FACILITATING ENERGY EFFICIENCY EMPLOYING RELAY TRANSMISSION MODE OF MULTIPLE DEVICE COORDINATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

摘要

Techniques for energy efficiency utilizing the relay transmission mode of multiple device coordination (MDC) in a wireless communication system are described. For example, a method includes identifying, by a coordinating device including a processor, one or more devices associated with a same entity as the coordinating device, wherein the coordinating device and the one or more devices are part of a set of devices. The method also includes coordinating, by the coordinating device, with the one or more devices to enable a single radio resource connection (RRC) between the set of devices and a base station. The coordinating can include selecting a relay node device, from among the set of devices, to relay data transmitted from the set of devices during a relay transmission mode. The data is relayed to the base station using the single RRC, which is established through the relay node device.