Method and apparatus for allocating subcarriers in a broadband wireless communications system using multiple carriers

摘要

A method and apparatus for allocating subcarriers in a broadband wireless communication system using multiple carriers are provided. In the wireless communication system where the total available frequency band is divided into a plurality of subcarriers and subchannels each are formed with a predetermined number of subcarriers, the subcarriers are grouped into subcarrier groups, subcarriers are selected from the subcarrier groups according to predetermined sequences, and the selected subcarriers are allocated as a subchannel to a cell in a predetermined time period.