WO2008105638A1

WO2008105638A1 - System and method for using resources in a communication system

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Publication number: WO2008105638A1
Application number: PCT/KR2008/001156
Authority: WO
Inventors: Seong Keun Oh; Ki Tae Kim
Original assignee: Ajou University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation
Priority date: 2007-02-28
Filing date: 2008-02-28
Publication date: 2008-09-04

Abstract

In a communication system, a communication region is sectorized for using resources of a base station, each of the resulting sectors is defined as a sector central region and a sector boundary region, a common region for the sectors is defined in the communication region, and the resources are allocated to the defined regions.

Description

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING RESOURCES IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

Technical Field

[1] The present invention relates to a communication system, and more particularly, to a system and method for using resources that are capable of minimizing inter-sector interference and improving use efficiency of the resources in a communication system having a multi-sector structure. Background Art

[2] In a general multi-sector communication system, limited resources including frequency resources, code resources, and time slot resources are divided among and used by a plurality of sectors. Since the same resources are reused by other sectors, interference can result between the sectors, particularly neighboring sectors. However, although the interference attributable to the reuse may cause performance degradation, it may also increase the entire capacity of the multi-sector communication system.

[3] In general, in a communication system comprising a plurality of sectors, interference occurs among the sectors as described above. In particular, the communication system forms sub-channels in an entire frequency band, in which interference occurs among sectors. The sub-channels use different frequency bands between the sectors, thus averaging the interference. For example, one sub-channel in one sector equally affects all the sub-channels in neighboring sectors. A higher load rate in one sector increases average interference with all sub-channels in the neighboring sectors.

[4] A signal overlap region between sectors in a communication system including a plurality of sectors will be described with reference to FIG. 1.

[5] FIG. 1 illustrates a signal overlap region between sectors in a typical communication system.

[6] Referring to FIG. 1, the communication system includes a plurality of sectors. A base station in the communication system includes sector antennae for the plurality of sectors.

[7] Let it be assumed that the base station in the communication system includes a

3-sector antenna for three sectors. Ideal sectorization using the sector antenna in the base station results in sectors having a structure shown in FIG. l(a). However, in the case of actual sector antennae, it is impossible to design sector antennae the beam patterns of which are exactly orthogonal to each other. The results are that the sector beams are not orthogonal to each other. Therefore, signals from neighboring sectors overlap in the base station, yielding a region where sector signals overlap. Actual sec- torization leads to sectors having structure shown in FIG. Ib.

[8] A radiation pattern of a directional antenna in a sectorized cell of the communication system shown in FIG. 1 will now be described with reference to FIG. 2.

[9] FIG. 2 illustrates an antenna beam pattern of a sectorized cell in a typical communication system.

[10] Referring to FIG. 2, in a base station of an actual communication system, beam patterns of antennae, i.e., radiation patterns for sectors are not orthogonal to each other. Therefore signals overlap between neighboring sectors, causing interference.

[11] An example in which a base station allocates a sector-centric band that is orthogonal between sectors to a sector boundary region where signals overlap will be described with reference to FIG. 3.

[12] FIG. 3 illustrates an example in which a sector-centric band that is orthogonal between sectors is allocated to a sector boundary region in a typical communication system sector.

[13] Referring to FIG. 3, the base station in the communication system allocates a sector- centric band to a sector boundary region where signals overlap. This prevents signal interference in the signal overlap region between the sectors. Also, the base station allows remaining frequency resources to be reused without inter-sector interference in sector central regions where there is no interference, thus improving reuse efficiency of frequency resources. However, the communication system transmits and receives one sector signal or a signal from one sector in the sector boundary region. This rapidly reduces an antenna gain in the sector boundary region and in turn degrades signal quality greatly.

[14] Also, when inter-sector handover is performed due to movement of a mobile station, such signal quality degradation is severe and accordingly, rapid handover to a neighboring sector is necessary. Also, the base station needs to perform several dynamic channel allocations ("DCAs") from a general band currently used by the mobile station to a sector-centric band and from the sector-centric band to the general band, which does not guarantee sufficient time for stable DCA and consistent quality of service ("QoS").

[15] As described above, the inter-sector interference in the multi-sector communication system leads to degraded signal quality and reduced frequency reuse efficiency. Also, a complex handover procedure causes a ping-pong phenomenon. Disclosure of Invention Technical Problem

[16] The present invention is directed to a system and method for using resources in a multi-sector communication system. [17] The present invention is also directed to a system and method for using resources that are capable of preventing interference between sectors in a multi-sector communication system.

[18] The present invention is also directed to a system and method for using resources that are capable of increasing frequency reuse efficiency in a multi-sector communication system.

[19] The present invention is also directed to a system and method for using resources for handover in a multi-sector communication system. Technical Solution

[20] One aspect of the present invention provides a method for using resources in a communication system, comprising the steps of: sectorizing a communication region; defining each of the resulting sectors into a sector central region and a sector boundary region; defining a common region for the sectors in the communication region; and allocating the resources to the defined regions.

[21] Another aspect of the present invention provides a method for using resources in a communication system, comprising the step of defining resources for a specific region from resources available to the communication system.

[22] Yet another aspect of the present invention provides a method for using resources in a communication system, comprising the step of: when a mobile station moves between regions of the communication system, having resources returned from the mobile station in each region, and then defining resources for a region to which the mobile station moves.

[23] Still another aspect of the present invention provides a method for using resources in a communication system, comprising the step of: when a mobile station moves between regions of the communication system, returning, by the mobile station, resources in use in each region and then allocating resources to a region to which the mobile station moves.

[24] Still another aspect of the present invention provides a system for using resources in a communication system, comprising: a mobile station; and a base station for sectorizing a communication region, defining the resulting sectors as a sector central region and a sector boundary region, defining a common region of the sectors in the communication region, and allocating the resources to the defined regions.

[25] Still another aspect of the present invention provides a system for using resources in a communication system, comprising a base station for defining resources for a specific region from resources available to the communication system.

[26] Still another aspect of the present invention provides a system for using resources in a communication system, comprising a base station for, when a mobile station moves between regions of the communication system, having resources returned from the mobile station in each region, and then defining resources for a region to which the mobile station moves.

[27] Still another aspect of the present invention provides a system for using resources in a communication system, comprising a base station for, when a mobile station moves between regions of the communication system, having resources in use in each region returned from the mobile station, and then allocating resources to a region to which the mobile station moves. Advantageous Effects

[28] According to the present invention, it is possible to avoid interference between neighboring sectors in a sector boundary region in a sectorized communication system. It is also possible to provide sufficient time for stable dynamic resource allocation by avoiding the inter-sector interference in the sector boundary region and simplifying inter-sector handover procedure. It is also possible to use resources so that frequency reuse efficiency increases. It is also possible to prevent interference between sectors in a communication system having a multi-sector structure. It is also possible to prevent a ping-pong phenomenon in the sector boundary region caused by handover or dynamic resource allocation and to use resources so that frequent dynamic resource allocation or inter-sector handover in a resource cell central region is possible. Brief Description of the Drawings

[29] FIG. 1 illustrates a signal overlap region between sectors in a typical communication system;

[30] FIG. 2 illustrates an antenna beam pattern of a sectorized cell in a typical communication system;

[31] FIG. 3 illustrates an example in which a sector-centric band orthogonal between sectors is allocated to a sector boundary region in a typical communication system sector;

[32] FIG. 4 illustrates division of an entire frequency band in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[33] FIG. 5 illustrates an example in which sector-centric bands for three sectors are set in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[34] FIG. 6 illustrates an example in which sector-centric bands for four sectors are set in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[35] FIG. 7 illustrates an example in which sector-centric bands for six sectors are set in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; [36] FIG. 8 illustrates an example in which a sector-centric band for each sector is set based on a distribution of mobile stations in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; [37] FIG. 9 illustrates a first pattern for setting a sector-centric band in a 3-sector cell of a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; [38] FIG. 10 illustrates a second pattern for setting a sector-centric band in a 3-sector cell of a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; [39] FIG. 11 illustrates a third pattern for setting a sector-centric band in a 3-sector cell of a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; [40] FIG. 12 illustrates a fourth pattern for setting a sector-centric band in a 3-sector cell of a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; [41] FIG. 13 illustrates a fifth pattern for setting a sector-centric band in a 3-sector cell of a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; [42] FIG. 14 illustrates a sixth pattern for setting a sector-centric band in a 3-sector cell of a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; [43] FIG. 15 illustrates a method for using frequency bands that are available among sectors in a 4-sector cell in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; [44] FIG. 16 illustrates a method for using frequency bands that are available among sectors in a 6-sector cell in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; [45] FIG. 17 illustrates another method for using frequency bands that are available among sectors in a 6-sector cell in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[46] FIG. 18 schematically illustrates a process of setting a common band in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; [47] FIG. 19 illustrates an example in which total frequency resources are divided into a common band, a sector-centric band, and a general band in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; [48] FIG. 20 illustrates an example in which frequency resources are divided into a general band and a sector-centric band in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[49] FIG. 21 illustrates an example in which a common band is allocated in a general band according to a first scheme when a mobile station enters a cell central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[50] FIG. 22 illustrates an example in which a common band is allocated in a sector- centric band according to the first scheme when a mobile station enters a cell central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[51] FIG. 23 illustrates an example in which a common band is allocated in a general band and a central band according to the first scheme when a mobile station enters a cell central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[52] FIG. 24 illustrates an example in which a common band is allocated in a general band according to a second scheme when a mobile station enters a cell central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[53] FIG. 25 illustrates an example in which a common band is allocated in a sector- centric band according to the second scheme when a mobile station enters a cell central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[54] FIG. 26 illustrates an example in which a common band is allocated in a general band and a central band according to the second scheme when a mobile station enters a cell central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[55] FIG. 27 illustrates an example in which a common band is allocated in a general band according to a third scheme when a mobile station enters a cell central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[56] FIG. 28 illustrates an example in which a common band is allocated in a sector- centric band according to the third scheme when a mobile station enters a cell central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[57] FIG. 29 illustrates an example in which a common band is allocated in a general band and a central band according to the third scheme when a mobile station enters a cell central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[58] FIG. 30 illustrates an example in which total frequency resources are divided into only a general band and a common band in a 3-sector cell in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[59] FIG. 31 illustrates an example in which a sector-centric band is allocated in a general band according to a first scheme when a mobile station enters a sector boundary region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[60] FIG. 32 illustrates an example in which a sector-centric band is allocated in a common band according to the first scheme when a mobile station enters a sector boundary region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[61] FIG. 33 illustrates an example in which a sector-centric band is allocated in a general band and a common band according to the first scheme when a mobile station enters a sector boundary region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[62] FIG. 34 illustrates an example in which a sector-centric band is allocated in a general band according to a second scheme when a mobile station enters a sector boundary region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[63] FIG. 35 illustrates an example in which a sector-centric band is allocated in a common band according to the second scheme when a mobile station enters a sector boundary region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[64] FIG. 36 illustrates an example in which a sector-centric band is allocated in a general band and a common band according to the second scheme when a mobile station enters a sector boundary region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[65] FIG. 35 illustrates an example in which a sector-centric band is allocated in a general band according to a third scheme when a mobile station enters a sector boundary region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[66] FIG. 36 illustrates an example in which a sector-centric band is allocated in a common band according to the third scheme when a mobile station enters a sector boundary region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[67] FIG. 37 illustrates an example in which a sector-centric band is allocated in a general band and a common band according to the third scheme when a mobile station enters a sector boundary region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; [68] FIG. 40 illustrates an example in which total frequency resources are first divided into only a sector-centric band and a common band in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[69] FIG. 41 illustrates an example in which a general band is allocated in a sector-centric band according to a first scheme when a mobile station enters a sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[70] FIG. 42 illustrates an example in which a general band is allocated in a common band according to the first scheme when a mobile station enters a sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[71] FIG. 43 illustrates an example in which a general band is allocated in a sector-centric band and a common band according to the first scheme when a mobile station enters a sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[72] FIG. 44 illustrates an example in which a general band is allocated in a sector-centric band according to a second scheme when a mobile station enters a sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[73] FIG. 45 illustrates an example in which a general band is allocated in a common band according to the second scheme when a mobile station enters a sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[74] FIG. 46 illustrates an example in which a general band is allocated in a sector-centric band and a common band according to the second scheme when a mobile station enters a sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[75] FIG. 47 illustrates an example in which a general band is allocated in a sector-centric band according to a third scheme when a mobile station enters a sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[76] FIG. 48 illustrates an example in which a general band is allocated in a common band according to the third scheme when a mobile station enters a sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[77] FIG. 49 illustrates an example in which a general band is allocated in a sector-centric band and a common band according to the third scheme when a mobile station enters a sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary em- bodiment of the present invention;

[78] FIG. 50 illustrates an example in which total frequency resources are allocated only as a general band in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[79] FIG. 51 illustrates an example in which a sector-centric band and a common band are allocated in a general band according to a first scheme when a mobile station enters a sector boundary region or a cell central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[80] FIG. 52 illustrates an example in which a sector-centric band and a common band are allocated in a general band according to a second scheme when a mobile station enters a sector boundary region or a cell central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[81] FIG. 53 illustrates an example in which a sector-centric band and a common band are allocated in a general band according to a third scheme when a mobile station enters a sector boundary region or a cell central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[82] FIG. 54 illustrates an example in which entire frequency resource is allocated only as a sector-centric band in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[83] FIG. 55 illustrates an example in which a general band and a common band are allocated in a sector-centric band according to a first scheme when a mobile station enters a cell central region or a sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[84] FIG. 56 illustrates an example in which a general band and a common band are allocated in a sector-centric band according to a second scheme when a mobile station enters a cell central region or a sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[85] FIG. 57 illustrates an example in which a general band and a common band are allocated in a sector-centric band according to a third scheme when a mobile station enters a cell central region or a sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[86] FIG. 58 illustrates an example in which total frequency resources are allocated only as a common band in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[87] FIG. 59 illustrates an example in which a general band and a sector-centric band are allocated in a common band according to a first scheme when a mobile station enters a sector central region or a sector boundary region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; [88] FIG. 60 illustrates an example in which a general band and a sector-centric band are allocated in a common band according to a second scheme when a mobile station enters a sector central region or a sector boundary region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[89] FIG. 61 illustrates an example in which a general band and a sector-centric band are allocated in a common band according to a third scheme when a mobile station enters a sector central region or a sector boundary region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[90] FIG. 62 illustrates an example in which total frequency resources are used without being set as any band in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[91] FIG. 63 illustrates an example in which a general band, a sector-centric band, or a common band is allocated according to a first scheme when a mobile station enters a sector central region, a sector boundary region, or a cell central region sector in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[92] FIG. 64 illustrates an example in which a general band, a sector-centric band, or a common band is allocated according to a second scheme when a mobile station enters a sector central region, a sector boundary region, or a cell central region sector in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[93] FIG. 65 illustrates an example in which a general band, a sector-centric band, or a common band is allocated according to a third scheme when a mobile station enters a sector central region, a sector boundary region, or a cell central region sector in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[94] FIG. 66 illustrates an example in which a mobile station moves via a center boundary line in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[95] FIG. 67 illustrates DCA to a sector-centric band for a sector in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[96] FIG. 68 illustrates an example in which first allocated center-band frequency resources continue to be used in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[97] FIG. 69 illustrates an example in which DCA is performed from a sector boundary region to a sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[98] FIG. 70 illustrates an example in which DCA is performed from a sector boundary region to a sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; [99] FIG. 71 illustrates an example in which DCA is performed from a sector boundary region to a sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; [100] FIG. 72 illustrates an example in which DCA is performed from a sector boundary region to a sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention [101] FIG. 73 illustrates an example in which DCA is performed from a sector boundary region to a sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; [102] FIG. 74 illustrates an example in which DCA is performed from a sector boundary region to a sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; [103] FIG. 75 illustrates an example in which DCA is performed from a sector boundary region to a sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; [104] FIG. 76 illustrates an example in which DCA is performed from a sector boundary region to a sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; [105] FIG. 77 illustrates an example in which DCA is performed from a sector boundary region to a sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; [106] FIG. 78 illustrates an example in which DCA is performed from a sector central region to a sector boundary region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention [107] FIG. 79 illustrates an example in which DCA is performed from a sector central region to a sector boundary region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; [108] FIG. 80 illustrates an example in which DCA is performed from a sector central region to a sector boundary region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; [109] FIG. 81 illustrates an example in which DCA is performed from a sector central region to a sector boundary region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; [110] FIG. 82 illustrates an example in which DCA is performed from a sector central region to a sector boundary region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; [111] FIG. 83 illustrates an example in which DCA is performed from a sector central region to a sector boundary region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[112] FIG. 84 illustrates an example in which DCA is performed from a sector boundary region to a cell central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[113] FIG. 85 illustrates an example in which DCA is performed from a sector boundary region to a cell central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[114] FIG. 86 illustrates an example in which DCA is performed from a sector boundary region to a cell central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[115] FIG. 87 illustrates an example in which DCA is performed from a sector boundary region to a cell central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[116] FIG. 88 illustrates an example in which DCA is performed from a sector boundary region to a cell central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[117] FIG. 89 illustrates an example in which DCA is performed from a sector boundary region to a cell central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[118] FIG. 90 illustrates an example in which DCA is performed from a cell central region to a sector boundary region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[119] FIG. 91 illustrates an example in which DCA is performed from a cell central region to a sector boundary region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention

[120] FIG. 92 illustrates an example in which DCA is performed from a cell central region to a sector boundary region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention

[121] FIG. 93 illustrates an example in which DCA is performed from a cell central region to a sector boundary region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[122] FIG. 94 illustrates an example in which DCA is performed from a cell central region to a sector boundary region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[123] FIG. 95 illustrates an example in which DCA is performed from a cell central region to a sector boundary region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[124] FIG. 96 illustrates an example in which DCA is performed from a sector central region to a cell central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; [125] FIG. 97 illustrates an example in which DCA is performed from a sector central region to a cell central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; [126] FIG. 98 illustrates an example in which DCA is performed from a sector central region to a cell central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; [127] FIG. 99 illustrates an example in which DCA is performed from a sector central region to a cell central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; [128] FIG. 100 illustrates an example in which DCA is performed from a sector central region to a cell central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; [129] FIG. 101 illustrates an example in which DCA is performed from a sector central region to a cell central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; [130] FIG. 102 illustrates an example in which DCA is performed from a cell central region to a sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; [131] FIG. 103 illustrates an example in which DCA is performed from a cell central region to a sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; [132] FIG. 104 illustrates an example in which DCA is performed from a cell central region to a sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; [133] FIG. 105 illustrates an example in which DCA is performed from a cell central region to a sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; [134] FIG. 106 illustrates an example in which DCA is performed from a cell central region to a sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; [135] FIG. 107 illustrates an example in which DCA is performed from a cell central region to a sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention [136] FIG. 108 illustrates DCA between sectors according to a first inter-sector handover procedure in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; [137] FIG. 109 illustrates DCA between sectors according to a second inter-sector handover procedure in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[138] FIG. 110 illustrates DCA between sectors according to a third inter-sector handover procedure in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[139] FIG. I l l illustrates DCA between sectors according to a fourth inter-sector handover procedure in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[140] FIG. 112 illustrates DCA between sectors according to a fifth inter-sector handover procedure in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[141] FIG. 113 illustrates division of frequency resource in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[142] FIG. 114 illustrates division of time resources in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; and

[143] FIG. 115 illustrates division of code resources in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Mode for the Invention

[144] Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail. However, the present invention is not limited to the exemplary embodiments disclosed below, but can be implemented in various types. Therefore, the present exemplary embodiments are provided for complete disclosure of the present invention and to fully inform the scope of the present invention to those ordinarily skilled in the art.

[145] The present invention proposes a system and method for using resources in a communication system.

[146] For description of resource use, a communication system of the present invention includes a base station (BS) and a mobile station (MS). The mobile station refers to any device for providing communication service, including a cellular phone, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a Hand-Held Phone (HHP), a Personal Computer (PC), a notebook PC, a digital communication device, etc.

[147] In a communication system having a multi-sector structure, a sector-centric band orthogonal between sectors and a general band that can be reused without interference in all sectors is allocated to avoid inter-sector interference in a sector boundary region and to efficiently use frequency resources. It is possible to avoid inter-sector interference by allocating a sector-centric band for each sector to mobile stations located in a boundary region of the sector. In the communication system, a shift from a general band to a sector-centric band and a shift from the sector-centric band to the general band as a mobile station moves is based on, for example, a signal power ratio.

[148] However, upon inter-sector handover, when a mobile station allocated a general band moves to a boundary region of a current sector, dynamic channel allocation ("DCA") to a sector-centric band of the current sector is performed. Accordingly, although the mobile station can avoid the inter-sector interference, it may experience rapidly reduced antenna gain and greatly degraded signal quality in the boundary region of the sector.

[149] In particular, when a mobile station moves via a boundary line between sectors, it greatly degrades the signal intensity, necessitating rapid handover to a neighboring sector. Even in this case, although DCA to a sector-centric band of the neighboring handover sector is performed to avoid inter-sector interference, there is still signal quality degradation.

[150] When a mobile station moves to a central region of a neighboring handover sector, i.e., a sector to which the mobile station is handed over, DCA must be performed from the sector-centric band of the handover sector to the general band. This handover procedure not only degrades signal quality in the sector boundary region, but also requires several rapid DCA processes, which may make it difficult to procure sufficient time for stable DCA and guarantee quality of service (QoS). Also, frequent inter-sector handover and frequent mobile station movement from a sector boundary region to a sector central region may cause a ping-pong phenomenon. In particular, since a movement between sectors is more frequent and rapid in the cell central region, it requires frequent DCA or inter-sector handoff, which may increase a load on the communication system.

[151] Accordingly, the present invention proposes a system and method for using resources capable of solving the following problems in a partially sectorized communication system.

[152] The communication system of the present invention helps avoid interference between neighboring sectors in a sector boundary region and maintain consistent signal quality in the sector boundary region. Also, the communication system of the present invention provides a simplified inter- sector handover procedure to procure sufficient time for stable DCA and increase frequency reuse efficiency. Also, in the communication system of the present invention, it is possible to prevent a ping-pong phenomenon in the sector boundary region caused by handover or DCA and to use resources in such a way that neither DCA nor inter-sector handover is frequently performed in a cell central region.

[153] The communication system of the present invention classifies an entire frequency band into a sector-centric band that is orthogonal between sectors, and a general band reused by all sectors. All the sectors in a cell use the same frequency band division pattern. In the communication system, a sector-centric band is allocated to a boundary region of each sector.

[154] In the communication system of the present invention, a mobile station transmits and receives data in the same frequency band as a current sector-centric band using sector antennae for two sectors adjacent to a sector boundary region where the mobile station is located, in order to prevent rapid signal quality degradation in each sector boundary region. This enables signal quality to be maintained in the sector boundary region. Accordingly, it is possible to maintain signal quality while avoiding the inter-sector interference after the DCA from a general band to a sector-centric band is performed.

[155] In this case, even after the mobile station moves to a sector boundary region of a neighboring sector, it can use a sector-centric band allocated in a previous sector to transmit and receive data in the same frequency band using sector antennae from the two sectors. This eliminates a need for rapid DCA when the mobile station moves between sectors, and allows the same resource to be used in a boundary region of a neighboring sector upon handover, thereby simplifying the procedure and preventing a ping-pong phenomenon.

[156] Since a multi-sector communication system employs a directional antenna, a serving sector may be changed even when a mobile station moves only slightly within a relatively close distance from a base station. Accordingly, the mobile station cannot procure a time for frequent DCA or inter-sector handover: the mobile station may always be vulnerable to inter- sector interference.

[157] In the present invention, a base station sets a common band to allocate the common band to mobile stations located near the base station, in which a certain portion of an available frequency band is set as the common band. The base station allows a mobile station to transmit and receive data in the same frequency band using all or some (multiple) sector antennae in a cell, thus preventing DCA or inter-sector handover from being frequently performed on mobile stations moving in a cell central region.

[158] Also, the base station allocates the common band to mobile stations located in the cell central region for signal quality maintenance. Since the base station transmits the same data to the mobile station in cooperation with all sectors in a cell, the mobile station can easily combine and use all signals in the frequency band. Also, the quality of service can be maintained even when the mobile station is located in the cell central region near the base station.

[159] The communication system of the present invention can divide a cell area of a base station into regions and allocate resources to the divided regions. In this case, the allocated resources include frequency resources, time resources, code resources, and space resources. Resource division and use will be described later with reference to the accompanying drawings. Let it be assumed in the following explanation of the present invention, that the resources allocated to each region are the frequency resources. Of course, the resources may be resources other than the frequency resources.

[160] The communication system of the present invention can divide the total resources to be used as sector-centric resources, general resources, and common resources. In the case of the frequency resources, the frequency resources may be divided into, for example, a sector-centric band, a general band, and a common band.

[161] Accordingly, the communication system of the present invention divides the total frequency resources into, for example, the sector-centric band, the general band, and the common band. In the present invention, there are variants of the communication system depending on methods for dividing or defining total frequency resources, schemes of using the sector-centric band, and schemes of sharing the sector-centric band.

[162]

[163] <1> Methods of Dividing or Defining Total Frequency Resources

[164] Eight methods of dividing or defining total frequency resources into a sector-centric band, a general band, and a common band are provided.

[165] In a first method, a base station divides the total frequency resources into a sector- centric band, a general band, and a common band. The frequency resources set as the general band for each sector are allocated to mobile stations located in a sector central region of the sector. The frequency resources may also be allocated to and reused by mobile stations located in sector central regions of other sectors in the same cell. The frequency resources set as the sector-centric band for each sector are allocated to mobile stations located in a boundary region of the sector in such a manner that the frequency resources are not used by a mobile station located in sector boundary regions of sectors adjacent to a boundary region of the sector in order to avoid interference with neighboring sectors in the cell. The frequency resources may be set and reused as a sector-centric band or a general band in sectors that are not adjacent to the sector using the center-band frequency resources. In the sector-centric band, the sector transmits data in cooperation with the adjacent sectors, thus improving signal quality. The frequency resources set as the common band are allocated to mobile stations located in a cell central region near the base station, in which all or some of sector antennae in the cell transmit data in the same frequency band in cooperation with one another, thus preventing DCA or inter- sector handover from being frequently performed on mobile stations moving into the cell central region. Sizes of the general band, the sector-centric band, and the common band may be changed in the total frequency resources depending, for example, on a distribution of mobile stations in the cell.

