Allocating radio resources in mobile communications system

Abstract

Transmitting information using a preamble of a Random Access Channel (RACH) in an Evolved Universal mobile Telecommunications System (E-UMTS) is provided. A preamble transmission is used to inform a base station of specific information when a terminal uses a RACH and the base station efficiently allocates radio resources for data transmission to the terminal according to the specific information. Delay time before the terminal transmits data is reduced and unnecessary consumption of radio resources is minimized.

1. A method for allocating radio resources in a mobile communication system, the method comprising:
 receiving, by a mobile terminal, grouping information related to one or more preambles for accessing a Random Access Channel (RACH), wherein the one or more preambles are grouped according to an amount of the radio resources requested by the mobile terminal and the received grouping information is used to select at least one preamble group among a plurality of preamble groups; 
 selecting, by the mobile terminal, the at least one preamble group according to a state of the mobile terminal; 
 selecting, by the mobile terminal, at least one preamble from the at least one selected preamble group; 
 transmitting, by the mobile terminal, the at least one selected preamble; 
 receiving, by the mobile terminal, a radio resource allocated according to the at least one selected preamble; and 
 transmitting, by the mobile terminal, data using the allocated radio resource. 
 
     
     
       2. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the grouping information is received in one of system information and a paging message. 
     
     
       3. The method of  claim 1 , wherein each of the one or more preambles includes a RACH signature and a RACH occasion. 
     
     
       4. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more preambles are random access preambles. 
     
     
       5. The method of  claim 3 , wherein the RACH occasion is a radio resource for transmitting the RACH signature. 
     
     
       6. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the grouping information is received through system information or a RRC connection reconfiguration message. 
     
     
       7. The method of  claim 6 , wherein the grouping information is included in the RRC connection reconfiguration message during a performance of handover. 
     
     
       8. A method for allocating radio resources in a mobile communication system, the method comprising:
 grouping, by a base station, one or more preambles according to an amount of the radio resources requested by the mobile terminal; 
 transmitting, by the base station, grouping information related to the one or more preambles for accessing a Random Access Channel (RACH), wherein the transmitted grouping information is used by the mobile terminal to select at least one preamble group among a plurality of preamble groups; 
 receiving, by the base station, at least one preamble among the one or more preambles, wherein the at least one preamble group is selected by the mobile terminal according to a state of the mobile terminal and the at least one preamble is selected by the mobile terminal from the at least one selected preamble group; 
 transmitting, by the base station, a radio resource allocated according to the at least one selected preamble; and 
 receiving, by the base station, data using the allocated radio resource. 
 
     
     
       9. The method of  claim 8 , wherein the grouping information is transmitted in one of system information and a paging message. 
     
     
       10. The method of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 changing and retransmitting, by the base station, the grouping information after receiving the data. 
 
     
     
       11. The method of  claim 8 , wherein each of the one or more preambles includes a RACH signature and a RACH occasion, and the one or more preambles are random access preambles. 
     
     
       12. The method of  claim 11 , wherein the RACH occasion is a radio resource for transmitting the RACH signature. 
     
     
       13. The method of  claim 8 , wherein the grouping information is transmitted through system information or a RRC connection reconfiguration message. 
     
     
       14. The method of  claim 13 , wherein the grouping information is included in the RRC connection reconfiguration message during a performance of handover.