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Scanning apparatus and method in a multi-hop relay broadband wireless access communication system

  • US 7,822,382 B2
  • Filed: 01/04/2010
  • Issued: 10/26/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A Relay Station (RS) apparatus in a cellular communication system, the apparatus comprising:

  • an interface module for communicating with a Mobile Subscriber Station (MSS) and a Base Station (BS); and

    a controller for controlling the interface module to transmit a scan request message received from the MSS to the BS, to transmit a scan response message received from the BS to the MSS, wherein the scan response message includes information for scanning the MSS, to receive a scan notify message indicating the scanning of the MSS from the BS, to receive a scan report message containing a scanning result from the MSS, to transmit the scan report message to the BS, and to receive a scan result message indicating the scanning result of the MSS from the BS, after transmitting the scan report message.

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