System and method for trasmitting/receving a signal in a communication system

• US 8,824,379 B2
• Filed: 03/05/2009
• Issued: 09/02/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Jong-In, Choi, Jin-Ghoo, Han, Seung-Hee, Park, Chi-Hyun
• Primary Examiner(s): LI, GUANG W
• Application Number:
  US12/380,960
• Publication Number:
  US 20090225694A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,007 Days
• Field of Search: 370/329
• US Class Current: 370/329
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/2606 Arrangements for base station coverage control, e.g. by using relays in tunnels

Abstract

Disclosed is a system and method for transmitting/receiving a signal in a communication system. In the system and method, a base station transmits data to a first relay station, which is connected directly thereto from among relay stations belonging to a first relay station group, through a first frame interval, and transmits data to a second relay station, which is connected directly thereto from among relay stations belonging to a second relay station group, through a second frame interval subsequent to the first frame interval. In the first frame interval or the second frame interval where no data is received from the base station, each of the first and second relay stations transmits data to a next relay station connected directly thereto within the same relay station group, and communicates data with a mobile station in direct communication therewith.

Claims

1. A method of transmitting/receiving a signal in a communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, by a first Relay Station(RS), data from a Base Station (BS) through a first frame interval, the first RS that is connected directly to the BS from among RSs belonging to a first RS group; and

receiving, by a second RS, data from the BS through a second frame interval, the second RS that is connected directly to the BS from among RSs belonging to a second RS group,

wherein a data is transmitted and received between the BS and the first RS belonging to the first RS group, between the second RS and at least one of a fourth RS belonging to the second RS group, and between the second RS and a second Mobile Station (MS) connected directly to the second RS through the first frame interval, and

wherein a data is transmitted and received between the BS and the second RS belonging to the second RS group, between the first RS and at least one of a third RS belonging to the first RS group, and between the first RS and a first MS connected directly to the first RS through the second frame interval.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein, in the first frame interval, a first frame comprises a first preamble section including a first preamble, a first MAP section including data burst allocation information for the first RS and data burst allocation information for an MS connected directly to the BS, a first data burst section including a data burst to be transmitted from the BS to the first RS, and a second data burst section including a data burst to be transmitted from the BS to the MS or a data burst received from the MS to the BS, and

in the second frame interval, a second frame comprises a second preamble section including a second preamble, a second MAP section including data burst allocation information for the second RS and data burst allocation information for the MS, a third data burst section including a data burst to be transmitted from the BS to the second RS, and a fourth data burst section including a data burst to be transmitted from the BS to the MS or a data burst received from the MS to the BS.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2, further comprising one of:

transmitting, by the first RS, a data burst to the first MS, or receiving a data burst from the first MS by using the second data burst section excluding a predetermined transmit/receive transition gap (TTG).

4. The method as claimed in claim 3, further comprising transmitting, by the first RS, a third frame to the first MS and the third RS in the second frame interval, and

wherein the third frame comprises a first preamble section including the first preamble, a third MAP section including data burst allocation information for the third RS and data burst allocation information for the first MS, a fifth data burst section including a data burst to be transmitted from the first RS to the third RS, and a sixth data burst section including a data burst to be transmitted from the first RS to the first MS or a data burst received from the first MS to the first RS.

5. The method as claimed in claim 4, further comprising transmitting, by the third RS, a fifth frame to at least one of a fifth RS belonging to the first RS group and a third MS connected directly to the third RS, in the first frame interval, and

wherein the fifth frame comprises a first preamble section including the first preamble, a fifth MAP section including data burst allocation information for the fifth RS and data burst allocation information for the third MS, a ninth data burst section including a data burst to be transmitted from the third RS to the fifth RS, and a tenth data burst section including a data burst to be transmitted from the third RS to the third MS or a data burst received from the third MS to the third RS.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5, further comprising one of:

transmitting, by the third RS, a data burst to the third MS, or receiving a data burst from the third MS by using the sixth data burst section of the third frame excluding a predetermined TTG.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6, further comprising one of :

transmitting, by the fifth RS, a data burst to at least one fifth MS connected directly to the fifth RS, or receiving a data burst from the fifth MS by using the tenth data burst section of the fifth frame excluding a predetermined TTG.

8. The method as claimed in claim 2, further comprising transmitting, by the second RS, a fourth frame to the fourth RS and the second MS in the first frame interval, and

wherein the fourth frame comprises a second preamble section including the second preamble, a fourth MAP section including data burst allocation information for the fourth RS and data burst allocation information for the second MS, a seventh data burst section including a data burst to be transmitted from the second RS to the fourth RS, and an eighth data burst section including a data burst to be transmitted from the second RS to the second MS or a data burst received from the second MS to the second RS.

9. The method as claimed in claim 8, further comprising one of:

transmitting, by the second RS, a data burst to the second MS, or receiving a data burst from the second MS by using the fourth data burst section of the second frame excluding a predetermined TTG.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9, further comprising transmitting, by the fourth RS, a data burst to a fourth MS connected directly to the fourth RS, or receiving a data burst from the fourth MS by using the eighth data burst section of the fourth frame excluding a predetermined TTG.

11. The method as claimed in claim 10, further comprising transmitting, by the fourth RS, a sixth frame to at least one of the fourth MS and a sixth RS belonging to the second RS group, in the second frame interval, and

wherein the sixth frame comprises a first preamble section including the first preamble, a sixth MAP section including data burst allocation information for the sixth RS and data burst allocation information for the fourth MS, an eleventh data burst section including a data burst to be transmitted from the fourth RS to the sixth RS, and a twelfth data burst section including a data burst to be transmitted from the fourth RS to the fourth MS or a data burst received from the fourth MS to the fourth RS.

