COMMUNICATION DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING COMMUNICATION

摘要

An infrastructure station for performing direct local forwarding in a cellular mobile communication system which includes a core network is provided. The infrastructure station includes a transceiver, a detector, a binder, and a forwarder. The detector is configured to detect a local forwarding opportunity between at least two mobile stations under the control of the infrastructure station based on received transmissions. The binder is configured to bind an uplink flow and a downlink flow together into a data flow route between the at least two mobile stations. The uplink flow and the downlink flow are identified by uniquely identifiable station flow identifiers. These station flow identifiers are unique service flow identifiers, a composition of at least a uniquely identifiable station identifier and a uniquely identifiable flow identifier, or connection identifiers. The forwarder is configured to forward received data from the at least two mobile stations by employing a station flow identifier provided in received data transmissions to determine the data route flow.