KR20090017899A - Apparatus and method for providing service providers list in broadband wireless access system - Google Patents

Abstract

An apparatus and a method for providing a service provider list in a broadband wireless access system are provided to supply a service provider list to a user, thereby enabling the user to receive a service list according to a location, age or performance of the terminal. A proxy server inspects whether service provider information is received from one or more service providers(301). The proxy server stores and manages the received service provider information in a database(303). The proxy server inspects whether a service provider list request message for requesting a service provider list is received from the terminal(305). When the service provider list request message is received, the proxy server checks the service provider list and an IP address of the service provider by using ID of a currently registered base station and the service provider information(307). Service provider list response message including the IP address of the corresponding service provider and the service provider list which the proxy server can offer to the terminal are transmitted to the terminal(309).

Description

Apparatus and method for providing service provider list in broadband wireless access system {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SERVICE PROVIDERS LIST IN BROADBAND WIRELESS ACCESS SYSTEM}

The present invention relates to a broadband wireless access system, and more particularly to an apparatus and method for providing a list of service providers to a user.

In general, communication systems have been developed mainly for voice services, and are gradually developing into communication systems capable of not only voice but also data services and various multimedia services. However, the voice-oriented communication system has not satisfied the rapidly increasing user's service needs due to the relatively small transmission bandwidth and high usage fee. In addition, due to the development of the communication industry and increasing user demand for Internet services, there is an increasing need for a communication system capable of efficiently providing Internet services. As a result, it has been introduced into a broadband wireless access system for efficiently providing Internet services with broadband enough to meet the demand of rapidly increasing users.

The broadband wireless access system is a system for integrating and supporting not only voice but also various low speed and high speed data services and multimedia application services such as high definition video. The broadband wireless access system is based on a wireless medium using broadband such as 2GHz, 5GHz, 26GHz and 60GHz, in a mobile or fixed environment, public switched telephone network (PSTN), public switched data network (PSDN), internet network, IMT2000 network, It is a wireless communication system that can connect ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) network and can support channel rates of 2Mbps or more. The broadband wireless access system may be classified into a broadband wireless subscriber network, a broadband mobile access network, and a high-speed wireless local area network (LAN) according to terminal mobility (fixed or mobile), communication environment (indoor or outdoor), and channel transmission rate. .

The wireless access method of the broadband wireless access system is being standardized by the IEEE 802.16 standardization group of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, one of the international standardization organizations.

Compared to the wireless technology for the conventional voice service, the IEEE 802.16 standard has a wider bandwidth of data, which allows a large amount of data to be transmitted in a short time, and enables all users to efficiently use the channel by sharing a channel (or resource). . In addition, quality of service (QoS) is guaranteed so that users can receive different quality services according to the characteristics of the service. In addition, as a business model between a network operator and a service provider is created to provide various services, types and amounts of services that can be provided to users are increasing.

However, in order for the current user to be provided with the service, the service information must be obtained in advance, and even if the user has obtained the service information in advance, the service varies according to the fluidly changing service environment such as the state or location of the user mobile terminal. There is a problem that cannot be received.

An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for providing a service provider list in a broadband wireless access system.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for providing a user with a list of service providers that can be provided according to a service environment such as a state and a location of a mobile terminal or a user's preference in a broadband wireless access system.

Another object of the present invention is an apparatus and method for defining a proxy server (or service broker) in a broadband wireless access system and providing a list of service providers that can be provided to each user through unicast. In providing.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an existing MAC management message (eg, a Downlink Channel Descriptor (DDC) message) of the 802.16 standard or to define a new MAC message in each broadband wireless access system. An apparatus and method for providing a service provider list are provided.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in the broadband wireless access system, a method of receiving a service provider list of a terminal includes checking a proxy server address preset in a memory when a service provider list request menu is selected. Transmitting a service provider list request message to the proxy server using the identified proxy server address, and a service provider list response message including a service provider list available from the proxy server to the terminal and an IP address of the service provider. It characterized in that it comprises a process of receiving.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for providing a service provider list in a broadband wireless access system includes providing a service provider information to at least one service provider by a proxy server, and at least one service by the proxy server. Storing and managing service provider information provided from a provider in a database; and when a service provider list request menu is selected, the terminal checks a proxy server address preset in a memory, and uses the checked proxy server address. Transmitting a service provider list request message to a proxy server, selecting a service provider list that the proxy server can provide to the terminal using the service provider information, and a service provider list response message including the selected service provider list; It characterized in that it comprises a step of transmitting to the terminal.

