Abstract: An apparatus and method for creating a data path for a broadcasting service in a cellular network is provided. In a method for creating a data path to provide a broadcasting service in a cellular network, a broadcast server transmits a session start request message to an Access Service Network-GateWay (ASN_GW) before transmission of Multicast and Broadcast Service (MBS) data, to request a multicast connection setup. The ASN_GW establishes a multicast connection between the broadcast server and the ASN_GW on the basis of information of the session start request message. The ASN_GW transmits a session start response message to the broadcast server in response to the session start request message, after establishment of the multicast connection between the broadcast server and the ASN_GW. The ASN_GW transmits a path registration request message to at least one base station associated with a broadcast zone, to request MBS data path establishment and air resource reservation.

Abstract: A broadcast service method and system for use in wireless communication system. The broadcast service method and system for a wireless communication system according to the present invention assigns individual unique BCMCS IDs to a plurality of BCMCS controllers, such that it can recognize a changed BCMCS controller within a cell in which an MS is located, BSPM (Broadcast Service Parameter Message) effectiveness, the BCMCS conversion, etc.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing a Multicast and Broadcast Service (MBS) in a Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) system are provided. The apparatus includes a fragmentation unit, a Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) packet generator, and a communication unit. The fragmentation unit fragmentizes MBS traffic received from a network for synchronization. The GRE packet generator generates a GRE packet with each of segments from the fragmentation unit. The communication unit transmits the GRE packet from the GRE packet generator to a Base Station (BS) in consideration of a packet period.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for providing a MultiCast and BroadCast Service (MCBCS) in a Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) system are provided. The method includes receiving a message comprising information relating to a broadcast channel which carries a service guide, from a Base Station (BS), receiving service guides relating to one or more service providers over the broadcast channel using the information, when the received service guides are fragmented service guides having a certain size, generating a unified service guide by reassembling the fragmented service guides and when one service provider is selected, filtering only a service guide of the selected service provider in the unified service guide and displaying the filtered service guide in a display. Thus, the channel transition time can be reduced.

Abstract: A method of receiving a Short Message Service (SMS) message by a mobile station in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes receiving a paging message including a first field indicating whether there is a broadcast SMS message to be received from a base station, if the first field is set to a value indicating that the broadcast SMS message is to be received, recognizing a broadcast transport Connection IDentifier (CID) indicating a channel over which to transmit the broadcast SMS message, and a data burst allocation region by decoding a broadcast MAP Information Element (IE), and receiving the broadcast SMS message, transmitted using a resource of the data burst allocation region, through the channel over which to transmit the broadcast SMS message.

Abstract: A method for providing Location Based Services (LBS) in a mobile communication system is provided. Upon receipt of a location trigger for requesting location information of a Mobile Station (MS) from a location client, a Location Server (LS) transmits an authentication request message for requesting an identifier (ID) of an anchor authenticator for the MS to an Authorization, Authentication and Accounting server (AAA). Upon receipt of the authentication request message, the AAA transmits an authentication response message including an ID of the anchor authenticator to the LS. Upon receipt of the authentication response message, the LS transmits a Location Controller Identifier (LCID) request message for requesting an LCID of a Location Controller (LC) for the MS to the anchor authenticator. Upon receipt of the LCID request message, the anchor authenticator transmits an LCID response message including an LCID of the serving LC to the LS.

Abstract: In a method for providing Location Based Services (LBS) in a mobile communication system, upon receipt of a location trigger at an LS for requesting location information of an MS from a location client, the LS transmits an authentication request message for requesting an ID of an Anchor Authenticator (AA) for the MS to an Authorization, Authentication and Accounting server (AAA), which transmits an authentication response message to the LS. The LS transmits an LCID request message for requesting an LCID of an LC for the MS to the AA, which AA transmits an initiate MS paging request message to an APC. The APC detects a serving LC of the MS and transmits an LCID to the AA, which transmits an LCID response message to the LS, which transmits an MS location report request message to the serving LC. The LC transmits an MS location report response message to the LS.

