System and method for transmitting random access data using orthogonal frequency division multiple access

Abstract

Disclosed is a random access data transmission system and method using OFDMA. The system includes a scheduling ID into an access grant on a preamble for a random access, and transmits it together with an acknowledgment or a non-acknowledgment of the preamble, a base station uses the scheduling ID to notify the mobile station of a random access data transmittable time and a data transmission channel through a control channel, and the mobile station transmits a preamble in advance. After receiving a transmission assignment instruction corresponding to a scheduling ID through the control channel, the mobile station transmits random access data through an assigned channel.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A random access data transmission system using OFDMA (orthogonal frequency division multiple access) between a mobile station and a base station, the mobile station comprising:
 a resource selector for selecting a preamble transmission channel and a code-related transmission resource for transmitting a preamble for a random access to the base station; 
 a preamble transmitter for using the transmission resource selected by the resource selector to generate the preamble and transmitting the preamble to the base station though the preamble transmission channel; 
 a preamble access grant processor for (i) receiving acknowledgment or non-acknowledgment information, which includes a scheduling ID provided by the base station for each preamble, in a preamble access grant from the base station in response to the transmission by the preamble transmitter, and (ii) processing the received information; and 
 a data transmitter for transmitting random access data though a data transmission channel associated with the scheduling ID assigned to the mobile station based on the information processed by the preamble access grant processor; 
 wherein the data transmission channel over which the random access data is transmitted from the mobile station to the base station is different from the preamble transmission channel over which the preamble is transmitted from the mobile station to the base station. 
 
     
     
       2. The random access data transmission system of  claim 1 , wherein the preamble transmitter
 fixes a specific slot within an uplink frame as a preamble transmittable time, said uplink frame further comprising, besides said fixed, specific slot, a plurality of slots, 
 randomly selects one of subchannels of a radio resource of the fixed, specific slot, 
 uses a code which is distinguishable from other codes, and 
 transmits the preamble generated though the selection of the subchannel and usage of the code. 
 
     
     
       3. The random access data transmission system of  claim 2 , wherein the slots of the uplink frame except the specific slot which is fixed with the preamble transmittable time are classified as a control information transmission channel and a data transmission channel, and random access data are loaded on part of the data transmission channel and transmitted to the base station. 
     
     
       4. A random access data transmission system using OFDMA (orthogonal frequency division multiple access) between a mobile station and a base station the base station comprising:
 a preamble receiving processor for receiving, over a preamble transmission channel, a preamble from the mobile station and extracting corresponding preamble information; 
 an ID manager for assigning a specific scheduling ID to each preamble sent by the mobile station and managing the specific scheduling ID so that the mobile station may use an assigned data transmission channel associated with said scheduling ID; 
 a scheduler for scheduling a data transmission time, and a transmission quantity of the mobile station together with the scheduling ID assigned to the mobile station by the ID manager according to channel environments and requirements of the mobile stations; 
 an access grant processor for using the preamble information of the preamble receiving processor and the scheduling ID of the ID manager to determine an acknowledgment/non-acknowledgment status, and transmitting preamble access grant configuring information including the scheduling ID to the mobile station; and 
 a data receiving processor for receiving the random access data through said assigned data transmission channel from the mobile station according to a transmission result of the access grant processor, and processing the received random access data; 
 wherein said assigned data transmission channel over which the random access data is transmitted from the mobile station to the base station is different from the preamble transmission channel over which the preamble is transmitted from the mobile station to the base station; and 
 wherein the base station notifies the mobile station of said assigned data transmission channel for transmission of the random access data only after and in response to receipt of the preamble from the mobile station. 
 
     
     
       5. The random access data transmission system of  claim 4 , wherein the preamble information of the preamble receiving processor includes information on a code, timing, and power used for transmitting the preamble by the mobile station. 
     
     
       6. The random access data transmission system of  claim 4 , wherein the ID manager recovers the scheduling ID assigned to the mobile station when the data receiving processor finishes reception of the random access data. 
     
     
       7. The random access data transmission system of  claim 4 , wherein the access grant processor loads the preamble access grant configuring information on a specific slot of a downlink frame comprising a plurality of slots, and transmits the same to the mobile station. 
     
     
       8. The random access data transmission system of  claim 7 , wherein the specific slot is assigned for synchronization and base station search and other slots are assigned for downlink traffic slots in the downlink frame. 
     
     
       9. The random access data transmission system of  claim 8 , wherein the downlink traffic slots are classified as a data traffic transmission time and a control signal traffic transmission time so that the random access data may be divided into part of each slot and then be transmitted. 
     
     
       10. A random access data transmission method using OFDMA (orthogonal frequency division multiple access) between a mobile station and a base station, the method at the mobile station comprising:
 (a) selecting a preamble transmission channel and a transmission radio resource related to a code used for transmitting a preamble for a random access to the base station; 
 (b) using the transmission radio resource selected in (a) to generate the preamble and transmitting the preamble over the preamble transmission channel to the base station; 
 (c) receiving preamble access grant configuring information, which includes a scheduling ID assigned by the base station for each preamble, and acknowledgment/non-acknowledgment information with respect to the preamble transmitted in (b), and checking a successful status of transmission of the preamble, and the scheduling ID; and 
 (d) checking an assignment of a data transmission channel associated with the scheduling ID by using the mobile station's scheduling ID included in a control channel according to a checking result in (c), and transmitting random access data to the base station through the data transmission channel assigned to the mobile station; 
 wherein the data transmission channel over which the random access data is transmitted from the mobile station to the base station is different from the preamble transmission channel over which the preamble is transmitted from the mobile station to the base station. 
 
