US 12,256,308 B2
Relaying in a wireless communication network
Behrooz Makki, Pixbo (SE); and Mikael Coldrey, Borås (SE)
Assigned to TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL), Stockholm (SE)
Appl. No. 17/622,184
Filed by Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm (SE)
PCT Filed Jun. 27, 2019, PCT No. PCT/SE2019/050628
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 22, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/263140, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 30, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0369201 A1, Nov. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 40/22 (2009.01); H04W 28/02 (2009.01); H04W 48/20 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 40/22 (2013.01) [H04W 28/0226 (2013.01); H04W 28/0236 (2013.01); H04W 48/20 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A first type node in a wireless communication system, wherein the first type node is adapted to:
communicate with at least one other first type node in the wireless communication system over a corresponding backhaul channel by means-way of one of at least one type of signal relaying that employs decoding and encoding, and communicate with a corresponding group of second type nodes via a corresponding access channel, each group of second type nodes comprising at least one second type node;
where, in the case of a backhaul channel between the first type node and one other first type node being determined to be blocked to a certain degree, the first type node is further adapted to: instruct at least one second type node of the second type nodes in the group of second type nodes that is comprised in an over-heard sub-group, to communicate directly with an overhearing first type node via a corresponding access channel;
wherein the first type node is adapted to instruct the second type node further to: encode a signal to be transmitted directly to the overhearing first type node at an adapted transmission rate by way of two or more sub-signals, and provide a wider antenna beam towards the overhearing first type node.