Title of Invention

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLING POWER IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

Abstract A method for controlling power in a communication system. The power control method in a base station includes receiving channel information from a plurality of mobile stations, and generating power control information of the mobile stations according to the received channel information; mapping the generated power control information to transmission fields of corresponding mobile stations according to allocation information of channels allocated to receive the channel information; and broadcasting to the mobile stations a message including the power control information mapped to the transmission fields of the corresponding mobile stations.
Full Text SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWER IN A
COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention generally relates to a communication system, and in
particular, to a system and method for controlling power of a Mobile Station (MS) in
a communication system.
2. Description of the Related Art
Extensive research on next generation communication systems are being
conducted to provide users with high-speed services having various Quality of
Service (QoS) levels. Meanwhile, power control schemes used in current
communication systems can nornally be classified as downlink (forward) power
control schemes and uplink (reverse) power control schemes according to direction
of power control, and can be classified as open-loop power control schemes and
closed-loop power control schemes according to whether a transmitter, or a Base
Station (BS), receives feedback information from a receiver, or an MS.
In downlink power control schemes, power control is performed in a BS.
When the channel condition is good as a distance between the BS and an MS is short,
i.e. as the MS is located in a cente' area of the BS, or as there is no shadowing due to
obstacles, the BS allows the MS to transmit signals with minimum possible
transmission power, thereby reducing interference to neighboring BSs. When
channel conditions are poor, the ES increases power of transmission signals as high
as needed within a possible range so the MS may normally receive transmission
signals from the BS. In uplink power control schemes, power control is performed
in an MS. The MS serves as a transmitter and the BS serves as a receiver, and they
control power in the same manner as that in downlink power control schemes.
In open-loop power control schemes, a transmitter (BS or MS) performing
power control, independently determines channel quality of a receiver (MS or BS),
and performs power control depending on the channel quality, and open-loop power
control scheme control power bas;d on reversibility between downlink and uplink
channels. Reversibility between downlink and uplink channels, as used herein,
means that MSs having the sane (or similar) location with respect to a BS will
experience similar path attenuation due to similar path attenuation based on a
distance from the BS, the similar antenna gain based on antenna patterns, similar
shadowing effect by the topology, similar multi-path fading, etc. That is, in open-
loop power control schemes, based on reversibility between downlink and uplink
channels, a transmitter spontaneously estimates signal reception quality of a receiver,
calculates necessary transmission power depending on the estimated signal reception
quality, and then transmits signals with the calculated transmission power.
In closed-loop power cortrol schemes, unlike in open-loop power control
schemes, a transmitter controls necessary transmission power based on signal
reception quality of a receiver from which it has received a feedback channel,
without independently determining a channel quality. In such a closed-loop power
control scheme, overhead for feedback channels occurs undesirably. However,
because a transmitter can acquire information on the channel quality at the receiver, a
closed-loop power control scherie can accurately control power of transmission
signals, as compared to an open-loop power control scheme.
However, in a typical communication system, as a number of MSs receiving
communication services from a BS increases, a closed-loop power control scheme
suffers from an increase in an amount of channel quality information that the BS
should receive from MSs over a feedback channel. In addition, a closed-loop power
control scheme suffers from an increase in overhead of a feedback channel allocated
for receiving channel quality information. Further, in a typical communication
system, when a BS transmits power control information of MSs to the MSs
according to channel quality infoimation fed back from the MSs, an increase in a
number of MSs increases an amount of power control information that the BS should
transmit to the MSs, and the increase in the amount of power control information for
the MSs causes an increase in oveihead in the communication system. Therefore, a
need exists for a power control scheme for reducing overhead in communication
systems.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention addresses at least the problems and/or disadvantages
and provides at least the advantages described below. Accordingly, an aspect of the
present invention is to provide a system and method for controlling power in a
communication system.
Another aspect of the pres ent invention is to provide a system and method for
controlling power of an MS to reduce overhead in a communication system.
Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a system and method for
transmitting power control information for controlling power of an MS in a
communication system.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method
for controlling power in a communication system. The power control method in a
base station includes receiving channel information from a plurality of mobile
stations, and generating power control information of the mobile stations according
to the received channel information; mapping the generated power control
information to transmission fields of corresponding mobile stations according to
allocation information of channel > allocated to receive the channel information; and
broadcasting to the mobile stations a message including the power control
information mapped to the transm ssion fields of the corresponding mobile stations.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a
method for controlling power ir a communication system. The power control
method in a mobile station includes receiving a message including power control
information from a base station, aid detecting power control information included in
the message; and detecting power control information corresponding to the base
station from the detected power control information according to allocation
information of a channel allocated to transmit channel information of the mobile
station to the base station.
According to a further aspect of the present invention, there is provided a
method for transmitting control information for at least one mobile station in a
communication system. The transmission method in a base station includes
receiving channel information from at least one mobile station; generating control
information of mobile stations according to the received channel information;
mapping the generated control information to transmission fields of corresponding
mobile stations according to alloca ion orders of channels for the at least one mobile
station, allocated to receive the c hannel information; and broadcasting, to the mobile
stations, a message including transmission fields to which the control information of
the corresponding mobile stations is mapped.
According to yet another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a
system for controlling power in a communication system. The power control
system includes a base station for receiving channel information from a plurality of
mobile stations, generating power control information of the mobile stations
according to the received channel information, mapping the generated power control
information to transmission fields of corresponding mobile stations according to
allocation information of channels allocated to receive the channel information, and
broadcasting to the mobile stations a message including the power control
information mapped to the transmission fields of the corresponding mobile stations.
According to still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a
system for controlling power in a communication system. The power control
system includes a mobile station for receiving a message including power control
information from a base station, detecting power control information included in the
message, and detecting power cor trol information corresponding to thereto from the
detected power control information according to allocation information of a channel
allocated to transmit channel information of the mobile station to the base station.
According to yet another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a
system for controlling power in a communication system. The power control
system includes a base station including a power control information generator for
receiving channel information from a plurality of mobile stations, and generating
power control information of the mobile stations according to the received channel
information; a channel allocator for allocating channels to the mobile stations to
receive the channel information; a power control bit sequence generator for mapping
the generated power control information to transmission fields of corresponding
mobile stations according to allocation information of the allocated channels, and
generating a power control bit sequence according to the power control information
mapped to the transmission fields of the corresponding mobile stations; and a
message generator for generating a message including the generated power control
bit sequence, wherein the base station broadcasts the generated message to the
mobile stations.
According to still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a
system for controlling power i 1 a communication system. The power control
system includes a mobile station including a first detector for receiving a message
including power control information from a base station, and detecting the power
control information included in the message; a decider for checking allocation
information of a channel allocated to transmit channel information of the mobile
station to the base station; and a second detector for detecting, from the detected
power control information, power control information corresponding thereto
according to allocation information of the allocated channel, wherein the mobile
station controls power of the mobile station according to the power control
information detected by the second detector.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The above and other aspects, features and advantages of the present invention
will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in
conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a frame structure in a
communication system according lo the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a structure of an Uplink (UL)-MAP
message field of a frame in a communication system according to the present
invention;
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a burst allocation information field and a
power control information field in a MAP message field of a frame in a
communication system according to the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a power control bit sequence for power
control in a communication system according to the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating allocation of Channel Quality Information
Channels (CQICHs) over which a BS receives Channel Quality Information (CQI)
from MSs in a communication system according to the present invention;
FIGs. 6A and 6B are diagrams illustrating a method of mapping power
control information to corresponding MSs according to CQICH allocation
information of the MSs in a communication system according to the present
invention;
FIGs. 7A and 7B are diagrams illustrating a method of mapping power control
information to corresponding MSs according to CQICH allocation information of
MSs in a communication system according to the present invention;
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an operation in which a BS controls power of
MSs in a communication system according to the present invention;
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an operation of controlling power by an MS in
a communication system according to the present invention;
FIGS. 10A and 10B are schematic diagrams illustrating a power controller of
a BS in a communication system according to the present invention; and
FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a power controller of an MS in a
communication system according to the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Preferred embodiments of :he present invention will now be described in with
reference to the drawings. In tie following description, a description of known
functions and configurations incorporated herein has been omitted for clarity and
conciseness.
