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- the terms “user agent” and “UA” might in some cases refer to mobile devices such as mobile telephones, personal digital assistants, handheld or laptop computers, and similar devices that have telecommunications capabilities. Such a UA might consist of a UA and its associated removable memory module, such as but not limited to a Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC) that includes a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) application, a Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM) application, or a Removable User Identity Module (R-UIM) application. Alternatively, such a UA might consist of the device itself without such a module. In other cases, the term “UA” might refer to devices that have similar capabilities but that are not transportable, such as desktop computers, set-top boxes, or network appliances. The term “UA” can also refer to any hardware or software component that can terminate a communication session for a user. Also, the terms “user agent,” “UA,” “user equipment,” “UE,” “user device” and “user node” might be used synonymously herein.
- LTE long-term evolution
- eNB enhanced node B
- wireless access point a wireless access point
- similar component rather than a traditional base station.
- the term “access node” will refer to any component of the wireless network, such as a traditional base station, a wireless access point, or an LTE eNB, that creates a geographical area of reception and transmission coverage allowing a UA or a relay node to access other components in a telecommunications system.
- the term “access node” and “access node” may be used interchangeably, but it is understood that an access node may comprise a plurality of hardware and software.
- the term “access node” does not refer to a “relay node,” which is a component in a wireless network that is configured to extend or enhance the coverage created by an access node or another relay node.
- the access node and relay node are both radio components that may be present in a wireless communications network, and the terms “component” and “network node” may refer to an access node or relay node. It is understood that a component might operate as an access node or a relay node depending on its configuration and placement. However, a component is called a “relay node” only if it requires the wireless coverage of an access node to access other components in a wireless communications system. Additionally, two or more relay nodes may used serially to extend or enhance coverage created by an access node.
- An LTE system can include protocols such as a Radio Resource Control (RRC) protocol, which is responsible for the assignment, configuration, and release of radio resources between a UA and a network node or other LTE equipment.
- RRC Radio Resource Control
- the RRC protocol is described in detail in the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Technical Specification (TS) 36.331.
- 3GPP Third Generation Partnership Project
- TS Technical Specification
- the two basic RRC modes for a UA are defined as “idle mode” and “connected mode.”
- the UA may exchange signals with the network and perform other related operations, while during the idle mode or state, the UA may shut down at least some of its connected mode operations. Idle and connected mode behaviors are described in detail in 3GPP TS 36.304 and TS 36.331.
- the signals that carry data between UAs, relay nodes, and access nodes can have frequency, time, and coding parameters and other characteristics that might be specified by a network node.
- a connection between any of these elements that has a specific set of such characteristics can be referred to as a resource.
- the terms “resource,” “communications connection,” “channel,” and “communications link” might be used synonymously herein.
- a network node typically establishes a different resource for each UA or other network node with which it is communicating at any particular time.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a wireless communication system that includes a relay node, according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a relay node in communication with an access node and a user agent, according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
- FIG. 3A is a flowchart illustrating a method of autonomous combining in a user agent, according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
- FIG. 3B is a flowchart illustrating a method in an access node for facilitating autonomous combining in a user agent, according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
- FIG. 4 illustrates a processor and related components suitable for implementing the several embodiments of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a wireless communication system 100 using a relay node 102 , according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
- the present disclosure relates to the use of relay nodes in wireless communications networks.
- wireless communication networks include LTE or LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) networks, and all of the disclosed and claimed embodiments could be implemented in an LTE-A network.
- the relay node 102 can amplify or repeat a signal received from a UA 110 and cause the modified signal to be received at an access node 106 .
- the relay node 102 receives a signal with data from the UA 110 and then generates a new signal to transmit the data to the access node 106 .
- the relay node 102 can also receive data from the access node 106 and deliver the data to the UA 110 .
- the relay node 102 might be placed near the edges of a cell so that the UA 110 can communicate with the relay node 102 rather than communicating directly with the access node 106 for that cell.
- a cell is a geographical area of reception and transmission coverage. Cells can overlap with each other. In the typical example, there is one access node associated with each cell. The size of a cell is determined by factors such as frequency band, power level, and channel conditions.
- Relay nodes such as relay node 102 , can be used to enhance coverage within or near a cell, or to extend the size of coverage of a cell. Additionally, the use of a relay node 102 can enhance throughput of a signal within a cell because the UA 110 can access the relay node 102 at a higher data rate or a lower power transmission than the UA 110 might use when communicating directly with the access node 106 for that cell. Transmission at a higher data rate creates higher spectrum efficiency, and lower power benefits the UA 110 by consuming less battery power.
- Relay nodes generally, can be divided into three types: layer one relay nodes, layer two relay nodes, and layer three relay nodes.
- a layer one relay node is essentially a repeater that can retransmit a transmission without any modification other than amplification and slight delay.
- a layer two relay node can decode a transmission that it receives, re-encode the result of the decoding, and then transmit the re-encoded data.
- a layer three relay node can have full radio resource control capabilities and can thus function similarly to an access node.
- the radio resource control protocols used by a relay node may be the same as those used by an access node, and the relay node may have a unique cell identity typically used by an access node.
- a relay node is distinguished from an access node by the fact that it requires the presence of at least one access node (and the cell associated with that access node) to access other components in a telecommunications system.
- the illustrative embodiments are primarily concerned with layer two or layer three relay nodes. Therefore, as used herein, the term “relay node” will not refer to layer one relay nodes, unless specifically stated otherwise.
- the links that allow wireless communication can be said to be of three distinct types.
- Third, communication that passes directly between the UA 110 and the access node 106 without passing through the relay node 102 is said to occur over a direct link 112 .
- the terms “access link,” “relay link,” and “direct link” are used in this document according to the meaning described by FIG. 1 .
- any device capable of receiving wireless signals potentially could be configured to process a received wireless signal.
- an access node transmits a first signal that contains first data. That first signal can be received by both a UA and a relay node to which the UA is connected.
- the relay node may generate and transmit a second signal to the UA that contains substantially similar data; however, the second signal may likely be transmitted using a different modulation and coding scheme relative to the first signal.
- the UA can thereby receive substantially the same data from both the first signal (from the access node) and then, a short time later, from the second signal (from the relay node).
- two different signals are actually used (one from the access node and one from the relay node), both signals may convey substantially the same data.
- the data from the access node and the relay node may be referred to as transmitting substantially the same data that is received by the UA, it will be appreciated that there may be some differences, and so the related data received by the UA in this instance may not be exactly the same.
