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Patent US8179831 - Communication systems - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Advanced Patent Search | Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA transmission method for use in a multi-hop wireless communication system is provided. The system includes a source apparatus, a destination apparatus and two or more intermediate apparatuses. The system has access to a time-frequency format for use in assigning available transmission frequency bandwidth...http://www.google.com/patents/US8179831?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8179831 - Communication systemsPublication numberUS8179831 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/649,053Publication dateMay 15, 2012Filing dateDec 29, 2009Priority dateAug 18, 2006Also published asCN101127563A, CN101820308A, EP1890446A2, EP1890446A3, EP1890446B1, EP2146463A2, EP2146463A3, US8085652, US20080043817, US20100103898Publication number12649053, 649053, US 8179831 B2, US 8179831B2, US-B2-8179831, US8179831 B2, US8179831B2InventorsMichael John Beems Hart, Yuefeng ZhouOriginal AssigneeFujitsu LimitedExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (37), Non-Patent Citations (58), Classifications (24), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetCommunication systemsUS 8179831 B2Abstract A transmission method for use in a multi-hop wireless communication system is provided. The system includes a source apparatus, a destination apparatus and two or more intermediate apparatuses. The system has access to a time-frequency format for use in assigning available transmission frequency bandwidth during a discrete transmission interval, said format defining a plurality of transmission windows within such an interval. Each window occupies a different part of that interval and has a frequency bandwidth profile within said available transmission frequency bandwidth over its part of that interval. Each said window is assignable for such a transmission interval to one of said apparatuses for use in transmission. The method for use in this system includes employing said format for one or more such transmission intervals to transmit information along at least three consecutive said links as a set of successive transmission signals, link by link, each said signal being transmitted in an available transmission window of said interval(s) and at least two of said signals being transmitted during the same said transmission interval such that said information is transmitted along said consecutive links in fewer transmission intervals than said number of consecutive links.
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No. 11/840,595, filed Aug. 17, 2007.Classifications U.S. Classification370/314, 370/319, 370/336, 370/330, 370/345International ClassificationH04W16/26, H04B7/204, H04W16/02, H04J3/00, H04W76/04, H04W4/00Cooperative ClassificationH04L5/0007, H04B7/2606, H04L5/0048, H04W76/04, H04W16/02, H04L5/0037, H04W16/26, H04L5/0053European ClassificationH04L5/00C6, H04W16/02, H04L5/00A2A1, H04L5/00C5, H04L5/00C2Legal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionDec 29, 2009ASAssignmentOwner name: FUJITSU LIMITED,JAPANFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:HART, MICHAEL JOHN BEEMS;ZHOU, YUEFENG;US-ASSIGNMENT DATABASE UPDATED:20100429;REEL/FRAME:23714/735Effective date: 20070809Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:HART, MICHAEL JOHN BEEMS;ZHOU, YUEFENG;REEL/FRAME:023714/0735Owner name: FUJITSU LIMITED, JAPANRotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO Bulk Downloads - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - About Google Patents - Send FeedbackData provided by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services©2012 Google