In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus for providing a service provider list in a broadband wireless access system includes at least one service provider providing service provider information to a proxy server, and a service provided from the at least one service provider. Storing and managing provider information in a database; when a service provider list request message is received from a terminal, selecting a service provider list that can be provided to the terminal using the service provider information, and including the selected service provider list; When the proxy server for transmitting the service provider list response message to the terminal and the service provider list request menu are selected, the proxy server address is checked in the memory, and the proxy server address is checked using the checked proxy server address. Service It characterized by including the user terminal for transmitting a request message provider list.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a method for providing a service provider list of a base station in a broadband wireless access system includes: receiving a service provider list and an IP address of a corresponding service provider from a functional entity; And generating a broadcast MAC message including a service provider list and an IP address of the corresponding service provider and periodically transmitting the same to the terminal.

According to an embodiment of the present invention to achieve the above object, a method of providing a service provider list in a broadband wireless access system, the process of providing the service provider information to one or more service providers to the functional entity, and the one or more services Transmitting a list of service providers available to the base station and the IP address of the corresponding service provider by using the service provider information provided from the provider, and the base station using the received service provider list and the IP address of the service provider. And generating a broadcast MAC message including the step of periodically transmitting the broadcast MAC message.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in the broadband wireless access system, an apparatus for providing a service provider list includes at least one service provider providing service provider information as a functional entity, and a service provider provided from at least one service provider. Broadcast MAC (broadcast MAC) including a service entity list that can be provided to the base station for each base station using the information, the function entity for transmitting the IP address of the service provider, and the received service provider list and the IP address of the service provider. It characterized in that it comprises a base station for generating a MAC) message and periodically transmitting to the terminal.

The present invention provides an apparatus and method for providing a user with a list of service providers currently available to a user so that the user can easily find and use a variety of services in the expansion and service universalization of a WiMAX network. The list of services that can be provided may be provided according to the location, age, or capability of the terminal. In addition, since various service providers can deliver their services to users more easily, service providers can obtain new profit generation opportunities and users can easily access various services.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description of the present invention, when it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Hereinafter, an apparatus and method for providing a service provider list in a broadband wireless access system will be described.

In general, a method of providing a service provider list that can be provided to a terminal may be divided into a unicast method for transmitting only to a specific terminal and a broadcast method for transmitting to all terminals in the base station. In the case of existing broadcasting technologies such as BCMCS (Broadcast Multicast Service) by CDMA EV-DO network and MBMS (Multimedia Broadcast and Multicast Service) by W-CDMA network, the broadcast method is used to provide a list of service providers that can be provided to the terminal. . However, the 802.16 system has no way to broadcast the provision of a list of service providers available to the terminal. Accordingly, the present invention proposes a method of transmitting a list of service providers that can be provided to a user equipment in unicast according to a user request, and a method of periodically transmitting a broadcast message to all terminals in the base station through modification of the 802.16 system.

Meanwhile, the unicast method proposed by the present invention is a method of defining a proxy server (or service broker) and delivering a list of service providers that can be provided to each user through unicast. In addition, the broadcast method proposed by the present invention uses an existing MAC management message (eg, a Downlink Channel Descriptor (DDC) message) of the 802.16 standard or defines a new MAC message and provides it to each user. A method of delivering a list of possible service providers.

1 is a diagram illustrating a network structure of a broadband wireless access system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the network structure includes a service provider 150, a proxy server 140, a base station controller (MBS controller: hereinafter referred to as 'MCBCS controller')) 120, the base station 110 and the terminal 100. Here, the base station controller and the MCBCS controller may be independent devices located together, or the base station controller may be configured to include the functions of the MCBCS controller.

