Patent ID: 8228844

Claim:
A control station configured to set an idle time of at least one base station in a wireless network system, the control station comprising: a storage configured to store reference data used to calculate the idle time according to a number of terminals in communication with the at least one base station; and a controller configured to set the idle time calculated based on the reference data stored in the storage as the idle time of the at least one base station, the controller comprising: a determination module configured to determine whether or not the at least one base station is undergoing a change in the number of terminals in communication with the at least one base station; a calculation module configured to calculate an adjusted idle time corresponding to the changed number of terminals based on the reference data stored in the storage when the at least one base station undergoes a change in the number of terminals in communication with the at least one base station as determined by the determination module; and a setup module configured to set the calculated idle time as the idle time of the at least one base station.