12. The method as claimed in claim 11, further comprising one of:

transmitting, by the sixth RS, a data burst to at least a sixth MS connected directly to the sixth RS, or receiving a data burst from the sixth MS by using the twelfth data burst section of the sixth frame excluding a predetermined TTG.

13. A system for transmitting/receiving a signal in a communication system, the system comprising:

a first Relay Station(RS) configured to receive data from a Base Station (BS) through a first frame interval, the first RS that is connected directly to the BS from among RSs belonging to a first RS group; and

a second RS configured to receive data from the BS through a second frame interval subsequent to the first frame interval, the second RS that is connected directly to the BS from among RSs belonging to a second RS group,

wherein a data is transmitted and received between the BS and the first RS belonging to the first RS group, between the second RS and at least one of a fourth RS belonging to the second RS group, and between the second RS and a second Mobile Station (MS) connected directly to the second RS through the first frame interval, and

wherein a data is transmitted and received between the BS and the second RS belonging to the first RS group, between the first RS and at least one of a third RS belonging to the first RS group, and between the first RS and a first MS connected directly to the first RS through the second frame interval.

14. The system as claimed in claim 13, wherein, in the first frame interval, a first frame of the BS comprises a first preamble section including a first preamble, a first MAP section including data burst allocation information for the first RS and data burst allocation information for an MS connected directly to the BS, a first data burst section including a data burst to be transmitted from the BS to the first RS, and a second data burst section including a data burst to be transmitted from the BS to the MS or a data burst received from the MS to the BS, and

in the second frame interval, a second frame of the BS comprises a second preamble section including a second preamble, a second MAP section including data burst allocation information for the second RS and data burst allocation information for the MS, a third data burst section including a data burst to be transmitted from the BS to the second RS, and a fourth data burst section including a data burst to be transmitted from the BS to the MS or a data burst received from the MS to the BS.

15. The system as claimed in claim 14, wherein the first RS transmits a data burst to the first MS in direct communication with the first RS, or receives a data burst from the first MS by using the second data burst section excluding a predetermined transmit/receive transition gap (TTG).

16. The system as claimed in claim 15, wherein the first RS transmits a third frame to the first MS and the third RS, in the second frame interval;

and

wherein the third frame comprises a first preamble section including the first preamble, a third MAP section including data burst allocation information for the third RS and data burst allocation information for the first MS, a fifth data burst section including a data burst to be transmitted from the first RS to the third RS, and a sixth data burst section including a data burst to be transmitted from the first RS to the first MS or a data burst received from the first MS to the first RS.

17. The system as claimed in claim 16, wherein the third RS transmits a fifth frame to at least one of a fifth RS belonging to the first RS group and a third MS connected directly to the third RS, in the first frame interval, and

wherein the fifth frame comprises a first preamble section including the first preamble, a fifth MAP section including data burst allocation information for the fifth RS and data burst allocation information for the third MS, a ninth data burst section including a data burst to be transmitted from the third RS to the fifth RS, and a tenth data burst section including a data burst to be transmitted from the third RS to the third MS or a data burst received from the third MS to the third RS.

18. The system as claimed in claim 17, wherein the third RS transmits a data burst to the third MS, or receives a data burst from the third MS by using the sixth data burst section of the third frame excluding a predetermined TTG.

19. The system as claimed in claim 18, wherein the fifth RS transmits a data burst to at least one fifth MS connected directly to the fifth RS, or receives a data burst from the fifth MS by using the tenth data burst section of the fifth frame excluding a predetermined TTG.

20. The system as claimed in claim 14, wherein the second RS transmits a fourth frame to the fourth RS and the second MS, in the first frame interval, and

wherein the fourth frame comprises a second preamble section including the second preamble, a fourth MAP section including data burst allocation information for the fourth RS and data burst allocation information for the second MS, a seventh data burst section including a data burst to be transmitted from the second RS to the fourth RS, and an eighth data burst section including a data burst to be transmitted from the second RS to the second MS or a data burst received from the second MS to the second RS.

21. The system as claimed in claim 20, wherein the second RS transmits a data burst to the second MS, or receives a data burst from the second MS by using the fourth data burst section of the second frame excluding a predetermined TTG.

22. The system as claimed in claim 21, wherein the fourth RS transmits a data burst to a fourth MS directly connected to the fourth RS, or receives a data burst from the fourth MS by using the eighth data burst section of the fourth frame excluding a predetermined TTG.

23. The system as claimed in claim 22, wherein the fourth RS transmits a sixth frame to at least one of the fourth MS and a sixth RS belonging to the second RS group, in the second frame interval, and

wherein the sixth frame comprises a first preamble section including the first preamble, a sixth MAP section including data burst allocation information for the sixth RS and data burst allocation information for the fourth MS, an eleventh data burst section including a data burst to be transmitted from the fourth RS to the sixth RS, and a twelfth data burst section including a data burst to be transmitted from the fourth RS to the fourth MS or a data burst received from the fourth MS to the fourth RS.

24. The system as claimed in claim 23, wherein the sixth RS transmits a data burst to at least one sixth MS connected directly to the sixth RS, or receives a data burst from the sixth MS by using the twelfth data burst section of the sixth frame excluding a predetermined TTG.