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US 9,571,178 · App. 14/009,693 · Granted Feb 14, 2017

Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving data in a wireless communication system that supports a relay node

Inventors: Dongin Kim (Seongnam-si, KR); Wan Choi (Seoul, KR); Sung Sik Nam (Seoul, KR); Hanbyul Seo (Anyang-si, KR)
Assignees: LG ELECTRONICS INC.; RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
H04B7/14H04B7/15H04L1/0077H04L1/1819H04L1/0003H04L1/0009H04L1/1887
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Patent No.
US 9,571,178
App. No.
14/009,693
Granted
Feb 14, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving data in a wireless communication system that supports a relay node are disclosed, wherein an open-loop mode is provided between the relay node and a user equipment. A method for transmitting data from a relay node to a user equipment comprises the steps of receiving information on a first condition related to transmission of the data from a base station; receiving first data including a plurality of sequential codes from the base station; and transmitting second data corresponding a part of the first data to the user equipment in accordance with the first condition if decoding of the first code of the plurality of codes is successfully performed.

Claims (35)

1. A method for transmitting, by a relay node (RN), a re-encoded data to a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:

receiving information on a codes and channels condition, that is to be used for forthcoming re-encoding and forthcoming transmitting, from a base station (BS);

receiving, from the BS, and decoding an encoded data;

re-encoding the decoded data in accordance with the codes and channels condition; and

when the decoding is successfully performed in an M-th subframe, transmitting the re-encoded data from an M+1-th subframe to the UE in accordance with the codes and channels condition,

wherein the codes and channels condition indicates that:

the re-encoding and the transmitting are performed by using a plurality of sequential codes and channels which are to be used from the M+1-th subframe by the BS,

the re-encoding and the transmitting are performed by using a code and channel which are used in the M-th subframe by the BS, or

the re-encoding and the transmitting are performed by using a plurality of sequential codes and channels which are used from an initial subframe by the BS.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a signal including an acknowledgement (ACK) or a negative ACK (NACK) information regarding the encoded data or the re-encoded data from the UE; and

transmitting the signal to the BS.

3. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a signal including an acknowledgement (ACK) or a negative ACK (NACK) information regarding the encoded data or the re-encoded data from the UE; and

determining a link status between the RN and the UE by using the signal.

4. The method according to claim 3 , further comprising:

transmitting the link status between the RN and the UE to the BS.

5. A relay node (RN) transmitting a re-encoded data to a user equipment (UE), the RN comprising:

a radio frequency (RF) unit; and

a processor configured to control the RF unit,

wherein the processor is configured to:

receive information on a codes and channels condition, that is to be used for forthcoming re-encoding and forthcoming transmitting, from a base station (BS),

receive, from the BS, and decode an encoded data,

re-encode the decoded data in accordance with the codes and channels condition, and

when the decoding is successfully performed in an M-th subframe, transmit the re-encoded data from an M+1-th subframe to the UE in accordance with the codes and channels condition, and

wherein the codes and channels condition indicates that:

the re-encoding and the transmitting are performed by using a plurality of sequential codes and channels which are to be used from the M+1-th subframe by the BS,

the re-encoding and the transmitting are performed by using a code and channel which are used in the M-th subframe by the BS, or

the re-encoding and the transmitting are performed by using a plurality of sequential codes and channels which are used from an initial subframe by the BS.

6. The RN according to claim 5 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive a signal including an acknowledgement (ACK) or a negative ACK (NACK) information regarding the encoded data or the re-encoded data from the UE, and

transmit the signal to the BS.

7. The RN according to claim 5 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive a signal including an acknowledgement (ACK) or a negative ACK (NACK) information regarding the encoded data or the re-encoded data from the UE, and

determine a link status between the RN and the UE by using the signal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 4, 2013
From: KIM, DONGIN; CHOI, WAN; NAM, SUNG SIK; SEO, HANBYUL
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.; RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
Reel/Frame 031350/0385 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61477150 · Apr 19, 2011
Related Publication 20140022982A1 · Jan 23, 2014