Communication duration configuring method, relay station, base station, and mobile communication system

1. A communication duration configuring method in a mobile communication system with a relay station for relaying wireless communications between a base station and a mobile station, the method comprising:

configuring a communication duration that is at least one of a downlink communication duration in which the relay station receives a transmission signal from the base station while limiting a transmission of a signal from the relay station to the mobile station, and an uplink communication duration in which the relay station transmits the transmission signal to the base station while limiting a transmission of a signal from the mobile station to the relay station;

measuring a self-interference amount in the relay station; and

controlling a configuration of the communication duration, wherein the communication duration is configured by configuring, by the relay station, a subframe at a predetermined position in one radio frame when the self-interference amount is larger than a reference value, and a subframe is not configured in one radio frame when the self-interference amount is equal to or less than the reference value, and

the reference value is determined according to a self-interference mitigation capability of the relay station.

2. The communication duration configuring method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

notifying the relay station from the base station of candidate durations in which the communication duration can be configured; and

notifying the base station from the relay station of a selection result of the communication duration selected from among the candidate durations.

3. The communication duration configuring method according to claim 1 further comprising:

transmitting an instruction to measure the self-interference amount from the base station to the relay station.

4. The communication duration configuring method according to claim 1 , wherein a radio frame including a guard interval is transmitted from the base station to the relay station when the communication duration is configured, and a radio frame without the guard interval is transmitted from the base station to the relay station when the communication duration is not configured.

5. The communication duration configuring method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

controlling transmission power of a downlink signal from the base station to the relay station according to the self-interference amount when a downlink transmission is performed from the base station to the relay station on the downlink communication duration.

6. A relay station which relays wireless communications between a base station and a mobile station, the relay station comprising:

a first transceiver configured to transmit and receive a signal to and from the base station;

a second transceiver configured to transmit and receive a signal to and from the mobile station;

a measurement unit configured to measure a self-interference amount; and

a controller which is able to configure a communication duration that is at least one of a downlink communication duration in which the relay station receives a transmission signal from the base station while limiting a transmission of a signal from the relay station to the mobile station, and an uplink communication duration in which the relay station transmits the transmission signal to the base station while limiting a transmission of a signal from the mobile station to the relay station, wherein

the controller controls a configuration of the communication duration, wherein

the controller configures the communication duration by configuring a subframe at a predetermined position in one radio frame when the self-interference amount is larger than a reference value, and a subframe is not configured in one radio frame when the self-interference amount is equal to or less than the reference value, and

the reference value is determined according to a self-interference mitigation capability of the relay station.

7. The relay station according to claim 6 , wherein the first transceiver receives from the base station a notification about candidate durations in which the communication duration can be configured, and notifies the base station of a selection result of the communication duration selected from among the candidate durations.

8. The relay station according to claim 6 , wherein the first transceiver receives an instruction to measure the self-interference amount from the base station.

9. The relay station according to claim 6 , wherein the first transceiver receives from the base station a radio frame including a guard interval when the communication duration is configured, and receives from the base station a radio frame without the guard interval when the communication duration is not configured.

10. The relay station according to claim 6 , wherein the measurement unit measures the self-interference amount based on an instruction from the base station.

11. A mobile communication system with a relay station for relaying wireless communications between a base station and a mobile station, wherein

the relay station includes:

a controller which is able to configure a communication duration that is at least one of a downlink communication duration in which the relay station receives a transmission signal from the base station while limiting a transmission of a signal from the relay station to the mobile station, and an uplink communication duration in which the relay station transmits the transmission signal to the base station while limiting a transmission of a signal from the mobile station to the relay station; and

a measurement unit configured to measure a self-interference amount in the relay station, wherein

the controller controls a configuration of the communication duration,

the base station includes a base station transceiver to transmit and receive a signal to and from the relay station based on the communication duration; and

the mobile station includes a mobile station transceiver to transmit and receive a signal to and from the relay station based on the communication duration, wherein

the controller configures the communication duration by configuring a subframe at a predetermined position in one radio frame when the self-interference amount is larger than a reference value, and a subframe is not configured in one radio frame when the self-interference amount is equal to or less than the reference value, and

the reference value is determined according to a self-interference mitigation capability of the relay station.