Protocols for multi-hop relay system with centralized scheduling
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving a data transmission from a prior point in a wireless transmission path, wherein the wireless transmission path comprises a user equipment, a base station, and at least one relay station as an intermediate point;
concurrently determining if the received data is corrupt and forwarding the received data to the next point in the wireless transmission path; and
upon the determination, transmitting a transmission message to the next point in the wireless transmission path indicating whether or not the received data was corrupt.
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Abstract
A method of transmitting data via a wireless transmission path, that may include a user equipment as a first end point, a base station as a second end point, and at least one relay station as an intermediate point, includes receiving a data transmission from a prior point in the wireless transmission path, and, substantially concurrently, forwarding the received data to the next point in the transmission path, and determining whether the received data is corrupt. The method further includes transmitting a transmission message to the next point in the transmission path indicating whether the received data was corrupt. The method finally includes, when the data is not corrupt, transmitting a receipt message to the prior point indicating that the data was uncorrupt when received.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a data transmission from a prior point in a wireless transmission path, wherein the wireless transmission path comprises a user equipment, a base station, and at least one relay station as an intermediate point; concurrently determining if the received data is corrupt and forwarding the received data to the next point in the wireless transmission path; and upon the determination, transmitting a transmission message to the next point in the wireless transmission path indicating whether or not the received data was corrupt. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus comprising:
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a transceiver configured to receive a data transmission from a prior point in a wireless transmission path, wherein the wireless transmission path comprises a user equipment, a base station, and at least one relay station as an intermediate point; a controller configured to; determine if the received data is corrupt; and the transceiver further configured to; concurrently forward the received data to the next point in the wireless transmission path during the determining, and transmit a transmission message to the next point in the wireless transmission path, wherein the transmission message indicates whether or not the received data was corrupt. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium bearing computer program code embodied therein for use with a computer, the computer program code comprising code for performing:
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receiving a data transmission from a prior point in a wireless transmission path, wherein the wireless transmission path comprises a user equipment, a base station, and at least one relay station as an intermediate point; concurrently determining if the received data is corrupt and forwarding the received data to the next point in the wireless transmission path; and upon the determination, transmitting a transmission message to the next point in the wireless transmission path indicating whether or not the received data was corrupt. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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