Patent ID: 8472868
Filing Date: 2013-06-25
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
1. A multi-hop repeater chain for use with a wireless base station in a wireless communication network, said multi-hop repeater chain configured to de-aggregate downlink signals as they are propagated outward from the base station to mobile terminals along the multi-hop repeater chain, and to aggregate uplink signals as they are propagated inward from mobile terminals along the multi-hop repeater chain to the base station, said multi-hop repeater chain comprising: two or more repeaters forming said multi-hop repeater chain, including at least a first repeater and a last repeater; each said repeater comprising an uplink transceiver and a downlink transceiver that are configured to conduct repeater-to-mobile-terminal transmissions and mobile-terminal-to-repeater receptions using a base station frequency spectrum and to conduct repeater-to-repeater transmissions and receptions using a repeater frequency spectrum; and wherein the first repeater is configured to conduct repeater-to-base-station transmissions and base-station-to-repeater receptions.