METHOD OF MANAGING CARRIERS IN A BROADBAND WIRELESS ACCESS SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A carrier management method for allowing a mobile station to perform carrier management in a broadband wireless access system supporting multiple carriers, the method comprising:
- receiving a first message, which includes activation information indicating activation of at least one target carrier from among one or more second carriers allocated through a first carrier, from a base station; and
transmitting a second message, which confirms the base station of readiness of the at least one target carrier according to a result of the activation, to the base station,wherein the activation information includes information indicating a time point, andthe transmission of the second message is performed at a specific time indicated by the time point information.
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Abstract
A method for managing carriers allocated to a mobile station in a broadband wireless access system supporting multiple carriers, and an apparatus for use in the method are disclosed. A carrier management method for allowing a mobile station to perform carrier management in a broadband wireless access system supporting multiple carriers includes receiving a first message, which includes activation information indicating activation of at least one target carrier from among one or more second carriers allocated through a first carrier, from a base station, and transmitting a second message, which informs the base station of readiness or non-readiness of the at least one target carrier according to a result of the activation, to the base station. The activation information includes information indicating an activation time point, and the transmitting of the second message is performed at a specific time indicated by the activation time point information.
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15 Claims
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1. A carrier management method for allowing a mobile station to perform carrier management in a broadband wireless access system supporting multiple carriers, the method comprising:
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receiving a first message, which includes activation information indicating activation of at least one target carrier from among one or more second carriers allocated through a first carrier, from a base station; and transmitting a second message, which confirms the base station of readiness of the at least one target carrier according to a result of the activation, to the base station, wherein the activation information includes information indicating a time point, and the transmission of the second message is performed at a specific time indicated by the time point information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A carrier management method for allowing a base station to manage carriers of a mobile station in a broadband wireless access system supporting multiple carriers, the method comprising:
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transmitting a first message, which includes activation information indicating activation of at least one target carrier from among one or more second carriers allocated to the mobile station through a first carrier, to the mobile station; and receiving a second message, which confirms the base station of readiness of the at least one target carrier according to a result of the activation, from the mobile station, wherein the activation information includes information indicating an time point, and the reception of the second message is performed at a specific time indicated by the time point information. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A mobile station for supporting a multi-carrier operation in a broadband wireless access system, the mobile station comprising:
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a processor; and a radio frequency (RF) module for transmitting and receiving an RF signal to and from an external part upon receiving a control signal from the processor, wherein the processor acquires activation information, which indicates activation of at least one target carrier from among one or more second carriers allocated through a first carrier, through a first message received from a base station; and
transmits a second message, which confirms readiness of the at least one target carrier according to a result of the activation, to the base station,wherein the activation information includes information indicating an time point, and the transmitting of the second message is performed at a specific time indicated by the time point information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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