The present invention provides a system and method for controlling power in
a communication system, for example, an Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers (IEEE) 802.16 communication system, which is a Broadband Wireless
Access (BWA) communication system. Although the present invention will be
described herein with reference to an IEEE 802.16 communication system
employing Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)/Orthogonal
Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), by way of example, a power control
system and method provided in the present invention can also be applied to other
communication systems.
In addition, the present invention provides a system and method for
controlling power when a communication system exchanges data between a Base
Station (BS) in charge of a particular cell and a Mobile Station (MS) that is located
in the cell and receives a communication service from the BS. The present
invention, described below, provides a power control system and method in which a
BS in charge of a particular cell transmits, to an MS receiving a communication
service therefrom, power control nformation for controlling power of the MS in a
communication system employing OFDM/OFDMA.
The present invention provides a communication system in which a BS in
charge of a particular cell generates power control information of MSs according to
channel information of MSs, fed back from MSs located in the BS cell, i.e. Channel
Quality Information (CQI), for example, Signal-to-Interference and Noise Ratio
(SINR) or Carrier-to-Interferem-e and Noise Ratio (CINR) that the MSs have
calculated and transmitted to the BS; maps the generated power control information
to corresponding MSs according to allocation information of Channel Quality
Information Channels (CQICHs) allocated to the MSs to receive the CQI feedback;
and then transmits a message w th power control information to the MSs. In other
words, the BS broadcasts the message to the MSs, and upon receipt of the
broadcasted message, each of the MSs detects power control information
corresponding thereto, and then controls power of the associated MS according to the
detected power control information.
Further, in a communication system according to the present invention, for
power control for a plurality of MSs in a particular cell, a BS generates power
control information of the MSs according to CQIs of the MSs, generates a power
control bit sequence Power_Control_Bit_Sequence according to the generated power
control information, maps the pov/er control information to the MSs according to
CQICH allocation information, i.e. maps the power control bit sequence to the MSs,
and then broadcasts a message with the power control bit sequence to the MSs.
Upon receipt of the message, each of the MSs detects its own power control
information included in the message, and controls power associated with the MS
depending on the detected power control information.
As a result, in the communication system according to the present invention,
even though a number of MSs are located in a particular cell, the BS in charge of the
particular cell can minimize an increase in overhead by transmitting power control
information over one burst field independently for individual frames of the MSs. In
addition, the BS can control power of the MSs at high speed by transmitting power
control information over one burst leld independently for individual frames of the
MSs.
A scheme in which a BS transmits power control information of the MSs,
generated depending on CQIs of the MSs, in a message can be classified as a scheme
of transmitting power control information in a Fast Power Control (FPC) message in
a form of a Medium Access Control (MAC) message, a scheme of transmitting
power control Information Elements (IEs) in Uplink MAP (UL-MAP) IEs of a UL-
MAP message, and a scheme of transmitting Fast Tracking IEs in UL-MAP IEs of
the UL-MAP message. These messages including power control information of the
MSs are broadcasted to all MSs located in the cell.
In addition, a scheme in which the BS transmits in the above-described
messages a power control bit sequence of the power control information generated
depending on CQIs received fron the MSs can be classified herein into a scheme of
transmitting the power control bii sequence in a power control message in the form
of a MAC message, a scheme of transmitting the power control bit sequence in a
MAP message, for example, Downlink MAP (DL-MAP) message or UL-MAP
message, and a scheme of transrr itting the power control bit sequence in DL-MAP
IEs or UL-MAP IEs of a MAP message, for example, DL-MAP message or UL-MAP
message. Similarly, these messages including therein the power control bit
sequence are broadcasted to all MSs located in the cell.
With reference to Table 1, a description will now made of an FPC message
including the power control information. Table 1 shows a format of an FPC
message including power control information.


As shown in Table 1, the FPC message includes a 'Management Message
Type' field indicating a type of a corresponding management message, a 'Number of
stations' field indicating unique numbers of MSs, a 'Power management frame' field
indicating a power managemem frame, a 'Basic CID' field indicating a basic
Connection Identifier (CID) for each of MSs, and a Tower adjust' field indicating
power adjustment for each of tht- MSs. To transmit power control information of
the MSs through the FPC message, the BS includes basic CIDs of the MSs in the
Basic CID field of the FPC message and transmits the FPC message to the MSs.
An IEEE 802.16 communication system, a typical BWA communication
system, has a frame structure, and a BS of the system efficiently allocates resources
of each frame to MSs, and transmits the resource allocation information to the MSs
through a MAP message. A MAP message used for transmitting the downlink
resource allocation information is i DL-MAP message, and a MAP message used for
transmitting uplink resource allocation information is a UL-MAP message.
When the BS transmits the downlink resource allocation information and the
uplink resource allocation information through the DL-MAP message and the UL-
MAP message in this manner, the MSs can decode the DL-MAP message and the
UL-MAP message, transmitted from the BS, and detect therefrom power control
information, and control information for the allocation locations where resources are
allocated to them, and for the data that they should receive. The MSs can receive
or transmit data over the downlink or the uplink by detecting the resource allocation
location and control information. In addition, when transmitting data, the MSs can
control transmission power using the power control information.
The MAP message is composed of different MAP IE formats according to
whether it is for a downlink or an uplink, and according to a type of a data burst, i.e.
according to whether the data burst is (i) a data burst to which Hybrid Automatic
Repeat reQuest (HARQ) is applied (HARQ data burst), (ii) a data burst to which
HARQ is not applied (Non-HARQ data burst), or (iii) control information.
Therefore, the MSs should previously know a format of each MAP IE to decode the
MAP IE, and each MAP IE can be distinguished using a Downlink Interval Usage
Code (DIUC), for the downlink, and using an Uplink Interval Usage Code (UIUC),
for the uplink.
As described above, in the BWA communication system, data transmission is
performed frame by frame, and oach frame is divided into a field for transmitting
downlink data and a field for transmitting uplink data. The fields for transmitting
data are formed in a 2-dimensional arrangement of 'frequency domain' x 'time
domain', and each element in the 2-dimensional arrangement is a slot which is an
allocation unit. That is, the frequency domain is divided in units of subchannels,
each of which is a bundle of subcarriers, and the time domain is divided in units of
symbols. Therefore, the slot indicates a field where a symbol is occupied by one
subchannel. Each slot is allocated only to one arbitrary MS among the MSs located
in one cell, and a set of slots allocated to each of MSs located in the cell is a burst.