Abstract: A system for providing LBS in a mobile communication system. An AAA server manages information on an anchor authenticator (AA) of an ASN GW. Upon receipt of a location information service request message from an LBS client, a location information server receives routing information for routing to an AA of an associated mobile station from the AAA server, and transmits a request for location information of the mobile station to the ASN GW. Upon receipt of the location information request from the location information server, a location information controller performs a location estimation procedure between the mobile station and an interconnected base station when the mobile station is in the idle mode, and upon receipt of location information from the base station, transmits the received location information to the location information server.

Abstract: A method of managing the session information of an AT in a CDMA2000 1xEV-DO system. In the 1xEV-DO system, a service system, having an SC/MM, is connected to a PDSN, a plurality of ANs are connected to the service system, and a plurality of ATs are capable of wireless communication with the ANs. In the session information managing method, an AN transmits to the SC/MM a session retrieve request message, upon receipt of a connection request message from the AT. The SC/MM then searches for session information of the AT and transmits to the AN a session retrieve response message including the session information. Upon receipt of the session retrieve response message, the AN transmits a connection response message to the AT.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for changing a MultiCast and BroadCast Service (MCBCS) broadcasting channel in a Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) system are provided. The method includes, if an MCBCS initialization request message is received from an MCBCS server, sending a burst reservation request message for MCBCS burst allocation to one or more Base Stations (BSs) in a corresponding Multicast and Broadcast Service (MBS) zone, and if a burst reservation response message is received from at least one of the one or more BSs, sending a Resource Reservation (RR) request message for each channel to the at least one of the one or more BSs for establishing data channels for each channel broadcast by the MCBCS server. Accordingly, a channel transition delay time resulting from a user's channel change can be reduced.

Abstract: A handoff method between a source network to which a terminal is connected in order of a Base Station (BS) and an Access Service Network (ASN), and a target network to which the terminal is connected in order of a Packet Data Service Node (PDSN), a Packet Control Function (PCF) and an Access Network (AN). The terminal sends a handoff request message with AN information of the target network to the ASN via the BS. The ASN forwards the handoff request message to the PCF via the PDSN using the AN information. Upon receipt of the handoff request message, the PCF sends a request for session information to the ASN via the PDSN. The PDSN sends a request for context information to the ASN. Upon receipt of the session information request and the context information request, the ASN transfers the context information to the PDSN and transfers the session information to the AN via the PDSN and the PCF.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing Multicast and Broadcast Service (MBS) in a Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) system are provided. The BWA system configures one or more areas of Access Control Routers (ACRs) as one Multicast and Broadcast Service (MBS) zone. A master MBS controller (MBSC) for synchronizing the MBS zone includes a divider for dividing MBS data received from a content server into a plurality of segments according to burst allocation information, a header generator for generating headers, each of which include information on an absolute broadcast time, for the segments provided from the divider and for generating MBS sub-packets by appending the generated headers and a transmitter for transmitting the MBS sub-packets generated by the header generator to one or more slave MBSCs included in the same MBS zone.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for providing a news service using an MBS in a BWA system. In a method for providing a news service from a newsgroup server in a wireless access system, if a user terminal has joined at least one newsgroup, a message for notifying an MBSC of a newsgroup subscription of the user terminal, in order to allocate a newsgroup dedicated MCID to the user terminal. News contents are received from a news provider corresponding to the at least one newsgroup. The received news contents are created into one packet and the resulting news packet is transmitted to the MBSC in real time or at a predetermined period of time.