- the UA can receive substantially the same data from different signals transmitted by the access node and the relay node, before decoding the data, an opportunity arises to combine the demodulated data received from the two different signals or, possibly if the modulation and coding schemes of the two signals are substantially similar, to combine the signals before demodulating the data.
- the UA can potentially improve data reception and thereby may allow the UA to better convey a service or otherwise improve performance.
- the illustrative embodiments provide for a user agent capable of autonomous combining.
- the user agent can be implemented as a processor configured to promote receiving a first signal from an access node and a second signal from a relay node.
- the processor may be further configured to combine the first and second signals.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a relay node 200 in communication with an access node 202 and a UA 204 , according to an embodiment of the disclosure. These devices are similar to, and operate in a manner similar to, corresponding devices in FIG. 1 .
- relay node 200 could be relay node 102 in FIG. 1
- access node 202 could be access node 106 in FIG. 1
- UA 204 could be UA 110 in FIG. 1 .
- Relay node 200 operates within relay node cell 206 .
- access node 202 operates within access node cell 207 .
- UA 204 is within the boundaries of both relay node cell 206 and access node cell 207 .
- relay node 200 is within access node cell 207 .
- UA 204 could be within only one of relay node cell 206 or access node cell 207 , or possibly within some other cell, and still receive service.
- the elliptical lines representing relay node cell 206 and access node cell 207 represent conceptual boundaries only, and do not necessarily represent the actual boundaries of these cells.
- UA 204 Because UA 204 is within relay node cell 206 and access node cell 207 , UA 204 might receive signals from both relay node 200 and access node 202 . Thus, due to propagation characteristics of wireless channels, substantially the same data could be transmitted to UA 204 by both relay node 200 and access node 202 .
- access node 202 may send out a first signal that conveys data, as shown by both of arrows 210 .
- the first signal is intended primarily for the relay node 200 , but may be strong enough to be detected by the UA 204 .
- arrows 210 show that, in one embodiment, the same signal (the first signal) is received by both relay node 200 and UA 204 .
- relay node 200 may relay or transmit a second signal (as shown by arrow 212 ) to UA 204 .
- the second signal may convey substantially the same data contained in the first signal that had been transmitted from the access node 202 .
- UA 204 receives the first signal (arrow 210 ) and a short time later receives the second signal (arrow 212 ), with both signals conveying substantially the same data.
- UA 204 receives the same data from two different sources creates an opportunity for autonomous combining.
- autonomous combining the two different signals (via the relay link from the access node 202 and via the access link from the relay node 200 ) are demodulated at the UA 204 , and the respective coded bits from each signal are combined.
- the ultimate data decoded by UA 204 is more likely to accurately reflect the original data, such as was first transmitted from the access node 202 .
- UA 204 can convey better service quality, or otherwise improve performance.
- the modulation and coding schemes of the two signals are substantially the same and the two different signals can be combined before demodulation.
- the UA 204 when the UA 204 receives a signal from the access link, the UA 204 will attempt to demodulate and decode the signal. If the reception is successful, the UA 204 may ignore the second signal. Otherwise, autonomous combining will proceed.
- the UA 204 may not be able to accurately demodulate and decode portions of first data conveyed along the relay link from the access node 202 to the UA 204 .
- second data conveyed along the access link (arrow 212 ) may be difficult to demodulate and decode for similar or other reasons.
- the first data received via the relay link is supposed to be substantially the same as the second data received via the access link, the poor channel conditions may result in differences between the first data and the second data.
- UA 204 demodulates and combines both the first and second signals, and then decodes, performance may be improved.
- combining data can be performed by a number of different methods.
- incremental redundancy combining can be used.
- coded bits are combined together based on the incremental redundancy parameter before the actual decoding.
- the incremental redundancy parameter is signaled to the UA 204 via the control channel.
- blind decoding can be used. During blind decoding, the UA 204 demodulates and decodes signals as they arrive, without regard to coordinating signals. If the decoding is unsuccessful, and when a second signal bearing substantially similar data arrives, the UA 204 will attempt to combine the data before the decoding. However, little information is given to the UA 204 to perform the combining. This method may use more battery power in the UA 204 . While the embodiments have disclosed two methods of combining, other methods of combining data could be used as well.
- the modulation and coding scheme (MCS) of the signal on the access link (arrow 212 ) may be different than the MCS of the signal on the relay link (arrow 210 ).
- the UA may demodulate each signal and then combine the data, which may be channel encoded data received from each signal, as described above.
- the MCS of the signals on both the access link and the relay link are the same or substantially similar, the two signals could be combined directly before demodulation in order to increase signal quality. The combined signal could then be decoded.
- Various other alternatives for combining the signals and/or data will readily suggest themselves and are within the scope of the present disclosure and claims.
- the embodiments described above contemplate two, possibly more, signals being received: one on the access link, one on the relay link, and possibly more signals received from other relay nodes or access nodes.
- signals received via multiple relay nodes and/or multiple access nodes could be received, decoded, with the resulting corresponding data streams being combined.
- the single transmission may still be considered successful.
- acknowledgement/non-acknowledgement signals because the UA 204 uses the access link (arrow 212 ) primarily for communication, the UA 204 only sends the ACK/NACK to the relay node 200 . No ACK/NACK is sent from the UA 204 directly to the access node 202 . For example, if the UA 204 decodes the combined data successfully, the UA 204 will send the ACK to the relay node. Accordingly, the relay node 202 may perform HARQ retransmissions. HARQ retransmissions could also be autonomously combined with signals from the relay link (arrow 210 ).
- the UA 204 may receive a signal from the access node 202 , wait for a short time, (represented by combined subframes) and then receive the same signal from the relay node 200 . At that time or later, the UA 204 decodes the two signals and then combines the respective data contained in the two signals.
- the access node 202 sends a transport block to the relay node 200 in subframe “N.” Both the UA 204 and the relay node 200 receive the subframe. No non-acknowledgement/acknowledgement (NACK/ACK) signal may be transmitted from the UA 204 to the access node 202 ; though a NACK/ACK signal is transmitted from the relay node 200 to the access node 202 .
- NACK/ACK non-acknowledgement/acknowledgement
- the UA 204 will attempt to decode the transmission from the access node 202 . Decoding requires that the UA 204 monitor the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) of the relay link. Optionally, the UA 204 can perform error correction.
- the relay node 200 schedules the received transport block for transmission to the UA 204 on subframe “N”+“M,” wherein “M” is a relatively small number.
- the relay node 200 schedules the received transport block on the access link PDCCH in the same manner as the access node 202 did on the relay link.