[166] In a second method, total frequency resources are first divided into only a general band and a sector-centric band in a cellular system. Frequency resources set as the general band and the sector-centric band may be used as in the first method. Only when a mobile station enters a cell central region and accordingly a common band is needed, frequency resource adjustment among the sectors is performed to set the common band in the general band or the sector-centric band. Sizes of the general band and the sector-centric band may be changed in the total frequency resources depending, for example, on a distribution of mobile stations in the cell.

[167] In a third method, total frequency resources are first divided into only a general band and a common band in a cellular system. The frequency resources set as the general band and the common band may be used as in the first method. Only when a mobile station enters a boundary region of a sector and accordingly the sector-centric band is needed, is frequency resource adjustment between sectors performed to set the sector- centric band in the general band or the common band. Even in this case, the sector- centric band cannot be allocated to two sectors adjacent to the above sector, and can only be set and reused as a general band or a sector-centric band in sectors that are not adjacent to the sector. Sizes of the general band and the common band may be changed in the total frequency resource depending, for example, on a distribution of mobile stations in the cell.

[168] In a fourth method, entire frequency resources are first divided into only a sector- centric band and a common band in a cellular system. Frequency resources set as the sector-centric band and the common band may be used as in the first method. Only when a mobile station enters the sector central region and accordingly a general band is needed, is frequency resource adjustment between sectors performed to set the general band in the sector-centric band or the common band. Even in this case, the general band is allowed to be allocated to and reused by mobile stations located in other sector central regions in the same cell. Sizes of the sector-centric band and the common band may be changed in the total frequency resources depending, for example, on a distribution of mobile stations in the cell.

[169] In a fifth method, total frequency resources are first set and used only as a general band in a cellular system. In this method, the total frequency resources are set as the general band in all sectors and managed so that a frequency reuse factor for each sector becomes 1. Only when a mobile station enters a sector boundary region or a cell central region, frequency resource adjustment among the sectors is performed to set the sector-centric band and the common band in the general band.

[170] In a sixth method, total frequency resources are first set and used only as a sector- centric band in a cellular system. In this method, the total frequency resources are set as the sector-centric band for boundary regions in all sector sets and managed so that a frequency reuse factor in the boundary region of each sector becomes 1. Only when a mobile station enters the sector central region or the cell central region, frequency resource adjustment among the sectors is performed to set and use the general band and the common band in the sector-centric band.

[171] In a seventh method, total frequency resources are first set only as a common band in a cellular system. In this method, the total frequency resources are set only as a common band in all sectors and managed so that a frequency reuse factor in the cell becomes 1. Only when a mobile station enters the sector central region or the sector boundary region, frequency resource adjustment among the sectors is performed to set and use the general band and the sector-centric band in the common band.

[172] In an eighth method, total frequency resources are not first set as any band in a cellular system. In this method, only when a mobile station enters the sector central region, the sector boundary region, or the cell central region, frequency resource adjustment among the sectors is performed to set and use the general band, the sector- centric band, or the common band in the total frequency resources.

[173]

[174] <2> Schemes of Using a Sector-Centric Band

[175] Three schemes of using frequency resources of a sector-centric band divided in a total frequency band to be allocated to mobile stations located in a sector boundary region are provided.

[176] In a first scheme, data is transmitted and received by a sector where a mobile station located in a boundary region of a sector and allocated center-band frequency resources for the sector are located, using only an antenna. This scheme allows the sector-centric band that is not used in each sector to be set and reused as a general band or a sector- centric band in sectors that are not adjacent to the sector where the mobile station is located. However, in a sector boundary region that is an edge of a beam pattern of a sector antenna, signal quality may be degraded due to antenna gain reduction.

[177] In a second scheme, an antenna for a sector where a mobile station located in a boundary region of a sector and allocated center-band frequency resources for the sector are located transmits and receives data in the same frequency band in cooperation with the most adjacent sector antenna. This scheme allows a sector-centric band that is not used in each sector to be set and reused as a general band or a sector- centric band in sectors that are not adjacent to the sector where the mobile station is located. In addition, a mobile station located in the sector boundary region transmits and receives data in the same frequency band in cooperation with two sector antennae, thus solving a problem of signal quality degradation in the sector boundary region due to antenna gain reduction. In this case, the data may be transmitted using a method by which the sector antenna and neighboring sector antennae transmit the same information in the same frequency band to a mobile station located in a sector boundary region and allocated frequency resources of a sector-centric band, a method by which they alternately transmit the same information in the same frequency band, and a method by which they transmit different information in the same frequency band.

[178] In a third scheme, a mobile station located in a boundary region of a sector and allocated center-band frequency resources for the sector transmits and receives data in the same frequency band in cooperation with all or some (multiple) sector antennae in a cell. In this scheme, all or some (multiple) of the sector antennae transmit data in the same frequency band to a mobile station located in the sector boundary region in cooperation with one another, which consumes additional power and degrades use efficiency of sector-centric band frequency resources. However, the third scheme prevents a ping-pong phenomenon in the sector boundary region or the cell central region for stable inter-sector handover. Even in this case, the data may be transmitted using a method by which all or some (multiple) sector antennae in a cell transmit the same information in the same frequency band to a mobile station located in a sector boundary region and allocated frequency resources of a sector-centric band, a method by which they alternately transmit the same information in the same frequency band, and a method by which they transmit different information in the same frequency band.

[179]

[180] <3> Schemes of Sharing a Sector-centric band

[181] Finally, schemes of sharing frequency resources of a sector-centric band divided or set in a total frequency band to be allocated to a mobile station located in a sector boundary region are provided. They are two schemes of sharing the sector-centric band when the mobile station located in the sector boundary region and allocated a sector- centric band for the sector moves to a boundary region of a neighboring sector via a center boundary line.

[182] In a first scheme, when the mobile station located in the sector boundary region and allocated a sector-centric band for the sector moves to a boundary region of a neighboring sector via a center boundary line, the base station performs DCA to reallocate the sector-centric band for the sector to the mobile station.

[183] In a second scheme, when the mobile station located in the sector boundary region and allocated the sector-centric band for the sector moves to a boundary region of a neighboring sector via the center boundary line, the base station allows the mobile station to continue to use the sector-centric band frequency resources. This scheme prevents a ping-pong phenomenon because it does not perform the DCA even though the mobile station frequently moves across the center boundary line.

[184] A communication system according to the present invention will be described. In order for total frequency resources including frequency bands set according to a first category to optimally use a scheme of using and sharing a sector-centric band according to second and third categories, a DCA process is required in which the general band, the sector-centric band, and the common band are flexibly allocated to mobile stations depending on mobile stations' locations and an interference degree in consideration of mobility of mobile stations in a sector. In the present invention, when a mobile station moves from a sector boundary region to a sector central region, from the sector boundary region to a neighboring cell central region, from a cell central region to a neighboring sector boundary region, and from the cell central region to the neighboring sector central region, the mobile station is allowed to continue to use frequency resources of current center or common band for a predetermined period of time. When needed, DCA is performed on frequency band for a region where the mobile station is located, depending on a resource load rate and signal quality. This greatly simplifies an inter-sector handover procedure and prevents a ping-pong phenomenon.

[185]

[186] <1> Methods for dividing or setting total frequency resources

[187] Division of total frequency band will be described with reference to FIG. 4.

[188] FIG. 4 illustrates division of a total frequency band in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[189] Referring to FIG. 4, a base station in a communication system of the present invention performs sectorization to divide a communication region of an entire system into at least two sectors. Here, the communication region may be, for example, a cell, and the base station performs sectorization to divide the cell into at least two sectors. Each of the divided sectors is divided into a sector central region and a sector boundary region. Also, a sector common region is defined in the communication region. Here, the common region indicates, for example, a region around and near the base station. The base station allocates resources to the defined regions.

[190] In the present invention, total resources are divided into general resources, sector- centric resources, and common resources. For example, if a base station in a communication system of the present invention uses frequency resources, total resources, i.e., a total frequency band, is divided into a general band, a sector-centric band, and a common band. Each band may be defined according to necessity but not set. A region using the band is determined depending on sectors or locations in the cell. In FIG. 4, a frequency band is divided into a general band, a sector-centric band, and a common band.

[191]

[ 192] 1. Sector-centric band [193] A sector-centric band is a frequency band for use in a boundary region of a sector.

Since inter-sector interference is severe in the boundary region, the sector-centric band is set for avoiding the inter-sector interference and guaranteeing QoS of a mobile station. [194]

[195] 1) Frequency Band Setting Principle and Use Pattern Rule [196] First, orthogonal sector-centric bands are set by a number of sectors in a total frequency band and allocated to the respective sectors. Depending on a cell structure and a sectorization method, a frequency band set as the sector-centric band may be reused as a general band or a sector-centric band in sectors that are not adjacent to the sectors sharing the sector-centric bands. [197] Examples in which the sector-centric band for each sector is set and used by mobile stations in a sector boundary region will now be described. Here, a sector where the mobile station is located and the most adjacent sector antennae transmit and receive a signal in the same frequency band in cooperation with each other. [198] The examples are shown in FIGS. 5 to 7. [199] FIG. 5 illustrates an example in which sector-centric bands for three sectors are set in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. [200] Referring to FIG. 5, orthogonal sector-centric bands corresponding to the three sectors are set in a total frequency band. In this case, a sector where the mobile station is located and the most adjacent sector antennae transmit and receive a signal in the same frequency band. [201] FIG. 6 illustrates an example in which sector-centric bands for four sectors are set in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. [202] Referring to FIG. 6, orthogonal sector-centric bands corresponding to the four sectors are set in a total frequency band. In this case, a sector where the mobile station is located and the most adjacent sector antennae transmit and receive a signal in the same frequency band. [203] FIG. 7 illustrates an example in which sector-centric bands for six sectors are set in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. [204] Referring to FIG. 7, orthogonal sector-centric bands corresponding to the six sectors are set in a total frequency band. In this case, a sector where the mobile station is located and the most adjacent sector antennae transmit and receive a signal in the same frequency band. [205] The same may apply to a communication system including more than six sectors. [206]

[207] 2) Setting of a variable frequency band based on a distribution of mobile stations

[208] The base station may set a variable size of a sector-centric band for each sector based on a distribution of mobile stations in a boundary region of each sector. The base station may also set a variable size of a general band, a sector-centric band, and a common band based on a distribution of mobile stations in the cell. The base station sets a total frequency in a resource allocation period.

[209] ® If there are no mobile stations distributed in the boundary region of each sector, the base station may fail to set the sector-centric band for the sector.

[210] © If most mobile stations are distributed in the boundary region of each sector, the base station may set a wide sector-centric band for the sector.

[211] © If a ratio of mobile stations in the sector central region and mobile stations in the sector boundary region varies, the base station may change the sizes of the general band and the sector-centric band.

[212] FIG. 8 illustrates an example in which a sector-centric band for each sector is set based on a distribution of mobile stations in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[213] Referring to FIG. 8, a variable size of a sector-centric band for each sector is set. For example, the variable sizes of the sector-centric bands are allocated in an order of a sector-centric band for a second sector, a sector-centric band for a first sector, and a sector-centric band for a third sector.

[214]

[215] 3) Setting a sector-centric band in a 3-sector cell

[216] A method for setting a sector-centric band in a 3-sector cell is shown in FIGS. 9 to 14.

[217] FIG. 9 illustrates a first pattern for setting a sector-centric band in a 3-sector cell of a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[218] Referring to FIG. 9, a base station sets a frequency band excluding a common band in a total frequency band, for example, as sector-centric bands and a general band. The general band includes three general bands separated at certain intervals. The sector- centric band is set between two of the general bands and orthogonal among the sectors. In a first sector, the sector-centric band is set after the first general band subsequent to the common band. In a second sector, the sector-centric band is set after the second general band subsequent to the common band. In a third sector, the sector-centric band is set after the third general band subsequent to the common band. The sector-centric band used at each location of the mobile station is also shown.

[219] FIG. 10 illustrates a second pattern for setting a sector-centric band in a 3-sector cell of a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[220] Referring to FIG. 10, a base station sets a frequency band excluding a common band in a total frequency band, for example, as sector-centric bands and a general band. The general band includes three general bands separated at certain intervals. The sector- centric band is set between two of the general bands and orthogonal among the sectors. In a first sector, the sector-centric band is set before the first general band subsequent to the common band. In a second sector, the sector-centric band is set before the second general band subsequent to the common band. In a third sector, the sector- centric band is set before the third general band subsequent to the common band. The sector-centric band used at each location of the mobile station is also shown.

[221] FIG. 11 illustrates a third pattern for setting a sector-centric band in a 3-sector cell of a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[222] Referring to FIG. 11, a base station sets a frequency band excluding a common band in a total frequency band, for example, as sector-centric bands and a general band. Two of the sector-centric bands are set before the general band, and one sector-centric band is set after the general band. In a first sector, the sector-centric band is set before the general band subsequent to the common band. In a second sector, the sector-centric band is set before the general band subsequent to the common band. In a third sector, the sector-centric band is set before the general band subsequent to the common band. The sector-centric band used at each location of the mobile station is also shown.

[223] FIG. 12 illustrates a fourth pattern for setting a sector-centric band in a 3-sector cell of a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[224] Referring to FIG. 12, a base station sets a frequency band excluding a common band in a total frequency band, for example, as sector-centric bands and a general band. Three sector-centric bands are set before the general band. In a first sector, a second sector, and a third sector, sector-centric bands are set to be orthogonal to one another before the general band subsequent to the common band. The sector-centric band used at each location of the mobile station is also shown.

[225] FIG. 13 illustrates a fifth pattern for setting a sector-centric band in a 3-sector cell of a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[226] Referring to FIG. 13, a base station sets a frequency band excluding a common band in a total frequency band, for example, as sector-centric bands and a general band. The sector-centric bands include three sector-centric bands set subsequent to the general band. In a first sector, a second sector, and a third sector, the sector-centric band is set to be orthogonal to one another subsequent to the common band and the general band. The sector-centric band used at each location of the mobile station is also shown.

[227] FIG. 14 illustrates a sixth pattern for setting a sector-centric band in a 3-sector cell of a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[228] Referring to FIG. 14, a base station sets a frequency band excluding a common band in a total frequency band, for example, as sector-centric bands and a general band. One sector-centric band is set before the general band, and two sector-centric bands are set after the general band. A sector-centric band is set between the common band and the general band in a first sector, and set subsequent to the common band and the general band in a second sector and a third sector. The sector-centric band used at each location of the mobile station is also shown.

[229] In FIGS. 10 to 14, the setting of the sector-centric band is illustrative. The sector- centric bands for the sectors may be set to be orthogonal to each other and the sizes of the general band and sector-centric band may be changed as described above.

[230]

[231] 2. General Band

[232] A general band is a frequency band for use in a central region of a sector. In the general band, antenna gain of a base station that provides data service to a mobile station is high and antenna gains of neighboring sectors are considerably low. Accordingly, there is no inter-sector interference. This allows the same frequency band to be allocated to all sectors in a cell. A part of the sector-centric band may be set as the general band depending on a sectorization method. Cases of 3 sectors, 4 sectors, and 6 sectors will now described by way of example.

[233]

[234] 1) Setting of General Bands for three sectors (120°)

[235]

[236] ® Setting of Bands

[237] A total operational frequency band is divided into a general band having no inter- sector interference and a sector-centric band having inter-sector interference. In this case, a size of the set general band may vary with a system design. In a 3-sector cell, three resource allocation patterns are established and equally applied to the entire cell.

[238]

[239] 2) Allocation of Frequency Resources to Four Sectors (90°)

[240]

[241 ] ® Use of Frequency Bands

[242] A total operational frequency band is divided into a general band having no inter- sector interference and a sector-centric band having inter-sector interference. In this case, a size of the set general band may vary with a system design. In a 4-sector cell, four resource allocation patterns are established and equally applied to the entire cell.

[243] Some sectorization methods allow the sector-centric band set in each sector to be reused as a general band in non-neighboring sectors, as shown in FIG. 15.

[244] FIG. 15 illustrates a method for using frequency bands that are available among sectors in a 4-sector cell in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[245] Referring to FIG. 15, a base station divides a total frequency band into a common band, a sector-centric band, and a first general band. In each sector, the sector-centric band is set between the common band and the first general band. In this case, the base station may set a part of a frequency band set as the sector-centric band for each sector, as a second general band. The second general band is set to be orthogonal to a sector- centric band for neighboring sectors. The base station may set a total frequency band to include a sector-centric band set for each sector, and a second general band present in a frequency band, excluding the sector-centric band, for the sector-centric band for each sector.

[246]

[247] 3) Allocation of Frequency Resources to Six Sectors (60°)

[248] ® Use of Frequency Bands

[249] A total operational frequency band is divided into a general band having no inter- sector interference and a sector-centric band having inter-sector interference. In this case, a size of the set general band may vary with a system design. In a 6-sector cell, six resource allocation patterns are established and equally applied to the entire cell.

[250]

[251] A. First using method

[252] Some sectorization methods allow the sector-centric band set in each sector to be reused as a general band in non-neighboring sectors, as shown in FIG. 16.

[253] FIG. 16 illustrates a method for using frequency bands that are available among sectors in a 6-sector cell in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[254] Referring to FIG. 16, a base station divides a total frequency band into a common band, a sector-centric band, and a first general band. In each sector, the sector-centric band is set between the common band and the first general band. In this case, the base station may set a part of the sector-centric band as a second general band. The second general band is set to be orthogonal to a sector-centric band for neighboring sectors. The base station may set a total frequency band to include a sector-centric band set for each sector, and a second general band present in a frequency band, excluding the sector-centric band, for the sector-centric band for each sector. [255]

[256] B. Second Using Method

[257] FIG. 17 illustrates another method for using frequency bands that are available among sectors in a 6-sector cell in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[258] Referring to FIG. 17, a base station divides a total frequency band into a common band, a sector-centric band, and a first general band. In each sector, the sector-centric band is set between the common band and the first general band. In this case, the base station may set a part of the sector-centric band as a second general band. The second general band is set to be orthogonal to a sector-centric band for neighboring sectors. The base station may set a total frequency band to include a sector-centric band set for each sector, and a second general band present in a frequency band, excluding the sector-centric band, for the sector-centric band for each sector. Since the base station has a 6-sector cell structure, the base station may allocate the same sector-centric band to non-neighboring sectors. For example, the same frequency band is allocated to the first sector and the fourth sector that are not adjacent, to the second sector and the fifth sector that are not adjacent, and to the third sector and the sixth sector that are not adjacent, in which mutually orthogonal frequency bands are allocated to the first sector, the second sector, and the third sector, and mutually orthogonal frequency bands are allocated to the fourth sector, the fifth sector, and the sixth sector.

[259] In each base station, the second general band is set in the frequency band set as the sector-centric band, unlike the first general band.

[260]

[261] 3. Common Band

[262] A common band is a frequency band for use in a cell central region near the base station. Mobile stations located in the cell central region near the base station are allocated the common band so that they transmit signals in cooperation with each other in the same frequency band from all or some sector antennae in the cell to prevent DCA or inter-sector handover from being frequently performed on a mobile station moving in the cell central region.

[263] FIG. 18 schematically illustrates a process of setting of a common band in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[264] Referring to FIG. 18, a base station divides a total frequency band into a common band, a sector-centric band, and a general band. The common band is allocated to each mobile station for data transmission and reception.

[265] For example, the base station transmits and receives data to and from the mobile station using at least one sector antenna.

[266] Let it be assumed that the base station is located in the cell central region and com- municates with the mobile station allocated the common frequency band.

[267] First, the base station may transmit and receive the same information in the same frequency band to and from the mobile station using at least one sector antenna.

[268] Second, the base station transmits and receives the same information in the same frequency band to and from the mobile station using at least two sector antennae. In this case, the base station may use, for example, Space Division Multiple Access ("SDMA") or Space Time Code ("STC").

[269] Third, the base station transmits and receives different information in the same frequency band to and from the mobile station using at least two sector antennae. In this case, the base station may use, for example, SDMA or STC.

[270] In this manner, the base station may transmit and receive the same information on the same signal using at least two antennae, and may transmit and receive different information on the same signal using at least two antennae. That is, if the base station in the communication system includes a plurality of antennae, it may transmit and receive the same information or different information on the same signal using some or all antennae.

[271] The foregoing has included a description of how the base station sets the total frequency band into the common band, the sector-centric band, and the general band. Now, a method for setting a frequency band in a communication system having a multi-sector structure will be described.

[272]

[273] <1> Methods for Dividing or Setting Total Frequency Resources

[274] In a communication system having a multi-sector structure, a base station may divide or set total frequency resources into a general band, a sector-centric band, and a common band using eight methods described below.

[275] A method for dividing and setting total frequency resources into a general band, a sector-centric band, and a common band is shown in FIG. 19.

[276] FIG. 19 illustrates an example in which total frequency resources are divided into a common band, a sector-centric band, and a general band in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[277] Referring to FIG. 19, the base station allocates frequency resources set as the general band for each sector to a mobile station located in the central region of the sector. The frequency resources may be allocated to and reused by mobile stations located in other sector central regions in the same cell.

[278] The base station allocates frequency resources set as the sector-centric band to mobile stations located in the boundary region of the sector in the cell in such a manner that the frequency resources are not used in sectors adjacent to the boundary region of the sector in order to avoid interference with neighboring sectors. The frequency resources may be set and reused as the general band or the sector-centric band in non- neighboring sectors.

[279] Also, the base station allocates frequency resources set as the common band to mobile stations located in a cell central region near the base station, and transmits a signal in the same frequency band using all or some (multiple) sector antennae in the cell, thereby preventing DCA or inter-sector handover from being frequently performed on mobile stations moving in the cell central region.

[280] The base station may set variable sizes of the common band, the sector-centric band, and the general band in the total frequency resources depending, for example, on a distribution of mobile stations in the cell.

[281] First division of total frequency resources into a general band and a sector-centric band is shown in FIG. 20.

[282] FIG. 20 illustrates an example in which frequency resources are divided into a general band and a sector-centric band in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[283] Referring to FIG. 20, a base station allocates frequency resources set as the general band for each sector, to mobile stations located in the central region of the sector. The frequency resources may be allocated to and reused by mobile stations located in other sector central regions in the same cell.

[284] The base station allocates frequency resources set as the sector-centric band, to mobile stations located in the boundary region of the sector in such a manner that the frequency resources is not used in sectors adjacent to the boundary region of the sector in order to avoid interference with neighboring sectors. The frequency resources may be set and reused as the general band or the sector-centric band in non-neighboring sectors.

[285] The base station may set variable sizes of the sector-centric band and the general band in the total frequency resources depending, for example, on a distribution of mobile stations in the cell.

[286] If a mobile station enters the cell central region, the base station performs inter-sector adjustment to set a common band in the general band or the sector-centric band.

[287] The base station allocates the frequency resources set as the common band to mobile stations located in a cell central region near the base station, and transmits in the same frequency band using all or some of the sector antennae in the cell. Accordingly, the base station can prevent DCA or inter-sector handover from being frequently performed on mobile stations moving in the cell central region.

[288] A method by which the base station sets the common band in the general band or the sector-centric band will now be described.

[289] When a mobile station enters the cell central region, a common band must be allocated to the mobile station only if the base station has not set the common band. A method for setting the common band within the general band or the sector-centric band will be described with reference to FIGS. 21 to 29.

[290] First, when a mobile station enters the cell central region, base station may sequentially set the common band in the general band or the sector-centric band and allocate the common band. When a band to be set as the common band is occupied by a mobile station located in the sector central region or the sector boundary region, the base station first allocates the band to mobile stations located in the sector central region, in which the other band is allocated to mobile stations located in the sector central region or the sector boundary region.

[291] FIG. 21 illustrates an example in which a common band is allocated in a general band according to a first scheme when a mobile station enters a cell central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[292] Referring to FIG. 21, when a mobile station enters the cell central region, the base station sets a part of an existing frequency band used as a general band, as the common band.

[293] FIG. 22 illustrates an example in which a common band is allocated in a sector- centric band according to the first scheme when a mobile station enters a cell central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[294] Referring to FIG. 22, when a mobile station enters the cell central region, the base station sets a part of an existing frequency band used as a sector-centric band, as the common band.

[295] FIG. 23 illustrates an example in which a common band is allocated in a general band and a sector-centric band according to the first scheme when a mobile station enters a cell central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[296] Referring to FIG. 23, when a mobile station enters the cell central region, the base station sets a part of an existing frequency band used as a general band, as the common band.

[297] Second, if a mobile station enters the cell central region, the base station sets an empty band in the general band or the sector-centric band as the common band and allocates the same. If there are no frequency resources that are empty in both general bands and sector-centric bands for all sectors, the base station allocates the other frequency band to a mobile station located in the sector central region or the sector boundary region. The base station prepares a band that is empty in all the sectors, as the common band, and allocates the common band to a mobile station located in the cell central region.

[298] FIG. 24 illustrates an example in which a common band is allocated in a general band according to the second scheme when a mobile station enters a cell central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[299] Referring to FIG. 24, when a mobile station enters the cell central region, the base station sets at least two common bands within a part of an existing frequency band used as a general band.

[300] FIG. 25 illustrates an example in which a common band is allocated in a sector- centric band according to the second scheme when a mobile station enters a cell central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[301] Referring to FIG. 25, when a mobile station enters the cell central region, the base station sets at least two common bands within a part of an existing frequency band used as a general band.

[302] FIG. 26 illustrates an example in which a common band is allocated in a sector- centric band according to the second scheme when a mobile station enters a cell central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[303] Referring to FIG. 26, when a mobile station enters the cell central region, the base station sets at least two common bands within a part of an existing frequency band used as a central band.

