic from said user terminal and downlink traffic to said user terminal. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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