Method for transmitting traffic indication message in wireless communication system, base station thereof, method for receiving the same, terminal thereof and message structure thereof

• US 7,573,841 B2
• Filed: 06/20/2005
• Issued: 08/11/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/19/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Park, Sung-Wook, Kim, Jin-A, Lee, Kang-Gyu, Kim, Yun-Sung
• Primary Examiner(s): Eng; George
• Assistant Examiner(s): FARAGALLA, MICHAEL A
• Application Number:
  US11/156,833
• Publication Number:
  US 20060009267A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,513 Days
• Field of Search: 370/311, 370/312, 370/260, 370/349, 455/574
• US Class Current: 370/311
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/025 Indirect paging
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/28 Discontinuous transmission [DTX]; Discontinuous reception [DRX]

Abstract

Disclosed are methods for transmitting/receiving a traffic indication message in a wireless communication system. In the wireless communication system, a base station (BS) groups a plurality of sleep mode IDs, and broadcasts a traffic indication message that includes first bitmap information indicating whether traffic corresponding to respective the sleep mode ID groups exists as well as second bitmap information indicating whether traffic indicators with respect to the respective sleep mode IDs that belong to the sleep mode ID groups exists. A mobile subscriber station (MS) which is allocated with any one of the plurality of sleep mode IDs, determines whether the traffic occurs in the sleep mode ID group to which the MS itself belongs using the first bitmap information if the MS receives the traffic indication message, and checks the traffic indicator of the terminal itself using the second bitmap information if the traffic occurs in the sleep mode ID group to which the MS belongs.

Claims

1. A system for transmitting a traffic indication (MOB_TRF-IND) message in a Broadband Wireless Access communication system, comprising:

a Base Station (BS) for transmitting the MOB_TRF-IND message including a sleep mode ID (SLPID) Group Indication Bitmap and a Traffic Indication Bitmap,

wherein the SLPID Group Indication Bitmap includes N SLPID Group Indication bits, each of the N SLPID Group Indication bits corresponding to each of N SLPID groups, and the N SLPID groups are generated by grouping N*M SLPIDs,

wherein each of the N SLPID Group Indication bits indicates that there is no traffic for M Mobile Stations (MSs) mapped to M SLPIDs included in a corresponding SLPID group or that there is traffic for at least one of the M MSs mapped to the M SLPIDs included in the corresponding SLPID group,

wherein the Traffic Indication Bitmap includes multiples of an M-bit long Traffic Indication unit, the M-bit long Traffic Indication unit being added to the MOB_TRF-IND message when an SLPID Group Indication bit indicates that there is traffic for at least one MS among the M MSs mapped to the M SLPIDs included in an SLPID Group, the M-bit long Traffic Indication unit including M bits, each of the M bits corresponds to each of the M MSs mapped to the M SLPIDs included in the SLPID Group, each of the M bits indicating a negative indication that indicates that there is no traffic directed to a corresponding MS or a positive indication indicates that there is traffic directed to the corresponding MS, and

wherein an SLPID of an MS is uniquely assigned by the BS when the MS is instructed to enter a sleep mode.

9. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the N SLPID Group Indication bits indicates that there is no traffic for the M MSs mapped to the M SLPIDs included in the corresponding SLPID group when each of the N SLPID Group Indication bits is 0, and each of the N SLPID Group Indication bits indicates that there is traffic for the at least one of the M MSs mapped to the M SLPIDs included in the corresponding SLPID group when each of the N SLPID Group Indication bits is 1.

10. The system as claimed in claim 9, wherein the M is 32.

11. The system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the M bits correspond to each of the M MSs mapped to the M SLPIDs included in the SLPID Group in an ascending order of the M SLPIDs included in the SLPID Group.

12. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the M bits indicates a negative indication that there is no traffic directed to the corresponding MS when each of the M bits is 0, and each of the M bits indicates a positive indication that there is traffic directed to the corresponding MS when each of the M bits is 1.

13. The system as claimed in claim 12, wherein M is 32.

14. The system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the M bits correspond to each of the M MSs mapped to the M SLPIDs included in the SLPID Group in an ascending order of the M SLPIDs included in the SLPID Group.

