For the three described scenarios, assuming the EH gateway is closer to the EH-WTRU than the serving BS, the feedback link using the third scenario may be the best, the first scenario may be the worst, and the second scenario may be somewhere in between.
In order for the serving cell to efficiently allocate time/frequency/power resources for the feedback transmissions of EH WTRU(s), coordination between the BS and served EH WTRU(s) is necessary. Otherwise, the BS will have to allocate resources accommodating the worst-case scenario under its coverage, which might lead to unnecessary loss or time, frequency, and/or power resources.
In one method, the BS may send a known signal/sequence that can be used by the served EH WTRU(s) to measure the quality of the feedback link and generate a channel quality indicator (CQI). In a second step, the BS may transmit a control message requesting CQI feedback from interested EH WTRU(s). The control message may contain one or more of the following information elements: