Patent Publication Number: US-8995319-B2

Title: Terminal of supporting direct communication using infra communication and direct communication method of the same

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
     This application claims priority to and the benefit of Korean Patent Application Nos. 10-2011-0068665, 10-2011-0107611, 10-2011-0113005, and 10-2012-0075942 filed in the Korean Intellectual Property Office on Jul. 12, 2011, Oct. 20, 2011, Nov. 1, 2011, and Jul. 12, 2012, respectively, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     (a) Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to a terminal that supports direct communication using infracommunication, and a method of performing direct communication of the same. 
     (b) Description of the Related Art 
     In an environment in which infrastructure communication is constructed between a terminal and a base station, a method of performing direct communication between terminals using a specific resource area is suggested. 
     Infracommunication and direct communication between terminals are performed using independent resources and are different communication methods. 
     When direct communication between terminals is performed, in order to exchange information with a backbone network or to widen a serviceable area, it is necessary to use infracommunication. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention has been made in an effort to provide a terminal that supports direct communication using infracommunication, and a method of performing direct communication of the same. 
     An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a method in which a first terminal supports direct communication using infracommunication, the method including: setting at least one direct communication link with at least one second terminal; setting at least one traffic connection with a base station; and forwarding data that is transmitted from the at least one second terminal through the at least one direct communication link to the at least one traffic connection or forwarding data that is transmitted from the base station through the at least one traffic connection to the at least one direct communication link. 
     Another embodiment of the present invention provides a method in which a first terminal supports direct communication using infracommunication, the method including performing a service setting procedure with a base station in order to perform direct communication with at least one second terminal, wherein at the performing of a service setting procedure, a dynamic service addition-request (DSA-REQ) message is transmitted to the base station, and the DSA-REQ message includes identifier information of the first terminal and identifier information of the second terminal. 
     Yet another embodiment of the present invention provides a method in which a first terminal performs direct communication using infracommunication, the method including: receiving system information including a blind paging cycle and blind paging offset from a base station; receiving an advertisement message for setting a direct communication service from the base station using the blind paging cycle and the blind paging offset; and performing, when an identifier of the first terminal is included in the advertising message, a service setting procedure with the base station. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a diagram illustrating a communication environment according to a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 2  is a diagram illustrating a procedure in which a forwarding terminal (MS) sets traffic connection according to a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 3  is a diagram illustrating a procedure of registering an identifier of a terminal that participates in direct communication at a base station according to a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIGS. 4 and 5  are diagrams illustrating an example of a signal procedure that is related to a link establishment function of direct communication and a traffic connection setting function of infracommunication. 
         FIG. 6  is a diagram illustrating a communication environment according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 7  is a flowchart illustrating a procedure in which a base station supports direct communication between terminals according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 8  is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of registering information of direct communication terminals at a base station according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIGS. 9 and 10  are flowcharts illustrating a service setting procedure according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 11  is a flowchart illustrating a service setting procedure according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 12  illustrates a terminal and a base station that can be applied to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS 
     In the following detailed description, only certain exemplary embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, simply by way of illustration. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the drawings and description are to be regarded as illustrative in nature and not restrictive. Like reference numerals designate like elements throughout the specification. 
     In addition, in the entire specification, unless explicitly described to the contrary, the word “comprise” and variations such as “comprises” or “comprising” will be understood to imply the inclusion of stated elements but not the exclusion of any other elements. 
     In the entire specification, a mobile station (MS) may indicate a terminal, a mobile terminal (MT), a subscriber station (SS), a portable subscriber station (PSS), an access terminal (AT), and user equipment (UE), and may include an entire function or a partial function of the terminal, the MT, the SS, the PSS, the AT, and the UE. 
     Further, a base station (BS) may indicate a node B, an evolved node B (eNode B), an access point (AP), a radio access station (RAS), a base transceiver station (BTS), and a mobile multihop relay (MMR)-BS, and may include an entire function or a partial function of the node B, the eNode B, the AP, the RAS, the BTS, and the MMR-BS. 
     A first exemplary embodiment of the present invention will now be described. The first exemplary embodiment of the present invention relates to a method in which a terminal that participates in direct communication between terminals exchanges information with a communication subject that is positioned at a backbone network using infracommunication. 
       FIG. 1  is a diagram illustrating a communication environment according to a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
