Method and device for relay deployment in a TDD communication network

A base station operating as a relay node in a Time Division Duplex (TDD) communication network, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• a first sector including a first Remote Radio Unit (RRU) and a first antenna;
• and
• a second sector including a second RRU and a second antenna,
• wherein the at least one processor is configured to configure the base station to operate as a relay node, wherein the first sector is configured to operate as a User Equipment (UE) part of the relay node and the second sector is configured to operate as a base station part of the relay node, wherein while the first sector is operating as the UE part the first sector is not operating as the base station part and wherein while the second sector is operating as the base station part the second sector is not operating as the UE part, and
• wherein the first RRU is configured to be coupled to another base station operating as a donor base station via backhaul link using the first sector, and the second RRU is configured to be coupled to a UE via access link using the second sector, both the backhaul link and the access link being allocated with wireless resources.