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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2011
Matteo Maria Andreozzi, Pisa, IT;
Marco Caretti, Turin, IT;
Roberto Fantini, Turin, IT;
Daniele Migliorini, Pisa, IT;
Vincenzo Maria Pii, Pisa, IT;
Dario Sabella, Turin, IT;
Giovanni Stea, Pisa, IT;
Matteo Maria Andreozzi, Pisa, IT;
Marco Caretti, Turin, IT;
Roberto Fantini, Turin, IT;
Daniele Migliorini, Pisa, IT;
Vincenzo Maria Pii, Pisa, IT;
Dario Sabella, Turin, IT;
Giovanni Stea, Pisa, IT;
TELECOM ITALIA S.p.A, Milan, IT;
Abstract
A method scheduling link activations within a wireless communications network including at least one network cell including a base station providing radio coverage over the network cell and at least one relay node putting the base station into communication with a user equipment within the network cell over an access link. The relay node communicates with the base station over a backhaul link. The method includes estimating, for the relay node, an access link capacity according to status information indicative of a status of the user equipment associated with the relay node, estimating a backhaul link capacity of the relay node according to the status information, and scheduling, for the relay node, either a backhaul link activation or an access link activation such that one of the backhaul link and access link is activated, in a predetermined time interval, based on a comparison between the access capacity and backhaul capacity.