Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080207193 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING CONTROL INFORMATION IN MULTI-HOP RELAY BROADBAND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for transmitting control information to a Relay Station (RS) in a multi-hop relay broadband wireless communication system is disclosed. The apparatus includes a generator, a controller, and a communication unit. The generator generates control information to be transmitted to a lower RS. The controller controls and transmits the control information during a first relay link transmission interval among at least one relay link transmission interval distributed within a frame. The communication unit transmits the control information to the lower RS. | 08-28-2008 |
20080209299 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RETRANSMITTING REQUEST IN WIRELESS RELAY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Data retransmission apparatus and method in a wireless relay communication system are provided. It is checked whether an Acknowledgement (ACK) message or a Negative ACK (NACK) message for data is received from a Relay Station (RS), which receives the data from a Mobile Station (MS). Scheduling information for transmitting the data is transmitted to the RS, when the ACK message is received from the RS. Errors are checked for in of the data, when the data is received from the RS. The RS is requested to retransmit the data, when the data has an error. Accordingly, since the RS retransmits only the error-free data to the BS, the BS can enhance the data reliability. | 08-28-2008 |
20080209301 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING CONTROL MESSAGE IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM USING RELAYING - An apparatus and method for transmitting an ACK/NACK message from an RS in a wireless communication system using relaying is disclosed, in which the RS checks scheduling information for data transmission from a lower node, receives data from the lower node according to the scheduling information, checks errors in the data, generates error report information indicating whether the data has errors, and transmits the error report information to an upper node. | 08-28-2008 |
20080212516 | Appartus and method for negotiating frame offset between base station and relay station in broadband wireless communication system using multi-hop relay scheme - Provided are an apparatus and method for negotiating a frame offset between a Base Station (BS) and a Relay Station (RS) in a wireless communication system using a multi-hop relay scheme. A communication method of a superordinate station includes, upon detecting an initial access of an relay station, determining an offset value between a frame number used in the superordinate station and a frame number to be used in the relay station; generating a message including RS frame offset information corresponding to the offset value; and transmitting the generated message to the relay station. Accordingly, since the base station and the relay station share the frame offset, the base station can transmit a specific broadcast message in advance to the relay station by considering the frame offset, and the relay station can transmit data, which has to be transmitted in synchronization with the base station at the same time point or at the same frame number, to a Mobile Station (MS) at an exact time point. | 09-04-2008 |
20080219205 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RELEASING MOBILE STATION INFORMATION IN WIRELESS ACCESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM USING MULTI-HOP RELAY SCHEME - Disclosed is an apparatus and method for releasing MS information in a wireless access communication system using a multi-hop relay scheme. In a method for a communication operation of a BS, when a data transmission path of an MS changes, one or more RSs from which information about the MS is to be removed are determined. Thereafter, a path removal message is generated and the path removal message is transmitted to the one or more RSs. | 09-11-2008 |
20080219415 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A VOICE MESSAGE IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for providing a voice message in a communication system are provided. Upon receiving a request message for providing a voice message to a calling terminal, a caller information detector determines whether the request message includes language select information indicating a language of a voice message to be provided to the calling terminal, and detects caller information included in the request message when the language select information is not included. A voice message reproducer selects a language of a voice message to be provided to the calling terminal using the detected caller information, and transmits a voice message corresponding to the selected language to the calling terminal. Accordingly, the calling terminal can receive voice messages in a language appropriate for the user. | 09-11-2008 |
