Abstract: The present technology relates to protocols relative to utility meters associated with an open operational framework. More particularly, the present subject matter relates to protocol subject matter for advanced metering infrastructure, adaptable to various international standards, while economically supporting a 2-way mesh network solution in a wireless environment, such as for operating in a residential electricity meter field. The present subject matter supports meters within an ANSI standard C12.22/C12.19 system while economically supporting a 2-way mesh network solution in a wireless environment, such as for operating in a residential electricity meter field, all to permit cell-based adaptive insertion of C12.22 meters within an open framework. Cell isolation is provided through quasi-orthogonal sequences in a frequency hopping network. Additional features relate to Outage notification system features, and corresponding methodology and apparatus subject matters, both at the network and device level.

Abstract: It is advantageous for present invention to suitably determine amounts of transmission data for links in a multilink communication. In a mobile communication system (10) for making a multilink communication through which a communication is performed by using a plurality of links relayed by a plurality of base station apparatus (30), respectively, each of the base station apparatuses (30) acquire transmittable data amount information representing amounts of data able to be transmitted through the respective links by a mobile station apparatus (20) or a server apparatus (40), and the mobile station apparatus (20) or the server apparatus (40) determines amounts of transmission data to be transmitted to the respective links in correspondence to the transmittable data amount information, and transmits communication data of amounts of data corresponding to the amounts of transmission data determined to the respective links.

Abstract: A multiple antenna system for using a relay station with multiple antennas is provided. The system includes a base station for determining encoded data processing procedure based on first and second channel state information, determining a relaying procedure of the relay station, and sending the relaying procedure to the relay station based on the first and second channel state information; wherein the encoded data is terminating to a mobile station; the relay station for receiving data and the relay procedure which the base station sent, converting and sending the data according to the relaying procedure, and sending the first channel state information to the base station as a measured state of channel which receives the data; and the mobile station for receiving the data which the relay station sent, and sending the second channel state information to the relay station as a measured state of channel which receives the data.

Abstract: Responder-aware relay station selection in a wireless communication network is provided. One implementation includes evaluating operational parameters of multiple candidate wireless relay stations, and selecting a wireless relay station among the multiple candidate wireless relay stations based on the evaluation. A wireless communication is transmitted to the selected wireless relay station over a wireless communication medium.

Abstract: Methods and systems for reconfiguring communications systems are provided. In one embodiment, a radio head interface for a communications system comprises: a first interface for communicating with a signal processing module digitally performing waveform processing to modulate and demodulate radio signals; a second interface for communicating with a radio head for transmitting and receiving wireless radio signals; a first buffer coupled to the first interface for receiving a page of data from the signal processing module, the page of data comprising a page header for communicating reconfiguration parameters and a plurality of digital radio frequency samples representing a modulated radio signal; at least one digital frequency converter coupled to the second interface; and a configuration management unit, the configuration management unit adapted to receive the reconfiguration parameters from the page header and reconfigure the at least one digital frequency converter based on the reconfiguration parameters.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system (C) comprising at least one base station (1) in a communication cell (2), from which base station (1) at least two essentially uncorrelated antenna radiation lobes (7, 8, 9, 10) are formed. Each antenna radiation lobe (7, 8, 9, 10) communicates a MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) communication stream. The system (C) further comprises at least one repeating transmitter/receiver (repeater) (18, 19, 20, 21), which is arranged for communicating one of the MIMO communication streams to and/or from at least one UE (user equipment) (12). The present invention also relates to a repeater that is a part of the system (C), and a method for communicating at least two MIMO communication streams to and/or from at least one UE (user equipment) (12), using at least one repeater (18, 19, 20, 21).

Abstract: A remote, a communications system, and a method in which the remote communicates with another remote via a repeater and also communicates with a hub. The remote includes a transceiver configured to receive a signal from the another remote, a measuring unit configured to measure a first offset, and a calculation unit configured to calculate a frequency offset for the signal based on (i) the first offset measured at the measuring unit, and (ii) a second offset measured at the hub.

