Patent ID: 8199690
Filing Date: 2012-06-12
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
1. A relay station for use in a multi-hop network, the multi-hop network conforming to the IEEE 802.16j standard and comprising a base station, a mobile station and the relay station, the relay station comprising: a receiving device being configured to receive a frame from the base station, the frame comprising an MAP, the MAP comprising an extended information element corresponding to the relay station, the extended information element being configured to inform the relay station how resources and schedules in the multi-hop network are allocated and arranged for the relay station; a decoding device being electrically connected to the receiving device and configured to decode the extended information element to derive at least one message, the at least one message being an information element coming right after the extended information element in the MAP and being configured to let the relay station know how the resource and schedules in the multi-hop network are allocated and arranged for the relay station; and a transmission device being electronically connected to the decoding device and configured to transmit a burst to the mobile station according to the at least one message.