[304] In FIGS. 24 to 26, the at least two common bands are set in different frequency bands, i.e., the general band or the sector-centric band.

[305] Third, the base station sets a reserved common band for mobile stations located in the cell central region within the general band or the central band in advance. When a mobile station enters the cell central region, the base station first sets the band as the common band and allocates the same to the mobile station. The reserved common band is a part of the general band or the sector-centric band set by the base station when needed. The reserved common band may be occupied by a mobile station located in the sector central region or the sector boundary region. In this case, the base station allocates the other band to the mobile station occupying the reserved common band and first allocates the reserved common band to a mobile station located in the cell central region. Preferably, the base station does not first allocate the reserved common band to a mobile station located in the sector central region or the sector boundary region. If a system unavoidably permits the use of the reserved common band by the mobile station located in the sector central region or the sector boundary region, the mobile station located in the sector central region or the sector boundary region is allowed to use the reserved common band lastly, unlike the order of allocating the resources to mobile stations located in the cell central region.

[306] FIG. 27 illustrates an example in which a common band is allocated in a general band according to the third scheme when a mobile station enters a cell central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[307] Referring to FIG. 27, when a mobile station enters the cell central region, the base station first sets the existing reserved common band set within the general band in advance, as the common band, and uses the common band.

[308] FIG. 28 illustrates an example in which a common band is allocated in a sector- centric band according to the third scheme when a mobile station enters a cell central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[309] Referring to FIG. 28, when a mobile station enters the cell central region, the base station first sets the existing reserved common band set within the central band in advance, as the common band, and uses the common band.

[310] FIG. 29 illustrates an example in which a common band is allocated in a general band and a central band according to the third scheme when a mobile station enters a cell central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[311] Referring to FIG. 29, when a mobile station enters the cell central region, the base station first sets the existing reserved common band set within the general band and the sector-centric band in advance, as the common band, and uses the common band.

[312] In FIGS. 27 to 29, if the reserved common band is insufficient, a part of the sector- centric band or the general band may be allocated and used as the common band, in addition to the reserved common band.

[313] An example in which total frequency resources are first divided into a general band and a common band is shown in FIG. 30.

[314] FIG. 30 illustrates an example in which total frequency resources are divided into only a general band and a common band in a 3-sector cell in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[315] Referring to FIG. 30, a base station allocates frequency resources set as the general band for each sector to mobile stations located in a central region of the sector. The frequency resources may also be allocated to and reused by mobile stations located in other sector central regions in the same cell.

[316] The base station allocates frequency resources set as the common band to mobile stations located in a cell central region near the base station and transmits in the same frequency band using all or some sector antennae in the cell, preventing DCA or inter- sector handover from being frequently performed on a mobile station moving in the cell central region.

[317] The base station may set variable sizes of the general band and the common band in the total frequency resources depending, for example, on a distribution of mobile stations in the cell.

[318] If a mobile station enters the sector boundary region, the base station performs inter- sector adjustment to set and use the sector-centric band within the general band or the common band according to a predetermined rule. The frequency resources set as the sector-centric band are allocated to mobile stations located in the sector boundary region in the cell in such a manner that the frequency resources are not used in sectors adjacent to the boundary region of the sector in order to avoid interference with neighboring sectors. The frequency resources may be set and reused as the general band or the sector-centric band in non-neighboring sectors.

[319] A method for setting a sector-centric band in a general band or a common band will now be described.

[320] When a mobile station enters a sector boundary region, a sector-centric band to be allocated to the mobile station is necessary only if the base station does not set a sector-centric band. A method for setting a sector-centric band within a common band or a general band will be described with reference to FIGS. 31 to 39.

[321] First, if a mobile station enters a sector boundary region, the base station sequentially sets a sector-centric band in the general band or the common band in a predetermined order and allocates the same. When a band to be set as the sector-centric band is occupied by a mobile station located in the sector central region or the cell central region, the base station first allocates the band to mobile stations located in the sector boundary region, in which the other band is allocated to mobile stations located in the sector central region or the cell central region.

[322] FIG. 31 illustrates an example in which a sector-centric band is allocated in a general band according to a first scheme when a mobile station enters a sector boundary region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[323] Referring to FIG. 31, when a mobile station enters the sector boundary region, the base station sets a part of an existing frequency band used as a general band as a sector-centric band.

[324] FIG. 32 illustrates an example in which a sector-centric band is allocated in a common band according to the first scheme when a mobile station enters a sector boundary region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[325] Referring to FIG. 32, when a mobile station enters the sector boundary region, the base station sets a part of an existing frequency band used as a common band as a sector-centric band.

[326] FIG. 33 illustrates an example in which a sector-centric band is allocated in a general band and a common band according to the first scheme when a mobile station enters a sector boundary region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[327] Referring to FIG. 33, when a mobile station enters the sector boundary region, the base station sets a part of an existing frequency band used as a common band and a part of an existing frequency band used as a general band as a sector-centric band.

[328] Second, if a mobile station enters the sector boundary region, the base station sets an empty band in the general band or the common band as the sector-centric band and allocates the same to the mobile station. If there are no frequency resources that are empty in both general bands for the sector and two neighboring sectors or in the common band, the base station selects any one sector to allocate another frequency band to a mobile station located in a central region of the sector, and prepares a band that is empty in all of the sector and the two neighboring sectors to set the empty band as the sector-centric band, and allocate the same to the mobile station located in the sector boundary region.

[329] FIG. 34 illustrates an example in which a sector-centric band is allocated in a general band according to a second scheme when a mobile station enters a sector boundary region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[330] Referring to FIG. 34, when a mobile station enters the sector boundary region, the base station sets at least two sector-centric bands within a part of an existing frequency band used as a general band.

[331] FIG. 35 illustrates an example in which a sector-centric band is allocated in a common band according to the second scheme when a mobile station enters a sector boundary region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[332] Referring to FIG. 35, when a mobile station enters the sector boundary region, the base station sets at least two sector-centric bands in part of an existing frequency band used as a common band.

[333] FIG. 36 illustrates an example in which a sector-centric band is allocated in a general band and a common band according to the second scheme when a mobile station enters a sector boundary region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[334] Referring to FIG. 36, when a mobile station enters the sector boundary region, the base station sets at least two sector-centric bands in part of an existing frequency band used as a common band and a part of an existing frequency band used as a general band.

[335] In FIGS. 34 to 36, the at least two sector-centric bands are set in different frequency bands, e.g., the general band or the sector-centric band.

[336] Third, the base station sets a reserved sector-centric band for a mobile station located in the sector boundary region within the general band or the common band in advance. When a mobile station enters the sector boundary region, the base station first sets the band as the sector-centric band and allocates the same to the mobile station. The reserved sector-centric band is a part of the common band or the general band set by the base station when needed. The reserved sector-centric band may be occupied by a mobile station located in the sector central region or the cell central region. In this case, the base station allocates the other band to the mobile station occupying the reserved sector-centric band and first allocates the reserved sector-centric band to a mobile station located in the sector boundary region. Preferably, the base station does not first allocate the reserved sector-centric band to a mobile station located in the sector central region or the cell central region. If a system unavoidably permits the use of the reserved sector-centric band by the mobile station located in the sector central region or the cell central region, the mobile station located in the sector central region or the cell central region is allowed to use the reserved sector-centric band lastly, unlike the order for allocating the resources to mobile stations located in the sector boundary region.

[337] FIG. 37 illustrates an example in which a sector-centric band is allocated in a common band according to the third scheme when a mobile station enters a sector boundary region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[338] Referring to FIG. 37, when a mobile station enters the sector boundary region, the base station first sets the existing reserved sector-centric band set within the general band in advance, as the sector-centric band, and uses the sector-centric band.

[339] FIG. 38 illustrates an example in which a sector-centric band is allocated in a common band according to the third scheme when a mobile station enters a sector boundary region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[340] Referring to FIG. 38, when a mobile station enters the sector boundary region, the base station first sets the existing reserved sector-centric band set within the common band in advance, as the sector-centric band, and uses the sector-centric band.

[341] FIG. 39 illustrates an example in which a sector-centric band is allocated in a general band and a common band according to the third scheme when a mobile station enters a sector boundary region in a communication system according to an exemplary em- bodiment of the present invention.

[342] Referring to FIG. 39, when a mobile station enters the sector boundary region, the base station first sets the existing reserved sector-centric band set within the common band and the general band in advance, as the sector-centric band, and uses the sector- centric band.

[343] In FIGS. 37 to 39, if the reserved common band is insufficient, a part of the sector- centric band or the general band may be allocated and used as the common band, in addition to the reserved common band

[344] A method for first dividing and setting total frequency resources into a sector-centric band and a common band is shown in FIG. 40.

[345] FIG. 40 illustrates an example in which total frequency resources are first divided into only a sector-centric band and a common band in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[346] Referring to FIG. 40, the base station allocates frequency resources set as the sector- centric band to mobile stations located in the boundary region of the sector in such a manner that the frequency resources are not used in sectors adjacent to the boundary region of the sector in order to avoid interference with neighboring sectors. However, the resources may be set and reused as the general band or the sector-centric band in non-neighboring sectors.

[347] The base station allocates frequency resources set as the common band to mobile stations located in a cell central region near the base station and transmits data in the same frequency band using all or some of sector antennae in the cell, thereby preventing DCA or inter-sector handover from being frequently performed on a mobile station moving in the cell central region.

[348] The base station may set variable sizes of the sector-centric band and the common band in the total frequency resources depending, for example, on a distribution of mobile stations in a cell.

[349] If a mobile station enters the sector central region, inter-sector adjustment is performed to set and use the general band in the sector-centric band or the common band.

[350] In this case, frequency resources set as the general band are allocated to mobile stations located in the central region of the sector. The frequency resources may be allocated to and reused by mobile stations located in other sector central regions in the same cell.

[351] When a mobile station enters a sector boundary region, a common band must be allocated to the mobile station only if the base station does not set a general band. A method for setting a common band within a general band or a sector-centric band will be described with reference to FIGS. 41 to 49. [352] First, when a band to be set as the general band for the sector is occupied by a mobile station located in the sector boundary region or the cell central region, the base station first allocates the band to mobile stations located in the sector central region, in which the other band is allocated to mobile stations located in the sector boundary region or the cell central region.

[353] FIG. 41 illustrates an example in which a general band is allocated in a sector-centric band according to a first scheme when a mobile station enters a sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[354] Referring to FIG. 41, the base station sets a part of an existing frequency band used as the sector-centric band, as the general band when a mobile station enters the sector central region.

[355] FIG. 42 illustrates an example in which a general band is allocated in a common band according to the first scheme when a mobile station enters the sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[356] Referring to FIG. 42, the base station sets a part of an existing frequency band used as the common band, as the general band when a mobile station enters the sector central region.

[357] FIG. 43 illustrates an example in which the general band is allocated in the sector- centric band and the common band according to the first scheme when a mobile station enters the sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[358] Referring to FIG. 43, the base station sets a part of an existing frequency band used as the sector-centric band and a part of an existing frequency band used as the common band, as the general band when a mobile station enters the sector central region.

[359] Second, the base station sets an empty band in a sector-centric band or a common band as a general band and allocates the same to a mobile station when the mobile station enters a sector central region.

[360] FIG. 44 illustrates an example in which the general band is allocated in the sector- centric band according to the second scheme when a mobile station enters the sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[361] Referring to FIG. 44, the base station sets at least two general bands in part of an existing frequency band used as the sector-centric band when a mobile station enters the sector central region.

[362] FIG. 45 illustrates an example in which a general band is allocated in a common band according to the second scheme when a mobile station enters a sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[363] Referring to FIG. 45, the base station sets at least two general bands in part of an existing frequency band used as the common band when a mobile station enters the sector central region.

[364] FIG. 46 illustrates an example in which a general band is allocated in a sector-centric band and a common band according to the second scheme when a mobile station enters a sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[365] Referring to FIG. 46, when a mobile station enters the sector central region, the base station sets at least two general bands in a part of an existing frequency band used as the sector-centric band and a part of an existing frequency band used as the common band, respectively.

[366] In FIGS. 44 to 46, each of the at least two common bands is set in a different frequency band, e.g., a general band or a sector-centric band.

[367] Third, the base station sets a reserved general band for mobile stations located in the sector boundary region within the sector-centric band or the common band in advance. When a mobile station enters the sector central region, the base station first sets the band as the general band and allocates the same to the mobile station. The reserved general band is a part of the common band or the sector-centric band set by the base station when needed. The reserved general band may be occupied by a mobile station located in the sector boundary region or the cell central region. In this case, the base station allocates the other band to the mobile station occupying the reserved general band and first allocates the reserved general band to the mobile station located in the sector central region. Preferably, the base station does not allocate the reserved general band to the mobile station located in the sector boundary region or the cell central region. If a system unavoidably permits the use of the reserved general band by the mobile station located in the sector boundary region or the cell central region, the mobile station located in the sector boundary region or the cell central region is allowed to use the reserved sector-centric band lastly, unlike the order for allocating the resources to mobile stations located in the sector central region.

[368] FIG. 47 illustrates an example in which a general band is allocated in a sector-centric band according to a third scheme when a mobile station enters the sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[369] Referring to FIG. 47, when a mobile station enters the sector central region, the base station first sets an existing reserved general band set within the sector-centric band in advance, as the general band. [370] FIG. 48 illustrates an example in which a general band is allocated in a common band according to the third scheme when a mobile station enters the sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[371] Referring to FIG. 48, when a mobile station enters the sector central region, the base station first sets an existing reserved general band set within the common band in advance, as the general band.

[372] FIG. 49 illustrates an example in which a general band is allocated in a sector-centric band and a common band according to the third scheme when a mobile station enters the sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[373] Referring to FIG. 49, when a mobile station enters the sector central region, the base station first sets an existing reserved general band set within the common band in advance, as the general band.

[374] Next, a method for first setting and using total frequency resources only as a general band is shown in FIG. 50.

[375] FIG. 50 illustrates an example in which total frequency resources are allocated only as a general band in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[376] Referring to FIG. 50, the base station allocates frequency resources set as the general band for each sector to mobile stations located in the central region of the sector. The frequency resources may be allocated to and reused by mobile stations located in other sector central regions in the same cell.

[377] If a mobile station enters the sector boundary region, the base station performs inter- sector adjustment to set and use the sector-centric band within the general band.

[378] The base station allocates frequency resources set as the sector-centric band to mobile stations located in the boundary region of the sector in the cell in such a manner that the frequency resources are not used in sectors adjacent to the boundary region of the sector in order to avoid interference with neighboring sectors. The frequency resources may be set and reused as the general band or the sector-centric band in non- neighboring sectors.

[379] When a mobile station enters the cell central region, the base station performs inter- sector adjustment to set and use the empty band within the general band as a common band according to a predetermined rule.

[380] The base station allocates frequency resources set as the common band to mobile stations located in a cell central region near the base station and transmits in the same frequency band using all or some of sector antennae in the cell, preventing DCA or inter-sector handover from being frequently performed on a mobile station moving in the cell central region.

[381] A method by which the base station sets a sector-centric band and a common band within the general band will now be described.

[382] When a mobile station enters a sector boundary region or a cell central region, a sector-centric band or a common band must be allocated to the mobile station only if the base station does not set a sector-centric band or a common band. A method for setting a common band or a sector-centric band within a general band will be described with reference to FIGS. 51 to 59.

[383] First, when a mobile station enters the sector boundary region or the cell central region, the base station sequentially sets the sector-centric band or the common band within the general band through inter-sector adjustment and allocates the same. When a band to be set as the sector-centric band or the common band is occupied by a mobile station located in the sector central region, the base station first allocates the band to mobile stations located in the sector boundary region or the cell central region, in which the other band is allocated to the mobile station located in the sector central region.

[384] FIG. 51 illustrates an example in which a sector-centric band and a common band are allocated in a general band according to the first scheme when a mobile station enters a sector boundary region or a cell central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[385] Referring to FIG. 51, when a mobile station enters the sector boundary region or the cell central region, the base station sets a part of an existing frequency band used as the general band as a common band or a sector-centric band.

[386] Second, when a mobile station enters the sector boundary region or the cell central region, the base station sets an empty band in the general band as a sector-centric band or a common band and allocates the same to the mobile station. When a mobile station enters a sector boundary region and there are no frequency resources that are empty in all of the general bands for the sector and two neighboring sectors or when a mobile station enters a cell central region and there are no frequency resources that are empty in general bands for all the sectors, the base station allocates the other frequency band to a mobile station located in the sector central region, prepares a band that is empty in all of the sector and the two neighboring sectors, sets the empty band as the sector- centric band, and allocates the same to the mobile station located in the sector boundary region allocation, or prepares a band that is empty in all the sectors, sets the empty band as the common band, and allocates the same to mobile stations located in the cell central region.

[387] FIG. 52 illustrates an example in which a sector-centric band and a common band are allocated in a general band according to the second scheme when a mobile station enters a sector boundary region or a cell central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[388] Referring to FIG. 52, when a mobile station enters the sector boundary region or the cell central region, the base station sets a part of an existing frequency band used as the general band, as at least two common bands or at least two sector-centric bands. Each of the at least two common bands or the at least two sector-centric bands is set in a different frequency band.

[389] Third, the base station sets a reserved sector-centric band or a reserved common band for mobile stations located in the sector boundary region or the cell central region within the general band in advance. When a mobile station enters the sector boundary region or the cell central region, the base station first sets the band as the sector-centric band or the common band and allocates the same to the mobile station. The reserved sector-centric band is a part of the general band set by the base station when needed. The reserved common band is a part of the general band set by the base station when needed. The reserved sector-centric band or the reserved common band may be occupied by a mobile station located in the sector central region. In this case, the base station allocates the other band to the mobile station occupying the reserved sector- centric band or the reserved common band and first allocates the reserved sector- centric band or the reserved common band to the mobile station located in the sector boundary region or the cell central region. In this case, the base station may change the sizes of the reserved sector-centric band and the reserved common band depending, for example, on a distribution of mobile stations in the cell. Preferably, the reserved sector-centric band or the reserved common band is not allocated to mobile stations located in the sector central region. If the use of the reserved sector-centric band or the reserved common band is unavoidably permitted, the mobile station located in the sector central region is allowed to use the reserved sector-centric band or the reserved common band lastly, unlike the order to allocate the resource to mobile stations located in the sector boundary region or the cell central region.

[390] FIG. 53 illustrates an example in which a mobile station set a common band within the general band sector-centric band according to the third scheme when a mobile station enters a sector boundary region or a cell central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[391] Referring to FIG. 53, when a mobile station enters the sector boundary region or the cell central region, the base station sets the existing reserved sector-centric band set within the general band or reserved common band as a common band or a sector- centric band in advance.

[392] A method for first setting and using total frequency resources only as a sector-centric band is shown in FIG. 54. [393] FIG. 54 illustrates an example in which total frequency resources are allocated only as a sector-centric band in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[394] Referring to FIG. 54, the base station allocates frequency resources set as the sector- centric band, to mobile stations located in the sector boundary region in such a manner that the frequency resources is not used in sectors adjacent to the boundary region of the sector in order to avoid interference with neighboring sectors in the cell. The frequency resources may be set and reused as the general band or the sector-centric band in non-neighboring sectors.

[395] When a mobile station enters the sector central region, the base station performs frequency resource adjustment between sectors to set and use the general band in the sector-centric band according to a predetermined rule.

[396] The base station allocates frequency resources set as the general band to mobile stations located in the central region of the sector. The frequency resources may be allocated to and reused by mobile stations located in other sector central regions in the same cell.

[397] When a mobile station enters the cell central region, the base station performs inter- sector adjustment to set and use required frequency resources in a sector-centric band as the common band.

[398] The base station allocates frequency resources set as the common band to mobile stations located in a cell central region near the base station and transmits data in the same frequency band using all or some of sector antennas in the cell, thus preventing DCA or inter-sector handover from being frequently performed on a mobile station moving in the cell central region.

[399] A method by which a base station sets a general band and a common band within a sector-centric band will now be described.

[400] When a mobile station enters a sector boundary region or a cell central region, a sector-centric band or a common band must be allocated to the mobile station only if the base station does not set a common band or a general band. A method for setting a common band or a general band within a sector-centric band will be described with reference to FIGS. 55 to 57.

[401] First, when a mobile station enters the sector central region or the cell central region, the base station sequentially sets and allocates a general band or a common band in a sector-centric band through inter-sector adjustment. When a band to be set as the sector-centric band or the common band is occupied by a mobile station located in the sector boundary region, the base station first allocates the band to mobile stations located in the sector central region or the cell central region, in which the other band is allocated to the mobile station located in the sector boundary region. [402] FIG. 55 illustrates an example in which a general band and a common band are allocated in a sector-centric band according to the first scheme when a mobile station enters a cell central region or a sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[403] Referring to FIG. 55, when a mobile station enters the cell central region or the sector central region, the base station sets existing frequency band used as the sector-centric band, as the common band or the general band.

[404] Second, when a mobile station enters the sector central region or the cell central region, the base station sets an empty band in a sector-centric band as a general band or a common band and allocates the same to the mobile station. If a mobile station enters the cell central region and there are no frequency resources that are empty in sector- centric bands for all sectors, the base station allocates the other frequency band to a mobile station located in the sector boundary region to prepare an empty band in all the sectors, sets the empty band as a common band, and allocates the same to mobile stations located in the cell central region.

[405] FIG. 56 illustrates an example in which a general band and a common band are allocated in a sector-centric band according to the second scheme when a mobile station enters cell central region or a sector central region according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[406] Referring to FIG. 56, when a mobile station enters the cell central region or the sector central region, the base station sets at least two common bands or at least two general bands in existing frequency band used as the sector-centric band. Each of the at least two common bands or the at least two general bands is set in a different frequency band.

[407] Third, the base station sets a reserved common band or a reserved sector-centric band for mobile stations located in the sector central region or the cell central region within the sector-centric band in advance. When a mobile station enters the cell central region or the sector central region, the base station first sets the band as the common band or the general band and allocates the same to the mobile station. The reserved common band is a part of the sector-centric band set by the base station when needed. The reserved general band is a part of the sector-centric band set by the base station when needed. The reserved common band or the reserved sector-centric band may be occupied by a mobile station located in the sector boundary region. In this case, the base station allocates the other band to the mobile station occupying the reserved band and first allocates the reserved band to a mobile station located in the sector central region or the cell central region. Preferably, the reserved general band or the reserved common band is not allocated to mobile stations located in the sector boundary region. If the use of the reserved general band or the reserved common band is unavoidably permitted, the mobile station located in the sector boundary region is allowed to use the reserved common band or the reserved sector-centric band lastly, unlike the order for allocating the resources to mobile stations located in the sector central region or the cell central region.

[408] FIG. 57 illustrates an example in which a general band and a common band are allocated in a sector-centric band according to the third scheme when a mobile station enters cell central region or a sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[409] Referring to FIG. 57, when a mobile station enters cell central region or a sector central region, the base station sets an existing reserved common band or reserved general band set within the sector-centric band in advance as a common band or a general band.

[410] A method for first setting and using total frequency resources to only a common band is shown in FIG. 58.

[411] FIG. 58 illustrates an example in which total frequency resources are allocated only as a common band in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[412] Referring to FIG. 58, the base station allocates frequency resources set as the common band to mobile stations located in a cell central region near the base station and transmits in the same frequency band using all or some sector antennae in the cell, preventing DCA or inter-sector handover from being frequently performed on a mobile station moving in the cell central region.

[413] When a mobile station enters the sector central region, the base station performs inter-sector adjustment to set and use required frequency resources in a common band as a general band according to a predetermined rule.

[414] The base station allocates frequency resources set as the general band to mobile stations located in the central region of the sector. The frequency resources may be allocated to and reused by mobile stations located in other sector central regions in the same cell.

[415] When a mobile station enters the sector boundary region, the base station performs inter-sector adjustment to set and use required frequency resources in a common band as the sector-centric band.

[416] The base station allocates frequency resources set as the sector-centric band to mobile stations located in the boundary region of the sector in the cell in such a manner that the frequency resources are not used in sectors adjacent to the boundary region of the sector in order to avoid interference with neighboring sectors. The frequency resources may be set and reused as the general band or the sector-centric band in non- neighboring sectors. [417] An example in which a base station sets a general band or a sector-centric band in a common band method will now be described.

[418] When a mobile station enters a sector central region or a sector boundary region, a general band or a sector-centric band to be allocated to the mobile station is necessary only if the base station does not set the general band or the sector-centric band. A method for setting a common band or a sector-centric band within a general band will be described with reference to FIGS. 59 to 61.

[419] First, when the mobile station enters the sector central region or the sector boundary region, the base station sequentially sets and allocates a general band or a sector- centric band in a common band in a predetermined order. When a band to be set as the general band or the sector-centric band is occupied by a mobile station located in a cell central region near the base station, the base station first allocates the band to mobile stations located in the sector central region or the sector boundary region, in which the other band is allocated to mobile stations located in a cell central region near the base station.

[420] FIG. 59 illustrates an example in which a general band and a sector-centric band are allocated in a common band according to the first scheme when a mobile station enters a sector central region or a sector boundary region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[421] Referring to FIG. 59, when the mobile station enters the sector central region or the sector boundary region, the base station sets a general band or a sector-centric band in part of existing frequency band allocated as the common band.

[422] Second, when a mobile station enters the sector central region or the sector boundary region, the base station sets an empty band in the common band as the general band or the sector-centric band for the sector and allocates the same to the mobile station. If a mobile station enters a sector boundary region and there are no frequency resources that are empty in all common bands for the sector and two neighboring sectors, the base station allocates the other frequency band to a mobile station located in the sector central region, prepares the band that is empty in all of the sector and the two neighboring sectors, sets the empty band as a sector-centric band, and allocates the same to the mobile stations located in the sector boundary region.

[423] FIG. 60 illustrates an example in which a general band and a sector-centric band are allocated in a common band according to the second scheme when a mobile station enters a sector central region or a sector boundary region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[424] Referring to FIG. 60, when the mobile station enters the sector central region or a mobile station enters the sector boundary region, the base station sets at least two general bands or at least two sector-centric bands in part of existing frequency band allocated as the common band. Each of the at least two general bands or at least two sector-centric bands is set in a different frequency band.

