Patent ID: 8995904
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: H04B,H04W

Abstract:
1. A relay station comprising: a selector that, based on wireless communication states with each mobile station, selects a mobile station candidate for which amplification is to be performed by the relay station; and an amplifier that performs amplification, based on first information that is related to a mobile station for which amplification is to be performed by the relay station and that is reported by a base station, and second information that is related to the mobile station candidate selected by the selector, wherein the first information reported by the base station includes a gain factor that is selected based on a number of mobile stations for which amplification is to be performed, wherein the second information is shared between the relay station and at least one other relay station and based on the first information, the second information of the relay station, and the shared second information of the at least one other relay station, the relay station judges whether to perform amplification, and wherein the relay station is further configured to transmit a list of nearby mobile stations to the at least one other relay station by a wired line.