20080232319 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING RESOURCE ALLOCATION INFORMATION IN A WIRELESS MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A system for transmitting/receiving resource allocation information in a wireless mobile communication system is provided. A transmission apparatus allocates a data burst in a frame, the data burst including a two-dimensional region of a time domain and a frequency domain, and transmits resource allocation information on the allocated data burst. A reception apparatus receives the resource allocation information from the transmission apparatus, and detects a region of the frame where the data burst is allocated, using the received resource allocation information. The resource allocation information includes information on a start point and an end point of the data burst. The start point indicates a point which is spaced apart from an start point of the frame by a first offset value in the time domain, and is spaced apart from the start point of the frame by a second offset value in the frequency domain. The end point indicates a point which is spaced apart from the start point by a third offset value in the time domain, and is spaced apart from the start point by a fourth offset value in the frequency domain. The data burst is a two-dimensional rectangular region having a diagonal line segment connecting the start point to the end point. | 09-25-2008 |
20080240014 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASYNCHRONOUS CONTROL MESSAGE TRANSMISSION FOR DATA RETRANSMISSION IN WIRELESS RELAY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and a method for data retransmission in a multihop relay wireless communication system are provided. The retransmission method includes determining whether an error is detected in data received from an upper node; generating a message indicative of the data error; and sending the message to the upper node at a time that is not appointed with the upper node. Therefore, it is possible to reduce a retransmission delay time that occurs during synchronous retransmission. | 10-02-2008 |
20080242340 | Method for supporting fast base station switching in a wireless communication system using multiple frequency bands - A method for performing fast base station switching in an mobile station capable of using multiple frequency assignments in a wireless communication system are provided, in which initial network entry to a base station managing at least two frequency assignments is performed in one of the at least two frequency assignments, overlay mode support information and FA information about the at least two frequency assignments are acquired by the initial network entry, the overlay mode support information indicating whether the base station supports multiple frequency assignments, the base station is notified that the mobile station will operate in an overlay mode using multiple frequency assignments based on the acquired information, and signals are transmitted and received to and from the base station in the at least two frequency assignments. | 10-02-2008 |
20080248793 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DATA RETRANSMISSION IN MULTIHOP RELAY WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and a method for sending a control message for retransmission in a multihop relay wireless communication system are provided. Data received from a lower node is checked for errors. The data is transmitted to an upper node, when the data has no errors. When two or more messages, which include at least one of Acknowledgement (ACK) messages and Negative ACK (NACK) messages in response to a data reception are received from one or more lower nodes, the two or more messages are transmitted to the upper node at the same time. Accordingly, the RS can transmit the control messages for the ARQ provided from the lower nodes, to the upper node at the same time. | 10-09-2008 |
20080293422 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UPDATING A SLEEP ID OF A MOBILE STATION IN A BWA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A system and method for updating a sleep identifier (SLPID) of a mobile station (MS) in a broadband wireless access (BWA) communication system having a sleep mode in which there is no transmission data and an awake mode in which there is transmission data. Upon recognizing a need to update an SLPID allocated to an MS in the sleep mode in the initial phase of the sleep mode, a base station (BS) reallocates a new SLPID to be allocated to the MS and transmits SLPID update information to the MS. Upon receiving the SLPID update information for its current SLPID during the sleep mode, the MS updates its current SLPID with the reallocated SLPID according to the received update information. | 11-27-2008 |
20080305798 | HANDOVER METHOD IN A WIRELESS MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND A SYSTEM THEREFOR - A handover method of a mobile station in a wireless mobile communication system and a system therefore are provided. The mobile station transmits a handover indication message to a serving base station, receives a ranging response message that comprises authentication information required for the mobile station to authenticate a target base station, receives fast ranging resources and transmits a ranging response acknowledgement (ACK) message, which comprises authentication information required for the target base station to authenticate the mobile station, to the target base station after receiving the fast ranging resources. Accordingly, a handover break time is minimized. | 12-11-2008 |
