Patent ID: 9066254
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A mobile station of a wireless access system, comprising: a first function block configured to perform radio resource control and management as a medium access control (MAC) layer, and to reside on a control plane; and a second function block configured to perform medium access control as the MAC layer, and to reside on the control plane and a data plane, wherein the first function block comprises a direct communication management block configured to support a direct communication between the mobile station and other mobile station, a multi-mode management block configured to control the mobile station to perform a role of a relay station or a base station, a multicast management block configured to perform a group communication through a multicast group including the mobile station, and a path management block configured to manage a path for the direct communication, wherein the multi-mode management block comprises: a multi-mode configuration and control management block configured to perform configuration and control for a role of the mobile station; a connection maintenance management block configured to maintain or change a current service; and a link measurement and report management block configured to measure radio link quality of the mobile station, and to report the radio link quality to other station.