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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2009
Applicants:
Tim Frost, Madrid, ES;
David Fox, Berkshire, GB;
Gavin Wong, Berkshire, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Vodafone Group PLC, Newbury, Berkshire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An SAE/LTE or 4G cellular telecommunications network is disclosed which comprises a plurality of eNodeBsand a network core. A plurality of mobile telecommunications devicesare registered with the network and communicate with the network corevia the eNodeBs. A joining relayand at least one other relayis provided between the eNodeBand the mobile telecommunications deviceto extend the radio coverage provided by the eNodeB. The joining relayanalyses the characteristics of the path between the joining relay and the eNodeBand selectively changes the path to optimise the path.