Relay station, relay method, radio communication system, and radio communication apparatus
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Tokyo
摘要
A relay node in a mobile communication network for relaying communications between a base station and a mobile terminal. The relay node includes a first communication unit that communicates with the base station via a backhaul link using at least one of a first modulation method and a first multiplexing method, and a second communication unit that communicates with the mobile terminal via an access link using at least one of a second modulation method and a second multiplexing method. The relay node also includes a communication control unit that selects the at least one of the first modulation method and the first multiplexing method, or selects the at least one of the second modulation method and the second multiplexing method based on a characteristic of a link, a type of link or a type of data included in a communication signal.
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The present application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/879,882 filed Oct. 9, 2015, which is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/497,945, filed Mar. 23, 2012, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,184,825, which is a National Stage of PCT/JP2010/005715, filed Sep. 21, 2010, and claims the benefit of priority from prior Japanese Patent Application JP 2009-229480, filed Oct. 1, 2009. Each of the above-referenced applications is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
The present invention relates to a relay station, a relay method, a radio communication system, and a radio communication apparatus.
For radio communication system, one important interest now lies in how wide a geographical region a service can be provided to, that is, the width of coverage of a system. Radio waves used for radio communication spatially attenuate due to factors such as the distance of propagation, presence of obstacles, reflection, or scattering and thus, overcoming an influence of attenuation of radio waves is key to expanding coverage of the system.
權(quán)利要求
The invention claimed is:1. A relay node in a mobile communication network for relaying communications between a base station and a mobile station, the relay node comprising:circuitry configured to:communicate with the base station via a backhaul link and the mobile station via an access link, by one of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) or Single Carrier-Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA); receive a downlink signal from the base station, by the OFDMA; transmit a relay downlink signal to the mobile station, by the OFDMA, wherein the relay downlink signal is the received downlink signal; receive, at a first data rate, an uplink signal from the mobile station, by the SC-FDMA; detect an error in data associated with the received uplink signal; transmit a retransmission request to the mobile station, by the OFDMA, based on the detection; receive, at a second data rate lower than the first data rate, a retransmitted uplink signal from the mobile station, by the SC-FDMA; and transmit a relay uplink signal to the base station, by the SC-FDMA, wherein the relayed uplink signal is the received retransmitted uplink signal. 2. The relay node according to the claim 1 , whereinan available output power for the downlink signal is not lower than an available output power for the relayed uplink signal, and an available output power for the relayed downlink signal is not lower than an available output power for the uplink signal. 3. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon executable instructions, which when executed by a processor in a relay node, cause the relay node to perform operations, the operations comprising:communicating with a base station via a backhaul link and a mobile station via an access link, by one of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) or Single Carrier-Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA); receiving a downlink signal from the base station, by the OFDMA; transmitting a relay downlink signal to the mobile station, by the OFDMA, wherein the relay downlink signal is the received downlink signal; receiving, at a first data rate, an uplink signal from the mobile station, by the SC-FDMA; detecting an error in data associated with the received uplink signal; transmitting a retransmission request to the mobile station, by the OFDMA, based on the detection; receiving, at a second data rate lower than the first data rate, a retransmitted uplink signal from the mobile station, by the SC-FDMA; and transmitting transmit a relay uplink signal to the base station, by the SC-FDMA, wherein the relayed uplink signal is the received retransmitted uplink signal. 4. The non-transitory computer-readable medium including executable instructions according to claim 3 , whereinan available output power for the downlink signal is not lower than an available output power for the relayed uplink signal, and an available output power for the relayed downlink signal is not lower than an available output power for the uplink signal. 5. A method of relaying communications between a base station and a mobile station, the method comprising:in a relay node comprising circuitry:communicating, by the circuitry of the relay node, with the base station via a backhaul link and the mobile station via an access link, by Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) or Single Carrier-Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA); receiving, by the circuitry of the relay node, a downlink signal from the base station, by the OFDMA; transmitting, by the circuitry of the relay node, a relay downlink signal to the mobile station, by the OFDMA, wherein the relay downlink signal is the received downlink signal; receiving, by the circuitry of the relay node at a first data rate, an uplink signal from the mobile station, by the SC-FDMA; detecting, by the circuitry of the relay node, an error in data associated with the received uplink signal; transmitting, by the circuitry of the relay node, a retransmission request to the mobile station, based on the detection; receiving, by the circuitry of the relay node at a second data rate lower than the first data rate, a retransmitted uplink signal from the mobile station, by the SC-FDMA; and transmitting, by the circuitry of the relay node, a relay uplink signal to the base station, by the SC-FDMA, wherein the relayed uplink signal is the received retransmitted uplink signal. 6. The method according to claim 5 , whereinan available output power for the downlink signal is not lower than an available output power for the relayed uplink signal, and an available output power for the relayed downlink signal is not lower than an available output power for the uplink signal. 