Abstract: A communication system includes a shared channel occupied by a plurality of user equipments (UEs) and spread with a plurality of channelization codes to transmit user data, and a plurality of control channels for transmitting control information related to the shared channel in order to enable the UEs to receive the shared channel signal. The system generates a plurality of control channel sets by classifying the control channels into a predetermined number of control channels, and assigns the control channel sets so that each of the UEs monitors a particular control channel set among the control channel sets. Upon detecting necessity to modify a control channel set to be assigned to a particular UE among the UEs, a Node B determines to modify a control channel set assigned into the UE to a new control channel set at a predetermined point of time to come.

Abstract: An RNC determines parameters available for measurement of a synchronization signal and second Node B information from a second Node B, transmits the determined parameters to a first Node B during radio link setup and to a UE during radio bearer setup, and transmits parameter selection information to the first Node B and the UE, if it is recognized that measurement of the synchronization signal and the second Node B information is necessary. The first Node B changes a position of a downlink time period over which a downlink channel is transmitted from the first Node B to the UE and a position of an uplink time period over which an uplink channel is transmitted from the UE to the first Node B, according to parameters selected from the parameters. The UE receives the synchronization signal and the second Node B information in the remaining time periods except the changed downlink time period and the changed uplink time period among the plurality of time periods.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for retransmitting data in a mobile communication system. A MAC-h (Medium Access Control-high speed) layer transmits, to an RLC (Radio Link Control) layer, received data and information on whether a retransmission process on errored data is being performed, thereby to prevent the RLC layer from performing duplicated retransmission on the errored data.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for frequency synchronization in an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) system, wherein the method includes the steps of transmitting OFDM symbols in such a manner that a data symbol size of a particular OFDM symbol in each frame is set to be smaller than a data symbol size of a typical OFDM symbol within the frame, receiving the OFDM symbols and calculating respectively, correlation coefficients of the particular OFDM symbol based on both a time interval of corresponding data symbols and a time interval of data symbols of the typical OFDM symbol, taking respectively phases of corresponding correlation coefficient calculated from the particular OFDM symbol and estimating a decimal part of a frequency offset, and determining an integer part of the frequency offset corresponding to the decimal part of the frequency offset, thereby estimating an entire frequency offset and acquiring the frequency synchronization.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for controlling uplink transmission power in a handover region by a UE in communication with a Node B using an FCS scheme. The UE stores TPC commands received for a specific duration from a plurality of cells in an active set, if the UE enters in the handover region during communication with a current best cell. If a next best cell is selected from the plurality of the cells, the UE determines a transmission power offset by comparing TPC commands from the current best cell with TPC commands from the next best cell for the specific duration at a time point where the best cell is changed from the current best cell to the next best cell. The UE transmits initial transmission power for the next best cell at a transmission power level determined considering the transmission power offset.

Abstract: A noise and interference power measurement apparatus for an antenna diversity system that services a plurality of users with an array antenna having a plurality of antenna elements. A channel estimator estimates a channel impulse response for a radio channel corresponding to a predetermined plurality of regularly spaced direction-of-arrival (DOA) values. A data estimator estimates the received data using a received signal and a system matrix. A quantizer quantizes the estimated data. An interference and noise calculator calculates noise vectors at the respective antenna elements by removing from the received signal an influence of the quantized data to which the system matrix is applied, calculates an estimated noise matrix at the plurality of antenna elements, calculates interference power by auto-correlating the estimated noise matrix, and calculates noise and interference power based on the interference power.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for multiplexing packets for broadcast services in a mobile communication system based on orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM). The OFDM system has a transmission structure in which one slot includes at least two symbols, and each symbol includes a plurality of subcarriers. Different broadcast service packets received from at least two channels are multiplexed into one slot and a result of the multiplexing is transmitted. Overhead information of the channel packets multiplexed into the one slot is generated and transmitted.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing a broadcasting service in a mobile communication system. The apparatus and method can transmit broadcasting service data using orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols in the mobile communication system. Broadcasting service data is encoded and modulated. The modulated data is demultiplexed into data streams corresponding to a number of orthogonal frequency subcarriers. The data streams are transformed using Fast Fourier Transform (FFT). The transformed data streams are multiplexed using OFDM. Information with a predetermined length placed in a last part of OFDM data is copied. The copied information is added as a cyclic prefix (CP) to a head part of the OFDM data, and OFDM symbols to be transmitted are generated. The generated OFDM symbols are multiplexed into a forward channel of the mobile communication system, and the multiplexed OFDM symbols are transmitted.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting scheduling grant information by a TFCI in Node B controlled scheduling of uplink packet transmission. In one embodiment, a scheduling command resulting from Node B controlled scheduling is mapped onto a TFCI and transmitted on the downlink. In another embodiment, an ACK/NACK signal determining retransmission of uplink packet data is mapped onto a TFCI and transmitted on the downlink.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for sharing a DL-DPCH in an NB-TDD system. Two time slots at the same position in two subframes forming one radio frame are allocated as a DPCH for two UEs. A Node B arranges data and control information for the UEs in the two time slots and transmits the data and control information to the UEs. The UEs extract the data and control information from the two time slots and acquire the data and control information destined for the individual UEs.

