Abstract: A method for updating system information in a terminal in which data is transmitted by means of superframes, includes: receiving system information, scheduling periodicity information of the system information and changing information indicating changing status of the system information transmitted by means of a superframe header (SFH) from a base station; and updating the system information based on the changing information, wherein the SFH comprises a primary SFH including the changing information and a secondary SFH including at least one subpacket containing the system information, the scheduling periodicity information indicating a transmission periodicity of the subpacket is transmitted by means of the primary SFH or a predetermined subpacket, and when the terminal detects that a changed system information transmitted by means of the subpacket is not scheduled as indicated in the scheduling periodicity information, the terminal wakes up until the changed system information is received.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a broadband wireless access system, and more particularly, a ranging technique of a terminal using a legacy support frame in a mobile communication system including a legacy system and an advanced system. According to one form of an embodiment of the present invention, the ranging method of the terminal for a base station in the mobile communication system having the legacy system and the advanced system comprises the steps of: receiving secondary super frame header (S-SFH) information from the base station; determining whether a frame composition used in the mobile communication system supports the legacy system; acquiring ranging channel information for initial ranging, handover ranging, and periodical ranging from the S-SFH; and performing one or more ranging processes of the initial ranging, the handover ranging, and the periodical ranging in the base station by using the ranging channel information.

Abstract: Ranging by a mobile station in a legacy support mode is disclosed. According to embodiments of the present invention, S-SFH information transmitted by a base station in a system operating in FDM based uplink mixed mode is configured in a manner different from that of the FDM based uplink mixed mode. And, a mobile station performs a ranging by interpreting S-SFH differently according to a presence or non-presence of the mixed mode. Therefore, the present invention efficiently manages the ranging of the mobile station and reduces unnecessary signaling overhead.

Abstract: A method for efficiently updating system information of a base station at a relay station of a broadband wireless access system and an apparatus for performing the method are disclosed. The method for updating system information of an advanced base station (ABS) at an advanced relay station (ARS) of a broadband wireless access system comprises receiving a first message, which includes changed information of the system information of the base station, from the base station; transmitting a second message for acknowledgment of the first message to the base station; and performing application for the changed information.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving system information in a wireless communication system are disclosed. A method for receiving system information by a mobile station (MS) of a wireless communication system includes receiving a secondary superframe header (S-SFH) change cycle from a base station (BS), and receiving a primary superframe header information element (P-SFH IE) including a first field indicating a change count of a plurality of secondary superframe header subpacket information elements (S-SFH SP IEs) from the base station (BS). Once each of the plurality of S-SFH SP IEs is changed, each of the plurality of S-SFH SP IEs remains unchanged during one or more S-SFH change cycles.

Abstract: The present document describes a method in which a terminal performs a bandwidth request procedure when a single terminal makes a bandwidth request for a plurality of flows. The present document also describes an improved bandwidth request header. When the terminal is allocated with an uplink resource for the transmission of a bandwidth request header from a base station during the bandwidth request procedure, the terminal may notify the base station, using a bandwidth request header indicating a bandwidth size of zero, that it has no data for which a bandwidth request is to be made to the base station, if the terminal has no data for which a bandwidth request is to be made to the base station.

Abstract: A method for receiving a superframe header at a mobile station in a wireless mobile communication system is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a sub-frame including the superframe header and a first data channel and decoding the received superframe header. Herein, the superframe header is located within a predetermined physical frequency band and the predetermined physical frequency band includes a synchronization channel.

Abstract: A bandwidth request procedure is performed in a wireless communication system by transmitting a bandwidth request indicator and a bandwidth request message through a bandwidth request channel; receiving an uplink grant message indicating uplink radio resource in response to the bandwidth request indicator and the bandwidth request message; and transmitting uplink data after receiving the uplink grant message, wherein the uplink grant message includes information regarding the type of the uplink grant message.

Abstract: A method for requesting uplink resources and transmitting data is provided. The method includes being allocated to a BR code from a BS by an MS, and transmitting a BR indicator in a format without an ID of the MS to the BS using the BR code in non-contention mode by the MS. Because contention-based MSs and non-contention-based MSs transmit different uplink allocation request information, unnecessary information transmission is avoided, which is efficient. Also, information specific to each MS can be transmitted in extra resources.

Abstract: A method for a feedback to an uplink allocation request is disclosed. The method for a feedback to an uplink allocation request comprises receiving a bandwidth request (BR) of the mobile station in a base station; detecting codes from the bandwidth request; and transmitting a BR result report to a mobile station, the BR result report indicating detection failure when detecting the codes or code repetition. According to the embodiment of the present invention, it is advantageous in that a wait time of a timer can be reduced as the base station directly reports the result of the bandwidth request or the mobile station to the mobile station, whereby retransmission of the bandwidth request can be performed promptly.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of allocating a bandwidth request channel (BRCH) in a wireless communication system including a relay station (RS) is provided. At least one first BRCH for a bandwidth request of a mobile station (MS) connected to a base station (BS) and at least one second BRCH for a bandwidth request of the RS are allocated. An opportunity index is assigned to each of the at least one first BRCH and the at least one second BRCH, and the opportunity index assigned to the at least one second BRCH is started after the opportunity index assigned to the at least one first BRCH.

