Method for operating a radio communications system with subscriber stations serving as routing nodes, a routing method and a corresponding subscriber station

A subscriber station for a radio communication system which makes provision for relaying data of connections via subscriber stations which temporarily act as routing nodes, comprising:

• a signaling unit to signal readiness of the subscriber station to act as a routing node, the signaling unit signaling to a routing unit of the radio communication system, wherein
• the signaling unit is embodied to output signaling which simultaneously initiates a determination of a location of the subscriber station,
• the subscriber station receives from the routing unit a routing request if the routing unit selects the subscriber station to act as a routing node, and
• after the location of the subscriber station has been determined and after the routing request has been received from the routing unit, the subscriber station sends to the routing unit further information for performing a routing operation.

A routing unit for a radio communication system which makes provision for relaying data of connections via subscriber stations which temporarily act as routing nodes, comprising:

• a receiving device to receive, from at least one of the subscriber stations, signaling by which said subscriber station indicates readiness to act as a routing node for a data connection;
• and
• a routing device to route the data connection by selecting subscriber stations which (i) have previously indicated their readiness to act as a routing node and (ii) which have been located during a location determination, the subscriber stations being selected to serve as routing nodes
• wherein the receiving device receives further information from the subscriber station to enable the subscriber station to act as a routing node, the further information being received after the location determination and after the subscriber station has been selected to serve as a routing node.