[425] Third, the base station sets a reserved general band or a reserved sector-centric band for mobile stations located in the sector central region or a sector boundary region within the common band in advance. When a mobile station enters the sector central region or the sector boundary region, the base station first sets the band as the general band or the sector-centric band and allocates the same to the mobile station. The reserved general band is a part of the common band set by the base station when needed. The reserved sector-centric band is a part of the common band set by the base station when needed. The reserved general band and the reserved sector-centric band may be occupied by a mobile station located in the sector central region. In this case, the base station allocates the other band to the mobile station occupying the reserved general band or the reserved sector-centric band and first allocates the reserved general band or the reserved sector-centric band to a mobile station located in the sector central region or the sector boundary region. Preferably, the reserved general band or the reserved sector-centric band is not allocated to mobile stations located in the sector central region. If the use of the reserved general band or the reserved sector-centric band is unavoidably permitted, the mobile station located in the sector central region is allowed to use the reserved general band or the reserved sector-centric band lastly, unlike the order for allocating the resources to mobile stations located in the cell central region or the sector boundary region.

[426] FIG. 61 illustrates an example in which a general band and a sector-centric band are allocated in a common band according to the third scheme when a mobile station enters a sector central region or a sector boundary region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[427] Referring to FIG. 61, when the mobile station enters the sector central region or a mobile station enters the sector boundary region, the base station sets existing reserved general band or reserved sector-centric band allocated in the common band in advance, as the common band or the sector-centric band.

[428] A method for using total frequency resources without first setting it as any band is shown in FIG. 62.

[429] FIG. 62 illustrates an example in which total frequency resources are used without being set as any band in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[430] Referring to FIG. 62, the base station first does not set the total frequency resources as any band.

[431] When a mobile station enters the sector central region, the base station performs inter-sector adjustment to set and use required frequency resources in the total frequency resources as the general band according to a predetermined rule.

[432] The base station allocates frequency resources set as the general band to mobile stations located in the central region of the sector. The frequency resources may be allocated to and reused by mobile stations located in other sector central regions in the same cell.

[433] If a mobile station enters the sector boundary region, the base station performs frequency resource adjustment among the sectors to set and use required frequency resources in the total frequency resources as the sector-centric band according to a predetermined rule.

[434] The base station allocates frequency resources set as the sector-centric band to mobile stations located in the boundary region of the sector in the cell in such a manner that the frequency resources are not used in sectors adjacent to the boundary region of the sector in order to avoid interference with neighboring sectors. The frequency resources may be set and reused as the general band or the sector-centric band in non- neighboring sectors.

[435] When a mobile station enters the cell central region, the base station performs inter- sector adjustment to set a required common band in the total frequency resources according to a predetermined rule.

[436] The base station allocates frequency resources set as the common band to mobile stations located in a cell central region near the base station and transmits in the same frequency band using all or some sector antennae in the cell, preventing DCA or inter- sector handover from being frequently performed on a mobile station moving in the cell central region.

[437] A method by which a base station set a general band, a sector-centric band, and a common band in entire frequency resource will now be described.

[438] First, when a mobile station enters the sector central region, the sector boundary region, or the cell central region, the base station sequentially sets the general band, the sector-centric band, and the general band in total frequency resources in a predetermined order through inter-sector adjustment, and allocates.

[439] FIG. 63 illustrates an example in which a general band, a sector-centric band, or a common band is allocated according to the first scheme when a mobile station enters a sector central region, a sector boundary region, or a cell central region sector in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[440] Referring to FIG. 63, when the mobile station enters the sector central region, the sector boundary region, or the cell central region, the base station sets the entire frequency band as a general band, a sector-centric band, and a common band.

[441] Second, when a mobile station enters the sector central region, the sector boundary region, or the cell central region, the base station sets an empty band in the total frequency resources as the general band, the sector-centric band or the common band and allocates the same to the mobile station. If a mobile station enters a sector boundary region and there are no frequency resources that are empty in all of the sector and the two neighboring sectors, or if a mobile station enters the cell central region and there are no frequency resources that are empty in all the sectors, the base station allocates the other frequency band to a mobile station located in the sector central region, prepares the band that is empty in all of the sector and the two neighboring sectors, sets the empty band as the sector-centric band, and allocates the same to the mobile station located in the sector boundary region, or prepares the band that is empty in all the sectors, sets the empty band as the common band, and allocates the same to the mobile stations located in the cell central region.

[442] FIG. 64 illustrates an example in which a general band, a sector-centric band, or a common band is allocated according to the second scheme when a mobile station enters a sector central region or a sector boundary region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[443] Referring to FIG. 64, when a mobile station enters the sector central region, the sector boundary region, or the cell central region, the base station sets at least two general bands, at least two sector-centric bands, and at least two common bands in an entire frequency band. The at least two general bands, the at least two sector-centric bands, and the at least two common bands are set in different frequency bands, respectively.

[444] Third, the base station sets, in the total frequency resources, a reserved general band, a reserved sector-centric band, or a reserved common band for mobile stations located in the sector central region, the sector boundary region, or the cell central region in advance, and when a mobile station enters the sector central region, the sector boundary region or the cell central region, first sets the band as a general band, a sector-centric band, or a common band and allocates the same to the mobile stations. The reserved general band is a band to be allocated as the general band when the base station needs the general band. The reserved common band is a band to be allocated as the common band when the base station needs the common band. The reserved central band is a band to be allocated as the central band when the base station needs the general band.

[445] When the reserved general band, the reserved common band, or the reserved sector- centric band is occupied by a mobile station located in the other region, the base station first allocates the band to the mobile station located in the region after allocating the other band to the mobile station located in the other region. In this case, the base station may change the sizes of the reserved general band, the reserved sector-centric band and the reserved common band depending, for example, on a distribution of mobile stations in the cell. Preferably, the reserved band is not allocated to the mobile station located in the other region. If the use of the reserved band is unavoidably permitted, the mobile station is allowed to use the reserved band lastly, unlike the order for allocating resources to mobile stations located in the relevant region.

[446] FIG. 65 illustrates an example in which a general band, a sector-centric band, or a common band is allocated according to a third scheme when a mobile station enters a sector central region or a sector boundary region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[447] Referring to FIG. 65, when a mobile station enters the sector central region, the sector boundary region, or the cell central region, the base station sets the reserved general band, the reserved common band or the reserved sector-centric band, which is set in the entire frequency band in advance, as a general band, a common band, or a sector-centric band.

[448]

[449] <2> Schemes of Using a Sector-centric band

[450] Three schemes of using a sector-centric band are provided.

[451] In a first scheme, a base station enables only an antenna for a sector where a mobile station is located to transmit and receive data.

[452] Use of the first scheme provides the following characteristics:

[453] 1) The base station enables an antenna for a sector where a mobile station located in a boundary region of a sector and allocated sector-centric band frequency resources for the sector are located, to transmit and receive data.

[454] T) The base station may be set and reuse a sector-centric band that is not used in each sector, as a general band or a sector-centric band for non-neighboring sectors.

[455] 3) Since the sector boundary region corresponds to an edge of a beam pattern of the sector antenna, signal quality may be degraded due to antenna gain reduction.

[456] In a second scheme, a base station transmits and receives data in the same frequency band using an antenna for the sector where the mobile station is located and the most adjacent sector antenna.

[457] The second scheme provides the following characteristics:

[458] 1) The base station enables an antenna located in a boundary region of a sector and allocated sector-centric band frequency resources for the sector and the most adjacent sector antenna to transmit and receive data in cooperation with each other.

[459] 2) The base station may be set and reuse a sector-centric band that is not used in each sector, as a general band or a sector-centric band for non-neighboring sectors.

[460] 3) A mobile station located in the sector boundary region which corresponds to an edge of a beam pattern of the sector antenna transmits and receives data in the same frequency band using two sector antennae in combination, thereby solving a problem of signal quality degradation caused by antenna gain reduction in the sector boundary region.

[461] 4) The two sector antennae may transmit and receive a signal to and from the mobile station in cooperation with each other, for example, as follows:

[462] A sector antenna for a sector and a neighboring sector antenna transmit the same signal in the same frequency band to a mobile station located in the boundary region of the sector and allocated the sector-centric band frequency resources for the sector.

[463] Alternatively, a sector antenna for a sector and an antenna for a neighboring sector transmit the same information in the same frequency band to a mobile station located in the boundary region of the sector and allocated the center-band frequency resources for the sector, in cooperation with each other. The antennae for the respective sectors transmit and receive data, for example, through an SDMA, STC, etc.

[464] Alternatively, a sector antenna for a sector and an antenna for a neighboring sector transmit different information in the same frequency band to a mobile station located in the boundary region of the sector and allocated the sector-centric band frequency resources for the sector, in cooperation with each other. The antennae for the respective sectors transmit and receive data, for example, through an SDMA, STC, etc.

[465] In a third scheme, all or some (multiple) sector antennae in a cell transmit and receive data in the same frequency band in cooperation with one another.

[466] The third scheme provides the following characteristics:

[467] I) A base station enables a mobile station located in a boundary region of a sector and allocated center-band frequency resources for the sector to transmit and receive data in the same frequency band using all or some (multiple) sector antennae in a cell.

[468] 2) The base station enables all or some (multiple) sector antennae in a cell to transmit and receive data in the same frequency band to a mobile station located in the sector boundary region in cooperation with one another, thus consuming additional power and degrading use efficiency of center-band frequency resource.

[469] 3) When a mobile station moves from the sector boundary region or the cell central region to a neighboring sector, stable inter-sector handover can be performed.

[470] 4) All or some (multiple) of the sector antennae may transmit and receive data to and from the mobile station in cooperation with one another, for example, using the following methods.

[471] All or some (multiple) of the sector antennae transmit the same signal in the same frequency band to a mobile station located in the boundary region of the sector and allocated the center-band frequency resources for the sector.

[472] Alternatively, all or some (multiple) of the sector antennae transmit the same information in the same frequency band to a mobile station located in the boundary region of the sector and allocated the center-band frequency resources for the sector, in cooperation with one another. The antennae for the respective sectors transmit and receive data, for example, through an SDMA, STC, etc.

[473] Alternatively, all or some (multiple) of the sector antennae transmit different information in the same frequency band to a mobile station located in the boundary region of the sector and allocated the center-band frequency resources for the sector, in cooperation with one another. The antennae for the respective sectors transmit and receive data, for example, through an SDMA, STC, etc.

[474]

[475] <3> Sharing of a Sector-centric band

[476] There are two methods of sharing frequency resources of a sector-centric band set in the total frequency resources to be allocated to a mobile station located in the sector boundary region.

[477] A scheme of using a sector-centric band when the mobile station located in a boundary region of a sector and allocated a sector-centric band for the sector moves to a boundary region of a neighboring sector via a center boundary line as shown in FIG. 66 will now be described.

[478] FIG. 66 illustrates an example in which a mobile station moves via a center boundary line in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[479] First, referring to FIG. 66, in the case where a base station performs DCA to a sector- centric band of a sector, when a mobile station located in a boundary region of a sector and allocated a sector-centric band for the sector moves to a boundary region of a neighboring sector via a center boundary line, the base station performs DCA to reallocate the sector-centric band for the sector.

[480] Here, the base station uses frequency resources between sectors through a series of processes as shown in FIG. 67 or 68 or through reverse processes. This will be described with reference to FIGS. 67 and 68.

[481] Second, in the case where the base station allows the mobile station to continue to use first allocated center-band frequency resources, when a mobile station located in a boundary region of a sector and allocated a sector-centric band for the sector moves to a boundary region of a neighboring sector via a center boundary line, the base station allows the mobile station to continue to use current sector-centric band frequency resources.

[482] Here, the base station uses frequency resources between sectors through a series of processes as shown in FIG. 68 or through reverse processes. This will be described with reference to FIG 68. In this case, even though the mobile station frequently moves in a center boundary line between the sectors, DCA is not performed, thus avoiding a ping-pong phenomenon. [483] FIG. 67 illustrates DCA to a sector-centric band for a sector in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[484] Referring to FIG. 67, when a mobile station moves from a central region of a first sector to a boundary region of the first sector adjacent to a second sector, a base station performs DCA to allocate frequency resources of a first sector-centric band to the mobile station.

[485] The base station allocates the sector-centric band of the first sector to the mobile station located in the boundary region of the first sector adjacent to the second sector. The second sector transmits and receives a signal in the same frequency band in cooperation with the first sector.

[486] When the mobile station moves via a center boundary line between the sectors and moves to a boundary region of the second sector and, accordingly, signal power of a first sector antenna becomes smaller than signal power of a second sector antenna, the base station performs the DCA to allocate frequency resources of the second sector- centric band.

[487] The base station allocates the sector-centric band of the second sector to the mobile station located in the boundary region of the second sector adjacent to the first sector. In the first sector, a signal is transmitted and received in the same frequency band in cooperation with the second sector.

[488] When the mobile station moves to the central region of the second sector, the base station performs the DCA to allocate the general band of the second sector to the mobile station.

[489] FIG. 68 illustrates an example in which first allocated center-band frequency resources continue to be used in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[490] Referring to FIG. 68, when a mobile station moves from a central region of a first sector to a boundary region of the first sector adjacent to a second sector, the base station performs DCA to allocate frequency resources of a first sector-centric band to the mobile station.

[491] The base station allocates the sector-centric band of the first sector to the mobile station located in the boundary region of the first sector adjacent to the second sector. In the second sector, a signal is transmitted and received in the same frequency band in cooperation with the first sector.

[492] When the mobile station moves via the center boundary line between the sectors and moves to a boundary region of the second sector and, accordingly, signal power of a first sector antenna becomes smaller than signal power of a second sector antenna, the base station allows the mobile station to continue to use current frequency resources of the sector-centric band. [493] When the mobile station moves from the boundary region of the second sector to the central region of the second sector, the base station allocates the general band of the second sector.

[494] On the other hand, when the mobile station moves from the central region of the second sector to the central region of a first sector, the base station allows the mobile station to continue to use current frequency resources of the sector-centric band even though the mobile station moves via the center boundary line between the sectors as described above. Thereafter, when the mobile station moves to the central region of the first sector, the base station allocates the general band for the first sector.

[495] DCA parameters in the present invention will now be described.

[496] P_{sector boundary} is a parameter used for identifying a location of a central region and a boundary region of a sector, and SINR_user is a parameter used for identifying a location of a cell central region and a cell outer region.

[497] Psector boundary is represented by Equation 1 :

[498] [Equation 1]

[499]

P sector boundary- ^{1 0 ' lθ}S 10

[500] In Equation 1, S_a is a signal from an antenna for a sector where a mobile station is located, S_b(b≠a) indicates a signal from a sector antenna as a comparison object, which is most adjacent to the mobile station, and % indicates a threshold value of a signal power ratio to identify a sector central region and a sector boundary region.

[501 ] SINR_user is represented by Equation 2:

[502] [Equation 2]

[503]

[504] In Equation 2, SINR_center indicates a Signal to Interference and Noise Ratio ("SINR") measured at a central region of a sector, SINR_bOundary indicates SINR measured in the boundary region of the sector,

indicates interference power between sectors in a cell, Ii_nterceii indicates interference power between neighboring cells, N₀ indicates Additive White Gaussian Noise (AWGN) power, and φ^ is a SINR threshold value to determine a boundary between a cell central region and a cell outer region.

[505] Meanwhile, the boundary region or the central region of the sector may be identified by at least one of a size of power received from each mobile station and SINR of each mobile station. Also, the cell central region may be identified by at least one of the size of the power received from each mobile station and the SINR of each mobile station.

[506] For example, the sector is created by division in a direction from a cell center to a cell boundary. In this case, a region in the cell where sectors are adjacent to each other and signals overlap becomes the sector boundary region, and a remaining region becomes the sector central region. For example, a region in the cell around and near the base station becomes the cell central region.

[507] In the present invention, the base station requires a DCA process to flexibly allocate a general band, a sector-centric band, and a common band to the mobile station depending on a location of the mobile station and an interference degree in consideration of mobility of the mobile station in the sector in order to efficiently use the total frequency resources including the frequency bands.

[508] When the DCA to a frequency band other than an existing frequency band is performed, the base station has an existing frequency band returned from the mobile station in two returning methods that follow. [509] A first method is a "full return" by which a mobile station returns its frequency resources as an initially set band in all sectors. A second method is a "partial return" by which a mobile station returns its frequency resources as an initially set band in only some sectors.

[510] A DCA procedure in a base station based on mobility of a mobile station in a

3-sector cell environment will now be described. Here, an example of a scheme of sharing a sector-centric band is that when the mobile station moves via a center boundary line, DCA to a sector-centric band for the sector is performed. Also, an example of a scheme of using the sector-centric band is that an antenna for a sector where a mobile station is located cooperates with the most adjacent sector antennae to transmit and receive data in the same frequency band. The following may apply to a typical DCA procedure based on an N-sector cell environment.

[511] First, an example of a DCA procedure when a mobile station moves from a sector boundary region to a sector central region will be described.

[512] An example in which a base station allocates a general band to a mobile station that is using a sector-centric band and has the sector-centric band returned from the mobile station will be described with reference to FIG. 69.

[513] FIG. 69 illustrates DCA from a sector boundary region to a sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[514] Referring to FIG. 69, the base station may have frequency resources of the sector- centric band returned from the mobile station as a sector-centric band through full return in all the sectors.

[515] Alternatively, the base station may have frequency resources of the sector-centric band returned from the mobile station as the sector-centric band through partial return in only a sector where the mobile station is located and two neighboring sectors.

[516] When the mobile station moves from a sector boundary region to a sector central region, the base station immediately performs a DCA procedure to allocate the general band to the mobile station and have the sector-centric band in use returned from the mobile station.

[517] Alternatively, when the mobile station moves from the sector boundary region to the sector central region, the base station continues to use current frequency resources of the sector-centric band and, when the mobile station stays in the sector central region for a predetermined period of time or lacks the frequency resources of the sector- centric band, the base station performs the DCA procedure to allocate the general band to the mobile station and have the sector-centric band returned from the mobile station.

[518] An example in which a base station sets a general band in a common band to allocate the general band to the mobile station that is currently using a sector-centric band, and has the sector-centric band returned from the mobile station will now be described with reference to FIG. 70.

[519] FIG. 70 illustrates DCA from a sector boundary region to a sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[520] Referring to FIG. 70, the base station allows a general band set in a common band and allocated to the mobile station to be reused as the general band in other sectors.

[521] In this case, the base station may have frequency resources of the sector-centric band returned from the mobile station, as the sector-centric band, through full return in all the sectors.

[522] Alternatively, the base station may have the frequency resources of the sector-centric band returned from the mobile station, as the sector-centric band, through partial return in only the sector where the mobile station is located and two neighboring sectors.

[523] The base station sets the general band in the common band, in which the frequency resources allocated to the mobile station may be reused as a sector-centric band for a boundary region of a sector that are not adjacent to the sector where the mobile station is located.

[524] In this case, the base station may have frequency resources of the sector-centric band returned from the mobile station, as the sector-centric band, through full return in all the sectors.

[525] Alternatively, the base station may have the frequency resources of the sector-centric band returned from the mobile station, as the sector-centric band, through partial return in only a sector where a mobile station is located and two neighboring sectors.

[526] When a mobile station moves from a sector boundary region to a sector central region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to set a general band in a common band, allocate the same to the mobile station, and have the sector-centric band in use returned from the mobile terminal.

[527] Alternatively, when the mobile station moves from a sector boundary region to a sector central region, the base station allows the mobile station to continue to use current frequency resources of the sector-centric band, and when the mobile station stays in the sector central region for a predetermined period of time or lacks the frequency resources of the sector-centric band, the base station performs the DCA procedure to set a general band in a common band, allocate the same to the mobile station, and have the sector-centric band in use returned from the mobile terminal.

[528] An example in which a base station allocates a general band to a mobile station that is currently using a sector-centric band set in a common band, and returns frequency resources of the sector-centric band set in the common band, as the common band will now be described with reference to FIG. 71. [529] FIG. 71 illustrates DCA from a sector boundary region to a sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[530] Referring to FIG. 71, the base station may have frequency resources of the sector- centric band set in a common band returned from mobile station, as the common band, through full return in all the sectors.

[531] Alternatively, the base station may have frequency resources of a sector-centric band set in a common band returned from the mobile station, as the common band, through partial return in only a sector where a mobile station is located and two neighboring sectors.

[532] When a mobile station moves from a sector boundary region to a sector central region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to allocate a general band to the mobile station and have the sector-centric band set in the common band returned from the mobile station.

[533] Alternatively, when the mobile station moves from a sector boundary region to a sector central region, the base station allows the mobile station to continue to use frequency resources of a current sector-centric band set in a common band, and when the mobile station stays in the sector central region for a predetermined period of time or lacks the frequency resources of the sector-centric band, the base station performs the DCA procedure to set a general band in a common band, allocate the same to the mobile station, and have the sector-centric band in use returned from the mobile terminal.

[534] An example in which the base station allocates a general band to the mobile station that is using current sector-centric band set in the general band will be described with reference to FIGS. 72 and 73.

[535] FIG. 72 illustrates DCA from a sector boundary region to a sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[536] Referring to FIG. 72, the base station may reset the frequency resources of the sector- centric band set in the general band that is currently being used by the mobile station, as the general band so that the mobile station continues to use the frequency resources.

[537] When a mobile station moves from a sector boundary region to a sector central region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to reset the sector- centric band set in the general band as the general band and allocates the same to the mobile station so that the mobile station continues to use the frequency resources in the sector.

[538] Alternatively, when the mobile station moves from a sector boundary region to a sector central region, the base station allows the mobile station to continue to use current frequency resources of a sector-centric band set in the general band and, when the mobile station stays in the sector central region for a predetermined period of time or lacks the frequency resource of the sector-centric band, the base station performs the DCA procedure to reset the sector-centric band set in the general band as the general band and allocate the same to the mobile station so that the mobile station continues to use the frequency resources in the sector.

[539] FIG. 73 illustrates DCA performed from a sector boundary region to a sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[540] Referring to FIG. 73, the base station may set frequency resources other than frequency resources of a sector-centric band set in the general band that is being currently used by the mobile station, as the general band, to be used by the mobile station. In this case, the frequency resources in use are returned as the general band through the full return or the partial return.

[541] When a mobile station moves from a sector boundary region to a sector central region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to allocate to the mobile station empty frequency resources in the general band in a sector where the mobile station is located and have the sector-centric band set in the general band in use returned from the mobile station, as the general band.

[542] Alternatively, when the mobile station moves from a sector boundary region to a sector central region, the base station allows the mobile station to continue to use current frequency resources of a sector-centric band set in the general band, and when the mobile station stays in the sector central region for a predetermined period of time or lacks the frequency resources of the sector-centric band, the base station performs the DCA procedure to allocate to the mobile station empty frequency resources in the general band in a sector where the mobile station is located and have the sector-centric band set in the general band in use returned from the mobile station, as the general band.

[543] An example in which the base station sets a general band in a sector-centric band and allocates the same to the mobile station that is using a sector-centric band will now be described with reference to FIGS. 74 and 75.

[544] FIG. 74 illustrates DCA from a sector boundary region to a sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[545] Referring to FIG. 74, the base station may reset frequency resources of a sector- centric band that is being currently used by the mobile station, as the general band so that the mobile station continues to use the frequency resources.

[546] When a mobile station moves from a sector boundary region to a sector central region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to reset the sector- centric band as the general band and allocates the same to the mobile station so that the mobile station continues to use the frequency resources in the sector.

[547] Alternatively, when the mobile station moves from a sector boundary region to a sector central region, the base station allows the mobile station to continue to use current frequency resources of the sector-centric band, and then when the mobile station stays in the sector central region for a predetermined period of time or lacks the frequency resources of the sector-centric band, the base station performs the DCA procedure sector-centric band and allocates the same to the mobile station so that the mobile station continues to use the frequency resources in the sector as the general band.

[548] FIG. 75 illustrates DCA from a sector boundary region to a sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[549] Referring to FIG. 75, the base station may set frequency resources other than the frequency resources of a sector-centric band that is being currently used by the mobile station, as the general band, to be used by the mobile station. In this case, the frequency resources in use are returned as the sector-centric band through the full return or the partial return.

[550] When a mobile station moves from a sector boundary region to a sector central region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to set empty frequency resources in the sector-centric band as the general band in a sector where the mobile station is located and allocates the same to the mobile station, and have the sector-centric band in use returned from the mobile terminal.

[551] Alternatively, when the mobile station moves from a sector boundary region to a sector central region, the base station allows the mobile station to continue to use current frequency resources of the sector-centric band, when the mobile station stays in the sector central region for a predetermined period of time or lacks the frequency resources of the sector-centric band, the base station performs the DCA procedure to set empty frequency resources in the sector-centric band as the general band in a sector where the mobile station is located, allocate the same to the mobile station, and have the sector-centric band in use returned from the mobile terminal.

[552] An example in which the base station sets a general band in a common band and allocates the same to the mobile station that is currently using a sector-centric band set in the common band will now be described with reference to FIGS. 76 and 77.

[553] FIG. 76 illustrates DCA from a sector boundary region to a sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. [554] Referring to FIG. 76, the base station may reset frequency resources of a sector- centric band that is being currently used by the mobile station set in a common band, as the general band, and continue to use the same.

[555] The base station may allow the general band set in a common band and allocated to the mobile station to be reused as the general band in other sectors.

[556] Alternatively, the base station may allow the general band set in the common band and allocated to the mobile station to be reused as a sector-centric band for a boundary region of a sector that are not adjacent to the sector where the mobile station is located.

[557] When a mobile station moves from a sector boundary region to a sector central region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to reset the- center-band frequency resources in the common band, as the general band in the sector where the mobile station is located, so that the mobile station continues to use the frequency resources.

