Method of changing a zone in a broadband wireless access system

• US 8,929,340 B2
• Filed: 09/14/2011
• Issued: 01/06/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Jung, Inuk, Kwak, Jinsam, Ryu, Kiseon, Lee, Wookbong
• Primary Examiner(s): Orgad, Edan
• Assistant Examiner(s): MAGLO, EMMANUEL K
• Application Number:
  US13/823,504
• Publication Number:
  US 20130272265A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,210 Days
• Field of Search: 370/331, 455/434
• US Class Current: 370/331
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0077 of access information of target access point
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/00837 Determination of triggering parameters for hand-off
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/08 Reselecting an access point
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/10 adapted for operation in multiple networks, e.g. multi-mode access points

Abstract

The present invention relates to a broadband wireless access system, and more particularly, to a method of performing a zone change more promptly in a base station where an advanced terminal operates in a mix mode. A method for an advanced terminal (AMS) to perform a zone change in an advanced base station (mix mode ABS), which operates in a mix mode of a broadband wireless access system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: receiving a ranging response message (RNG-RSP) including system information on an advanced terminal supporting zone (MZone) from a legacy zone (LZone) of the advanced base station; and performing ranging in the advanced terminal supporting zone by using the system information.

Claims

1. A method of performing a zone switch by an advanced mobile station (AMS) configured to operate with an advanced base station (ABS) in a broadband wireless access system, the method comprising:

receiving, by the AMS from the ABS via a legacy zone (LZone) of the ABS, a ranging response message containing zone switch information;

acquiring, by the AMS, MZone system information for an AMS supporting zone (MZone) of the ABS; and

performing, by the AMS, network reentry to the MZone of the ABS by performing downlink synchronization with the MZone of the ABS using the zone switch information,

wherein, if the zone switch information includes a parameter of a MZone superframe header (SFH), the AMS acquires the MZone system information from the zone switch information before performing the downlink synchronization with the MZone of the ABS,

wherein the zone switch information comprises information indicating a zone switch mode of the AMS,

wherein, if the zone switch mode of the AMS is set to mode 0, the AMS breaks data communication with the LZone before performing the network reentry to the MZone, and

wherein, if the zone switch mode of the AMS is set to mode 1, the AMS maintains the data communication with the LZone while performing the network reentry to the MZone.

2. The method of claim 1, the method further comprising:

sending, by the AMS to the ABS via the LZone, a ranging request message containing zone switch capability information indicating the zone switch mode capable of being performed by the AMS and secondary SFH change count (S-SFH change count) information currently possessed by the AMS,

wherein the MZone system information comprises partial information of a secondary SFH subpacket.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the ranging response message further comprises information indicating a start position of the MZone SFH.

4. The method of claim 1,

wherein the ranging response message further comprises zone switch action time information indicating a timing point of which the AMS performs the zone switch, and

wherein the network reentry comprises transmitting a ranging code to the MZone of the ABS.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the MZone system information is included in the zone switch information when the zone switch mode of the AMS is set to mode 0.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the parameter of the MZone SFH comprises parameters from a SFH SubPacket1 (SP1), a SFH SubPacket2 (SP2) and a SFH SubPacket3 (SP3).

7. The method of claim 1, wherein, if the zone switch information does not include the parameter of the MZone SFH, the AMS acquires the MZone system information by receiving the MZone SFH after performing the downlink synchronization with the MZone of the ABS.

8. The method of claim 3, wherein the information indicating the start position is offset information set by a frame unit.

9. A method of supporting a zone switch of an advanced mobile station (AMS) by an advanced base station (ABS) in a broadband wireless access system, the method comprising:

receiving, by the ABS from the AMS via a legacy zone (LZone) of the ABS, a ranging request message containing zone switch capability information indicating a zone switch mode capable of being performed by the AMS; and

sending, by the ABS to the AMS via the LZone of the ABS, a ranging response message, the ranging response message containing zone switch information,

wherein the AMS acquires, from the ABS, MZone system information for an AMS supporting zone (MZone) of the ABS and performs network reentry to the MZone of the ABS by performing downlink synchronization with the MZone of the ABS using the zone switch information, and

wherein, if the zone switch information includes a parameter of a MZone superframe header (SFH), the AMS acquires the MZone system information from the zone switch information before performing the downlink synchronization with the MZone of the ABS,

wherein the zone switch information comprises information indicating a zone switch mode of the AMS,

wherein, if the zone switch mode of the AMS is set to mode 0, the AMS breaks data communication with the LZone before performing the network reentry to the MZone, and

wherein, if the zone switch mode of the AMS is set to mode 1, the AMS maintains the data communication with the LZone while performing the network reentry to the MZone.

10. The method of claim 9, the method further comprising:

receiving, by the ABS from the AMS via the LZone, a ranging request message containing zone switch capability information indicating the zone switch mode capable of being performed by the AMS and secondary SFH change count (S-SFH change count) information currently possessed by the AMS,

wherein the MZone system information comprises partial information of a secondary SFH subpacket.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the ranging response message further comprises information indicating a start position of the MZone SFH.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein, if the zone switch capability information is set to a value indicating that the AMS disconnects a connection to the LZone and then performs the network reentry to the MZone of the ABS, the zone switch information does not include the parameter of the MZone SFH.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the information indicating the start position is offset information set by a frame unit.

14. An advanced mobile station (AMS) device configured to perform a zone switch with an advanced base station (ABS) in a broadband wireless access system, comprising:

a processor

configured to

receive, from the ABS via a legacy zone (LZone) of the ABS, a ranging response message containing zone switch information;

acquire MZone system information for an AMS supporting zone (MZone) of the ABS; and

perform network reentry to the MZone of the ABS by performing downlink synchronization with the MZone of the ABS using the zone switch information,

wherein, if the zone switch information includes a parameter of a MZone super frame header (SFH), the processor acquires the MZone system information from the zone switch information before performing the downlink synchronization with the MZone of the ABS,

wherein the zone switch information comprises information indicating a zone switch mode of the AMS,

wherein, if the zone switch mode of the AMS is set to mode 0, the AMS breaks data communication with the LZone before performing the network reentry to the MZone, and

wherein, if the zone switch mode of the AMS is set to mode 1, the AMS maintains the data communication with the LZone while performing the network reentry to the MZone.

15. The mobile station device of claim 14,

wherein the processor is configured to send a ranging request message to the ABS via the LZone, the ranging request containing zone switch capability information indicating the zone switch mode capable of being performed by the AMS and secondary SFH change count (S-SFH change count) information currently possessed by the AMS, and

wherein the MZone system information comprises partial information of a secondary SFH subpacket.

16. The mobile station device of claim 14, wherein the ranging response message further comprises information indicating a start position of the MZone SFH.

17. The mobile station of claim 14,

wherein the ranging response message further comprises zone switch action time information indicating a timing point of which the AMS performs the zone switch, and

wherein the network reentry comprises transmitting a ranging code to the MZone of the ABS.

18. The mobile station device of claim 16, wherein the information indicating the start position is offset information set by a frame unit.