Referring to FIG. 1, first, the service provider 150 is a content provider that provides broadcast service content and generates broadcast service content. In addition, the service provider 150 borrows a network provider's network to provide service provider information to provide content or a specific service to the terminal 100. The proxy provided by the network operator according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Transmission to the server 140 or to the MCBCS controller 120 or a newly defined functional entity according to the second embodiment of the present invention. When the service request message is received from the terminal 100, the service provider 150 transmits a service response message including service information to the terminal.

There is only one proxy server 140 in a network of a network operator, and according to the first embodiment of the present invention, store and manage service provider information received from one or more service providers 150 in a database, and the terminal When a service provider list request message is received from 100, the service provider list available to the terminal 100 is selected using the service provider information, and then the selected service provider list and the IP address of the service provider are included. The service provider list response message is transmitted to the terminal 100.

The base station controller 120 is configured to include an MCBCS controller 120, the MCBCS controller 120 or a newly defined functional entity according to the second embodiment of the present invention, at least one service provider The service provider information received from 150 is stored and managed in a database, and the service provider list available for the base station 110 and the IP address of the service provider are transmitted using the service provider information. Here, since the MCBCS controller 120 is for every base station controller, only one MCBCS controller needs to manage a list of service providers providing content to be transmitted through the corresponding base station controller, not a list of all service providers. Alternatively, the base station controller 120 processes the traffic from the proxy server 140 and transmits the processed traffic to the base station 110 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

The base station 110 performs wireless communication with the terminal 100, and in particular, according to the second embodiment of the present invention, a service provider from the MCBCS controller 120 or a newly defined functional entity. A list and a service provider's IP address are received, and a broadcast MAC message including the received service provider list and the service provider's IP address is generated and periodically transmitted to the terminal 100.

The terminal 100 requests a service provider list to the proxy server using a preset proxy server address when a service provider list request menu is selected according to a user's key operation according to the first embodiment of the present invention. When the message is transmitted and a service provider list response message including the service provider list and the IP address of the service provider is received from the proxy server 140, the service provider list included in the service provider list response message is displayed on the display unit. Display. In this case, when one or more service providers are selected from the service provider list according to a user's key manipulation, the terminal 100 transmits a service request message to the corresponding service provider 150 through the IP address of the selected service provider. In addition, the terminal 100 according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the service provider list and the IP address of the service provider through a broadcast MAC message periodically received from the base station 110; Receiving, and displays the received service provider list on the display unit according to the service provider list display menu selection according to the user's key operation, when one or more service providers of the service provider list is selected, the IP address of the selected service provider The service request message is transmitted to the service provider through.

As shown, one MBS zone (MSB_ZONE) is composed of a plurality of base stations, base stations in the same MBS zone (MSB_ZONE) transmit the same broadcast signal at the same time.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a method for providing a unicast service provider list in a broadband wireless access system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. That is, FIG. 2 relates to a method of informing a service provider list by unicast by a user request.

Referring to FIG. 2, first, at least one service provider 250 borrows its own information, that is, service provider information, in step 201 to provide content or a specific service to the terminal 200 by borrowing a network operator's network. It transmits to the proxy server 240 provided by the network operator. The service provider information, when the service provider 250 is newly registered by contracting with a network operator or when the service provider information of the service provider 250 needs to be changed, the service provider 250 may use the proxy server ( 240 may be transmitted in real time, or may be directly input to the proxy server 240 by the service provider 250. In this case, the service provider information includes an IP address of a service provider and local information for providing a service. Here, since the proxy server 240 manages a list of base stations corresponding to area information, the proxy server 240 can grasp a list of base stations receiving broadcast content of the service provider using the area information.

In operation 203, the proxy server 240 stores and manages service provider information received from one or more service providers 250 in a database. The service provider information may be stored in the database as a mapping table in which corresponding service provider information (IP address, list of base stations receiving broadcast content) is mapped for each service provider, or the service provider and the corresponding service provider for each base station. It may be stored in the database as a mapping table that maps the IP address.

