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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2009
Applicants:
Jung Hoon Suh, Suwon-si, KR;
Sung Jin Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Young Chai Ko, Seoul, KR;
Kyu Sung Hwang, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Jung Hoon Suh, Suwon-si, KR;
Sung Jin Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Young Chai Ko, Seoul, KR;
Kyu Sung Hwang, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); G01R 31/08 (2006.01); H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H04B 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A terminal device and a relay node selection method of the terminal device are described. The terminal device may sequentially compare a threshold value and an output signal to noise ratio (SNR) of a plurality of relay nodes based on a set test order, and select a relay node having an output SNR greater than the threshold value as a relay node to perform a cooperative communication.