As described above, in the communication system, uplink wireless resources are
allocated in such a manner that slots are shared by MSs. With reference to FIG. 1, a
description will now be made cf a frame structure in a communication system
according to the present invention
FIG. 1 shows a frame structure in a communication system according to the
present invention. Referring to IIG. 1, the frame is shown by subchannels in the
frequency domain and symbol' in the time domain. The y-axis indicates
subchannels which are resource inks of frequency, and the x-axis indicates OFDM
symbols which are resource units of time. The frame includes a preamble field 102,
a DL-MAP message field 104, a 1JL-MAP message field 106, a downlink burst (DL
Burst) field 108, and an uplink burst (UL Burst) field 110.
The preamble field 102 is used for transmitting a synchronization signal, or a
preamble sequence, for acquisition of a transmission/reception period, i.e. acquisition
of synchronization between a BS and MSs in a communication system. The DL-
MAP message field 104 is used for transmitting a DL-MAP message, and the UL-
MAP message field 106 is used for transmitting a UL-MAP message. The DL-MAP
message field 104, although not shown, includes a plurality of IEs, and the IEs each
include information on the corresponding downlink burst field. Similarly, the UL-
MAP message field 106, although not shown, includes a plurality of IEs, and the IEs
each include information on the corresponding uplink burst field and power control
information of the MSs. The downlink burst field 108 is used for transmitting the
corresponding downlink data burst, and the uplink burst field 110 is used for
transmitting the corresponding uplink data burst. With reference to FIG. 2 and Table
2, a description will now be made of a scheme of transmitting power control IEs in
UL-MAP IEs of a UL-MAP message, among the above-described schemes of
transmitting power control information in a message.
FIG. 2 shows a structure of a UL-MAP message field of a frame in a
communication system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, the
UL-MAP message field 201 incudes a UL-MAP basic information field 203 for
transmitting basic information of a UL-MAP message, and a per-burst UL-MAP IE
field 205 for transmitting per-burst UL-MAP IEs. The per-burst UL-MAP IE field
205 includes a CID/UIUC field 207 for transmitting CID and UIUC for per-burst
allocation information and powtr control information of the MSs, an allocation
information field 209 for transmi ting burst allocation information, and an extended
UlUC-dependent IE field 211 for transmitting extended UlUC-dependent IEs, and
the extended UlUC-dependent IE field 211 includes a power control IE field 213 for
transmitting power control IEs having power control parameters separately defined
for individual MSs, for transmitting power control information of the MSs.

As shown in Table 2, UL-lvIAP IEs of the UL-MAP message include CID and
UIUC for per-burst allocation information and power control information of the MSs,
and extended UlUC-dependent II is, and the extended UlUC-dependent IEs include
power control IEs having power control parameters separately defined for individual
MSs according to power control information of the MSs. With reference to Table 3,
a description will now be made of a scheme of transmitting Fast Tracking IEs in UL-
MAP IEs of a UL-MAP message, among the above-described schemes of
transmitting power control information in a message.
Table 3 shows UL-MAP [Es of a UL-MAP message, which include Fast
Tracking IEs.

As shown in Table 3, UL-MAP IEs of the UL-MAP message, like in Table 2,
include CID and UIUC for psr-burst allocation information and power control
information of the MSs, and extended UlUC-dependent IEs. While the extended
UlUC-dependent IEs of the UL-MAP IEs of the UL-MAP message, shown in Table
2, include the power control IEs Slaving power control parameters separately defined
for individual MSs depending on the power control information of the MSs, the
extended UlUC-dependent IEs oi the UL-MAP IEs of the UL-MAP message, shown
in Table 3, include Fast Tracking [Es of the UL-MAP message, which include power
control information for all MSs ocated in the cell. The Fast Tracking IEs of the
UL-MAP message are used as additional information in addition to the information
for the MSs, previously delivered at a previous frame, and are equal to unicast
allocation IEs in the UL-MAP message. In addition, the Fast Tracking IEs of the
UL-MAP message can be transmitted over the power control IE field 213 of FIG 2,
over which the power control IEs shown in Table 2 are transmitted.
A description will now b; made of a scheme in which a BS transmits in a
foregoing message a power control bit sequence of power control information
generated according to CQIs of MSs in a communication system according to the
present invention. A description will then be made of a process of transmitting the
message including the power contiol bit sequence to the MSs, and controlling power
of the MSs. With reference to F[G. 3, a description will first be made of a burst
allocation information field and power control information field in the MAP message
field of the foregoing frame. With reference to FIG. 4, a description will be made
of the power control bit sequence of the power control information that the BS has
generated depending on CQIs of ihe MSs. Thereafter, with reference to FIG. 5, a
description will be made of CQICH allocation for transmission of CQIs of the MSs,
and with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7, a description will be made of a method of
mapping the generated power control information to the corresponding MSs
according to the CQICH allocation information.
FIG. 3 shows a burst allocation information field and a power control
information field in a MAP message field of a frame in a communication system
according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3, in the communication
system, when N MSs are located in a cell, a burst field of the frame is divided into N
sub-burst fields, and then allocated to the N MSs on a one-to-one basis. The
allocation information of the di\ ided burst field is transmitted to the MSs over a
MAP message field of the frame, which is divided into N burst allocation
information fields 310-1,310-2, ••, 310-N. At this point, power control information
of the MSs is transmitted to the MSs over one power control information field 320
divided from the MAP message field. That is, in a communication system
according to the present inventior, power control information of all MSs located in a
particular cell is transmitted to the MSs, i.e. broadcasted to the MSs, over the one
power control information field 3110 allocated in the MAP message field of the frame.
Accordingly, in a communication system according to the present invention, even
though a number of MSs located in a particular cell increases, the system can
minimize an increase in overhead as a BS in charge of the cell transmits per-frame
power control information of the MSs over the one power control information field
320 allocated in the MAP message field of the frame. In addition, a
communication system according to the present invention can rapidly control power
of the MSs as the BS transmits per-frame power control information of the MSs over
the one power control information field 320 allocated in the MAP message field of
the frame.
FIG. 4 shows a power control bit sequence for power control in a
communication system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, in
the communication system, a PS generates power control information of MSs
according to CQIs received from N MSs located in the cell of the BS, and generates
a power control bit sequence of the MSs, i.e. N power control bits 410-1, 410-2, •••,
410-N for the MSs, according :o the generated power control information. The
power control bits 410-1, 410-2, ••, 410-N of the MSs are each composed of m bits.
More specifically, for m = I, indicating that the power control bits 410-1,410-
2, •••, 410-N of the MSs are each composed of 1 bit, when the power control bits 410-
1, 410-2, ••, 410-N of the MSs ar; set to '0', the MSs are ordered to keep the current
power level, and when the power control bits 410-1,410-2, •••, 410-N of the MSs are
set to '1', the MSs are ordered to increase or decrease the current power level by a
threshold. For m = 2, indicating that the power control bits 410-1, 410-2, -, 410-N
of the MSs are each composed of 2 bits, when the power control bits 410-1, 410-2, ••,
410-N of the MSs are set to '00', the MSs are ordered to keep the current power
level; when the power control bits 410-1, 410-2, •••, 410-N of the MSs are set to '01',
the MSs are ordered to increase the current power level by a threshold; and when the
power control bits 410-1,410-2, -,410-N of the MSs are set to '11', the MSs are
ordered to decrease the current power level by a threshold. For m = n, indicating
that the power control bits 410-1, 410-2, -., 410-N of the MSs are each composed of
n bits, power of the MSs is changed in a type of a signed integer. For example, for n
= 5, when the power control bits 410-1, 410-2, ¦••, 410-N of the MSs are set to
'00100', the MSs are ordered to increase the current power level by 4 times a
threshold, and when the power control bits. 410-1,410-2, •••,410-N of the MSs are
set to '11100', the MSs are ordered to decrease the current power level by 4 times a
threshold. Current power level, as used herein, refers to a transmission power level
used when the MSs transmit their CQIs to the BS over CQICHs, and the 'threshold'
refers to a value predetermined by the user or the system according to
communication system and comm inication environment.