     Referring to  FIG. 1 , a communication environment according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a base station  100  and at least one of terminals  110 ,  120 , and  130 . Here, the terminals  110 ,  120 , and  130  perform direct communication between terminals. In this case, the terminal  110  is positioned within an area in which it can perform infracommunication with a base station. That is, the terminal  110  may include both an infracommunication interface and a direct communication interface. The terminal  110  can independently operate direct communication and infracommunication. The terminals  120  and  130  may be positioned at an area in which infracommunication is available or an area in which infracommunication is unavailable. 
     In this specification, a terminal that is positioned at an area in which infracommunication is available like the terminal  110  and that exchanges data by performing infracommunication with the base station  100  and that exchanges data by performing direct communication with the terminals  120  and  130  is referred to as a forwarding MS. The forwarding MS  110  participates in both direct communication and infracommunication. The forwarding MS  110  mutually forwards two links using an infracommunication interface and a direct communication interface. That is, the forwarding MS  110  may forward data that it receives from the terminals  120  and  130  through direct communication to the base station  100  through infracommunication, and forward data that it receives from the base station  100  through infracommunication to the terminals  120  and  130  through direct communication. 
     The base station  100  is connected to an upper level layer (including a server) that is positioned at a backbone network, and receives data from the upper level layer or transmits data to the upper level layer. Therefore, even if direct communication between the forwarding MS  110  and the terminals  120  and  130  is performed independently from a backbone network, the terminal  110  and the terminals  120  and  130  exchange data with the upper level layer through the base station  100 . For this purpose, the forwarding MS  110  sets a traffic connection to the base station and connects the traffic connection to a direct communication link with the terminals  120  and  130 . 
       FIG. 2  is a diagram illustrating a procedure in which a forwarding MS sets traffic connection according to a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
     Referring to  FIG. 2 , it is assumed that the forwarding MS  110  sets a direct communication link to each of the terminal  120  and the terminal  130 . In this case, when a plurality of traffic connections FID (flow identifier) k and FID n are set between the base station  100  and the forwarding MS  110 , the forwarding MS  110  connects a direct communication link with the terminal  120  to one traffic connection FID k of traffic connections with the base station  100  and connects a direct communication link with the terminal  130  to the remaining one connection FID n of traffic connections with the base station  100 . 
     A procedure of setting each of traffic connections FID k and FID n may be performed through an exchange procedure of a dynamic service addition request/response/acknowledgement (AAI_DSA_REQ/RSP/ACK) message. 
     A procedure of connecting a direct communication link between the forwarding MS  110  and the terminal  120  or the terminal  130  may be performed through direct mode link establishment request/response (DM-LEST-REQ/RSP) message exchange. 
     It is necessary for the base station  100  to know information of a terminal that participates in direct communication. Accordingly, an identifier of a terminal that participates in direct communication should be registered at the base station  100 . 
       FIG. 3  is a diagram illustrating a procedure of registering an identifier of a terminal that participates in direct communication at a base station according to a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
     Referring to  FIG. 3 , the forwarding MS  110  acquires a terminal identifier MSID of the terminals  120  and  130  that participate in direct communication and transmits terminal identifier information to the base station  100 , and the base station  100  registers the terminal identifier information. Accordingly, the base station  100  identifies terminals to which a direct communication link is connected. 
     In this case, it is necessary for the forwarding MS  110  to know a terminal that is not registered at the base station  100 . For this purpose, the base station  100  broadcasts an advertisement message (e.g., an AAI-DM-MS-ADV message) including a periodically or non-periodically registered terminal identifier list. The AAI-DM-MS-ADV message may be used mix with the AAI-DC-MM-ADV message, where MM stands for “multimode.” 
     Accordingly, the forwarding MS  110  may know a terminal identifier that is registered at the base station  100 . When a terminal identifier that is acquired from another terminal participating in direct communication is not included in a terminal identifier list that is received from a base station, the forwarding MS  110  recognizes the terminal identifier as a new terminal identifier. In this case, the forwarding MS  110  requests an update of a terminal identifier list from the base station  100 . That is, the forwarding MS  110  transmits an AAI-DM-LU-REQ message (may be used mix with an AAI-DC-LU-REQ message) that requests update to the base station  100  and receives an AAI-DM-LU-RSP message (may be used mix with an AAI-DC-LU-RSP message), which is a response to an update request from the base station  100 , thereby registering a new terminal identifier at the base station  100 . In the messages, LU stands for “list update.” 
     Here, only a case of registering a new terminal identifier is exemplified, but as a direct communication link is released, the above processes can be equally applied to a case of deleting an already registered terminal identifier. 
     It is necessary to define traffic setting of infracommunication and a message that connects a direct communication link. 
     Table 1 represents a message that is related on a function basis in a one-to-one communication procedure that performs unicast transmission, and Table 2 represents a message that is related on a function basis at a one-to-many communication procedure that performs multicast transmission. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
                 TABLE 1 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Function 
                 Infracommunication 
                 Direct communication link 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                 Paging 
                 PAG-ADV 
                 DM-PAG-ADV 
               