Abstract: A frequency translating repeater (200) for use in a wireless local area network includes a cancellation unit. Canceller (402) is controlled by control (401) to provide an injection signal for canceling leakage in a receive signal path. Reference coupler (403) provides a reference signal from the transmit signal, injection coupler (404) injects a correction signal, and sample coupler (405) provides a sample for feedback. A processor (510) receives the sample signal through a detector (415). Although the present invention is intended for a frequency translating repeater, it has broad applications in radio transceivers in general. One specific application is with frequency division duplex (FDD) handsets or base stations utilizing CDMA technologies such as W-CDMA and IS-2000 or 1XEV-DV/DO.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for acquiring and demodulating a data stream transmitted in a communication system. A method in accordance with the present invention comprises finding a boundary of a physical layer frame (PLFrame) in the data stream, finding a first 26 bits of a Unique Word (UW) associated with the data stream, finding a scrambling code utilizing the UW, and using a decoding procedure to determine a modulation type and code rate used for desired signals within the data stream.

Abstract: A repeater device may be utilized to enable forwarding extreme high frequency (EHF) communication between EHF-enabled wireless devices. The repeater device may utilize polarization isolation to prevent and/or reduce interference between received and transmitted EHF RF signals in the repeater device. The repeater device may utilize signal gain control to maximize the transmit signal strength while forwarding EHF RF signals to enhance and/or enable polarization isolation between received and transmitted EHF RF signals. Received Signal Strength Indicators (RSSI) may be utilize to measure signal strength of transmit and/or received EHF RF signals to enable performing signal gain control. The repeater device may utilize control connections to enable communicating with the EHF-enabled wireless devices to facilitate performing signal gain control at the repeater device. Non-EHF interfaces, for example Bluetooth, may be utilized to establish the control connections.

Abstract: A method for communications between neighboring wireless cells such as wireless regional area networks operating according to IEEE 802.22 specifications. The method involves scheduling inter-base station communications for over-the-air connections to allow neighboring base stations to communicate in environments where a single available channel is shared between the neighboring cells or where two or more channels used by two or more neighboring cells. In some embodiments, a bridge system, such as a bridge consumer premise equipment (CPE), positioned in an area of coverage overlap between two cells is used for inter-base station communications, and allocation and scheduling of bandwidth on the utilized channels is performed to provide interference free communications between the base stations. Existence announcements are provided in coexistence time slots and requests for bandwidth such as reserved and additional time slots are transmitted between the base stations using the coexistence time slots.

Abstract: Communications sourced by a remote unit (14) that is already within reception range of a base site (10) can nevertheless be further facilitated through allocation of one or more relay resources (15, 16). Such relay resources, properly employed, then serve to effectively increase the quality of service for the facilitated communication. This, in turn, can permit the use of, for example, increased data rates for communications from a relatively low power remote unit.

Abstract: A base station (BS) communicates with a mobile station (MS) through relay stations (RSs). In one exemplary reliable relay-associated transmission scheme, the BS transmits data to the RSs using multicast or unicast. From the received packets, each RS calculates its reliability value according to a reliability function, which it informs the MS. The BS then generates a reliability metric to identify the RSs that are considered reliable. The reliable RSs transmit their information to the MS under a cooperative multicast transmission mode. Meanwhile, the unreliable RSs overhear the transmissions between the reliable RSs and the target MS. If the MS is unable to receive information from reliable RSs, the unreliable RSs can join the cooperative transmission to provide a higher cooperative diversity gain to the target MS.

Abstract: The present invention utilizes a communication method including acquiring, with a radio base station, reception quality of the received signal received via no relay station from a radio base station measured with a radio terminal and reception quality received via a relay station from the radio base station and selecting the route for the radio terminal on the basis of both reception qualities acquired. Moreover, the present invention utilizes a relay station including a receiving unit for received signal in the transmission timing for transmission from the radio terminal notified from the radio base station, a measuring unit for measuring reception quality of the received signal obtained by the reception, and a transmitting unit for transmitting the result of measurement to the radio base station.

Abstract: A telecommunication network for establishing radiofrequency links between gateways and ground terminals via a multispot satellite, the network comprising a multispot satellite, a plurality of gateways, each gateway establishing a link with the satellite on at least Ns link channels corresponding to Ns frequency intervals [fi; fi+1] with i varying from 0 to Ns?1 and a service area comprised of Nc cells each comprising a plurality of ground terminals, each cell being associated with a link spot beam with the satellite to which is allocated a frequency interval selected from among a plurality of frequency intervals [f?i; f?i+1] with i varying from 0 to N?1, N being an integer strictly greater than 1, is disclosed. The frequency f?0 is substantially equal to the frequency fNs or the frequency f?N is substantially equal to the frequency f0. Each of the gateways is located in one of the Nc cells.

