Abstract: The present invention relates to a frame structure and method for supporting a relay. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for transmitting a preamble from a network supporting a relay includes transmitting a first preamble for establishing synchronization with at least one of a mobile station and a relay station, and transmitting a second preamble including supplemental information for accurately establishing synchronization with at least one of the mobile station and the relay station.

Abstract: A method of transmitting subframe designating information in downlink in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The present invention includes generating the subframe designating information for designating a subframe of a specific type in a radio frame and transmitting the generated subframe designating information to a user equipment, wherein the subframe designating information includes initial location information indicating an initial location of the subframe of the specific type on the radio frame and period information indicating a period for the subframe of the specific type to be repeated.

Abstract: A method of transmitting subframe designating information in downlink in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The present invention includes generating the subframe designating information for designating a subframe of a specific type in a radio frame and transmitting the generated subframe designating information to a user equipment, wherein the subframe designating information includes initial location information indicating an initial location of the subframe of the specific type on the radio frame and period information indicating a period for the subframe of the specific type to be repeated.

Abstract: A method of transmitting a reference signal performed by a Relay Station (RS) in a wireless communication system comprises allocating a guard time in the front of a backhaul subframe or the end of the backhaul subframe, the backhaul subframe comprising a plurality of slots, each of the plurality of slots comprising a plurality of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, and the guard time being a time interval for switching between an access link and a backhaul link, and transmitting a Demodulation Reference Signal (DMRS) to a Base Station (BS) in an OFDM symbol of the backhaul subframe. The OFDM symbol for the DMRS is not over-lapped with the guard time.

Abstract: A method of performing hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) by a source station in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes: transmitting data to a destination station at a transmission start time; receiving an acknowledgment (ACK) or negative-acknowledgement (NACK) signal for the data from the destination station after a first transmission time interval elapses from the transmission start time; and upon receiving the NACK signal, retransmitting the data after a second transmission time interval elapses from the transmission start time, wherein the second transmission time interval is one transmission time interval selected from a plurality of predetermined transmission time intervals. Accordingly, the wireless communication system can perform a heterogeneous HARQ process in which an HARQ period, an ACK/NACK transmission start time, and the like are different.

Abstract: A method for transmitting a voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) packet includes allocating a radio resource for VoIP packet transmission to a user, transitioning a VoIP service from a talk period, in which the VoIP packet is transmitted using the radio resource, to a silence period in which the VoIP packet is not transmitted, releasing the radio resource during the silence period, and transitioning the VoIP service to the talk period by reallocating the radio resource. Limited radio resources can be further effectively used.

Abstract: A method of allocating a radio resource for a relay station in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method comprise allocating a relay zone to the relay station in a subframe and transmitting a relay control channel to the relay station by using the relay zone, wherein the subframe comprises a plurality of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols in a time domain and a plurality of subcarriers in a frequency domain, wherein the subframe is divided into a user zone used by a user equipment in a cell and the relay zone used by the relay station, and wherein the relay zone comprises some of the plurality of subcarriers. According to the present invention, a subframe structure provides backward compatibility with a legacy wireless communication system. A relay station can effectively find a radio resource allocated to the relay station, thereby decreasing a decoding time.

Abstract: The method for wireless resource subframe allocation comprises the following steps: allocation of the control channel based on the first RAT (Radio Access Technology) of the first control domain, which includes the OFDM symbol of the first number from the sub-frame containing multiple OFDM symbols and multiple subcarriers in the frequency domain; allocation of the control channel based on the second RAT of the second control domain including the OFDM symbol of the second number which follows said first control domain; and the allocation of a data channel in the data domain which includes the OFDM symbols positioned outside said first control domain and second control domain. This invention provides a sub-frame structure which is compatible with existing wireless communication systems. This method allows the continued use of existing control channel systems or base signal structures. The method is also capable of supporting advanced features.

Abstract: A method for operating a relay station in a wireless communication system includes: obtaining information regarding assigned subframes among a plurality of subframes; monitoring a PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel) carrying information regarding a radio resource allocation within the assigned subframes; and receiving data from a base station on the basis of the radio resource allocation of the monitored PDCCH. The relay station may operate to guarantee compatibility with an existing terminal in a wireless communication system. Also, a method for assigning radio resources between a base station and the relay station is defined.