- the UA may then wait for “M” subframes, more or less, to receive the transmission from the relay node 200 . At that point, the UA may demodulate the separate signals and then implement autonomous combining of the resulting data, as described above.
- the access node 202 uses the identification (ID) of the UA 204 to deliver the scheduling grant to the relay node 200 .
- the scheduling grant indicates to the relay node 200 that data for the UA 204 is being sent.
- the access node 202 delivers the scheduling grant to the relay node 200 using the ID of the UA 204 , the signal conveyed by the access link (arrow 212 ) and the relay link (arrow 210 ) can be identified for receipt by the UA 204 .
- additional data may be coded in a control channel (such as the PDCCH), with the additional data allowing a UA to know that the UA will receive substantially duplicate data over both the access link and the relay link.
- the UA 204 may anticipate reception of substantially duplicate data conveyed over coordinated signals.
- the UA 204 can perform autonomous combining, as described above. Accordingly, the scheduling grant by the access node 202 can be used to facilitate more efficient autonomous combining.
- the access node 202 reserves a set of addresses for each relay node 200 in the cell serviced by access node 202 .
- the access node 202 may divide the set of addresses into eight sets, one set for each of eight relay nodes.
- the first three bits of the cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI) may be designated to each of the eight relay nodes in the cell of access node 202 .
- C-RNTI cell radio network temporary identifier
- each member of the set contains three bits to designate a corresponding relay node.
- all bits following the first three bits may be used to provide identifiers for UAs.
- any given address identifier identifies the particular relay node and the particular UA.
- a given UA will know the identification of its relay node, as well as the identification of the UA itself.
- the combined identification could be used on both the access link and relay link.
- UA 204 may know that it will receive substantially the same data from two different signals. When the two signals are received, UA 204 may demodulate those signals and thereafter combine the data, as provided above. This technique relieves the need for the relay node 200 to track identifications of UAs and may present a more flexible solution.
- the access node 202 may promote the same medium access control packet data unit (MAC PDU) to be sent several times via the relay link (arrow 212 ) due to HARQ retransmission. Assuming incremental redundancy (IR) is used for the retransmission over the relay link, the UA 204 can also use incremental redundancy for combining the received data from both the relay link and the access link in order to obtain better reception. In this embodiment, the access node 202 may send a different redundancy version of the data over the relay link 210 as the relay node would send over the access link 212 . The relay node 200 would successfully receive the MAC PDU, re-encode it and send a different IR version of the re-encoded MAC PDU.
- MAC PDU medium access control packet data unit
- the relay node 200 would indicate the version number within the PDCCH scheduling grant to the UA 204 . Additionally, the UA 204 could monitor for retransmissions from the access node 202 to the relay node 200 over the relay link 210 . The UA 204 will know the version of the data from the redundancy version signaled in the PDCCH over the relay link 210 .
- a new field may be added over the PDCCH signaling to identify the received MAC PDU index for appropriate autonomous combining.
- This new field on the PDCCH applies to both the relay link and the access link.
- the new field is used to identify the signals containing substantially the same data transmitted over the relay link or access link. For example, a 3 bit field is added to the PDCCH.
- the access node 202 sends the first MAC PDU over the relay link to a relay node 200 using the UA's ID, this field is set to “000”.
- the relay node forwards the same MAC PDU to the UA 204 , the same value “000” is used in this field. Therefore, the UA 204 can use this field to identify the signal that potentially can be combined.
- the retransmissions of the same MAC PDU will have the same value “000,” so the UA 204 can identify the potential signal for combining.
- an individual UA may disable or enable the use of autonomous combining.
- autonomous combining may be disabled for all UAs within a given cell. The latter case can be implemented by issuing a command from either relay node 200 or access node 202 to all UAs serviced by the corresponding device.
- a UA may request that autonomous combining be disabled by either of relay node 200 or access node 202 .
- One reason to disable autonomous combining may be to save battery power in the UA.
- Another reason to disable autonomous combining is where the UA is in a location that has a poor reception from either one of the relay node 200 or access node 202 , particularly if the access link (arrow 210 ) does not have good reception.
- Some UAs in a cell may enable autonomous combining, while some may not.
- the access node 202 may use UA identifications to deliver the scheduling grant, as well as other layer one information (such as MCS) to the relay nodes, so that a UA can detect the scheduling grant.
- the access node 202 may still use a single relay node identification to deliver the scheduling grant.
- the UA 204 may either autonomously, or by command of the system, sample the direct link (arrow 210 ) to determine if there are any transmissions intended for the UA 204 .
- the UA 204 might enable autonomous combining only if the UA 204 receives both direct link signals and relay link signals.
- an assumption is made that the PDCCH on the relay link (arrow 210 ) is sufficient for reception. However, this assumption may not always be valid.
- the UA 204 may attempt to receive the relay link PDCCH. If the UA 204 receives the relay link PDCCH, the UA 204 should attempt to decode the intended transmission. If the attempt fails, the UA 204 can stop trying to decode, thereby saving battery power. If the UA 204 cannot receive the PDCCH, the UA 204 may try again after a certain time. Due to possible improved signal reception, receipt of the PDCCH may be successful after the certain time.
- a possible benefit to using autonomous combining is that both the block error rate (BLER) performance and spectrum efficiency can be improved.
- Another possible benefit is that data reception improves, resulting in improved quality of a desired service and/or other benefits.
- FIG. 3A is a flowchart illustrating a method of autonomous combining in a UA, according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
- Examples of UAs in which the process shown in FIG. 3A can be implemented include UA 110 of FIG. 1 and UA 204 of FIG. 2 .
- the process begins as the UA receives a first signal from an access node (block 300 A). The UA also receives a second signal from a relay node (block 302 A). The UA then combines the first and second signals (block 304 A). The process terminates thereafter.
- the first and second signals are further defined as first and second transmissions, respectively, containing a first and second data, respectively.
- combining the signals is further defined as demodulating portions of the first and second transmissions and combining the portions of the first and second data.
- the second transmission is received a first time after the first transmission.
- combining the first and second data occurs after the UA waits for a second time that is at least as long as the first time.
- combining is facilitated by the UA receiving additional data coded in a control channel.
- the additional data could be a particular set of addresses from among a plurality of sets of addresses.
- the particular set of addresses includes a first subset of addresses that identify a corresponding relay node that can provide service for the UA.
- the particular set of addresses also may include a second subset of addresses that identify the UA.
- the UA could be further configured to disable a function that allows the first and second data to be combined.
- the UA could disable the function responsive to a failure to receive the first transmission within a particular time.
- the UA could disable the function responsive to the first transmission having a weak strength relative to a desired signal strength.
