Patent ID: 7969926
Filing Date: 2011-06-28
Classification: H04B,H04W

Abstract:
1. A system for transmitting and receiving signals in a communication system, the system comprising: a Base Station (BS) for communicating with a first Mobile Station (MS) located within an inner area of a cell during first and second time periods in Time Division Duplexing (TDD) and for communicating with a second MS located within an outer area of the cell during the first time period in Frequency Division Duplexing (FDD); and a Relay Station (RS) for detecting signals transmitted between the BS and the second MS during the first time period and for transmitting the detected signals simultaneously to the BS and the second MS during the second time period, wherein the RS detects a first signal transmitted from the BS to the second MS and a second signal transmitted from the second MS to the BS during the first time period, combines the first signal with the second signal, and transmits the combined signal to the BS and the second MS during the second time period.