Abstract: A radio communications system having a radio base station and a radio relay station is disclosed. A terminal performs radio communications through a link with the radio base station or a link with the radio base station via the radio relay station. The radio base station includes an antenna gain pattern switching part configured to switch between an omnidirectional antenna gain pattern and an adaptive array antenna gain pattern forming a beam; and a control part configured to direct the beam to the terminal in one of an extended service area covered by the adaptive array antenna gain pattern outside a regular service area covered by the omnidirectional antenna gain pattern and the service area of the radio relay station by causing the antenna gain pattern switching part to switch to the adaptive array antenna gain pattern.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for performing Automatic Retransmission reQuest (ARQ) of a Relay Station (RS) in a wireless communication system using a relay scheme are provided. The method includes receiving data from a transmitter and transmitting the received data to one or more receivers; and receiving Acknowledgment (ACK)/Negative-Acknowledgment (NACK) information for the data received from the one or more receivers and transmitting the received ACK/NACK information to a Base Station (BS).

Abstract: A method and system for relaying data in a mobile communication system are provided, in which a Relay Station (RS) configures a routing table using Link Quality Information (LQI) exchanged among Relay Stations (RSs) in a cell, determines a relay path referring to the routing table, measures the quality of a signal received from an Mobile Station (MS), determines whether to relay data received from the MS by comparing the measured signal quality with at least one of information regarding a data rate of the MS and a reference threshold, transmits a relay request message to a Base Station (BS), if the RS determines to relay the data received from the MS, updates the relay path, upon receipt of a relay response message accepting the relay request and broadcasting information from the BS, and relays the data received from the MS to the BS in the updated relay path.

Abstract: A Relay System (RS)-based cellular network transmission method for MT having a function of single input and single output is provided. The method includes transmitting broadcast information to all RSs and Mobile Terminals (MTs); transmitting required data to each RS in an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) mode; performing the operations of selection of modulation scheme, addition of CP, addition of symbols for channel estimation and selection of OFDM symbols; feeding feedback information to the Base Station (BS); transmitting a synchronization request to the BS; transmitting a synchronization acknowledgement to the RS; transmitting information to each MT belonging to the BS; transmitting information to each MT belonging to the RS; the MT belonging to the BS transmitting ACK/NACK information to the BS; the MT belonging to the RS transmitting ACK/NACK information to the BS; and the BS informing the RS of the received ACK/NACK information.

Abstract: This invention provides satellite communication systems and methods that employ a satellite in MIMO communication with a geographically-distributed array of ground nodes. In an embodiment, the satellite communication system includes a MIMO satellite configured to receive first information at a higher bandwidth, process the first information into lower bandwidth signals, and relay the lower bandwidth signals using a satellite communication link. The geographically-separated ground nodes receive the lower bandwidth signals and transmit terrestrial signals using high-speed communication links. A central processing node receives the terrestrial signals over the high-speed communication links and combines the terrestrial signals to obtain the higher data rate signals.

Abstract: A method is shown for improving the spectral efficiency of a communication system (100) that comprises at least one Super Base Station SBS (1) and at least one terminal (3-1), wherein at least one Relay Base Station RBS (2-1) is used to relay asymmetric up- and downlink data between said at least one Super Base Station SBS (1) and said at least one terminal (3-1) and wherein said asymmetry of said up- and downlink data is considered when dynamically allocating transmission resources to said relay link (5-1, 6-1) between said at least one SBS (1) and said at least one RBS (2-1) and to said link (7-1, 8-1) between said at least one RBS (2-1) and said at least one terminal (3-1).

Abstract: A retransmission method and apparatus in a multi-hop broadband wireless communication system are provided, in which if there is a failed data block among data blocks received from a source node, a Relay Station (RS) transmits a feedback message requesting retransmission of the failed data block to the source node, transmits a successfully received data block to a destination node, receives a retransmitted data block for the failed data block from the source node, transmits the received retransmitted data block to the destination node, receives from the destination node a feedback message about data blocks transmitted to the destination node, and transmits the feedback message to the source node.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for implementing wireless fallback of wireline service. Network interface units [405] may be installed in subscriber buildings in a residential or business neighborhood. The NIUs [405] may include a wireless transceiver [407] and a switch [410]. During normal operation, the switch provides the subscribers with wireline network connectivity. In the event of a local failure of the wireline connectivity, the NIUs may provide fallback network connectivity through the wireless transceiver [407], which communicates with other wireless transceivers installed at other local subscriber locations.