- the UA could be further configured to re-enable the function responsive to the first transmission improving.
- first and second data are combined using incremental redundancy combining.
- first and second data are decoded using blind decoding.
- FIG. 3B is a flowchart illustrating a method in an access node for facilitating autonomous combining in a UA, according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
- Examples of access nodes in which the process of FIG. 3B could be implemented include access node 106 of FIG. 1 and access node 202 of FIG. 2 .
- the process begins as the access node provides an address indicating one of a plurality of relay nodes and further indicating one of a plurality of UAs (block 300 B).
- the access node transmits the address to one or more of the plurality of relay nodes (block 302 B).
- the access node then transmits a signal to a particular UA to cause the particular UA to either enable or disable autonomous combining (block 304 B).
- the process terminates thereafter.
- the address comprises a first set of bits and a second set of bits.
- the first set of bits identifies a corresponding relay node and the second set of bits identifies a corresponding UA within a donor cell of the corresponding relay node.
- FIG. 4 illustrates an example of a system 1300 that includes a processing component 1310 suitable for implementing one or more embodiments disclosed herein.
- the system 1300 might include network connectivity devices 1320 , random access memory (RAM) 1330 , read only memory (ROM) 1340 , secondary storage 1350 , and input/output (I/O) devices 1360 .
- RAM random access memory
- ROM read only memory
- secondary storage 1350 secondary storage
- I/O input/output
- These components might communicate with one another via a bus 1370 . In some cases, some of these components may not be present or may be combined in various combinations with one another or with other components not shown.
- DSP 1302 digital signal processor 1302
- the DSP 1302 is shown as a separate component, the DSP 1302 might be incorporated into the processor 1310 .
- the processor 1310 executes instructions, codes, computer programs, or scripts that it might access from the network connectivity devices 1320 , RAM 1330 , ROM 1340 , or secondary storage 1350 (which might include various disk-based systems such as hard disk, floppy disk, or optical disk). While only one CPU 1310 is shown, multiple processors may be present. Thus, while instructions may be discussed as being executed by a processor, the instructions may be executed simultaneously, serially, or otherwise by one or multiple processors.
- the processor 1310 may be implemented as one or more CPU chips.
- the network connectivity devices 1320 may take the form of modems, modem banks, Ethernet devices, universal serial bus (USB) interface devices, serial interfaces, token ring devices, fiber distributed data interface (FDDI) devices, wireless local area network (WLAN) devices, radio transceiver devices such as code division multiple access (CDMA) devices, global system for mobile communications (GSM) radio transceiver devices, worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) devices, and/or other well-known devices for connecting to networks.
- These network connectivity devices 1320 may enable the processor 1310 to communicate with the Internet or one or more telecommunications networks or other networks from which the processor 1310 might receive information or to which the processor 1310 might output information.
- the network connectivity devices 1320 might also include one or more transceiver components 1325 capable of transmitting and/or receiving data wirelessly.
- the RAM 1330 might be used to store volatile data and perhaps to store instructions that are executed by the processor 1310 .
- the ROM 1340 is a non-volatile memory device that typically has a smaller memory capacity than the memory capacity of the secondary storage 1350 .
- ROM 1340 might be used to store instructions and perhaps data that are read during execution of the instructions. Access to both RAM 1330 and ROM 1340 is typically faster than to secondary storage 1350 .
- the secondary storage 1350 is typically comprised of one or more disk drives or tape drives and might be used for non-volatile storage of data or as an over-flow data storage device if RAM 1330 is not large enough to hold all working data. Secondary storage 1350 may be used to store programs that are loaded into RAM 1330 when such programs are selected for execution.
- the I/O devices 1360 may include liquid crystal displays (LCDs), touch screen displays, keyboards, keypads, switches, dials, mice, track balls, voice recognizers, card readers, paper tape readers, printers, video monitors, or other well-known input devices.
- the transceiver 1325 might be considered to be a component of the I/O devices 1360 instead of or in addition to being a component of the network connectivity devices 1320 .
- 3GPP 3rd Generation Partnership Project
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- the illustrative embodiments provide for a user agent capable of autonomous combining.
- the user agent can be implemented as a processor configured to promote receiving a first signal from an access node and a second signal from a relay node.
- the processor may be further configured to combine the first and second signals.
- the illustrative embodiments further provide for a method implemented in a user agent.
- a first signal is received from an access node.
- a second signal is received from a relay node. The first and second signals are combined.
- the illustrative embodiments further provide for an access node.
- the access node is configured to reserve ones of sets of addresses for corresponding ones of a plurality of relay nodes.
- Ones of the set of addresses comprise a corresponding first set of bits and a corresponding second set of bits.
- a particular first set of bits identifies a particular relay node.
- a particular second set of bits identifies a particular UA within a donor cell of the particular relay node.
- the access node is further configured to transmit the ones of sets of addresses to the plurality of relay nodes.
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- This application is a divisional application of the prior filed and co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/337,214 filed on Dec. 17, 2008, and entitled “System and Method for Autonomous Combining,” (34656-US-PAT-4214-14400) which is incorporated herein by reference as if reproduced in its entirety.
- As used herein, the terms “user agent” and “UA” might in some cases refer to mobile devices such as mobile telephones, personal digital assistants, handheld or laptop computers, and similar devices that have telecommunications capabilities. Such a UA might consist of a UA and its associated removable memory module, such as but not limited to a Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC) that includes a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) application, a Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM) application, or a Removable User Identity Module (R-UIM) application. Alternatively, such a UA might consist of the device itself without such a module. In other cases, the term “UA” might refer to devices that have similar capabilities but that are not transportable, such as desktop computers, set-top boxes, or network appliances. The term “UA” can also refer to any hardware or software component that can terminate a communication session for a user. Also, the terms “user agent,” “UA,” “user equipment,” “UE,” “user device” and “user node” might be used synonymously herein.
- As telecommunications technology has evolved, more advanced network access equipment has been introduced that can provide services that were not possible previously. This network access equipment might include systems and devices that are improvements of the equivalent equipment in a traditional wireless telecommunications system. Such advanced or next generation equipment may be included in evolving wireless communications standards, such as long-term evolution (LTE). For example, an LTE system might include an enhanced node B (eNB), a wireless access point, or a similar component rather than a traditional base station. As used herein, the term “access node” will refer to any component of the wireless network, such as a traditional base station, a wireless access point, or an LTE eNB, that creates a geographical area of reception and transmission coverage allowing a UA or a relay node to access other components in a telecommunications system. In this document, the term “access node” and “access node” may be used interchangeably, but it is understood that an access node may comprise a plurality of hardware and software.
