A remote lighting control system for remote lighting control of a plurality of discharge lamps, the system comprising: a plurality of electronic ballasts for controlling lamp current of the discharge lamps, each of the electronic ballasts provided for each of the discharge lamps, each of the electronic ballasts comprising: a transceiver which receives an external control command; a controller for exchanging control information with the transceiver; and a power supply circuit for the transceiver which supplies part of power supplied from the controller to the transceiver; wherein the control command includes identifiable information for identifying one of the plurality of electronic ballasts, and the system includes a wireless network of the plurality of transceivers such that when one transceiver receives the control command said transceiver is configured to transfer the received control command to other electronic ballasts; the transceiver includes a judging section for judging whether the identifiable information identifies the associated electronic ballast, at the time of start-up of the system, if the identifiable information identifies the associated electronic ballast, the transceiver is configured to send control information based on the received control command to the associated controller, causing the controller to control the discharge lamp in accordance with the control command, and while the controller is generating a high-voltage pulse for starting or restarting of the discharge lamp after power supply from a power source that supplies power to the electronic ballasts, to the controller of the electronic ballast starts, the transceivers of the electronic ballasts do not form the wireless network of the plurality of transceivers, and the wireless network be formed after the discharge lamp enters the main discharge phase. a plurality of electronic ballasts for controlling lamp current of the discharge lamps, each of the electronic ballasts provided for each of the discharge lamps, each of the electronic ballasts comprising: a transceiver which receives an external control command; a controller for exchanging control information with the transceiver; and a power supply circuit for the transceiver which supplies part of power supplied from the controller to the transceiver; a transceiver which receives an external control command; a controller for exchanging control information with the transceiver; and a power supply circuit for the transceiver which supplies part of power supplied from the controller to the transceiver; wherein the control command includes identifiable information for identifying one of the plurality of electronic ballasts, and the system includes a wireless network of the plurality of transceivers such that when one transceiver receives the control command said transceiver is configured to transfer the received control command to other electronic ballasts; the transceiver includes a judging section for judging whether the identifiable information identifies the associated electronic ballast, at the time of start-up of the system, if the identifiable information identifies the associated electronic ballast, the transceiver is configured to send control information based on the received control command to the associated controller, causing the controller to control the discharge lamp in accordance with the control command, and while the controller is generating a high-voltage pulse for starting or restarting of the discharge lamp after power supply from a power source that supplies power to the electronic ballasts, to the controller of the electronic ballast starts, the transceivers of the electronic ballasts do not form the wireless network of the plurality of transceivers, and the wireless network be formed after the discharge lamp enters the main discharge phase.