Patent ID: 9699688
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method of wireless communications, comprising: receiving, at an apparatus, from a downlink node a request to communicate with the apparatus using an allocation of radio resources specified by the downlink node, wherein the downlink node is in a downlink direction relative to the apparatus; receiving, at the apparatus, from an uplink node a request to communicate with the apparatus using an allocation of radio resources specified by the uplink node, wherein the uplink node is in an uplink direction relative to the apparatus; designating at least a portion of the allocation of radio resources specified by the downlink node for communication by the downlink node based on quality of service requirements; transmitting, from the apparatus, to the downlink node a grant to communicate with the apparatus using the designated portion of the allocation of radio resources; and transmitting, from the apparatus, to the uplink node a grant to communicate with the apparatus using at least a portion of the allocation of radio resources specified by the uplink node, wherein the uplink node and the downlink node are engaged in a multiple hop communication with one another through the apparatus, and wherein the uplink direction is towards an access point and the downlink direction is away from the access point.