Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are systems and methods for wireless communication. According to one embodiment, a system for wireless communication comprises a first relay station, second relay station, and a base station. The first relay station and the second relay station are operable to receive and transmit wireless signals. The base station is operable to transmit the wireless signals to the first relay station and the second relay station in an interchanging pattern during successive time frames so that the first relay station and the second relay station forward the wireless signals to a mobile station.