摘要:
Methods for use in multi-hop relay networks are described. One method includes receiving a first message from a first relay station requesting a temporary suspension of communication between the first relay station and one or more user equipment. In response to receiving the first message, a second message is transmitted to the one or more user equipment. The second message includes instructions to the user equipment to temporarily suspend communication with the first relay station at a specific time. A third message is transmitted to the first relay station. A scanning operation is performed at the specified time in response to receiving the third message. A second method for use in multi-hop relay networks is also described. The second method includes transmitting a neighbor information message. The neighbor information message includes a relay zone offset indicating the start of a station in a frame structure. Several apparatus are also described.
摘要:
An approach provides an error-control scheme within a multi-hop relay network. A determination is made of a first node that failed to transmit a packet generated according to an error- control scheme, wherein the first node is among a plurality of nodes configured to operate in a multi- hop network. Resources of the multi-hop network are reserved only for retransmission of the packet from the first node towards a destination node that is included in the plurality of nodes.
摘要:
A prospective relay station sends a report indicative of radio resource sets/preamble sequences used by its neighbors. Where the reported radio resource sets comprise less than all available radio resource sets, a radio resource set that is not indicated in the report is assigned; else where the reported radio resource sets comprise all available radio resource sets, a resource set indicated in the report is assigned. A message is sent to the prospective relay station indicates the assigned radio resource set and an identifier for use as an enabled relay station. The message may include signal strength and IDs. Apparatus, methods and computer programs are detailed for both a base station and the relay node. Radio resource set re-assignment, managed mode relay operations (where the base station schedules traffic among relays using the same radio resource set), and power control of relays and associated mobile stations are also described.
摘要:
A method, a computer program product and a network access node that operate to receive a message from a mobile relay node, the message including a request to add a particular paging group (PG) identification to a list of paging group identifications transmitted by the network access node; to contact a network backbone node to request permission to add the particular paging group identification to the list of paging group identifications transmitted by the network access node; and upon being granted permission, to add the particular paging group identification to the list of paging group identifications transmitted by the network access node. The exemplary embodiments of this invention pertain also to the relay node and to the network backbone node. Through the use of the exemplary embodiments idle state user nodes that are attached to the mobile relay node do not see a change in the PG, since the particular PG is maintained by the mobile relay node and, therefore, the user nodes do not initiate a Location Update (LU) procedure when the relay node enters a new PG. Instead, only the mobile relay node performs the LU procedure with the network access node.
摘要:
Various embodiments are disclosed relating to the optimization of relay station handovers and location update in a wireless network (108). According to an example embodiment, a request to handover a plurality of mobile stations (112, 114) from a first base station (104) to a second base station (106) may be sent. An identifier associated with the second base station (106) for each of the plurality of mobile stations (112, 114) may be received. In another example embodiment, each of the identifiers is forwarded to the mobile station (112, 114) corresponding to the connection identifier. In another example embodiment, a location update may be performed by sending a message to a network device, such as a target base station (104), to provide location update information for a plurality of mobile stations (112, 114). In this manner, one message may be transmitted over a wireless link to facilitate a handover or location update for a plurality of mobile stations (112, 114).
摘要:
In the preferred embodiments, it is first determined whether or not a TCP connection from a sending device to a receiving device in the wireless communications network is in a slow start phase. If the TCP connection is in a slow start phase, then the data to be sent in the TCP connection that is allocated a priority that is higher than the priority allocated to other data to be sent by the sending device. The sending device may be a mobile terminal, a Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN), a device in a WiMAX environment or other network device, and the method of the preferred embodiments may be implemented by software installed and executed on the network device.
摘要:
Various example embodiments are disclosed relating to sending and processing messages in relay networks. In an example embodiment, a first unicast message indicating a plurality of wireless nodes included in a communication path between a base station and a path endpoint node in a wireless network may be received (1310) at a first receiving node, wherein the first unicast message may be received from a sending wireless node located neighboring to the first receiving node in the communication path. The first unicast message may be processed (1320) at the first receiving node. A second message may be sent (1330) based on a success/failure status of the processing from the first receiving node to a second receiving node included in the communication path.
摘要:
A relay for use in a communications network, the relay being arranged receive data from and transmit data to at least one user equipment, wherein the relay comprises a processor arranged to process received configuration data from the user equipment and to transmit data to the user equipment in dependence of the processed ranging data.
摘要:
The invention proposes a method for controlling a packet transmission between a sender and a receiver sent via a packet transport protocol, the receiver being a mobile network element, comprising the steps of detecting whether a mobility event has occurred, detecting whether a downlink packet loss has occurred, and providing, in case a mobility event and a packet loss has been detected, an indication to the sender that a packet loss due to mobility has occurred.