- The term “access node” does not refer to a “relay node,” which is a component in a wireless network that is configured to extend or enhance the coverage created by an access node or another relay node. The access node and relay node are both radio components that may be present in a wireless communications network, and the terms “component” and “network node” may refer to an access node or relay node. It is understood that a component might operate as an access node or a relay node depending on its configuration and placement. However, a component is called a “relay node” only if it requires the wireless coverage of an access node to access other components in a wireless communications system. Additionally, two or more relay nodes may used serially to extend or enhance coverage created by an access node.
- An LTE system can include protocols such as a Radio Resource Control (RRC) protocol, which is responsible for the assignment, configuration, and release of radio resources between a UA and a network node or other LTE equipment. The RRC protocol is described in detail in the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Technical Specification (TS) 36.331. According to the RRC protocol, the two basic RRC modes for a UA are defined as “idle mode” and “connected mode.” During the connected mode or state, the UA may exchange signals with the network and perform other related operations, while during the idle mode or state, the UA may shut down at least some of its connected mode operations. Idle and connected mode behaviors are described in detail in 3GPP TS 36.304 and TS 36.331.
- The signals that carry data between UAs, relay nodes, and access nodes can have frequency, time, and coding parameters and other characteristics that might be specified by a network node. A connection between any of these elements that has a specific set of such characteristics can be referred to as a resource. The terms “resource,” “communications connection,” “channel,” and “communications link” might be used synonymously herein. A network node typically establishes a different resource for each UA or other network node with which it is communicating at any particular time.
- For a more complete understanding of this disclosure, reference is now made to the following brief description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and detailed description, wherein like reference numerals represent like parts.
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FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a wireless communication system that includes a relay node, according to an embodiment of the disclosure. -
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a relay node in communication with an access node and a user agent, according to an embodiment of the disclosure. -
FIG. 3A is a flowchart illustrating a method of autonomous combining in a user agent, according to an embodiment of the disclosure. -
FIG. 3B is a flowchart illustrating a method in an access node for facilitating autonomous combining in a user agent, according to an embodiment of the disclosure. -
FIG. 4 illustrates a processor and related components suitable for implementing the several embodiments of the present disclosure. - It should be understood at the outset that although illustrative implementations of one or more embodiments of the present disclosure are provided below, the disclosed systems and/or methods may be implemented using any number of techniques, whether currently known or in existence. The disclosure should in no way be limited to the illustrative implementations, drawings, and techniques illustrated below, including the exemplary designs and implementations illustrated and described herein, but may be modified within the scope of the appended claims along with their full scope of equivalents.
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FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating awireless communication system 100 using arelay node 102, according to an embodiment of the disclosure. Generally, the present disclosure relates to the use of relay nodes in wireless communications networks. Examples of wireless communication networks include LTE or LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) networks, and all of the disclosed and claimed embodiments could be implemented in an LTE-A network. Therelay node 102 can amplify or repeat a signal received from aUA 110 and cause the modified signal to be received at anaccess node 106. In some implementations of arelay node 102, therelay node 102 receives a signal with data from the UA 110 and then generates a new signal to transmit the data to theaccess node 106. Therelay node 102 can also receive data from theaccess node 106 and deliver the data to the UA 110. Therelay node 102 might be placed near the edges of a cell so that the UA 110 can communicate with therelay node 102 rather than communicating directly with theaccess node 106 for that cell. - In radio systems, a cell is a geographical area of reception and transmission coverage. Cells can overlap with each other. In the typical example, there is one access node associated with each cell. The size of a cell is determined by factors such as frequency band, power level, and channel conditions. Relay nodes, such as
relay node 102, can be used to enhance coverage within or near a cell, or to extend the size of coverage of a cell. Additionally, the use of arelay node 102 can enhance throughput of a signal within a cell because the UA 110 can access therelay node 102 at a higher data rate or a lower power transmission than the UA 110 might use when communicating directly with theaccess node 106 for that cell. Transmission at a higher data rate creates higher spectrum efficiency, and lower power benefits the UA 110 by consuming less battery power. - Relay nodes, generally, can be divided into three types: layer one relay nodes, layer two relay nodes, and layer three relay nodes. A layer one relay node is essentially a repeater that can retransmit a transmission without any modification other than amplification and slight delay. A layer two relay node can decode a transmission that it receives, re-encode the result of the decoding, and then transmit the re-encoded data. A layer three relay node can have full radio resource control capabilities and can thus function similarly to an access node. The radio resource control protocols used by a relay node may be the same as those used by an access node, and the relay node may have a unique cell identity typically used by an access node. For the purpose of this disclosure, a relay node is distinguished from an access node by the fact that it requires the presence of at least one access node (and the cell associated with that access node) to access other components in a telecommunications system. The illustrative embodiments are primarily concerned with layer two or layer three relay nodes. Therefore, as used herein, the term “relay node” will not refer to layer one relay nodes, unless specifically stated otherwise.
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communication system 100, the links that allow wireless communication can be said to be of three distinct types. First, when the UA 110 is communicating with theaccess node 106 via therelay node 102, the communication link between the UA 110 and therelay node 102 is said to occur over anaccess link 108. Second, the communication between therelay node 102 and theaccess node 106 is said to occur over arelay link 104. Third, communication that passes directly between theUA 110 and theaccess node 106 without passing through therelay node 102 is said to occur over adirect link 112. The terms “access link,” “relay link,” and “direct link” are used in this document according to the meaning described byFIG. 1 . - In wireless communications, any device capable of receiving wireless signals potentially could be configured to process a received wireless signal. For example, an access node transmits a first signal that contains first data. That first signal can be received by both a UA and a relay node to which the UA is connected. In turn, the relay node may generate and transmit a second signal to the UA that contains substantially similar data; however, the second signal may likely be transmitted using a different modulation and coding scheme relative to the first signal. The UA can thereby receive substantially the same data from both the first signal (from the access node) and then, a short time later, from the second signal (from the relay node). Although two different signals are actually used (one from the access node and one from the relay node), both signals may convey substantially the same data. Although the data from the access node and the relay node may be referred to as transmitting substantially the same data that is received by the UA, it will be appreciated that there may be some differences, and so the related data received by the UA in this instance may not be exactly the same.
- Because the UA can receive substantially the same data from different signals transmitted by the access node and the relay node, before decoding the data, an opportunity arises to combine the demodulated data received from the two different signals or, possibly if the modulation and coding schemes of the two signals are substantially similar, to combine the signals before demodulating the data. By combining the data from the two signals, the UA can potentially improve data reception and thereby may allow the UA to better convey a service or otherwise improve performance.
