WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR INTERCONNECTING AD-HOC NETWORK AND INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORK, AND WIRELESS TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHOD THEREFOR
First Claim
1. A communication method of a wireless terminal in a wireless communication system comprising an Infrastructure (IS) network, the method comprising:
- transmitting a discovery signal comprising terminal information of the wireless terminal to a radio network;
receiving a response signal comprising information for network access from one of a base station and another wireless terminal, which received the discovery signal;
selecting an operation mode for access to a network through one of the base station and the other wireless terminal, based on the response signal;
communicating with the base station and accessing the IS network when the selected operation mode corresponds to a first mode; and
accessing a network, to which the other wireless terminal belongs, through a licensed frequency band of the IS network when the selected operation mode corresponds to a second mode.
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Abstract
A wireless communication system for interconnecting an ad-hoc network and an IS network, and a wireless terminal and communication method therefor are disclosed. The communication method includes transmitting a discovery signal including terminal information of the wireless terminal to a radio network, receiving a response signal including information for network access from a base station or another wireless terminal, which has received the discovery signal, selecting an operation mode for access to a network through the base station or the other wireless terminal, based on the response signal, communicating with the base station and accessing the IS network when the selected operation mode corresponds to a first mode and accessing a network, to which the other wireless terminal belongs, through a licensed frequency band of the IS network when the selected operation mode corresponds to a second mode. Accordingly, it is possible to support communication through an existing infrastructure and support communication of an ad-hoc network scheme, through use of a licensed frequency band assigned to the provider of an existing IS network.
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20 Claims
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1. A communication method of a wireless terminal in a wireless communication system comprising an Infrastructure (IS) network, the method comprising:
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transmitting a discovery signal comprising terminal information of the wireless terminal to a radio network; receiving a response signal comprising information for network access from one of a base station and another wireless terminal, which received the discovery signal; selecting an operation mode for access to a network through one of the base station and the other wireless terminal, based on the response signal; communicating with the base station and accessing the IS network when the selected operation mode corresponds to a first mode; and accessing a network, to which the other wireless terminal belongs, through a licensed frequency band of the IS network when the selected operation mode corresponds to a second mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A wireless terminal in a wireless communication system comprising an Infrastructure (IS) network, the wireless terminal comprising:
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a discovery signal transmission and reception unit for transmitting a discovery signal comprising terminal information of the wireless terminal to a radio network and for receiving a response signal comprising information for network access from one of a base station and another wireless terminal, which has received the discovery signal; an operation mode selection unit for analyzing the response signal and selecting an operation mode suitable for current network circumstance; and a mode control unit for performing a control operation to communicate with the base station, to access the IS network when the selected operation mode corresponds to a first mode and to access a network, to which the another wireless terminal belongs, through a licensed frequency band of the IS network when the selected operation mode corresponds to a second mode. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A wireless communication system comprising an Infrastructure (IS) network, the system comprising:
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at least one wireless terminal for transmitting a discovery signal comprising terminal information of the wireless terminal to a radio network, for receiving a response signal comprising information for network access from one of a base station and another wireless terminal, which received the discovery signal, for selecting an operation mode suitable for the current network circumstance by analyzing the response signal, for communicating with the base station and accessing the IS network when the selected operation mode corresponds to a first mode and for accessing a network, to which the other wireless terminal belongs, through a licensed frequency band of the IS network when the selected operation mode corresponds to a second mode; and the base station of the IS network for assigning the licensed frequency band. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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