FIG. 5 shows allocation of CQICHs over which a BS receives CQIs from MSs
in a communication system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 5,
the BS of the communication sysiem includes, in an (n-k)th frame 501, a preamble
field 551, a DL-MAP message field 553, a UL-MAP message field 555, a downlink
burst field 557, and an uplink burst field 559, as described in FIG. 1. The BS
transmits to MSs a UL-MAP message which is transmitted over the UL-MAP
message field 555 of the (n-k)th frame 501, and allocates it to a downlink burst field
571 of an nth frame 503 to provide the MSs with information on a CQI field 573
indicating CQIs to be transmitted by the MSs, and information on a CQICH field 577
allocated such that the MSs may transmit CQIs over it according to information
transmitted over the CQI field 573. That is, the BS broadcasts to the MSs the UL-
MAP message transmitted over the UL-MAP message field 555 of the (n-k)th frame
501, so the MSs can acquire information on the CQICH field 577 allocated to the
MSs themselves in an uplink burst field 575 of the nth frame 503 and information on
CQIs transmitted over the allocated CQICH field 577. With reference to FIGS. 6A
and 7A, a detailed description will now be made of CQICH allocation to the MSs,
and with reference to FIGS. 6B and 7B, a description will be made of mapping of
power control information to the corresponding MSs according to the CQICH
allocation of FIGS. 6A and 7A.
FIGS. 6A and 6B show a method of mapping power control information to
corresponding MSs according to CQICH allocation information of the MSs in a
communication system according to the present invention. Referring to FIGS. 6A
and 6B, in the communication system, when there are N MSs located in a cell, a
CQICH field in an uplink burst field of a frame is divided into N sub-CQICH fields
610-1, 610-2, 610-3, -, 610-(N-l), 610-N, and then allocated to the N MSs on a one-
to-one basis. The allocation information of the divided CQICH field is broadcasted
to the N MSs over a MAP message field, i.e. the UL-MAP message field, of the
frame as described above. The sub-CQICH fields 610-1, 610-2, 610-3, -, 610-(N-
1), 610-N are allocated to the MSs at ever/ frame so the MSs may transmit CQIs to
the BS over them. As described above, based on the MAP message, the MSs each
recognize CQICHs allocated to tiem by the BS, in other words, recognize indexes
CQI #1, CQI #2, CQI #3, -, #CQI #(N-1) and CQI #N of CQICHs, for example,
unique numbers and allocation orders of CQICHs allocated to them at every frame
by the BS.
For convenience, it will be assumed herein that the BS allocates a sub-CQICH
field 610-1 with a CQICH index =-¦ CQI #1 to a first MS among the N MSs, allocates
a sub-CQICH field 610-2 with a CQICH index = CQI #2 to a third MS, allocates a
sub-CQICH field 610-3 with a CQICH index = CQI #3 to a second MS, allocates a
sub-CQICH field 610-(N-l) with a CQICH index = CQI #(N-1) to an Nth MS, and
allocates a sub-CQICH field 610-N with a CQICH index = CQI #N to an (N-l)th MS.
Then the MSs, because they already know indexes of CQICHs allocated to them
from the MAP message as described above, transmit their CQIs to the BS over sub-
CQICH fields corresponding to the recognized CQICH indexes.
Upon receipt of CQIs from the MSs over CQICHs, the BS generates power
control information of the MSs and generates a power control bit sequence according
to the generated power control information as described above, and then maps the
generated power control information for the MSs to the corresponding MSs
according to the CQICH allocation information of the MSs. That is, when all
CQICH channels are allocated to all of N MSs, as shown in FIG. 6A, the BS maps
the power control information for the MSs to the corresponding MSs in a message,
for example, a MAP message field i.e. DL-MAP message field or UL-MAP message
field, of a frame, according to the CQICH allocation information of the MSs, as
shown in FIG. 6B.
That is, as the BS generates power control information according to the CQIs
after allocating CQICHs to all of N MS and receiving the CQIs over the allocated
CQICHs as described above, one power control information field allocated for
transmitting power control information for the MSs is divided into N sub-fields 660-
1, 660-2, 660-3, •••, 660-(N-l) and 660-N, where N is the number of MSs, as
described in FIG. 3, and then mapped to the N MSs, i.e. allocated to the N MSs on a
one-to-one basis. The N sub-fields 660-1, 660-2, 660-3, -, 660-(N-l) and 660-N
are mapped according to the CQICH allocation information of the MSs, for example,
indexes of CQICHs allocated to tie MSs.
Under the foregoing assumption given for convenience, a first sub-field 660-1
among the N sub-fields 660-1, 660-2, 660-3, -, 660-(N-l) and 660-N is mapped, or
allocated, to the first MS to which the sub-CQICH field 610-1 with a CQICH index
= CQI #1 is allocated; a second sub-field 660-2 is mapped, or allocated, to the third
MS to which the sub-CQICH field 610-2 with a CQICH index = CQI #2 is allocated;
a third sub-field 660-3 is mapped, or allocated, to the second MS to which the sub-
CQICH field 610-3 with a CQICH index == CQI #3 is allocated; an (N-l)th sub-field
660-(N-l) is mapped, or allocated, to the Nth MS to which the sub-CQICH field 610-
(N-l) with a CQICH index - CQI #(N-1) is allocated; and an Nth sub-field 660-N is
mapped, or allocated, to the (N-l )th MS to which the sub-CQICH field 610-N with a
CQICH index = CQI #N is allocated. The power control information is transmitted
to the MSs, i.e. broadcasted to N MSs located in the cell, over the sub-fields 660-1,
660-2, 660-3, •••, 660-(N-l) and (>60-N, which are allocated to the MSs according to
the CQICH allocation information of the MSs. Then, the MSs each recognize, from
the CQICH allocation information included in the MAP message field, a sub-field
over which power control information associated with each MS is transmitted, the
sub-field being allocated in the one power control information field, detect power
control information transmitted over the sub-field, and control power for the
associated MS depending on the detected power control information.
FIGS. 7A and 7B show a method of mapping power control information to
corresponding MSs according to CQICH allocation information of MSs in a
communication system according to the present invention. A description of FIGS.
7A and 7B is given herein for a case where no CQICH is allocated to the third MS
and the (N-l)th MS in FIGS. 6A ind 6B, and thus, the third MS and the (N-l)th MS
do not transmit their CQIs to the BS.
