Method and apparatus for supporting multiple frequency bands in mobile communication system

• US 8,706,164 B2
• Filed: 08/20/2012
• Issued: 04/22/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Van Lieshout, Gert-Jan, Van Der Velde, Himke, Kim, Sangbum, Kim, Soenghun
• Primary Examiner(s): Shedrick, Charles
• Application Number:
  US13/589,729
• Publication Number:
  US 20130053103A1
• Time in Patent Office: 610 Days
• Field of Search: 370/329, 455/561
• US Class Current: 455/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/003 Arrangements for allocating sub-channels of the transmission path
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/10 using broadcasted information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/20 Selecting an access point
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0453 Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/21 in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for supporting multiple frequency bands efficiently in a mobile communication system are provided. The method includes generating first system information including a frequency band indicator indicating a frequency band supported by the base station and an additional frequency band indicator indicating at least one frequency band supported by the base station, and broadcasting the first system information.

Claims

1. A method for supporting multiple frequency bands at a base station in a mobile communication system, the method comprising:

generating a first system information including a frequency band indicator indicating a frequency band supported by the base station and an additional frequency band indicator indicating at least one frequency band supported by the base station;

broadcasting the first system information;

generating a second system information including an additional spectrum emission value corresponding to the frequency band indicated by the frequency band indicator and at least one additional spectrum emission value corresponding to the at least one frequency band indicated by the additional frequency band indicator; and

broadcasting the second system information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one additional spectrum emission value corresponds in sequence to the at least one frequency band supported by the base station according to the additional frequency band indicator.

3. A method for supporting multiple frequency bands at a terminal in a mobile communication system, the method comprising:

receiving a first system information including a frequency band indicator indicating a frequency band supported by a base station and an additional frequency band indicator indicating at least one frequency band supported by the base station;

determining whether the frequency bands indicated by the frequency band indicator and the additional frequency band indicator include one or more frequency bands supported by the terminal;

attempting, when the frequency bands indicated by the frequency band indicator and the additional frequency band indicator includes the one or more frequency bands supported by the terminal, access to the base station; and

receiving a second system information including an additional spectrum emission value corresponding to the frequency band indicated by the frequency band indicator and at least one additional spectrum emission value corresponding to the at least one frequency band indicated by the additional frequency band indicator.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the determining comprises selecting, when the at least one frequency band indicated by the additional frequency band indicator includes two or more frequency bands supported by the terminal, the frequency band indicated first in the additional frequency band indicator as the frequency band to attempt access.

5. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

calculating uplink transmission power based on the spectrum emission value corresponding to the frequency band on which the UE attempts access.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the second system information comprises an uplink carrier frequency information, and the calculating further comprises calculating an uplink center frequency based on the uplink carrier frequency information.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the at least one additional spectrum emission value matches in sequence to the one or more frequency bands supported by the base station according to the additional frequency band indicator.

8. A base station supporting a plurality of frequency bands in a mobile communication system, the station comprising:

a transceiver which transmits and receives signals to and from a terminal; and

a controller which controls generating a first system information including a frequency band indicator indicating a frequency band supported by the base station and an additional frequency band indicator indicating at least one frequency band supported by the base station, broadcasting the first system information, generating a second system information including an additional spectrum emission value corresponding to the frequency band indicated by the frequency band indicator and at least one additional spectrum emission value corresponding to the at least one frequency band indicated by the additional frequency band indicator and broadcasting the second system information.

9. The base station of claim 8, wherein the at least one additional spectrum emission value corresponds in sequence to the at least one frequency band supported by the base station according to the additional frequency band indicator.

10. A terminal for supporting a plurality of frequency bands in a mobile communication system, the terminal comprising:

a transceiver which transmits and receives signals to and from a base station; and

a controller which controls receiving a first system information including a frequency band indicator indicating a frequency band supported by a base station and an additional frequency band indicator indicating at least one frequency band supported by the base station, determining whether the frequency bands indicated by the frequency band indicator and the additional frequency band indicator includes one or more frequency bands supported by the terminal, attempting, when the frequency bands indicated by the frequency band indicator and the additional frequency band indicator includes the one or more frequency bands supported by the terminal, access to the base station, and receiving a second system information including an additional spectrum emission value corresponding to the frequency band indicated by the frequency band indicator and at least one additional spectrum emission value corresponding to the at least one frequency band indicated by the additional frequency band indicator.

11. The terminal of claim 10, wherein the controller selects, when the at least one frequency band indicated by the additional frequency band indicator includes two or more frequency bands supported by the terminal, the frequency band indicated first in the additional frequency band indicator as the frequency band to attempt access.

12. The terminal of claim 10, wherein the controller controls calculating uplink transmission power based on the spectrum emission value corresponding to the frequency band on which the UE attempts access.

13. The terminal of claim 12, wherein the second system information comprises a uplink carrier frequency information, and the controller calculates an uplink center frequency based on the uplink carrier frequency information.

14. The terminal of claim 12, wherein the at least one additional spectrum emission value matches in sequence to the one or more frequency bands supported by the base station according to the additional frequency band indicator.