Abstract: A system and method for improving the interoperability of communication system components using multiple audio encoding formats within a single talkgroup is provided. The system includes at least two base site repeaters, each of which may be configured to receive and process voice calls from communication units using different audio encoding formats. The system also includes a transcoder provided at either the base sites or as a separate infrastructure server. When a voice call is transmitted to a first repeater using a first audio encoding format, the audio signal is transcoded by the transcoder and provided to a second repeater using a second audio encoding format. The second repeater then broadcasts the voice call to any communication unit within range using the second audio encoding format.

Abstract: A mobile communication system employs moving base stations moving in the direction of flow of traffic moving along a roadway. The moving base station communicates with fixed radio ports connected to a gateway office. A plurality of moving base stations are spaced apart on a closed loop and move with the flow of traffic along one roadway on one leg of the loop and with a flow of traffic on another roadway in another leg of the loop. The moving base stations communicate with a plurality of fixed radio ports connected by a signal transmission link to a gateway office which, in turn, is connected to the wire line network. The moving base stations are each provided with a pair of directional antennas with one antenna directed toward the flow of traffic and another antenna directed to the fixed radio ports.

Abstract: A cellular network that is based on relay station and a space division duplex communication method are disclosed. The cellular network based on RS includes a base station, a RS and a UE, wherein the base station has at least one antenna and the RS has at least two antennas. The base station allocates resources for the UE, transmits a downlink signal in a current slot and receives an uplink signal from the UE through the RS in a next slot; the RS receives the downlink signal from the base station and the uplink signal from the UE in the current slot and transmits the received downlink signal to the UE and the uplink signal to the base station in the next slot; the UE transmits the uplink signal in the current slot and receives the downlink signal through the RS in the next slot, wherein the uplink signal and the downlink signal transmitted in the same slot are orthogonal.

Abstract: A limited acknowledgement-based communication methodology increases the throughput efficiency of a relay-based, extended range, wireless packetized data transmissions to a data-reception site from a data-sourcing site, geographically remote with respect to the data-reception site. Rather than return an acknowledgement for each received packet, the data-reception site returns an acknowledgement only after receipt of a group of packets. When returning an acknowledgement, the data-reception site identifies which packets of the group were not successfully received. Missing packets may be retransmitted by the data-sourcing transmitter either immediately, or in response to a subsequent poll.

Abstract: A transmission method for use in a multi-hop wireless communication system is provided. Furthermore, the system has access to a time-frequency format for use in assigning available transmission frequency bandwidth during a discrete transmission interval. The format defines a plurality of transmission windows within such an interval, where each window occupies a different part of that interval and has a frequency bandwidth profile within the available transmission frequency bandwidth over its part of that interval. Furthermore, each window being assignable for such a transmission interval to one of said apparatuses for use in transmission. The transmission method for use in this system includes employing said format for one or more such transmission intervals to transmit data and control information together along at least two consecutive said links as a set of successive transmission signals, link by link.

Abstract: A cellular communication system includes an array of buoys disposed in a body of water. Each buoy includes a completer cellular system including a cellular transmission/reception site and associated electrical equipment for processing cellular signals. Each buoy also includes a wave energy converter (WEC) responsive to waves in the body of water for generating electrical energy for powering the associated equipment processing the cellular signals, whereby the cellular system can be continuously operated without any additional power source.

Abstract: Various methods, apparatuses, and systems are described in which a WAP is coupled to an antenna unit and provides a wireless LAN. In one embodiment, the antenna unit includes at least one remote antenna circuit having one or more ports to receive a control signal and a transmit signal transmitted from the WAP located in a multi-tone transmitter-receiver. Each remote antenna circuit includes a transmit amplifier unit that amplifies the transmit signal, a receive amplifier unit that amplifies a receive signal, and control unit that receives the control signal. The control unit controls an operation of the transmit and the receive amplifier units to extend a range of the wireless WAP with the at least one remote antenna circuit.

Abstract: A sending subscriber system may participate in a wireless network by generating a message to transmit in a wireless network, identifying a local wireless subscriber system with which communications may be established, and determining whether to use the wireless local subscriber system as a relay.

Abstract: Partner relay systems and methods are provided in which relaying is performed by a pair of partner relays. Signals received from a base station are translated by a first of the pair of partner relays to a different transmission resource for communication between the pair of partner relays, and then upon reception by a second of the pair of partner relays, the signal is translated back to the original transmission resource and re-transmitted towards the receiver.

