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METHOD FOR PERFORMING CARRIER MANAGEMENT PROCEDURE IN A MULTI-CARRIER SUPPORTED WIDEBAND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR THE SAME

  • US 20110026495A1
  • Filed: 07/27/2010
  • Published: 02/03/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for a single-carrier supported mobile station to perform a carrier change with a multi-carrier supported base station, the method comprising:

  • transmitting a message indicating a support of a basic multi-carrier (MC) mode in which the mobile station is aware of a multi-carrier operation of the base station, to the base station;

    receiving a carrier management command message including an action code and an action time, on a serving carrier of the base station;

    transmitting, in response to the carrier management command message, a confirmation message indicating readiness of signal transmission/reception through a target carrier of the base station, on a target carrier of the base station; and

    receiving a control signal and data from the base station on the target carrier of the base station,wherein the serving carrier and the target carrier are controlled by a single common Medium Access Control (MAC) of the base station.

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