7. A wireless communication system, comprising:a base station; a mobile station; and a relay node configured to relay communications between the base station and the mobile station, the relay node comprising:circuitry configured to:communicate with the base station via a backhaul link and the mobile station via an access link, by one of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) or Single Carrier-Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA); receive a downlink signal from the base station, by the OFDMA; transmit a relay downlink signal to the mobile station, by the OFDMA, wherein the relay downlink signal is the received downlink signal; receive, at a first data rate, an uplink signal from the mobile station, by the SC-FDMA; detect an error in data associated with the received uplink signal; transmit a retransmission request to the mobile station by the OFDMA, based on the detection; receive, at a second data rate lower than the first data rate, a retransmitted uplink signal from the mobile station, by the SC-FDMA; and transmit a relay uplink signal to the base station, by the SC-FDMA, wherein the relayed uplink signal is the received retransmitted uplink signal. 8. The wireless communication system according to the claim 7 , whereinan available output power for the downlink signal is not lower than an available output power for the relayed uplink signal, and an available output power for the relayed downlink signal is not lower than an available output power for the uplink signal. 9. A relay node in a mobile communication network for relaying communications between a base station and a mobile station, the relay node comprising:circuitry configured to:communicate with the base station via a first link and the mobile station via a second link, by one of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) or Single Carrier-Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA); receive a first signal from the base station, by the OFDMA; transmit a first relay signal to the mobile station, by the SC-FDMA, wherein the first relay signal is the received first signal; receive, at a first data rate, a second signal from the mobile station, by the SC-FDMA; detect an error in data associated with the received second signal; transmit a retransmission request to the mobile station, based on the detection; receive, at a second data rate lower than the first data rate, a retransmitted second signal from the mobile station, by the SC-FDMA; and transmit a second relay signal to the base station, by the SC-FDMA, wherein the second relayed signal is the retransmitted second signal. 10. The relay node according to the claim 9 , whereinan available output power for the first signal is not lower than an available output power for the second relayed signal, and an available output power for the first relayed signal is not higher than an available output power for the second signal. 11. The relay node according to claim 10 , wherein the available output power for the first relayed signal is equal to the available output power for the second signal. 12. A mobile station in a mobile communication network for communications between the mobile station and a base station relayed via a relay node, the mobile station comprising:circuitry configured to:communicate with the relay node, by one of at least one of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) or Single Carrier-Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA); receive a first signal from the relay node, by the SC-FDMA; transmit, at a first data rate, a second signal to the relay node, by the SC-FDMA; receive a retransmission request from the relay node, by the OFDMA; and transmit a third signal to the relay node, based on the received retransmission request, wherein the third signal is transmitted at a second data rate lower than the first data rate. 13. The mobile station according to the claim 12 , wherein an available output power for the first signal is not higher than an available output power for the second signal. 14. The mobile station according to the claim 13 , wherein the available output power for the first signal is equal to the available output power for the second signal. 15. A wireless communication system, comprising:a base station; a mobile station; and a relay node configured to relay communications between the base station and the mobile station, the relay node comprising:circuitry configured to:communicate with the base station via a first link and the mobile station via a second link, by one of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) or Single Carrier-Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA); receive a first signal from the base station, by the OFDMA; transmit a first relay signal to the mobile station, by the SC-FDMA, wherein the first relay signal is the received first signal; receive, at a first data rate, a second signal from the mobile station, by the SC-FDMA; detect an error in data associated with the received second signal; transmit a retransmission request to the mobile station by the OFDMA, based on the detection; receive, at a second data rate lower than the first data rate, a retransmitted second signal from the mobile station, by the SC-FDMA; and transmit a second relay signal to the base station, by the SC-FDMA, wherein the second relay signal is the received retransmitted second signal. 16. The wireless communication system according to the claim 15 , whereinan available output power for the first signal is not lower than an available output power for the second relayed signal, and an available output power for the first relayed signal is not higher than an available output power for the second signal. 17. The wireless communication system according to claim 16 , wherein the available output power for the first relayed signal is equal to the available output power for the second signal. 18. A method of relaying communications between a base station and a mobile station, the method comprising:in a relay node comprising circuitry:communicating, by the circuitry of the relay node, with the base station via a first link and the mobile station via a second link by Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) or Single Carrier-Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA); receiving, by the circuitry of the relay node, a first signal from the base station, by one of the OFDMA; transmitting, by the circuitry of the relay node, a first relay signal to the mobile station, by the SC-FDMA, wherein the first relay signal is the received first signal; receiving, by the circuitry of the relay node at a first data rate, a second signal from the mobile station, by the SC-FDMA; detecting, by the circuitry of the relay node, an error in data associated with the received second signal; transmitting, by the circuitry of the relay node, a retransmission request to the mobile station, based on the detection; receiving, by the circuitry of the relay node at a second data rate lower than the first data rate, a retransmitted second signal from the mobile station, by the SC-FDMA; and transmitting, by the circuitry of the relay node, a second relay signal to the base station, by the SC-FDMA, wherein the second relay signal is the received retransmitted second signal. 19. The method according to claim 18 , whereinan available output power for the first signal is not lower than an available output power for the second relayed signal, and an available output power for the first relayed signal is not lower than an available output power for the second signal. 20. The method according to claim 19 , wherein the available output power for the first relayed signal is equal to the available output power for the second signal.
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