A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM COMPRISING A RELAY NODE

摘要

A method comprising selecting one of a plurality of communication options, each communication option providing a different division of resources between a first link (10) between at least one relay node (4) and a base station (2) and a second link (12) between said at least one relay node (14) and a plurality of user equipment (16) configured to communicate with said at least one relay node (14); and using said selected communication option to control the division of resources between said first and second links (10,12), wherein said using comprises sending information to a user equipment (16) to control an activity of that user equipment (16) in dependence on said selected communication option