Base station, communication system, mobile terminal, and relay device for allocating uplink and downlink communication resources

US8982864B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8982864-B2
Application numberUS-201013375786-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 10, 2010
Priority dateJul 23, 2009
Publication dateMar 17, 2015
Grant dateMar 17, 2015

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A base station including an allocation unit for allocating the downlink of the relay link or the access link and the downlink of the direct link to a resource block included in a same resource block group, and allocating the uplink of the relay link or the access link and the uplink of the direct link to a resource block included in a same resource block group.

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A base station comprising: a communication interface configured to communicate with a mobile terminal via a relay link between the base station and a relay device and an access link between the relay device and the mobile terminal; and circuitry configured to allocate a resource block included in a first resource block group to a downlink of the relay link; allocate a resource block included in a second resource block group to a downlink of the access link; allocate a resource block included in a third resource block group to an uplink of the access link; and allocate a resource block included in a fourth resource block group to an uplink of the relay link, wherein the first resource block group is same in frequency but different in time from the second resource block group, and is same in time but different in frequency from the third resource block group, and the fourth resource block group is same in time but different in frequency from the second resource block group, and is same in frequency but different in time from the third resource block group. 2. A base station comprising: a communication interface configured to communicate with a mobile terminal via a relay link between the base station and a relay device and an access link between the relay device and the mobile terminal; and circuitry configured to allocate a resource block included in a first resource block group to a downlink of the relay link; allocate a resource block included in a second resource block group to a downlink of the access link; allocate a resource block included in a third resource block group to an uplink of the access link; and allocate a resource block included in a fourth resource block group to an uplink of the relay link, wherein the first resource block group is same in frequency but different in time from the second resource block group, and is same in time but different in frequency from the fourth resource block group, and the third resource block group is same in time but different in frequency from the second resource block group, and is same in frequency but different in time from the fourth resource block group. 3. A base station comprising: a communication interface configured to communicate with a mobile terminal via a relay link between the base station and a relay device and an access link between the relay device and the mobile terminal; and circuitry configured to allocate a resource block included in a first resource block group to a downlink of the relay link; allocate a resource block included in a second resource block group to a downlink of the access link; allocate a resource block included in a third resource block group to an uplink of the access link; and allocate a resource block included in a fourth resource block group to an uplink of the relay link, wherein the first resource block group is same in frequency but different in time from the fourth resource block group, and is same in time but different in frequency from the third resource block group, and the second resource block group is same in time but different in frequency from the fourth resource block group, and is same in frequency but different in time from the third resource block group. 4. A base station comprising: a communication interface configured to communicate with a mobile terminal via a relay link between the base station and a relay device and an access link between the relay device and the mobile terminal; and circuitry configured to allocate a resource block included in a first resource block group to a downlink of the relay link; allocate a resource block included in a second resource block group to a downlink of the access link; allocate a resource block included in a third resource block group to an uplink of the access link; and allocate a resource block included in a fourth resource block group to an uplink of the relay link, wherein the first resource block group is same in frequency but different in time from the third resource block group, and is same in time but different in frequency from the fourth resource block group, and the second resource block group is same in time but different in frequency from the third resource block group, and is same in frequency but different in time from the fourth resource block group. 5. A base station comprising: a communication interface configured to communicate with a mobile terminal via a relay link between the base station and a relay device and an access link between the relay device and the mobile terminal; and circuitry configured to allocate a resource block included in a first resource block group to a downlink of the relay link; allocate a resource block included in a second resource block group to a downlink of the access link; allocate a resource block included in a third resource block group to an uplink of the access link; and allocate a resource block included in a fourth resource block group to an uplink of the relay link, wherein the first resource block group is same in frequency but different in time from the third resource block group, and is same in time but different in frequency from the second resource block group, and the fourth resource block group is same in time but different in frequency from the third resource block group, and is same in frequency but different in time from the second resource block group. 6. A base station comprising: a communication interface configured to communicate with a mobile terminal via a relay link between the base station and a relay device and an access link between the relay device and the mobile terminal; and circuitry configured to allocate a resource block included in a first resource block group to a downlink of the relay link; allocate a resource block included in a second resource block group to a downlink of the access link; allocate a resource block included in a third resource block group to an uplink of the access link; and allocate a resource block included in a fourth resource block group to an uplink of the relay link, wherein the first resource block group is same in frequency but different in time from the fourth resource block group, and is same in time but different in frequency from the second resource block group, and the third resource block group is same in time but different in frequency from the fourth resource block group, and is same in frequency but different in time from the second resource block group. 7. A base station comprising: a communication interface configured to communicate with a mobile terminal via a relay link between the base station and a relay device and an access link between the relay device and the mobile terminal; and circuitry configured to allocate a resource block included in a first resource block group to a downlink of the relay link; allocate a resource block included in a second resource block group to a downlink of the access link; allocate a resource block included in a third resource block group to an uplink of the access link; and allocate a resource block included in a fourth resource block group to an uplink of the relay link, wherein the first resource block group, the second resource block group, the third resource block group, and the fourth resource block group are same in time but different in frequency.

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  • Ground-based stations (H04B7/204 takes precedence) · CPC title

  • Inter-user or inter-terminal allocation · CPC title

  • Time-frequency · CPC title

  • using dedicated repeater stations · CPC title

  • H04W72/04Primary

    Wireless resource allocation · CPC title

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What does patent US8982864B2 cover?
A base station including an allocation unit for allocating the downlink of the relay link or the access link and the downlink of the direct link to a resource block included in a same resource block group, and allocating the uplink of the relay link or the access link and the uplink of the direct link to a resource block included in a same resource block group.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Takano Hiroaki, Sony Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04W72/04. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 17 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).