Addressing scheme for a relay network system
AssigneeNokia Siemens Networks Oy
InventorsHaihong Zheng, Shashikant Maheshwari, Yousuf Saifullah
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Abstract
According to one general aspect, a method may include collecting at least one Mobile Station (MS) Medium Access Control (MAC) Packet Data Units (PDUs), associated with at least one Mobile Station. In various embodiments, the method may also include generating at least one MS station identifier (STID) sub-header (MSID-SH), indicating for each MS MAC PDU (MPDU) a MS STID that is associated the respective MPDU. In some embodiments, the method may include packing the MSID-SH and the at least one of MPDU into a single Relay MAC PDU (RPDU). In various embodiments, the method may also include wirelessly transmitting the RPDU.
Claims17
A method comprising:
- collecting a plurality of Mobile Station (MS) Medium Access Control (MAC) Packet Data Units (PDUs), including at least one MS MAC PDU (MPDU) associated with each of a plurality of different mobile stations, one or more of the MPDUs including a connection identifier (CID);
- generating at least one MS station identifier (STID) sub-header (MSID-SH), the MSID-SH including a plurality of MS station identifiers (STIDs) including a MS STID for each of the collected MPDUs, with each MS STID uniquely identifying the MS associated with the MPDU;
- packing the MSID-SH and the plurality of MPDUs into a single Relay MAC PDU (RPDU);
- and
- wirelessly transmitting the RPDU.
An apparatus comprising:
- a processor configured to:
- receive a Relay Medium Access Control (MAC) Packet Data Unit (RPDU) via a wireless communications channel, the RPDU including at least one mobile station (MS) station identifier (STID) sub-header (MSID-SH) and a plurality of MS MAC PDUs (MPDUs) with one or more of the MPDUs including a connection identifier (CID), the plurality of MPDUs including at least one MPDU associated with each of a plurality of different MSs, the MSID-SH including a plurality of MS STIDs including a MS STID for each of the MPDUs with each MS STID uniquely identifying the MS associated with the MPDU;
- unpack the MPDUs included in the Relay MAC PDU (RPDU);
- and
- associate each MPDU with a MS-STID using the MSID-SH.
A method comprising:
- collecting a plurality of Mobile Station (MS) Medium Access Control (MAC) Packet Data Units (PDUs) including at least one MS MAC PDU (MPDU) associated with each of a plurality of different mobile stations (MSs), one or more of the MPDUs including a connection identifier (CID);
- embedding a portion of each MS MAC PDU (MPDU) with an indication of a MS station identifier (STID) associated with the MPDU, with each MS STID uniquely identifying the MS associated with the MPDU;
- packing the plurality of embedded MPDUs into a single Relay MAC PDU (RPDU);
- and
- wirelessly transmitting the RPDU.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.