Abstract: A method for converting source data to a channel-modulated signal having a plurality of pairs of in-phase (I) and quadrature-phase (Q) data in a mobile station, wherein the mobile station uses at least one channel, includes the steps of: a) encoding the source data to generate at least one data part and a control part; b) generating at least one spreading code to be allocated to the channel, wherein each spreading code is selected on the basis of a data rate of the data part and the control part and spreading codes are selected so that two consecutive pairs of the I and Q data are correspondent to two points located on same point or symmetrical with respect to a zero point on a phase domain; and c) spreading the control part and the data part by using the spreading code, to thereby generate the channel-modulated signal.

Abstract: Provided is a method for transmitting paging information in a cellular system. An object of the method is transmitting paging information which can improve applicability of a limited radio resource by variably and flexibly setting up and mapping a transport channel and a physical channel in order to transmit information notifying start of downlink information from a base station to a terminal in a cellular system for packet transmission. The method includes the steps of: forming a paging channel (PCH) in a transport channel corresponding to generation of paging information; setting a paging indication channel (PICH) based on the paging information and forming the paging indication channel in a radio resource of a physical layer; and allocating the paging channel to the radio resource of the physical layer.

Abstract: A layered transmission apparatus transmitting information regarding a plurality of layers includes: coding units coding an information bit of a corresponding layer to generate code bits; bit interleaving units bit-interleaving a corresponding code bit to generate interleaved symbols; a modulation unit classifying layers into layer groups, and modulating interleaved symbols corresponding to each of the groups to generate a modulation symbol of each of the groups; a gain control unit controlling gain of the modulation symbol of each of the groups; and an adding unit adding gain-controlled modulation symbols of the groups to generate a transmission symbol.

Abstract: A method for managing a multicast and broadcast service in a base station according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: transmitting a multicast and broadcast service control channel to a terminal; transmitting an indicator channel for indicating a change of the multicast and broadcast service control channel by using a unicast control channel when the multicast and broadcast service control channel is changed, to the terminal; and transmitting the changed multicast and broadcast service control channel to the terminal.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for RA in a cellular system. The RA in the cellular system includes receiving an RA preamble from a terminal for RA, transmitting, to the terminal, an RA response message including a sequence of the received RA preamble and uplink resource information of the terminal and overload state information with respect to the RA, receiving control information generated based on the RA response message from the terminal through the uplink resource information, and transmitting control response information with respect to the received control information.

Abstract: Provided is a method for transmitting paging information in a cellular system. An object of the method is transmitting paging information which can improve applicability of a limited radio resource by variably and flexibly setting up and mapping a transport channel and a physical channel in order to transmit information notifying start of downlink information from a base station to a terminal in a cellular system for packet transmission. The method includes the steps of: forming a paging channel (PCH) in a transport channel corresponding to generation of paging information; setting a paging indication channel (PICH) based on the paging information and forming the paging indication channel in a radio resource of a physical layer; and allocating the paging channel to the radio resource of the physical layer.

Abstract: An orthogonal complex spreading method for a multichannel and an apparatus thereof are disclosed. The method includes the steps of complex-summing ?n1WM,n1Xn1 which is obtained by multiplying an orthogonal Hadamard sequence WM,n1 by a first data Xn1 of a n-th block and ?n2WM,n2Xn2 which is obtained by multiplying an orthogonal Hadamard sequence W1,n2 by a second data Xn2 of a n-th block; complex-multiplying ?n1WM,n1Xn1+j?n2WM,n2Xn2 which is summed in the complex type and WM,n3+jPWM,n4 of the complex type using a complex multiplier and outputting as an in-phase information and quadrature phase information; and summing only in-phase information outputted from a plurality of blocks and only quadrature phase information outputted therefrom and spreading the same using a spreading code.

Abstract: Provided is an error correcting method that can provide improved error correction efficiency in a multimedia broadcast/multicast service (MBMS) by marking the presence of an error in a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) with an error instead of discarding the erroneous PDU in an MBMS terminal of the MBMS system, which performs error correction in an application layer, and transmitting the erroneous PDU together with a PDU without an error to the application layer, and an error correction apparatus employing the method. The MBMS terminal includes: a radio link control (RLC) protocol processor configured to receive PDUs generated from the reception data, generate service data units (SDUs) by combining the PDUs, mark whether there is an SDU recovered from a PDU with an error, and output the SDUs; and a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) processing means configured to receive and deliver the SDUs.

Abstract: A convergence network based on an identifier and a communication method using the same are provided. The convergence network based on the identifier includes an underlying network including a plurality of communication entities and an access router configured to separate IDs and locators of the communication entities; at least one domain network configured in an overlay form using the access router, and configured to have a different identifier based on a communication type or a service type; and a global name server GNS configured to register an identifier for identifying each of a communication entities and a domain network. The communication entities communicate over the at least one domain network using the identifier.

Abstract: A receiver for receiving a layer-modulated signal includes: a base layer decoding unit configured to calculate a bit metric including code bit information of a base layer based on the reception signal and decode an information bit of the base layer; and at least one enhancement layer decoding unit configured to decode an information bit of an upper layer of a lower layer based on the decoding results of the lower layer, wherein the base layer decoding unit and the at least one enhancement layer decoding unit are sequentially connected according to the order of the corresponding layers.

