Methods and apparatuses for facilitating communications
First Claim
1. A method for assigning a transmission opportunity the method comprising:
- assigning, by a base station, a relay transmission opportunity to at least one intermediate node by designating a resource, among a plurality of resources, of a scheduled transmission opportunity of a signal that will be used as the relay transmission opportunity, the intermediate node being assigned to communicate with at least one designated station during the designated resource, the intermediate node being configured to perform communication directly with the base station, and the at least one designated station being configured to operate in one of at least two modes that include a first mode in which the designated station is configured to perform communication directly with the base station and a second mode in which the at least one designated station is configured to perform communication with the base station via the intermediate node as a relay node; and
broadcasting, by the base station, of information of the assignment simultaneously to both the intermediate node and the at least one designated station based on the broadcasted information including at least identification information of the intermediate node, to which the at least one designated station is designated by the base station to utilize as a relay node, and an indication of the relay transmission opportunity which is a scheduled reception time period assigned to the intermediate node during a Restricted Access Window (RAW) at which the intermediate node will receive data from the at least one designated station, the Restricted Access Window being a time period during which the base station transmits and receives data directly with devices including the intermediate node, whereinwhen the at least one designated station is operating in the first mode, the at least one designated station ignores the assignment, andwhen the at least one designated node is operating in the second mode, the at least one designated station performs at least a transmission operation directly with the intermediate node during the scheduled reception time period indicated in the broadcasted information.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for scheduling or assigning a transmission opportunity. A method and apparatus may assign a relay transmission opportunity to at least one intermediate node designating a resource, among a plurality of resources, of a scheduled transmission opportunity of a signal. The intermediate node is assigned to communicate with at least one designated station during the designated time period. The method and apparatus may broadcast information of the signal to enable the designated station to detect data of the signal indicating that the station is assigned to communicate with the intermediate node during the designated resource of the scheduled transmission opportunity.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for assigning a transmission opportunity the method comprising:
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assigning, by a base station, a relay transmission opportunity to at least one intermediate node by designating a resource, among a plurality of resources, of a scheduled transmission opportunity of a signal that will be used as the relay transmission opportunity, the intermediate node being assigned to communicate with at least one designated station during the designated resource, the intermediate node being configured to perform communication directly with the base station, and the at least one designated station being configured to operate in one of at least two modes that include a first mode in which the designated station is configured to perform communication directly with the base station and a second mode in which the at least one designated station is configured to perform communication with the base station via the intermediate node as a relay node; and broadcasting, by the base station, of information of the assignment simultaneously to both the intermediate node and the at least one designated station based on the broadcasted information including at least identification information of the intermediate node, to which the at least one designated station is designated by the base station to utilize as a relay node, and an indication of the relay transmission opportunity which is a scheduled reception time period assigned to the intermediate node during a Restricted Access Window (RAW) at which the intermediate node will receive data from the at least one designated station, the Restricted Access Window being a time period during which the base station transmits and receives data directly with devices including the intermediate node, wherein when the at least one designated station is operating in the first mode, the at least one designated station ignores the assignment, and when the at least one designated node is operating in the second mode, the at least one designated station performs at least a transmission operation directly with the intermediate node during the scheduled reception time period indicated in the broadcasted information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus for assigning a transmission opportunity, the apparatus comprising:
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processing circuitry configured to; assign a relay transmission opportunity to at least one intermediate node by designating a resource, among a plurality of resources, of a scheduled transmission opportunity of a signal that will be used as the relay transmission opportunity, the intermediate node being assigned to communicate with at least one designated station during the designated resource, the intermediate node being configured to perform communication directly with the apparatus, and the at least one designated station being configured to operate in one of at least two modes that include a first mode in which the designated station is configured to perform communication directly with the apparatus and a second mode in which the at least one designated station is configured to perform communication with the apparatus via the intermediate node as a relay node; and broadcast of information of the assignment simultaneously to both the intermediate node and the at least one designated station based on the broadcasted information including at least identification information of the intermediate node, to which the at least one designated station is designated by the base station to utilize as a relay node, and an indication of the relay transmission opportunity which is a scheduled reception time period assigned to the intermediate node during a Restricted Access Window (RAW) at which the intermediate node will receive data from the at least one designated station, the Restricted Access Window being a time period during which the apparatus transmits and receives data directly with devices including the intermediate node, wherein when the at least one designated station is operating in the first mode, the at least one designated station ignores the assignment, and when the at least one designated node is operating in the second mode, the at least one designated station performs at least a transmission operation directly with the intermediate node during the scheduled reception time period indicated in the broadcasted information. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer readable medium for assigning a transmission opportunity, the computer readable medium comprising a set of instructions, which, when executed on an apparatus, causes the apparatus to perform the steps of:
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assigning a relay transmission opportunity to at least one intermediate node by designating a resource, among a plurality of resources, of a scheduled transmission opportunity of a signal that will be used as the relay transmission opportunity, the intermediate node being assigned to communicate with at least one designated station during the designated resource, the intermediate node being configured to perform communication directly with the base station, and the at least one designated station being configured to operate in one of at least two modes that include a first mode in which the designated station is configured to perform communication directly with the base station and a second mode in which the at least one designated station is configured to perform communication with the base station via the intermediate node as a relay node; and broadcasting of information of the assignment simultaneously to both the intermediate node and the at least one designated station based on the broadcasted information including at least identification information of the intermediate node, to which the at least one designated station is designated by the base station to utilize as a relay node, and an indication of the relay transmission opportunity which is a scheduled reception time period assigned to the intermediate node during a Restricted Access Window (RAW) at which the intermediate node will receive data from the at least one designated station, the Restricted Access Window being a time period during which the apparatus transmits and receives data directly with devices including the intermediate node, wherein when the at least one designated station is operating in the first mode, the at least one designated station ignores the assignment, and when the at least one designated node is operating in the second mode, the at least one designated station performs at least a transmission operation directly with the intermediate node during the scheduled reception time period indicated in the broadcasted information.
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