Method of selectively applying a PDCP function in wireless communication system

1. A method of applying an integrity protection in wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, by a Relay Node (RN), a configuration message from a network,

wherein the received configuration message includes a field that is used for determining whether or not the integrity protection is applied;

applying, by the RN, the integrity protection according to the configuration message,

wherein, only when the integrity protection is applied by the RN, a format of a data for the RN data radio bearer (DRB) includes a field for information related to the integrity protection; and

transmitting the data.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the field for information related to the integrity protection carriers a message authentication code.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the message authentication code is a Message Authentication Code-Integrity (MAC-I).

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the field for information related to the integrity protection is attached at the end of each data.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the field for information related to the integrity protection is only attached when a Data/Control (D/C) field indicates that the data is a data Protocol Data Unit (PDU).

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data is a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) Protocol Data Unit (PDU).

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the format of the data further includes a Data/Control (D/C) field, a reserved field, a field for a sequence number of the data, and a data field.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the field included in the configuration message is received by the RN per each Data Radio Bearer (DRB).

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

operating the RN in accordance with the received configuration message.

10. A Relay Node (RN) for applying an integrity protection in wireless communication system, the Relay Node (RN) comprising:

a transceiver to transmit or receive a data;

a memory to store the data: and

a processor cooperating with the transceiver and memory to perform the steps of:

receiving a configuration message from a network,

wherein the received configuration message includes a field that is used for determining whether or not the integrity protection is applied,

apply the integrity protection according to the configuration message,

wherein, only when the integrity protection is applied by the RN, a format of a data for the RN data radio bearer (DRB) includes a field for information related to the integrity protection, and

transmit the data.

11. The RN of claim 10 , wherein the field for information related to the integrity protection carriers a message authentication code.

12. The RN of claim 11 , wherein the message authentication code is a Message Authentication Code-Integrity (MAC-I).

13. The RN of claim 11 , wherein the field for information related to the integrity protection is attached at the end of each data.

14. The RN of claim 13 , wherein the field for information related to the integrity protection is only attached when a Data/Control (D/C) field indicates that the data is a data Protocol Data Unit (PDU).

15. The RN of claim 10 , wherein the data is a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) Protocol Data Unit (PDU).

16. The RN of claim 10 , wherein the format of the data further includes a Data/Control (D/C) field, a reserved field, a field for a sequence number of the data unit, and a data field.

17. The RN of claim 10 , wherein the field included in the configuration message is received by the RN per each Data Radio Bearer (DRB).

18. The RN of claim 10 , wherein the processor is configured to operate the RN in accordance with the received configuration message.