               
                 Link establishment 
                 DSA-REQ/RSP/ACK 
                 DM-LEST-REQ/RSP 
               
               
                 Flow management 
                 DSx-REQ/RSP/ACK 
                 DM-DSx-REQ/RSP/ACK 
               
               
                 Link release 
                 DSD-REQ/RSP/ACK 
                 DM-LREL-REQ/RSP 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
                 TABLE 2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Function 
                 Infracommunication 
                 Direct communication link 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                 Link establishment 
                 DSA-REQ/RSP/ACK 
                 DM-LEST-CMD 
               
               
                 Flow management 
                 DSx-REQ/RSP/ACK 
                 DM-DSx-CMD 
               
               
                 Link release 
                 DSD-REQ/RSP/ACK 
                 DM-LREL-CMD 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     As shown in Tables 1 and 2, a procedure (e.g., Direct Mode-Link Establishment-Request/Response (DM-LEST-REQ/RSP), or Direct Mode-Link Establishment-Command (DM-LEST-CMD) corresponding to link establishment in direct communication is related to a flow establishment procedure (e.g., Dynamic Service Addition-Request/Response/Acknowledgement (DSA-REQ/RSP/ACK)) in infracommunication, and a procedure (e.g., Direct Mode-Link Release-Request/Response (DM-LREL-REQ/RSP) or Direct Mode-Link Release-Command (DM-LREL-CMD)) corresponding to link release in direct communication is related to a flow release procedure (e.g., Dynamic Service Deletion-Request/Response/Acknowledgement (DSD-REQ/RSP/ACK) in infracommunication. A flow management procedure (e.g., DM-DSx-REQ/RSP/ACK or DM-DSx-CMD) in direct communication is related to a flow management procedure (e.g., DSx-REQ/RSP/ACK) in infracommunication. Here, the DM-LEST-REQ/RSP message may be used mix with an Advanced Air Interface-Direct (AAI)-Direct Communication (DC)-LEST-REQ/REQ message. The DM-DSx-REQ/RSP/ACK message may be used together with the AAI-DC-DSx-REQ/RSP/ACK message. The DM-LREL-REQ/RSP message may be used mix with the AAI-DC-LREL-REQ/RSP message. The DM-LEST-CMD message may be used together with the AAI-DC-LEST-CMD message. The DM-DSx-CMD message may be used mix with the AAI-DC-DSx-CMD message. The DM-LREL-CMD message may be used mix with the AAI-DC-LREL-CMD message. 
       FIGS. 4 and 5  are diagrams illustrating an example of a signal procedure that is related to a link establishment function of direct communication and a traffic connection setting function of infracommunication. 
     Referring to  FIG. 4 , in an one-to-one direct communication link, a flow setting function of infracommunication between the base station  100  and the forwarding MS  110  is performed (a DSA-REQ/RSP/ACK message is exchanged) according to an unicast procedure (S 400 ), and a link establishment function of direct communication between the forwarding MS  110  and the terminal  120  is performed (a DM-LEST-REQ/RSP is exchanged) according to a one-to-one procedure (S 410 ). 
     Thereafter, the forwarding MS  110  mutually forwards data using flow of infracommunication and a link of direct communication (S 420 ). 
     When it is necessary to add traffic connection (i.e., service flow), a flow setting function of infracommunication between the base station  100  and the forwarding MS  110  is performed (a DSA-REQ/RSP/ACK message is exchanged) according to a unicast procedure (S 430 ), and a flow management function of direct communication between the forwarding MS  110  and the terminal  120  is performed (DM-DSA-REQ/RSP/ACK) according to a one-to-one procedure (S 440 ). 
     Accordingly, additional service flow between the base station  100  and the forwarding MS  110  and between the forwarding MS  110  and the terminal  120  is activated (S 450 ). 
     A flow setting procedure may be interlocked with a 3-way handshake method. 
     Referring to  FIG. 5 , in a one-to-many direct communication link, a flow setting function of infracommunication between the base station  100  and the forwarding MS  110  is performed (a DSA-REQ/RSP/ACK message is exchanged) according to a unicast procedure (S 500 ), and a link establishment function of direct communication between the forwarding MS  110  and the terminal  120  is performed (a DM-LEST-RSP is transmitted) according to a one-to-many procedure (S 510 ). Thereafter, the forwarding MS  110  mutually forwards data using flow of infracommunication and a direct communication link (S 520 ). 
     When it is necessary to add service flow, a flow setting function of infracommunication between the base station  100  and the forwarding MS  110  is performed (a DSA-REQ/RSP/ACK message is exchanged) according to a unicast procedure (S 530 ), and a flow management function of direct communication between the forwarding MS  110  and the terminal  120  is performed (DM-DSA-CMD) according to a one-to-one procedure (S 540 ). 
     Accordingly, additional service flow between the base station  100  and the forwarding MS  110  and between the forwarding MS  110  and the terminal  120  is activated (S 550 ). 
     In this way, a traffic connection for infracommunication is set between the base station  100  and the forwarding MS  110 , and a link for direct communication is set between the forwarding MS  110  and the terminal  120 . Accordingly, terminals  110  and  120  that participate in direct communication cannot directly forward data for direct communication to a backbone network, but can forward the data to a backbone network using infracommunication. 
     Hereinafter, a method of using infracommunication in order to widen a service area that can perform direct communication according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described. 
       FIG. 6  is a diagram illustrating a communication environment according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
     Referring to  FIG. 6 , a communication environment according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a base station  600  and at least one of terminals  610  and  620 . Here, the terminals  610  and  620  perform direct communication between terminals. In this case, the terminals  610  and  620  are positioned within an area that can perform infracommunication with a base station and may perform infracommunication with the base station  600 . The terminals  610  and  620  can independently perform direct communication and infracommunication. 
     The base station  600  performs a function of connecting traffic between the terminals  610  and  620  instead of transmitting data that it receives from the terminals  610  and  620  to a gateway. For example, when the terminal  610  and the terminal  620  perform direct communication, the terminals  610  and  620  set service flows FID k and FID n, respectively, with the base station  600 . The base station  600  transmits traffic through the service flow FID k with the terminal  610  to the service flow FID n with the terminal  620 , and transmits traffic through the service flow FID n with the terminal  620  to the service flow FID k with the terminal  610 . 
     Accordingly, the terminal  610  and the terminal  620  perform direct communication through the base station  600 . Even when the base station  600  is not connected to a backbone network or even when some functions of the base station  600  are broken by a disaster, a service radius in which direct communication can be performed between terminals can be widened. 
     For this purpose, it is necessary to define a node and a message. 
