Method of managing carriers in a broadband wireless access system

摘要

A method for managing carriers allocated to a mobile station in a broadband wireless access system supporting multiple carriers, and an apparatus for use in the method are disclosed. A carrier management method for allowing a mobile station to perform carrier management in a broadband wireless access system supporting multiple carriers includes receiving a first message, which includes activation information indicating activation of at least one target carrier from among one or more second carriers allocated through a first carrier, from a base station, and transmitting a second message, which informs the base station of readiness or non-readiness of the at least one target carrier according to a result of the activation, to the base station. The activation information includes information indicating an activation time point, and the transmitting of the second message is performed at a specific time indicated by the activation time point information.

主权项

1. A carrier management method for allowing a mobile station to perform carrier management in a broadband wireless access system supporting multiple carriers, the method comprising:
receiving a first message, which includes activation information indicating activation of at least one target carrier from among one or more second carriers allocated through a first carrier, from a base station; and transmitting a second message, which confirmsinforms the base station of readiness of the at least one target carrier according to a result of the activation, to the base station, wherein the activation information includes information indicating a time point information, and the transmission of the second message is performed at a specificbefore expiration of time indicated by the time point information.