Abstract: An apparatus and method for performing handover in a broadband wireless communication system are provided. A communication method includes broadcasting, by a Base Station (BS), a neighbor advertisement message including neighbor cell information through each Frequency Allocation (FA); analyzing the neighbor cell advertise message by a plurality of Media Access Control (MAC) processors of an Mobile Station (MS) to obtain FA configuration information of each neighbor cell; independently determining handover by the MAC processors of the MS; generating the start of handover by one MAC which first determines handover; and determining a handover target by the remaining MAC processors so that handover is performed to different FAs of the same BS of the MAC processor which generates the start of handover by using the FA configuration information of each neighbor cell.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for supporting multiple frequency assignments in a wireless communication system are provided. An operating method of a Mobile Station (MS) for supporting multicarrier transmission in a wireless communication system includes negotiating a multicarrier operation with a Base Station (BS) during a network entry procedure, when supporting a multicarrier operation mode with the BS, sending a first control message comprising information of every multicarrier configuration supported by the MS, to the BS, receiving a second control message comprising index information of one or more carriers assigned for the multicarrier operation from the BS, and searching for configuration information of carriers corresponding to indexes of the one or more carriers assigned from the BS for the multicarrier operation.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving data in a communication system are provided. In the method, a BS selects a repeater group from among a plurality of repeater groups, for use in transmitting first data to an MS and transmits the first data to the MS according to the number of repeaters of the selected repeater group. The first data is different from data transmitted by the repeaters of the selected repeater group.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for using a guard band as a data subcarrier in a communication system supporting frequency overlay are provided. In a method of operating mobile station for using a guard band as a subcarrier for signal transmission in a communication system supporting frequency overlay, the method includes searching for a first center frequency located at a position corresponding to an integer multiple of a subcarrier spacing, after searching for the first center frequency, receiving information indicating the numbers n1 and n2 of first additional subcarriers, and performing a first network entry process by using all subcarriers including the first additional subcarriers.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving data in a communication system are provided. In the method, a BS selects a repeater group from among a plurality of repeater groups, for use in transmitting first data to an MS and transmits the first data to the MS according to the number of repeaters of the selected repeater group. The first data is different from data transmitted by the repeaters of the selected repeater group.

Abstract: A resource allocation method and apparatus for a frequency overlay system that is capable of reducing the overhead of the resource allocation information transmitted by the base station is provided.

Abstract: A light emitting diode and a method for fabricating the same are provided. The light emitting diode includes: a transparent substrate; a semiconductor material layer formed on the top surface of a substrate with an active layer generating light; and a fluorescent layer formed on the back surface of the substrate with controlled varied thicknesses. The ratio of light whose wavelength is shifted while propagating through the fluorescent layer and the original light generated in the active layer can be controlled by adjusting the thickness of the fluorescent layer, to emit desirable homogeneous white light from the light emitting diode.

Abstract: A method for avoiding interference of an interfering Base Station (BS) in an interfered BS of a mobile communication system includes determining an interference value of an interfering BS at a control region during a determination interval. When the interference value is greater than a threshold value, the method further includes operating in a modified Transmit/receive Transition Gap (TTG) mode. When the interference value is less than the threshold value, the method further includes operating in a general TTG mode.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for estimating a carrier to interference and noise ratio (CINR) in a mobile communication system based on a fractional frequency reuse are provided. The method includes receiving a report on CINR information on a common zone from a mobile station (MS) allocated a restricted zone, calculating a received signal power value using a CINR value and an interference level value for the common zone of the MS, and estimating a CINR value for a restricted zone using the received signal power value of the MS and an interference level for the restricted zone.

