A method and apparatus of relaying data in a wireless communication system is provided. A relay station (RS) receives relay zone allocation information. A plurality of relay zones is allocated in a resource region by the relay zone allocation information. The relay station receives data transmitted from a super-ordinate station, detects a tunneling traffic destined to a subordinate station from the data, and transmits the tunneling traffic to the subordinate station. The tunneling traffic is transmitted over one of the plurality of relay zones.