# US 10,770,419 B2 · Apparatus and method for reducing volume of resource allocation information message in a broadband wireless communication system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,770,419 B2 - Document ID: US10770419B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/803,935 - Filed: 2015-07-20 - Published: 2015-11-12 - Granted: 2020-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2006-07-07 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Hee-Kwun Cho; In-Seok Hwang; June Moon; Chung-Ryul Chang; Jae-Ho Jeon; Soon-Young Yoon - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10770419B2 ## CPC - H04L 5/0007: {the frequencies being orthogonal, e.g. OFDM(A) or DMT} - H04W 72/21: in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network - H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal - H10W 72/019: {of bond pads} - H04W 48/10: using broadcasted information - H04W 72/20: Control channels or signalling for resource management - H04W 72/54: based on quality criteria - H10W 72/015: {of bond wires} - H10W 72/536: {the connected ends being ball-shaped} - H10W 72/59: Bond pads specially adapted therefor - H10W 72/90: Bond pads, in general - H10W 72/923: {Bond pads having multiple stacked layers} - H10W 72/925: {Bond pads having a filler embedded in a matrix} - H10W 72/952: {comprising metals or metalloids, e.g. PbSn, Ag or Cu} - H10W 72/953: {not comprising solid metals or solid metalloids, e.g. polymers, ceramics or liquids} - H10W 72/983: {Reinforcing structures, e.g. collars} - H10W 74/00: Encapsulations, e.g. protective coatings - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H10W: GENERIC PACKAGES, INTERCONNECTIONS, CONNECTORS OR OTHER CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10 ## Abstract An apparatus and method for reducing the volume of a resource allocation information message in a broadband wireless communication system are provided. The method includes transmitting a message including information indicating a periodicity of an uplink control channel for an initial network entry; and receiving an uplink signal for the initial network entry through the uplink control channel. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method performed by a base station in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: broadcasting, to a plurality of mobile stations (MSs), a first message including first information indicating a first periodicity and a first offset of an uplink control channel for a first initial network entry; receiving, from one MS of the plurality of MSs, and uplink signal for the first initial network entry through the uplink control channel that is identified based on the first periodicity and the first offset; transmitting, to the one MS, a second message including second information indicating a second periodicity and a second offset of the uplink control channel for a second initial network entry, the second periodicity being different form the first periodicity, and the second offset being different from the first offset; and receiving, form the one MS, an uplink signal for the second initial network entry through the uplink control channel that is identified based on either the first periodicity and the first offset or the second periodicity and the second offset, wherein a periodicity is a frame interval between two frames including the uplink control channel, wherein an offset is a start point of the periodicity, and wherein the periodicity and the offset are defined by number of frames. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first information or the second information indicates that a periodicity is one (1) frame or two (2) frames. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first information or the second information further indicates a position of the uplink control channel in each of frames identified based on the first information or the second information. ### Claim 4 A method performed by a mobile station (MS) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving a first message, broadcasted by a base station, including information indicating a first periodicity and a first offset of an uplink control channel for a first initial network entry; transmitting, to the base statioin, an uplink signal for the first initial network entry through the uplink control channel that is identified based on the first periodicity and the first offset; receiving, transmitted by the base station, a seond message including second information indicating a second periodicity and a second offset of the uplink control channel for a second initial network entry, the second periodicity being different from the first periodicity and the second offset being different from the first offset; and transmitting, to the base station, an uplink signal for the second initial network entry through the uplink control channel that is identified based on either the first periodicity and the first offset or the second periodicity and the second offset, wehrein a periodicity is a frame interval between two frames including the uplink control channel, wherein an offset is a start point of the periodicity, and wherein the periodicity and the offset are defined by number of frames. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wehrein the first information or the second information indicates that a periodicity is one (1) frame or two (2) frames. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the first information or the second information further indicates a position of the uplink control channel in each of frames identified based on the first information or the second information. ### Claim 7 A base station in a wireless communication system, the base station comprising: a transceiver; and at least one processor is coupled to the transceiver and configured to: broadcast, to a plurality of mobile stations (MSs), a first message including first information indicating a first periodicity and a first offset of an uplink control channel for a first initial network entry, receive, from one MS of the plurality of MSs, an uplink signal for the first initial network entry through the uplink control channel that is identified based on the first periodicity and the first offset, transmit, to the one MS, a second message including second information indicating a second periodicity and a second offset of the uplink control channel for a second initial network entry, the second periodicity being different from the first periodicity and the second offset being different form the first offset, and receive, from the one MS, an uplink signal for the second initial network entry through the uplink control channel that is identified based on either the first periodicity and the first offset of the second periodicity and the second offset, wherein a periodicity is a frame interval between two frames including the uplink control channel, wherein an offset is a start point of the periodicity, and wherein the periodicity and the offset are defined by number of frames. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The base station of claim 7, wherein the first information or the second information indicates that a periodicity is one (1) frame or two (2) frames. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The base station of claim 7, wehrein the first information or the second information further indicates a position of the uplink control channel in each of frames identified base on the first information or the second information. ### Claim 10 A mobile station (MS) in a wireless communication syste, the MS comprising: a transceiver; and at least one processor is coupled to the transceiver and configured to: receive a first message, broadcasted by a base station, including information indicating a first periodicity and a first offset of an uplink control channel for a first initial network entry, transmmit, to the base station, an uplink signal for the first initial network entry through the uplink control channel that is identified based on the first periodicity and the first offset, receive, transmitted by the base station, a second message including second information indicating a second pereiodicity and a second offset of the uplink control channel for a second initial network entry, the second periodicity being different from the first periodicity and the second offset being different from the first offset, and transmit, to the base station, an uplink signal for the second initial network entry through the uplink control channel that is identified based on either the first periodicity and the first offset or the second periodicity and the second offset, wherein a periodicity is a frame interval between two frames including the uplink control channel, wherein an offset is a start point of the periodicity, and wherein the periodicity and the offset are defined by number of frames. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The MS of claim 10, wehrein the first information or the second information indicates that a periodicity is one (1) frame or two (2) frames. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The MS of claim 10, wherein the first information or the second information further indicates a position of the uplink control channel in each of frames identified based on the first information or the second information.