AN APPARATUS FOR RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN A FREQUENCY OVERLAY SYSTEM AND A METHOD THEREOF

摘要

A resource allocation method and apparatus for a frequency overlay system that is capable of reducing the overhead of the resource allocation information transmitted by the base station is provided. A frequency overlay system of the present invention includes a base station which transmits resource allocation information including an address type selected among multiple address types designating addresses for transmission resource in different patterns and an address value indicating a resource region allocated according to the selected address type and at least one mobile station which receives the resource allocation information and receives data through the resource region identified withreference to the resource type and address value indicated by the resource allocation information; and a resource allocation method of the present invention includes transmitting, at a base station, resource allocation information including an address type selected among multiple address types designating addresses for transmission resource in different patterns and an address value indicating a resource region allocated according to the selected address type, and receiving, at a mobile station, data through the resource region identified with reference to the resource type and address value indicated by the resource allocation information.