APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HANDOVER IN BROADBAND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

摘要

An apparatus and a method for executing handover in a broadband wireless communication system are provided to enable MAC(Media Access Control) addresses of an MS(Mobile Station), which executes multiple FA(Frequency Allocation) communication, to respectively access different FAs of an identical cell in case the MS executes handover. An MS, which supports multi-FA communication in a broadband wireless communication system, comprises a multiple FA controller(700), a first MAC processor(710), and a second MAC processor(720). The multiple FA controller controls the MAC processors so as to perform handover to different FAs of an identical base station respectively. The MAC processors have their respective MAC addresses. In case handover is determined, the first MAC processor generates handover start information to the multi-FA controller, and accesses an FA of a base station. Under the control of the multi-FA controller, the second MAC processor determines a target for handover in order to access another FA of the base station.