Abstract: A band adaptive modulation and coding method sharing resources with neighboring base stations and a mobile station supporting the same are disclosed. The mobile station identifies a channel status for each band by periodically scanning a neighboring base station, and requests a service base station to convert a current mode to a band sharing AMC mode if the identified channel stats satisfies a predetermined condition. The mobile station can use CQICH of 4 bits or 6 bits to request mode conversion. Selectively, the service base station can request the mobile station of channel status information of a neighboring base station to determine mode conversion.

Abstract: A method for reporting a channel status in a mobile communication system including a relay station (RS) is provided. When a mobile terminal in the coverage of a base station (BS) receives a service through an RS, the RS reports a channel status between the RS and the terminal to the BS to allow the BS to decide whether or not to communicate with the terminal through the RS. In the method, a first RS in communication with a BS and at least one terminal measures a channel quality with a first terminal and compares the measured channel quality with a threshold and transmits a report message to the BS according to the comparison. The report message is to request the BS to measure a channel quality of at least one of a second RS and the first terminal in communication with the BS.

Abstract: A method for updating system information in a broadband wireless communication system in which data is transmitted and received via a superframe, includes: receiving information from a base station by means of superframes including a primary superframe header (P-SFH) and a secondary superframe header (S-SFH), wherein the information including control information transmitted via an information element of the P-SFH (P-SFH IE) and system information transmitted via at least one of information element of a subpacket (SP) of the S-SFH (S-SFH SP IE); decoding the P-SFH IE, wherein the P-SFH IE including a scheduling information bitmap indicating a transmitted S-SFH SP IEs in the superframe, a change count (CC) of the S-SFH, and a SP change bitmap indicating changing status of the S-SFH SP IEs; comparing the received CC with a previously stored CC; checking the S-SFH SP change bitmap, if there is a difference between the received CC and the stored CC; and decoding and updating corresponding SP IE of the S-SFH based

Abstract: A method of allocating a radio resource in a wireless access system is disclosed. The method includes receiving a control message associated with radio resource allocation for transmitting uplink data to the base station, wherein the control message comprises a first persistent uplink allocation information element comprising first resource allocation information associated with a first resource allocation region for transmitting the uplink data of a mobile station and transmitting an acknowledgment (ACK) message from the mobile station to the base station in response to successfully receiving the first persistent uplink allocation information element.

Abstract: A method for handover between heterogeneous radio access networks is disclosed. When a multi-mode mobile station performs Inter-RAT handover, pre-authentication is performed before implementing a link layer handover procedure with a target access point. The pre-authentication method has as little an effect on currently served quality of service as possible and the handover is efficiently performed using the pre-authentication method. The pre-authentication is performed through medium independent handover (MIH) and various MIH primitives for pre-authentication are provided.

Abstract: A method for scheduling broadcast messages to transmit system information is disclosed. This method for scheduling broadcast messages having system information classifies a plurality of system information into one or more groups. For example, the system information may be control information for a network entry and initialization of a mobile station, or a burst profile. Then, the scheduling method allocates different numbers of transmission times to the individual groups, and determines transmission start times of system information of the individual groups according to the allocated transmission times.

Abstract: A method for requesting an emergency service to a base station and a mobile station using the same are disclosed. During initial network entry, a mobile station may transmit an emergency message to a base station using an emergency Flow Identifier (FID), and receive from the base station information about resources allocated according to a default service flow parameter predefined for the emergency service by the base station. The mobile station may transmit to the base station a ranging request message including an emergency service indicator indicating an emergency service request, and receive from the base station a ranging response message including an emergency FID allocated by the BS as a response to the emergency service request. The emergency FID is the emergency FID received in the ranging response message.

Abstract: The present invention relates to method and device that controls the mobility of a terminal in a broadband wireless access system including a relay station. The present invention provides an efficient method for controlling terminal mobility of a relay station and a method for performing handover of a terminal. The method for controlling mobility of terminal at a relay station in a broadband wireless access system according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises step wherein at least one neighboring base station entity searched is added in a list, and a step wherein a broadcast message including the list is transmitted to the terminal.

Abstract: A frame structure supporting a relay and a method of transmitting control information for supporting a relay system are disclosed. The method of transmitting control information for supporting a relay system comprises configuring a frame to which the relay system is applied; and transmitting a first message to one or more of a mobile station and relay stations, the first message including offset information indicating a beginning time of the frame and zone allocation information indicating configuration of the frame. In this case, a downlink zone of the frame includes a downlink transmit zone and a downlink access zone.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a frame structure and method for supporting a relay. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for transmitting a preamble from a network supporting a relay includes transmitting a first preamble for establishing synchronization with at least one of a mobile station and a relay station, and transmitting a second preamble including supplemental information for accurately establishing synchronization with at least one of the mobile station and the relay station.