Abstract: A method for allocating resource regions in a wireless access system. This method collectively allocates resources in non-consecutive frames. Specifically, a message, including allocation information used to collectively and non-consecutively allocate identical resource regions, is received from a base station and data is transmitted or received through the allocated resource regions. Since identical resource regions are collectively allocated in multiple frames, it is possible to reduce both the number of transmissions of a MAP message and MAP overhead in a network.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving system information in a wireless communication system are disclosed. A method for receiving system information by a mobile station (MS) of a wireless communication system includes receiving a secondary superframe header (S-SFH) change cycle from a base station (BS), and receiving a primary superframe header information element (P-SFH IE) including a first field indicating a change count of a plurality of secondary superframe header subpacket information elements (S-SFH SP IEs) from the base station (BS). Once each of the plurality of S-SFH SP IEs is changed, each of the plurality of S-SFH SP IEs remains unchanged during one or more S-SFH change cycles.

Abstract: A method for transmitting uplink data according to a dynamic resource request is disclosed. The method includes confirming, at a mobile station, whether a service type for a bandwidth request is sensitive to delay, if the service type is not sensitive to delay, shifting a phase of a fast feedback channel and transmitting the phase-shifted fast feedback channel, if the service type is sensitive to delay or if a bandwidth request grant message corresponding to the phase-shifted fast feedback channel is received from a base station, transmitting a bandwidth request information corresponding to the service type to the base station, and upon receiving an uplink grant message for an uplink resource according to the bandwidth request information from the base station, transmitting data though the uplink resource.

Abstract: A method for a handover with consideration of neighbor base stations' circumstances is disclosed. The method for a handover with consideration of neighbor base stations' circumstances by a mobile station in a wireless communication system includes transmitting a handover request (MOB_MSHO-REQ) message to a serving base station, receiving a handover response (MOB_BSHO-RSP) message including a base stations list made with consideration of the neighbor base station's circumstances from the serving base station, and selecting a base station among neighbor base stations except some base stations of the base stations list and transmitting a handover indicate (MOB_HO_IND) message including a information of the selected base station to the serving base station.

Abstract: A device and method for exchanging a signal via a channel quality indicator channel (CQICH) between a base station and mobile station. The method includes: configuring periodic transmission times for the CQICH; receiving, from the mobile station, information indicating a time set, the time set including a subset of the periodic transmission times; and receiving an index among plural indexes via the CQICH. If the index is received at a time within the time set, the index is interpreted as being band width request information. If the index is received at a time not within the time set, the index is interpreted as being channel quality information.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving control information in a wireless communication system are disclosed. The control information transmission method includes masking a Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) by a CRC mask including a bit stream of a predetermined length and an indicator indicating the bit stream, and transmitting control information including the masked CRC to at least one Mobile Station (MS). The indicator indicates whether the bit stream included in the CRC mask includes a Random Access IDentifier (RAID).

Abstract: A method and device for allocating resource regions in a broadband wireless access system. The method includes receiving a message from a base station by a mobile terminal. The message includes allocation information used to collectively and consecutively allocate identical resource regions of consecutive frames. The identical resource regions include identical Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) symbols and identical subchannels within each of the identical resource regions. The identical OFDMA symbols are a subset of a total number of OFDMA symbols within each of the identical resource regions. The identical subchannels are a subset of a total number of subchannels within each of the identical resource regions. The method also includes transmitting or receiving data by the mobile terminal through the allocated identical resource regions.

Abstract: A method of transmitting/updating system informations is disclosed. The present invention includes transmitting channel descriptor transmission control information including an index of the system information classified into a plurality of groups to a terminal at a start timing point of an arbitrary control interval and transmitting the system information of a corresponding group to the terminal at a transmission timing point according to the index in the control interval. According to the above embodiments of the present invention, it is able to non-periodically perform scheduling on system informations classified by a base station. It is able to decrease an update time of system information as well as a time taken for network entry and initialization of terminals. And, it is able to obtain distributed effect of an initial ranging attempt in aspect of system.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving system information update control information in a sleep mode in a wireless communication system. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method in which a terminal in a sleep mode receives system information update control information in a wireless communication system comprises: receiving, by the terminal from a base station, system information update control information including information on whether or not each of a plurality of secondary super frame header subpacket information elements (hereinafter, referred to as “S-SFH SP IEs”) is changed during a listening window; and receiving a changed S-SFH SP IE using the system information update control information.