- Thus, the illustrative embodiments provide for a user agent capable of autonomous combining. The user agent can be implemented as a processor configured to promote receiving a first signal from an access node and a second signal from a relay node. The processor may be further configured to combine the first and second signals.
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FIG. 2 is a block diagram of arelay node 200 in communication with anaccess node 202 and aUA 204, according to an embodiment of the disclosure. These devices are similar to, and operate in a manner similar to, corresponding devices inFIG. 1 . Thus, for example,relay node 200 could berelay node 102 inFIG. 1 ,access node 202 could beaccess node 106 inFIG. 1 , andUA 204 could beUA 110 inFIG. 1 . -
Relay node 200 operates withinrelay node cell 206. Likewise,access node 202 operates withinaccess node cell 207. For purposes of the embodiments described herein,UA 204 is within the boundaries of bothrelay node cell 206 andaccess node cell 207. Likewise,relay node 200 is withinaccess node cell 207. However, potentially,UA 204 could be within only one ofrelay node cell 206 oraccess node cell 207, or possibly within some other cell, and still receive service. For purposes of the embodiments described herein, the elliptical lines representingrelay node cell 206 andaccess node cell 207 represent conceptual boundaries only, and do not necessarily represent the actual boundaries of these cells. - Because
UA 204 is withinrelay node cell 206 andaccess node cell 207,UA 204 might receive signals from bothrelay node 200 andaccess node 202. Thus, due to propagation characteristics of wireless channels, substantially the same data could be transmitted toUA 204 by bothrelay node 200 andaccess node 202. - For example,
access node 202 may send out a first signal that conveys data, as shown by both ofarrows 210. The first signal is intended primarily for therelay node 200, but may be strong enough to be detected by theUA 204. Thus,arrows 210 show that, in one embodiment, the same signal (the first signal) is received by bothrelay node 200 andUA 204. - Thereafter,
relay node 200 may relay or transmit a second signal (as shown by arrow 212) toUA 204. The second signal may convey substantially the same data contained in the first signal that had been transmitted from theaccess node 202. Thus,UA 204 receives the first signal (arrow 210) and a short time later receives the second signal (arrow 212), with both signals conveying substantially the same data. - The fact that
UA 204 receives the same data from two different sources creates an opportunity for autonomous combining. In autonomous combining, the two different signals (via the relay link from theaccess node 202 and via the access link from the relay node 200) are demodulated at theUA 204, and the respective coded bits from each signal are combined. In this manner, the ultimate data decoded byUA 204 is more likely to accurately reflect the original data, such as was first transmitted from theaccess node 202. As a result,UA 204 can convey better service quality, or otherwise improve performance. - In another embodiment, the modulation and coding schemes of the two signals are substantially the same and the two different signals can be combined before demodulation. Alternatively, when the
UA 204 receives a signal from the access link, theUA 204 will attempt to demodulate and decode the signal. If the reception is successful, theUA 204 may ignore the second signal. Otherwise, autonomous combining will proceed. - For example, during poor or varying channel conditions, the
UA 204 may not be able to accurately demodulate and decode portions of first data conveyed along the relay link from theaccess node 202 to theUA 204. Likewise, second data conveyed along the access link (arrow 212) may be difficult to demodulate and decode for similar or other reasons. While in some instances the first data received via the relay link is supposed to be substantially the same as the second data received via the access link, the poor channel conditions may result in differences between the first data and the second data. However, ifUA 204 demodulates and combines both the first and second signals, and then decodes, performance may be improved. - In different embodiments, combining data can be performed by a number of different methods. In one embodiment, incremental redundancy combining can be used. In incremental redundancy combining, coded bits are combined together based on the incremental redundancy parameter before the actual decoding. The incremental redundancy parameter is signaled to the
UA 204 via the control channel. In another embodiment, blind decoding can be used. During blind decoding, theUA 204 demodulates and decodes signals as they arrive, without regard to coordinating signals. If the decoding is unsuccessful, and when a second signal bearing substantially similar data arrives, theUA 204 will attempt to combine the data before the decoding. However, little information is given to theUA 204 to perform the combining. This method may use more battery power in theUA 204. While the embodiments have disclosed two methods of combining, other methods of combining data could be used as well. - The modulation and coding scheme (MCS) of the signal on the access link (arrow 212) may be different than the MCS of the signal on the relay link (arrow 210). Thus, the UA may demodulate each signal and then combine the data, which may be channel encoded data received from each signal, as described above. In the event the MCS of the signals on both the access link and the relay link are the same or substantially similar, the two signals could be combined directly before demodulation in order to increase signal quality. The combined signal could then be decoded. Various other alternatives for combining the signals and/or data will readily suggest themselves and are within the scope of the present disclosure and claims.
- The embodiments described above contemplate two, possibly more, signals being received: one on the access link, one on the relay link, and possibly more signals received from other relay nodes or access nodes. Thus, for example, signals received via multiple relay nodes and/or multiple access nodes could be received, decoded, with the resulting corresponding data streams being combined. However, if only one transmission is received, then the single transmission may still be considered successful.
