METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING INITIAL RANGING FOR MACHINE TO MACHINE COMMUNICATION SERVICE IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

摘要

Provided is an INitial ranging (IN) method for a Machine to Machine communication service in a mobile communication system. The IN method includes if the presence of a terminal attempting IN is recognized, determining whether a service the terminal wants to receive is a mobile communication service or a Machine to Machine communication service; and setting an indicator indicating to use Ranging Preamble (RP) code partition information for available in the determined service, and transmitting 'IN-related control information for mobile communication' including the indicator to the terminal.