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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
May. 09, 2012
Jiansong Gan, Beijing, CN;
Rui Fan, Beijing, CN;
Zhiheng Guo, Beijing, CN;
Hai Wang, Beijing, CN;
Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
The embodiments disclose a method and base station for relay deployment in a Time Division Duplex (TDD) communication network. The method comprises configuring a first base station to operate as a donor base station, and configuring a second base station to operate as a relay node, wherein a first sector of the second base station is configured as a User Equipment (UE) part of the relay node and a second sector of the second base station is configured as a base station part of the relay node. The method further comprises allocating wireless resources for backhaul link between the first base station and the second base station and for access link between the second base station and a UE.