- Regarding acknowledgement/non-acknowledgement signals, because the
UA 204 uses the access link (arrow 212) primarily for communication, theUA 204 only sends the ACK/NACK to therelay node 200. No ACK/NACK is sent from theUA 204 directly to theaccess node 202. For example, if theUA 204 decodes the combined data successfully, theUA 204 will send the ACK to the relay node. Accordingly, therelay node 202 may perform HARQ retransmissions. HARQ retransmissions could also be autonomously combined with signals from the relay link (arrow 210). - In a different embodiment, the
UA 204 may receive a signal from theaccess node 202, wait for a short time, (represented by combined subframes) and then receive the same signal from therelay node 200. At that time or later, theUA 204 decodes the two signals and then combines the respective data contained in the two signals. - For example, the
access node 202 sends a transport block to therelay node 200 in subframe “N.” Both theUA 204 and therelay node 200 receive the subframe. No non-acknowledgement/acknowledgement (NACK/ACK) signal may be transmitted from theUA 204 to theaccess node 202; though a NACK/ACK signal is transmitted from therelay node 200 to theaccess node 202. - The
UA 204 will attempt to decode the transmission from theaccess node 202. Decoding requires that theUA 204 monitor the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) of the relay link. Optionally, theUA 204 can perform error correction. Therelay node 200 schedules the received transport block for transmission to theUA 204 on subframe “N”+“M,” wherein “M” is a relatively small number. Therelay node 200 schedules the received transport block on the access link PDCCH in the same manner as theaccess node 202 did on the relay link. The UA may then wait for “M” subframes, more or less, to receive the transmission from therelay node 200. At that point, the UA may demodulate the separate signals and then implement autonomous combining of the resulting data, as described above. - In another embodiment, the
access node 202 uses the identification (ID) of theUA 204 to deliver the scheduling grant to therelay node 200. The scheduling grant indicates to therelay node 200 that data for theUA 204 is being sent. - Because the
access node 202 delivers the scheduling grant to therelay node 200 using the ID of theUA 204, the signal conveyed by the access link (arrow 212) and the relay link (arrow 210) can be identified for receipt by theUA 204. Further, additional data may be coded in a control channel (such as the PDCCH), with the additional data allowing a UA to know that the UA will receive substantially duplicate data over both the access link and the relay link. Thus, theUA 204 may anticipate reception of substantially duplicate data conveyed over coordinated signals. When theUA 204 receives the two signals, theUA 204 can perform autonomous combining, as described above. Accordingly, the scheduling grant by theaccess node 202 can be used to facilitate more efficient autonomous combining. - In still another embodiment, the
access node 202 reserves a set of addresses for eachrelay node 200 in the cell serviced byaccess node 202. In one example, theaccess node 202 may divide the set of addresses into eight sets, one set for each of eight relay nodes. For each set, the first three bits of the cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI) may be designated to each of the eight relay nodes in the cell ofaccess node 202. Thus, each member of the set contains three bits to designate a corresponding relay node. For each member of the set of addresses, all bits following the first three bits may be used to provide identifiers for UAs. Thus, any given address identifier identifies the particular relay node and the particular UA. - In this manner, a given UA will know the identification of its relay node, as well as the identification of the UA itself. The combined identification could be used on both the access link and relay link. When a combined identification is used,
UA 204 may know that it will receive substantially the same data from two different signals. When the two signals are received,UA 204 may demodulate those signals and thereafter combine the data, as provided above. This technique relieves the need for therelay node 200 to track identifications of UAs and may present a more flexible solution. - In still another embodiment, the
access node 202 may promote the same medium access control packet data unit (MAC PDU) to be sent several times via the relay link (arrow 212) due to HARQ retransmission. Assuming incremental redundancy (IR) is used for the retransmission over the relay link, theUA 204 can also use incremental redundancy for combining the received data from both the relay link and the access link in order to obtain better reception. In this embodiment, theaccess node 202 may send a different redundancy version of the data over therelay link 210 as the relay node would send over theaccess link 212. Therelay node 200 would successfully receive the MAC PDU, re-encode it and send a different IR version of the re-encoded MAC PDU. Therelay node 200 would indicate the version number within the PDCCH scheduling grant to theUA 204. Additionally, theUA 204 could monitor for retransmissions from theaccess node 202 to therelay node 200 over therelay link 210. TheUA 204 will know the version of the data from the redundancy version signaled in the PDCCH over therelay link 210. - In yet another embodiment, a new field may be added over the PDCCH signaling to identify the received MAC PDU index for appropriate autonomous combining. This new field on the PDCCH applies to both the relay link and the access link. The new field is used to identify the signals containing substantially the same data transmitted over the relay link or access link. For example, a 3 bit field is added to the PDCCH. When the
access node 202 sends the first MAC PDU over the relay link to arelay node 200 using the UA's ID, this field is set to “000”. Once the relay node forwards the same MAC PDU to theUA 204, the same value “000” is used in this field. Therefore, theUA 204 can use this field to identify the signal that potentially can be combined. The retransmissions of the same MAC PDU will have the same value “000,” so theUA 204 can identify the potential signal for combining. - In other embodiments, an individual UA may disable or enable the use of autonomous combining. Alternatively, autonomous combining may be disabled for all UAs within a given cell. The latter case can be implemented by issuing a command from either
relay node 200 oraccess node 202 to all UAs serviced by the corresponding device. In yet another illustrative embodiment, a UA may request that autonomous combining be disabled by either ofrelay node 200 oraccess node 202. - One reason to disable autonomous combining may be to save battery power in the UA. Another reason to disable autonomous combining is where the UA is in a location that has a poor reception from either one of the
relay node 200 oraccess node 202, particularly if the access link (arrow 210) does not have good reception. - Some UAs in a cell may enable autonomous combining, while some may not. For UAs that enable the feature, the
access node 202 may use UA identifications to deliver the scheduling grant, as well as other layer one information (such as MCS) to the relay nodes, so that a UA can detect the scheduling grant. For the UAs that do not enable autonomous combining, theaccess node 202 may still use a single relay node identification to deliver the scheduling grant. - In an embodiment, the
UA 204 may either autonomously, or by command of the system, sample the direct link (arrow 210) to determine if there are any transmissions intended for theUA 204. To save battery power, theUA 204 might enable autonomous combining only if theUA 204 receives both direct link signals and relay link signals. - In another embodiment, an assumption is made that the PDCCH on the relay link (arrow 210) is sufficient for reception. However, this assumption may not always be valid. The
UA 204 may attempt to receive the relay link PDCCH. If theUA 204 receives the relay link PDCCH, theUA 204 should attempt to decode the intended transmission. If the attempt fails, theUA 204 can stop trying to decode, thereby saving battery power. If theUA 204 cannot receive the PDCCH, theUA 204 may try again after a certain time. Due to possible improved signal reception, receipt of the PDCCH may be successful after the certain time. - A possible benefit to using autonomous combining is that both the block error rate (BLER) performance and spectrum efficiency can be improved. Another possible benefit is that data reception improves, resulting in improved quality of a desired service and/or other benefits.
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FIG. 3A is a flowchart illustrating a method of autonomous combining in a UA, according to an embodiment of the disclosure. Examples of UAs in which the process shown inFIG. 3A can be implemented includeUA 110 ofFIG. 1 andUA 204 ofFIG. 2 . - The process begins as the UA receives a first signal from an access node (block 300A). The UA also receives a second signal from a relay node (block 302A). The UA then combines the first and second signals (block 304A). The process terminates thereafter.
- In an embodiment, the first and second signals are further defined as first and second transmissions, respectively, containing a first and second data, respectively. In this case, combining the signals is further defined as demodulating portions of the first and second transmissions and combining the portions of the first and second data.
- In another embodiment, the second transmission is received a first time after the first transmission. In this case, combining the first and second data occurs after the UA waits for a second time that is at least as long as the first time.
