Terminal based grouping virtual transmission and reception in wireless networks

摘要

Virtualized group-wise communications between a wireless network and a plurality of user equipments (UEs) are supported using UE cooperation. UE cooperation includes receiving, at a cooperating UE (CUE), downlink information from the wireless network destined for a target UE (TUE) and associated with a group identifier (ID). The group ID indicates a virtual multi-point (ViMP) node that includes the TUE and the CUE. The UE cooperation also includes sending the downlink information to the TUE. The UE or UE component can have a processor configured to forward between the wireless network and a TUE at least some information that is associated with a group ID indicating a ViMP node that groups the TUE and the UE.

主权项

1. A method for virtualized group-wise communications between a wireless network and a plurality of user equipments (UEs), the method comprising:
receiving, at a cooperating UE (CUE), downlink information from one or more wireless network access points (APs), wherein the downlink information is associated with a group identifier (ID), the group ID assigned to a virtual multi-point (ViMP) node that includes a plurality of UEs configured to be collectively perceived as a single distributed virtual antenna by the one or more wireless network access points (APs); identifying, by the CUE, a target UE (TUE) of the ViMP node, wherein the CUE is one of the plurality of UEs included in the ViMP node; and sending, by the CUE, the downlink information to the TUE.