Referring to FIGS. 7 A and 7B, in a communication system, when there are
N MSs located in a cell, a CQICH field in an uplink burst field of a frame is divided
into N sub-CQICH fields 710-1 710-2, 710-3, -, 710-(N-l) and 710-N, and then
allocated to the N MSs on a one-to-one basis. The allocation information of the
divided CQICH field is broadcast to the N MSs over a MAP message field, i.e. UL-
MAP message field, of the frame, as described above. In addition, the sub-CQICH
fields 710-1, 710-2, 710-3, -, 71 )-(N-l) and 710-N are allocated to the MSs at every
frame so that the MSs may transmit CQIs to the BS. As described above, based on
the MAP message, the MSs each recognize CQICHs allocated to them by the BS, in
other words, recognize indexes CQI #1, CQI #2, CQI #3, •••, #CQI #(N-1) and CQI
#N of CQICHs, for example, uiique numbers and allocation orders of CQICHs
allocated to them at every frame by the BS.
Under the foregoing assumption that the BS allocates no CQICH to the third
MS and the (N-l)th MS among the N MSs, because the BS allocates a sub-CQICH
field 710-1 with a CQICH index - CQI #1 to a first MS among the N MSs and
allocates no CQICH to the third MS, a sub-CQICH field 710-2 with a CQICH index
= CQI #2 is not allocated, and because the BS allocates a sub-CQICH field 710-3
with a CQICH index = CQI #3 to ;i second MS, allocates a sub-CQICH field 710-(N-
1) with a CQICH index = CQI #(N-1) to an Nth MS, and allocates no CQICH to an
(N-l)th MS, a sub-CQICH field 710-N with a CQICH index = CQI #N is not
allocated. Then, the MSs, because they already know indexes of CQICHs allocated
to them from the MAP message as described above, transmit their CQIs to the BS
over sub-CQICH fields corresponding to the recognized CQICH indexes. That is,
while the BS in FIG. 6A allocates CQICHs so all of N MSs may transmit their CQIs
to the BS, i.e. allocates the N sub-fields 660-1, 660-2, 660-3, •••, 660-(N-l) and 660-
N to all of N MSs, respectively, the BS in FIG. 7A allocates no CQICH to the third
MS and the (N-l)th MS among the N MSs so they do not transmit their CQIs to the
BS, and thus, the sub-CQICH fields 710-2 and 710-N with CQICH index = CQI #2
and CQI #N are not allocated to the MSs.
Upon receipt of CQIs over CQICHs from the MSs except for the third MS and
the (N-l)th MS among the N MSs, the BS generates power control information of the
MSs and generates a power control bit sequence according to the generated power
control information as described above, and then maps the generated power control
information of the MSs to the corresponding MSs according to the CQICH allocation
information of the MSs. That is, when CQICH channels are allocated to the
remaining MSs except for the third MS and the (N-l)th MS among the N MSs, as
shown in FIG. 7 A, the BS maps the power control information for the MSs to the
corresponding MSs in a message for example, a MAP message field, i.e. DL-MAP
message field or UL-MAP message field, of a frame, according to the CQICH
allocation information of the MSs, as shown in FIG. 7B.
That is, as the BS generates power control information according to the CQIs
after allocating CQICHs to the remaining MSs except for the third MS and the (N-
l)th MS among the N MS and receiving the CQIs over the allocated CQICHs as
described above, one power control information field allocated for transmitting
power control information for ths MSs is divided into N sub-fields 760-1, 760-2,
760-3, -, 760-(N-l) and 760-N, where N is the number of MSs, as described in FIG.
3, and then mapped, i.e. allocated, to the remaining MSs except for the third MS and
the (N-1 )th MS among the N MSs, respectively. The N sub-fields 760-1, 760-2, 760-
3, ••¦, 760-(N-l) and 760-N ars mapped according to the CQICH allocation
information of the MSs, for example, indexes of CQICHs allocated to the MSs.
Under the foregoing assumption given for convenience, a first sub-field 760-1
among the N sub-fields 760-1, 760-2, 760-3, -, 760-(N-l) and 760-N is mapped, or
allocated, to the first MS to which the sub-CQICH field 710-1 with a CQICH index
= CQI #1 is allocated; a second sub-field 760-2 is not mapped, or not allocated, to
any MS as the sub-CQICH field 710-2 with a CQICH index = CQI #2 is not
allocated; a third sub-field 760-3 is mapped, or allocated, to the second MS to which
the sub-CQICH field 710-3 with a CQICH index - CQI #3 is allocated; an (N-l)th
sub-field 760-(N-l) is mapped, or allocated, to the Nth MS to which the sub-CQICH
field 710-(N-l) with a CQICH index = CQI #(N-1) is allocated; and an Nth sub-field
760-N is not mapped, or not allocated, to any MS as the sub-CQICH field 710-N
with a CQICH index = CQI #N is not allocated. The power control information is
transmitted to the MSs, i.e. broadcasted to N MSs located in the cell, over the sub-
fields 760-1, 760-3, •••, 760-(N-l), which are allocated to the MSs according to the
CQICH allocation information of the MSs. Then, the MSs each recognize, from the
CQICH allocation information included in the MAP message field, a sub-field over
which its power control information is transmitted, the sub-field being allocated in
the one power control informa ion field, detect power control information
transmitted over the sub-field, and control power associated with each MS depending
on the detected power control in formation. Of the second sub-field 760-2 and the
Nth sub-field 760-N not allocated to the MSs, the Nth sub-field 760-N can be
allocated for transmission of data other than transmission of power control
information, thereby contributing to a reduction in length of a power control burst
and to efficient use of resources. A description will now be made of a scheme in
which a BS transmits in a messige the power control bit sequence of the power
control information generated according to CQIs received from MSs in the
communication system according to the present invention.
Table 4 shows a format of a MAP message when the BS generates a power
control bit sequence of power control information generated according to CQIs
received from MSs and transmits the power control bit sequence in the MAP
message, for example, DL-MA.P message or UL-MAP message, in the
communication system according no the present invention.

As shown in Table 4, the MAP message includes a
Power_Control_Broadcasting field, and the PowerControlBroadcasting field
includes a 'Length' field indicating a length of the PowerControlBroadcasting
field, and a Power_Control_Bit_Sequence field indicating a power control bit
sequence generated according to power control information of the MSs. The power
control bit sequence has been dsscribed with reference to FIG. 4, and length
information of the power control bit sequence is transmitted to the MSs over a
Downlink Channel Descriptor (DCD) or an Uplink Channel Descriptor (UCD). The
DCD and the UCD are messages periodically transmitted with defined physical
channel characteristics of the down ink and the uplink, respectively, and these are not
directly related to the present invention, so associated descriptions are omitted. The
BS broadcasts in the MAP message to the MSs a power control bit sequence with
power control information generated according to CQIs received over CQICHs from
the MSs.
Table 5 shows MAP IEs when the BS transmits in DL-MAP IEs or UL-MAP
IEs of a MAP message, for example, DL-MAP message or UL-MAP message, a
power control bit sequence of power control information generated according to
CQIs received from the MSs in the communication system according to the present
invention.

As shown in Table 5, the DL-MAP IEs or UL-MAP IEs of the DL-MAP
message or UL-MAP message include CID and UIUC or DIUC for per-burst
allocation information and power control information of the MSs, and extended
UlUC-dependent IEs or extended DIUC-dependent IEs. The extended UIUC-
dependent IEs or extended DILC-dependent IEs include the power control bit
sequence. With reference to Table 6, a description will now be made of a method in
which the BS transmits, in a power control message in a type of a MAC message
other than the MAP message, trie power control bit sequence of power control
information generated according to CQIs received from the MSs in the
communication system according to the present invention.
Table 6 shows a format or" a power control message when a BS transmits in a
power control message a power control bit sequence of power control information
generated according to CQIs received from MSs in a communication system
according to the present invention.