- In yet another embodiment, combining is facilitated by the UA receiving additional data coded in a control channel. For example, the additional data could be a particular set of addresses from among a plurality of sets of addresses. The particular set of addresses includes a first subset of addresses that identify a corresponding relay node that can provide service for the UA. The particular set of addresses also may include a second subset of addresses that identify the UA.
- In still another embodiment, the UA could be further configured to disable a function that allows the first and second data to be combined. The UA could disable the function responsive to a failure to receive the first transmission within a particular time. The UA could disable the function responsive to the first transmission having a weak strength relative to a desired signal strength. The UA could be further configured to re-enable the function responsive to the first transmission improving.
- In another embodiment, the first and second data are combined using incremental redundancy combining. Alternatively, the first and second data are decoded using blind decoding.
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FIG. 3B is a flowchart illustrating a method in an access node for facilitating autonomous combining in a UA, according to an embodiment of the disclosure. Examples of access nodes in which the process ofFIG. 3B could be implemented includeaccess node 106 ofFIG. 1 andaccess node 202 ofFIG. 2 . - The process begins as the access node provides an address indicating one of a plurality of relay nodes and further indicating one of a plurality of UAs (block 300B). The access node transmits the address to one or more of the plurality of relay nodes (block 302B). The access node then transmits a signal to a particular UA to cause the particular UA to either enable or disable autonomous combining (block 304B). The process terminates thereafter.
- In an embodiment, the address comprises a first set of bits and a second set of bits. The first set of bits identifies a corresponding relay node and the second set of bits identifies a corresponding UA within a donor cell of the corresponding relay node.
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UA 110 and other components described above might include a processing component that is capable of executing instructions related to the actions described above.FIG. 4 illustrates an example of asystem 1300 that includes aprocessing component 1310 suitable for implementing one or more embodiments disclosed herein. In addition to the processor 1310 (which may be referred to as a central processor unit or CPU), thesystem 1300 might includenetwork connectivity devices 1320, random access memory (RAM) 1330, read only memory (ROM) 1340,secondary storage 1350, and input/output (I/O)devices 1360. These components might communicate with one another via abus 1370. In some cases, some of these components may not be present or may be combined in various combinations with one another or with other components not shown. These components might be located in a single physical entity or in more than one physical entity. Any actions described herein as being taken by theprocessor 1310 might be taken by theprocessor 1310 alone or by theprocessor 1310 in conjunction with one or more components shown or not shown in the drawing, such as a digital signal processor (DSP) 1302. Although theDSP 1302 is shown as a separate component, theDSP 1302 might be incorporated into theprocessor 1310. - The
processor 1310 executes instructions, codes, computer programs, or scripts that it might access from thenetwork connectivity devices 1320,RAM 1330,ROM 1340, or secondary storage 1350 (which might include various disk-based systems such as hard disk, floppy disk, or optical disk). While only oneCPU 1310 is shown, multiple processors may be present. Thus, while instructions may be discussed as being executed by a processor, the instructions may be executed simultaneously, serially, or otherwise by one or multiple processors. Theprocessor 1310 may be implemented as one or more CPU chips. - The
network connectivity devices 1320 may take the form of modems, modem banks, Ethernet devices, universal serial bus (USB) interface devices, serial interfaces, token ring devices, fiber distributed data interface (FDDI) devices, wireless local area network (WLAN) devices, radio transceiver devices such as code division multiple access (CDMA) devices, global system for mobile communications (GSM) radio transceiver devices, worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) devices, and/or other well-known devices for connecting to networks. Thesenetwork connectivity devices 1320 may enable theprocessor 1310 to communicate with the Internet or one or more telecommunications networks or other networks from which theprocessor 1310 might receive information or to which theprocessor 1310 might output information. Thenetwork connectivity devices 1320 might also include one ormore transceiver components 1325 capable of transmitting and/or receiving data wirelessly. - The
RAM 1330 might be used to store volatile data and perhaps to store instructions that are executed by theprocessor 1310. TheROM 1340 is a non-volatile memory device that typically has a smaller memory capacity than the memory capacity of thesecondary storage 1350.ROM 1340 might be used to store instructions and perhaps data that are read during execution of the instructions. Access to bothRAM 1330 andROM 1340 is typically faster than tosecondary storage 1350. Thesecondary storage 1350 is typically comprised of one or more disk drives or tape drives and might be used for non-volatile storage of data or as an over-flow data storage device ifRAM 1330 is not large enough to hold all working data.Secondary storage 1350 may be used to store programs that are loaded intoRAM 1330 when such programs are selected for execution. - The I/
O devices 1360 may include liquid crystal displays (LCDs), touch screen displays, keyboards, keypads, switches, dials, mice, track balls, voice recognizers, card readers, paper tape readers, printers, video monitors, or other well-known input devices. Also, thetransceiver 1325 might be considered to be a component of the I/O devices 1360 instead of or in addition to being a component of thenetwork connectivity devices 1320. - The following are incorporated herein by reference for all purposes: 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Technical Specification (TS) 36.813 and 3GPP TS 36.814.
- Thus, the illustrative embodiments provide for a user agent capable of autonomous combining. The user agent can be implemented as a processor configured to promote receiving a first signal from an access node and a second signal from a relay node. The processor may be further configured to combine the first and second signals.
- The illustrative embodiments further provide for a method implemented in a user agent. A first signal is received from an access node. A second signal is received from a relay node. The first and second signals are combined.
- The illustrative embodiments further provide for an access node. The access node is configured to reserve ones of sets of addresses for corresponding ones of a plurality of relay nodes. Ones of the set of addresses comprise a corresponding first set of bits and a corresponding second set of bits. A particular first set of bits identifies a particular relay node. A particular second set of bits identifies a particular UA within a donor cell of the particular relay node. The access node is further configured to transmit the ones of sets of addresses to the plurality of relay nodes.
- While several embodiments have been provided in the present disclosure, it should be understood that the disclosed systems and methods may be embodied in many other specific forms without departing from the spirit or scope of the present disclosure. The present examples are to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive, and the intention is not to be limited to the details given herein. For example, the various elements or components may be combined or integrated in another system or certain features may be omitted, or not implemented.
- Also, techniques, systems, subsystems and methods described and illustrated in the various embodiments as discrete or separate may be combined or integrated with other systems, modules, techniques, or methods without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. Other items shown or discussed as coupled or directly coupled or communicating with each other may be indirectly coupled or communicating through some interface, device, or intermediate component, whether electrically, mechanically, or otherwise. Other examples of changes, substitutions, and alterations are ascertainable by one skilled in the art and could be made without departing from the spirit and scope disclosed herein.
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