Abstract: A resource allocation method of a relay station in a wireless communication system employing the relay station is provided. The method includes: receiving information on a resource allocation pattern for an access link and a backhaul link of a first frequency band; and determining a resource allocation pattern for an access link and a backhaul link of a second frequency band on the basis of the resource allocation pattern of the first frequency band, wherein the first frequency band is any one of an uplink frequency band and a downlink frequency band, and the second frequency band is a remaining one of the uplink frequency band and the downlink frequency band.

Abstract: A method for saving power in a multi-carrier wideband wireless access system is provided. A method for saving the power of a receiver in a multi-carrier wireless communication system includes acquiring multi-carrier information from a transmitter on a primary carrier, entering one or more secondary carriers satisfying a predetermined power saving mode entry condition out of one or more secondary carriers included in the multi-carrier information into a power saving mode, and receiving data during a listening interval according to the power saving mode on the one or more secondary carriers entering the power saving mode. The multi-carrier information includes at least one of information about a plurality of available carriers, information indicating the primary carrier and the one or more secondary carriers out of the plurality of available carriers, and information about the power saving mode entry condition of the one or more secondary carriers.

Abstract: A method is described for transmitting signals in a mobile communication system which splits an information block into a plurality of split-information blocks and performs a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process upon each of the split-information blocks. A method is also described for reducing control information overhead by transmitting control information only through one control channel when splitting an information block and transmitting split-information blocks through a plurality of subframes or a plurality of resource blocks. The segmentation of the information block is performed in a physical layer to reduce medium access control (MAC) overhead and to simplify implementation.

Abstract: A method of transmitting a signal using a relay station is disclosed. In a wireless communication system, the present invention includes the steps of enabling the relay station to receive the signal via a relay interval in a downlink interval using a first wireless communication scheme and a second wireless communication scheme in common from a base station and enabling the relay station to transmit the received signal to a first terminal using the first wireless communications scheme via a first downlink interval in the downlink interval or to a second terminal using the second wireless communication scheme via a second downlink interval.

Abstract: A method of acquiring system information in a wireless communication system includes receiving scheduling system information including scheduling information indicating a start time of dynamic system information, monitoring the dynamic system information from a start time of the dynamic system information according to the scheduling system information, and ending the monitoring of the dynamic system information upon receiving a system information end indicator indicating an end time of the dynamic system information. Since an end time of dynamic system information is indicated, a process of acquiring system information can be further effectively performed.

Abstract: A method for performing ranging is disclosed. The method for performing ranging in a wireless communication system which simultaneously supports a legacy system and a new system includes a method for additionally allocating a ranging channel to a zone other than a legacy zone and a method for re-using a legacy ranging channel within the legacy zone. When the legacy ranging channel is re-used, ranging codes may be shared by a legacy mobile station and a new system mobile station or may be separated on a ranging code domain. Limited radio resources can be effectively employed by re-using the legacy ranging channel.

Abstract: A method for efficiently transmitting and receiving a paging message and system information from and in a mobile station of a broadband wireless access system is disclosed. A method for receiving a paging message in a mobile station comprise receiving paging information from a serving base station, the paging information including paging sub group identifier (paging sub_group ID) indicating a paging sub group to which the mobile station belongs; and receiving the paging message for a predetermined paging interval of the paging sub group, wherein the paging sub group is determined separately from a paging group and a geographical location determining the paging group, and is maintained while the mobile station is being operated in an idle mode.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a handover procedure, and more particularly, to a method of reducing latency in performing handover using fast ranging. The present invention includes the steps of receiving a handover message including a specific ranging code and uplink resource information from a serving base station and transmitting the specific ranging code to a target base station using the uplink information.

Abstract: A method of transmitting subframe designating information in downlink in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The present invention includes generating the subframe designating information for designating a subframe of a specific type in a radio frame and transmitting the generated subframe designating information to a user equipment, wherein the subframe designating information includes initial location information indicating an initial location of the subframe of the specific type on the radio frame and period information indicating a period for the subframe of the specific type to be repeated.

Abstract: Various methods for supporting emergency communication in a wireless access system that supports a relay system are disclosed. A method for supporting emergency communication in a wireless access system comprises the steps of configuring a path for emergency communication with a first mobile station of an emergency mode and one or more second mobile stations located near the first mobile station; allocating a first resource zone for emergency communication to the first mobile station; transmitting allocation information on the first resource zone to one or more of the first mobile station and the second mobile station; and receiving emergency data through the first resource zone.

Abstract: A method for reducing handover interruption time in a mobile station is disclosed, in which a mobile station performs a ranging procedure using a dedicated ranging code previously allocated from a target base station. The dedicated ranging code allocated by the target base station may be provided through the serving base station, or may directly be provided from the target base station.