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Though [[Starfleet]] and [[Bajor]] discovered that communication through the [[Bajoran wormhole|wormhole]] were possible, it was unreliable. In order to communicate through to the [[Gamma Quadrant]], the wormhole had to be open. Otherwise, the [[wormhole]]'s interference made it impossible. In addition, [[subspace]] communications that did not go through the wormhole could take around 20 years to reach its intended destination.

In [[2371]], the [[Bajoran]]s put behind [[Occupation of Bajor|fifty years of hatred]] towards the [[Cardassian]]s when one of their leaders brokered a historic peace treaty between [[Bajor]] and the [[Cardassian Union]]. <br>Overseen by the Bajoran Emissary, [[Benjamin Sisko]], this treaty paved the way for the wormhole relay station's construction.   To aid in construction, the [[Cardassian]] government sent three scientists. Unfortunately, the relay's first test produced no results, and the team conducted a second test using a different [[subspace]] frequency.  

To aid in construction, the [[Cardassian]] government sent three scientists. Unfortunately, the relay's first test produced no results, and the team conducted a second test using a different [[subspace]] frequency. The second test accidently opened the wormhole, causing a passing nearby [[comet]] to be caught in its gravity and be drawn in to the wormhole. Fulfilling an old Bajoran prophecy in the process, the comet caused a small hole in the wormhole, which ended up being large enough for the relay station to work.

The relay station completed its mission in [[2373]], when [[Deep_Space_9#Strategic_Operations_Officer_Lieutenant_Commander_Worf|Lieutenant Commander Worf]] and former [[Cardassian]] spy [[Elim Garak]] found a [[Dominion]] fleet hiding inside a [[nebula]] close to the wormhole.  [[Worf]] sent a message to the relay station, warning [[Deep Space 9]] about the impending invasion. After that message was clearly sent and received, the Domonion disabled the probe.

The wormhole relay station consisted of a [[Star Fleet]]-produced signaling platform, which was positioned two kilometers from the wormhole entrance. It also contained a [[Cardassian]] transceiver powered by a Star Fleet power grid. The transceiver assembly sent a subspace carrier wave through the wormhole to a second transceiver, located on [[Deep Space 9]].