Abstract:
The present invention discloses a method and system of cooperative data relay in a wireless mesh network. The system comprises at least one multi-hop relay base station (MR- BS) (100) and a plurality of relay station (RS) (200) which are configured to support mesh connections. The method in accordance with the preferred embodiments of the present invention provides capabilities to enable optimal data transmission by way of cooperative relay between the relay stations (RS) (200). Data transmission is initiated upon established the optimized multiple paths with respect to the relay stations (RS) (200). The determination of the optimized multiple paths is based the details of relays stations (RS) (200) provided to the reference table and centralized scheduling at the multi-hop relay station (MR-BS) (100). The reference table and centralized scheduling include, but not limiting to, all details and status pertaining to the plurality of relay stations (RS) (200) within the network, network condition and traffic type.
Abstract:
A method for controlling data transmission rate in a wireless network, the method comprising the steps of providing information of the interference margin (30) to a base station (12) by each active link, receiving a bandwidth allocation request (19) at one node, measuring a channel quality (20) for the node, and determining (21) a need to assign a power level and rate based on the information of the channel quality (20) of the node and the interference margin obtained (30) from the base station (12).
Abstract:
In a specific embodiment, our method of communicating a message between a transmitting station and a receiving station may be outlined as employing a hybrid automated retransmission request (HARQ) protocol in a multihop relay network. Our method includes the steps of, upon detecting transmission errors, obtaining a signal-to- interference and noise ratio (SINR) measurement at the physical layer (PHY) of the data transport framework from a forwarding Relay Station (RS2) by a Mobile Station wherein the estimates of the mean or standard deviation of the SINR measurement may be derived and updated. The derived values to be compared against a Bit Error Rate (BER) value as a channel quality threshold parameter, wherein channel quality is deemed good if the error function value is at least a BER threshold and normal HARQ encoding follows. Channel quality is deemed bad if the error function value is less than the BER threshold. Channel quality information is reported via at least one of a Channel Quality Information Channel (CQICH) or channel measure report response (REP-RSP) messaging. Transmission power control information is then encoded into a hybrid automated retransmission request (HARQ+) then transmitted.