Relaying system and method with partner relays and selective transmission
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1. A partner relay system for use in a communication system allowing for communication between at least one base station transceiver and a plurality of mobile station transceivers, the partner relay system comprising:
- a first relay adapted to;
receive a first signal from the at least one base station transceiver for transmission to a first mobile station transceiver, wherein the first signal is received on a first wireless transmission resource;
perform a first signal translation on the first signal to a second transmission resource; and
re-transmit the first signal on the second wireless transmission resource;
a second relay in a spaced arrangement from said first relay adapted to;
receive the first signal on the second wireless transmission resource from the first relay;
perform a second signal translation to re-translate the first signal to the first wireless transmission resource; and
re-transmit the first signal to the first mobile station transceiver on the first wireless transmission resource;
wherein the first wireless transmission resource is a transmission resource allocated for transmissions between the at least one base station transceiver and a first one or more mobile station transceivers and the second wireless transmission resource is a transmission resource originally allocated for transmissions between the at least one base station transceiver and a second one or more mobile station transceivers, and wherein the first one or more mobile station transceivers comprises the first mobile station transceiver.
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Abstract
Partner relay systems and methods are provided in which relaying is performed by a pair of partner relays. Signals received from a base station are translated by a first of the pair of partner relays to a different transmission resource for communication between the pair of partner relays, and then upon reception by a second of the pair of partner relays, the signal is translated back to the original transmission resource and re-transmitted towards the receiver.
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1. A partner relay system for use in a communication system allowing for communication between at least one base station transceiver and a plurality of mobile station transceivers, the partner relay system comprising:
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a first relay adapted to; receive a first signal from the at least one base station transceiver for transmission to a first mobile station transceiver, wherein the first signal is received on a first wireless transmission resource; perform a first signal translation on the first signal to a second transmission resource; and re-transmit the first signal on the second wireless transmission resource; a second relay in a spaced arrangement from said first relay adapted to; receive the first signal on the second wireless transmission resource from the first relay; perform a second signal translation to re-translate the first signal to the first wireless transmission resource; and re-transmit the first signal to the first mobile station transceiver on the first wireless transmission resource; wherein the first wireless transmission resource is a transmission resource allocated for transmissions between the at least one base station transceiver and a first one or more mobile station transceivers and the second wireless transmission resource is a transmission resource originally allocated for transmissions between the at least one base station transceiver and a second one or more mobile station transceivers, and wherein the first one or more mobile station transceivers comprises the first mobile station transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of relaying a signal in a communication system, wherein the communication system allows at least one first base station transceiver to communicate with a plurality of mobile station transceivers, the method comprising:
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a first relay receiving a first signal from the at least one base station transceiver for transmission to a first mobile station transceiver, wherein the first signal is received on a first wireless transmission resource; the first relay performing a first signal translation on the first signal to a second transmission resource; the first relay re-transmitting the first signal on the second wireless transmission resource; wherein a second relay in a spaced arrangement from said first relay is configured to; receive the first signal on the second wireless transmission resource from the first relay; perform a second signal translation to re-translate the first signal to the first wireless transmission resource; and re-transmit the first signal to the first mobile station transceiver on the first wireless transmission resource; wherein the first wireless transmission resource is a transmission resource allocated for transmissions between the at least one base station transceiver and a first one or more mobile station transceivers and the second wireless transmission resource is a transmission resource originally allocated for transmissions between the at least one base station transceiver and a second one or more mobile station transceivers, and wherein the first one or more mobile station transceivers comprises the first mobile station transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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