       FIG. 7  is a flowchart illustrating a procedure in which a base station supports direct communication between terminals according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Here, it is assumed that the base station provides a service to terminals within the base station area without connection to a backbone network. 
     Referring to  FIG. 7 , the base station  600  broadcasts a broadcasting message including system information to the terminals  610  and  620  (S 700 ). A broadcasting message (AAI-MM-ADV with Action Type=0b100) including system information may be information representing that the broadcasting message can provide a limited service without connection to a backbone network. The base station  600  that is not connected to a backbone network cannot perform all connection settings in which backbone connection is necessary or traffic transmitting/receiving. Therefore, the terminals  610  and  620 , having received the corresponding message from the base station  600 , perform a network entry procedure (S 710 ), request setting of a service in which backbone connection is unnecessary (S 720 ), and exchange traffic with the base station  600  (S 730 ). 
       FIG. 8  is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of registering information of direct communication terminals to a base station according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
     Referring to  FIG. 8 , the terminals  610  and  620  having a direct communication interface among terminals that are connected to the base station  600  transmit a direct communication terminal registration request message to the base station  600  (S 800  and S 820 ). The direct communication terminal registration request message includes information (e.g., a terminal identifier) of the terminal. If the terminals  610  and  620  are forwarding MSs that provide a forwarding function to other terminals having a direct communication interface, information of other terminals may be included in a direct communication terminal registration request message. 
     The base station  600 , having received the direct communication terminal registration request message, transmits a direct communication terminal registration response message to the terminals  610  and  620  (S 810  and S 830 ). 
     The base station  600  collects information of a terminal in which direct communication is available using a direct communication terminal registration request message that it receives from the terminals  610  and  620 . The base station  600  broadcasts the collected terminal information through a direct communication terminal information advertisement message (S 840  and S 850 ). The direct communication terminal information advertisement message may be periodically or non-periodically transmitted. The terminal information that is included in the direct communication terminal information advertisement message includes information of a terminal that is connected to the base station through an infracommunication interface and in which direct communication is available. The terminal information may further include information of a terminal that is not connected to an infracommunication interface and that can perform direct communication with a forwarding terminal. 
     When the base station  600  receives a direct communication terminal registration request message from the terminals  610  and  620 , the base station  600  changes information of a terminal that is included in the direct communication terminal information advertisement message according to information that is included in the direct communication terminal registration request message. 
       FIGS. 9 and 10  are flowcharts illustrating a service setting procedure according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.  FIGS. 9 and 10  illustrate that the base station  600  knows information of another terminal  620  to which the terminal  610  is to directly communicate. 
     Referring to  FIG. 9 , the terminal  610  transmits a service setting request message that requests connection setting to the terminal  620  to the base station  600  (S 900 ). The service setting request message may further include an identifier of a source terminal (terminal  610 ) and an identifier of a destination terminal (terminal  620 ) for a classification function as well as service flow parameters for general service setting. 
     The base station  600 , having received the service setting request message, transmits a service setting response message to the terminal  610  in response thereto (S 910 ). The service setting response message includes service flow parameters including a processing result of a service setting request message and service flow ID. 
     The terminal  610 , having received the service setting response message, transmits a service setting determination message to the base station  600  in response thereto (S 920 ). 
     The base station  600  transmits a service setting request message to the terminal  620  using an identifier of a destination terminal that is included in the service setting request message that is transmitted by the terminal  610  (S 930 ). A service setting request message that is transmitted by the base station  600  includes an identifier of a source terminal and an identifier of a destination terminal for a classification function as well as service flow parameters for general service setting. 
     The terminal  620 , having received the service setting request message, transmits a service setting response message to the base station  600  (S 940 ), and the base station  600  responds as a service setting determination message to the service setting request message (S 950 ). 
     Referring to  FIG. 10 , the terminal  610  transmits a service setting request message that requests connection setting to the terminal  620 , to the base station  600  (S 1000 ). The service setting request message may further include an identifier of a source terminal (the terminal  610 ) and an identifier of a destination terminal (the terminal  620 ) for a classification function as well as service flow parameters for general service setting. 
     The base station  600  transmits a service setting request message to the terminal  620  using an identifier of a destination terminal that is included in the service setting request message that is transmitted by the terminal  610  (S 1010 ). The service setting request message that is transmitted by the base station  600  includes an identifier of a source terminal and an identifier of a destination terminal for a classification function as well as service flow parameters for general service setting. 
     The terminal  620 , having received the service setting request message, transmits a service setting response message to the base station  600  in response thereto (S 1020 ). The base station  600  transmits a service setting response message to the terminal  610  (S 1030 ). The service setting response message includes service flow parameters including a processing result of the service setting request message and service flow ID. 
     The terminal  610 , having received the service setting response message, transmits a service setting determination message to the base station  600  in response thereto (S 1040 ). The base station  600  transmits a service setting determination message to the terminal  620  (S 1050 ). 
     In  FIGS. 9 and 10 , when a CS specification parameter is set to IPv4/IPv6 or IEEE802.3, an IPv4/IPv6 or IEEE802.3 address of the source terminal is set as an identifier of a source terminal and an identifier of a destination terminal that are defined in the service setting request message. However, for a direct communication service that does not use a corresponding address as an identifier, it is necessary to define a new CS specification parameter. Table 3 represents a service setting request message (AAI-DSA-REQ) message according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
             
