Patent ID: 7796546

Claim:
A subframe configuration method for supporting multiple links in a network, comprising the steps of: configuring at least one of a subframe for a Base Station (BS)-Mobile Station (MS) link and a subframe for a BS-Relay Station (RS) link in a first frequency band of a downlink subframe; configuring at least one of a subframe for an RS-MS link and a subframe for the BS-MS link in a second frequency band of a downlink subframe; configuring at least one of a subframe for the BS-MS link and a subframe for the BS-RS link in the first frequency band of an uplink subframe; and configuring at least one of a subframe for the RS-MS link and a subframe for the BS-MS link in the second frequency band of the uplink subframe, wherein the RS demodulates a received signal and modulates data to be sent to a receiver, and the downlink subframe and the uplink subframe are distinguished by time resources.