In operation 205, the terminal 200 stores the proxy server 240 address provided by the corresponding network operator of the network service subscribed to by the user in memory and sets the address in advance. Here, the proxy server 240 address storing process may be performed when the user subscribes to the network service or may be stored in advance at the time of release of the network terminal. For example, if you press a button or make a selection from the menu, you can preconfigure it when you create your product so that it automatically connects to the proxy server. Accordingly, the terminal 200 may access the proxy server 240 without knowing the existence of the proxy server 240.

Thereafter, the terminal 200 transmits a service provider list request message for requesting a service provider list that can be provided in step 207 to the proxy server 240 according to a service provider list request menu selection according to a user's key manipulation. . Here, the service provider list request message may include an ID of the terminal 200 and an ID of the base station 210 currently registered by the terminal 200, or may include only an ID of the terminal 200. It may be.

In step 209, the proxy server 240 uses the ID of the base station 210 currently registered by the terminal 200 and the service provider information to provide the list of service providers available to the terminal 200 and the corresponding service provider. Check the IP address. Here, when the service provider list request message does not include the ID of the base station 210 currently registered by the terminal 200, the proxy server 240 uses an AA (Anchor Authenticator) (not shown). The terminal 200 may check the ID of the base station 210 currently registered. In addition, when information on the capacity of the user terminal, the user's preference or the age, etc. is stored together in the database of the proxy server 240, the service list that can be provided based on the information may be filtered.

In operation 211, the proxy server 240 transmits a service provider list response message including a service provider list that can be provided to the terminal 200 and an IP address of the service provider to the terminal 200.

Thereafter, the terminal 200 displays the service provider list included in the service provider list response message on the display unit, and when one or more service providers are selected from the service provider list according to a user's key operation in step 213, In step 215, the service request message is transmitted to the service provider 250 through the IP address of the selected service provider. Here, the service request message is configured to include the ID of the terminal 200. In this case, the service provider 250 transmits a service response message including service information to the terminal 200.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a proxy server for providing a unicast service provider list in a broadband wireless access system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the proxy server 240 checks whether service provider information is received from at least one service provider 250 (301). The service provider information may be received in real time from the service provider 250 when the service provider 250 contracts with the network operator and newly registers or when the service provider information of the service provider 250 needs to be changed. Alternatively, it may be directly input by the service provider 250. In this case, the service provider information includes an IP address of a service provider and local information for providing a service. Here, since the proxy server 240 manages a list of base stations corresponding to area information, the proxy server 240 can grasp a list of base stations receiving broadcast content of the service provider using the area information.

When service provider information is received from one or more service providers 250 in step 301, the proxy server 240 stores and manages the received service provider information in a database in step 303. The service provider information may be stored in the database as a mapping table in which corresponding service provider information (IP address, list of base stations receiving broadcast content) is mapped for each service provider, or the service provider and the corresponding service provider for each base station. It may be stored in the database as a mapping table that maps the IP address.

Thereafter, the proxy server 240 checks whether a service provider list request message for requesting a service provider list that can be provided in step 305 is received from the terminal 200. Here, the service provider list request message may include an ID of the terminal 200 and an ID of the base station 210 currently registered by the terminal 200, or may include only an ID of the terminal 200. It may be.

When the service provider list request message is received in step 305, the proxy server 240 uses the ID of the base station 210 currently registered by the terminal 200 and the service provider information in step 307. Check the list of service providers available to the user and the IP address of the service provider. Here, when the service provider list request message does not include the ID of the base station 210 currently registered by the terminal 200, the proxy server 240 uses an AA (Anchor Authenticator) (not shown). The terminal 200 may check the ID of the base station 210 currently registered. In addition, when information on the capacity of the user terminal, the user's preference or the age, etc. is stored together in the database of the proxy server 240, the service list that can be provided based on the information may be filtered.