Abstract: Provided is a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS); and, more particularly, a data transmission/receiving method in a multimedia broadcast multicast service system, and an apparatus thereof. The data transmitting method in the MBMS system includes the step of checking a terminal receiving data provided from the MBMS and the step of determining whether there is error report feedback on retransmission of the data according to the number of the detected terminals.

Abstract: A method for converting source data to a channel-modulated signal having a plurality of pairs of in-phase (I) and quadrature-phase (Q) data in a mobile station, wherein the mobile station uses at least one channel, includes the steps of: a) encoding the source data to generate at least one data part and a control part; b) generating at least one spreading code to be allocated to the channel, wherein each spreading code is selected on the basis of a data rate of the data part and the control part and spreading codes are selected so that two consecutive pairs of the I and Q data are correspondent to two points located on same point or symmetrical with respect to a zero point on a phase domain; and c) spreading the control part and the data part by using the spreading code, to thereby generate the channel-modulated signal.

Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for discontinuously transmitting/receiving packets for low-power consumption of a terminal in a cellular system for packet transmission. The present invention provides a method and apparatus that can perform a low-power consuming operation when a terminal is in active state in a cellular system. The method for discontinuously transmitting/receiving packet data to reduce power consumption of a terminal in a cellular system, including the steps of: a) establishing discontinuous transmission/reception (DTX/DRX) parameters including discontinuous DTX/DRX cycle information for terminals operating in a transmission suspension mode, which is a sub-state of an active state; and b) performing DTX/DRX based on the DTX/DRX parameters in the terminals operating in the transmission suspension mode.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a preamble allocation method and a random access method in a mobile communication system. In the present invention, one among preamble resources is allocated to specific mobile stations in advance, before random access. The mobile stations request random access by transmitting a preamble based on the pre-allocated preamble resource to a base station. It is therefore possible to prevent collision caused by the fact that other mobile stations transmit the same preamble.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for mapping a locator and an identifier of a host by using an administrative domain identifier. A method that allows an administration domain to map location information of an internal host located in the administration domain with an identifier of the internal host, includes: receiving an internal host location information registration message from the internal host, by an access router that the internal host accesses; receiving the location information registration message from the access router, by a registration server of the administrative domain; and extracting a locator of the access router from the location information registration message and mapping the locator with the internal host identifier, by the registration server.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for transmitting uplink control information in a mobile communication system; and, more particularly, to a method for effectively forming uplink control information transmitted through a downlink from a base station to a terminal in a mobile communication system for providing a packet service and transmitting the uplink control information with minimum radio resources occupied. The method includes the steps of generating uplink control information; allocating the uplink control information to a downlink-shared radio resource for packet data transmission based on downlink scheduling information; and transmitting the radio resource to a terminal. The present invention is applied to a mobile communication system.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for transmitting uplink control information in a mobile communication system; and, more particularly, to a method for effectively forming uplink control information transmitted through a downlink from a base station to a terminal in a mobile communication system for providing a packet service and transmitting the uplink control information with minimum radio resources occupied. The method includes the steps of generating uplink control information; allocating the uplink control information to a downlink-shared radio resource for packet data transmission based on downlink scheduling information; and transmitting the radio resource to a terminal. The present invention is applied to a mobile communication system.

Abstract: A communication node that requests and receives data contents is provided. The communication node broadcasts a first type of interest packet and receives one or more response packets in response thereto. The communication node selects one node among one or more nodes that have transmitted response packets, transmits a second type of interest packet to the selected node, and receives data contents from the selected node.

Abstract: An orthogonal complex spreading method for a multichannel and an apparatus thereof are disclosed. The method includes the steps of complex-summing ?n1WM,n1Xn1 which is obtained by multiplying an orthogonal Hadamard sequence WM,n1 by a first data Xn1 of a n-th block and ?n2WM,n2Xn2 which is obtained by multiplying an orthogonal Hadamard sequence W1,n2 by a second data Xn2 of a n-th block; complex-multiplying ?n1WM,n1Xn1+j?n2WM,n2Xn2 which is summed in the complex type and WM,n3+jPWM,n4 of the complex type using a complex multiplier and outputting as an in-phase information and quadrature phase information; and summing only in-phase information outputted from a plurality of blocks and only quadrature phase information outputted therefrom and spreading the same using a spreading code.

Abstract: An orthogonal complex spreading method for a multichannel and an apparatus thereof are disclosed. The method includes the steps of complex-summing ?n1WM,n1Xn1 which is obtained by multiplying an orthogonal Hadamard sequence WM,n1 by a first data Xn1 of a n-th block and ?n2WM,n2Xn2 which is obtained by multiplying an orthogonal Hadamard sequence W1,n2 by a second data Xn2 of a n-th block; complex-multiplying ?n1WM,n1Xn1+j?n2WM,n2Xn2 which is summed in the complex type and WM,n3+jPWM,n4 of the complex type using a complex multiplier and outputting as an in-phase information and quadrature phase information; and summing only in-phase information outputted from a plurality of blocks and only quadrature phase information outputted therefrom and spreading the same using a spreading code.