IP Library Granted Patent US 8,265,044
Granted Patent B2
US 8,265,044 · App. 12/668,292 · Granted Sep 11, 2012

Method, system and base station using frame configuration which supports relay for wireless transmission

Assignee: China Academy of Telecommunications Technology
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Patent No.
US 8,265,044
App. No.
12/668,292
Granted
Sep 11, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method using a frame structure which supports relay for wireless transmission, which divides the time slots of a sub-frame into some zones, in which the data is transmitted using the manner of TDD, wherein further including that at least one time slot in a sub-frame is set as a hybrid zone; the transmission of the data is realized through frequency division multiplexing the access link and relay link in the hybrid zone of the sub-frame; and also the multi-hop relay is supported under the two work manners of relay in sub-frame and relay in frame.

Claims (38)

1. A method for wireless transmission by using a frame structure supporting Relay, wherein time slots of a subframe is divided into a plurality of zones, and data transmission is performed in a time division multiplex manner, and the method further comprises:

setting at least one time slot in the subframe as a hybrid zone; and

performing the data transmission in a frequency division multiplex manner in the hybrid zone;

wherein if a plurality of relays exist, a base station or a relay supports multi-hop by transmitting data, receiving data or being idle in a relay zone;

wherein the multi-hop relay is supported partially in the following manner:

in the downlink direction, an odd hop relay transmits data in a downlink relay zone of an even subframe to a next hop relay, and the base station and an even hop relay transmits data in a downlink relay zone of an odd subframe to a next hop relay;

in the uplink direction, an odd hop relay transmits data in an uplink relay zone of an odd subframe to a back hop relay or base station, and an even hop relay transmits data in an uplink relay zone of an even subframe to a back hop relay; and

wherein a relay supports multi-hop relay by operating in an intra-frame relay approach.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein in the hybrid zone, the frequency division multiplex manner is utilized in a relay link and an access link.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a non-transparent relay receives synchronization information and control information sent from a base station in a downlink relay zone.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a transparent relay receives synchronization information and control information sent from a base station in a first downlink access zone.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein performing the data transmission partially in the following manner:

in the downlink direction, the base station transmits data in the hybrid zone to user equipment and the relay respectively in a frequency division multiplex manner.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein performing the data transmission partially in the following manner:

in the uplink direction, the relay and user equipment transmits data in the hybrid zone to the base station simultaneously in a frequency division multiplex manner.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the multi-hop relay is supported in the following manner:

in the downlink direction, an even hop relay transmits data in a first downlink relay zone to a next hop relay or a base station transmits data in a downlink hybrid zone to a next hop relay, and an odd hop relay transmits data in a second downlink relay zone to a next hop relay; and

in the uplink direction, an odd hop relay transmits data in a second uplink relay zone to a back hop relay or base station, and an even hop relay transmits data in a first uplink relay zone to a back hop relay.

8. A system for wireless transmission by using a frame structure supporting Relay, comprising a base station, a relay and user equipment, wherein

the base station transmits data in a hybrid zone of a downlink subframe to the user equipment and the relay respectively in a frequency division multiplex manner;

the relay transmits data in a hybrid zone of an uplink subframe to the base station at a frequency allocated by the base station; and

the user equipment transmits data to the base station in a frequency division multiplex manner with the relay in the hybrid zone of the uplink subframe

wherein if a plurality of relays exist, the base station or a relay supports multi-hop by transmitting data, receiving data or being idle in a relay zone;

wherein the multi-hop relay is supported partially in the following manner:

in the downlink direction, an odd hop relay transmits data in a downlink relay zone of an even subframe to a next hop relay, and the base station and an even hop relay transmits data in a downlink relay zone of an odd subframe to a next hop relay;

in the uplink direction, an odd hop relay transmits data in an uplink relay zone of an odd subframe to a back hop relay or base station, and an even hop relay transmits data in an uplink relay zone of an even subframe to a back hop relay; and

wherein a relay supports multi-hop relay by operating in an intra-frame relay approach.

9. The system according to claim 8 , wherein in the hybrid zone, a relay link and an access link are frequency division multiplexed with each other.

10. The system according to claim 8 , wherein the system supports multi-hop relay in the case that the relay operates in an intra-subframe relay approach and in an intra-frame relay approach.

11. A base station, comprising: a setting unit, a transmitting unit and a receiving unit, wherein

the setting unit is configured to set at least one time slot of a subframe as a hybrid zone;

the transmitting unit is configured to transmit data in a hybrid zone of a downlink subframe to user equipment and a relay in a frequency division multiplex manner; and

the receiving unit is configured to receive data sent from the relay or data that is frequency division multiplexed by the relay and the user equipment in a hybrid zone of an uplink subframe;

wherein if a plurality of relays exist, the base station or a relay supports multi-hop by transmitting data, receiving data or being idle in a relay zone;

wherein the multi-hop relay is supported partially in the following manner:

in the downlink direction, an odd hop relay transmits data in a downlink relay zone of an even subframe to a next hop relay, and the base station and an even hop relay transmits data in a downlink relay zone of an odd subframe to a next hop relay;

in the uplink direction, an odd hop relay transmits data in an uplink relay zone of an odd subframe to a back hop relay or base station, and an even hop relay transmits data in an uplink relay zone of an even subframe to a back hop relay; and

wherein a relay supports multi-hop relay by operating in an intra-frame relay approach.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 6, 2021
From: CHINA ACADEMY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
To: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056769/0920 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 9, 2011
From: DA TANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
To: CHINA ACADEMY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
Reel/Frame 026414/0271 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 8, 2010
From: ZHANG, GUANGHUI; XIE, YONGBIN; WANG, YINGMIN; SUN, SHAOHUI; YU, YANG
To: DA TANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 023753/0264 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2007 1 0118573 · Jul 9, 2007 · national
Continuity (1)
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