[558] Alternatively, when the mobile station moves from a sector boundary region to a sector central region, the base station allows the mobile station to continue to use frequency resources of a current sector-centric band set in a common band and, when the mobile station stays in the sector central region for a predetermined period of time or lacks the frequency resources of the sector-centric band, the base station performs the DCA procedure to reset the frequency resources of the sector-centric band set in the common band, as the general band in the sector and allocate the same to the mobile station so that the mobile station continues to use the frequency resources.

[559] FIG. 77 illustrates DCA from a sector boundary region to a sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[560] Referring to FIG. 77, the base station may set frequency resources of the common band other than frequency resources of a sector-centric band set in a common band that is currently being used by the mobile station, as the general band, to be used by the mobile station. In this case, the frequency resources in use are returned as the common band through the full return or the partial return.

[561] The base station may allow the general band set in a common band and allocated to the mobile station to be reused as the general band in other sectors.

[562] Alternatively, the base station may allow the general band set in a common band and allocated to the mobile station to be reused as a sector-centric band for a boundary region of a sector that is not adjacent to the sector where the mobile station is located.

[563] When a mobile station moves from a sector boundary region to a sector central region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to set frequency resources in a common band for a sector where the mobile station is located, as the general band, allocate the same to the mobile station, and have the sector-centric band set in the common band returned from the mobile station, as the common band. [564] Alternatively, when the mobile station moves from a sector boundary region to a sector central region, the base station allows the mobile station to continue to use frequency resources of a current sector-centric band set in a common band, and then, when the mobile station stays in the sector central region for a predetermined period of time or lacks the frequency resources of the sector-centric band, the base station performs the DCA procedure to set empty frequency resources in the common band for the sector where the mobile station is located, as the general band, allocate the same to the mobile station, and have the sector-centric band set in the common band returned from the mobile station, as the common band. [565] Second, a DCA procedure in which the mobile station moves from a sector central region to a sector boundary region will be described. [566] An example in which a base station allocates a sector-centric band to a mobile station and has the current general band returned from the mobile terminal, as a general band, will now be described with reference to FIG. 78. [567] FIG. 78 illustrates DCA from a sector central region to a sector boundary region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. [568] Referring to FIG. 78, when the mobile station moves from a sector central region to a sector boundary region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to allocate a sector-centric band to the mobile station and have a general band returned from the mobile terminal. [569] An example in which a base station sets a sector-centric band in a common band, allocates the same to a mobile station, and has a general band returned from the mobile station will now be described with reference to FIG. 79. [570] FIG. 79 illustrates DCA from a sector central region to a sector boundary region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. [571] Referring to FIG. 79, when the mobile station moves from a sector central region to a sector boundary region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to set a sector-centric band in a common band, allocate the same to the mobile station, and have a general band returned from the mobile terminal. [572] An example in which the base station allocates a sector-centric band to a mobile station that is currently using a general band set in a common band and returns frequency resource in use, as common band will be now described with reference to

FIG. 80. [573] FIG. 80 illustrates DCA from a sector central region to a sector boundary region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[574] Referring to FIG. 80, the base station allows a general band set in a common band and allocated to the mobile station to be reused as the general band in other sectors.

[575] In this case, the base station allows the frequency resources of the general band set in the common band returned from the mobile station through the full return or the partial return.

[576] Alternatively, the base station allows the general band set in the common band and allocated to the mobile station to be reused as a sector-centric band for a boundary region of a sector that are not adjacent to the sector where the mobile station is located.

[577] In this case, the base station has the frequency resources of the general band set in the common band returned from the mobile station through the full return or the partial return.

[578] Alternatively, when the mobile station moves from a sector central region to a sector boundary region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to allocate a sector-centric band to the mobile station and have a general band set in a common band returned from the mobile station, as a common band.

[579] The base station then sets a sector-centric band in a general band and allocates to a mobile station that is currently using the general band.

[580] The base station may reset frequency resources of a general band that is being currently used by the mobile station, as a sector-centric band, to continue to be used by the mobile station, which is shown in FIG. 81.

[581] FIG. 81 illustrates DCA from a sector central region to a sector boundary region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[582] Referring to FIG. 81, when the mobile station moves from a sector central region to a sector boundary region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to allow the mobile station to continue to use general-band frequency resources and allow the frequency resources to be reset as a sector-centric band in a sector where a mobile station is located and two neighboring sectors. If frequency resources that are being used by a mobile station are occupied by other mobile stations in the two sectors adjacent to the sector where the mobile station is located, the base station allocates the other band to the other mobile stations and resets the frequency resource as the sector- centric band to be used by the mobile station.

[583] Meanwhile, the base station may set frequency resources other than frequency resources of a general band that is being currently used by the mobile station, as the sector-centric band, to be used by the mobile station. In this case, the frequency resources in use are returned as the general band through the full return or the partial return. [584] When the mobile station moves from a sector central region to a sector boundary region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to set a band that is empty in all of the sector where the mobile station is located and the two neighboring sectors, as the sector-centric band, allocate the same to the mobile station the mobile station that is using the general band, and have the general band returned from the mobile terminal. If there is no band that is empty in all of the sector where the mobile station is located and the two neighboring sectors, the base station allocates the other frequency band to a mobile station located in the sector central region or the sector boundary region to prepare the band that is empty in all of the sector where the mobile station is located and the two neighboring sectors, sets the empty band as the sector- centric band, and allocates the sector-centric band to the mobile station.

[585] The base station then allocates the sector-centric band to the mobile station that is currently using the general band set in the sector-centric band.

[586] The base station may reset frequency resources of the general band set in the sector- centric band that is being currently used by the mobile station, as the sector-centric band, to be used by the mobile station which is shown in FIG. 82.

[587] FIG. 82 illustrates DCA from a sector central region to a sector boundary region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[588] Referring to FIG. 82, when the mobile station moves from a sector central region to a sector boundary region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to allow the mobile station to continue to use the general-band frequency resources set in the sector-centric band and allow the frequency resources to be reset and used in a sector where the mobile station is located and two neighboring sectors, as the sector- centric band. If the frequency resources that are being used by a mobile station are occupied by other mobile stations in two sectors adjacent to the sector where the mobile station is located, the base station allocates the other band to the other mobile stations and the frequency resources as the sector-centric band to be used by the mobile station.

[589] Meanwhile, the base station may set a sector-centric band of frequency resources other than frequency resources of the general band set in the sector-centric band that are being currently used by the mobile station. In this case, the frequency resources in use are returned as the sector-centric band through the full return or the partial return.

[590] When the mobile station moves from a sector central region to a sector boundary region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to allocate a band that is empty in all of the sector where the mobile station is located and the two neighboring sectors, to the mobile station that is using the general band set in the sector-centric band, and have the general band set in the sector-centric band returned from the mobile station. If there is no band that is empty in all of the sector where the mobile station is located and the two neighboring sectors, the base station allocates the other frequency band to a mobile station located in the sector central region or the sector boundary region to prepare the band that is empty in all of the sector where the mobile station is located and the two neighboring sectors, sets the empty band as the sector-centric band, and allocates the sector-centric band to the mobile station.

[591] Next, the base station sets a sector-centric band in a common band and allocates the same to a mobile station that is currently using a general band set in a common band.

[592] The base station may reset the frequency resources of a general band set in a common band and currently used by the mobile station, as the sector-centric band, to continue to be used by the mobile station, which is shown in FIG. 83.

[593] FIG. 83 illustrates DCA from a sector central region to a sector boundary region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[594] Referring to FIG. 83, the base station allows general band frequency resources set in a common band and allocated to the mobile station to be reused as the general band for other sectors.

[595] Alternatively, the base station allows general band frequency resources set in a common band and allocated to the mobile station to be reused as a sector-centric band for a boundary region of a sector that is not adjacent to the sector where the mobile station is located.

[596] When the mobile station moves from a sector central region to a sector boundary region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to allow the mobile station to continue to use the general band set in the common band and allow the frequency resources to be reset as a sector-centric band in a sector where a mobile station is located and two neighboring sectors. If frequency resources that are being used by a mobile station are occupied by other mobile stations in two sectors adjacent to the sector where the mobile station is located, the base station allocates the other band to the occupying mobile station and resets the frequency resources as the sector- centric band to be used by the mobile station.

[597] Meanwhile, the base station may set frequency resources other than frequency resources of a general band that is being currently used by the mobile station set in a common band, as the sector-centric band to be used by the mobile station. In this case, the frequency resources in use are returned as the common band through the full return or the partial return.

[598] When the mobile station moves from a sector central region to a sector boundary region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to set a band that is empty in all of the sector where the mobile station is located and the two neighboring sectors, as a sector-centric band, allocate the same to the mobile station that is using the general band set in the common band, and have the general band set in the common band returned from the mobile station. If there is no band that is empty in all of the sector where the mobile station is located and the two neighboring sectors, the base station allocates the other frequency band to a mobile station located in the sector central region or the sector boundary region to prepare the band that is empty in all of the sector where the mobile station is located and the two neighboring sectors, sets the empty band as the sector-centric band, and allocates the sector-centric band to the mobile station.

[599] Third, an example in which the mobile station moves from a sector boundary region to a cell central region will now be described.

[600] An example in which the base station allocates a common band to the mobile station that is using a sector-centric band, and has the sector-centric band returned from the mobile station is shown in FIG. 84. In this case, the sector-centric band from the mobile station may be returned using a full returning method or a partial returning method.

[601] FIG. 84 illustrates DCA from a sector boundary region to a cell central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[602] Referring to FIG. 84, when the mobile station moves from the sector boundary region to the cell central region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to allocate the common band to the mobile station, and have its sector- centric band returned from the mobile station.

[603] Alternatively, when the mobile station moves from the sector boundary region to the cell central region, the base station allows the mobile station to continue to use current frequency resources of the sector-centric band, and then when the mobile station stays in the sector central region for a predetermined period of time or lacks the frequency resources of the sector-centric band, the base station performs the DCA procedure to allocate a common band to the mobile station and have the sector-centric band returned from the mobile terminal.

[604] The base station sets a common band within the general band, allocates the same to the mobile station that is using a sector-centric band, and has the sector-centric band returned from the mobile station, which is shown in FIG. 85. In this case, the sector- centric band from the mobile station may be returned using a full returning method or a partial returning method.

[605] FIG. 85 illustrates DCA from a sector boundary region to a cell central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. [606] Referring to FIG. 85, when the mobile station moves from the sector boundary region to the cell central region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to set a common band within the general band, allocate the same to the mobile station, and return the sector-centric band in use by the mobile terminal.

[607] Alternatively, when the mobile station moves from the sector boundary region to the cell central region, the base station allows the mobile station to continue to use current frequency resources of the sector-centric band, and then when the mobile station stays in the sector central region for a predetermined period of time or lacks the frequency resources of the sector-centric band, the base station performs the DCA procedure to set a common band within the general band, allocate the same to the mobile station, and have the sector-centric band in use returned from the mobile terminal.

[608] The base station sets a common band in the general band, allocates the same to the mobile station that is using current center, and has the frequency resources in use returned as a general band, which is shown in FIG. 86.

[609] FIG. 86 illustrates DCA from a sector boundary region to a cell central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[610] Referring to FIG. 86, when the mobile station moves from the sector boundary region to the cell central region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to allocate a common band to the mobile station and have the sector-centric band set in the general band returned from the mobile station.

[611] Alternatively, when the mobile station moves from the sector boundary region to the cell central region, the base station allows the mobile station to continue to use current frequency resources of a sector-centric band set in the general band, and then, when the mobile station stays in the sector central region for a predetermined period of time or lacks the frequency resources of the sector-centric band, the base station performs the DCA procedure to allocate a common band to the mobile station and have the sector- centric band set in the general band returned from the mobile station.

[612] The base station sets a common band in the general band and allocates the same to the mobile station that is currently using the sector-centric band set in the general band, which is shown in FIG. 87.

[613] FIG. 87 illustrates DCA from a sector boundary region to a cell central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[614] Referring to FIG. 87, the base station may reset frequency resources of a sector- centric band set in the general band that is being currently used by the mobile station, as a common band so that the mobile station continues to use the frequency resources.

[615] When the mobile station moves from the sector boundary region to the cell central region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to allow the mobile station to continue to use the center-band frequency resources set in the general band and allow the frequency resources to be reset and used as the common band in all the sectors. If frequency resources used by the mobile station are occupied by other mobile stations in other sectors that are not yet connected to the mobile station, the base station allocates the other band to the other mobile stations to prepare the band that is empty in all the sectors, and resets the empty band as a common band to be used by the mobile station.

[616] Alternatively, when the mobile station moves from the sector boundary region to the cell central region, the base station allows the mobile station to continue to use current frequency resources of a sector-centric band set in the general band, and then, when the mobile station stays in the sector central region for a predetermined period of time or lacks the frequency resources of the sector-centric band, the base station performs the DCA procedure to allow the mobile station to continue to use the center-band frequency resources set in the general band and allow the frequency resources to be reset and used as the common band in all the sectors. If frequency resources used by the mobile station are occupied by other mobile stations in other sectors that are not yet connected to the mobile station, the base station allocates the other band to the other mobile stations to prepare the band that is empty in all the sectors, and resets the empty band as a common band to be used by the mobile station.

[617] Meanwhile, the base station may set frequency resources other than frequency resources of a sector-centric band set in the general band that are being currently used by the mobile station, as the common band. In this case, the frequency resources in use are returned as the general band through the full return or the partial return.

[618] When the mobile station moves from the sector boundary region to the cell central region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to reset the sector- centric band set in the general band and allocates the same to the mobile station to set a band that is empty in all the sectors as the common band and allocate the sector-centric band set in the general band in use returned from the mobile station. If there is no band that is empty in all the sectors, the base station allocates the other frequency band to a mobile station located in the sector central region or the sector boundary region to prepare the band that is empty in all the sectors, sets the empty band as a common band, and allocates the same to the mobile station.

[619] Alternatively, when the mobile station moves from the sector boundary region to the cell central region, the base station allows the mobile station to continue to use current frequency resources of a sector-centric band set in the general band, and then, when the mobile station stays in the sector central region for a predetermined period of time or lacks the frequency resources of the sector-centric band, the base station performs the DCA procedure to reset the sector-centric band set in the general band and allocates the same to the mobile station to set a band that is empty in all the sectors as the common band and allocate the sector-centric band set in the general band in use returned from the mobile station. If there is no band that is empty in all the sectors, the base station allocates the other frequency band to a mobile station located in the sector central region or the sector boundary region to prepare the band that is empty in all the sectors, sets the empty band as a common band, and allocates the same to the mobile station.

[620] A base station sets a common band within a sector-centric band and allocates the same to the mobile station that is using a sector-centric band, which is shown in FIG. 89.

[621] FIG. 88 illustrates DCA from a sector boundary region to a cell central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[622] Referring to FIG. 88, the base station may reset frequency resources of a sector- centric band that is currently being used by the mobile station, as a common band so that the mobile station continues to use the frequency resources.

[623] When the mobile station moves from the sector boundary region to the cell central region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to allow the mobile station to continue to use sector-centric band frequency resources and allow the frequency resources to be reset and used as the common band in all the sectors. If frequency resources used by the mobile station are occupied by other mobile stations in other sectors that are not yet connected to the mobile station, the base station allocates the other band to the other mobile stations to prepare the band that is empty in all the sectors, and resets the empty band as a common band to be used by the mobile station.

[624] Alternatively, when the mobile station moves from the sector boundary region to the cell central region, the base station allows the mobile station to continue to use current frequency resources of the sector-centric band, and then when the mobile station stays in the sector central region for a predetermined period of time or lacks the frequency resources of the sector-centric band, the base station performs the DCA procedure to allow the mobile station to continue to use sector-centric band frequency resources and allow the frequency resources to be reset and used as the common band in all the sectors. If frequency resources used by the mobile station are occupied by other mobile stations in other sectors that are not yet connected to the mobile station, the base station allocates the other band to the other mobile stations to prepare the band that is empty in all the sectors, and resets the empty band as a common band to be used by the mobile station. [625] Meanwhile, the base station may set frequency resources other than the frequency resources of a sector-centric band that are being currently used by the mobile station, as the common band. In this case, the frequency resources in use are returned as the sector-centric band through the full return or the partial return.

[626] When the mobile station moves from the sector boundary region to the cell central region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to set a band that is empty in all the sectors as the common band, allocate the same to the mobile station that is using the sector-centric band, and have the sector-centric band in use returned from the mobile station. If there is no band that is empty in all the sectors, the base station allocates the other frequency band to a mobile station located in the sector central region or the sector boundary region to prepare the band that is empty in all the sectors, sets the empty band as a common band, and allocates the same to the mobile station.

[627] Alternatively, when the mobile station moves from the sector boundary region to the cell central region, the base station allows the mobile station to continue to use current frequency resources of the sector-centric band, and then when the mobile station stays in the sector central region for a predetermined period of time or lacks the frequency resources of the sector-centric band, the base station performs the DCA procedure to set an band that is empty in all the sectors as the common band, allocate the same to the mobile station that is using the sector-centric band, and have the sector-centric band in use returned from the mobile station. If there is no band that is empty in all the sectors, the base station allocates the other frequency band to a mobile station located in the sector central region or the sector boundary region to prepare the band that is empty in all the sectors, sets the empty band as a common band, and allocates the same to the mobile station.

[628] An example in which the base station allocates a common band to the mobile station that is currently using a sector-centric band in a common band is shown in FIG. 89.

[629] FIG. 89 illustrates DCA from a sector boundary region to a cell central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[630] Referring to FIG. 89, the base station may reset frequency resources of a sector- centric band set in a common band that is being currently used by the mobile station, as a common band so that the frequency resources continue to be used by the mobile station.

[631] When the mobile station moves from the sector boundary region to the cell central region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to allow the mobile station to continue to use the sector-centric band frequency resources set in the common band and allow the frequency resources to be reset and used as the common band in all the sectors. If frequency resources used by the mobile station are occupied by other mobile stations in other sectors that are not yet connected to the mobile station, the base station allocates the other band to the other mobile stations to prepare the band that is empty in all the sectors, and resets the empty band as the common band to be used by the mobile station.

[632] Alternatively, when the mobile station moves from the sector boundary region to the cell central region, the base station allows the mobile station to continue to use frequency resources of a current sector-centric band set in a common band, and then, when the mobile station stays in the sector central region for a predetermined period of time or lacks the frequency resources of the sector-centric band, the base station performs the DCA procedure to allow the mobile station to continue to use the sector- centric band frequency resources set in the common band and allow the frequency resource to be reset and used as the common band in all the sectors. If the frequency resources used by the mobile station are occupied by other mobile stations in other sectors that are not yet connected to the mobile station, the base station allocates the other band to the other mobile stations to prepare the band that is empty in all the sectors, and resets the empty band as a common band to be used by the mobile station.

[633] Meanwhile, the base station may set frequency resources other than frequency resources of a sector-centric band that is currently being used by the mobile station set in a common band, as the common band. In this case, the frequency resources in use are returned as the common band through the full return or the partial return.

[634] When the mobile station moves from the sector boundary region to the cell central region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to set a band that is empty in all the sectors as the common band, allocate the same to the mobile station that is using the sector-centric band set in the common band, and have the sector- centric band set in the common band returned from the mobile station. If there is no band that is empty in all the sectors, the base station allocates the other frequency band to a mobile station located in the sector central region or the sector boundary region to prepare the band that is empty in all the sectors, sets the empty band as a common band, and allocates the same to the mobile station.

[635] Alternatively, when the mobile station moves from the sector boundary region to the cell central region, the base station allows the mobile station to continue to use frequency resources of a current sector-centric band set in a common band, and then, when the mobile station stays in the sector central region for a predetermined period of time or lacks the frequency resources of the sector-centric band, the base station performs the DCA procedure to set a band that is empty in all the sectors as the common band, allocate the same to the mobile station using the sector-centric band set in the common band, and have the sector-centric band set in the common band in use returned from the mobile station. If there is no band that is empty in all the sectors, the base station allocates the other frequency band to a mobile station located in the sector central region or the sector boundary region to prepare the band that is empty in all the sectors, sets the empty band as a common band, and allocates the same to the mobile station.

[636] Fourth, an example in which a mobile station moves from a cell central region to a sector boundary region will be described.

[637] The base station allocates a sector-centric band to the mobile station that is currently using the common band and has the common band in use returned from the mobile station, which is shown in FIG. 90.

[638] FIG. 90 illustrates DCA from a cell central region to a sector boundary region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[639] Referring to FIG. 90, when the mobile station moves from the cell central region to the sector boundary region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to allocate a sector-centric band to the mobile station and have the common band in use returned from the mobile station.

[640] Alternatively, when the mobile station moves from the cell central region to the sector boundary region, the base station allows the mobile station to continue to use current frequency resources of the common band, and then, when the mobile station stays in the sector central region for a predetermined period of time or lacks the frequency resources of the sector-centric band, the base station performs the DCA procedure to allocate a sector-centric band to the mobile station and have the common band in use returned from the mobile station.

[641] A base station sets a sector-centric band within a general band, allocates the same to a mobile station that is currently using a common band, has the common band in use from the mobile station, which is shown in FIG. 91.

[642] FIG. 91 illustrates DCA from a cell central region to a sector boundary region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[643] Referring to FIG. 91, when the mobile station moves from the cell central region to the sector boundary region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to set the sector-centric band within the general band, allocate the same to the mobile station, and have the common band in use returned form the mobile station.

[644] Alternatively, in the case where the mobile station moves from the cell central region to the sector boundary region, when the base station and the mobile station stays in the sector central region for a predetermined period of time or lacks the frequency resources of the sector-centric band, the base station performs the DCA procedure to set the sector-centric band within the general band, allocate the same to the mobile station, and have the common band in use returned from the mobile station.

[645] A base station allocates a sector-centric band to a mobile station that is currently using a common band set in a general band, and has the frequency resources in use, as the general band, from the mobile station, which is shown in FIG. 92.

[646] FIG. 92 illustrates DCA from a cell central region to a sector boundary region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[647] Referring to FIG. 92, when the mobile station moves from the cell central region to the sector boundary region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to allocate a sector-centric band to the mobile station and have the common band set in the general band returned from the mobile station.

[648] Alternatively, when the mobile station moves from the cell central region to the sector boundary region, the base station allows the mobile station to continue to use current frequency resources of the common band set in the general band. When the mobile station stays in the sector central region for a predetermined period of time or lacks the frequency resources of the sector-centric band, the base station performs the DCA procedure to allocate a sector-centric band to the mobile station and have the common band set in the general band returned from the mobile station.

[649] The base station sets the sector-centric band in the general band and allocates the same to a mobile station that is currently using the common band set in the general band, which is shown in FIG. 93.

[650] FIG. 93 illustrates DCA from a cell central region to a sector boundary region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[651] Referring to FIG. 93, the base station may reset the frequency resources of the common band set in the general band that is currently being used by the mobile station, as the sector-centric band so that the frequency resources continue to be used by the mobile station.

[652] When the mobile station moves from the cell central region to the sector boundary region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to reset frequency resources of the common band set in the general band, as the sector-centric bands for the sector where the mobile station is located and the two neighboring sectors so that the frequency resources continue to be used by the mobile station.

[653] Alternatively, when the mobile station moves from the cell central region to the sector boundary region, the base station allows the mobile station to continue to use current frequency resources of the common band set in the general band, and then, when the mobile station stays in the sector central region for a predetermined period of time or lacks the frequency resources of the sector-centric band, the base station performs the DCA procedure to reset frequency resources of the common band set in the general band, as the sector-centric bands the sector where the mobile station is located and the two neighboring sectors so that the frequency resources continue to be used by the mobile station.

[654] Alternatively, the base station may set frequency resources other than frequency resources of the common band set in the general band that is being currently used by the mobile station, as the sector-centric band. In this case, the frequency resources in use are returned as the general band.

[655] When the mobile station moves from the cell central region to the sector boundary region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to set a band in the general band that is empty in all of the sector where the mobile station is located and the two neighboring sectors, as the sector-centric band, allocate the same to a mobile station that is using the common band set in the general band, and have the common band set in the general band returned from the mobile station. If there is no band that is empty in all of the sector where the mobile station is located and the two neighboring sectors, the base station allocates the other frequency band to the mobile station located in the sector central region or the sector boundary region to prepare the band that is empty in all of the sector where the mobile station is located and the two neighboring sectors, sets the empty band as the sector-centric band, and allocates the sector-centric band to the mobile station.

[656] Alternatively, when the mobile station moves from the cell central region to the sector boundary region, the base station allows the mobile station to continue to use current frequency resources of the common band set in the general band. Thereafter, when the mobile station stays in the sector central region for a predetermined period of time or lacks the frequency resources of the sector-centric band, the base station performs the DCA procedure to set a band in the general band that is empty in all of the sector where the mobile station is located and the two neighboring sectors, as the sector-centric band and allocate the same to the mobile station that is using the common band set in the general band. The base station has the common band set in the general band returned from the mobile station. If there is no band that is empty in all of the sector where the mobile station is located and the two neighboring sectors, the base station allocates the other frequency band to the mobile station located in the sector central region or the sector boundary region to prepare the band that is empty in all of the sector where the mobile station is located and the two neighboring sectors, sets the empty band as the sector-centric band, and allocates the sector-centric band to the mobile station.

[657] The base station allocates the sector-centric band to the mobile station that is currently using a common band set in the sector-centric band, which is shown in FIG. 94.

[658] FIG. 94 illustrates DCA from a cell central region to a sector boundary region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[659] The base station may reset the frequency resources of a common band set in a sector- centric band that is currently being used by the mobile station, as the sector-centric band so that the frequency resources continue to be used by the mobile station.

[660] When the mobile station moves from the cell central region to the sector boundary region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to reset the common band set in the sector-centric band as sector-centric bands for the sector where the mobile station is located and the two neighboring sectors so that the frequency resources continue to be used by the mobile station.

[661] Alternatively, when the mobile station moves from the cell central region to the sector boundary region, the base station allows the mobile station to continue to use the current frequency resources of the common band set in the sector-centric band and then, when the mobile station stays in the sector central region for a predetermined period of time or lacks the frequency resources of the sector-centric band, the base station performs the DCA procedure to reset the common band frequency resources set in the sector-centric band, as sector-centric bands for the sector where the mobile station is located and the two neighboring sectors so that the frequency resources continue to be used by the mobile station.

