Abstract: A device, system and method for performing an uncontrolled handover in a mobile station, a ranging request message including an identifier of a serving base station and a first identifier used in the serving base station is transmitted to a first target base station to perform network (re)entry to the first target base station, and a ranging response message including security information and a second identifier for identifying the mobile station is received from the first target base station.

Abstract: The present invention relates to method and device that controls the mobility of a terminal in a broadband wireless access system including a relay station. The present invention provides an efficient method for controlling terminal mobility of a relay station and a method for performing handover of a terminal. The method for controlling mobility of terminal at a relay station in a broadband wireless access system according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises step wherein at least one neighboring base station entity searched is added in a list, and a step wherein a broadcast message including the list is transmitted to the terminal.

Abstract: A data transmission and reception method for ensuring privacy and security and a method for identifying a Mobile Station (MS), while ensuring the location privacy of the MS in a wireless access system are disclosed. The MS identification method includes transmitting a ranging request message including a hashed Medium Access Control (MAC) address to a Base Station (BS), for initial ranging, and receiving a ranging response message including a temporary station Identifier (ID) from the BS. The temporary station ID is used to provide security to a MAC address or station ID by which the BS uniquely identifies the MS.

Abstract: A method for efficiently deriving a traffic encryption key for data encryption is disclosed. A method of generating a traffic encryption key (TEK) comprises the steps of receiving, by a mobile station from base station, a first nonce and first security materials for deriving the traffic encryption key (TEK) and deriving the traffic encryption key (TEK) using one or more of the first nonce, the authentication key (AK), and the first security materials.

Abstract: A method for transmitting and receiving an ACKnowledgment (ACK) in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes transmitting a bandwidth request indicator to a Base Station (BS); and receiving an ACK for the transmitted bandwidth request indicator from the BS, the ACK including an extended A-MAP Type field, wherein the extended A-MAP Type field indicates a format of the ACK.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a broadband wireless access system, and more specifically, to a reliable group resource allocation method and an apparatus therefor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless access system, and more particularly, to a method of transmitting/receiving a paging message by minimizing power consumption of a mobile station. A method of performing paging for a mobile station in idle mode comprises receiving a deregistration command message including a paging cycle, a paging offset and a paging group identifier and if moving away into a different cell area, performing a location update with a target base station of the different cell area. Preferably, the location update is performed only if moving away into an initially different cell area but is not performed if moving into another different cell area.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for sending and receiving multi-carrier information to support multi-carrier mode operations in a multi-carrier communication system. The method of the present invention for sending and receiving multi-carrier information comprises a step wherein a base station transmits system information on a supportable multi-carrier to a terminal via a broadcast message; a step wherein a unicast message is received from the terminal, including information regarding the carriers that the terminal prefers or is able to support in the multi-carrier list included in said system information; and a step wherein multi-carrier allocation information, including the primary carrier and secondary carrier that the terminal will use, is transmitted to the terminal via unicast message.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a broadband wireless communication system, and disclosed are a method and an apparatus for executing a carrier management process in a broadband wireless communication system which supports multi-carrier. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for executing carrier management by a terminal in a communication system which supports the multi-carrier comprises the steps of: receiving a signal which indicates control channel allocation for a 1st carrier from a base station; receiving a signal which indicates control channel de-allocation for a 2nd carrier from the base station; activating the 1st carrier if the 1st carrier on which the control channel allocation is indicated is in an inactivate state; and inactivating the 2nd carrier if the 2nd carrier on which the control channel de-allocation is indicates is in an activated state.

Abstract: A random access method in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The present invention includes transmitting a bandwidth request indicator and a quick access message from a mobile station to a base station and starting a timer having a timer value determined according to an acknowledgement from the base station.

Abstract: A method for transmitting and updating system information in a system that supports a legacy mobile station is disclosed. A method for transmitting system information according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises transmitting a super-map through a new zone of a super-frame, the super-map including channel description transmission control information indicating a channel descriptor of a legacy zone; and transmitting the channel descriptor and a map message through the legacy zone, the map message indicating the channel descriptor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a broadband wireless access system, and more particularly, to a method for a mobile station to save power for prescribed duration without performing a paging procedure and apparatus therefor. According to one embodiment of the invention, a method of operating a DCR (deregistration with content retention) mode of a mobile station in a broadband wireless access system includes the steps of transmitting a registration request (AAI_REG-REQ) message to a base station and receiving a registration response (AAI_REG-RSP) message including an identifier for identifying the mobile station in association with connection information (AMS context) of the mobile station in a network including a base station from the base station.

