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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2023
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, KR;
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, KR;
Abstract
Disclosed is a coverage extension method and apparatus in a terahertz (THz) region using cooperative communication. A coverage extension method in a THz region using cooperative communication performed by a computer device includes setting, by an access point (AP) in a downlink system that supports a plurality of user equipments (UEs), a UE that requires assistance due to a blocked line-of-sight (LoS) link as a destination UE and setting a remaining UE as a medium UE among the plurality of UEs; transmitting, by the AP, data to the medium UE; and cooperatively transmitting, by the medium UE, data to the destination UE.