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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2017
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Daejeon, KR;
Hyoung-Jin Kwon, Cheongju-si, KR;
Sung-Geun Jin, Daejeon, KR;
Kapseok Chang, Daejeon, KR;
Woo-Yong Lee, Daejeon, KR;
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Daejeon, KR;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for setting up a relay link to transfer a data frame using a relay in a wireless communication system are provided. The relay link setup method of a source STA in a wireless communication system may include receiving capability information of at least one relay supporting station included in the wireless communication system from an access point (AP) or a personal basic service set (PBSS) central point (PCP), selecting one of the at least one relay supporting station as a relay station, using beam forming information among the source station, a destination station, and the at least one relay supporting station and the capability information, transferring a relay link setup request frame to the destination station, and receiving a relay link setup response frame that includes information on a relay link setup result from the destination station. The relay link setup request frame and the relay link setup response frame may pass through the relay station.