20090054066 | HANDOVER SYSTEM AND METHOD IN A WIRELESS MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A handover method of a Mobile Station (MS) and a wireless mobile communication system are provided. The handover method includes sending a handover request message to a Serving Base Station (BS), receiving a handover response message including handover Target BS information and an entire Cipher-based Message Authentication Code (CMAC) value corresponding to a first number of bits, from the Serving BS in response to the handover request message, storing a partial CMAC value corresponding to a second number of Most Significant Bit (MSB) bits in the entire CMAC value, sending to the Serving BS a handover indication message including the entire CMAC value and information on a Target BS to which the MS has determined to handover, selecting a ranging code using the partial CMAC value, and sending the selected ranging code to the Target BS. | 02-26-2009 |
20090068944 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ALLOCATING A DEDICATED ACCESS ZONE TO RELAY STATION (RS) IN BROADBAND WIRELESS ACCESS (BWA) COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and a method for allocating a dedicated access zone to a Relay Station (RS) in a multihop relay Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) communication system are provided. A communicating method of the RS includes relaying communications between a Base Station (BS) and a Mobile Station (MS), determining whether a dedicated resource is necessary for the communications with the MS, when the dedicated resource is necessary, generating a dedicated access zone request message which comprises necessary bandwidth information and transmitting the dedicated access zone request message to the BS. | 03-12-2009 |
20090196257 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING HANDOVER OF TERMINAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Provided are an apparatus and a method for performing a handover of a terminal in a wireless communication system. In the method, a ranging code is transmitted to a target base station on which a handover is to be performed. A ranging response message comprising Connection Identification (CID) update information is received from the target base station together with resource assignment information for transmission of a ranging request message. Therefore, fast resumption of downlink data reception of the terminal can be supported through fast CID update during a handover. | 08-06-2009 |
20090232081 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING A TRAFFIC INDICATION MESSAGE IN A BROADBAND WIRELESS ACCESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A system and method for transmitting a traffic indication message in a Broadband Wireless Access communication system. A base station (BS) transmits the traffic indication message to mobile subscriber stations (MSSs). The traffic indication message includes information on a number of MSS groups and information on a number of traffic indication indexes, each of the MSS groups includes a predetermined number of MSSs, and each of the traffic indication indexes is assigned to each of the MSS groups, and includes a bitmap including a predetermined number of bits. The predetermined number of bits is identical to the number of the MSSs included in each of the MSS groups, each of the predetermined number of the bits is assigned to each of the MSSs included in each of the MSS groups, and represents operation instruction information for each of the MSSs. | 09-17-2009 |
20090296659 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING A FAST HANDOVER IN A BROADBAND WIRELESS ACCESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A broadband wireless access (BWA) communication system includes a mobile subscriber station (MSS), a serving base station (BS) with which the MSS performs communication, and a plurality of neighbor BSs. The serving BS transmits, to the MSS, a handover request message including information on at least one recommended BS to which the MSS can perform a handover, among the neighbor BSs, and indication information indicating a fast handover, and transmits, to each of the recommended BSs, a handover confirm message indicating that the MSS will perform the fast handover. | 12-03-2009 |
20100029279 | METHOD FOR COMPULSORILY PERFORMING HANDOVER IN BROADBAND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Disclosed is a method for enabling a mobile station existing in a serving cell area to perform a handover procedure in a broadband mobile communication system including the mobile station, a serving base station providing a service to the mobile station, and one or more target base stations containing at least one target cell area overlapping with the serving cell area occupied by the serving base station. The method includes transmitting a handover request message from the mobile station to the serving base station when it is detected that a performance of a handover is necessary; and transmitting a handover indication message containing handover cancel information to the serving base station when the mobile station determines a cancel of the handover while the mobile station is being handed over to one or more target base stations by the serving base station. | 02-04-2010 |
20100144349 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NOTIFYING COMPLETION OF NETWORK RE-ENTRY PROCEDURE IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Provided is a method for receiving a notification indicating a completion of a network re-entry procedure by a Base Station (BS) in a communication system. The method includes transmitting, to a Mobile Station (MS), a RaNGing ReSPonse (RNG-RSP) message including information indicating whether to omit any of processes or transmission of messages for performing a network re-entry procedure with the BS; and receiving, from the MS, a notification indicating the completion of the network re-entry procedure. | 06-10-2010 |
