Relay node aggregation of data transfers in a wireless telecommunication system

摘要

A relay node for aggregating data transfers in a wireless telecommunications network includes a receiver configured to receive uplink signals from multiple terminals, each uplink signal including respective uplink data, a decoder operatively connected to the receiver and configured to decode the uplink signals to obtain the uplink data, a machine-readable storage medium operatively connected to the decoder and configured to store the uplink data, an encoder operatively connected to the machine-readable medium and configured to encode an aggregate uplink signal including the uplink data obtained from the uplink signals, and a transmitter configured to transmit an uplink transmission of the aggregate uplink signal to the base station.

主权项

1. A relay node for aggregating data transfers in a wireless telecommunications network, the relay node comprising:
a receiver configured to receive uplink signals from multiple terminals, each uplink signal including respective uplink data; a decoder operatively connected to the receiver and configured to decode the uplink signals to obtain the uplink data; a machine-readable storage medium operatively connected to the decoder and configured to store the uplink data; an encoder operatively connected to the machine-readable medium and configured to encode an aggregate uplink signal including the uplink data obtained from the uplink signals; a transmitter configured to transmit an uplink transmission of the aggregate uplink signal to the base station; wherein the receiver or a second receiver in the relay node is configured to receive from the multiple terminals indications regarding whether respective uplink signals correspond to real-time transmissions; and an aggregation logic configured to, based on the indications regarding whether the respective uplink signals correspond to real-time transmissions, determine:
whether the respective uplink data is to be included in the aggregate uplink signal to be transmitted to the base station, orwhether the respective uplink signals are to be transmitted to the base station.