Abstract: A broadcast receiving system capable of keeping low the power consumption of a mobile station having a broadcast receiving unit for receiving an irregular broadcast is realized. A broadcast station transmits a broadcast notice for notifying that predefined contents will be broadcasted. The broadcast notice is transmitted to the mobile station through a relay apparatus and a mobile basestation. The mobile station receives the broadcast notice from the mobile basestation by a communication channel commonly used by mobile stations in the mobile coverage. The mobile station is set to a state capable of receiving the broadcast.

Abstract: A satellite communication system is provided according to one embodiment of the invention. The satellite communication system includes a plurality of satellites, a gateway and a plurality of subscriber terminals in communication with the gateway through the satellites. The gateway includes a plurality of antennas pointed toward a specific satellite. Each antenna may transmit the same signal to the satellites. The signal may be an OFDM signal. The subscriber terminals may include an antenna pointed toward at least one of the satellites and configured to receive OFDM signals. The OFDM signal time is proportional to the longest transmission time difference of all subscriber terminals within the geographic area serviced by the satellites. The transmission time difference is a measure of the difference between the transmission time of a signal over the longest transmission path and the transmission time of a signal over the shortest transmission path at a subscriber terminal.

Abstract: A wireless communication method capable of preventing reduction of the throughput. According to this wireless communication method, in a frame (2), a relay station (1) decides that the amount of delay to be ?t2 because the modulation scheme of a relayed signal is 16 QAM, while another relay station (2) decides that the delay amount be ?t4 because the modulation scheme of a relayed signal is QPSK. The relay station (1) transmits, at ?t2 of the frame (2), the relayed signal, the modulation scheme of which is 16 QAM, to abase station. On the other hand, the relay station (2) detects, by ?t4, the fact that the relay station (1) transmitted the relayed signal at ?t2, and estimates, from the detected fact, that the modulation scheme used by the relay station (1) was 16 QAM.

Abstract: A communication method for a communication network includes transmitting first control information for a first frame from a hub to a plurality of user nodes, and receiving first data bursts in the first frame from first and second user nodes according to the first control information. A start of the first frame from the first and second user nodes occurs simultaneously at the hub. The method also includes transmitting second control information, based on demand information received from the first and second nodes, for a second frame from the hub after transmitting the first control information, receiving second data bursts in the second frame according to the second control information, and receiving the second frame at the hub following the first frame.

Abstract: When a wireless base station temporarily runs short of communication resources, the base station searches for a portable telephone having a relay function of mobile communication. Based on a demand of the wireless base station, the portable telephone having the relay function relays communication of a portable telephone within a communication area of the base station on behalf of the base station. This portable telephone can communicate with an adjacent wireless base station and can communicate with a receiving portable telephone and another portable telephone having the relay function.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for cooperative maximal ratio transmission in a BWA communication system are provided, in which a BS transmits a signal directed to a user terminal to an RS in a first time slot, the RS transmits the signal received from the BS to the user terminal in a second time slot, and the user terminal receives the signal from the RS.

Abstract: In a mobile communication system, a relay station (RS) is used for signal exchange with a base station (BS), and includes a first antenna set including at least one antenna, used for signal exchange with the BS, and a second antenna set including at least one antenna, used for signal exchange with a mobile station (MS). The RS selects at least one antenna from the second antenna set for each of the at least one MS, and exchanges a signal with the MS using the selected at least one antenna.

Abstract: A satellite communication system is provided according to one embodiment of the invention. The satellite communication system includes a gateway with first and second antennas. The first antenna receives a signal from a first satellite that includes at least a first signal from a first user. The second antenna receives a second signal from a second satellite, that includes at least a second primary signal from a second user and a version of the first signal. The gateway may include circuitry to isolate the first signal from the second signal. The gateway may also include a combiner configured to combine the first signal from the first satellite and the first signal isolated from the second signal. Various other embodiments are disclosed that isolate a secondary signal received from a satellite and combine the secondary signal with the same signal received from other antennas at the gateway.

Abstract: A reliable delivery protocol for wireless networks, where a source node applies network forward error correction coding such that no transmission is ever repeated, instead all retransmissions and relay transmissions use coded packets further out in the coding sequence so that intermediate and destination nodes can make maximal use of overheard transmissions.

