Relay techniques suitable for user equipment in downlink

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9860711
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13126226

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The present invention provides a solution to improve coverage and cell edge performance in a mobile user communication system is the use of fixed relays, which are pieces of infrastructure without a wired backhaul connection. The relays transmit or “relay” downlink messages between the base station (BS) and mobile stations (MSs) through a multi-hop communication. The present invention is a method and system for supporting a multiple user mobile broadband communication network that includes relay techniques suitable for user equipment in the downlink communication to the user equipment.

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  • APPLE INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Jia, Ming Ottawa, CA 419 10163
Li, Jun Richardson, US 1261 16348
Ma, Jianglei Kanata, CA 823 15895
Tee, Lai King San Diego, US 58 941
Xu, Hua Nepean, CA 521 8413
Zhang, Hang Nepean, CA 504 11202
Zhu, Peiying Kanata, CA 473 12426

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