In operation 309, the proxy server 240 transmits a service provider list response message including a service provider list that can be provided to the terminal 200 and an IP address of the service provider to the terminal 200.

Thereafter, the proxy server 240 terminates the algorithm according to the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a terminal for receiving a unicast service provider list in a broadband wireless access system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In this case, a proxy server address provided by a corresponding network operator of a network service subscribed to by a user is preset in a memory of the terminal. Accordingly, the terminal 200 may access the proxy server without knowing the existence of the proxy server. Can be. Here, the proxy server address is set by being stored in the memory of the terminal when the user subscribes to the network service or in advance in the memory of the terminal when the terminal is released.

Referring to FIG. 4, first, in step 401, the terminal 200 determines whether a service provider list request menu is selected according to a user's key manipulation.

When the service provider list request menu is selected, the terminal 200 transmits a service provider list request message to the proxy server 240 using the proxy server address preset in step 403. Here, the service provider list request message is a message for requesting a list of service providers that can be provided, and includes an ID of the terminal 200 and an ID of the base station 210 currently registered by the terminal 200, or It may be configured to include only the ID of the terminal 200.

In step 405, the terminal 200 determines whether a service provider list response message including a service provider list that can be provided to the terminal 200 and an IP address of the service provider is received from the proxy server 240. When the service provider list response message is received, the process proceeds to step 407 to display the service provider list included in the service provider list response message on the display unit.

In step 409, the terminal 200 determines whether one or more service providers are selected from the list of service providers according to a user's key operation. When one or more service providers are selected, the terminal 200 proceeds to step 411. The service request message is transmitted to the service provider 250 through the service provider's IP address. Here, the service request message is configured to include the ID of the terminal 200.

Thereafter, the terminal 200 receives a service response message including service information from the service provider 250.

Thereafter, the terminal 200 terminates the algorithm according to the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a method for providing a broadcast service provider list in a broadband wireless access system according to a second embodiment of the present invention. That is, FIG. 2 relates to a method for notifying all terminals in a base station through broadcast without requiring a user to request a list of service providers.

Referring to FIG. 5, first, at least one service provider 550 rents a network of a network operator to provide content or a specific service to the terminal 500. Transmit to controller 520. In this case, a newly defined functional entity may be used instead of the MCBCS controller 520. The service provider information, when the service provider 550 is newly registered by contracting with the network operator or when the service provider information of the service provider 550 needs to be changed, the service provider 550 may perform the MCBCS controller ( 520 may be transmitted in real time or may be directly input to the MCBCS controller 520 by the corresponding service provider 550. In this case, the service provider information includes an IP address of a service provider and local information for providing a service. Here, since the MCBCS controller 520 manages a list of base stations corresponding to area information, the MCBCS controller 520 can grasp a list of base stations receiving broadcast content of the service provider using the area information.

In operation 503, the MCBCS controller 520 stores and manages service provider information received from one or more service providers 550 in a database. Here, the service provider information may be stored in the database as a mapping table that maps the service provider and the IP address of the service provider for each base station.

In step 505, the MCBCS controller 520 transmits the service provider list mapped to the base station 510 and the IP address of the service provider for each base station 510.

In step 507, the base station 510 broadcasts the service provider list and the IP address of the service provider to the terminal 500 using a DCD message or a newly defined broadcast MAC message. In this case, the DCD message or the newly defined broadcast MAC message are periodically transmitted, and thus, a UE newly connected to a network and a UE handed over from another BS may also receive new service provider information. .

In this case, the DCD message includes a Service Provider list TLV (Type / Length / Value) shown in Table 1 below to represent the service provider list and the IP address of the service provider.

Name Type Length Value Scope Service Provider list 163 variable IP address; description DCD

In this case, the Service Provider list TLV of Table 1 specifies a list of service providers accessible by the terminal currently registered in the base station. Since the number of service provider lists is not determined, the Length is variable, and the Value is divided into an IP address of a service provider for access and an descriptor for identifying a service by a user.

