Abstract: A method for receiving control information by a User Equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes monitoring channel quality of a control channel, determining whether reconfiguration of the control channel is needed, based on the channel quality of the control channel, if the reconfiguration of the control channel is needed, requesting an evolved Node B (eNB) to reconfigure the control channel, and receiving the control information through the reconfigured control channel.

Abstract: A link quality reporting method and apparatus, and a carrier selection method and apparatus, for a multicarrier communication system utilizing carrier aggregation are disclosed. In the system, the user equipment measures, for each component carrier divided into a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) resource region and a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) resource region, link quality of the PDSCH resource region and the PDCCH resource region of the component carrier and sends measured link quality information as feedback information to the base station, and the base station adaptively selects a set of component carriers for control information transmission (i.e., a PDCCH Component Carrier (CC) SET) and a set of component carriers for data transmission (i.e., a DownLink (DL) CC SET) on the basis of the feedback information.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving data in a multi-carrier mobile communication system are provided, in which a Mobile Station (MS) reports to a Base Station (BS) a number of Carrier Components (CCs) over which the MS can simultaneously receive data, receives from the BS monitoring CC set information indicating as many monitoring CCs as the reported number of CCs or fewer monitoring CCs than the reported number of CCs, and receives data based on the monitoring CCs indicated by the monitoring CC set information from the BS.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for transmitting/receiving a Channel State Information-Reference Symbol (CSI-RS) in a relay network system are provided. The method for transmitting a CSI-RS in a relay network system includes selecting a subframe to transmit a CSI-RS, from DownLink (DL) subframes, transmitting, to a receive end, identifying information indicating that a CSI-RS is transmitted at the selected subframe, and transmitting a CSI-RS at the selected subframe.

Abstract: A rake reception apparatus for determining whether a paging channel is received in a mobile terminal using a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) mode. A searcher searches for a multi-path signal using a received signal output from a Radio Frequency (RF) part, and calculates an energy value for each hypothesis. A demodulator demodulates a Paging Indicator (PI) for a hypothesis for which an energy value calculated by the searcher exceeds a valid path threshold. A controller determines whether a paging channel is received, according to the demodulated signal output from the demodulator, and performs finger allocation using a multi-path search of the searcher if it is determined that the paging channel is transmitted.

Abstract: An apparatus is capable of transmitting a signal through a Random Access Channel in a wireless communication system. The method of transmitting a signal through a random access channel includes estimating a reverse channel status using a signal received through a forward link, determining whether to transmit a signal through a random access channel in consideration of the reverse channel status, and transmitting a signal through the random access channel when it is determined to transmit a signal through the random access channel.

Abstract: A channel communication apparatus and method are provided for a CDMA communication system method for acquiring signals from multiple adjacent base stations by a terminal; for providing more efficient set management; for providing more efficient multipath acquisition and finger assignment; and for acquiring a signal sent from an adjacent base station and a multipath signal which can reduce power consumption and hardware complexity in the terminal. The apparatus and methods also accurately measure the power or time delay of a signal received from a base station by a terminal in a CDMA communication system.

Abstract: An apparatus and method allocate resources in a communication system including at least one relay station (RS). A control channel carrying control information from a BS to an MS is allocated into a first time region of a subframe. A data channel carrying data from the BS to the MS, an RS-control channel carrying control information from the BS to an RS, and an RS-data channel carrying data from the BS to the RS are allocated into a second time region of the subframe, using Frequency Division Multiplexing (FDM). And the subframe into which the control channel, the data channel, the RS-control channel and the RS-data channel are allocated is transmitted.

Abstract: A method and apparatus provide a broadcast parameter message in a mobile communication system providing a broadcast service. If the provided broadcast service is time domain multiplex (TDM)-multiplexed, a message generator generates the broadcast parameter message by setting a field indicating the TDM multiplexing, setting a field indicating a position of the broadcast service in each sub-buffer, setting a field indicating whether one sub-buffer includes one service and a field indicating validity of the field, and setting a field exclusively indicating actual broadcast service data stored in one sub-buffer. A transmitter modulates the broadcast parameter message and provides the modulated broadcast parameter message to a terminal that receives the broadcast service.

Abstract: A channel communication apparatus and method are provided for a CDMA communication system method for acquiring signals from multiple adjacent base stations by a terminal; for providing more efficient set management; for providing more efficient multipath acquisition and finger assignment; and for acquiring a signal sent from an adjacent base station and a multipath signal which can reduce power consumption and hardware complexity in the terminal. The apparatus and methods also accurately measure the power or time delay of a signal received from a base station by a terminal in a CDMA communication system.

