Patent ID: 8654701

Claim:
A method of supporting frequency-selective repeaters in a wireless telecommunication system having a base station that serves a plurality of User Equipment (UEs) and one or more frequency-selective repeaters that amplify and forward signals between the base station and a portion of the UEs, said method comprising the steps of: receiving, at a repeater, a list transmitted by a base station, wherein the list comprises a white list that identifies a subset of a plurality of UEs served by the base station, and wherein the identified subset of UEs comprises UEs for which the repeater is allowed to amplify signals; detecting, by the repeater, an identity of a UE within the repeater's transmission range; determining whether signals scheduled for the detected UE are to be amplified based on the list; amplifying at least a portion of signals received by the repeater in accordance with the determination; sending a report to the base station indicating an identity of a first UE identified by the white list for which the repeater did not amplify signals; and in response to the report, receiving information from the base station instructing the repeater to re-classify the first UE for inclusion in a black list, wherein the black list identifies UEs for which the repeater is not to amplify signals.