               
                 TABLE 3 
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
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                 Field 
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                 Value/Description 
                 Condition 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                 . . . 
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                 CS Specification 
                  8 
                 0: Reserved 
                 Present if 
               
               
                 parameter 
                   
                 1: Packet, IPv4 
                 needed 
               
               
                   
                   
                 2: Packet, IPv6 
               
               
                   
                   
                 3: Packet, IEEE 802.3/Etherneta 
               
               
                   
                   
                 4: Reserved 
               
               
                   
                   
                 5: Reserved 
               
               
                   
                   
                 6: Reserved 
               
               
                   
                   
                 7: Reserved 
               
               
                   
                   
                 8: Reserved 
               
               
                   
                   
                 9: Reserved 
               
               
                   
                   
                 10: Reserved 
               
               
                   
                   
                 11: Reserved 
               
               
                   
                   
                 12: Reserved 
               
               
                   
                   
                 13: Reserved 
               
               
                   
                   
                 14: Packet, IPb 
               
               
                   
                   
                 15: Multiprotocol flow 
               
               
                   
                   
                 16-17: Reserved 
               
               
                   
                   
                 18: Talk-around DC 
               
               
                   
                   
                 19-255: Reserved 
               
               
                   
                   
                 (a: Classifiers for IEEE 802.1Q 
               
               
                   
                   
                 VLAN tags may be applied to 
               
               
                   
                   
                 service flows of this CS type) 
               
               
                   
                   
                 (b: SDUs for service flows of 
               
               
                   
                   
                 this CS type may carry either 
               
               
                   
                   
                 IPv4 or IPv6 in the payload) 
               
               
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                 . . . 
                 . . . 
                 . . . 
               
