Patent ID: 8472367

Claim:
A method performed by a first device in a wireless network, wherein the wireless network comprises the first device, a second device, and an intermediate device, wherein the second device and the intermediate device are configured to operate in either an on-frequency mode of operation or a frequency translated mode of operation, and wherein the method comprises: receiving channel quality feedback information, based on transmitted channel estimation symbols, from at least one of the second device and the intermediate device; calculating, based on the channel quality feedback information, an outage capacity associated with the on-frequency mode of operation and an outage capacity associated with the frequency translated mode of operation; selecting, based on the calculated outage capacities associated with the on-frequency and frequency translated modes of operation, the mode of operation that maximizes outage capacity; and transmitting a message to the second device and the intermediate device indicating that the devices are to operate in the selected mode of operation.