Communication Units and Methods for Relay-Assisted Uplink Communication
AssigneeGeneral Dynamics Broadband Inc.
InventorsTimothy Speight, Paul Piggin
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Abstract
A relay device for supporting uplink communication between a terminal device and a base station is described. The relay device comprises at least one receiver arranged to receive a downlink message from the base station; a control processor, operably coupled to the at least one receiver and arranged to determine from the downlink message information identifying an uplink control resource to be used by the terminal device; and a transmitter, operably coupled to the control processor and arranged to relay received periodic uplink control channel messages on the identified uplink control resource from the terminal device to the base station.
Claims19
A relay device for supporting uplink communication between a terminal device and a base station, the relay device comprising:
- at least one receiver arranged to receive a downlink message from the base station;
- a control processor, operably coupled to the at least one receiver and arranged to determine from the downlink message information identifying an uplink control resource to be used by the terminal device;
- and
- a transmitter, operably coupled to the control processor and arranged to relay received periodic uplink control channel messages on the identified uplink control resource from the terminal device to the base station.
An integrated circuit for a relay device for supporting uplink communication between a terminal device and a base station, the integrated circuit comprising a control processor arranged to:
- receive a downlink message from the base station;
- determine from the downlink message uplink information identifying an uplink control resource to be used by the terminal device;
- and
- relay received periodic uplink control channel messages on the identified uplink control resource from the terminal device to the base station.
A method for supporting wirelessly communication from a terminal device to a base station via a relay device, the method comprising, at the relay device:
- receiving a downlink message from the base station;
- determining from the downlink message information identifying an uplink control resource to be used by the terminal device;
- and
- relaying received periodic uplink control channel messages on the identified uplink control resource from the terminal device to the base station.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.