[662] Meanwhile, the base station may set frequency resources other than the frequency resources of the common band set in the sector-centric band that is being currently used by the mobile station, as the sector-centric band. In this case, the frequency resources in use are returned as the sector-centric band.

[663] When the mobile station moves from the cell central region to the sector boundary region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to allocate a band in the sector-centric band that is empty in all of the sector where the mobile station is located and two neighboring sectors, to the mobile station that is using the common band set in the sector-centric band, and have the common band set in the sector-centric band returned from the mobile station. If there is no band that is empty in all of the sector where the mobile station is located and the two neighboring sectors, the base station allocates the other frequency band to a mobile station located in the sector central region or the sector boundary region. The base station prepares the empty band in all of the sectors where the mobile station is located and the two neighboring sectors, sets the empty band as the sector-centric band, and allocates the sector-centric band to the mobile station. [664] Alternatively, when the mobile station moves from the cell central region to the sector boundary region, the base station allows the mobile station to continue to use the current frequency resources of the common band set in the sector-centric band, and then, when the mobile station stays in the sector central region for a predetermined period of time or lacks the frequency resources of the sector-centric band, the base station performs the DCA procedure to allocate a band that is empty in all of the sector where the mobile station is located and two neighboring sectors, to the mobile station that is using the common band set in the sector-centric band, and have the common band set in the sector-centric band returned from the mobile station. If there is no band that is empty in all of the sector where the mobile station is located and the two neighboring sectors, the base station allocates the other frequency band to a mobile station located in the sector central region or the sector boundary region to prepare the band that is empty in all of the sector where the mobile station is located and the two neighboring sectors, sets the empty band as the sector-centric band, and allocates the sector-centric band to the mobile station.

[665] The base station sets the sector-centric band in the common band and allocates the same to the mobile station that is currently using the common band, which is shown in FIG. 95.

[666] FIG. 95 illustrates DCA from a cell central region to a sector boundary region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[667] Referring to FIG. 95, the base station may reset frequency resources of a common band that is currently being used by the mobile station, as a sector-centric band, and continue to use the frequency resource.

[668] When the mobile station moves from the cell central region to the sector boundary region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to reset the common band frequency resources that are being used by the mobile station, as the sector- centric band in a sector where the mobile station is located and two neighboring sectors and continue to use the frequency resource.

[669] Alternatively, when the mobile station moves from the cell central region to the sector boundary region, the base station allows the mobile station to continue to use the current common band frequency resources, and then when the mobile station stays in the sector central region for a predetermined period of time or lacks the frequency resources of the sector-centric band, the base station performs the DCA procedure to reset the common band frequency resources that are being used by the mobile station, as the sector-centric band in a sector where the mobile station is located and two neighboring sectors and continue to use the frequency resources.

[670] Meanwhile, the base station may set frequency resources other than the common band frequency resources that are being currently used by the mobile station, as the sector-centric band. In this case, the frequency resources in use are returned as the common band.

[671] When the mobile station moves from the cell central region to the sector boundary region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to set, as the sector- centric band, a band in the common band that is empty in all of the sector where the mobile station is located and the two neighboring sectors, allocate the same to the mobile station, and have the common band in use returned from the mobile. If there is no band that is empty in all of the sector where the mobile station is located and the two neighboring sectors, the base station allocates the other frequency band to a mobile station located in the sector central region or the sector boundary region to prepare the band that is empty in all of the sector where the mobile station is located and the two neighboring sectors, sets the empty band as the sector-centric band, and allocates the sector-centric band to the mobile station.

[672] Alternatively, when the mobile station moves from the cell central region to the sector boundary region, the base station allows the mobile station to continue to use the current common band frequency resources, and then, when the mobile station stays in the sector central region for a predetermined period of time or lacks the frequency resources of the sector-centric band, the base station performs the DCA procedure to set, as a sector-centric band, a band that is empty in all of the sector where the mobile station is located and the two neighboring sectors, allocate the same to the mobile station, and have the common band in use returned from the mobile station. If there is no band that is empty in all of the sector where the mobile station is located and the two neighboring sectors, the base station allocates the other frequency band to a mobile station located in the sector central region or the sector boundary region to prepare the band that is empty in all of the sector where the mobile station is located and the two neighboring sectors, sets the empty band as the sector-centric band, and allocates the sector-centric band to the mobile station.

[673] Fifth, an example in which a mobile station moves from a sector central region to a cell central region will be described.

[674] The base station allocates a common band to a mobile station that is currently using a general band and has the general band in use returned from the mobile terminal, which is shown in FIG. 96.

[675] FIG. 96 illustrates DCA from a sector central region to a cell central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[676] Referring to FIG. 96, when the mobile station moves from the sector central region to the cell central region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to allocate a common band to the mobile station and has the general band returned from the mobile terminal.

[677] An example in which the base station sets a common band within a sector-centric band, allocates the same to a mobile station that is currently using a general band ,and has the general band in use returned from the mobile station is shown in FIG. 97.

[678] FIG. 97 illustrates DCA from a sector central region to a cell central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[679] Referring to FIG. 97, when the mobile station moves from the sector central region to the cell central region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to set the common band within the sector-centric band, allocate the same to the mobile station, and have the general band returned from the mobile terminal.

[680] An example in which the base station allocates a common band to the mobile station that is currently using the general band set in the sector-centric band, and has the frequency resources in use returned as the sector-centric band through the full return or the partial return is shown in FIG. 98.

[681] FIG. 98 illustrates DCA from a sector central region to a cell central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[682] Referring to FIG. 98, when a mobile station moves from a sector central region to a cell central region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to allocate a common band to the mobile station and have the general band set in the sector-centric band returned from the mobile station.

[683] The base station sets the common band within the general band and allocates the same to a mobile station that is currently using the general band.

[684] FIG. 99 illustrates DCA from a sector central region to a cell central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[685] Referring to FIG. 99, the base station may reset frequency resources of a general band that is currently being used by a mobile station, as a common band, so that the mobile station continues to use the frequency resources.

[686] When the mobile station moves from a sector central region to a cell central region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to allow the mobile station to continue to use the general band frequency resources and allow the frequency resources to be reset and used as the common band in all the sectors. If the frequency resources used by the mobile station are occupied by other mobile stations in other sectors that are not yet connected to the mobile station, the base station resets the frequency resources as the common band for the mobile station after allocating another band to the other mobile stations.

[687] Meanwhile, the base station may set and use frequency resources other than frequency resources of the general band that is currently being used by the mobile station, as the common band. In this case, the frequency resources in use are returned as the general band.

[688] When the mobile station moves from the sector central region to the cell central region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to set a band that is empty in all the sectors as the common band, allocate the same to the mobile station that is using the general band, and have the general band returned from the mobile terminal. If there is no band that is empty in all the sectors, the base station allocates the other frequency band to a mobile station located in the sector central region or the sector boundary region to prepare the band that is empty in all the sectors, sets the empty band as the common band, and allocates the same to the mobile station.

[689] An example in which the base station sets the common band within the sector-centric band and allocates the same to the mobile station that is currently using the general band set in the sector-centric band is shown in FIG. 100.

[690] FIG. 100 illustrates DCA from a sector central region to a cell central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[691] Referring to FIG. 100, the base station may reset frequency resources of the general band set in the sector-centric band that is being currently used by the mobile station, as a common band, so that the mobile station continues to use the frequency resources.

[692] When the mobile station moves from the sector central region to the cell central region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to allow the mobile station to continue to use the genera -band frequency resources set in the sector-centric band and to allow frequency resources to be reset and used as the common band in all the sectors. If the frequency resources used by the mobile station are occupied by other mobile stations in other sectors that are not yet connected with the mobile station, the base station resets the frequency resources as the common band for the mobile station after allocating another band to the other mobile stations.

[693] Meanwhile, the base station may set frequency resources other than the frequency resources of the general band set in the sector-centric band that is currently being used by the mobile station, as the common band, to be used by the mobile station. In this case, the frequency resources in use are returned as a sector-centric band.

[694] When the mobile station moves from the sector central region to the cell central region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to set a band that is empty in all the sectors as the common band, allocate the empty band to the mobile station that is using the general band set in the sector-centric band, and have the general band set in the sector-centric band returned from the mobile station. If there is no band that is empty in all the sectors, the base station allocates the other frequency band to mobile stations located in the sector central region or the sector boundary region to prepare the band that is empty in all the sectors, sets the empty band as a common band, and allocates the same to the mobile station.

[695] The base station then sets a common band and allocates the same to a mobile station that is currently using the general band set in the common band, which is shown in FIG. 101.

[696] FIG. 101 illustrates DCA from a sector central region to a cell central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[697] Referring to FIG. 101, the base station may reset frequency resources of a general band that is currently being used by the mobile station set in the common band, as the common band, so that the mobile station continues to use the frequency resources.

[698] The base station may allow the general band set in a common band and allocated to the mobile station to be reused as the general band in other sectors.

[699] The base station may allow the general band set in the common band and allocated to the mobile station to be reused as a sector-centric band for a boundary region of a sector that are not adjacent to the sector where the mobile station is located.

[700] When the mobile station moves from a sector central region to a cell central region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to allow the mobile station to continue to use the general band set in the common band and allow the frequency resources to be reset and used as the common band in all the sectors. If frequency resources used by the mobile station are occupied by other mobile stations in other sectors that are not yet connected to the mobile station, the base station allocates the other band to the other mobile stations and resets as a common band to be used by the mobile station.

[701] Meanwhile, the base station may set and use frequency resources other than frequency resources of a general band that is being currently used by the mobile station set in a common band, as the common band. In this case, the frequency resources in use are returned as the common band.

[702] When the mobile station moves from a sector central region to a cell central region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to set a band that is empty in all the sectors as the common band and allocate the general band set in the common band to the mobile station, and have the general band set in the common band returned from the mobile station. If there is no band that is empty in all the sectors, the base station allocates the other frequency band to a mobile station located in the sector central region or the sector boundary region to prepare the band that is empty in all the sectors, sets the empty band as a common band, and allocates the same to the mobile station.

[703] A sixth example in which a mobile station moves from a cell central region to a sector central region will be described. [704] The base station allocates a general band to the mobile station that is currently using the common band and has the common band returned from the mobile station, which is shown in FIG. 102.

[705] FIG. 102 illustrates DCA from a cell central region to a sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[706] Referring to FIG. 102, when the mobile station moves from a cell central region to a sector central region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to allocate a general band to the mobile station and have the common band returned from the mobile station.

[707] Alternatively, when the mobile station moves from the cell central region to the sector central region, the base station allows the mobile station to continue to use current frequency resources of the common band, when the mobile station stays in the sector central region for a predetermined period of time or lacks the frequency resources of the sector-centric band, the base station performs the DCA procedure to allocate a general band to the mobile station and have the common band returned from the mobile station.

[708] An example in which the base station sets a general band in a sector-centric band and allocates the same to the mobile station that is currently using the common band and has the common band returned from the mobile station is shown in FIG. 103.

[709] FIG. 103 illustrates DCA from a cell central region to a sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[710] Referring to FIG. 103, when the mobile station moves from a cell central region to a sector central region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to set a general band in a sector-centric band, allocate the same to the mobile station, and have a common band returned from the mobile station.

[711] When a mobile station moves from a cell central region to a sector central region, the base station allows the mobile station to continue to use current frequency resources of the common band and, when the mobile station stays in the sector central region for a predetermined period of time or lacks the frequency resources of the sector-centric band, the base station performs the DCA procedure to set a general band in a sector- centric band, allocate the same to the mobile station, and have the common band returned from the mobile station.

[712] An example in which the base station allocates a general band to the mobile station that is currently using a common band set in a sector-centric band, and has the frequency resources in use returned from the mobile station, as a sector-centric band is shown in FIG. 104. [713] FIG. 104 illustrates DCA from a cell central region to a sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[714] Referring to FIG. 104, when the mobile station moves from a cell central region to a sector central region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to allocate a general band to the mobile station and have the common band set in the sector-centric band returned from the mobile station.

[715] Alternatively, when the mobile station moves from a cell central region to a sector central region, the base station allows the mobile station to continue to use the current frequency resources of the common band set in the sector-centric band and, when the mobile station stays in the sector central region for a predetermined period of time or lacks the frequency resources of the sector-centric band, the base station performs the DCA procedure to allocate a general band to the mobile station and have the common band set in the sector-centric band returned from the mobile station.

[716] An example in which the base station allocates a general band to a mobile station that is currently using a common band set in the general band is shown in FIG. 105.

[717] FIG. 105 illustrates DCA from a cell central region to a sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[718] Referring to FIG. 105, the base station may reset frequency resources of the common band set in the general band that is being currently used by the mobile station, as the general band to continue to be used.

[719] When the mobile station moves from a cell central region to a sector central region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to reset frequency resources of a common band set in the general band, as a general band in a sector where the mobile station is located, and allocate the frequency resources to the mobile station to continue to be used.

[720] Alternatively, when the mobile station moves from the cell central region to the sector central region, the base station allows the mobile station to continue to use current frequency resources of the common band set in the general band, then, when the mobile station stays in the sector central region for a predetermined period of time or lacks the frequency resources of the sector-centric band, the base station performs the DCA procedure to reset frequency resources of a common band set in the general band, as a general band in a sector where the mobile station is located, and allocate the frequency resources to the mobile station to continue to be used.

[721] Meanwhile, the base station may set frequency resources other than frequency resources of the common band set in the general band that is currently being used by the mobile station, as the general band, to be used by the mobile station. In this case, the frequency resources in use are returned as the general band.

[722] When the mobile station moves from a cell central region to a sector central region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to allocate to the mobile station empty frequency resources in the general band in a sector where the mobile station is located and have a common band set in the general band returned from the mobile station.

[723] Alternatively, when the mobile station moves from the cell central region to the sector central region, the base station allows the mobile station to continue to use current frequency resources of the common band set in the general band, then, when the mobile station stays in the sector central region for a predetermined period of time or lacks the frequency resources of the sector-centric band, the base station performs the DCA procedure to allocate to the mobile station empty frequency resources in the general band in a sector where the mobile station is located and have a common band set in the general band returned from the mobile station.

[724] An example in which the base station sets a general band in a sector-centric band and allocates the same to the mobile station that is currently using a common band set in a sector-centric band is shown in FIG. 106.

[725] FIG. 106 illustrates DCA from a cell central region to a sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[726] Referring to FIG. 106, the base station may reset frequency resources of a common band set in a sector-centric band that is currently being used by the mobile station, as the general band to continue to be used.

[727] When the mobile station moves from a cell central region to a sector central region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to reset the common band set in the sector-centric band, as a general band in a sector where the mobile station is located, and allocate the frequency resources to the mobile station to continue to be used.

[728] Alternatively, when the mobile station moves from the cell central region to the sector central region, the base station allows the mobile station to continue to use current frequency resources of the common band set in the sector-centric band, and then, when the mobile station stays in the sector central region for a predetermined period of time or lacks the frequency resources of the sector-centric band, the base station performs the DCA procedure to reset the common band set in the sector-centric band, as a general band in the sector where the mobile station is located, and allocate the frequency resources to the mobile station to continue to be used.

[729] Meanwhile, the base station may set frequency resources other than the frequency resources of the common band set in the sector-centric band that is currently being used by the mobile station, as the general band, to be used by the mobile station. In this case, the frequency resources in use are returned as a sector-centric band.

[730] In this case, the base station, upon DCA, sets empty frequency resources in the sector-centric band as the general band in a sector where the mobile station is located, allocates the same to the mobile station, and has the common band set in the sector- centric band returned from the mobile station. When the mobile station moves from the cell central region to the sector central region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to set empty frequency resources in the sector-centric band as the general band in a sector where the mobile station is located, allocate the same to the mobile station, and have the common band set in the sector-centric band returned from the mobile station.

[731] Alternatively, when the mobile station moves from the cell central region to the sector central region, the base station allows the mobile station to continue to use the current frequency resources of the common band set in the sector-centric band, and then, when the mobile station stays in the sector central region for a predetermined period of time or lacks the frequency resources of the sector-centric band, the base station performs the DCA procedure to set empty frequency resources in the sector- centric band as the general band in a sector where the mobile station is located, allocate the same to the mobile station, and have the common band set in the sector-centric band returned from the mobile station.

[732] An example in which the base station sets a general band in a common band and allocates the same to a mobile station that is currently using the common band is shown in FIG. 107.

[733] FIG. 107 illustrates DCA from a cell central region to a sector central region in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[734] Referring to FIG. 107, the base station may reset frequency resources of the common band that is being currently used by the mobile station, as the general band to continue to be used.

[735] The base station allows the general band to be reused as a general band in other sectors.

[736] The base station allows the general band to be reused as a sector-centric band for a boundary region of a sector that is not adjacent to a sector where the mobile station is located.

[737] When the mobile station moves from a cell central region to a sector central region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to reset the common band frequency resources as a general band in a sector where the mobile station is located, and allocate the same to the mobile station to continue to be used. [738] Alternatively, when the mobile station moves from the cell central region to the sector central region, the base station allows the mobile station to continue to use current frequency resources of the common band, and then, when the mobile station stays in the sector central region for a predetermined period of time or lacks the frequency resources of the sector-centric band, the base station performs the DCA procedure to reset the common band frequency resources as a general band in a sector where the mobile station is located, and allocate the frequency resources to the mobile station to continue to be used.

[739] Meanwhile, the base station may set frequency resources other than the frequency resources of the common band that is being currently used by the mobile station, as the general band, to be used by the mobile station. In this case, the frequency resources in use are returned as the common band.

[740] In this case, the base station, upon DCA, sets empty frequency resources in the common band as the general band in a sector where the mobile station is located, allocates the same to the mobile station, and has the common band in use returned from the mobile station. When the mobile station moves from a cell central region to a sector central region, the base station immediately performs the DCA procedure to set empty frequency resources in the common band as the general band in a sector where the mobile station is located, allocates the same to the mobile station, and has the common band in use returned from the mobile. Alternatively, when the mobile station moves from the cell central region to the sector central region, the base station allows the mobile station to continue to use current frequency resources of the common band, and then when the mobile station stays in the sector central region for a predetermined period of time or lacks the frequency resources of the sector-centric band, the base station performs the DCA procedure to set the empty frequency resources in the common band as the general band in the sector where the mobile station is located, allocate the same to the mobile station, and have the common band in use returned from the mobile.

[741] Inter-sector handover will now be described. In this case, DCA and soft handover caused by the inter-sector handover will be described by way of example.

[742] When a mobile station moves from a sector central region to a central region of a neighboring sector, the mobile station performs a DCA procedure between the sectors. In this case, the mobile station may move to the central region of the neighboring sector in various ways. Accordingly, the inter-sector handover must be able to support this procedure, and a resource re-allocation procedure must be established in advance.

[743] Inter-sector handover procedures according to each procedure when an entire available frequency band is set as a general band, a sector-centric band, and a common band will now be described. [744]

[745] 1. Current sector general band → Current sector-centric band → Neighboring sector- centric band → Neighboring sector general band

[746] FIG. 108 illustrates DCA between sectors according to a first inter-sector handover procedure in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[747] Referring to FIG. 108, an example in which a mobile station moves to a neighboring sector not via a cell central region is shown. As the mobile station moves to a boundary region of the neighboring sector, inter-sector signal power ratio drops below the boundary value, causing DCA to a sector-centric band. When the mobile station moves via a center boundary line between the sectors, a signal size between sectors becomes reversed, and accordingly the neighboring sector becomes a primary antenna, thereby performing the inter-sector handover. When an inter-sector signal power ratio in the neighboring sector becomes above the boundary value, a general band for the neighboring sector is allocated and the handover procedure ends.

[748]

[749] 2. Current sector general band — > Common band — > Neighboring sector general band

[750] FIG. 109 illustrates DCA between sectors according to a second inter-sector handover procedure in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[751] Referring to FIG. 109, an example in which a mobile station moves to a neighboring sector not via a boundary region of a current sector is shown. As a mobile station moves to a cell central region, SINR of the mobile station rises to the boundary value or greater, causing DCA to a common band. When the mobile station moves from the cell central region to a central region of the neighboring sector, the SINR of the mobile station drops to a boundary value or smaller, causing inter-sector handover to the central region of the neighboring sector. The inter-sector handover procedure then ends.

[752]

[753] 3. Current sector general band → Current sector-centric band → Common band → Neighboring sector-centric band → Neighboring sector general band

[754] FIG. 110 illustrates DCA between sectors according to a third inter-sector handover procedure in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[755] Referring to FIG. 110, an example in which a mobile station moves to a neighboring sector via a cell central region is shown. As the mobile station moves to a boundary region of a current sector, inter-sector signal power ratio drops to a boundary value or smaller, causing DCA to a sector-centric band. When the mobile station moves to a cell central region, the SINR becomes the boundary value or greater, causing DCA to a common band. When a mobile station moves to a boundary region of a neighboring sector again, the SINR of the mobile station drops to the boundary value or smaller and the neighboring sector becomes a primary antenna, causing inter-sector handover. When in the neighboring sector, the inter-sector signal power ratio becomes the boundary value or greater, a general band for the neighboring sector is allocated and the handover procedure ends.

[756]

[757] 4. Current sector general band — > Current sector-centric band → Common band → Neighboring sector general band

[758] FIG. I l l illustrates DCA between sectors according to a fourth inter-sector handover procedure in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[759] Referring to FIG. 111, an example in which a mobile station moves to a neighboring sector via a cell central region is shown. As the mobile station moves to a boundary region of a current sector, inter-sector signal power ratio drops to a boundary value or smaller, causing DCA to a sector-centric band. When the mobile station moves to the cell central region, the SINR becomes the boundary value or greater, causing DCA to a common band. When the mobile station moves to a central region of the neighboring sector, the SINR of the mobile station drops to a boundary value or smaller and the neighboring sector becomes a primary antenna, causing the inter-sector handover. In the neighboring sector, the general band is allocated and the handover procedure ends.

[760]

[761] 5. Current sector general band → Common band → Neighboring sector-centric band → Neighboring sector general band

[762] FIG. 112 illustrates DCA between sectors according to a fifth inter-sector handover procedure in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[763] Referring to FIG. 112, a mobile station moves to a neighboring sector via a cell central region. As the mobile station moves to the cell central region, SINR of the mobile station becomes above the boundary value, causing DCA to a common band. When the mobile station moves to a boundary region of the neighboring sector, the SINR of the mobile station drops below the boundary value and the neighboring sector becomes a primary antenna to perform inter-sector handover. When an inter-sector signal power ratio of the mobile station becomes above the boundary value, the general band is re-allocated from the sector-centric band in the neighboring sector and the handover procedure ends.

[764] An example in which the base station obtains information for DCA between the common band and another band will now be described.

[765] In a communication system in which a common band is set in total frequency resources, information for DCA between the common band and the general band or the sector-centric band is necessary. The information for DCA between the general band and the sector-centric band is used to determine a location of the mobile station. When DCA is performed, the mobile station measures SINR of its signal excluding an interference signal, and compares the measured SINR with a center reference value ^. When the measured SINR is smaller than the center reference value, the mobile station is determined to be not located in the cell central region. When the measured SINR is greater than the center reference value, the mobile station is determined to be located in the cell central region. The mobile station periodically measures and compares the SINR to determine whether the mobile station is located in the cell central region or not.

[766] The mobile station transmits the SINR to the base station. The base station receives the information and determines whether the mobile station is located in the cell central region or not, whether DCA is needed, and which of the antennas is used to transmit and receive data for resource allocation and system operation.

[767] Division of resources will now be described. First, division of frequency resources will be described with reference to FIG. 113.

[768] FIG. 113 illustrates division of frequency resources in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[769] Referring to FIG. 113, a cell of a base station is divided into regions using respective frequency resources. For example, common resources may be used in the cell central region, sector-centric resources may be used in the sector central region, and general resources may be used in the sector boundary region. In this case, the frequency resources are divided, for example, into the common resources, the sector-centric resources, and the general resources.

[770] Division of time resources will be described with reference to FIG. 114.

[771] FIG. 114 illustrates division of time resources in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[772] Referring to FIG. 114, a cell of a base station is divided into regions using respective frequency resources. For example, common resources may be used in a cell central region, sector-centric resources may be used in a sector central region, and general resources may be used in a sector boundary region. In this case, the time resources are divided, for example, into common resources, sector-centric resources, and general resources.

[773] Division of code resources will now be described with reference to FIG. 115.

[774] FIG. 115 illustrates division of code resources in a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[775] Referring to FIG. 115, a cell of a base station is divided into regions using respective frequency resources. For example, common resources may be used in a cell central region, sector-centric resources may be used in a sector central region, and general resources may be used in a sector boundary region. In this case, the code resources are divided, for example, into common resources, sector-centric resources, and general resources. Also, when an axis indicating the code is changed into a space axis, space resources may be divided and used as the common resources, the sector-centric resources, and the general resources.

[776] Meanwhile, when the mobile station moves to a region where a current frequency band used by the mobile station is not being used, it is allowed to continue to use the current frequency resources rather than to be allocated separate frequency resources.

[777] Use of an empty band when a load rate of a band is exceeded will now be described.

[778] First, when a load of a general band is exceeded due to increase in the number of mobile stations in a sector central region, the base station sets an empty band of a sector-centric band or a common band as a general band.

[779] When the base station desires to use the empty band in the sector-centric band, it sets empty frequency resources in a sector-centric band for a sector where a mobile station is located, as the general band for the sector central region, and allocates the same to the mobile station.

[780] When the base station desires to use the empty band in the common band, it sets empty frequency resources in a common band for a sector where a mobile station is located, as the general band for the sector central region, and allocates the same to the mobile station.

[781] Second, when a load rate of a sector-centric band for a sector is exceeded due to an increase in the number of mobile stations in a sector boundary region, the base station sets an empty band a sector-centric band or a general band for another sector, or a common band, a sector-centric band for the sector.

[782] When the base station desires to use an empty band in a sector-centric band for another sector, it sets frequency resources that are empty in all of sector-centric bands for a sector where a mobile station is located and two neighboring sectors, as a sector- centric band for a boundary region of the sector, and allocates the same to the mobile station.

