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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2018
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Daejeon, KR;
Hyoung Jin Kwon, Cheongju-si, KR;
Jin Kyeong Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Yong Sun Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Kyeongpyo Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Seung Eun Hong, Daejeon, KR;
Woo Yong Lee, Daejeon, KR;
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Daejeon, KR;
Abstract
Provided is an apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving data using multiple paths in a wireless communication system using a distributed Media Access Control (MAC). More particularly, provided is an apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving data that may select a path with a better channel status from multiple paths that include a direct path using a Line of Sight (LOS) and a relay path passing through a relay apparatus, in a wireless communication system that may transmit data via the LOS using a distributed MAC and a directional antenna.