               
                 inner IPv6 Flow 
                  8 
                 Label IPv6 Flow Label of inner 
                 Present if 
               
               
                   
                   
                 IP header 
                 needed 
               
               
                 Source DCTID 
                 24 
                 Indicates a source HR-MS 
                 Present if 
               
               
                   
                   
                 addresses for talk-around DC 
                 needed 
               
               
                 Target DCTID or 
                 24 
                 Indicates a target HR-MS or Group 
                 Present if 
               
               
                 DCGID 
                   
                 addresses for talk-around DC 
                 needed 
               
               
                 } //End If (Packet 
               
               
                 Classification 
               
               
                 Rule) 
               
               
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                 . . . 
                 . . . 
               
               
                 } 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In Table 3, a new CS specification parameter (talk-around DC) for direct communication is defined. That is, an identifier of a source terminal for direct communication or an identifier of a destination terminal may be newly defined to a service setting request message. For example, in unicast, Direct Communication Terminal Identification (DCTID) may be defined, and in broadcast/multicast, Direct Communication Group Identification (DCGID) may be defined. 
     In  FIGS. 9 and 10 , only a service setting procedure is illustrated, but the above processes can be equally applied to a service change procedure and a service release procedure. 
       FIG. 11  is a flowchart illustrating a service setting procedure according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.  FIG. 11  illustrates a case where the base station  600  does not know information of another terminal  620  to which the terminal  610  is to directly communicate. For example, when a procedure that is illustrated in  FIG. 8  is not successfully performed or when a terminal is in an idle mode, the base station may not know information of the terminal. 
     Referring to  FIG. 11 , a service setting procedure between the terminal  610  and the base station  600  is performed (S 1100 ). The service setting procedure may be performed like a procedure (steps S 900  to S 920 ) that is illustrated in  FIG. 9 . 
     Because the base station  600  does not know information of another terminal  620  to which the terminal  610  is to directly communicate, in order to induce a service setting procedure of the terminal  620 , the base station  600  broadcasts a direct communication service advertisement message (AAI-SA(Standalone)-BPAG (blind paging)-ADV (advertisement)) (S 1110  and S 1120 ). All terminals may receive the AAI-SA-BPAG-ADV message regardless of a terminal state (e.g., an idle mode or an active mode). Table 4 is an example of an AAI-SA-BPAG-ADV message according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
             
               
                 TABLE 4 
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
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                 Condition 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                 For (i=0; 
                   
                 Num BPAG indicates the number of 
               
               
                 i&lt;Num BPAG: 
                   
                 blind paging items 
               
               
                 i++) 
               
               
                 { 
               
               
                 DCTID 
                 24 
                 Indicates a target HR-MS address for 
               
               
                   
                   
                 talk-around direct communication 
               
               
                 Action code 
                 1 
                 Used to indicate the purpose of the 
               
               
                   
                   
                 AAI-SA-BPAG-ADV message 
               
               
                   
                   
                 0b0: send AAI-SA-BPAG-ACK 
               
               
                   
                   
                 message if active or perform network 
               
               
                   
                   
                 reentry if idle 
               
               
                   
                   
                 0b1: reserved 
               
               
                 } 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Referring to Table 4, the AAI-SA-BPAG-ADV message may include identifier information of the terminal  620 , which is a service setting request target. 
     System information (e.g., a blind paging cycle, a message offset) necessary for receiving the AAI-SA-BPAG-ADV message may be periodically broadcasted through a system information transmission message (AAI-system configuration descriptor). Table 5 is an example of a system information transmission message according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
             
               
                 TABLE 5 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                 Multicast 
                 12 
                 Indicates a Multicast Group Zone 
                 In HR-Network 
               
               
                 Group 
                   
                 ID provided by this BS 
               
               
                 Zone ID 
                   
                 Shall not be set to “0.” 
               