Abstract: A payload design for a multi-spot-beam satellite communication system includes a plurality of uplink spot beam receivers and downlink spot beam transmitters, and a broadcast transmitting subsystem capable of transmitting a broadcast beam to an entire system geographical service area. An input filter-switch-matrix (IFSM) controllably selects input IF signal bands for routing to an on-board digital signal processor-router (DSPR). The DSPR subsequently routes all received point-to-point and broadcast data packets to the appropriate downlink spot or broadcast transmitting subsystems for transmission thereof. The broadcast downlink allows broadcast transmissions to occur at the highest efficiency possible, while also allowing for flexible provision of surge capacity for point-to-point transmissions on previously exhausted spot beams by selective use of the broadcast beam for such point-to-point transmissions.

Abstract: A method for performing ranging by a mobile station in a communication system. The method includes transmitting a ranging sequence to a relay station; receiving an added signal of a reference sequence of the relay station and the ranging sequence, from the relay station; performing a correlation operation on each of the ranging sequence and the reference sequence in the added signal; estimating a time difference between the ranging sequence and the reference sequence depending on the correlation operation; and transmitting the signal to the relay station taking the time difference into account.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for joint unicast using multi-user superposition coding in a wireless relay system are provided. A BS superposition-encodes first and second data messages directed to first and second MSs, respectively, scheduled at a current scheduling instant. The first and second data messages carry first and second information bit streams for the first and second MSs, respectively. The first MS has a relatively good direct link to the BS, and the second MS has a relatively bad direct link to the BS. The superposition-coded data is transmitted to the first MS and an RS connected between the BS and the first and second MSs. The RS receives the superposition-coded data from the BS, extracts the second information bit stream by decoding the superposition-coded data, and transmits a third data message carrying the second information bit stream to the first and second MSs.

Abstract: A method of forming a frame in a Mobile Multi-hop Relay (MMR) system, and a system for implementing the method are provided. In a multi-hop relay system, when a relay station of a specific layer receives data, the relay station receives data from both a higher layer and a lower layer. When the relay station transmits data, the relay station transmits data to both the higher layer and the lower layer. By doing so, data reception and data transmission are exclusively performed without interfering with each other, and the method and the system are easily applied to the multi-hop MMR system.

Abstract: A mobile communications terminal (T) for a cellular communications network comprises an assisted satellite positioning device (D) connected to a satellite positioning installation connected to an assistance data server, a USSD management module (MGT) for setting up USSD transport channels, and a processor (MT) for coupling the management module (MGT) to the device (D) on request in order for a USSD transport channel to be set up between the device (D) and a location management equipment of the cellular network connected to the assistance data server. The USSD channel is then used to send the device (D) assistance data representative of identifiers of at least three satellites visible in the cell in which the terminal (T) is situated so that it can lock onto said satellites to estimate at least the distances between the satellites and its terminal (T).

Abstract: A controller apparatus of this invention controls transmission of a packet from a source mobile terminal to a destination mobile terminal through one or more relay mobile terminals in an ad hoc network formed by a plurality of mobile terminals. The controller apparatus includes a packet location information managing unit configured to manage packet location information which shows to which mobile terminal the packet has been transmitted in the ad hoc network.

Abstract: Communications are conducted between a space-based component of the wireless communications system and radioterminals using a plurality of forward link cells and a plurality of return link cells, the return link cells having a greater number of cells per frequency reuse cluster than the forward link cells. At least some of the forward and return link cells may use at least some frequencies of a terrestrial wireless communications system having an adjacent and/or overlapping coverage area. Forward links of the at least some of the forward and return link cells may have a greater link bandwidth than return links of the at least some of the forward and return link cells.

Abstract: A method for reusing wireless resources in a wireless network, includes determining the probability of a first communication with a first relay station experiencing interference from a second relay station. The method also includes, upon determining that the probability of experiencing interference from the second relay station is greater than an interference threshold: allocating a first wireless resource to the first relay station and the second relay station; designating the first wireless resource as a primary wireless resource for the first relay station; designating the first wireless resource as a secondary wireless resource for the second relay station; allocating a second wireless resource to the second relay station; and designating the second wireless resource as a primary wireless resource for the second relay station.

Abstract: A method and system for providing a watermark by amplitude modulating data onto signals being repeated from and/or to a cellular telephone handset without degrading the performance of the cellular telephone system. An exemplary cellular repeater system may include a first communication device configured to receive a cellular telephone signal from a handset. The cellular telephone signal is amplified by a variable gain amplifier configured to create an adjusted signal. The amplification factor applied by the variable gain amplifier is controlled by a message encoder configured in accordance with a predetermined encoding scheme. The adjusted signal is then transmitted to a base station by a second communication device.