Thereafter, the terminal 500 displays the service provider list received from the base station 510 on the display unit according to the service provider list display menu selection according to the user's key operation and then, in step 509, according to the user's key operation. When one or more service providers are selected from the list of service providers, the process proceeds to step 511 and transmits a service request message to the service provider 550 through the IP address of the selected service provider. Here, the service request message is configured to include the ID of the terminal 500. In this case, the service provider 550 transmits a service response message including service information to the terminal 500.

6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of an MCBCS controller for providing a list of broadcast service providers in a broadband wireless access system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, the MCBCS controller 520 checks whether service provider information is received from at least one service provider 550 in step 601. The service provider information may be received in real time from the service provider 550 when the service provider 550 contracts with the network operator and is newly registered or when the service provider information of the service provider 550 needs to be changed. Alternatively, it may be directly input by the service provider 550. In this case, the service provider information includes an IP address of a service provider and local information for providing a service. Here, since the MCBCS controller 520 manages a list of base stations corresponding to area information, the MCBCS controller 520 can grasp a list of base stations receiving broadcast content of the service provider using the area information.

When service provider information is received from one or more service providers 550 in step 601, the MCBCS controller 520 stores and manages the received service provider information in a database in step 603. Here, the service provider information may be stored in the database as a mapping table in which IP addresses of the service provider and the service provider are mapped for each base station.

In step 605, the MCBCS controller 520 transmits the service provider list mapped to the base station 510 and the IP address of the service provider for each base station 510.

Thereafter, the MCBCS controller 520 terminates the algorithm according to the present invention.

7 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a base station for providing a list of broadcast service providers in a broadband wireless access system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, the base station 510 checks whether the service provider list and the IP address of the service provider are received from the MCBCS controller 520 in step 701.

When the service provider list and the IP address of the service provider are received, the base station 510 uses the DCD message or the newly defined broadcast MAC message in step 703 to list the service provider and the service provider. Broadcasts the IP address of the terminal 500. In this case, since the DCD message or the newly defined broadcast MAC message are periodically transmitted, the newly connected terminal and the terminal handed over by another base station can also receive new service provider information. The DCD message includes a Service Provider list TLV (Type / Length / Value) of Table 1 to represent the service provider list and the IP address of the service provider.

Thereafter, the base station 510 terminates the algorithm according to the present invention.

Meanwhile, in the detailed description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined not only by the scope of the following claims, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

1 is a diagram illustrating a network structure of a broadband wireless access system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a method for providing a unicast service provider list in a broadband wireless access system according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a proxy server for providing a unicast service provider list in a broadband wireless access system according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a terminal for receiving a unicast service provider list in a broadband wireless access system according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a method for providing a list of broadcast service providers in a broadband wireless access system according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of an MCBCS controller for providing a list of broadcast service providers in a broadband wireless access system according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

7 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a base station for providing a list of broadcast service providers in a broadband wireless access system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (49)

