Relay apparatus and relay method

摘要

A relay apparatus for managing a base station that connects to a mobile station by wireless is disclosed. The relay apparatus includes: an idle mode detection unit configured to detect that the mobile station is in an idle mode; a renewal execution unit configured to execute a renewal process on behalf of the mobile station in the idle mode by communicating messages necessary for the renewal process with a server; and a timer synchronization unit configured to synchronize timers of the mobile station and the server after the mobile station returns to a normal mode from the idle mode.