Data processing methods for processing machine type communication data and wireless communications systems thereof

1. A data processing method for a wireless communication system with a plurality of terminals, an intermediate device and a service network, the method comprising:

sending a plurality of machine type communication data flows from the plurality of terminals to a first interface of the intermediate device;

performing a data multiplexing operation by the intermediate device on the plurality of machine type communication data flows to generate a multiplexed data flow; and

receiving the multiplexed data flow by the service network,

wherein the intermediate device comprises a gateway combined with one of the following or the combination thereof: a relay node and a home Node-B, wherein the data multiplexing operation is performed by a data multiplexing layer, the data multiplexing layer being integrated in the one of the following or the combination thereof: the relay node and the home Node-B, wherein the data multiplexing operation comprises a protocol translation of the machine type communication data flows from a first radio access technology to a second radio access technology, and wherein the converted machine type communication data flows are output via a second interface of the intermediate device.

2. The data processing method of claim 1 , wherein the data multiplexing operation is performed by a data multiplexing layer, the data multiplexing layer is integrated in one of the following or the combination thereof: the relay node and the home Node-B.

3. The data processing method of claim 1 , wherein the data multiplexing operation comprising:

providing a plurality of flags corresponding to the plurality of machine type communication data flows; and

integrating and multiplexing the plurality of machine type communication data flows with the plurality of flags into the multiplexed data flow.

4. The data processing method of claim 1 , wherein the intermediate device further comprises a third interface, wherein the third interface is one of the following or the combination thereof: a Gateway-Relay node interface and a Uu interface.

5. The data processing method of claim 1 , wherein

the plurality of terminals communicating with the intermediate device using the first radio access technology via a plurality of first connections; and

the intermediate device communicating with the service network using the second radio access technology via a second connection.

6. The data processing method of claim 5 , wherein:

the first radio access technology is a short range communication related radio access technology; and

the second radio access technology is a cellular service network related radio access technology.

7. The data processing method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of terminals are machine type communications terminals.

8. A wireless communication system, comprising:

a plurality of terminals, for sending a plurality of machine type communication data flows;

an intermediate device, coupled to the plurality of devices, for receiving the plurality of machine type communication data flows via a first interface, performing a data multiplexing operation on the plurality of machine type communication data flows to generate a multiplexed data flow; and

a service network coupled to the intermediate device for receiving the multiplexed data flow,

wherein the intermediate device comprises a gateway combined with one of the following or the combination thereof: a relay node and a home Node-B, wherein the data multiplexing operation is performed by a data multiplexing layer, the data multiplexing layer being integrated in the one of the following or the combination thereof: the relay node and the home Node-B, wherein the data multiplexing operation comprises a protocol translation of the machine type communication data flows from a first radio access technology to a second radio access technology, and wherein the converted machine type communication data flows are output via a second interface of the intermediate device.

9. The wireless communication system of claim 8 , further comprising:

a data multiplexing layer, for performing the data multiplexing operation, the data multiplexing layer is integrated in one of the following or the combination thereof: the relay node and the home Node-B.

10. The wireless communication system of claim 8 , wherein the data multiplexing operation comprising:

providing a plurality of flags corresponding to the plurality of machine type communication data flows; and

integrating and multiplexing the plurality of machine type communication data flows with the plurality of flags into the multiplexed data flow.

11. The wireless communication system of claim 8 , wherein the intermediate device further comprises a third interface, wherein the third interface is one of the following or the combination thereof: a Gateway-Relay node interface and a Uu interface.

12. The wireless communication system of claim 8 , wherein:

the plurality of terminals communicating with the intermediate device using the first radio access technology via a plurality of first connections; and

the intermediate device communicating with the service network using the second radio access technology via a second connection.

13. The wireless communication system of claim 12 , wherein:

the first radio access technology is a short range communication related radio access technology; and

the second radio access technology is a cellular service network related radio access technology.

14. The wireless communication system of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of terminals are machine type communications terminals.

15. A data processing apparatus for performing data transmission in a wireless communication system, the data processing apparatus comprising:

a receiving module, for receiving a first data flows via a first interface, wherein the first data flows comprising a plurality of machine type communications data flows;

a data multiplexing module, for performing a data multiplexing operation on the plurality of machine type communication data flows received by the receiving module to generate a multiplexed data flow;

a transmitting module, for transmitting a second data flows, wherein the second data flows comprising the multiplexed data flow; and

a gateway combined with one of the following or the combination thereof: a relay node and a home Node-B, wherein the data multiplexing operation is performed by a data multiplexing layer, the data multiplexing layer being integrated in the one of the following or the combination thereof: the relay node and the home Node-B, wherein the data multiplexing operation comprises a protocol translation of the machine type communication data flows from a first radio access technology to a second radio access technology, and wherein the converted machine type communication data flows are output via a second interface.

16. The data processing apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the data multiplexing operation performed by the data multiplexing processing module comprising:

providing a plurality of flags corresponding to the plurality of machine type communication data flows; and

integrating and multiplexing the plurality of machine type communication data flows with the plurality of flags into the multiplexed data flow.

17. The data processing apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the data processing apparatus further comprises a third interface, wherein the third interface is one of the following or the combination thereof: a Gateway-Relay node interface and a Uu interface.

18. The data processing apparatus of claim 15 , wherein:

the receiving module is coupled with a plurality of terminals, wherein the plurality of terminals are communicated with the receiving module using the first radio access technology via a plurality of first connections; and

the transmitting module is coupled with a service network, wherein the transmitting module is communicated with the service network using a second radio access technology via a second connection.

19. The data processing apparatus of claim 18 , wherein:

the first radio access technology is a short range communication related radio access technology; and

the second radio access technology is a cellular service network related radio access technology.

20. The data processing apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the plurality of terminals are machine type communications terminals.