Apparatus and method for transmitting/receiving resource allocation information in a communication system

• US 7,894,415 B2
• Filed: 10/14/2008
• Issued: 02/22/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Choi, Jin-Ghoo, Kwon, Young-Hoon, Park, Chi-Hyun, Hwang, Sung-Soo
• Primary Examiner(s): Ngo; Ricky
• Assistant Examiner(s): SAMUEL, DEWANDA A
• Application Number:
  US12/251,040
• Publication Number:
  US 20090097423A1
• Time in Patent Office: 861 Days
• Field of Search: 370/280, 370/329, 370/331, 370/337, 370/328, 370/347, 370/344, 455/515
• US Class Current: 370/344
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/1469 using time-sharing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0453 Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA

Abstract

An apparatus and method for transmitting/receiving resource allocation information in a communication system are provided. In the method of transmitting resource allocation information, at least one of a plurality of FDD UL FA resources is divided into a plurality of segment regions, and first resource allocation information is transmitted to mobile stations through a plurality of TDD DL FA resources. The first resource allocation information indicates, among the plurality of segment regions, each of segment regions corresponding to the TDD down link FA resources.

Claims

1. A method of transmitting resource allocation information by a base station in a communication system, the method comprising the steps of:

dividing at least one of a plurality of Frequency Division Duplexing (FDD) uplink Frequency Assignment (FA) resources into a plurality of segment regions; and

transmitting first resource allocation information to mobile stations through a plurality of Time Division Duplexing (TDD) downlink FA resources, wherein the first resource allocation information indicates each of a plurality of segment regions that corresponds to the plurality of TDD downlink FA resources among the plurality of segment regions;

wherein the step of transmitting the first resource allocation information comprises transmitting second resource allocation information indicating each of a plurality of TDD uplink FA resources that corresponds to the plurality of TDD downlink FA resources, together with the first resource allocation information, to the mobile stations; and

wherein the first resource allocation information and the second resource allocation information are comprised in Uplink MAPs (UL-MAPs) of the plurality of TDD downlink FA resources.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the UL-MAPs comprises segment indexes indicating an attribute of each of the first resource allocation information and the second resource allocation information comprised in each of the UL-MAPs.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the UL-MAPs comprises a segment combination index indicating an overall attribute of the first resource allocation information and the second resource allocation information comprised in each of the UL-MAPs.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting third resource allocation information to the mobile stations through a plurality of FDD downlink FA resources, wherein the third resource allocation information indicates each of a plurality of segment regions that corresponds to the plurality of FDD downlink FA resources among the plurality of segment regions.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein transmitting the third resource allocation information comprises transmitting fourth resource allocation information indicating each of a plurality of FDD uplink FA resources corresponding to the plurality of FDD downlink FA resources, together with the third resource allocation information, to the mobile stations.

6. A method of receiving resource allocation information by a mobile station in a communication system, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving first resource allocation information from a base station through at least one Time Division Duplexing (TDD) downlink Frequency Assignment (FA) resource allocated to the mobile station, wherein the first resource allocation information indicates a segment region corresponding to the TDD downlink FA resource; and

determining the segment region using the first resource allocation information, wherein the segment region is at least one segment region that is allocated to the mobile station from among a plurality of segment regions generated by dividing at least one of a plurality of Frequency Division Duplexing (FDD) uplink FA resources into a plurality of regions;

wherein the step of receiving the first resource allocation information comprises receiving second resource allocation information indicating a TDD uplink FA resource corresponding to the TDD downlink FA resource, together with the first resource allocation information, from the base station, wherein the TDD uplink FA resource is at least one TDD uplink FA resource that is allocated to the mobile station from among a plurality of TDD uplink FA resources; and

wherein the first resource allocation information and the second resource allocation information are comprised in uplink MAPs (UL-MAPs) of the at least one TDD downlink FA resource.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein each of the UL-MAPs comprises segment indexes indicating an attribute of each of the first resource allocation information and the second resource allocation information comprised in each of the UL-MAPs.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein each of the UL-MAPs comprises a segment combination index indicating an overall attribute of the first resource allocation information and the second resource allocation information comprised in each of the UL-MAPs.

9. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

receiving third resource allocation information from the base station through at least one FDD downlink FA resource allocated to the mobile station, wherein the third resource allocation information indicates at least one segment region corresponding to the at least one FDD downlink FA resource among the plurality of segment regions; and

determining the segment region using the third resource allocation information.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein receiving the third resource allocation information comprises receiving fourth resource allocation information indicating an FDD uplink FA resource corresponding to the at least one FDD downlink FA resource, together with the third resource allocation information, from the base station, wherein the FDD uplink FA resource is at least one FDD uplink FA resource allocated to the mobile station.

11. An apparatus for transmitting resource allocation information in a communication system, the apparatus comprising:

a base station for dividing at least one of a plurality of Frequency Division Duplexing (FDD) uplink Frequency Assignment (FA) resources into a plurality of segment regions, and transmitting first resource allocation information to mobile stations through a plurality of Time Division Duplexing (TDD) downlink FA resources, wherein the first resource allocation information indicates each of a plurality of segment regions corresponding to the plurality of TDD downlink FA resources among the plurality of segment regions;

wherein the base station transmits second resource allocation information indicating each of a plurality of TDD uplink FA resources that corresponds to the plurality of TDD downlink FA resources, together with the first resource allocation information, to the mobile stations; and

wherein the first resource allocation information and the second resource allocation information are comprised in Uplink MAPs (UL-MAPs) of the plurality of TDD downlink FA resources.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein each of the UL-MAPs comprises segment indexes indicating an attribute of each of the first resource allocation information and the second resource allocation information comprised in each of the UL-MAPs.

13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein each of the UL-MAPs comprises a segment combination index indicating an overall attribute of the first resource allocation information and the second resource allocation information included in each of the UL-MAPs.

14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the base station transmits third resource allocation information to the mobile stations through a plurality of FDD downlink FA resources, wherein the third resource allocation information indicates each of a plurality of segment regions that corresponds to the plurality of FDD downlink FA resources among the plurality of segment regions.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the base station transmits fourth resource allocation information indicating each of a plurality of FDD uplink FA resources corresponding to the plurality of FDD downlink FA resources, together with the third resource allocation information, to the mobile stations.

16. An apparatus for receiving resource allocation information in a communication system, the apparatus comprising:

a mobile station for receiving first resource allocation information from a base station through at least one Time Division Duplexing (TDD) downlink Frequency Assignment (FA) resource allocated to the mobile station, wherein the first resource allocation information indicates a segment region corresponding to the at least one TDD downlink FA resource, and determining the segment region using the first resource allocation information, wherein the segment region is at least one segment region that is allocated to the mobile station from among a plurality of segment regions generated by dividing at least one of a plurality of Frequency Division Duplexing (FDD) uplink FA resources into a plurality of regions;

wherein the mobile station receives second resource allocation information indicating a TDD uplink FA resource corresponding to the TDD downlink FA resource, together with the first resource allocation information, from the base station, wherein the TDD uplink FA resource is at least one TDD uplink FA resource that is allocated to the mobile station from among a plurality of TDD uplink FA resources; and

wherein the first resource allocation information and the second resource allocation information are comprised in uplink MAPs (UL-MAPs) of the at least one TDD downlink FA resource.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein each of the UL-MAPs comprises segment indexes indicating an attribute of each of the first resource allocation information and the second resource allocation information comprised in each of the UL-MAPs.

18. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein each of the UL-MAPs comprises a segment combination index indicating an overall attribute of the first resource allocation information and the second resource allocation information comprised in each of the UL-MAPs.

19. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the mobile station receives third resource allocation information from the base station through at least one FDD downlink FA resource allocated to the mobile station, wherein the third resource allocation information indicates at least one segment region corresponding to the at least one FDD downlink FA resource among the plurality of segment regions, and determines the at least one segment region using the third resource allocation information .

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the mobile station receives fourth resource allocation information indicating an FDD uplink FA resource corresponding to the FDD downlink FA resource, together with the third resource allocation information, from the base station, wherein the FDD uplink FA resource is at least one FDD uplink FA resource that is allocated to the mobile station.