Patent ID: 8194703
Filing Date: 2012-06-05
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A wireless communication system comprising: a base station; a single-carrier wireless communication terminal for performing a packet communication with said base station; and a multi-carrier wireless communication terminal for performing a packet communication with said base station substantially at the same time, wherein said base station comprises: a storage section for storing allocation information, wherein the storage section sets and stores a first allocation information region for the single-carrier wireless communication terminal and a second allocation information region for the multi-carrier wireless communication terminal; a first allocation section for at least one of allocating a carrier to said single-carrier wireless communication terminal and carriers to said multi-carrier wireless communication terminal from a plurality of carriers, said allocated carrier or carriers to be used during communication with said base station; and a second allocation section for allocating allocation information of the single-carrier set in the first allocation information region for at least one of said single-carrier wireless communication terminal and for allocating allocation information of the multi-carrier set in the second allocation information region for at least one of said multi-carrier wireless communication terminal based on the availability of said allocation information, wherein said allocation information identifies a wireless communication terminal communicating with said base station.