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Granted Patent B2
US 8,848,580 · App. 13/056,799 · Granted Sep 30, 2014

Resource allocation method for backhaul link and access link in a wireless communication system including relay

Inventors: Kyu Jin Park (Gyeongki-do, KR); Jae Hoon Chung (Gyeongki-do, KR); Han Kyu Cho (Gyeongki-do, KR); Eun Jong Lee (Gyeongki-do, KR); Doo Hyun Sung (Gyeongki-do, KR)
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
H04W74/0866H04W74/04H04W16/12
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Patent No.
US 8,848,580
App. No.
13/056,799
Granted
Sep 30, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A resource allocation method of a relay station in a wireless communication system employing the relay station is provided. The method includes: receiving information on a resource allocation pattern for an access link and a backhaul link of a first frequency band; and determining a resource allocation pattern for an access link and a backhaul link of a second frequency band on the basis of the resource allocation pattern of the first frequency band, wherein the first frequency band is any one of an uplink frequency band and a downlink frequency band, and the second frequency band is a remaining one of the uplink frequency band and the downlink frequency band.

Claims (32)

1. A method of communicating in a wireless communication system, performed by a relay station (RS), the method comprising:

receiving configuration information from a base station (BS), the configuration information indicating at least one backhaul link subframe among a fixed number of subframes in a time domain, wherein the at least one backhaul link subframe can be used for transmission from the BS to the RS;

configuring at least one subframe based on the configuration information; and receiving a signal from the BS by using the at least one configured subframe,

wherein the at least one configured subframe is selected among the at least one backhaul link subframe with an exception that predefined subframes of a radio frame are excluded,

wherein when the radio flame includes ten subframes, the predefined subframes are a first, a fifth, a sixth and a tenth subframe of the radio flame when the BS and the RS are operated in frequency division duplex (FDD).

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: connecting with a user equipment (UE); and

transmitting a signal to the UE in the first, the fifth, the sixth and the tenth subframes.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein when the radio frame includes ten subframes, the predefined subframes comprise a first, a second, a sixth and a seventh subframe of the radio frame when the BS and the RS are operated in time division duplex (TDD).

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

connecting with a user equipment (UE); and

transmitting a signal to the UE in the first, the second, the sixth and the seventh subframes.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the fixed number of subframes is 8 subframes.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration information is received via a higher layer signal.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the fixed number of subframes is related to a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) round trip time (RTT).

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration information includes a bitmap which indicates the at least one backhaul link subframe.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the bitmap comprises 8 bits.

10. A relay station (RS) comprising:

a processor; and

a radio frequency (RF) unit, coupled to the processor, for transmitting and receiving a radio signal,

wherein the processor receives configuration information from a base station (BS), the configuration information indicating at least one backhaul link subframe among a fixed number of subframes in a time domain, wherein the at least one backhaul link subframe can be used for transmission from the BS to the RS,

configures at least one subframe based on the configuration information, and

receives a signal from the BS by using the at least one configured subframe,

wherein the at least one configured subframe is selected among the at least one backhaul link subframe with an exception that predefined subframes of a radio frame are excluded,

wherein when the radio frame includes ten subframes, the predefined subframes are a first, a fifth, a sixth and a tenth subframe of the radio frame when the BS and the RS are operated in frequency division duplex (FDD).

11. The RS of claim 10 , wherein the processor transmits a signal to the UE in the first, the fifth, the sixth and the tenth subframes.

12. The RS of claim 10 , wherein when the radio frame includes ten subframes, the predefined subframes comprise a first, a second, a sixth and a seventh subframe of the radio frame when the BS and the RS are operated in time division duplex (TDD).

13. The RS of claim 12 , wherein the processor transmits a signal to the UE in the first, the second, the sixth and the seventh subframes.

14. The RS of claim 10 , wherein the fixed number of subframes is 8 subframes.

15. The RS of claim 10 , wherein the configuration information is received via a higher layer signal.

16. The RS of claim 10 , wherein the fixed number of subframes is related to a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) round trip time (RTT).

17. The RS of claim 10 , wherein the configuration information includes a bitmap which indicates the at least one backhaul link subframe.

18. The RS of claim 17 , wherein the bitmap comprises 8 bits.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE FIRST ASSIGNOR'S NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 025920 FRAME 0420. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded May 11, 2011
From: PARK, KYU JIN; CHUNG, JAE HOON; CHO, HAN KYU; LEE, EUN JONG; SUNG, DOO HYUN
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 026262/0629 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNOR PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 025723 FRAME 0431. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Mar 9, 2011
From: PARK, KYUN JIN; CHUNG, JAE HOON; CHO, HAN KYU; LEE, EUN JONG; SUNG, DOO HYUN
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 025920/0420 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 31, 2011
From: PARK, KYUN LIN; CHUNG, JAE HOON; CHO, HAN KYU; LEE, EUN JONG; SUNG, DOO HYUN
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 025723/0431 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61085427 · Aug 1, 2008
Related Publication 20110128893A1 · Jun 2, 2011