FRAGMENTATION AND PACKING FOR WIRELESS MULTI-USER MULTI-HOP RELAY NETWORKS

摘要

A hop-by-hop and multi-hop approach for fragmentation and packing are provided for a wireless multi-hop relay network. The fragmentation and packing operate at ingress, intermediate, and egress stations of a tunnel connecting a base station (BS) with an access relay station (RS). A format of the associated relay fragmentation and packing subheader are specified. In addition, a tunnel data includes numbered blocks to ensure correct packet sequencing for proper packet construction and reassembly for fragmentation and packing in the multi-hop relay network.