     
     
       11. The random access data transmission method of  claim 10 , wherein (d) comprises extracting transmission control information including timing, a frequency, and power though the access grant information received in (c), and transmitting random access data by using the transmission control information. 
     
     
       12. The random access data transmission method of  claim 10 , wherein (b) comprises
 fixing a specific slot within an uplink frame as a preamble transmittable time, said uplink frame further including, besides said fixed, specific slot, a plurality of slots, which are classified as control information and data transmission channels, wherein the random access data are loaded on part of the data transmission channel and transmitted to the base station; and 
 transmitting the preamble generated by randomly selecting any one of the radio resources of the fixed, specific slot and using a code which is distinguishable from other codes. 
 
     
     
       13. A random access data transmission method using OFDMA (orthogonal frequency division multiple access) between a mobile station and a base station, the method at the base station comprising:
 (a) receiving and analyzing a preamble transmitted over a preamble transmission channel from the mobile station, and assigning a specific scheduling ID for each preamble when the mobile station can be scheduled; 
 (b) determining an acknowledgment or a non-acknowledgment and forming preamble access grant configuring information according to the preamble information analyzed in (a) and an assigned status of the scheduling ID, and transmitting the preamble access grant configuring information to the mobile station; 
 (c) scheduling a data transmission time, a data transmission channel, and a transmission quantity of each mobile station together with the scheduling ID assigned to each mobile station according to the mobile station's channel environments and requirements, and notifying the mobile station of scheduled results; and 
 (d) receiving random access data from the mobile station corresponding to the scheduling ID though the data transmission channel determined in (c), and processing the random access data; 
 wherein the data transmission channel over which the random access data is transmitted from the mobile station to the base station is different from the preamble transmission channel over which the preamble is transmitted from the mobile station to the base station; and 
 wherein the base station notifies the mobile station of the data transmission channel for transmission of the random access data only after and in response to receipt of the preamble from the mobile station. 
 
     
     
       14. The random access data transmission method of  claim 13 , wherein (d) comprises recovering the scheduling ID assigned to the mobile station when the reception of the random access data from the mobile station is finished. 
     
     
       15. The random access data transmission method of  claim 13 , wherein (b) comprises distributing the preamble access grant configuring information to part of a specific slot of a downlink frame comprising a plurality of slots, and transmitting it to the mobile station. 
     
     
       16. A random access method in a wireless communication system, the method at a mobile station comprising:
 transmitting a preamble, without a random access message, through preamble transmission channel to a base station;   receiving a preamble response message that conveys a scheduling ID and an assignment information of radio resource of data transmission channel for random access data transmission; and   transmitting random access data to the base station through the radio resource of data transmission channel assigned to the mobile station,   wherein the scheduling ID is specific for the mobile station and identification for random access procedure,   wherein the preamble is generated by using a code that is distinguishable from other codes,   wherein the random access data is transmitted after the preamble is transmitted and the preamble response message is received in response to the preamble, and   wherein the scheduling ID is used for a physical layer and a Medium Access Control (MAC) layer of the mobile station.   
     
     
       17. The method of claim 16, wherein the assignment information of radio resource is associated with the scheduling ID. 
     
     
       18. The method of claim 16, wherein the preamble response message conveys timing and power information for transmitting random access data. 
     
     
       19. The method of claim 16, wherein data transmission channel over which random access data is transmitted is different from preamble transmission channel over which the preamble is transmitted. 
     
     
       20. The method of claim 16, wherein a configuration for receiving the preamble response message is determined in consideration of the maximum value of random access requests available in the base station, and the preamble response message is received from the base station with reference to the configuration. 
     
     
       21. A random access method in a wireless communication system, the method at a base station comprising:
 receiving a preamble, without a random access message, through preamble transmission channel from a mobile station;   transmitting a preamble response message that conveys a scheduling ID and an assignment information of radio resource of data transmission channel for random access data transmission; and   receiving random access data from the mobile station through the radio resource of data transmission channel assigned to the mobile station,   wherein the scheduling ID is specific for the mobile station and identification for random access procedure,   wherein the preamble is generated by using a code that is distinguishable from other codes,   wherein the random access data is transmitted after the preamble is transmitted and the preamble response message is received in response to the preamble, and   wherein the scheduling ID is used for a physical layer and a Medium Access Control (MAC) layer of the mobile station.   
     
     
       22. The method of claim 21, wherein the assignment information of radio resource is associated with the scheduling ID. 
     
     
       23. The method of claim 21, wherein the preamble response message conveys timing and power information for receiving random access data. 
     
     
       24. The method of claim 21, wherein data transmission channel over which random access data is received is different from preamble transmission channel over which the preamble is received. 
     
     
       25. The method of claim 21, wherein a configuration for transmitting the preamble response message is determined in consideration of the maximum value of random access requests available in the base station, and the preamble response message is transmitted to the mobile station with reference to the configuration.