Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for setting a detour path in a wideband high frequency wireless system using a centralized Media Access Control (MAC) protocol. Here, in a wireless system using the centralized MAC protocol where a time synchronization and a band allocation may be performed by a single central control unit, when a signal blockage occurs while a data communication is being performed via a direct path between a source device and a destination device, the detour path may be quickly provided.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for packet aggregation is provided. The apparatus for packet aggregation may include an upper layer management unit to generate a plurality of Media Access Control (MAC) Service Data Units (MSDUs) and traffic characteristic information of each of the plurality of MSDUs; a MAC layer management unit to determine a sequence number of each of the plurality of MSDUs based on the traffic characteristic information of each of the plurality of MSDUs, and to generate an aggregated MAC Protocol Data Unit (MPDU) based on the sequence number of each of the plurality of MSDUs; and a physical (PHY) layer management unit to transmit the aggregated MPDU to a destination.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving data using multiple paths in a wireless communication system using a distributed Media Access Control (MAC). More particularly, provided is an apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving data that may select a path with a better channel status from multiple paths that include a direct path using a Line of Sight (LOS) and a relay path passing through a relay apparatus, in a wireless communication system that may transmit data via the LOS using a distributed MAC and a directional antenna.

Abstract: Disclosed are a transmitting device and receiving device for selecting a transmit channel in a wideband high frequency wireless system using a plurality of transmit antennas, and a method thereof. According to the method of selecting a transmit channel, data is transmitted to the receiving device via a predetermined first antenna, and a first channel probing response message including first channel status information of the first antenna is received, in response to the transmission of the data. A channel probing request message that request channel status information of a second antenna, is transmitted to the receiving device via the second antenna, and a second channel probing response message including the second channel status information of the second antenna is received in response to the channel probing request message.

Abstract: A data transceiving apparatus and method in a centralized MAC-based wireless communication system are provided. The data transceiving method of a centralized MAC-based device may include: setting a direct path to a device and a relay path to a piconet coordinator (PNC); selecting any one of the direct path and the relay path; and transceiving data via the selected path.

Abstract: A method for performing a handover by a subscriber station (SS) in a broadband wireless communication system including a serving base station (BS) communicating with the SS, and at least one neighbor BS neighboring the serving BS. The SS receives downlink signals from the serving BS and the neighbor BS; measures an arrival time difference between the downlink signal received from the serving BS and the downlink signal received from the neighbor BS; and transmits the measured arrival time difference to the serving BS.

Abstract: Disclosed are an Unequal Error Protection (UEP) method and apparatus of video signals based on a dynamic link in a broadband high frequency wireless system. A UEP transmission apparatus based on a dynamic link includes a UEP transmission controller to verify, based on a channel state when video data is inputted, a bit field size and a bit separation point of separating a priority for each pixel element being comprised of a pixel of the video data, and to control an error correction coding for correcting relatively many errors occurring in information with a high priority for each pixel element to be used, a bit separator unit to separate the video data pixel based on the priority for each pixel element, and a channel coding unit to perform a corresponding error correction coding through the control of the UEP transmission controller based on the priority for each pixel element.

Abstract: Disclosed are an Unequal Error Protection (UEP) apparatus and method thereof for transmitting various types of uncompressed video signals in a broadband high frequency wireless system. The UEP apparatus may include a UEP transmission controller to verify a bit separation point of separating a color depth and priority for each pixel element being composed of a video data pixel when video data is inputted, and to control an error correction coding of correcting relatively many errors to be used in information with a high priority for each pixel element, a bit separator to separate the video data pixel through a control of the UEP transmission controller based on the priority for each pixel element, and a channel coding unit to use a corresponding error correction coding through the control of the UEP transmission controller based on the priority for each pixel element.

Abstract: A Data Over Cable Service Interface Specifications (DOCSIS) frame reassembling apparatus and method in a cable modem including a plurality of receiving channels is provided. A method of controlling reassembling of a Media Access Control (MAC) frame, the method including: receiving a signal and outputting a packet signal through demodulation and error correction; receiving the outputted signal and controlling a specific compression format standard header and a point field; receiving packet data and a buffer write enable signal, and writing data in a MAC frame reassembling buffer; storing the data written in the MAC frame reassembling buffer; and reading the stored data from the MAC frame reassembling buffer in response to a received buffer read enable signal and storing the read data in a MAC frame buffer.

Abstract: An apparatus and method of building an Internet Protocol (IP)-based video service system in a Hybrid Fiber Coax (HFC) network is provided. An apparatus for building an IP-based video service providing system, the apparatus including: an IP decapsulation unit to delete a header in a video signal in a packet form transmitted by an IP-based video server, and to subsequently transmit the video signal to a headend; the headend to encapsulate the video signal received by the IP decapsulation unit into a Media Access Control (MAC) header, and to transmit the encapsulated video signal in the packet form; and an IP protocol encapsulation unit to perform IP encapsulation of the video signal received from the headend.

