OUTBAND/INBAND OR FULL-DUPLEX/HALF-DUPLEX MIXTURE BACKHAUL SIGNALING IN RELAY ENHANCED NETWORKS

摘要

It is provided an apparatus, comprising relaying means configured to form an instance of a fourth signal based on an instance of a first signal and to form an instance of a second signal based on an instance of a third signal; second receiving means configured to receive instances of the third signal from a terminal of a communication network in a second frequency band; and second transmitting means configured to transmit instances of the fourth signal to the terminal in a first frequency band; wherein the apparatus further comprises at least one of a combining means configured to combine an instance of a first signal part and an instance of a fourth signal part into an instance of the first signal and a splitting means configured to split an instance of the second signal into an instance of a second signal part and an instance of a third signal part; wherein, if the apparatus comprises the combining means, it comprises further first receiving means configured to receive an instance of the first signal part from a transceiver station of the communication network in the first frequency band, and to receive an instance of the fourth signal part in a fourth frequency band different from the first frequency band; and, if the apparatus comprises the splitting means, it comprises further first transmitting means configured to transmit an instance of the second signal part to the transceiver station in the second frequency band and to transmit an instance of the third signal part in a third frequency band different from the second frequency band.