2. A system for receiving a traffic indication (MOB_TRF-IND) message in a Broadband Wireless Access communication system, comprising:

a Mobile Station (MS) for being allocated with one of N*M sleep mode IDs (SLPIDs), included in one of N SLPID groups, and receiving the MOB_TRF-IND message including an SLPID Group Indication Bitmap and a Traffic Indication Bitmap,

wherein the SLPID Group Indication Bitmap includes N SLPID Group Indication bits, each of the N SLPID Group Indication bits corresponding to each of the N SLPID groups,

wherein each of the N SLPID Group Indication bits indicates that there is no traffic for M MSs mapped to M SLPIDs included in a corresponding SLPID group or that there is traffic for at least one of the M MSs mapped to the M SLPIDs included in the corresponding SLPID group,

wherein the Traffic Indication Bitmap includes multiples of an M-bit long Traffic Indication unit, the M-bit long Traffic Indication unit being added to the MOB_TRF-IND message when an SLPID Group Indication bit indicates that there is traffic for at least one MS among the M MSs mapped to the M SLPIDs included in an SLPID group, the M-bit long Traffic Indication unit including M bits, each of the M bits corresponding to each of the M MSs mapped to the M SLPIDs included in the SLPID Group, each of the M bits indicating a negative indication that indicates that there is no traffic directed to a corresponding MS or a positive indication indicates that there is traffic directed to the corresponding MS,

wherein the N SLPID groups are generated by grouping the N*M SLPIDs by a Base Station (BS), and

wherein an SLPID of an MS is uniquely assigned by the BS when the MS is instructed to enter a sleep mode.

3. The system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the MS detects an SLPID Group Indication bit corresponding to its location from the SLPID Group Indication Bitmap, determines that there is no traffic for all MSs mapped to the M SLPIDs included in an SLPID group corresponding to the SLPID Group Indication bit or that there is traffic for at least one of the MSs mapped to the M SLPIDs included in the SLPID group corresponding to the SLPID Group Indication bit, detects the Traffic Indication Bitmap, if it is determined that there is traffic for the at least one of the MSs mapped to the M SLPIDs included in the SLPID group corresponding to the SLPID Group Indication bit, and avoids detecting the Traffic Indication Bitmap, if it is determined that there is no traffic for all the MSs mapped to the M SLPIDs included in the SLPID group corresponding to the SLPID Group Indication bit.

4. The system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the MS detects a bit corresponding to its location in an M-bit long Traffic Indication unit corresponding to the SLPID Group corresponding to the SLPID Group Indication bit after detecting the Traffic Indication Bitmap, and determines whether there is traffic directed to the MS depending on the detected bit.

15. The system as claimed in claim 2, wherein each of the N SLPID Group Indication bits indicates that there is no traffic for the M MSs mapped to the M SLPIDs included in the corresponding SLPID group when each of the N SLPID Group Indication bits is 0, and each of the N SLPID Group Indication bits indicates that there is traffic for the at least one of the M MSs mapped to the M SLPIDs included in the corresponding SLPID group when each of the N SLPID Group Indication bits is 1.

16. The system as claimed in claim 15, wherein M is 32.

17. The system as claimed in claim 16, wherein the M bits correspond to each of the M MSs mapped to the M SLPIDs included in the SLPID Group in an ascending order of the M SLPIDs included in the SLPID Group.

18. The system as claimed in claim 2, wherein each of the M bits indicates, negative indication that there is no traffic directed to the corresponding MS when each of the M bits is 0, and each of the M bits indicates a positive indication that there is traffic directed to the corresponding MS when each of the M bits is 1.

19. The system as claimed in claim 18, wherein M is 32.

20. The system as claimed in claim 19, wherein the M bits correspond to each of the M MSs mapped to the M SLPIDs included in the SLPID Group in an ascending order of the M SLPIDs included in the SLPID Group.

5. A method for transmitting a traffic indication (MOB_TRF-IND) message by a Base Station (BS) in a Broadband Wireless Access communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting the MOB_TRF-IND message including a sleep mode ID (SLPID) Group Indication Bitmap and a Traffic Indication Bitmap,

wherein the SLPID Group Indication Bitmap includes N SLPID Group Indication bits, each of the N SLPID Group Indication bits corresponding to each of N SLPID groups, and the N SLPID groups are generated by grouping N*M SLPIDs,

wherein each of the N SLPID Group Indication bits indicates that there is no traffic for M Mobile Stations (MSs) mapped to M SLPIDs included in a corresponding SLPID group or that there is traffic for at least one of the M MSs mapped to the M SLPIDs included in the corresponding SLPID group,

wherein the Traffic Indication Bitmap includes multiples of an M-bit long Traffic Indication unit, the M-bit long Traffic Indication unit being added to the MOB_TRF-IND message when an SLPID Group Indication bit indicates that there is traffic for at least one MS among the M MSs mapped to the M SLPIDs included in an SLPID Group, the M-bit long Traffic Indication unit including M bits, each of the M bits corresponding to each of the M MSs mapped to the M SLPIDs included in the SLPID Group, each of the M bits indicating a negative indication that indicates that there is no traffic directed to a corresponding MS or a positive indication that indicates that there is traffic directed to the corresponding MS, and

wherein an SLPID of an MS is uniquely assigned by the BS when the MS is instructed to enter a sleep mode.

21. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein each of the N SLPID Group Indication bits indicates that there is no traffic for the M MSs mapped to the M SLPIDs included in the corresponding SLPID group when each of the N SLPID Group Indication bits is 0, and each of the N SLPID Group Indication bits indicates that there is traffic for the at least one of the M MSs mapped to the M SLPIDs included in the corresponding SLPID group when each of the N SLPID Group Indication bits is 1.

22. The method as claimed in claim 21, wherein M is 32.

23. The method as claimed in claim 22, wherein the M bits correspond to each of the M MSs mapped to the M SLPIDs included in the SLPID Group in an ascending order of the M SLPIDs included in the SLPID Group.

24. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein each of the M bits indicates a negative indication that there is no traffic directed to the corresponding MS when each of the M bits is 0, and each of the M bits indicates a positive indication that there is traffic directed to the corresponding MS when each of the M bits is 1.

25. The method as claimed in claim 24, wherein M is 32.

26. The method as claimed in claim 25, wherein the M bits correspond to each of the M MSs mapped to the M SLPIDs included in the SLPID Group in an ascending order of the M SLPIDs included in the SLPID Group.

6. A method for receiving a traffic indication (MOB_TRF-IND) message by a Mobile Station (MS) in a Broadband Wireless Access communication system, the method comprising:

being allocated with one of N*M sleep mode IDs (SLPIDs), included in one of N SLPID groups; and

receiving the MOB_TRF-IND message including an SLPID Group Indication Bitmap and a Traffic Indication Bitmap,

wherein the SLPID Group Indication Bitmap includes N SLPID Group Indication bits, each of the N SLPID Group Indication bits corresponding to each of the N SLPID groups,

wherein each of the N SLPID Group Indication bits indicates that there is no traffic for M MSs mapped to M SLPIDs included in a corresponding SLPID group or that there is traffic for at least one of the M MSs mapped to the M SLPIDs included in the corresponding SLPID group,

wherein the Traffic Indication Bitmap includes multiples of an M-bit long Traffic Indication unit, the M-bit long Traffic Indication unit being added to the MOB_TRF-IND message when an SLPID Group Indication bit indicates that there is traffic for at least one MS among the M MSs mapped to the M SLPIDs included in an SLPID Group, the M-bit long Traffic Indication unit includes M bits, each of the M bits corresponding to each of the M MSs mapped to the M SLPIDs included in the SLPID Group, each of the M bits indicating a negative indication that indicates that there is no traffic directed to a corresponding MS or a positive indication that indicates that there is traffic directed to the corresponding MS,

wherein the N SLPID groups are generated by grouping the N*M SLPIDs by a Base Station (BS), and

wherein an SLPID of an MS is uniquely assigned by the BS when the MS is instructed to enter a sleep mode.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

detecting an SLPID Group Indication bit corresponding to its location from the SLPID Group Indication Bitmap;

determining that there is no traffic for all MSs mapped to the M SLPIDs included in an SLPID Group corresponding to the SLPID Group Indication bit or that there is traffic for at least one the MSs mapped to the M SLPIDs included in the SLPID group corresponding to the SLPID Group Indication bit;

detecting the Traffic Indication Bitmap, if it is determined that there is traffic for at least one of the MSs mapped to the M SLPIDs included in the SLPID group corresponding to the SLPID Group Indication bit; and

avoiding detecting the Traffic Indication Bitmap, if it is determined that there is no traffic for all of the MSs mapped to the M SLPIDs included in the SLPID group corresponding to the SLPID Group Indication bit.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

detecting a bit corresponding to its location in the M-bit long Traffic Indication unit corresponding to the SLPID group corresponding to the SLPID Group Indication bit, after detecting the Traffic Indication Bitmap; and

determining whether there is traffic directed to the MS depending on the detected bit.

27. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein each of the N SLPID Group Indication bits indicates that there is no traffic for the M MSs mapped to the M SLPIDs included in the corresponding SLPID group when each of the N SLPID Group Indication bits is 0, and each of the N SLPID Group Indication bits indicates that there is traffic for the at least one of the M MSs mapped to the M SLPIDs included in the corresponding SLPID group when each of the N SLPID Group Indication bits is 1.

28. The method as claimed in claim 27, wherein M is 32.

29. The method as claimed in claim 28, wherein the M bits correspond to each of the M MSs mapped to the M SLPIDs included in the SLPID Group in an ascending order of the M SLPIDs included in the SLPID Group.

30. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein each of the M bits indicates a negative indication that there is no traffic directed to the corresponding MS when each of the M bits is 0, and each of the M bits indicates a positive indication that there is traffic directed to the corresponding MS when each of the M bits is 1.

31. The method as claimed in claim 30, wherein M is 32.

32. The method as claimed in claim 31, wherein the M bits correspond to each of the M MSs mapped to the M SLPIDs included in the SLPID Group in an ascending order of the M SLPIDs included in the SLPID Group.