Abstract: A system and method for synchronizing Broadcast/Multicast Service (BCMCS) traffic in a mobile communication system connected to a BCMCS server. A Packet Data Service Node (PDSN) receives a BCMCS content frame from the BCMCS server, and transmits a corresponding Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) packet BCMCS content frame, including a sequence number and a timestamp value indicating when the GRE packet BCMCS content frame is transmitted, to Packet Control Functions (PCF) connected downstream of the PDSN. Each of the PCFs determines whether the GRE packet BCMCS content frame received from the PDSN is valid, based on the sequence number included therein. If the GRE packet BCMCS content frame is valid, the PCF transmits the frame to its lower nodes connected downstream of the PCF, while synchronizing the frame transmission, based on the timestamp value included in the frame.

Abstract: A signaling processing method for allocating a UATI (Unicast Access Terminal Identifier) to a given AT (Access Terminal) in a mobile communication system including ANs (Access Networks) each having an BS (Access Network Controller), for communicating by radio with ATs, and at least one DLR (Data Location Register) connected to BSs, for storing a plurality of UATIs, which can be allocated to the ATs, and managing the remaining UATIs that are not allocated. Upon receipt of a UATI Request message from the AT, the BS transmits a UATI Allocate Request message to the DLR. Upon receipt of the UATI Allocate Request message, the DLR allocates one of the remaining UATIs to the AT and transmits a UATI Allocate Response message including the allocated UATI to the BS. Upon receipt of the UATI Allocate Response message, the BS transmits a UATI Allocate message including the allocated UATI to the AT.

Abstract: A method for providing personalized broadcasting contents by a transmitting Mobile Station (MS) in a communication system is provided. The method includes sharing a group identifier (ID), which is authority to receive the personalized broadcasting contents, with a receiving MS in advance, transmitting a first message including the group ID to a personalized broadcasting control station, receiving a second message including an encryption key from the personalized broadcasting control station, and encrypting the personalized broadcasting contents using the encryption key and transmitting the encrypted personalized broadcasting contents.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing an interactive broadcasting service in a Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) system are provided. The method includes receiving content attributes, including a terminal interaction request time index information, and corresponding contents from a content provider; after transmitting the contents to a terminal, sending a burst allocation request message to a Base Station (BS) to allocate an uplink bandwidth to the terminal at the terminal interaction request time; and receiving interactive information from the terminal over the uplink bandwidth allocated to the terminal. The content provider or the service provider can request a response from a plurality of recipients through the MBS service, gather their responses, and reflect the gathered information in the contents.

Abstract: A signaling method for transmitting packet data including information indicating an MN ID of one target access terminal (AT) among a plurality of ATs from a packet data service node (PSDN) to the target AT in a mobile communication system including a service system connected to the PDSN and a data location register (DLR), a plurality of access systems each having an access network controller (ANC) connected to the service system, and a plurality of access terminals (ATs) for communicating by radio with the access systems. In the signaling method, upon receipt of a message informing the access system of arrival of the packet data, the access system transmits a Paging Request message to the DLR. Upon receipt of the Paging Request message, the DLR storing location information of the plurality of ATs within areas of the plurality of access systems searches a location of the target AT.

Abstract: A signaling processing method for allocating a UATI (Unicast Access Terminal Identifier) to a given AT (Access Terminal) in a mobile communication system including ANs (Access Networks) each having an BS (Access Network Controller), for communicating by radio with ATs, and at least one DLR (Data Location Register) connected to BSs, for storing a plurality of UATIs, which can be allocated to the ATs, and managing the remaining UATIs that are not allocated. Upon receipt of a UATI Request message from the AT, the BS transmits a UATI Allocate Request message to the DLR. Upon receipt of the UATI Allocate Request message, the DLR allocates one of the remaining UATIs to the AT and transmits a UATI Allocate Response message including the allocated UATI to the BS. Upon receipt of the UATI Allocate Response message, the BS transmits a UATI Allocate message including the allocated UATI to the AT.

Abstract: A Multicast and Broadcast Service (MBS) apparatus and method in a Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) system are provided. The method for providing a broadcast service in the BWA system includes requesting, at MBSC, allocation of MBS bursts by transmitting a profile number to BS; and acquiring, at the BS, MBS burst information by accessing to a profile table using the profile number received from the MBSC.