Abstract: A method of providing a multicast and broadcast service (MBS) in a multi-hop relay system is disclosed. The method of providing a multicast and broadcast service (MBS) in a multi-hop relay system comprises transmitting a first message including allocation information of a MBS zone; and providing the MBS from the MBS zone indicated by the allocation information. In this case, a downlink frame includes a downlink access zone, the MBS zone, and a downlink relay zone, and the MBS zone is allocated from the downlink frame used in a base station and a downlink frame used in a relay station at the same time.

Abstract: A method of transmitting and receiving information related to a relay station is disclosed. The present invention includes the steps of periodically receiving hop information indicating whether a hop number from the relay station to a base station is odd via a superframe header and determining a timing point for the mobile station to switch to a receive mode according to the hop information. Accordingly, a mobile station is informed of a hop number between a base station and a multi-hop relay station, whereby a waste of power of the mobile station is minimized. And, resources can be efficiently usable.

Abstract: The present invention deals with a method for requesting and allocating an uplink resource efficiently in a broadband wireless access system. The method of the present invention wherein a terminal requests bandwidth in a broadband wireless access system may include a step in which a bandwidth request header (BR header), including a bandwidth request message and a high-speed access message, is transmitted to a base station; a step in which uplink grant (UL grant) information corresponding to the information included in said bandwidth request message and said high-speed access message is received from said base station; and a step in which the uplink resource indicated by said uplink grant information is used to transmit data to said base station.

Abstract: A method of transmitting a signal using a relay station is disclosed. In a wireless communication system, the present invention includes the steps of enabling the relay station to receive the signal via a relay interval in a downlink interval using a first wireless communication scheme and a second wireless communication scheme in common from a base station and enabling the relay station to transmit the received signal to a first terminal using the first wireless communications scheme via a first downlink interval in the downlink interval or to a second terminal using the second wireless communication scheme via a second downlink interval.

Abstract: A handover performing method and a method of allocating a connection identifier (CID) at the time of handover are disclosed. The method includes transmitting a handover request message to a serving base station, and receiving a handover response message including CID update information used in a target base station from the serving base station. At this time, the CID update information may include a transport CID (TCID) allocation start position and a TCID allocable value used in the target base station. Accordingly, it is possible to minimize service delay of a mobile station by providing a method of updating the CID of the mobile station for performing fast handover.

Abstract: Various methods for supporting emergency communication in a wireless access system that supports a relay system are disclosed. A method for supporting emergency communication in a wireless access system comprises the steps of configuring a path for emergency communication with a first mobile station of an emergency mode and one or more second mobile stations located near the first mobile station; allocating a first resource zone for emergency communication to the first mobile station; transmitting allocation information on the first resource zone to one or more of the first mobile station and the second mobile station; and receiving emergency data through the first resource zone.

Abstract: A method for transmitting subframe grouping information and a method for decoding subframe-grouped frames are provided. The subframe grouping information transmission method updates a grouping information field of a MAC message, which a serving base station periodically broadcasts to an MS, using subframe grouping information determined by a target base station, and periodically transmits the MAC message to the MS. This method enables provision of a downlink signaling method for supporting variable TTIs of a base station when handover is performed, thereby minimizing service delay of each mobile station and enabling efficient utilization of resources.

Abstract: The present invention relates to allocating data regions in an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing access system. The present invention comprises receiving a message comprising information for locating a data region of a data map allocated to a mobile station identified in the message for transmitting and receiving information, and identifying the data region of the data map allocated to the identified mobile station by reading the received message, wherein the data region is identified independent of identifying data regions of another data map.

Abstract: A group scheduling method, a method for selectively receiving information elements according to group scheduling, and a Mobile Station (MS) are provided. The group scheduling method schedules allocation of resources to a plurality of mobile stations by dividing the plurality of mobile stations into at least one group. The group scheduling method includes enabling an index element in a group index corresponding to a group to which a mobile station (MS) scheduled to transmit data belongs and placing a group allocation information element including the group index at the beginning of a MAP. In this method, group scheduling information is transmitted to MSs using a group allocation IE to prevent the MSs from reading unnecessary information transmitted every frame, thereby reducing power consumption of the MSs.

Abstract: A method for controlling a feedback channel in a communication system including a relay station (RS) is disclosed. In a method for controlling transmission/reception of a channel quality information feedback in a wireless communication system including a relay station (RS), the RS receives total channel quality information from a mobile station (MS), transmits the channel quality information to a base station (BS), receives a delta CQI from the mobile station (MS), and transmits the delta CQI to the base station (BS) according to control information.