Abstract: A method for operating resources by a base station in a communication system is provided. The method includes transmitting at least one beam to at least one terminal, receiving strength information of the at least one beam from the at least one terminal, determining at least one of resources which are not used for communication between the at least one terminal and the base station, and resources, whose interference to communication between the base station and the at least one terminal is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold, based on the strength information of the at least one beam, and allocating the determined resources as resources for communication which is performed between terminals without the base station.

Abstract: A method of transmitting a signal by a base station in a beam forming-based communication system is provided. The method includes: transmitting the signal using a transmission beam having at least one of a beam width and a transmission period in reverse proportion to one of a distance between a position of a transmission target region of the transmission beam for transmitting the signal within a service coverage of the base station and the base station and a size or area of the transmission target region.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing handover support information in a mobile communication system are provided. A method for an Base Station (BS) to provide information necessary for measurement report trigger performance to a Mobile Station (MS) after the MS determines neighboring BSs in a mobile communication system includes, in a case where the MS is an active mode MS, providing a Time To Trigger (TTT) independently by a specific neighboring BS to the active mode MS and, in a case where the MS is an idle mode MS, providing a reselection time period (Treselection) independently by the specific neighboring BS to the idle mode MS.

Abstract: A method for transmitting a reference signal by a Base Station (BS) in a mobile communication system using beamforming includes determining beamforming information for transmission of a Reference Signal (RS) Transmit (Tx) beam, wherein at least one of a Tx period and a beam width of the RS Tx beam is determined differently based on a size of Receive (Rx) areas in which a plurality of Tx beams are received in coverage of the BS; and transmitting the RS Tx beam to related Rx areas depending on the determined beamforming information.

Abstract: A method of controlling an operation of a small Base Station (BS) and the small BS in a communication system are provided. The method includes measuring the strengths of signals received from adjacent macro BSs, transmitting a reference signal corresponding to an Identifier (ID) of the small BS at a predetermined time, if a highest of the measured signal strengths received from the adjacent macro BSs is less than a threshold, and operating the small BS in an active mode, upon receipt of an activation signal from at least one Mobile Station (MS). The active mode is a state in which the small BS communicates with an MS within a service area of the small BS.

Abstract: A communication method is performed by a Mobile Station (MS) in a mobile communication system including a plurality of Base Stations (BSs). The method includes receiving at least one reference signal through at least one receive beam in a direction of nearby BSs, determining at least one candidate BS for joint transmission/reception among the nearby BSs based on the received at least one reference signal, and transmitting information about the determined at least one candidate BS to a serving BS.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and to an apparatus for optimizing the power consumption of a terminal in a mobile communication system. The method for optimizing power consumption of a terminal in a mobile communication system comprises: a determination step of determining whether there is a need for changing a configuration for a discontinuous reception operation of the terminal; and a transmission step of transmitting, to a base station, a request message for a change in the discontinuous reception operation, if it is determined that the change is needed.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system for negotiating a session between an access terminal (AT) and an access network (AN) that can simplify a repeated negotiation procedure when the session is configured/updated/deleted between the AT and the AN. The AN performs protocol-by-protocol negotiations with the AT for a session configuration. The AN sends, to the AT, a soft configuration complete message including a continue bit indicating if another session configuration is added. The AN and the AT store a negotiated session configuration mapped to a personality index indicated in the message. When all session configurations have been completed, the AN and the AT determine if a session configuration currently in use has been changed. If the session configuration in use has not been changed, the AT and the AN maintain a physical channel. Moreover, the AN sends information indicating if a specific session configuration is applied after session configuration negotiation is completed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method in which a terminal transmits a channel estimation result in a mobile communication system, comprising: a step in which a receiving unit receives information required for channel estimation from a serving base station; a step in which a control unit estimates a channel on the basis of the information and generates information relating to channel estimation; and a step in which a transmitting unit transmits the information relating to channel estimation to the serving base station and at least one of a plurality of neighbor base stations.

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, a system access method for a user equipment performing machine-to-machine (M2M) communication with a system may include: awaiting, when the user equipment detects a need for system access, reception of access delay information from a base station for a preset delay information wait time; obtaining, when access delay information is received from the base station within the delay information wait time, an access delay time from the access delay information; and awaiting expiration of the access delay time while not attempting system access. Hence, system access attempts made by many M2M user equipments can be efficiently handled in the present invention.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing device authentication and user authentication in a mobile communication network are provided. A connection is established between an MS and an SRNC that controls communications of the MS through a BS. The SRNC receives a D-MSK for device authentication of the MS from an AAA server that has completed an EAP negotiation with the MS and stores the D-MSK by the SRNC, when the BS triggers an EAP authentication after the connection establishment. The SRNC receives an R-MSK from an AG and stores the R-MSK after the connection establishment. The R-MSK is generated using a U-MSK for user authentication of the MS received from the AAA server by the AG. The SRNC generates a PMK for use during a session using at least one of the D-MSK and the R-MSK, and one of the BS and the SRNC generate a key set using the PMK, for use in at least one of data encryption, data integrity check, and session management during the session.

