Abstract: Controlling broadcast and multicast service communication including transmitting request signaling information for requesting broadcast and multicast service from a mobile station to a base station using preamble codes of specified random access channel (RACH) signals, and discriminating the preamble codes of the specified RACH signals from among preamble codes of RACH signals which have been received.

Abstract: A scheduling process handles a plurality of communication services in a collective manner, thus making a radio communications system more operable. A pilot signal sender sends pilot signals with carrier frequencies each corresponding to an N (N?1) different communication services. A scheduler collects N×n instances of propagation environment data from n (n?1) terminal devices and selects terminal devices and communication services therefor by assigning terminal devices having a better propagation environment to the plurality of different communication services in a collective manner. The pilot signals are used by a propagation environment data sender to measure and report a propagation environment of each carrier frequency. A communication function configurer automatically sets up a communication function to adapt to the communication service that the base station has assigned.

Abstract: A base station accommodated in a communications system for communicating with a mobile station, the base station includes: a transmitter configured to generate frequency band information indicating which frequency band of frequency bands used in the communications system to communicate with a mobile station, to transmit the frequency band information by using a specific frequency band selected from a plurality of frequency bands available in the system, and to communicate with the mobile station using at least one of the plurality of frequency bands.

Abstract: A base station accommodated in a communications system for communicating with a mobile station, the base station includes: a transmitter configured to generate frequency band information indicating which frequency band of frequency bands used in the communications system to communicate with a mobile station, to transmit the frequency band information by using a specific frequency band selected from a plurality of frequency bands available in the system, and to communicate with the mobile station using at least one of the plurality of frequency bands.

Abstract: A base station accommodated in a communications system for communicating with a mobile station, the base station includes: a transmitter configured to generate frequency band information indicating which frequency band of used frequency bands available in the communication system is to be used for transmission of data information with a mobile station, to transmit the frequency band information by using a specific frequency band assigned from the used frequency bands, and to transmit data information by using at least one of the frequency bands; wherein the frequency bands except for the specific frequency band, are made variable.

Abstract: A radio communication system that includes an encoder configured to perform error correction coding for control channel information by a given error correction coding rate; a modulator configured to perform modulation of the error correction coded control channel information for transmission according to a given modulation scheme; and a processing section configured to perform code decimation of the error correction coded control channel information prior to the modulation, the code decimation being different according to whether the Multi Input Multi Output is applied or not.

Abstract: A radio communication system that includes an encoder configured to perform error correction coding for control channel information by a given error correction coding rate and a modulator configured to perform modulation of the error correction coded control channel information for transmission according to a given modulation scheme, code decimation being performed for the error correction coded control channel information prior to the modulation, and the code decimation being different according to whether Multi Input Multi Output is applied or not.

Abstract: A wireless communication system including a sender apparatus having a plurality of transmitting antennas that performs MIMO transmission of a plurality of data blocks; and a receiver apparatus that receives the plurality of data blocks. The sender apparatus transmits a process number via a control channel different from a data channel to the receiver apparatus, and wherein when the MIMO diversity transmission is performed, the receiver apparatus performs HARQ processing in the received data blocks based on not a process number which prevents the data blocks from competing but the received process number from the sender apparatus.

Abstract: A base station accommodated in a communications system for communicating with a mobile station, the base station includes: a transmitter configured to generate frequency band information indicating which frequency band of used frequency bands available in the communication system is to be used for transmission of data information with a mobile station, to transmit the frequency band information by using a specific frequency band assigned from the used frequency bands, and to transmit data information by using at least one of the frequency bands; wherein the frequency bands except for the specific frequency band, are made variable.

Abstract: The present invention is a handover control method in a mobile communication system that performs handover control by switching base stations that communicate with a mobile terminal as the mobile terminal moves. In this handover control method, a mobile control device selects one or more handover base station candidates based on the communication state, and based on the communication capabilities of the handover base station candidates, decides a transmission rate for multicasting communication data, and transmits communication data to each of the handover base station candidates at the decided transmission rate, and a handover base station candidate that is decided as a handover base station sends the saved multicast communication data to the mobile terminal.

Abstract: A radio communication system includes a mobile station configured to: intermittently receive information indicating a transmission format used for a shared channel via which data is received from a radio communication apparatus, intermittently transmit Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) information relating to the transmission format used for the shared channel in a first mode, set the timing of the intermittent transmission of the CQI information a given time before the reception of the information indicating a transmission format used for the shared channel, the CQI information being transmitted periodically, and switch from the first mode to a second mode in which the CQI information is transmitted more frequently than in the first mode; and the radio communication apparatus configured to communicate with the mobile station.

