公开(公告)号：US20240154686A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-09

申请号：US18453525

申请日：2023-08-22

Applicant: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Inventor： Junil CHOI ,  Hyesang CHO ,  Beomsoo KO

IPC: H04B7/155

CPC classification number: H04B7/15514 ,  H04B7/15592

Abstract: Disclosed is a coverage extension method and apparatus in a terahertz (THz) region using cooperative communication. A coverage extension method in a THz region using cooperative communication performed by a computer device includes setting, by an access point (AP) in a downlink system that supports a plurality of user equipments (UEs), a UE that requires assistance due to a blocked line-of-sight (LoS) link as a destination UE and setting a remaining UE as a medium UE among the plurality of UEs; transmitting, by the AP, data to the medium UE; and cooperatively transmitting, by the medium UE, data to the destination UE.