Patent ID: 8213350
Filing Date: 2012-07-03
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
1. A method for data transmission in a radio communication network with respect to a source terminal adapted to transmit a radio signal carrying data to a communication station, the method comprising: a) at a source terminal, determining an identifier of at least one relay terminal associated with the radio communication network, wherein the at least one relay terminal is capable of relaying radio signals transmitted by the source terminal to the communication station; b) at the source terminal, selecting the at least one relay terminal for relaying a radio signal from the source terminal to the communication station; and c) transmitting data carried by the radio signal from the source terminal directly to the communication station and from the source terminal to the communication station via the at least one relay terminal; wherein the radio signals transmitted in c) are received at said communication station and combined in the communication station to form a combined signal having increased energy in relation to the individual radio signals transmitted in c).