A method of
handover control, a
relay apparatus, and a method for selecting a target
cell are provided that make it possible to identify a target
cell in a hand-in phase even in a
network topology in which
relay apparatuses are connected in
multiple stages. In a radio communication
system in which a
base station controller (14) and a first
relay apparatus (1) are connected to a communication network, wherein the
base station controller has under its control at least one first
base station (12) connected thereto, and the first relay apparatus has under its control at least a second relay apparatus (2) connected thereto, wherein the second relay apparatus has under its control at least one second base
station (4-6) connected thereto, the first relay apparatus acquires
cell information of a cell controlled by the second base
station under the control of the second relay apparatus, and in a hand-in phase for
handover from the first base
station (12), to which a radio station (16) is wirelessly connected, to the second base station (6), the first relay apparatus identifies a target cell of the
handover by using the cell information.