Patent ID: 8422436

Claim:
A method for forwarding data in a forwarding network, the method comprising: acquiring, by a radio remote relay node, data transmitted from a Source Node (SN) to a Target Node (TN) in the forwarding network; defining a corresponding relationship between a plurality of antennas of the radio remote relay node and nodes within coverage areas of the antennas, wherein the plurality of antennas is remote from a main body of the radio remote relay node and connected with the main body of the radio remote relay node through wire transmission media; selecting from the plurality of antennas at least one antenna corresponding to the TN according to the corresponding relationship between the antennas and the nodes in the coverage areas of the antennas; sending the data to the selected antenna through wire transmission media between the selected antenna and the main body of the radio remote relay node; and transmitting the data by the selected antenna.