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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2010
Zukang Shen, Allen, TX (US);
Pierre Bertrand, Antibes, FR;
Sandeep Bhadra, Addison, TX (US);
Eko N. Onggosanusi, Allen, TX (US);
Anthony Ekpenyong, Dallas, TX (US);
Tarik Muharemovic, Forest Hills, NY (US);
Zukang Shen, Allen, TX (US);
Pierre Bertrand, Antibes, FR;
Sandeep Bhadra, Addison, TX (US);
Eko N. Onggosanusi, Allen, TX (US);
Anthony Ekpenyong, Dallas, TX (US);
Tarik Muharemovic, Forest Hills, NY (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
This invention is a method for extending the coverage and/or improving the capacity of wireless communication networks comprising inserting a Relay Node (RN) in the Radio Access Network (RAN). The relay node relays the signal between the Base Station node (eNB) and the User Equipment (UE). The relay node is wirelessly connected to the base station. The base station uses the same radio access technology (RAT) for the base station to user equipment link and the base station to relay node link. The relay node uses the same radio access technology for the base station to relay node link and the relay node to user equipment link. The relay node is non-transparent and seen as base station by the user equipment.