As shown in Table 6, the power control message includes a 'Management
Message Type' field indicating a type of the corresponding management message, a
'Length' field indicting a length of the MAC message, and a
Power_Control_Bit_Sequence fisld indicating a power control bit sequence
generated according to power control information of the MSs. With reference to
FIG. 8, a description will now be made of an operation in which a BS controls power
of MSs in a communication systeri according to the present invention.
FIG. 8 shows an operation in which a BS controls power of MSs in a
communication system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 8, in
step 801, the BS receives CQIs of MSs over CQICHs previously allocated to receive
CQIs from the MSs located in he cell of the BS, and generates power control
information of the MSs according to the received CQIs. Thereafter, in step 803, the
BS generates a power control bit sequence according to the generated power control
information as described with reference to FIG. 4. An operation of generating the
power control bit sequence has been described in FIG. 4.
Next, in step 805, the BS allocates CQICHs to the MSs so the MSs may
transmit their CQI information as described above, and maps the power control
information to the corresponding MSs according to the CQICH allocation
information. That is, the BS divides one power control information field previously
allocated for transmission of the power control information generated in step 801,
according to the number of the MSs, and then allocates the divided power control
information fields to the MSs according to the CQICH allocation information,
thereby mapping the power control information to the corresponding MSs. An
operation of mapping the powe- control information to the MSs according to the
CQICH allocation information has been described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7.
In step 807, the BS includes the power control bit sequence generated in step
803 in a message, and then transmits, or broadcasts, the message including the power
control bit sequence to the MSs located in the cell. The message including the
power control bit sequence of the generated power control information is a power
control message in a type of a MAC message, or a MAP message, and is broadcast to
the MSs. With reference to FIG 9, a description will now be made of an operation
of controlling power by an MS in a communication system according to the present
invention.
FIG. 9 shows an operation of controlling power by an MS in a communication
system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 9, in step 901, the MS
transmits a CQI of the MS to a BS of the MS over a CQICH allocated by the BS, and
upon receipt of a message from the BS, detects a power control bit sequence
included in the message. Based on information included in the message received
from the BS, the MS recognizes a field where the power control bit sequence is
transmitted. An operation of generating, by the BS, power control information of
the MS according to the CQI aid transmitting the message including the power
control information has been previously described. In addition, an operation of
recognizing, by the MS, the field where the power control bit sequence is transmitted,
based on the information included in the message received from the BS, is equal to
the operation of recognizing one power control information field based on the MAP
message, so a description thereof will be omitted.
Thereafter, in step 903, the MS detects power control information
corresponding thereto from the power control information transmitted over the
power control information field according to the CQICH allocation information
included in the message. That is, because the BS maps the power control
information to the corresponding MSs according to the CQICH allocation
information before transmission as described above, the MS detects power control
information of the MS according to the mapping. An operation of detecting the
power control information by the VIS has been described above. Next, in step 905,
the MS controls transmission power of the MS, i.e. power of a transmission signal to
the BS, according to the power control information detected in step 903.
FIGS. 10A and 10B show a power controller of a BS in a communication
system according to the present invention. The power controller shown in FIG. 10A
is for a case where a BS transmirs a power control bit sequence in a MAP message,
and the power controller shown in FIG. 10B is for a case where a BS transmits a
power control bit sequence in a MAC message, i.e. power control message.
Referring to FIG. 10A, the power controller of the BS includes a CQICH
allocator 1001 for allocating CQICHs to receive CQIs from MSs located in the cell
of the BS, a power control inform ition generator 1003 for receiving CQIs of the MSs
over the CQICHs allocated by tie CQICH allocator 1001 and generating power
control information of the MSs according to the received CQIs, a power control bit
sequence generator 1005 for generating a power control bit sequence according to
the power control information generated by the power control information generator
1003 as described with reference to FIG. 4, and a MAP message generator 1007 for
generating a MAP message including the CQICH allocation information of MSs,
allocated by the CQICH allocator 1001, and the power control bit sequence
generated by the power control bi sequence generator 1005, and then broadcasting
the generated MAP message to the MSs. The power control bit sequence generator
1005 maps the power control i iformation of the MSs, received from the power
control information generator 10(3, to the corresponding MSs according to the
CQICH allocation information of the MSs, allocated by the CQICH allocator 1001,
and then transmits the generated power control bit sequence to the MAP message
generator 1007. This power conirol operation of the BS has been described above.
Referring to FIG. 10B, the power controller of the BS of FIG 10B is similar
to the power controller of the BS of FIG. 10A, except that the power controller of
FIG. 10A includes a MAP message generator 1007 for transmitting the power control
bit sequence in a MAP message, whereas the power controller of FIG. 10B includes a
MAC message generator 1057 for transmitting a power control bit sequence in a
MAC message.
More specifically, the power controller of the BS of FIG. 10B includes a
CQICH allocator 1051 for allocating CQICHs to receive CQIs from MSs located in
the cell of the BS, a power control information generator 1053 for receiving CQIs of
the MSs over the CQICHs allocated by the CQICH allocator 1051 and generating
power control information of the MSs according to the received CQIs, a power
control bit sequence generator 1055 for generating a power control bit sequence
according to the power control information generated by the power control
information generator 1053 as described with reference to FIG. 4, and a MAC
message generator 1057 for generating a MAC message including the CQICH
allocation information of the MSs, allocated by the CQICH allocator 1051, and the
power control bit sequence generated by the power control bit sequence generator
1055, and then broadcasting ths generated MAC message to the MSs. The power
control bit sequence generator 1055 maps the power control information of the MSs,
received from the power control information generator 1053, to the corresponding
MSs according to the CQICH allocation information of the MSs, allocated by the
CQICH allocator 1051, and then transmits the generated power control bit sequence
to the MAC message generator 057. This power control operation of the BS has
been described above.
FIG. 11 shows a power controller of an MS in a communication system
according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 11, the power controller of the
MS includes a CQICH allocation decider 1101 for, upon receipt of a message from a
BS, determining whether a CQICH of the MS is allocated depending on CQICH
allocation information included in the message, and detecting CQICH allocation
information from the message v, hen it is determined that the CQICH of the MS is
allocated, a power control bit sequence detector 1103 for detecting a power control
bit sequence included in the message, a power control information detector 1105 for
detecting power control informal ion corresponding to the MS itself from the power
control bit sequence detected by the power control bit sequence detector 1103
according to the CQICH allocation information detected by the CQICH allocation
decider 1101, and a power controller 1107 for controlling transmission power to the
BS according to the power control information detected by the power control
information detector 1105. The power control bit sequence detector 1103
recognizes a field where the power control bit sequence is transmitted, depending on
the information included in the message received from the BS, and because the BS
maps the power control information to the corresponding MSs according to the
CQICH allocation information before transmission, the power control information
detector 1105 detects power control information according to the mapping. This
power control operation of the MS has been described before.
As is apparent from tht foregoing description, according to the present
invention, a BS generates power control information according to channel
information received from MSs located in a cell of the BS, and broadcasts, to the
MSs, generated power control information of the MSs according to allocation
information of channels allocate i to receive the channel information. As a result,
even though a number of MSs located in the cell increases, the BS can transmit per-
frame power control information af the MSs over one burst field, thereby minimizing
an increase in the overhead and facilitating fast power control of the MSs.
