TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A telecommunications system for communicating data to and from a mobile device, the system comprisinga plurality of repeater nodes disposed to form a network, each repeater node having a transceiver unit operable to transmit the data with a first transmission power to one or more others of the repeater nodes within one of a plurality of slots of a time frame, each repeater node being allocated one of the time slots of the time frame, the mobile device being arranged to transmit and receive data to and from one or more of the repeater nodes in the network in one of the time slots of the time frame, whereineach of the repeater nodes is operable to transmit a pilot signal during the same one of the time slots of the time frame with a second transmission power, the second power being less than the first transmission power, the pilot signal including an identifier of the repeater node which is transmitted with the pilot signal, andthe mobile device is operable to receive the pilot signal from one of the repeater nodes and from the identifier included in the received pilot signal to transmit data to the repeater node identified by the identifier.
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Abstract
A telecommunications system for communicating data to and from a mobile device. The system comprises a plurality of repeater nodes disposed to form a network. Each repeater node has a transceiver unit operable to transmit the data with a first transmission power to one or more other of the repeater nodes within one of a plurality of slots of a time frame. Each repeater node is allocated a time slot, and the mobile device is arranged to transmit and receive data to and from the repeater nodes in the network. Each of the repeater nodes is operable to transmit a pilot signal during the same one of the time slots of the time frame with a second transmission power, the second power being less than the first transmission power. The pilot signal includes an identifier of the repeater node which is transmitted with the pilot signal and the mobile device is operable to receive one of the pilot signals and from the identifier included in the strongest pilot signal the mobile device can identify on of the repeater nodes to which to transmit and or receive data.
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1. A telecommunications system for communicating data to and from a mobile device, the system comprising
a plurality of repeater nodes disposed to form a network, each repeater node having a transceiver unit operable to transmit the data with a first transmission power to one or more others of the repeater nodes within one of a plurality of slots of a time frame, each repeater node being allocated one of the time slots of the time frame, the mobile device being arranged to transmit and receive data to and from one or more of the repeater nodes in the network in one of the time slots of the time frame, wherein each of the repeater nodes is operable to transmit a pilot signal during the same one of the time slots of the time frame with a second transmission power, the second power being less than the first transmission power, the pilot signal including an identifier of the repeater node which is transmitted with the pilot signal, and the mobile device is operable to receive the pilot signal from one of the repeater nodes and from the identifier included in the received pilot signal to transmit data to the repeater node identified by the identifier.
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5. A method of communicating data to and from a mobile device in a network which includes a plurality of repeater nodes, the method comprising
transmitting the data from each of the repeater nodes with a first transmission power to, one or more others of the plurality of repeater nodes within one of a plurality of slots of a time frame, each repeater node being allocated a different time slot of the time frame, transmitting and receiving data to and from one or more of the repeater nodes from and to the mobile device, transmitting a pilot signal from each repeater node during the same one of the time slots of the time frame with a second transmission power, the second power being less than the first transmission power, the pilot signal including an identifier of the repeater node which is transmitted with the pilot signal, and receiving the pilot signal at the mobile device from one of the repeater nodes, and from the identifier received in the pilot signal identifying the repeater node to which to transmit data from the mobile device.
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12. A telecommunications system, a repeater node or a mobile device as substantially as herein before described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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13. A method for communicating data from and to a mobile device via a plurality of repeater nodes substantially as herein before described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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14. An apparatus for communicating data to and from a mobile device in a network which includes a plurality of repeater nodes, the apparatus comprising
means for transmitting the data from each of the repeater nodes with a first transmission power to one or more others of the plurality of repeater nodes within one of a plurality of slots of a time frame, each repeater node being allocated a different time slot of the time frame, means for transmitting and receiving data to and from one or more of the repeater nodes from and to the mobile device, means for transmitting a pilot signal from each repeater node during the same one of the time slots of the time frame with a second transmission power, the second power being less than the first transmission power, the pilot signal including an identifier of the repeater node which is transmitted with the pilot signal, and means for receiving the pilot signal at the mobile device from one of the repeater nodes, and from the identifier received in the pilot signal identifying the repeater node to which to transmit data from the mobile device.
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