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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2008
Sang G. Kim, San Diego, CA (US);
Ki-dong Lee, San Diego, CA (US);
Byung K. Yi, San Diego, CA (US);
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A method for communicating data from a source to a destination using a plurality of relay stations in a wireless communication system is provided. The method comprises grouping the plurality of relay stations into at least one relay station group; receiving in a relay station group a subset of data transmitted from the source; sharing information between relay stations in the relay station group for forwarding to the destination the received subset of data transmitted from the source; determining a forwarding scheme for transmitting the received subset of data; and transmitting the received subset of data to the destination using the forwarding scheme.