20100159825 | SCANNING APPARATUS AND METHOD IN A MULTI-HOP RELAY BROADBAND WIRELESS ACCESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A scanning apparatus and method in a multi-hop relay Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) communication system are provided. In the scanning method, a Mobile Subscriber Station (MSS) sends a scan request message requesting scanning to a Base Station (BS) via a Relay Station (RS). The BS sends a scan response message containing information for the scanning of the MSS to the MSS via the RS. The BS then sends a scan notify message indicating the scanning of the MSS to the RS. | 06-24-2010 |
20110098069 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STATE SYNCHRONIZATION BETWEEN A BASE STATION AND A MOBILE STATION IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A system and method for state synchronization between a base station and a mobile station in a mobile communication system. A count value indicative of a state change of the base station is received. The received current count value is compared with a previous count value previously received and stored. If the current count value is different from the previous count value, the mobile station performs a network entry procedure with the base station. | 04-28-2011 |
20110141940 | METHOD FOR MEASURING AND REPORTING CHANNEL QUALITY IN A BROADBAND WIRELESS ACCESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A Mobile Subscriber Station (MSS) and an active Base Station (BS) for measuring/reporting a channel quality in a broadband wireless access communication system. The MSS includes a receiver for receiving, from an active BS, channel quality measurement information for the MSS to measure channel qualities of the active BS and a plurality of neighbor BSs, and channel quality report information defining a report mode for the MSS to report measured channel qualities of the active BS and the plurality of neighbor BSs, a processor for measuring the channel qualities of the active BS and the plurality of neighbor BSs according to the channel quality measurement information, and a transmitter for reporting the measured channel qualities of the active BS and the plurality of neighbor BSs to the active BS according to the channel quality report information. | 06-16-2011 |
20110176515 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING HANDOVER IN A BROADBAND WIRELESS ACCESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Disclosed is a system and a method for controlling a handover of a mobile subscriber station in a broadband wireless access communication system. When serving base station determines to perform a handover of the mobile subscriber station, neighbor base stations to which the mobile subscriber station can be handed over, from among neighbor base stations of the mobile subscriber station, are determined based on a service quality level of service being currently provided to the mobile subscriber station. A handover request signal containing information related to the determined neighbor base station to which the mobile subscriber station can be handed over is transmitted to the mobile subscriber station. The serving base station receives from the mobile subscriber station in response to the request of the handover information about one neighbor base station to which the mobile subscriber station will be handed over, and informs the neighbor base station that the mobile subscriber station will be handed over to the neighbor base station. | 07-21-2011 |
20120094711 | METHOD FOR COMPULSORILY PERFORMING HANDOVER IN BROADBAND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Methods and apparatus are provided for performing a handover by a serving base station in a communication system. A handover request message is received from a mobile station. A first handover response message is transmitted to the mobile station. The first handover response message includes a list of at least one neighbor base station. A handover indication message including a value of a handover indication type field is received. The value is determined by the mobile station from among at least two values individually indicating at least one of a handover cancel and the handover rejection. The value representing the handover cancel indicates that the mobile station intends to cancel a handover procedure, and the value representing the handover rejection indicates that the mobile station intends to reject performing handover with any of the at least one neighbor base stations in the list. | 04-19-2012 |
20120287896 | METHOD OF REQUESTING ALLOCATION OF UPLINK RESOURCES FOR EXTENDED REAL-TIME POLLING SERVICE IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus in a Base station (BS) and an apparatus in a Mobile Station (MS) are provided for allocating and requesting, respectively, uplink resources in a wireless communication system. The apparatus in the MS includes a transmitter for sending, to a base station, a predetermined Channel Quality Information CHannel (CQICH) codeword over a pre-allocated CQICH in a silence period, when an uplink bandwidth for an extended real-time Polling Service (ertPS) is not allocated to the mobile station, to inform the base station that the mobile station has data to send; and a receiver for receiving, from the base station, information related to an uplink bandwidth supporting a maximum rate allocated by the base station, in response to the CQICH codeword | 11-15-2012 |