A system and method of operation for managing communication routing from a subscriber station to a base station is provided. The method includes establishing a communication link between the subscriber station and the base station; determining a base station signal quality and a base station timing offset from the subscriber station to the base station; receiving by the base station from one or more relay stations an associated relay station signal quality and an associated relay station timing offset from the subscriber station to the base station through each of the one or more relay stations; identifying a best communication route from the subscriber station to the base station; and transmitting from the base station to the subscriber station a timing correction value associated with the best communication route.