Abstract: A method of transmitting and receiving a paging message in a mobile communication system is disclosed, by which the power saving effect can be enhanced in a manner of minimizing unnecessary wake-up, decoding and demodulation of a terminal by informing the terminal of a location of a frame to receive before a base station sends a paging message. An embodiment of the present invention comprises transmitting a signal including location information of the paging message for a specific terminal between paging listening intervals to the terminal and transmitting the paging message to the terminal for the paging listening interval.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a broadband wireless access system including a relay station, and more particularly to an efficient procedure of Automatic Repeat Request (ARQ) operations in a relay station and an apparatus for performing the same. A method for transmitting data for at least one terminal (AMS) from a base station (ABS) to a relay station (ARS) in the broadband wireless access system according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of generating second transmission unit data using a plurality of first transmission unit data to which different relay sequence numbers are assigned; and transmitting the second transmission unit data to the relay station. The second transmission unit data can be transmitted through the same tunnel as the first transmission unit data.

Abstract: Various methods and apparatuses for managing count values (e.g. key counts) to manage a TEK in various communication environments are disclosed. Also, various methods and apparatuses for generating and maintaining a traffic key encryption key by using key count values are disclosed.

Abstract: A method for a handover in a wireless access system supporting multi-carrier operation includes transmitting a handover request message to a serving base station (BS) assigning multi-carriers to the MS through a primary carrier, the multi-carriers including the primary carrier and at least one secondary carrier; receiving, from the serving BS, a handover response message including a BS list and temporary carrier information indicating one of the at least one secondary carrier as a temporary carrier; transmitting, to a target BS selected from the BS list, a ranging request message for synchronizing with the target BS through the temporary carrier while maintaining link connection with the serving BS using the multi-carriers excluding the temporary carrier; receiving, from the target BS, a ranging response message through the temporary carrier; and transmitting, to the serving BS, a handover indication message indicating completion of the handover through the primary carrier.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a broadband wireless connection system, and more particularly, to a method for a base station to more efficiently allocate resources to a terminal, and to an apparatus for performing same. In a broadband wireless connection system according to one aspect of the present invention, a method for a base station for continuously allocating resources comprises the steps of: determining a size and location of a continuous allocation resource to be allocated through continuous resource allocation; comparing the size and location of the determined continuous allocation resource with those of previously allocated continuous allocation resources; and transmitting a map information element (A-MAP IE) including resource allocation information set according to the results of the comparison to a terminal.

Abstract: A method for updating a group traffic key used for encrypting and decrypting multicast data in a wireless communication system is described. The method includes receiving, from the base station, a first message comprising a new group security seed; and updating the group traffic key based on the new group security seed.

Abstract: A method of transmitting an ACK/NACK signal via an ACK/NACK channel including one or more tiles comprised of a plurality of OFDM symbols in a time domain and a plurality of subcarriers in a frequency domain in a wireless communication system includes generating a first codeword by applying a first spreading code to data symbols and pilot symbols, wherein the tile includes a plurality of data subcarriers and a plurality of pilot subcarriers, the data symbols are allocated to the plurality of data subcarriers and the pilot symbols are allocated to the plurality of pilot subcarriers, generating a second codeword by allocating data symbols applied a second spreading code to the plurality of data subcarriers, and transmitting the first and second codewords.

Abstract: A method of supporting location privacy of a mobile station includes receiving, from a base station, a message including a temporary station identifier (TSTID) during an initial ranging procedure, wherein the TSTID is temporarily used to protect the location privacy of the mobile station; performing, with the base station, a basic capabilities negotiation procedure after the initial ranging procedure; performing, with the base station, an authentication procedure after the basic capabilities negotiation procedure; performing, with the base station, a registration procedure after the authentication procedure; and releasing the TSTID after receiving a station identifier (STID) which is assigned during the registration procedure, wherein the STID uniquely identifies the mobile station in the base station.