While the invention has been shown and described with reference to certain
preferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that
various changes in form and detai Is may be made therein without departing from the
spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
WHAT IS CLAIMED IS
1. A method for cor trolling power at a base station in a communication
system, the method comprising:
receiving channel infomation from a plurality of mobile stations, and
generating power control infomation of the mobile stations according to the
received channel information;
mapping the generated power control information to transmission fields of
corresponding mobile stations according to allocation information of channels
allocated to receive the channel information; and
broadcasting to the mobile stations a message including the power control
information mapped to the transm ssion fields of the corresponding mobile stations.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the mapping comprises:
dividing a transmission field of the power control information into a plurality
of sub-fields according to allocation information of channels allocated to receive the
channel information, and then allocating the sub-fields to the corresponding mobile
stations.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the allocating comprises:
determining a field for transmitting power control information of the
corresponding mobile stations among the sub-fields according to the allocation
information of the channels allocated to receive the channel information.
4. The method of claim 2, wherein the dividing comprises:
dividing one transmission Held into as many sub-fields as a number of the
mobile stations.
5. The method of claim 2, wherein the allocation information
comprises indexes including unique numbers and allocation orders of the allocated
channels.
6. The method of claim 2, wherein the allocating comprises:
allocating the sub-fields according to unique numbers and allocation orders of
the allocated channels.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the message is a MAP message
including a power control bit sequence generated according to the power control
information.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the power control bit sequence
comprises power control bits for the mobile stations according to the power control
information of the mobile stations.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the power control bits for the
mobile stations comprise a change in a power level by a threshold from a
transmission power level used when the mobile stations transmit channel information
to the base station.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein the message is a Medium Access
Control (MAC) message including a power control bit sequence generated according
to the power control information.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein the power control bit sequence
comprises power control bits for the mobile stations according to the power control
information of the mobile station;.
12. The method of ;laim 11, wherein the power control bits for the
mobile stations comprise a change in a power level by a threshold from a
transmission power level used w\ en the mobile stations transmit channel information
to the base station.
13. The method of claim 1, v/herein the message comprises allocation
information of channels allocated to receive the channel information.
14. A method for controlling power at a mobile station in a
communication system, the method comprising:
receiving a message including power control information from a base
station, and detecting power contiol information included in the message; and
detecting power control information corresponding to the base station from
the detected power control information according to allocation information of a
channel allocated to transmit channel information of the mobile station to the base
station.
15. , The method of claim 14, wherein the allocation information
comprises an index including a unique number and allocation order of the allocated
channel.
16. The method of claim 14, wherein the detecting power control
information corresponding to the base station comprises:
checking a sub-field con esponding to the mobile station according to
allocation information of the allocated channel among a plurality of sub-fields
allocated to transmit power control information of other mobile stations including the
mobile station, and detecting power control information transmitted over the checked
sub-field.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein the checking comprises:
checking a sub-field corresponding to the mobile station according to a unique
number and allocation order of the allocated, channel.
18. The method of claim 14, wherein the message is a MAP message
including a power control bit sequence generated according to the power control
information.
19. The method of claim 18, wherein the power control bit sequence
comprises a power control bit for the mobile station according to the power control
information of the mobile station.
20. The method of claim 19, wherein the power control bit for the
mobile station comprises a chaige in a power level by a threshold from a
transmission power level used when the mobile station transmits channel information
to the base station.
21. The method of claim 14, wherein the message is a Medium Access
Control (MAC) message including a power control bit sequence generated according
to the power control information.
22. The method of cliim 21, wherein the power control bit sequence
comprises a power control bit for the mobile station according to the power control
information of the mobile station.
23. The method of claim 22, wherein the power control bit for the
mobile station comprises a change in a power level by a threshold from a
transmission power level used whon the mobile station transmits channel information
to the base station.
24. The method of claim 14, wherein the message comprises allocation
information of a channel allocated to receive the channel information.
25. A method for transmitting control information for at least one mobile
station at base station in a communication system, the method comprising:
receiving channel information from at least one mobile station;
generating control inforrration of mobile stations according to the received
channel information;
mapping the generated control information to transmission fields of
corresponding mobile stations according to allocation orders of channels for the at
least one mobile station, allocated to receive the channel information; and
broadcasting, to the mobile stations, a message including transmission fields
to which the control information o "the corresponding mobile stations is mapped.
26. The method of claim 25, wherein the control information comprises
power control information of the mobile stations.
27. The method of clam 25, wherein the mapping comprises:
mapping the control inform ition without connection identifiers for the mobile
stations.
28. A system for cortrolling power in a communication system, the
system comprising:
a base station for receiving channel information from a plurality of mobile
stations, generating power control information of the mobile stations according to the
received channel information, mapping the generated power control information to
transmission fields of corresponding mobile stations according to allocation
information of channels allocated to receive the channel information, and
broadcasting to the mobile s:ations a message including the power control
information mapped to the transmission fields of the corresponding mobile stations.
29. The system of claim 28, wherein the base station divides a
transmission field of the power control information into a plurality of sub-fields
according to allocation information of channels allocated to receive the channel
information, allocates the sub-fie ds to the corresponding mobile stations, and maps
the generated power control information to the transmission fields of the
corresponding mobile stations.
30. The system of claim 29, wherein the base station determines a field
for transmitting power control information of the corresponding mobile stations
among the sub-fields according to the allocation information of the channels
allocated to receive the channel information, and allocates the sub-fields to the
corresponding mobile stations.
31. The system of claim 29, wherein the base station divides one
transmission field into as many sub-fields as a number of the mobile stations.
32. The system of claim 29, wherein the allocation information
comprises indexes including unique numbers and allocation orders of the allocated
channels.
33. The system of claim 29, wherein the base station allocates the sub-
fields to the corresponding mobile stations according to unique numbers and
allocation orders of the allocated channels.
34. The system of claim 28, wherein the message is a MAP message
including a power control bit sequence generated according to the power control
information.
35. The system of claim 34, wherein the power control bit sequence
comprises power control bits for the mobile stations according to the power control
information of the mobile stations.
36. The system of claim 35, wherein the power control bits for the
mobile stations comprise a change in a power level by a threshold from a
transmission power level used when the mobile stations transmit channel information
to the base station.
37. The system of claim 28, wherein the message is a Medium Access
Control (MAC) message including a power control bit sequence generated according
to the power control information
38. The system of claim 37, wherein the power control bit sequence
comprises power control bits for the mobile stations according to the power control
information of the mobile stations.
39. The system of Maim 38, wherein the power control bits for the
mobile stations comprise a change in a power level by a threshold from a
transmission power level used when the mobile stations transmit channel information
to the base station.
40. The system of c aim 28, wherein the message comprises allocation
information of channels allocated to receive the channel information.
41. A system for controlling power in a communication system, the
system comprising:
a mobile station for receh ing a message including power control information
from a base station, detecting power control information included in the message,
and detecting power control information corresponding to thereto from the detected
power control information according to allocation information of a channel allocated
to transmit channel information of the mobile station to the base station.
42. The system of claim 41, wherein the allocation information
comprises an index including a unique number and allocation order of the allocated
channel.
43. The system of ckim 41, wherein the mobile station checks a sub-
field corresponding to the mobile station according to allocation information of the
allocated channel among a pluraliiy of sub-fields allocated to transmit power control
information of other mobile stations including the mobile station, and detects power
control information of the mobile station transmitted over the checked sub-field.
