Method and apparatus for multilayer transmission and hybrid relaying with multiple out-of-band relays
AssigneesNew Jersey Institute of Technology, InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
InventorsOnur SAHIN, Seok-Hwan PARK, Osvaldo SIMEONE, Ariela ZEIRA
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for hybrid multi-layer transmission includes receiving a multi-layer signal from a source device, wherein the multi-layer signal includes a plurality of sublayers. A quantity of the plurality of sublayers is decoded and partial information relating to the decoded sublayers is transmitted to a destination device.
Claims14
A method for use in a relay performing hybrid multi-layer transmission, comprising:
- receiving a multi-layer signal from a source device, wherein the multi-layer signal includes a plurality of sublayers;
- decoding a quantity of the plurality of sublayers;
- and
- transmitting information relating to the decoded sublayers to a destination device.
A method for hybrid multi-layer transmission, implemented in a base station, comprising:
- generating a plurality of sublayers from a message for transmission;
- and
- transmitting the plurality of sublayers to a plurality of relays, wherein each relay of the plurality of relays decodes a subset of the plurality of sublayers for transmission to a decoder.
A relay, comprising:
- circuitry configured to receive a multi-layer signal from a source device, wherein the multi-layer signal includes a plurality of sublayers;
- circuitry configured to decode a quantity of the plurality of sublayers;
- and
- circuitry configured to transmit information relating to the decoded sublayers to a destination device.
An encoder, comprising:
- circuitry configured to generate a plurality of sublayers from a message for transmission;
- and
- circuitry configured to transmit the plurality of sublayers to a plurality of relays, wherein each relay of the plurality of relays decodes a subset of the plurality of sublayers for transmission to a decoder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.