[783] When the base station desires to use an empty band in a general band, it sets frequency resources that are empty in all of general bands for a sector where a mobile station is located and two neighboring sectors, as a sector-centric band for a boundary region of the sector, and allocates the same to the mobile station. In this case, if there are no frequency resources that are empty in all of general bands for a sector where a mobile station is located and two neighboring sectors, the base station allocates the other frequency band to a mobile station located in the sector central region, prepares an empty band in all of the general bands for the sector and the two neighboring sectors, sets the empty band as a sector-centric band for a boundary region of the sector, and allocates the same to the mobile station.

[784] When the base station desires to use an empty band in a common band, it sets empty frequency resources in the common band as the sector-centric band for the boundary region of the sector and allocates the same to the mobile station.

[785] Third, when a load rate of the common band is exceeded due to an increase in the number of mobile stations in a cell central region, the base station sets an empty band in the general band or the sector-centric band as a common band.

[786] Wlien the base station desires to use an empty band in a general band, it sets frequency resources that are empty in all of general bands for all sectors, as a common band for a cell central region, and allocates the same to the mobile station. In this case, if there is no frequency resource that is empty in the general bands for all the sectors, the base station allocates the other frequency band to a mobile station located in the sector central region, prepares an empty band in all the sectors, sets the empty band as the common band for the cell central region, and allocates the same to the mobile station.

[787] When the base station desires to use an empty band in a central band, it sets frequency resources that are empty in all of central bands for all sectors, as a common band for a cell central region, and allocates the same to the mobile station. In this case, if there is no frequency resource that is empty in the sector-centric bands for all the sectors, the base station allocates the other frequency band to a mobile station located in the sector boundary region, prepares an empty band in the central bands for all the sectors, sets the empty band as the common band for the cell central region, and allocates the same to the mobile station.

[788] While the invention has been shown and described with reference to certain exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Claims

[1] A method for using resources in a communication system, comprising the steps of: sectorizing a communication area; defining each of the resulting sectors into a sector central region and a sector boundary region; defining a common region of the sectors in the communication region; and dividing or defining total resources available to the communication system into or as at least one of sector-centric resources, general resources, and common resources according to purposes, and allocating the resources to the defined regions.

[2] The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of: allocating the general resources to the sector central region, the sector-centric resources to the sector boundary region, and the common resources to the common region.

[3] The method of claim 1, wherein the sector-centric resources are used to be orthogonal between neighboring ones of the sectors, the general resources are independently reused between the neighboring sectors, and the common resources is shared by all the sectors.

[4] The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of transmitting and receiving data using at least one sector antenna in one of the sector boundary region and the sector common region, wherein when at least two sector antennae are used to transmit and receive data in the defined sector boundary region and sector common region, the sector antennae transmit the same signal, the same information, and different information, respectively.

[5] The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of transmitting and receiving data using at least one sector antenna in one of the sector boundary region and the sector common region, wherein when at least two sector antennae are used to transmit and receive data in the defined sector boundary region and sector common region, the sector antennae transmit the same signal, the same information, and different information, respectively.

[6] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the steps of: when it is necessary to communicate with a mobile station using different resources from current resources due to movement of the mobile station, having the resources in use returned from the mobile station through at least one of partial return and full return; and allocating resources corresponding to a region to which the mobile station moves.

[7] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the step of having the resources in use returned comprises the steps of: when the mobile station moves between regions, having the resources in use returned from the mobile station as soon as the mobile station moves between the regions; and allocating resources corresponding to a region to which the mobile station moves.

[8] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the step of having the resources returned further comprises the steps of: when the mobile station moves between regions, continuing, by the mobile station, to use the resources for a predetermined period of time; when the predetermined period of time lapses, having the resources in use returned from the mobile station; and allocating resources corresponding to a region to which the mobile station moves.

[9] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the step of having the resources returned further comprises the steps of: when the mobile station moves between regions, allocating resources corresponding to a region to which the mobile station moves; and when a predetermined period of time lapses after the resource allocation, having the resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[10] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the step of: dividing the total resources as the general resources, the sector-centric resources, and the common resources.

[11] The method of claim 10, further comprising the step of allocating at least one of the general resources, the sector-centric resources, and the common resources to the mobile station depending on a location of the mobile station in the communication region.

[12] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the steps of: dividing the total resources into the general resources and the sector-centric resources; and when common resources are to be defined, defining a part of at least one of the general resources and the sector-centric resources as the common resources.

[13] The method of claim 12, further comprising the step of: when the common resources are to be defined in at least one of the general resources and the sector- centric resources, defining the common resources in the general resources and the sector-centric resources in a predetermined order.

[14] The method of claim 12, further comprising the step of: when the common resources are to be defined in at least one of the general resources and the sector- centric resources, defining empty resources in the general resources and the sector-centric resources as the common resources.

[15] The method of claim 12, further comprising the steps of: defining reserved common resources in order to define the common resources in at least one of the general resources and the sector-centric resources; and when the common resources are to be defined, defining the reserved common resources as the common resources.

[16] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the steps of: dividing the total resources into the general resources and the sector-centric resources; when a mobile station using the sector-centric resources moves from a sector boundary region to a sector central region, allocating the general resources to the mobile station; and having the sector-centric resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[17] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the steps of: dividing the total resources into the general resources and the sector-centric resources; when a mobile station using the general resources moves from a sector central region to a sector boundary region, allocating the sector-centric resources to the mobile station; and having the general resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[18] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the steps of: dividing the total resources into the general resources and the sector-centric resources; when a mobile station using the sector-centric resources moves from the sector boundary region to the common region, defining the common resources in the general resources and allocating the common resources to the mobile station; and having the sector-centric resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[19] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the steps of: dividing the total resources into the general resources and the sector-centric resources; when a mobile station using common resources defined in the general resources moves from the common region to the sector boundary region, allocating the sector-centric resources to the mobile station; and having the common resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[20] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the steps of: dividing the total resources into the general resources and the sector-centric resources; when a mobile station using the general resources moves from the sector central region to the common region, defining common resources in the sector-centric resources and allocating the common resources to the mobile station; and having the general resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[21] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the steps of: dividing the total resources into the general resources and the sector-centric resources; when a mobile station using common resources defined in the sector-centric resources moves from the common region to the sector central region, allocating the general resources to the mobile station; and having the common resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[22] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the steps of: dividing the total resources into the general resources and the common resources; and when the sector-centric resources are to be defined, defining a part of at least one of the general resources and the common resources as the sector-centric resources.

[23] The method of claim 22, further comprising the step of: when the sector-centric resources are to be defined in at least one of the general resources and the common resources, defining the sector-centric resources in the general resources and the common resources in a predetermined order.

[24] The method of claim 22, further comprising the step of: when the sector-centric resources are to be defined in at least one of the general resources and the common resources, defining empty resources in the general resources and the common resources as the sector-centric resources.

[25] The method of claim 22, further comprising the steps of: defining reserved sector-centric resources to define the sector-centric resources in at least one of the general resources and the common resources; and defining the reserved sector-centric resources as the sector-centric resources when the sector-centric resources are to be defined.

[26] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the steps of: dividing the total resources into the general resources and the common resources; when a mobile station using sector-centric resources defined in the common resources moves from the sector boundary region to the sector central region, allocating the general resources to the mobile station; and having the sector-centric resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[27] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the steps of: dividing the total resources into the general resources and the common resources; when a mobile station using the general resources moves from a sector central region to a sector boundary region, defining the sector-centric resources in the common resources and allocating the sector-centric resources to the mobile station; and having the general resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[28] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the steps of: dividing the total resources into the general resources and the common resources; when the mobile station using sector-centric resources defined in the general resources moves from the sector boundary region to the common region, allocating the common resources to the mobile station; and having the sector-centric resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[29] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the steps of dividing the total resources into the general resources and the common resources; when a mobile station using the common resources moves from the common region to the sector boundary region, defining sector-centric resources in the general resources and allocating the sector-centric resources to the mobile station; and having the common resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[30] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the steps of: dividing the total resources into the general resources and the common resources; when the mobile station using the general resources moves from the sector central region to the common region, allocating the common resources to the mobile station; and having the general resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[31] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the steps of: dividing the total resources into the general resources and the common resources; when the mobile station using the common resources moves from the common region to the sector central region allocating the general resources to the mobile station; and having the common resource in use returned from the mobile station.

[32] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the steps of: dividing the total resources into the sector-centric resources and the common resources; and defining a part of at least one of the sector-centric resources and the common resources as the general resources when the general resources are to be defined.

[33] The method of claim 32, further comprising the step of: defining the general resources in the sector-centric resources and the common resources in a prede- termined order when the general resources are to be defined in at least one of the sector-centric resources and the common resources.

[34] The method of claim 32, further comprising the step of: defining empty resources in the sector-centric resources and the common resources as the general resources when the general resources are to be defined in at least one of the sector-centric resources and the common resources.

[35] The method of claim 32, further comprising the steps of: defining reserved general resources to define the general resources within at least one of the sector-centric resources and the common resources; and defining the reserved general resources as the general resources when the general resources are to be defined.

[36] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the steps of: dividing the total resources into the sector-centric resources and the common resources; when a mobile station using the sector-centric resources moves from a sector boundary region to a sector central region, defining general resources in the common resources and allocating the general resources to the mobile station; and having the sector-centric resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[37] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the steps of: dividing the total resources into the sector-centric resources and the common resources; when a mobile station using general resources defined in the common resources moves from a sector central region to the sector boundary region, allocating the sector-centric resources to the mobile station; and having the general resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[38] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the steps of: dividing the total resources into the sector-centric resources and the common resources; when a mobile station using the sector-centric resources moves from the sector boundary region to the common region, allocating the common resources to the mobile station; and having the sector-centric resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[39] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the steps of: dividing the total resources into the sector-centric resources and the common resources; when a mobile station using the common resources moves from the common region to the sector boundary region, allocating the sector-centric resources to the mobile station; and having the common resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[40] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the steps of: dividing the total resources into the sector-centric resources and the common resources; when a mobile station using general resources allocated in the sector-centric resources moves from the sector central region to the common region, allocating the common resources to the mobile station; and having the general resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[41] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the steps of: dividing the total resources into the sector-centric resources and the common resources; when a mobile station using the common resources moves from the common region to the sector central region, defining general resource in the sector-centric resources and allocating the general resources to the mobile station; and receiving the common resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[42] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the steps of: dividing the total resources into the general resources; and defining a part of the general resources as at least one of the sector-centric resources and the common resources when the at least one of sector-centric resources and common resource is to be defined.

[43] The method of claim 42, further comprising the step of defining the sector- centric resources in the general resources in a predetermined order when the sector-centric resources are to be defined in the general resources.

[44] The method of claim 42, further comprising the step of defining empty resources in the general resources as the sector-centric resources when the sector-centric resources are to be defined in the general resources.

[45] The method of claim 42, further comprising the steps of: defining reserved sector-centric resources to define the sector-centric resources in the general resources; and defining the reserved sector-centric resources as the sector-centric resources when the sector-centric resources are to be defined.

[46] The method of claim 42, further comprising the step of defining the common resources in the general resources in a predetermined order when the common resources are to be defined in the general resources.

[47] The method of claim 42, further comprising the step of defining empty resources in the general resources as the common resources when the common resources are to be defined in the general resources.

[48] The method of claim 42, further comprising the steps of: defining reserved common resources to define the common resources in the general resources; and defining the reserved common resources as the common resources when the common resources are to be defined.

[49] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the steps of: dividing the total resources into the general resources; and when a mobile station using sector-centric resources defined in the general resources moves from a sector boundary region to the sector central region, defining the general resources and allocating the general resources to the mobile station.

[50] The method of claim 49, wherein the step of defining the general resources further comprises the step of defining the sector-centric resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the general resources.

[51] The method of claim 49, wherein the step of defining the general resource further comprises the steps of: defining a part of general resources other than the sector-centric resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the general resources; and having the sector-centric resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[52] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the steps of: dividing the total resources into the general resources; and when a mobile station using the general resources moves from the sector central region to the sector boundary region, defining the sector-centric resources in the general resources and allocating the sector-centric resources to the mobile station.

[53] The method of claim 52, wherein the step of defining the sector-centric resources further comprises the step of defining the general resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the sector-centric resources.

[54] The method of claim 52, wherein the step of defining the sector-centric resources further comprises the steps of: defining a part of general resources other than the general resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the sector-centric resources; and having the general resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[55] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the steps of: dividing the total resources into the general resources; when a mobile station using the sector-centric resources defined in the general resources moves from the sector boundary region to the common region, defining common resources in the general resources and allocating the common resources to the mobile station.

[56] The method of claim 55, wherein the step of defining the common resources further comprises the step of defining the sector-centric resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the common resources.

[57] The method of claim 55, wherein the step of defining the common resources further comprises the steps of: defining a part of general resources other than the sector-centric resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the common resources; and having the sector-centric resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[58] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the steps of: dividing the total resources into the general resources; and when a mobile station using the general resources defined in the common resources moves from the common region to the sector boundary region, defining sector-centric resources in the general resources and allocating the sector-centric resources to the mobile station.

[59] The method of claim 58, wherein the step of defining the sector-centric resources further comprises the step of defining the common resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the sector-centric resources.

[60] The method of claim 58, wherein the step of defining the sector-centric resources further comprises the steps of: defining a part of general resources other than the common resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the sector-centric resources; and having the common resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[61] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the steps of: dividing the entire resources into the general resources; and when a mobile station using the general resources moves from the sector central region to the common region, defining common resources in the general resources and allocating the common resources to the mobile station.

[62] The method of claim 61 , wherein the step of defining the common resources further comprises the step of defining the general resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the common resources.

[63] The method of claim 61 , wherein the step of defining the common resources further comprises the steps of: defining the general resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the common resources; and having the general resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[64] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the steps of: dividing the entire resources into the general resources; and when a mobile station using the general resources defined in common resources moves from the common region to the sector central region, defining general resources and allocating the general resources to the mobile station.

[65] The method of claim 64, wherein the step of defining the general resources further comprises the step of defining the common resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the general resources.

[66] The method of claim 64, wherein the step of defining the general resources further comprises the steps of: defining a part of general resources other than the common resources that have been used by the mobile station, as general resources; and having the common resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[67] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the steps of: dividing the total resources into the sector-centric resources; and defining a part of the sector-centric resources as at least one of the general resources and the common resources when the at least one of general resources and common resources are to be defined.

[68] The method of claim 67, further comprising the step of: when the general resources are to be defined in the sector-centric resources, defining the general resources in the sector-centric resources in a predetermined order.

[69] The method of claim 67, further comprising the step of defining empty resources in the sector-centric resources as the general resources when the general resources are to be defined in the sector-centric resources.

[70] The method of claim 67, further comprising the steps of: defining reserved general resources to define the general resources in the sector- centric resources; and defining the reserved general resources as the general resources when the general resources are to be defined.

[71] The method of claim 67, further comprising the step of defining the common resources in the sector-centric resources in a predetermined order when the common resources are to be defined in the sector-centric resource.

[72] The method of claim 67, further comprising the step of defining empty resources in the sector-centric resources as the common resources when the common resources are to be defined in the sector-centric resources.

[73] The method of claim 67, further comprising the steps of: defining reserved common resources to define the common resources in the sector-centric resources; and defining the reserved common resources as the common resources when the common resources are to be defined.

[74] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the steps of: dividing the total resources into the sector-centric resources; and when a mobile station using the sector-centric resources moves from a sector boundary region to a sector central region, defining general resources in the sector-centric resources and allocating the general resources to the mobile station.

[75] The method of claim 74, wherein the step of defining the general resources further comprises the step of defining the sector-centric resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the general resources.

[76] The method of claim 74, wherein the step of defining the general resources further comprises the steps of: defining a part of sector-centric resources other than the sector-centric resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the general resources; and having the sector-centric resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[77] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the steps of: dividing the total resources into the sector-centric resources; and when a mobile station using general resources defined in the sector-centric resources moves from a sector central region to the sector boundary region, defining sector-centric resources and allocating the sector-centric resources to the mobile station.

[78] The method of claim 77, wherein the step of defining the sector-centric resources further comprises the step of defining the general resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the sector-centric resources.

[79] The method of claim 77, wherein the step of defining the sector-centric resources further comprises the steps of: defining a part of sector-centric resources other than the general resources that have been used by the mobile station as the sector-centric resources; and having the general resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[80] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the steps of: dividing the total resources into the sector-centric resource; and when a mobile station using the sector-centric resources moves from the sector boundary region to the common region, defining common resources in the sector-centric resources and allocating the common resources to the mobile station.

[81] The method of claim 80, wherein the step of defining the common resources further comprises the step of defining the sector-centric resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the common resources.

[82] The method of claim 80, wherein the step of defining the common resources further comprises the steps of: defining a part of sector-centric resources other than the sector-centric resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the common resources; and having the sector-centric resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[83] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the steps of: dividing the total resources into the sector-centric resources; and when a mobile station using common resources defined in the sector-centric resources moves from the common region to the sector boundary region, defining sector-centric resources and allocating the sector-centric resources to the mobile station.

[84] The method of claim 83, wherein the step of defining the sector-centric resources further comprises the step of defining the common resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the sector-centric resources.

[85] The method of claim 83, wherein the step of defining the sector-centric resources further comprises the steps of: defining a part of sector-centric resources other than the common resources that have been used by the mobile station, as sector-centric resources; and having the common resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[86] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the steps of: dividing the total resources into the sector-centric resources; and when a mobile station using general resources defined in the sector-centric resources moves from the sector central region to the common region, defining common resources in the sector-centric resources and allocating the common resources to the mobile station.

[87] The method of claim 86, wherein the step of defining the common resources further comprises the step of defining the general resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the common resources.

[88] The method of claim 86, wherein the step of defining the common resources further comprises the steps of: defining the general resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the common resources; and having the general resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[89] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the steps of: dividing the total resources into the sector-centric resources; and when a mobile station using common resources defined in the sector-centric resources moves from the common region to the sector central region, defining general resources in the sector-centric resources and allocating the general resources to the mobile station.

[90] The method of claim 89, wherein the step of defining the general resources further comprises the step of defining the common resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the general resources.

[91] The method of claim 89, wherein the step of defining the general resources further comprises the steps of: defining a part of general resources other than common resources that have been used by the mobile station, as general resources; having the common resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[92] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the steps of: dividing the total resources into the common resources; and defining a part of the common resources as at least one of the general resources and the sector-centric resources when the at least one of general resources and sector-centric resources are to be defined.

[93] The method of claim 92, further comprising the step of defining the general resources in the common resources in a predetermined order when the general resources are to be defined in the common resources.

[94] The method of claim 92, further comprising the step of defining empty resources in the common resources as the general resources when the general resources are to be defined in the common resources.

[95] The method of claim 92, further comprising the steps of: defining reserved general resources to define the general resources in the common resources; and defining the reserved general resources as the general resources when the general resources are to be defined.

[96] The method of claim 92, further comprising the step of defining the sector- centric resources in the common resources in a predetermined order when the sector-centric resources are to be defined in the common resources.

[97] The method of claim 92, further comprising the step of: when the sector-centric resources are to be defined in the common resources, defining empty resources in the common resources as the sector-centric resources.

[98] The method of claim 92, further comprising the steps of: defining reserved sector-centric resources to define the sector-centric resources in the common resources; and when the sector-centric resources are to be defined, defining the reserved sector- centric resources as the sector-centric resources.

[99] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the steps of: dividing the total resources into the common resources; and when a mobile station using sector-centric resources defined in the common resources moves from a sector boundary region to a sector central region, defining general resources in the common resources and allocating the general resources to the mobile station.

[100] The method of claim 99, wherein the step of defining the general resources further comprises the step of defining the sector-centric resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the general resources.

[101] The method of claim 99, wherein the step of defining the general resources further comprises the steps of: defining a part of sector-centric resources other than the sector-centric resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the general resources; and having the sector-centric resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[102] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the steps of: dividing the total resources into the common resources; and when a mobile station using general resources defined in the common resources moves from a sector central region to the sector boundary region, defining the sector-centric resources in the common resources and allocating the sector- centric resources to the mobile station.

[103] The method of claim 102, wherein the step of defining the sector-centric resources further comprises the step of defining general resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the sector-centric resources.

[104] The method of claim 102, wherein the step of defining the sector-centric resources further comprises the steps of: defining a part of sector-centric resources other than the general resources that have been used by the mobile station, as sector-centric resources; and having the general resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[105] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the steps of: dividing the total resources into the common resources; and when a mobile station using sector-centric resources defined in the common resources moves from the sector boundary region to the common region, defining the common resources and allocating the common resource to the mobile station.

[106] The method of claim 105, wherein the step of defining the common resources further comprises the step of defining the sector-centric resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the common resources.

[107] The method of claim 105, wherein the step of defining the common resources further comprises the steps of: defining a part of sector-centric resources other than the sector-centric resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the common resources; and having the sector-centric resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[108] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the steps of: dividing the total resources into the common resources; and when a mobile station using the common resources moves from the common region to the sector boundary region, defining the sector-centric resources in the common resources and allocating the sector-centric resources to the mobile station.

[109] The method of claim 108, wherein the step of defining the sector-centric resources further comprises the step of defining the common resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the sector-centric resources.

[110] The method of claim 108, wherein the step of defining the sector-centric resources further comprises the steps of: defining a part of sector-centric resources other than the common resources that have been used by the mobile station, as sector-centric resources; and having the common resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[I l l] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the steps of: dividing the total resources into the common resources; and when a mobile station using general resources defined in the common resources moves from the sector central region to the common region, defining common resources and allocating the common resources to the mobile station.

[112] The method of claim 111, wherein the step of defining the common resources further comprises the step of defining the general resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the common resources.

[113] The method of claim 111, wherein the step of defining the common resources further comprises the steps of: defining the general resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the common resources; having the general resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[114] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the steps of: dividing the total resources into the common resources; and when a mobile station using the common resources moves from the common region to the sector central region, defining general resources in the common resources and allocating the general resources to the mobile station.

[115] The method of claim 114, wherein the step of defining the general resources further comprises the step of defining the common resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the general resources.

[116] The method of claim 114, wherein the step of defining the general resources further comprises the steps of: defining a part of general resources other than the common resources that have been used by the mobile station, as general resources; having the common resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[117] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the step of allocating non-divided total resources as at least one of general resources, sector-centric resources, and common resources when resource allocation is required.

[118] The method of claim 117, further comprising the steps of: reserving the total resources as at least one of the general resources, the sector- centric resources, and the common resources; and allocating the reserved resources when resource allocation is required.

[119] The method of claim 108, further comprising the steps of: when the reserved resources have been allocated by resources other than the reserved resources, allocating the allocated resources through the other resources and receiving the allocated reserved resources.

[120] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the steps of: when a mobile station moves between sectors via the sector boundary region, allocating, in the first sector, general resources for the first sector to the mobile station; when the mobile station moves via the first sector boundary region, allocating, in the first sector boundary region, sector-centric resources orthogonal to the second sector to the mobile station; when the mobile station moves via the second sector boundary region, allocating, in the second sector boundary region, sector-centric resources orthogonal to the first sector to the mobile station; and allocating, in the second sector to which the mobile station moves, general resources for the second sector to the mobile station.

[121] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the steps of: when a mobile station moves between sectors via the common region, allocating, in the first sector, general resources for the first sector to the mobile station; when the mobile station moves via the common region, allocating, in the common region, common resources to the mobile station; and allocating, in the second sector to which the mobile station moves, general resources for the second sector to the mobile station.

[122] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the steps of: when a mobile station moves between sectors sequentially via a sector boundary region of the first sector, a common region, a sector boundary region of the second sector, allocating, in the first sector, general resources for the first sector to the mobile station; when the mobile station moves via the sector boundary region of the first sector, allocating, in the sector boundary region, sector-centric resources for the first sector to the mobile station; when the mobile station moves via the common region, allocating, in the common region, common resources to the mobile station; when the mobile station moves via the sector boundary region of the second sector, allocating, in the sector boundary region, sector-centric resources for the first sector to the mobile station; and allocating, in the second sector to which the mobile station moves, general resources for the second sector to the mobile station.

[123] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the steps of: when a mobile station moves between sectors via a sector boundary region of the first sector and the common region, allocating, in the first sector, general resources for the first sector to the mobile station; when the mobile station moves via the sector boundary region of the first sector, allocating, in the sector boundary region, sector-centric resources for the first sector to the mobile station; when the mobile station moves via the common region, allocating, in the common region, common resources to the mobile station; and allocating, in the second sector to which the mobile station moves, general resources for the second sector to the mobile station.

[124] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the steps of: when a mobile station moves between sectors sequentially via the common region and a sector boundary region of the second sector, allocating, in the first sector, general resources for the first sector to the mobile station; when the mobile station moves via the common region, allocating, in the common region, common resources to the mobile station; when the mobile station moves via the sector boundary region of the second sector, allocating, in the sector boundary region, sector-centric resources for the first sector to the mobile station; and allocating, in the second sector to which the mobile station moves, general resources for the second sector to the mobile station.

[125] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the steps of: when the mobile station is to be allocated new resources due to the mobile station moving from a first region to a second region, determining if resources for the first region are being used in the second region; and when it is determined that the resources for the first region are not being used, continuing to use the existing resources.

[126] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the step of: when any one of the general resources, the sector-centric resources, and the common resources has been allocated to the mobile station, allocating other resources to the mobile station.

[127] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the step of: when resources allocated to the sector are lacking while transmitting and receiving a signal through the allocated resources, allocating empty resources in resources allocated to other sectors, to the sector.

[128] The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the step of: when a mobile station moves from a boundary region of the first sector to a boundary region of the second sector, using, by the mobile station, the sector-centric resources for the boundary region of the first sector even in the boundary region of the second sector.

[129] A system for using resources in a communication system, comprising: a mobile station; and a base station for sectorizing a communication region, defining the resulting sectors as a sector central region and a sector boundary region, defining a common region of the sectors in the communication region, allocating the resources to the defined regions, and transmits and receives data using at least one sector antenna in one of the sector boundary region and the sector common region.