Abstract: A broadband wireless communication system is provided. A sending apparatus in the broadband wireless communication system includes a controller for distributing packets to a plurality of processors to transmit the packets in a multi-Frequency Allocation (FA) access mode; the plurality of the processors for processing the packet provided from the controller in a Media Access Control (MAC) layer; and a plurality of senders for encoding the packets provided from the corresponding processors in a physical layer and transmitting a signal generated through the physical layer encoding.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for transmitting information through a fast feedback channel in a wireless communications system are provided. The apparatus includes a plurality of mappers for mapping a sequence, corresponding to an index to be fed back, to a first set of resource blocks in a fast feedback channel by using a first mapping pattern and to a second set of resource blocks in the fast feedback channel by using a second mapping pattern, and a transmitter for transmitting the sequence mapped to a plurality of sets of resource blocks, wherein the sequence is mapped to each of the plurality of sets of resource blocks, and wherein each element of the sequence is mapped to each resource block.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method control interference via inter-base station information exchange in a communication system. In a method for operating a serving base station, for controlling interference in a communication system, sum of yield loss amounts of terminals inside a neighbor base station by a power level rise of the serving base station is determined. Yield gain amounts of serving terminals by the power level rise of the serving base station are determined. The sum of the yield loss amounts of the terminals inside the neighbor base station by the power level rise of the serving base station is compared with the determined yield gain amounts of the serving terminals by the power level rise of the serving base station, so that a power level for each serving terminal is determined.

Abstract: In a mobile communication system, a serving base station receives, from at least one neighboring base station, beamforming information including information about a frame period in which data is transmitted using frequency band-specific beamforming, determines, based on the received beamforming information, whether a beamforming transmit mode of the at least one neighboring base station is a nulling mode in which null data is transmitted to at least one of mobile terminals included in a cell of the serving base station, determines whether a response signal received from the at least one mobile terminal is generated by an interference signal of the at least one neighboring base station, if the beamforming transmit mode of the at least one neighboring base station is the nulling mode, and determines whether to update a backoff factor value based on a result of the determination.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for operating a fast feedback channel in a broadband wireless communication system are provided. The method includes generating and transmitting a feedback signal through a fast feedback channel of a first mode, determining to switch a mode of the fast feedback channel from the first mode to a second mode, transmitting a signal for requesting the mode switching of the fast feedback channel through the fast feedback channel, and generating and transmitting a feedback signal through a fast feedback channel of the second mode.

Abstract: A method for allocating frequency resources by a Base Station (BS) in a frequency overlay system is provided. The method includes grouping at least one Mobile Station (MS) capable of using the same Frequency Allocation (FA), according to zones, multicasting zone information indicating a frequency resource available for each zone to at least one MS belonging to a corresponding zone, unicasting resource allocation information indicating an allocated frequency resource to at least one MS to which the frequency resource is allocated, among the grouped MSs, and communicating with the at least one MS using the allocated frequency resource indicated by the resource allocation information, within the frequency resource indicated by the zone information.

Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device includes: a semiconductor laminate having first and second conductivity type semiconductor layers and an active layer formed between the first and second conductivity type semiconductor layers; first and second electrodes connected to the first and second conductivity type semiconductor layers, respectively; and a micro-pattern formed on a light emitting surface from which light generated from the active layer is output, wherein a section of the micro-pattern parallel to the light emitting surface has a polygonal shape.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling uplink transmission power in a communication system are provided. In the method, transmission power of an uplink data channel signal is determined according to an Open Loop Power Control (OLPC) scheme and transmission power of an uplink control channel signal is determined according to a Closed Loop Power Control (CLPC) scheme.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for operating a fast feedback channel in a broadband wireless communication system are provided. The method includes generating and transmitting a feedback signal through a fast feedback channel of a first mode, determining to switch a mode of the fast feedback channel from the first mode to a second mode, transmitting a signal for requesting the mode switching of the fast feedback channel through the fast feedback channel, and generating and transmitting a feedback signal through a fast feedback channel of the second mode.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for supporting different frame structures in a broadband wireless communication system are provided. A communication method of a Base Station (BS) includes determining a frame structure to be provided. A MAP message including an indicator that indicates a new standard is generated, when the provided frame structure conforms to the new standard. The generated MAP message is transmitted by performing physical layer encoding thereon. Accordingly, signaling is defined to report a currently provided frame structure to an MS, and thus, a system can support different frame structures.

Abstract: An apparatus is capable of transmitting information via an uplink control channel in an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) communication system. Uplink control information is encoded to obtain a predetermined bit string. A signal sequence corresponding to the predetermined bit string is generated. The signal sequence is cyclic-shifted according to a predetermined rule. The cyclic-shifted signal sequence is controlled according to a subframe length. Therefore, reception performance deterioration of an uplink control channel allocated to an irregular subframe can be minimized.