Abstract: A permutated channel structure based on a block structure in talk-around direct communication is provided. A dedicated subchannel interferes with only one adjacent dedicated subchannel, even with a large synchronization error, by permutating the dedicated subchannels by cyclic shifts, whereby diversity gain can be maintained and interference between adjacent channels can be minimized.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of a handover in a wireless communication system. The method includes transmitting a handover request message to the service BS, and receiving a handover command message from the service BS in response to the handover request message. Multi-carriers are assigned to a terminal in advance right before a handover, and all or some of the multi-carriers are activated right after the handover. Therefore, multi-carrier are effectively utilized.

Abstract: Protocol structure of a mobile station, base station or relay station in a wireless access system is provided. The protocol structure includes a first function block configured to perform radio resource control and management as a MAC layer and to reside on a control plane, and a second function block configured to perform medium access control as the MAC layer and to reside on the control plane and a data plane. The first function block includes various function blocks for supporting high reliability.

Abstract: A mobile relay station (RS) and a handover method thereof are provided. When it is determined that a mobile RS performs handover from a superordinate base station (BS) to a target BS, information indicating admission of handover is received from the superordinate BS. The mobile RS transmits a service unavailability section to a subordinate terminal, whereby the subordinate terminal is prevented from performing handover to a different BS or a different RS.

Abstract: A terminal identifying method identifies a terminal in a media access control layer, and includes allocating a station ID to the terminal for identifying the terminal, and allocating a flow ID to a connection in the terminal for identifying the connection in the terminal.

Abstract: A direct communication method between terminals is provided. When a terminal receives a plurality of synchronization information parts, the terminal selects synchronization information to acquire a reference time among the plurality of synchronization information parts according to a priority. Here, the priority is an order of first synchronization information that is received from a base station, second synchronization information that is received from a global positioning system (GPS), and third synchronization information that is received from a terminal in which a hop count from the base station or the GPS is small.

Abstract: Method receiving Multicast Broadcast Service (MBS) in a wireless communication system is provided. The method comprises receiving a Dynamic Service Addition (DSA) message through a primary carrier, from a Base Station (BS); switching from the primary carrier to a secondary carrier based on the DSA message; receiving an MBS Configuration message through the secondary carrier, from the BS; and receiving MBS data through the secondary carrier based on the MBS Configuration message, from the BS.

Abstract: A method in which a first terminal supports direct communication using infracommunication includes setting at least one direct communication link with at least one second terminal, setting at least one traffic connection with a base station, and forwarding data that is transmitted through the at least one direct communication link from the at least one second terminal to the at least one traffic connection or forwarding data that is transmitted through the at least one traffic connection from the base station to the at least one direct communication link.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for a terminal to report an emergency in a mobile communication system, the method including detecting an emergency and transmitting an emergency report header to a base station to notify the base station of the emergency, the emergency report header including a field indicating a signaling header for emergency reporting.

Abstract: A method for a base station supporting multicarrier operation to transmit a paging message is provided. The base station determines a first time point for multicast broadcast service (MBS)-related information and transmits the MBS-related information through a first carrier at the first time point. Also, the base station determines a second time point for transmitting a paging message to a mobile station, determines a second carrier for transmitting the paging message to the mobile station, and transmits the paging message through the second carrier at the second time point. Here, the second time point is different from the first time point.

Abstract: A method of managing carriers in a terminal of a multi-carrier system is provided. The method includes switching from a primary carrier to an MBS carrier for an MBS, receiving MBS-associated data from a base station through the MBS carrier, returning to the primary carrier from the MBS carrier after receiving the MBS-associated data, and communicating with the base station through the primary carrier.

Abstract: A method of allocating a multicast resource to a multicast group for a multicast communication in a base station is provided. The base station persistently allocates the multicast resource to the multicast group, generates a MAP IE including allocation information of the multicast resource, an allocation period indicating a period in which the multicast resource is allocated and a lifetime in which allocation of the multicast resource is maintained, and transmitting the MAP IE to the multicast group.

Abstract: A base station allocates a paging group to a mobile station. The base station transmits, to a mobile station, a first message including indices of a plurality of carriers and information for the plurality of carriers and a second message including paging group information representing whether each of a plurality of carriers supports each of one or more paging groups. Then, the base station selects a paging transmission carrier for the mobile station from among at least one paging carrier corresponding to the paging group allocated to the mobile station and transmits the paging message through the paging transmission carrier.

Abstract: A method of transmitting data for reducing interference in a hierarchical cell structure including a macro base station (BS) providing multi carriers and a femto BS providing a single carrier includes performing a channel scan within an interfered carrier to acquire channel state information and neighbor femto BS information if interference with the femto BS occurs; transmitting a channel measurement report including the channel state information and the neighbor femto BS information to the macro BS; and transmitting data through a carrier changed by receiving carrier change information from the macro BS.

Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides a method of receiving packets from a transmitting station at a receiving station in a mobile communication system. The packet receiving method includes receiving a radio resource including a data packet and a packet indicator related to the data packet, identifying the packet indicator, and processing the data packet according to the content of the packet indicator. Another embodiment of the invention provides a method of transmitting packets from a transmitting station to a receiving station in a mobile communication system. The packet transmitting method includes receiving a response signal of a first data packet from the receiving station, allocating a second data packet to a radio resource according to the response signal, allocating a packet indicator related to the second data packet to the radio resource, and transmitting the second data packet and the packet indicator to the receiving station.

Abstract: A method of a base station transmitting Multicast Broadcast Service (hereinafter referred to as MBS) includes transmitting MBS configuration information, including information about an MBS region which is a resource region to which MBS-related information is allocated and information about an MBS MAP, to a terminal and transmitting MBS data to the terminal through the MBS region. The information about the MBS region includes location information and a transmission parameter of the MBS region. The MBS MAP includes an MBS configuration information change indication which indicates whether the MBS configuration information is expected to change from first MBS configuration information to second MBS configuration information. MBS is effectively and persistently managed in a mobile wireless communication system supporting MBS.

Abstract: In order to manage a neighbor list of neighboring base stations based on the location of a terminal communicating with a base station of a macrocell with femtocell deployments, the base station divides the macrocell in accordance with a predetermined standard of division, and generates a mobile neighbor advertisement message so as to periodically transmit the generated message to the terminal. At this time, the terminal identifies the current location thereof in the macrocell upon receipt of the pilot signals periodically transmitted from the base station of the macrocell. The terminal obtains information regarding the location of the terminal from the information regarding the femtocells deployed within the respective divided regions and information regarding macrocells neighboring the macrocell through using the mobile neighbor advertisement message to scan base stations.

Abstract: A method for managing radio resources of a base station is provided. The method includes evaluating a radio environment between a base station and at least one neighboring base station or a radio environment between the base station and terminals connected to the base station, if the evaluated radio environment does not meet predetermined criteria, selecting a new radio resource, deactivating the existing radio resource, and reactivating the new radio resource. Accordingly, the radio resources can be efficiently managed.

Abstract: A method of supporting a security for a multicast communication is provided in a mobile station. The mobile station shares an MAK with a base station, derives a prekey based on a first parameter including the MAK, and derives a multicast security key including an MTEK based on a second parameter including the prekey, and decrypts a multicast traffic using the multicast security key.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of a Base Station (BS) updating system information using a superframe structure in a wireless communication system, comprising transmitting a primary header including system scheduling information pertinent to an update of the system information and transmitting an updated secondary header. The system scheduling information comprises secondary header change state information indicating a change state of the updated secondary header, secondary header applying information indicating whether the secondary header change state information is applied to a current system, and a secondary header change indicator indicating the updated secondary header.