Controlling a subscriber station on a direct mode channel

PCT No. PCT/FI95/00114 Sec. 371 Date Nov. 2, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Nov. 2, 1995 PCT Filed Feb. 28, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO95/24655 PCT Pub. Date Sep. 14, 1995The present invention relates to a method and radio system for controlling a subscriber station (MS1) operating on a direct mode channel in a radio system, said radio system comprising a radio network (SwMi) with at least one base station (BS) and subscriber stations (MS1), and further, at least one repeater station (RS), which forwards traffic between said at least one base station (BS) and the subscriber stations (MS1) operating on the direct mode channel. To control the subscriber stations operating on the direct mode channel, information on the identifiers of subscriber stations operating on the direct mode channel in the coverage area of the repeater station (RS) is maintained in said repeater station (RS).