Abstract: Disclosed is a structure of a downlink common channel for transmitting an ACK/NACK to notify whether retransmission should be performed through a transmission position of the downlink common channel according to a channel code of a time slot allocated to a UE, and a method for distinguishing an ACK from a NACK, in using a HARQ scheme for uplink transmission of a TDD CDMA scheme in a 3G mobile communication.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for determining transmit power of an uplink frame transmitted from a subscriber station to a base station and transmitting data in a mobile communication system in which a downlink frame, transmitted from the base station to the subscriber station, and the uplink frame are time division-duplexed (TDD). The apparatus includes a receive power measurement unit for measuring receive power of signals received from the base station; a transmit power controller for determining the transmit power of the uplink frame from the receive power measured by the receive power measurement unit and information related to receptions of an uplink frame, which is received from the base station; and a transmission radio frequency processor for performing radio processing so that the uplink frame is transmitted according to the transmit power determined by the transmit power controller.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for gating a dedicated physical control channel in a mobile communication system. A UTRAN (UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network) transmits a gating start command or a gating end command to a UE (User Equipment) through a specific transport format combination indicator symbol according to whether there exists data transmitted over a downlink physical shared channel and a dedicated physical data channel, thereby to start or end gating the dedicated physical control channel.

Abstract: A method and apparatus in a UE for detecting active channelization codes including channelization codes used by other UEs, which are different from at least one channelization code assigned to the UE, for transmission/reception to/from a Node B in an assigned time slot in a mobile communication system, where each of time slots of a radio channel frame is identified by a plurality of code channels, each having a unique channelization code. Accordingly, a channelization code set is formed to include a predetermined number of channelization codes to be searched, code channel data corresponding to the channelization codes is detected from a received signal, the code power of the code channel data is measured and compared with a predetermined threshold, and channelization codes having code power values exceeding the threshold are selected as active channelization codes.

Abstract: A joint detection reception apparatus and method, which are utilized irrespective of a length of an orthogonal code in a TD-CDMA communication system.

Abstract: A method for providing soft handover in a code division multiple access mobile communication system supporting multicast multimedia broadcast service. In an asynchronous mobile communication system supporting an MBMS service, when a UE moves to a region where it can receive data from a plurality of Node Bs, soft handover is performed on the UE. Thus, even though an MBMS user moves from an existing cell to a new cell, a stable MBMS service is provided. Furthermore, the UE can soft-combine data received from a plurality of Node Bs.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing multimedia broadcast and multicast services in a CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) mobile communication system. The apparatus and method enable a common MBMC (Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Control) layer to be allocated between a plurality of cells, enable MBMC layers to be classified on the basis of types of services, and use the classified MBMC layers. That is, individual MBMC layers do not have to store large-capacity data because a unique service or transmission rate in each of cells is based on a slow rate, and the individual MBMC layers corresponding to respective cells process a service requiring complex scheduling. Moreover, the apparatus and method enable the same information to be provided to a plurality of cells and enable a streaming-type service to be processed in a common MBMC layer commonly used in the cells.

Abstract: A communication system includes a shared channel occupied by a plurality of user equipments (UEs) and spread with a plurality of channelization codes to transmit user data, and a plurality of control channels for transmitting control information related to the shared channel in order to enable the UEs to receive the shared channel signal. The system generates a plurality of control channel sets by classifying the control channels into a predetermined number of control channels, and assigns the control channel sets so that each of the UEs monitors a particular control channel set among the control channel sets. Upon detecting necessity to modify a control channel set to be assigned to a particular UE among the UEs, a Node B determines to modify a control channel set assigned into the UE to a new control channel set at a predetermined point of time to come.

Abstract: An RNC determines parameters available for measurement of a synchronization signal and second Node B information from a second Node B, transmits the determined parameters to a first Node B during radio link setup and to a UE during radio bearer setup, and transmits parameter selection information to the first Node B and the UE, if it is recognized that measurement of the synchronization signal and the second Node B information is necessary. The first Node B changes a position of a downlink time period over which a downlink channel is transmitted from the first Node B to the UE and a position of an uplink time period over which an uplink channel is transmitted from the UE to the first Node B, according to parameters selected from the parameters. The UE receives the synchronization signal and the second Node B information in the remaining time periods except the changed downlink time period and the changed uplink time period among the plurality of time periods.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for controlling transmission power of a plurality of UEs (User Equipments) by a Node B to perform broadcasting in a mobile communication system including the Node B and the UEs capable of communicating with the Node B in a cell occupied by the Node B, the Node B being capable of broadcasting common information to specified UEs among the plurality of UEs. The method comprises receiving channel quality information for each UE from the UEs; and increasing or decreasing transmission power of the Node B based on the worst channel quality information among the channel quality information received from the UEs.