44. The system of claim 43, wherein the mobile station checks a sub-
field corresponding to the mobile station according to a unique number and
allocation order of the allocated cliannel.
45. The system of c aim 41, wherein the message is a MAP message
including a power control bit sequence generated according to the power control
information.
46. The system of claim 45, wherein the power control bit sequence
comprises a power control bit for the mobile station according to the power control
information of the mobile station.
47. The system of claim 46, wherein the power control bit for the mobile
station comprises a change in a power level by a threshold from a transmission
power level used when the mobih station transmits channel information to the base
station.
48. The system of claim 41, wherein the message is a Medium Access
Control (MAC) message includir g a power control bit sequence generated according
to the power control information.
49. The system of claim 48, wherein the power control bit sequence
comprises a power control bit for :he mobile station according to the power control
information of the mobile station.
50. The system of cla m 49, wherein the power control bit for the mobile
station comprises a change in a power level by a threshold from a transmission
power level used when the mobile station transmits channel information to the base
station.
51. The system of ch.im 41, wherein the message comprises allocation
information of a channel allocated to receive the channel information.
52. A system for controlling power in a communication system, the
system comprising:
a base station including;
a power control information generator for receiving channel information from
a plurality of mobile stations, and generating power control information of the
mobile stations according to the received channel information;
a channel allocator for allocating channels to the mobile stations to receive the
channel information;
a power control bit sequence generator for mapping the generated power
control information to transmission fields of corresponding mobile stations according
to allocation information of the allocated channels, and generating a power control
bit sequence according to the power control information mapped to the transmission
fields of the corresponding mobile stations; and
a message generator lor generating a message including the generated
power control bit sequence;
wherein the base station broadcasts the generated message to the mobile
stations.
53. The system of claim 52, wherein the power control bit sequence
generator divides the transmission fields of the power control information into a
plurality of sub-fields according to allocation information of the allocated channels,
allocates the sub-fields to the conesponding mobile stations, and maps the generated
power control information to the Transmission fields of the mobile stations.
54. The system of claim 53, wherein the power control bit sequence
generator determines a field for transmitting power control information of the
corresponding mobile stations £.mong the sub-fields according to the allocation
information of the allocated channels, and allocates the sub-fields to the
corresponding mobile stations.
55. The system of c aim 53, wherein the power control bit sequence
generator divides one transmission field into as many sub-fields as a number of the
mobile stations.
56. The system of claim 53, wherein the allocation information
comprises indexes including unique numbers and allocation orders of the allocated
channels.
57. The system of claim 53, wherein the base station allocates the sub-
fields to the corresponding mobile stations according to unique numbers and
allocation orders of the allocated channels
58. The system of claim 52, wherein the message is a MAP message
including a power control bit sequence generated according to the power control
information.
59. The system of Maim 58, wherein the power control bit sequence
comprises power control bits for the mobile stations according to the power control
information of the mobile stations.
60. The system of claim 59. wherein the power control bits for the
mobile stations comprise a change in a power level by a threshold from a
transmission power level used when the mobile stations transmit channel information
to the base station.
61. The system of c aim 52, wherein the message is a Medium Access
Control (MAC) message including a power control bit sequence generated according
to the power control information.
62. The system of claim 61, wherein the power control bit sequence
comprises power control bits for the mobile stations according to the power control
information of the mobile stations.
63. The system of claim 62, wherein the power control bits for the
mobile stations comprise a change in a power level by a threshold from a
transmission power level used wh jn the mobile stations transmit channel information
to the base station.
64. The system of cl aim 52, wherein the message comprises allocation
information of channels allocated to receive the channel information.
65. A system for controlling power in a communication system, the
system comprising:
a mobile station including;
a first detector for receiving a message including power control information
from a base station, and detec ting the power control information included in the
message;
a decider for checking allocation information of a channel allocated to
transmit channel information of ihe mobile station to the base station; and
a second detector for detecting, from the detected power control information,
power control information corresponding thereto according to allocation information
of the allocated channel;
wherein the mobile station controls power of the mobile station according to
the power control information detected by the second detector.
66. The system of claim 65, wherein the allocation information
comprises an index including a unique number and allocation order of the allocated
channel.
67. The system of claim 65, wherein the second detector checks a sub-
field corresponding to the mobile station according to allocation information of the
allocated channel among a plural ity of sub -fields allocated to transmit power control
information of other mobile stations including the mobile station, and detects power
control information of the mobile station transmitted over the checked sub-field.
68. The system of cliim 67, wherein the second detector checks a sub-
field corresponding to the mobile station according to a unique number and
allocation order of the allocated ciannel.
69. The system of c aim 65, wherein the message is a MAP message
including a power control bit sequence generated according to the power control
information.
70. The system of claim 69. wherein the power control bit sequence
comprises a power control bit for the mobile station according to the power control
information of the mobile station.
71. The system of claim 70, wherein the power control bit for the mobile
station comprises a change in a power level by a threshold from a transmission
power level used when the mobile station transmits channel information to the base
station.
72. The system of claim 65, wherein the message is a Medium Access
Control (MAC) message including a power control bit sequence generated according
to the power control information.
73. The system of claim 72, wherein the power control bit sequence
comprises a power control bit foi the mobile station according to the power control
information of the mobile station
74. The system of cliim 73, wherein the power control bit for the mobile
station comprises a change in a power level by a threshold from a transmission
power level used when the mobile station transmits channel information to the base
station.
75. The system of c aim 65, wherein the message comprises allocation
information of a channel allocated to receive the channel information.

A method for controlling power in a communication system. The power
control method in a base station includes receiving channel information from a
plurality of mobile stations, and generating power control information of the
mobile stations according to the received channel information; mapping the
generated power control information to transmission fields of corresponding
mobile stations according to allocation information of channels allocated to
receive the channel information; and broadcasting to the mobile stations a
message including the power control information mapped to the transmission
fields of the corresponding mobile stations.

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Patent Number 270062
Indian Patent Application Number 5065/KOLNP/2008
PG Journal Number 48/2015
Publication Date 27-Nov-2015
Grant Date 26-Nov-2015
Date of Filing 12-Dec-2008
Name of Patentee SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD.
Applicant Address 416, MAETAN-DONG, YEONGTONG-GU, SUWON-SI, GYEONGGI-DO
Inventors:
# Inventor's Name Inventor's Address
1 CHO, JAE-HEE #10-503, GWANGJANG APT., YEOUIDO-DONGYEONGDEUNGPO-GU SEOUL 150-762
2 YOON-SON-YOUNG #9-106, ASIA SEONSUCHON APT., JAMSIL 7-DONGSONGPA-GU SEOUL 138-797
3 HWANG, IN-SEOK #402, 66-10, MUNJEONG-DONG, SONGPA-GU, SEOUL 138-826
4 MOON, JUNE #202-1205, SAMSUNG RAEMIAN 2-CHA APT. SANGDO 5-DONG, DONGLAK-GU, SEOUL 156-788
5 CHAE, HEON-KI #2011, OBELISK, SEOHYEON-DONG, BUNDANG-GUSEONGNAM SI, GYEONGGI-DO 463-050
PCT International Classification Number H04B 7/26
PCT International Application Number PCT/KR2007/002948
PCT International Filing date 2007-06-18
PCT Conventions:
# PCT Application Number Date of Convention Priority Country
1 10-2006-0054515 2006-06-16 Republic of Korea