               
                 Multicast 
                 8 
                 Start of multicast indication cycle 
                 Shall be present 
               
               
                 Indi- 
                   
                 The first superframe is the 
                 unless Multicast 
               
               
                 cation 
                   
                 multicast available interval and 
                 Group Zone is set 
               
               
                 cycle 
                   
                 remaining superframes are the 
                 to “0” in 
               
               
                   
                   
                 multicast unavailable intervals 
                 HR-Network 
               
               
                   
                   
                 8 LSB of superframe number 
               
               
                 HR 
                 2 
                 Indicates whether current BR/RS 
                 HR Multimode 
               
               
                 Multimode 
                   
                 is HR-MS acting as BS/RS or 
                 indication 
               
               
                 indi- 
                   
                 HR-BS acting as RS 
                 Shall be present 
               
               
                 cation 
                   
                 0b00: current BS/RS is neither 
                 in HR-Networks 
               
               
                   
                   
                 HR-MS acting as BS/RS nor 
               
               
                   
                   
                 HR-BS acting as RS 
               
               
                   
                   
                 00b01: current BS/RS is HR-MS 
               
               
                   
                   
                 acting as BS/RS 
               
               
                   
                   
                 0b10: current BS/RS is HR-BS 
               
               
                   
                   
                 acting as RS 
               
               
                   
                   
                 0b11: reserved 
               
               
                 Blind 
                 12 
                 Indicates the number of TDC 
                 Present if need 
               
               
                 Paging 
                   
                 frames used for blind paging 
                 in HR-Networks 
               
               
                 Offset 
                   
                 offset 
               
               
                 Blind 
                 4 
                 Indicates the number of TDC 
                 Present if need 
               
               
                 Paging 
                   
                 frames with that a blind paging 
                 in HR-Networks 
               
               
                 Cycle 
                   
                 listening interval repeats 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Referring to Table 5, the terminal may acquire information about a blind paging cycle from a system information transmission message and information about blind paging offset. The terminal may induce the start of a blind paging interval based on information about a blind paging cycle and information about blind paging offset. For example, an interval that receives an AAI-SA-BPAG-ADV message may start from a superframe satisfying Nsuperframe modulo Blind Paging Cycle==Blind Paging Offset. 
     When only an identifier of the terminal  620  is included in the AAI-SA-BPAG-ADV message, if an identifier of the terminal  620 , having received the AAI-SA-BPAG-ADV message, corresponds with the identifier that is included in the AAI-SA-BPAG-ADV message, when the terminal  620  is in an idle mode, a network reentry procedure is performed (S 1130 ). In this case, when a ranging procedure is performed, network reentry in an idle mode by direct communication may be written as a ranging purpose in a ranging request message. Table 6 illustrates a ranging request message (AAI_RNG_REQ) according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
             
               
                 TABLE 4 
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
                 Size 
                   
                   
               
               
                 Field 
                 (bits) 
                 Value/Description 
                 Condition 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                 Ranging 
                 4 
                 0b0000 = Initial network entry 
                 — 
               
               
                 Purpose 
                   
                 0b0001 = HO reentry 
               
               
                 Indication 
                   
                 0b0010 = Network reentry from idle mode 
               
               
                   
                   
                 0b0011 = Idle mode location update 
               
               
                   
                   
                 0b0100 = DCR mode extension 
               
               
                   
                   
                 0b0101 = Emergency call setup (e.g., 
               
               
                   
                   
                 E911) 
               
               
                   
                   
                 0b0110 = Location update for updating 
               
               
                   
                   
                 service flow management encodings of 
               
               
                   
                   
                 E-MBS flows 
               
               
                   
                   
                 0b0111 = Location update for transition to 
               
               
                   
                   
                 DCR mode from idle mode 
               
               
                   
                   
                 0b1000 = Reentry from DCR mode, 
               
               
                   
                   
                 coverage loss or detection of different 
               
               
                   
                   
                 ABS restart count 
               
               
                   
                   
                 0b1001 = Network reentry from a Legacy 
               
               
                   
                   
                 BS 
               
               
                   
                   
                 0b1010 = Zone switch to MZONE from 
               
               
                   
                   
                 LZONE 
               
               
                   
                   
                 0b1011 = Location update due to power 
               
               
                   
                   
                 down 
               
               
                   
                   
                 0b1100 = Interference mitigation request 
               
               
                   
                   
                 to a CSG Femto ABS when experiencing 
               
               
                   
                   
                 interference from the CSG Femto ABS 
               
               
                   
                   
                 0b1101 = NS/EP call setup 
               
               
                   
                   
                 0b1110 = HR multicast service flow 
               
               
                   
                   
                 update 
               
               
                   