Abstract: A random access method of a User Equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system supporting carrier aggregation which allows transmitting data on multiple carriers is provided. A random access method for a wireless communication system supporting carrier aggregation according to the present invention includes receiving, at a terminal, Random Access Channel (RACH) selection information necessary for random access, the RACH selection information being transmitted by a base station; selecting, when the random access is triggered, an uplink carrier on which the random access is attempted based on the RACH selection information; and attempting the random access on the selected uplink carrier.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for transmitting data to access terminals by an access node in a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) system operating at least 128 Medium Access Control Identifiers (MAC IDs) in one sector. A preamble set for transmitting a multi-user packet (MUP) is configured to a specific access terminal, information on the preamble set is provided to the terminal, and data is transmitted to an access terminal having a MAC ID of 128 or higher using a preamble corresponding to the MAC ID. If a specific access terminal has a MAC ID of 128 or higher, the preamble set includes at least one preamble with which the access terminal determines whether the MUP is received. The access node provides information on the preamble set to the access terminal during session configuration.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for efficiently configuring information during a process in which a terminal records channel measurement information in a mobile communication system. Disclosed is an operation of a terminal for accurately indicating to a base station whether or not a serving cell or neighbor cells are measured in configuring channel measurement information. In addition, disclosed is a method in which a terminal adjusts the frequency of recording in consideration of the importance of the measured information.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for activating carriers in a mobile communication system, and includes determining, when an instruction message for aggregating multiple carriers is received, a bit position per carrier according to an identifier per carrier in the instruction message; checking, when a carrier state message including a state bitmap indicating state per carrier, the state per carrier according to the bit position per carrier in the state bitmap; and activating/deactivating the carriers according to the per-carrier states. According to the present invention, it is possible to minimize signaling overhead caused by carrier activation and deactivation.

Abstract: method is provided for communicating with a User Equipment (UE) supporting a High Power Saving Reception Mode (HPSRM) mode by an evolved Node B (eNB) in a wireless communication system. The method includes receiving Discontinuous Reception (DRX) cycle information from a network entity performing mobility management for the UE by the eNB communicating with the UE over a wireless link; and broadcasting system information including the DRX cycle information. The DRX cycle information is set longer than DRX cycle information of a UE non-supporting the HPSRM mode. By doing so, an efficient paging method for an UE operating in the HPSRM mode may be provided.

Abstract: The present invention defines an efficient measurement method for idle mode M2M/MTC device with low/no mobility in a mobile communication system. An example of the mobile communication system to which the present invention is application is 3GPP UMTS mobile communication system and 3GPP LTE/LTE-A mobile communication system as the next generation mobile communication system under discussion in 3GPP.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for accessing a Random Access Channel (RACH) at a low-power terminal in a wireless communication system are provided, in which resource allocation information is acquired according to used resource identification information included in system information broadcast from a Base Station (BS), and a random access preamble is transmitted to the BS according to the acquired resource allocation information.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided for transmitting and receiving data using a Contention-Based (CB) access to prevent successive collisions due to an HARQ operation and improve the probability of successful reception in a mobile communication system. In a method for transmitting data using a CB access, it is determined whether it is possible to transmit data provided from an upper layer to a Node B using a CB access method. If it is possible to transmit the data using the CB access method, a CB grant is acquired from the Node B. Upon acquiring the CB grant, a transmit power is determined by selecting a smaller value among a value obtained by adding a predetermined first margin value to an uplink power Required_uplink_power required to transmit the data, and a maximum transmit power of a UE.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for supporting a discontinuous reception (DRX) operation in a Node B in a mobile communication system are provided. The method includes defining a second System Frame Number (SFN) where one cycle of a first SFN corresponds to one bit, transmitting information on the second SFN to a User Equipment (UE), determining a second SFN which is used to transmit a paging signal to the UE, determining a first SFN which is used to transmit the paging signal in the determined second SFN, and transmitting the paging signal to the UE at the determined first SFN.