Abstract: Disclosed are a cable modem and a data receiving method thereof. The cable modem includes a downlink channel retrieval processing unit to retrieve a downlink channel, receive an entire channel information message through the retrieved downlink channel, and receive a broadcasting supplementary data message when the entire information message is valid; a channel information processing unit to receive broadcasting supplementary data using the broadcasting supplementary data message; an uplink channel retrieval processing unit to retrieve an uplink channel using the entire channel information message; and a channel information managing unit to store and manage main data receiving channels capable of receiving the entire channel information message and the broadcasting supplementary data.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing bandwidth-allocation information in a cable modem (CM) with multiple transmitting and receiving channels is provided.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of transmitting a resource-request for efficiently using a Service Identifier (SID) resource in a Cable Modem (CM) system supporting upstream channel-bonding relates a method of transmitting an upstream packet in the CM system for performing transmission using a plurality of upstream channels. Since a difference between a resource-request and resource-allocation when performing an additive resource-request with respect to new-generated packets before completing resource-allocation with respect to a previous resource-request transmitted by a CM causes an upstream transmission queue depth increase in the CM and delay due to the increase, a method of solving the above-described problem is provided. A method of recalculating a bandwidth amount requested by a CM using a Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS) having received a Cumulative (bandwidth) Request (CR) and an Additive (bandwidth) Request (AR) from the CM is provided.

Abstract: A cable modem initialization method and apparatus using a queue-depth-based band request frame in a Hybrid Fiber Coax (HFC) network relates to a method and apparatus of requesting a Cable Modem Transmission System (CMTS) for band allocation so that a cable modem supporting a plurality of transceiving channels may transmit upstream data in an HFC network. A method of transmitting the queue-depth-based band request frame that requests the band allocation by a byte length of a transmission buffer when the cable modem performs an initialization process is provided.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling operation states of a medium access control layer by a mobile subscriber station (MSS) in a broadband wireless access communication system. The method includes: state-transitioning into a sleep state or an idle state when there is no data transmitted between a base station and the MSS during a predetermined first time interval in an awake state; and performing a location change in the idle state when the mobile subscriber station moves from a first paging zone to a second paging zone, and state-transiting into the awake state when the mobile subscriber station in the idle state detects a paging to the mobile subscriber station. The method minimizes power consumption and maximizes efficiency in use of radio resources.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for allocating upstream channel resources in a hybrid fiber coaxial (HFC) network are provided. A cable modem termination system (CMTS) previously provides cable modems (CMs) with a plurality of burst profiles through an extended interval usage code (IUC) of an upstream channel descriptor (UCD) message, and allocates resources to CMs by using an optimized burst profile according to an upstream channel status, thereby increasing transmission efficiency of an upstream channel.

Abstract: Provided is a method of controlling the flow of downstream traffic in a cable network headend. The method includes the steps of: establishing a session with the modulator; transferring traffic to the modulator over the session; and receiving a buffer-status reporting message reporting the status of a receive buffer from the modulator while transferring the traffic. The method reports buffer-status information of an Edge-Quadrature Amplitude Modulator (E-QAM) to a traffic source, thereby enabling control of the transfer rate of traffic transferred from the traffic source to the E-QAM and preventing overflow/underflow of a receive buffer, packet loss and deterioration of channel use.

Abstract: Provided is a method supporting a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) between a subscriber station and a base station in a broadband wireless access communication system. The method includes transmitting at least one HARQ enabled uplink burst from the subscriber station to the base station; generating ACKnowledgment/Negative ACKnowledgment (ACK/NACK) information according to the received HARQ enabled uplink burst at the base station; mapping the generated ACK/NACK information to a bitmap at the base station; and transmitting the bitmap through a downlink information from the base station to the subscriber station.

Abstract: A packet processing apparatus of a cable modem in hybrid fiber coaxial networks for processing a packet received from a cable modem termination system through a plurality of downstream channels is provided. A specific channel number is assigned to each channel and the cable modem termination system transmits downstream service identifier encoding information to the cable modem during an initializing process therebetween. The apparatus includes a plurality of channel receivers, each for generating an interface packet by inserting the channel number of a corresponding channel into the packet received through the corresponding channel; and an input controller that classifies the interface packet into a resequencing packet, which needs to be resequenced, and an ordinary packet, for which resequencing is not necessary, using the downstream service identifier encoding information and stores the resequencing packet and the ordinary packet.

Abstract: Provided is a method by which a cable modem reports a downstream packet resequencing status to a cable modem termination system, and more particularly, a method of effectively reporting detailed information on a packet resequencing status by further defining a packet resequencing-related event and event-related information in a message reporting the packet resequencing status. The method by which a cable modem reports a resequencing status of the resequenced packets includes the steps of: when a packet resequencing-related event occurs, generating a resequencing status message (CM-STATUS) including packet sequence numbers of packets causing the event; transmitting a band allocation request message for requesting a cable modem termination system to allocate an upstream band for transmission of the resequencing status message; and transmitting the resequencing status message to the cable modem termination system over the upstream band allocated by the band allocation request message.