APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING IP ADDRESS OF TERMINAL USING MULTIPLE FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS IN BROADBAND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
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1. A terminal in a wireless communication system, comprising:
- a driver for loading one of a plurality of Media Access Control (MAC) addresses for a multi-Frequency Allocation (FA) connection when the terminal is initialized;
an interface for registering the loaded MAC address to use in an upper layer of a MAC layer; and
a manager for acquiring an Internet Protocol (IP) address using the registered MAC address when a network entry for at least one FA is complete.
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Abstract
An Internet Protocol (IP) address acquisition in a broadband wireless communication system is disclosed. A terminal includes a driver for loading one of a plurality Media Access Control (MAC) addresses for a multi-Frequency Allocation (FA) connection when the terminal is initialized; an interface for registering the loaded MAC address to use in an upper layer of a MAC layer; and a manager for acquiring an IP address using the registered MAC address when a network entry for at least one FA is complete.
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1. A terminal in a wireless communication system, comprising:
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a driver for loading one of a plurality of Media Access Control (MAC) addresses for a multi-Frequency Allocation (FA) connection when the terminal is initialized; an interface for registering the loaded MAC address to use in an upper layer of a MAC layer; and a manager for acquiring an Internet Protocol (IP) address using the registered MAC address when a network entry for at least one FA is complete. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A communication method of a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
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loading one of a plurality of Media Access Control (MAC) addresses for a multi-Frequency Allocation (FA) connection when the terminal is initialized; registering the loaded MAC address to use the MAC address in an upper layer of a MAC layer; and acquiring an Internet Protocol (IP) address using the registered MAC address when a network entry for at least one FA is complete. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus for communicating in a wireless communication system, the apparatus comprising:
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means for loading one of Media Access Control (MAC) addresses for a multi-Frequency Allocation (FA) connection; means for registering the loaded MAC address in an upper layer of a MAC layer; and means for acquiring an Internet Protocol (IP) address using the registered MAC address when a network entry is complete.
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