Apparatus and method for signal transmission and reception using downlink channel information in a sleep mode in a BWA communication system

1. A method for transmitting and receiving a signal by a mobile station in a broadband wireless access communication system, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving, from a base station, a downlink MAP message including a first change count of a downlink channel description; and

comparing the first change count of the downlink channel description with a stored change count of the downlink channel description received prior to the first change count of the downlink channel description;

measuring a carrier to interference and noise ratio (CINR) of a downlink signal from the base station; and

transmitting, to the base station, a header message in order to request bandwidth and change of a downlink burst profile,

wherein the header message includes bandwidth request information, the measured CINR, and the compared result indicating whether the first change count of the downlink channel description is equal to the stored change count of the downlink channel description.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the downlink burst profile includes downlink channel information including a set of information about modulation schemes and coding schemes to be applied to a downlink channel.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the header message includes at least one of type information indicating a type of the header message, a connection identifier of the mobile station, and a header check sequence.

4. A method for transmitting and receiving a signal by a base station in a broadband wireless access communication system, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving, from a mobile station, a header message requesting bandwidth and change of a downlink burst profile, the header message including bandwidth request information, a measured earner to interference and noise ratio (CLNR) of a downlink signal from a base station, and a compared result indicating whether a first change count of the downlink channel description included in a downlink MAP message is equal to a stored change count of the downlink channel description received prior to the first change count of the downlink channel description; and

matching the downlink burst profile of the base station and the mobile station with each other when the compared result indicates that the first change count of the downlink channel description is not equal to the stored change count of the downlink channel description.

5. The method as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the downlink burst profile comprises downlink channel information including a set of information about modulation schemes and coding schemes to be applied to a downlink channel.

6. The method as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the header message includes at least one type information indicating a type of the header message, a connection identifier of the mobile station, and a header check sequence.

7. An apparatus for transmitting and receiving a signal in a broadband wireless access communication system, the apparatus comprising:

a base station; and

a mobile station for receiving, from the base station, a downlink MAP message including a first change count of a downlink channel description, comparing the first change count of the downlink channel description with a stored change count of the downlink channel description received prior to the first change count of the downlink channel description, measuring a carrier to interference and noise ratio (CINR) of a downlink signal from the base station, and transmitting, to the base station, a header message in order to request bandwidth and change of a downlink burst profile,

wherein the header message includes bandwidth request information, the measured CINR, and the compared result indicating whether the first change count of the downlink channel description is equal to the stored change count of the downlink channel description.

8. The apparatus as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the downlink burst profile comprises downlink channel information including a set of information about modulation schemes and coding schemes to be applied to a downlink channel.

9. The apparatus as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the header message includes at least one of type information indicating a type of the header message, a connection identifier of the mobile station, and a header cheek sequence.

10. An apparatus for transmitting and receiving signal in a broadband wireless access communication system, the apparatus comprising:

a mobile station; and

a base station for receiving, from the mobile station, a header message requesting bandwidth and change of a downlink burst profile, the header message including bandwidth request information, a measured carrier to interference and noise ratio (CINR) of a downlink signal from a base station, and a compared result indicating whether a first change count of a downlink channel description included in a downlink MAP message is equal to a stored change count of the downlink channel description received prior to the first change count of the downlink channel description, and matching downlink burst profile of the base station and the mobile station with each other when the compared result indicates that the first change count of the downlink channel description is not equal to the stored change count of the downlink channel description.

11. The apparatus as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the downlink burst profile comprises downlink channel information including a set of information about modulation schemes and coding schemes to be applied to a downlink channel.

12. The apparatus as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the header message includes at least one type information indicating a type of the header message, a connection identifier of the mobile station, and a header check sequence.