[130] The system of claim 129, wherein the base station divides and defines total resources available to the communication system into sector-centric resources, general resources, and common resources according to purposes in order to allocate the resources to the defined regions.

[131] The system of claim 130, wherein the base station allocates the general resources to the sector central region, the sector-centric resources to the sector boundary region, and the common resources to the common region.

[132] The system of claim 130, wherein the base station allows the sector-centric resources to be orthogonal between neighboring sectors, the general resources to be independently reused between the neighboring sectors, and the common resources to be shared by all the sectors.

[133] The system of claim 129, wherein when the base station transmits and receives data using at least two sector antennae in the defined sector boundary region and sector common region, the sector antennae transmit the same signal, the same information, and different information, respectively.

[134] The system of any one of claims 130 and 133, when the sector-centric resources are allocated to the defined sector boundary region, two or more neighboring sector antennae transmit and receive a signal using the sector-centric resources, and when common resources are allocated to the defined sector common region, two or more sector antennae transmit and receive a signal using the common resources.

[135] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein when the base station needs to communicate with the mobile station using different resources from current resources due to movement of the mobile station, the base station has resources in use returned from the mobile station through at least one of partial return and full return, and allocates resources corresponding to a region to which the mobile station moves.

[136] The system of claim 129, wherein as soon as a mobile station moves between regions, the base station has resources in use returned from the mobile station, and allocates resources corresponding to a region to which the mobile station moves.

[137] The system of claim 129, wherein the base station allows the mobile station to continue to use resources for a predetermined period of time when the mobile station moves between regions, has the resources in use returned from the mobile station when the predetermined period of time lapses, and allocates resources corresponding to a region to which the mobile station moves.

[138] The system of claim 129, wherein when a mobile station moves between regions, the base station allocates resources corresponding to a region to which the mobile station moves, and then has the resources in use returned from the mobile station when the predetermined period of time lapses.

[139] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein the base station defines the total resources as the general resource, the sector-centric resource, and the common resource.

[140] The system of claim 139, wherein the base station allocates at least one of the general resources, the sector-centric resources, and the common resources to the mobile station depending on a location of the mobile station in the communication region.

[141] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein the base station divides the total resources into the general resources and the sector-centric resources, and defines a part of at least one of the general resources and the sector-centric resources as common resources when the common resources are to be defined.

[142] The system of claim 141, wherein when common resources are to be defined in at least one of the general resources and the sector-centric resources, the base station defines the common resources in the general resources and the sector- centric resources in a predetermined order.

[143] The system of claim 141, wherein when common resources are to be defined in at least one of the general resources and the sector-centric resources, the base station defines empty resources in the general resources and the sector-centric resources as the common resources.

[144] The system of claim 141, wherein the base station defines reserved common resources in order to define the common resources in at least one of the general resources and the sector-centric resources, and defines the reserved common resources as the common resources when the common resources are to be defined.

[145] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein the base station divides the total resources into the general resources and the sector-centric resources, allocates the general resources to a mobile station using the sector-centric resources when the mobile station moves from a sector boundary region to a sector central region, and has the sector-centric resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[146] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein the base station divides the total resources into the general resources and the sector-centric resources, allocates the sector-centric resources to a mobile station using the general resources when the mobile station moves from a sector central region to a sector boundary region, and has the general resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[147] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein the base station divides the total resources into the general resources and the sector-centric resources, defines common resources in the general resources to allocate the common resources to a mobile station using the sector-centric resources when the mobile station moves from the sector boundary region to the common region, and has the sector-centric resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[148] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein the base station divides the total resources into the general resources and the sector-centric resources, allocates the sector-centric resources to a mobile station using the general resources defined in the common resources when the mobile station moves from the common region to the sector boundary region, and has the common resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[149] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein the base station divides the total resources into the general resources and the sector-centric resources, defines common resources in the sector-centric resources to allocate the common resources to a mobile station using the general resources when the mobile station moves from the sector central region to the common region, and has the general resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[150] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein the base station divides the total resources into the general resources and the sector-centric resources, allocates general resources to a mobile station using common resources defined in the sector-centric resources when the mobile station moves from the common region to a sector central region, and has the common resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[151] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein the base station divides the total resources into the general resources and the common resources, and defines a part of at least one of the general resources and the common resources as the sector-centric resources when the sector-centric resources are to be defined.

[152] The system of claim 151, wherein when the sector-centric resources are to be defined in at least one of the general resources and the common resources, the base station defines the sector-centric resources in the general resources and the common resources in a predetermined order.

[153] The system of claim 151, wherein when the sector-centric resources are to be defined in at least one of the general resources and the common resources, the base station defines empty resources in the general resources and the common resources as the sector-centric resources.

[154] The system of claim 151, wherein the base station defines reserved sector-centric resources to define the sector-centric resources in at least one of the general resources and the common resources, and defines the reserved sector-centric resources as the sector-centric resources when the sector-centric resources are to be defined.

[155] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein the base station divides the total resources into the general resources and the common resources, allocates the general resources to a mobile station using sector-centric resources defined in the common resources when the mobile station moves from a sector boundary region to a sector central region, and has the sector-centric resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[156] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein the base station divides the total resources into the general resources and the common resources, defines the sector-centric resources in the common resources to allocate the sector-centric resources to a mobile station using the general resources when the mobile station moves from a sector central region to a sector boundary region, and has the general resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[157] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein the base station divides the total resources into the general resources and the common resources, allocates the common resources to a mobile station using sector-centric resources defined in the general resources when the mobile station moves from the sector boundary region to the common region, and has the sector-centric resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[158] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein the base station divides the total resources into the general resources and the common resources, defines sector-centric resources in the general resources to allocate the sector-centric resources to a mobile station using the common resources when the mobile station moves from the common region to the sector boundary region, and has the common resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[159] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein the base station divides the total resources into the general resources and the common resources, allocates the common resources to a mobile station using the general resources when the mobile station moves from the sector central region to the common region, and has the general resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[160] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein the base station divides the total resources into the general resources and the common resources, allocates the general resources to a mobile station using the common resources when the mobile station moves from the common region to the sector central region, and has the common resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[161] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein the base station divides the total resources into the sector-centric resources and the common resources, and defines a part of at least one of the sector-centric resources and the common resources as the general resources when the general resources are to be defined.

[162] The system of claim 161, wherein when the general resources are to be defined in at least one of the sector-centric resources and the common resources, the base station defines the general resources in the sector-centric resources and the common resources in a predetermined order.

[163] The system of claim 161, wherein when the general resources are to be defined in at least one of the sector-centric resources and the common resources, the base station defines empty resources in the sector-centric resources and the common resources as the general resources.

[164] The system of claim 161, wherein the base station defines reserved general resources to define the general resources in at least one of the sector-centric resources and the common resources, and when the general resources are to be defined, defines the reserved general resources as the general resources.

[165] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein the base station divides the total resources into the sector-centric resources and the common resources, defines general resources in the common resources to allocate the general resources to a mobile station using the sector-centric resources when a mobile station moves from a sector boundary region to a sector central region, and has the sector-centric resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[166] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein the base station divides the total resources into the sector-centric resources and the common resources, and allocates the sector-centric resources to a mobile station using general resources defined in the common resources when the mobile station moves from a sector central region to the sector boundary region, and has the general resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[167] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein the base station divides the total resources into the sector-centric resources and the common resources, allocates the common resources to a mobile station using the sector-centric resources when the mobile station moves from the sector boundary region to the common region, and has the sector-centric resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[168] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein the base station divides the total resources into the sector-centric resources and the common resources, allocates the sector-centric resources to a mobile station using the common resources when the mobile station moves from the common region to the sector boundary region, and has the common resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[169] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein the base station divides the total resources into the sector-centric resources and the common resources, allocates the common resources to a mobile station using general resources allocated in the sector-centric resources when the mobile station moves from the sector central region to the common region, and has the general resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[170] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein the base station divides the total resources into the sector-centric resources and the common resources, defines general resources in the sector-centric resources to allocate the general resources to a mobile station using the common resources when the mobile station moves from the common region to the sector central region, and has the common resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[171] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein the base station divides the total resources into the general resources, and defines a part of the general resources in at least one of the sector-centric resources and the common resources when the at least one of sector-centric resources and common resources is to be defined.

[172] The system of claim 171, wherein when the sector-centric resources are to be defined in the general resources, the base station defines the sector-centric resources in the general resources in a predetermined order.

[173] The system of claim 171, wherein when the sector-centric resources are to be defined in the general resources, the base station defines empty resources in the general resources as the sector-centric resources.

[174] The system of claim 171, wherein the base station defines reserved sector-centric resources to define the sector-centric resources in the general resources, and defines the reserved sector-centric resources as the sector-centric resources when the sector-centric resources are to be defined.

[175] The system of claim 171, wherein when common resources are to be defined in the general resources, the base station defines the common resources in the general resources in a predetermined order.

[176] The system of claim 171, wherein when common resources are to be defined in the general resources, the base station defines empty resources in the general resources as the common resources.

[177] The system of claim 171, wherein the base station defines reserved common resources to define the common resources in the general resources, and defines the reserved common resources as the common resources when common resources are to be defined.

[178] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein the base station divides the total resources into the general resources, and defines general resources to allocate the general resources to a mobile station using sector-centric resources defined in the general resources when the mobile station moves from a sector boundary region to the sector central region.

[179] The system of claim 178, wherein the base station defines the sector-centric resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the general resources.

[180] The system of claim 178, wherein the base station defines a part of general resources other than the sector-centric resources that have been used by the mobile station, as general resources, and has the sector-centric resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[181] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein the base station divides the total resources into the general resources, and defines sector-centric resources in the general resources to allocate the sector-centric resources to a mobile station using the general resources when the mobile station moves from a sector central region to a sector boundary region.

[182] The system of claim 181, wherein the base station defines the general resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the sector-centric resources.

[183] The system of claim 181, wherein the base station defines a part of general resources other than the general resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the sector-centric resources, and has the general resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[184] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein the base station divides the total resources into the general resources, and defines common resources in the general resources to allocate the common resources to a mobile station using the sector-centric resources defined in the general resources when the mobile station moves from the sector boundary region to the common region.

[185] The system of claim 184, wherein the base station defines the sector-centric resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the common resources.

[186] The system of claim 184, wherein the base station defines a part of general resources other than the sector-centric resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the common resources, and has the sector-centric resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[187] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein the base station divides the total resources into the general resources, and defines sector-centric resources in the general resources to allocate the sector-centric resources to a mobile station using the general resources defined in the common resources when the mobile station moves from the common region to the sector boundary region.

[188] The system of claim 187, wherein the base station defines the common resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the sector-centric resources.

[189] The system of claim 187, wherein the base station defines a part of general resources other than the common resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the sector-centric resources, and has the common resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[190] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein the base station divides the total resources into the general resources, and defines common resources in the general resources to allocate the common resources to a mobile station using the general resources when the mobile station moves from the sector central region to the common region.

[191] The system of claim 190, wherein the base station defines the general resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the common resources.

[192] The system of claim 190, wherein the base station defines the general resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the common resources, and has the general resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[193] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein the base station divides the total resources into the general resources, and defines general resources to allocate the general resources to a mobile station using the general resources defined in common resources when the mobile station moves from the common region to the sector central region.

[194] The system of claim 193, wherein the base station defines the common resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the general resources.

[195] The system of claim 193, wherein the base station defines a part of general resources other than the common resources that have been used by the mobile station, as general resources, and has the common resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[196] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein the base station divides the total resources into the sector-centric resources, and when at least one of general resources and common resources is to be defined, defines a part of the sector- centric resources as at least one of the general resource and the common resource.

[197] The system of claim 196, wherein when the general resources are to be defined in the sector-centric resources, the base station defines the general resources in the sector-centric resources in a predetermined order.

[198] The system of claim 196, wherein when the general resources are to be defined in the sector-centric resources, the base station defines empty resources in the sector-centric resources as the general resources.

[199] The system of claim 196, wherein the base station defines reserved general resources to define the general resources in the sector-centric resources, and when the general resources are to be defined, defines the reserved general resources as the general resources.

[200] The system of claim 196, wherein when common resources are to be defined in the sector-centric resources, the base station defines the common resources in the sector-centric resources in a predetermined order.

[201] The system of claim 196, wherein when common resources are to be defined in the sector-centric resources, the base station defines empty resources in the sector-centric resources as the common resources.

[202] The system of claim 196, wherein the base station defines reserved common resources to define the common resources in the sector-centric resources, and when common resources are to be defined, defines the reserved common resources as the common resources.

[203] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein the base station divides the total resources into the sector-centric resources, and defines general resources in the sector-centric resources to allocate the general resources to a mobile station using the sector-centric resources when the mobile station moves from a sector boundary region to a sector central region.

[204] The system of claim 203, wherein the base station defines the sector-centric resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the general resources.

[205] The system of claim 203, wherein the base station defines a part of sector-centric resources other than the sector-centric resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the general resources, and has the sector-centric resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[206] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein the base station divides the total resources into the sector-centric resources, and defines sector-centric resources to allocate the sector-centric resources to a mobile station using general resources defined in the sector-centric resources when the mobile station moves from a sector central region to the sector boundary region.

[207] The system of claim 206, wherein the base station defines the general resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the sector-centric resources.

[208] The system of claim 206, wherein the base station defines a part of sector-centric resources other than the general resources that has been used by the mobile station, as the sector-centric resource, and has the general resource in use returned from the mobile station.

[209] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein the base station divides the total resources into the sector-centric resources, and defines common resources in the sector-centric resources to allocate the common resources to a mobile station using the sector-centric resources when the mobile station moves from the sector boundary region to the common region.

[210] The system of claim 209, wherein the base station defines the sector-centric resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the common resources.

[211] The system of claim 209, wherein the base station defines a part of sector-centric resources other than the sector-centric resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the common resource, and has the sector-centric resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[212] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein the base station divides the total resources into the sector-centric resources, and defines sector-centric resources to allocate the sector-centric resources to a mobile station using common resources defined in the sector-centric resources when the mobile station moves from the common region to the sector boundary region.

[213] The system of claim 212, wherein the base station defines the common resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the sector-centric resources.

[214] The system of claim 212, wherein the base station defines a part of sector-centric resources other than the common resources that have been used by the mobile station, as sector-centric resources, and has the common resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[215] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein the base station divides the total resources into the sector-centric resources, and defines common resources in the sector-centric resources to allocate the common resources to a mobile station using general resources defined in the sector-centric resources when the mobile station moves from the sector central region to the common region.

[216] The system of claim 215, wherein the base station defines the general resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the common resources.

[217] The system of claim 215, wherein the base station defines the general resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the common resources, and has the general resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[218] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein the base station divides the total resources into the sector-centric resources, and defines general resources in the sector-centric resources to allocate the general resources to a mobile station using common resources defined in the sector-centric resources when the mobile station moves from the common region to the sector central region.

[219] The system of claim 218, wherein the base station defines the common resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the general resources.

[220] The system of claim 218, wherein the base station defines a part of general resources other than common resources that have been used by the mobile station, as general resources, and has the common resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[221] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein the base station divides the total resources as the common resources, and when at least one of general resources and sector-centric resources are to be defined, defines a part of the common resources as at least one of the general resources and the sector-centric resources.

[222] The system of claim 221, wherein when the general resources are to be defined in the common resources, the base station defines the general resources in the common resources in a predetermined order.

[223] The system of claim 221, wherein when the general resources are to be defined in the common resources, the base station defines empty resources in the common resources as the general resources.

[224] The system of claim 221, wherein the base station defines reserved general resources to define the general resources in the common resources, and when the general resources are to be defined, defines the reserved general resources as the general resources.

[225] The system of claim 221, wherein when the sector-centric resources are to be defined in the common resources, the base station defines the sector-centric resources in the common resources in a predetermined order.

[226] The system of claim 221, wherein when the sector-centric resources are to be defined in the common resources, the base station defines empty resources in the common resources as the sector-centric resources.

[227] The system of claim 221, wherein the base station defines reserved sector-centric resources to define the sector-centric resources in the common resources, and when the sector-centric resources are to be defined, defines the reserved sector- centric resources as the sector-centric resources.

[228] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein the base station divides the total resources as the common resources, and defines general resources in the common resources to allocate the general resources to a mobile station using sector-centric resources defined in the common resources when the mobile station moves from a sector boundary region to a sector central region.

[229] The system of claim 231 , wherein the base station defines the sector-centric resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the general resources.

[230] The system of claim 231 , wherein the base station defines a part of sector-centric resources other than the sector-centric resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the general resources, and has the sector-centric resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[231] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein the base station divides the total resources as the common resources, and defines the sector-centric resources in the common resources to allocate the sector-centric resources to a mobile station using general resources defined in the common resources when the mobile station moves from a sector central region to the sector boundary region.

[232] The system of claim 231, wherein the base station defines general resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the sector-centric resources.

[233] The system of claim 231, wherein the base station defines a part of sector-centric resources other than the general resources that have been used by the mobile station, as sector-centric resources, and has the general resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[234] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein the base station divides the total resources as the common resources, and defines the common resources to allocate the common resources to a mobile station using sector-centric resources defined in the common resources when the mobile station moves from the sector boundary region to the common region.

[235] The system of claim 234, wherein the base station defines the sector-centric resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the common resources.

[236] The system of claim 234, wherein the base station defines a part of sector-centric resources other than the sector-centric resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the common resources, and has the sector-centric resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[237] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein the base station divides the total resources as the common resources, and defines the sector-centric resources in the common resources to allocate the sector-centric resources to a mobile station using the common resources when the mobile station moves from the common region to the sector boundary region.

[238] The system of claim 237, wherein the base station defines the common resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the sector-centric resources.

[239] The system of claim 237, wherein the base station defines a part of sector-centric resources other than the common resources that have been used by the mobile station, as sector-centric resources, and has the common resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[240] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein the base station divides the total resources as the common resources, and defines common resources to allocate the common resources to a mobile station using general resources defined in the common resources when the mobile station moves from the sector central region to the common region.

[241] The system of claim 240, wherein the base station defines the general resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the common resources.

[242] The system of claim 240, wherein the base station defines the general resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the common resources, and has the general resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[243] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein the base station divides the total resources as the common resources, and defines general resources in the common resources to allocate the general resources to a mobile station using the common resources when the mobile station moves from the common region to the sector central region.

[244] The system of claim 243, wherein the base station defines the common resources that have been used by the mobile station, as the general resources.

[245] The system of claim 243, wherein the base station defines a part of general resources other than the common resources that have been used by the mobile station, as general resources, and has the common resources in use returned from the mobile station.

[246] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein the base station allocates non-divided total resources as at least one of general resources, sector-centric resources, and common resources when resource allocation is required.

[247] The system of claim 246, wherein the base station reserves the total resources as at least one of the general resources, the sector-centric resources, and the common resources, and when resource allocation is required, allocates the reserved resources.

[248] The system of claim 247, wherein when the reserved resources have been allocated by resources other than the reserved resources, the base station allocates the allocated resources through the other resources and receives the allocated reserved resources.

[249] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein when a mobile station moves between sectors via the sector boundary region, the base station allocates, in the first sector, general resources for the first sector to the mobile station, when the mobile station moves via the first sector boundary region, the base station allocates, in the first sector boundary region, sector-centric resources orthogonal to the second sector, to the mobile station, and when the mobile station moves via the second sector boundary region, the base station allocates, in the second sector boundary region, sector-centric resources orthogonal to the first sector to the mobile station and, in the second sector to which the mobile station moves, general resources for the second sector to the mobile station.

[250] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein when a mobile station moves between sectors via the common region, the base station allocates, in the first sector, general resources for the first sector to the mobile station, and when the mobile station moves via the common region, the base station allocates, in the common region, common resources to the mobile station and in the second sector to which the mobile station moves, general resources for the second sector to the mobile station.

[251] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein when a mobile station moves between sectors sequentially via a sector boundary region of the first sector, a common region, a sector boundary region of the second sector, the base station allocates, in the first sector, general resources for the first sector to the mobile station, when the mobile station moves via the sector boundary region of the first sector, the base station allocates, in the sector boundary region, sector-centric resources for the first sector to the mobile station, when the mobile station moves via the common region, the base station allocates, in the common region, common resources to the mobile station, and when the mobile station moves via the sector boundary region of the second sector, the base station allocates, in the sector boundary region, sector-centric resources for the first sector to the mobile station, and allocates, in the second sector to which the mobile station moves, general resources for the second sector to the mobile station.

[252] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein when a mobile station moves between sectors via a sector boundary region of the first sector and the common region, the base station allocates, in the first sector, general resources for the first sector to the mobile station, when the mobile station moves via the sector boundary region of the first sector, the base station allocates, in the sector boundary region, sector-centric resources for the first sector to the mobile station, and when the mobile station moves via the common region, the base station allocates, in the common region, common resources to the mobile station and allocates, in the second sector to which the mobile station moves, general resources for the second sector to the mobile station.

[253] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein when a mobile station moves between sectors sequentially via the common region and a sector boundary region of the second sector, the base station allocates, in the first sector, general resources for the first sector to the mobile station, when the mobile station moves via the common region, the base station allocates, in the common region, common resources to the mobile station, and when the mobile station moves via the sector boundary region of the second sector, the base station allocates, in the sector boundary region, sector-centric resources for the first sector to the mobile station, and allocates, in the second sector to which the mobile station moves, general resources for the second sector to the mobile station.

[254] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein when the mobile station moves from the first region to the second region to the mobile station and is to be allocated new resources, the base station determines whether resources for the first region are being used in the second region, and when it is determined that the resources for the first region are not being used, the base station allows the existing resources to continue to be used.

[255] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein when any one of the general resources, the sector-centric resources, and the common resources has been allocated to the mobile station, the base station defines the resources allocated to the mobile station, as other resources to be allocated to the mobile station.

[256] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein when resources allocated to the sector are lacking while transmitting and receiving a signal through the allocated resource, the base station allocates, to the sector, empty resources in resources allocated to other sectors.

[257] The system of any one of claims 130 to 132, wherein when a mobile station moves from a boundary region of the first sector to a boundary region of the second sector, the base station allows the mobile station to continue to use sector-centric resources for the boundary region of the first sector even in the boundary region of the second sector.

[258] The system of claim 137, wherein when the user returns to a previous region while continuing to use the current resources, the base station allows the mobile station to continue to use the current resources.

[259] The system of claim 138, wherein when the user moves to a third region after the base station allocates resources for a new region and before the base station has previous resources in use returned from the mobile station, the base station has the previous resources in use returned from the mobile station and allocates the resources for the third region.

[260] The method of claim 8, further comprising the step of: when a user returns to a previous region while continuing to use the current resources, allowing, by the base station, the mobile station to continue to use the current resources.

[261] The method of claim 9, further comprising the steps of: when the user moves to a third region after the base station allocates resources for a new region and before the base station has previous resources in use returned from the mobile station, having, by the base station, previous resources in use returned from the mobile station; and allocating resources for the third region.

[262] A method for using resources in a communication system, comprising the step of defining resources for a specific region in resources available to the communication system.

[263] The method of claim 262, further comprising the step of defining resources for another region in the resources for a specific region.

[264] A method for using resources in a communication system, comprising the step of: when a mobile station moves between regions of the communication system, having resources returned from the mobile station in each region, and then defining resources for a region to which the mobile station moves.

[265] The method of claim 264, wherein the step of defining the resources further comprises the step of having resources in use returned from the mobile station fully or partially and then newly defining resources for a region to which the mobile station moves.

[266] The method of claim 264, wherein the step of defining the resources further comprises the step of allowing the mobile station to continue to use previous resources even in a region to which the mobile station moves.

[267] The method of claim 264, wherein the step of defining the resources further comprises the step of newly defining resources for a region to which the mobile station moves while the mobile station is using previous resources even in the region to which the mobile station moves.

[268] A method for using resources in a communication system, comprising the step of: when a mobile station moves between regions of the communication system, returning, by the mobile station, resources in use in each region and then being allocated resources for a region to which the mobile station moves.

[269] The method of claim 268, wherein the step of being allocated resources comprises the step of fully or partially returning, by the mobile station, the resources in use and then being allocated the resources for the region to which the mobile station moves.

[270] The method of claim 268 wherein the step of being allocated resources comprises the step of: continuing, by the mobile station, to use previous resources even in a region to which the mobile station moves.

[271] The method of claim 268, wherein the step of being allocated resource further comprises the step of: allocating the resources for a region to which the mobile station moves while the mobile station is using previous resources even in the region to which the mobile station moves.

[272] The method of claim 268, wherein the step of being allocated resources further comprises the step of defining previous resources as the resources for the region to which the mobile station moves.

[273] A system for using resources in a communication system, comprising a base station for defining resources for a specific region in resources available to the communication system.

[274] The system of claim 273, wherein the base station defines resources for another region in the resources for the specific region.

[275] A system for using resources in a communication system, comprising a base station for, when a mobile station moves between regions of the communication system, having resources returned from the mobile station in each region, and then defining resources for a region to which the mobile station moves.

[276] The system of claim 275, wherein defining the resources comprises having resources in use returned from the mobile station fully or partially and then newly defining resources for a region to which the mobile station moves.

[277] The system of claim 275, wherein defining the resources comprises allowing the mobile station to continue to use previous resources even in a region to which the mobile station moves.

[278] The system of claim 275, wherein defining the resources comprises newly defining resources for a region to which the mobile station moves while the mobile station is using previous resources even in the region to which the mobile station moves.

[279] A system for using resources in a communication system, comprising a base station for, when a mobile station moves between regions of the communication system, having resources in use in each region returned from the mobile station, and then allocating resources for a region to which the mobile station moves.

[280] The system of claim 279, wherein allocating resources comprises having the resources in use returned from the mobile station fully or partially and then allocating the resources for the region to which the mobile station moves.

[281] The system of claim 279, wherein allocating resources comprises allowing the mobile station to continue to use previous resources even in a region to which the mobile station moves.