IEEE C80216m-08/1189
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IEEE 802.16 Broadband Wireless Access Working Group <http://ieee802.org/16>
Title
Relay Frame Structure
Date
Submitted
2008-09-12
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Kanchei (Ken) Loa, Yi-Hsueh Tsai,
Chun-Yen Hsu, Yung-Ting Lee,
Hua-Chiang Yin, Youn-Tai Lee,
Chih-Wei Su
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Whai-En Chen
National Ilan University
Shiann-Tsong Sheu, Chih-Cheng Yang
National Central University
Yang-Han Lee, Yih Guang Jan
Tamkang University
Re:
Call for Reply Comments on TGm SDD Comment Database
[SDD Cleanup - MAC]
Abstract
Comment on 802.16m System Description Document
Purpose
We provide the comments on relay frame structure
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Relay Frame Structure
Kanchei (Ken) Loa, Yi-Hsueh Tsai, Chun-Yen Hsu, Yung-Ting Lee,
Hua-Chiang Yin, Youn-Tai Lee, Chih-Wei Su,
Institute for Information Industry (III)
Whai-En Chen
National Ilan University
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IEEE C80216m-08/1189
Shiann-Tsong Sheu, Chih-Cheng Yang
National Central University
Yang-Han Lee, Yih Guang Jan
Tamkang University
Introduction
We proposed to adopt three options for the relay frame structure in SDD. However, in order
to avoid the complexity of coexistence, we proposed that they must not coexist in a 16m relay
network. Option 1 and Option 3 have been studied extensively in 16j. Option 2 has the benefits
of scheduling efficiency, but it requires detail technical design to resolve interference and power
management issues.
Proposed Changes:
11.4.4 Relay Support in Frame Structure
There are two three options for the Relay frame structure,. These are captured in Figure 23, and Figure 24, and
Figure 25. They shall not coexist in a 16m relay network. Further study is required to distill a single frame
structure from among these two options.
[Insert the following text as indicated:]
16m RS
16m RS/
Carrier 2 Carrier 1 16m BS
16m MS
Option 3: STR Relay
DL
UL
BS®RS/MS
(Tx)
RS/MS®BS
(Rx)
BS®RS (Rx)
RS®BS (Tx)
RS®MSs/RSs (Tx)
MSs/RSs®RS (Rx)
RS®MSs/RSs
(Rx)
MSs/RSs®RS
(Tx)
Figure 25 Relay Frame structure option 3
A STR relay station supports simultaneous communication with subordinate station(s) and the superordinate
station. It uses the frame structure defined in 11,4,1 for the BS frame and the RS frame to support relay operations.
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