Abstract: An access request message transmission device for a mobile station in a CDMA communication system employing RSMA in which a base station assigns a reverse common channel in response to an access request message from the mobile station, and the mobile station transmits a message to the base station over the assigned reverse common channel. The access request message transmission device includes a hash ID generator for generating a multi-bit hash ID for exclusively using the reverse common channel; a traffic information generator for generating multi-bit traffic information representing traffic information on the reverse common channel; and an access channel transmitter for generating the access request message using the hash ID and the traffic information, and transmitting the generated access request message to the base station over an access channel.

Abstract: A common power control channel transmission device for a base station in a CDMA communication system is provided having a selector for receiving power control commands to be transmitted to multiple subscribers and multiplexing the received power control commands; and a spreading modulator for spreading an output of the selector by multiplying the output of the selector by a spreading sequence. The common power control channel transmission device can be used to control power of a reverse link common channel. For the power control of the reverse link common channel, the base station receives a signal from a mobile station via the reverse link common channel, and transmits to the mobile station a power control command for controlling a transmission power of the reverse link common channel according to a measured strength of the received signal.

Abstract: A method for transmitting a preamble over a Random Access CHannel (RACH) in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes generating a preamble having a length longer than a basic transmission unit, and dividing the preamble into preambles having a length less than the basic transmission unit; and sequentially transmitting the divided preambles over the RACH using different antennas.

Abstract: A cell search using a Primary Synchronization Channel (P-SCH) and an Secondary Synchronization Channel (S-SCH) received from a Base Station (BS) are provided, in which a Mobile Station (MS) receives a P-SCH signal including at least two different P-SCH synchronization codes in different slots of a frame and detects slot timing and frame timing using the P-SCH signal.

Abstract: A method for allocating frequency resources to be used for multiple terminals in a Frequency Division Multiplexing (FDM) wireless communication system in which a base station communicates with the multiple terminals in a predetermined service frequency band.

Abstract: A rake reception apparatus for determining whether a paging channel is received in a mobile terminal using a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) mode. A searcher searches for a multi-path signal using a received signal output from a Radio Frequency (RF) part, and calculates an energy value for each hypothesis. A demodulator demodulates a Paging Indicator (PI) for a hypothesis for which an energy value calculated by the searcher exceeds a valid path threshold. A controller determines whether a paging channel is received, according to the demodulated signal output from the demodulator, and performs finger allocation using a multi-path search of the searcher if it is determined that the paging channel is transmitted.

Abstract: An apparatus and method of detecting whether data exists in a received signal while a mobile communication terminal is in discontinuous transmission mode. The apparatus and method comprises generating and transmitting a forward power control command for providing the forward power control, and performing forward power control in a mobile communication system. According to the forward power control method, a power control command is generated based on a received frame including a plurality of slots each of which includes power control bits.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for transmitting a message in a mobile communication system are provided, in which a short message is generated to be sent together with a preamble signal on the RACH, for uplink transmission, the short message and the preamble signal are spread with different orthogonal spreading codes, the phase of the short message is rotated to be orthogonal to the phase of the preamble signal, the phase-rotated short message is added to the preamble signal, and the sum is sent.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for controlling reverse transmission power in a cellular mobile communication system. A base station measures interference in a cell divided into a plurality of beamforming areas, determines an Interference Availability Bit (IAB) of a specific area where the measured interference is greater than or less than a threshold, and forms a beam so as to transmit the determined IAB to a beamforming area including the specific area. A terminal receiving the formed beam receives the IAB, and controls reverse transmission power according to the received IAB.

Abstract: A synchronization (sync) code communication device for a CDMA communication system. A base station sync code transmission device comprises a primary sync code transmitter and a secondary sync code transmitter. The primary sync code transmitter is for generating and then transmitting a primary sync code at a first location in a transmission frame. The primary sync code is for acquiring synchronization at a starting point of a frame and the frame is equal to one period of a spreading code. The secondary sync code transmitter is for generating and then transmitting a secondary sync code at a second location in a frame. The secondary sync codes are assigned to base station groups, one to a group. A mobile station sync code receiving device comprises a primary sync code acquisition decider and a base station group decider. The primary sync code acquisition decider is for acquiring a primary sync code received at a first location in a frame, and then acquiring synchronization at a starting point of a frame.