                   
                 0b1111= Extended Ranging 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Purpose 
               
               
                 Extended 
                 4 
                 0b0000 = Network reentry from idle mode 
               
               
                 Ranging 
                   
                 for extension of TDC 
               
               
                 Purpose 
                   
                 0b0001-0b1111= reserved 
               
               
                 Indication 
               
               
                 . . . 
                 . . . 
                 . . . 
                 . . . 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     The base station  600  and the terminal  620  perform a service setting procedure (S 1140 ). The service setting procedure may be performed like a procedure (steps S 930  to S 950 ) that is illustrated in  FIG. 9 . Thereafter, a traffic exchange procedure is performed between the base station  600  and the terminal  610  and between the base station  600  and the terminal  620  (S 1150  and S 1160 ). 
     However, when the terminal  620  is in an active mode, the terminal  620  omits a network reentry procedure, and by transmitting the AAI-SA-BPAG-ACK message to the base station  600 , the terminal  620  may notify the base station  600  that connection setting is available (S 1170 ). The AAI-SA-BPAG-ACK message may include an identifier DCTID and an MAC address of the terminal  620 . Table 7 represents an AAI-SA-BPAG-ACK message according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
             
               
                 TABLE 7 
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
                 Size 
                   
                   
               
               
                 Field 
                 (bits) 
                 Value/Description 
                 Condition 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                 Target DCTID 
                 24 
                 Indicates a target HR-MS 
               
               
                   
                   
                 address for talk-around 
               
               
                   
                   
                 direct communication 
               
               
                 Target MAC 
                 24 
                 Indicates a target HR-MS 
               
               
                 address 
                   
                 MAC address for 
               
               
                   
                   
                 infrastructure communication 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     When identifier information of the terminal  620 , which is a service setting request target and the terminal  620  and identifier information of the terminal  610  to communicate with the terminal  620 , is included in the AAI-SA-BPAG-ACK message, the terminal  620  may perform a terminal-initiated service setting procedure. For example, when the terminal  620  is in an idle mode, after performing a network entry procedure, the terminal  620  may perform a terminal-initiated service setting procedure. When the terminal  620  is in an active mode, the terminal  620  may perform a terminal-initiated service setting procedure without performing a network entry procedure. 
     Table 8 defines a MAC control message that is used for a method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
             
               
                 TABLE 8 
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
                 Functional 
                 Message 
                 Message 
                 Secu- 
                   
               
               
                 No. 
                 Areas 
                 Names 
                 Description 
                 rity 
                 Connection 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 TBD 
                 Multicast 
                 AAI-MG- 
                 Multicast 
                 Broadcast 
               
               
                   
                   
                 IND 
                 Group 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 Indication 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 Message 
               
               
                 TBD 
                 Multicast 
                 AAI-MT- 
                 Multicast 
                 Broadcast 
               
               
                   
                   
                 IND 
                 Traffic 
                 or 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 Indication 
                 Multicast 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 Message 
               
               
                 TBD 
                 Standalone 
                 AAI-SA- 
                 Blind Page 
                 Broadcast 
               
               
                   
                   
                 BPAG-ADV 
                 Advertisement 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 Message 
               
               
                 TBD 
                 Standalone 
                 AAI-SA- 
                 Blind Page 
                 Unicast 
               
               
                   
                   
                 BPAG-ACK 
                 ACK message 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
       FIG. 12  illustrates a terminal and a base station that can be applied to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
     Referring to  FIG. 12 , the mobile communication system includes a terminal  1200  and a base station  1300 . The terminal  1200  and the base station  1300  include processors  1210  and  1310 , memories  1220  and  1320 , and radio frequency (RF) units  1230  and  1330 , respectively. The processors  1210  and  1310  may be formed to embody a procedure and/or methods that are suggested in the present invention. The memories  1220  and  1320  are connected to the processors  1210  and  1310 , and store various information that are related to operation of the processors  1210  and  1310 . The RF units  1230  and  1330  are connected to the processors  1210  and  1310  and transmit and/or receive a wireless signal. The base station  1300  and/or the terminal  1200  may have a single antenna or multiple antennas. 
     According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, at least one of terminals participating in direct communication between terminals can exchange information with a backbone network through a base station. When performing direct communication between terminals, by using infracommunication, a service area in which direct communication is available can be widened. 
     An exemplary embodiment of the present invention may not only be embodied through an apparatus and method, but may also be embodied through a program that executes a function corresponding to a configuration of the exemplary embodiment of the present invention or through a recording medium on which the program is recorded. 
     While this invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.