A Novel Energy-Saving Resource Allocation Scheme in LTE-A Relay Networks

Table 2

Supported configurations for TDD eNB-RN transmission.

Subframe configuration	eNB-RN uplink-downlink configuration	Subframe number
		0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
0	1					D				U
1					U						D
2						D				U	D
3					U	D					D
4					U	D				U	D
5	2			U						D
6					D				U
7				U		D				D
8					D				U		D
9				U	D	D				D
10					D				U	D	D
11	3				U				D		D
12					U				D	D	D
13	4				U						D
14					U				D		D
15					U					D	D
16					U				D	D	D
17					U	D			D	D	D
18	5					U					D