Method and apparatus for allocating resources in a wireless communication system and system thereof

A method for allocating resources by a Base Station (BS) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

• transmitting to a Mobile Station (MS) a first resource allocation message including Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) region definition information of a HARQ region, a Persistent Region Identifier (ID), and location information of persistent resources in the HARQ region to allocate the persistent resources in the HARQ region to the MS;
• when a location of the HARQ region is changed, setting a Persistent Region ID of a new HARQ region, which is the location-changed HARQ region, to be identical to a Persistent Region ID of the HARQ region;
• and
• transmitting to the MS a second resource allocation message including HARQ region definition information of the new HARQ region and the Persistent Region ID of the new HARQ region.

A method for allocating resources by a Mobile Station (MS) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

• receiving a first resource allocation message used for allocating persistent resources in a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) region;
• determining a location of persistent resources in the HARQ region according to the first resource allocation message;
• receiving a second resource allocation message used for changing the location of the persistent resources in the HARQ region to location of persistent resources in a new HARQ region according to a location change of the HARQ region and allocating the persistent resources in the new HARQ region;
• and
• determining a location of the persistent resources in the new HARQ region according to location information of the persistent resources in the HARQ region and the second resource allocation message,
• wherein the new HARQ region comprises the location-changed HARQ region.

A method for allocating resources by a Mobile Station (MS) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

• receiving a first resource allocation message including Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) region definition information of a HARQ region, a Persistent Region Identifier (ID), and location information of persistent resources in the HARQ region to allocate the persistent resources in the HARQ region;
• storing the HARQ region definition information and the Persistent Region ID;
• determining a location of persistent resources in the HARQ region according to the first resource allocation message;
• and
• upon receipt of a second resource allocation message including a Persistent Region ID identical to the stored Persistent Region ID, determining a location of persistent resources in a new HARQ region according to the location information of the persistent resources in the HARQ region and the second resource allocation message,
• wherein the new HARQ region comprises the HARQ region location-changed according to a location change of the HARQ region, and the second resource allocation message includes HARQ region definition information of the new HARQ region and the Persistent Region ID.

A method for allocating resources in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

• allocating, by a Base Station (BS), persistent resources in a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) region to a Mobile Station (MS), and transmitting to the MS a first resource allocation message used for allocating the persistent resources in the HARQ region;
• receiving, by the MS, the first resource allocation message;
• determining, by the MS, a location of persistent resources in the HARQ region according to the first resource allocation message;
• changing, by the BS, a location of the HARQ region;
• changing, by the BS, the location of the persistent resources in the HARQ region to location of persistent resources in a new HARQ region, allocating the persistent resources in the new HARQ region to the MS, and transmitting to the MS a second resource allocation message used for changing the location of the persistent resources in the HARQ region to the location of the persistent resources in the new HARQ region and allocating the persistent resources to the MS;
• receiving, by the MS, the second resource allocation message;
• and
• determining, by the MS, a location of the persistent resources in the new HARQ region according to location information of the persistent resources in the HARQ region and the second resource allocation message,
• wherein the new HARQ region comprises the location-changed HARQ region.

A method for allocating resources in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

• transmitting, by a Base Station (BS), to a Mobile Station (MS) a first resource allocation message including Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) region definition information of a HARQ region, a Persistent Region Identifier (ID), and location information of persistent resources in the HARQ region to allocate the persistent resources in the HARQ region to the MS;
• receiving, by the MS, the first resource allocation message;
• storing, by the MS, the HARQ region definition information and the Persistent Region ID;
• determining, by the MS, a location of persistent resources in the HARQ region according to the first resource allocation message;
• when a location of the HARQ region is changed, setting, by the BS, a Persistent Region ID of a new HARQ region, which comprises the location-changed HARQ region, to be identical to a Persistent Region ID of the HARQ region;
• transmitting, by the BS, to the MS a second resource allocation message including HARQ region definition information of the new HARQ region and the Persistent Region ID of the new HARQ region;
• and
• upon receipt of the second resource allocation message including a Persistent Region ID identical to the stored Persistent Region ID, determining, by the MS, a location of persistent resources in the new HARQ region according to the location information of the persistent resources in the HARQ region and the second resource allocation message.

A Mobile Station (MS) apparatus in a wireless communication system, the apparatus comprising:

• a receiver for receiving a first resource allocation message used for allocating persistent resources in a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) region, for receiving a second resource allocation message used for changing location of persistent resources in the HARQ region to location of persistent resources in a new HARQ region according to a location change of the HARQ region, and for allocating the persistent resources in the new HARQ region;
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• a controller for determining a location of persistent resources in the HARQ region according to the first resource allocation message, and for determining a location of the persistent resources in the new HARQ region according to location information of the persistent resources in the HARQ region and the second resource allocation message,
• wherein the new HARQ region comprises the location-changed HARQ region.

A Mobile Station (MS) apparatus in a wireless communication system, the apparatus comprising:

• a receiver for receiving a first resource allocation message including Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) region definition information of a HARQ region, a Persistent Region Identifier (ID), and location information of persistent resources in the HARQ region to allocate the persistent resources in the HARQ region, and for receiving a second resource allocation message including a Persistent Region ID;
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• a controller for storing the HARQ region definition information and the Persistent Region ID, for determining a location of persistent resources in the HARQ region according to the first resource allocation message, and for determining a location of persistent resources in a new HARQ region according to location information of the persistent resources in the HARQ region and the second resource allocation message if the Persistent Region ID included in the second resource allocation message is identical to the stored Persistent Region ID,
• wherein the new HARQ region comprises the HARQ region location-changed according to a location change of the HARQ region, and the second resource allocation message includes HARQ region definition information of the new HARQ region and the Persistent Region ID.

A wireless communication system, the system comprising:

• a Base Station (BS) for allocating persistent resources in a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) region to a Mobile Station (MS), for transmitting to the MS a first resource allocation message used for allocating the persistent resources in the HARQ region, for changing a location of the HARQ region, for changing the location of the persistent resources in the HARQ region to location of persistent resources in a new HARQ region, for allocating the persistent resources in the new HARQ region to the MS, and for transmitting to the MS a second resource allocation message used for changing the location of the persistent resources in the HARQ region to the persistent resources in the new HARQ region and for allocating the persistent resources in the new HARQ region to the MS;
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• the MS for receiving the first resource allocation message, for determining a location of persistent resources in the HARQ region according to the first resource allocation message, for receiving the second resource allocation message, and for determining a location of the persistent resources in the new HARQ region according to location information of the persistent resources in the HARQ region and the second resource allocation message,
• wherein the new HARQ region comprises the location-changed HARQ region.

A wireless communication system, the system comprising:

• a Base Station (BS) for transmitting to a Mobile Station (MS) a first resource allocation message including Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) region definition information of a HARQ region, a Persistent Region Identifier (ID), and location information of persistent resources in the HARQ region to allocate the persistent resources in the HARQ region to the MS, for setting, when a location of the HARQ region is changed, a Persistent Region ID of a new HARQ region, which comprises the location-changed HARQ region, to be identical to the Persistent Region ID of the HARQ region, and for transmitting to the MS a second resource allocation message including HARQ region definition information of the new HARQ region and the Persistent Region ID of the new HARQ region;
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• the MS for receiving the first resource allocation message, for storing the HARQ region definition information and the Persistent Region ID, for determining a location of persistent resources in the HARQ region according to the first resource allocation message, and upon receipt of the second resource allocation message including a Persistent Region ID identical to the stored Persistent Region ID, for determining a location of the persistent resources in the new HARQ region according to the location information of the persistent resources in the HARQ region and the second resource allocation message.