A method of receiving a service provider list of a terminal in a broadband wireless access system, When the service provider list request menu is selected, checking the proxy server address preset in the memory; Transmitting a service provider list request message to a proxy server using the identified proxy server address; And receiving, from the proxy server, a service provider list response message including a service provider list available to the terminal and an IP address of the service provider. The method of claim 1, The service provider list request message may include at least one of an identifier of the terminal and an identifier of a base station currently registered by the terminal. The method of claim 1, Displaying a list of service providers included in the service provider list response message on a display unit; When at least one service provider is selected from the service provider list, transmitting a service request message to a corresponding service provider through an IP address of the selected service provider; And receiving a service response message including service information from the service provider. The method of claim 3, wherein The service request message comprises an identifier of the terminal. The method of claim 1, The proxy server address may be set by being stored in the memory of the terminal by the network operator when the user subscribes to the network service or in advance in the memory of the terminal when the terminal is released. A method for providing a service provider list in a broadband wireless access system, Providing one or more service providers with service provider information to a proxy server; Storing and managing service provider information provided by at least one service provider in a database; When the service provider list request menu is selected, checking a proxy server address preset in a memory, and transmitting a service provider list request message to the proxy server using the checked proxy server address; Selecting, by the proxy server, a service provider list that can be provided to the terminal using the service provider information, and transmitting a service provider list response message including the selected service provider list to the terminal. Way. The method of claim 6, The service provider information may be transmitted in real time to the proxy server or directly to the proxy server when it is determined that the service provider newly registers service provider information with the proxy server or needs to change the registered service provider information. Method for providing by input. The method of claim 6, The received service provider information includes an IP address and local information providing a service. The method of claim 8, The service provider information may be a mapping table for mapping a service provider's IP address and a list of base stations receiving broadcast content of the service provider for each service provider, or a mapping for mapping the IP address of the service provider and the service provider for each base station. Storing in the database as a table. The method of claim 9, The service provider list response message includes a service provider list available to the terminal and an IP address of the service provider. The method of claim 10, Displaying, by the terminal, a service provider list included in the service provider list response message on a display unit; When the at least one service provider is selected from the list of service providers, transmitting, by the terminal, a service request message to a corresponding service provider through an IP address of the selected service provider; The service provider further comprises the step of transmitting a service response message containing the service information to the terminal. The method of claim 11, The service request message comprises an identifier of the terminal. The method of claim 6, The proxy server address may be set by being stored in the memory of the terminal by the network operator when the user subscribes to the network service or by being stored in advance in the memory of the terminal at the time of the release of the network terminal. The method of claim 6, The service provider list request message may include at least one of an identifier of the terminal and an identifier of a base station currently registered by the terminal. The method of claim 14, If the service provider list request message does not include the identifier of the base station currently registered by the terminal, the proxy server further includes the step of acquiring an identifier of the base station currently registered by the terminal in cooperation with an anchor Authenticator (AA). Characterized in that the method. The method of claim 6, And after the service provider list is selected, the proxy server filtering the service provider list to be included in the service provider list response message among the selected service provider lists by using user information previously stored in the database. Way. The method of claim 16, The user information comprises at least one of the capacity (capability) of the terminal, the user's preference, the user's age. An apparatus for providing a service provider list in a broadband wireless access system, One or more service providers for providing service provider information to a proxy server, After storing and managing the service provider information provided from the at least one service provider in a database, and when a service provider list request message is received from the terminal, selecting a service provider list that can be provided to the terminal using the service provider information, The proxy server for transmitting a service provider list response message including the selected service provider list to the terminal; When the service provider list request menu is selected, the terminal includes checking the preset proxy server address in a memory and transmitting a service provider list request message to the proxy server using the checked proxy server address. Device. The method of claim 18, wherein the service provider, When the service provider information is newly registered in the proxy server or the need to change the registered service provider information is determined, the service provider information may be transmitted to the proxy server in real time or directly inputted to the proxy server to provide the service provider information. Characterized in that the device. The method of claim 18, The received service provider information includes an IP address and local information providing a service. The method of claim 20, wherein the proxy server, The service provider information as a mapping table that maps the IP address of the service provider to the list of base stations receiving broadcast content of the service provider for each service provider, or a mapping table which maps the IP address of the service provider and the service provider to each base station. Storing the data in the database. The method of claim 21, The service provider list response message includes a service provider list that can be provided to the terminal and an IP address of the service provider. The method of claim 22, The terminal displays a list of service providers included in the service provider list response message on a display unit, and when one or more service providers are selected from the service provider list, the terminal