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| 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 |
| 20080232267 | Apparatus and method for supporting quality of service in wideband wireless communication system using multiple frequency allocations - An apparatus and method for supporting Quality of Service (QoS) in a wideband wireless communication system using multiple Frequency Allocations (FAs) are provided. In a transmitting method for packet distribution in the wideband wireless communication system, the method includes, during a network entry process, determining a number of FAs through multi-FA capability negotiation; distributing packets, received from a superordinate layer, through the multiple FAs; and transmitting the packets distributed through the multiple FAs. Accordingly, packets can be effectively distributed through multiple FAs, and QoS can be effectively provided. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080232298 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING IP ADDRESS OF TERMINAL USING MULTIPLE FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS IN BROADBAND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An Internet Protocol (IP) address acquisition in a broadband wireless communication system is disclosed. A terminal includes a driver for loading one of a plurality Media Access Control (MAC) addresses for a multi-Frequency Allocation (FA) connection when the terminal is initialized; an interface for registering the loaded MAC address to use in an upper layer of a MAC layer; and a manager for acquiring an IP address using the registered MAC address when a network entry for at least one FA is complete. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080232316 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING INITIAL NETWORK ENTRY IN BROADBAND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for performing initial network entry in a broadband wireless communication system are provided. A communication method includes broadcasting, by a Base Station (BS), a Downlink Channel Descriptor (DCD) message including information on a different Frequency Allocation (FA) of the BS using all FAs; connecting, by one of a plurality of Media Access Control (MAC) processors of a Mobile Station (MS), using an arbitrary FA of the BS; obtaining, by the MS, information on the different FA of the BS by analyzing the DCD message received using the arbitrary FA; and performing, by one or more of the remaining MAC processors of the MS, a network entry process using the different FA of the BS according to the different FA information. Accordingly, when an MS having a plurality of MAC addresses connects to a system that performs communication through multiple FAs, different MAC processors of the MS can perform initial network entry using different FAs in the same cell (or sector or BS) without collisions. | 09-25-2008 |
| 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 |
| 20080232337 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING FREQUENCY OVERLAY IN BROADBAND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A broadband wireless communication system is provided. A sending apparatus in the broadband wireless communication system includes a controller for distributing packets to a plurality of processors to transmit the packets in a multi-Frequency Allocation (FA) access mode; the plurality of the processors for processing the packet provided from the controller in a Media Access Control (MAC) layer; and a plurality of senders for encoding the packets provided from the corresponding processors in a physical layer and transmitting a signal generated through the physical layer encoding. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080233961 | Apparatus and method for performing handover in Broadband wireless communication system - An apparatus and method for performing handover in a broadband wireless communication system are provided. A communication method includes broadcasting, by a Base Station (BS), a neighbor advertisement message including neighbor cell information through each Frequency Allocation (FA); analyzing the neighbor cell advertise message by a plurality of Media Access Control (MAC) processors of an Mobile Station (MS) to obtain FA configuration information of each neighbor cell; independently determining handover by the MAC processors of the MS; generating the start of handover by one MAC which first determines handover; and determining a handover target by the remaining MAC processors so that handover is performed to different FAs of the same BS of the MAC processor which generates the start of handover by using the FA configuration information of each neighbor cell. | 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 |
| 20080253569 | System and method for performing authentication in a wireless mobile communication system - A system and method for authentication in a wireless mobile communication system are provided, in which a mobile station calculates a CMAC value having a first number of bits, transmits to a base station a ranging request message including a partial CMAC value being a second number of upper bits of the CMAC value having the first number of bits, and receives a ranging response message indicating whether authentication is successful or failed from the base station. | 10-16-2008 |
| 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 |
| 20090285157 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING VOICE CALL IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND SYSTEM THEREOF - A system is provided that provides a voice call service over a Circuit Switching (CS) domain to a User Equipment (UE) that was receiving a service in a Packet Switching (PS) domain. A Mobile Management Entity (MME) sends a paging message to the UE to provide a service in the CS domain. The MME sends a suspend request message requesting suspension of the service being provided to the UE in the PS domain, upon receiving a report message indicating that the UE has switched to the CS domain. A gateway suspends the service in the PS domain upon receiving the suspend request message from the MME. | 11-19-2009 |
| 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 |
| 20100040014 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALLOCATING A CHANNEL QUALITY INFORMATION CHANNEL IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method for requesting allocation of a Channel Quality Information Channel (CQICH) by a Mobile Station (MS) in a communication system. The method includes switching, by the MS, from a serving anchor Base Station (BS) to a target anchor BS, detecting an absence of a CQICH allocated from the target anchor BS, and transmitting, from the MS to the target anchor BS, a CQICH allocation request. The CQICH allocation request includes a CQICH allocation request header including a basic Connection IDentifier (CID) of the MS and a Header Check Sequence (HCS) for the CQICH allocation request header. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100111041 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD THEREOF - A communication system and data transmission method thereof are provided. The method includes adding an end marker to the end of source data and transmitting the source data and the end marker for a Packet data network GateWay (PGW) to a source evolved Node B (eNB) if a handover is carried out from the source eNB to a target eNB while the PGW is transmitting the source data to the source eNB, forwarding the source data and the end marker from the source eNB to the target eNB, transmitting target data immediately following the source data from the PGW to the target eNB, and transmitting the source data and the target data, which is classified into the source data by the end marker and immediately follows the end of the source data, from the target eNB to user equipment. | 05-06-2010 |
| 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 |
| 20100195576 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MESSAGE PUSH SERVICE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and a system for providing a push service in a wireless communication system adopting an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) scheme or an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) scheme are provided. The method includes when receiving a message from another network or another messaging server, transmitting, at a messaging server, a push service request message to a push server; when a Mobile Station (MS) of which the push service is requested using the push service request message of the messaging server, operates in an awake mode, transmitting, at the push server, a first push deliver message comprising a message designated for the MS, to a Base Station (BS), and when receiving the first push deliver message, transmitting, at the BS, a second push deliver message based on a Media Access Control (MAC) layer comprising the message designated for the MS, to the MS. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100214973 | METHOD FOR FORWARDING DIRECT MESSAGE IN PARTIAL FUNCTION OFDMA RELAY SYSTEM - A method for forwarding direct message in partial function OFDMA relay system is proposed in present invention. In present invention, the operations like forwarding and reflecting are fixed for the PFRS. Therefore, the BS performs scheduling according to the fixed operations so as to make the PFRS actually has the function of direct message forwarding. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100284322 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING DOWNLINK SCHEDULE IN WIMAX/WIBRO RELAY SYSTEM - A system and method for transmitting downlink schedule in a WiMax/WiBro relay system is proposed in present invention. In present invention, the task of transmitting the schedule is dispersed from the BS to both of the BS and RS so that several RS may transmit the schedule items simultaneously and therefore the resource of the system is saved. | 11-11-2010 |
| 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 |