Abstract: A base station in a communications system for exchange of information, includes, a transmission data generator configured to generate frequency band information indicating which frequency band is to be used for transmission of data information with a mobile station; a transmitter configured to transmit the frequency band information, using a specific frequency band which is set from among a plurality of frequency band assigned to the communications system, and to transmit data information by using at least one frequency band set from among said plurality of frequency bands; wherein at least one frequency band set from among said plurality of frequency bands, other than the specific frequency band, is made variable, wherein at the time of establishing the wireless channel, the frequency band usable by the mobile station is restricted, at least one frequency band, other than the specific frequency band, are dynamically assigned within that restricted frequency band.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a wireless mobile communication system for transferring MBMS data from an access gateway to plural wireless base stations and transmitting the MBMS data from the plural wireless base stations to a wireless mobile station at the same time. The system includes a transferring part included in the access gateway for copying the MBMS data in a number corresponding to the number of the plural wireless base stations, adding a header indicative of data transmission time to the MBMS data, and transferring the MBMS data to the plural wireless base stations; a transmitting part included in each the plural wireless base stations for extracting the data transmission time from the header of the transferred MBMS data, deleting the header from the MBMS data, and transmitting the MBMS data to the wireless mobile station.

Abstract: A scheduling process handles a plurality of communication services in a collective manner, thus making a radio communications system more operable. A pilot signal sender sends pilot signals with carrier frequencies each corresponding to an N (N?1) different communication services. A scheduler collects N×n instances of propagation environment data from n (n?1) terminal devices and selects terminal devices and communication services therefor by assigning terminal devices having a better propagation environment to the plurality of different communication services in a collective manner. The pilot signals are used by a propagation environment data sender to measure and report a propagation environment of each carrier frequency. A communication function configurer automatically sets up a communication function to adapt to the communication service that the base station has assigned.

Abstract: In transmission in which MIMO is applied, there have been problems that the number of variable parameters increases and the number of information bits necessary for control channel increases. When the number of simultaneous multiplex users in one frame increases, there is also a problem of increased control channel information in proportion to the number of users. Error correction coding is performed for the control channel information based on the Adaptive Modulation and Coding scheme, and the above error correction coded control channel information is transmitted after being modulated with a predetermined modulation scheme, and further, according to propagation condition, the coding rate in the above error correction coding is made variable.

Abstract: A scheduling process handles a plurality of communication services in a collective manner, thus making a radio communications system more operable. A pilot signal sender sends pilot signals with carrier frequencies each corresponding to an N (N?1) different communication services. A scheduler collects N×n instances of propagation environment data from n (n?1) terminal devices and selects terminal devices and communication services therefor by assigning terminal devices having a better propagation environment to the plurality of different communication services in a collective manner. The pilot signals are used by a propagation environment data sender to measure and report a propagation environment of each carrier frequency. A communication function configurer automatically sets up a communication function to adapt to the communication service that the base station has assigned.

Abstract: A transmission controlling method for a wireless communication system wherein a plurality of data blocks can be transmitted from a sender apparatus having a plurality of sending antennas to a receiver apparatus, the transmission controlling method includes on the sender apparatus, sending process information which is not competitive between data blocks to the receiver apparatus with a control channel; and sending the data block to the receiver apparatus; and on the receiver apparatus, receiving the data block and the process information from the sender apparatus.

Abstract: In a wireless communication system, a sender apparatus sends a data block, for each of a plurality of stream data, with data block identification information, which does not conflict between stream data, annexed, and a reception apparatus performs a re-sending synthesis process for a data block received already and a re-sending data block to which the same data block identification information is individually annexed based on the data block identification information annexed to the received data block. Consequently, also in a case wherein the number of transmission streams between the sender apparatus and the reception apparatus is varied (reduced), the matching property of the data block which is a re-sending synthesis target can be maintained and communication can be continued normally.

Abstract: To alleviate processing load of a communication apparatus (mobile station) for data transmission using the shared channels. A radio communication apparatus for receiving data via the shared channels, comprises a receiving unit for intermittent reception to determine whether the data received via the shared channels is transmitted to its own station or not in the first operational mode and a transmitting unit for intermittent transmission of information which influences the transmission format of the data a predetermined time before the intermittent reception timing of the receiving unit in the first mode.

Abstract: A communications system for exchange of information between communications apparatuses by a multicarrier transmission mode using a plurality of subcarriers, the communication system includes a transmission data generator configured to generate frequency band information indicating which frequency band is to be used for transmission of data information between said communication apparatuses and a transmitter configured to transmit the frequency band information by using a specific frequency band which is set from among a plurality of frequency band assigned to the communications system, and to transmit data information by using at least one frequency band set from among said plurality of frequency bands and a receiver configured to receive the frequency band information by using the specific frequency band, whereby one or more of said frequency band is assigned consecutive with said specific frequency band along a frequency axis.