provides a service to the corresponding service provider through an IP address of the selected service provider. Send a request message, The service provider, characterized in that for transmitting a service response message containing the service information to the terminal. The method of claim 23, And the service request message includes an identifier of the terminal. The method of claim 18, The proxy server address may be set by being stored in the memory of the terminal by the network operator when the user subscribes to the network service or in advance in the memory of the terminal when the terminal is released. The method of claim 18, The service provider list request message may include at least one of an identifier of the terminal and an identifier of a base station currently registered by the terminal. The method of claim 26, wherein the proxy server, If the service provider list request message does not include the identifier of the base station currently registered by the terminal, the device, characterized in that to acquire the identifier of the base station currently registered by the terminal in conjunction with the AA (Anchor Authenticator). The method of claim 18, wherein the proxy server, And after the service provider list is selected, the proxy server filters a service provider list to be included in the service provider list response message of the selected service provider list by using user information previously stored in the database. The method of claim 28, The user information includes at least one of the capacity (capability) of the terminal, the user's preference, the user's age. A method for providing a list of service providers of a base station in a broadband wireless access system, Receiving a list of service providers from the functional entity and the IP address of the service provider; And generating a broadcast MAC message including the received service provider list and the IP address of the service provider and periodically transmitting the broadcast MAC message to the mobile station. The method of claim 30, And wherein said functional entity is an MCBCS controller. The method of claim 30, The broadcast MAC message is a Downlink Channel Descriptor (DDC) message. The method of claim 32, The format of the DCD message is a name that specifies a list of service providers accessible by a terminal registered with the current base station, and a variable length since the number of service provider lists is not determined. ), At least one field of a value field divided by an IP address of a service provider for access and a descriptor for identifying a service by a user. A method for providing a service provider list in a broadband wireless access system, Providing one or more service providers with service entity information as functional entities; Transmitting, by the functional entity, a list of service providers available to the base station for each base station and IP addresses of the service providers by using service provider information provided from at least one service provider; And generating, by the base station, a broadcast MAC message including the received service provider list and the IP address of the service provider and periodically transmitting the same to the terminal. The method of claim 34, wherein The service provider information may be transmitted in real time to the function entity or directly to the function entity when it is determined that the service provider newly registers service provider information in the function entity or needs to change the registered service provider information. Method for providing by input. The method of claim 34, wherein The received service provider information includes an IP address and local information providing a service. The method of claim 34, wherein Displaying the received service provider list on a display unit according to a service provider list display menu selection; When the at least one service provider is selected from the service provider list, transmitting, by the terminal, a service request message to the corresponding service provider through the IP address of the selected service provider; The service provider further comprises the step of transmitting a service response message containing the service information to the terminal. The method of claim 37, wherein The service request message comprises an identifier of the terminal. The method of claim 34, wherein And wherein said functional entity is an MCBCS controller. The method of claim 34, wherein The broadcast MAC message is a Downlink Channel Descriptor (DDC) message. The method of claim 40, The format of the DCD message is a name that specifies a list of service providers accessible by a terminal registered with the current base station, and a variable length since the number of service provider lists is not determined. ), At least one field of a value field divided by an IP address of a service provider for access and a descriptor for identifying a service by a user. An apparatus for providing a service provider list in a broadband wireless access system, One or more service providers that provide service provider information as functional entities; The functional entity for transmitting a list of service providers that can be provided to the base station and the IP address of the service provider by using the service provider information provided from at least one service provider; And the base station for generating a broadcast MAC message including the received service provider list and the IP address of the service provider and periodically transmitting the same to the terminal. 43. The method of claim 42 wherein the service provider is When the service provider information is newly registered to the function entity or when it is determined that the need to change the previously registered service provider information is determined, the service provider information is transmitted to the function entity in real time or directly inputted to the function entity to provide the service provider information. Characterized in that the device. The method of claim 42, The received service provider information includes an IP address and local information providing a service. The method of claim 42, The terminal displays the received service provider list on a display unit according to a service provider list display menu selection, and when one or more service providers are selected from the service provider list, the corresponding service through the selected service provider's IP address. Send a service request message to the provider; The service provider, characterized in that for transmitting a service response message containing the service information to the terminal. The method of claim 45, And the service request message includes an identifier of the terminal. The method of claim 42, And the functional entity is an MCBCS controller. The method of claim 42, And the broadcast MAC message is a downlink channel descriptor (DDC) message. 49. The method of claim 48 wherein The format of the DCD message is a name that specifies a list of service providers accessible by a terminal registered with the current base station, and a variable length since the number of service provider lists is not determined. ), At least one of a value field divided by an IP address of a service provider for access and a descriptor for identifying a service by a user.

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