Abstract:
Provided is a method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving a Broadcast Channel (BCH) in a cellular communication system. The method for transmitting a BCH in a cellular communication system includes repeating symbols comprising information about the BCH, code-covering the repeated symbols with codes selected from a previously given code set, subcarrier-mapping the code-covered symbols, and transmitting the subcarrier-mapped symbols in one frame by using different beams corresponding to the selected codes. The codes are selected based on a number of repetitions, a cell identifier, and a beam index.
Abstract:
A method and an apparatus using beamforming in a wireless communication system are provided. The communication method includes detecting generation of uplink data to be transmitted from a Mobile Station (MS) to a Base Station (BS), and transmitting a scheduling request signal requesting uplink resource allocation in at least one channel region corresponding to uplink transmission and reception beams in an uplink resource area allocated to a scheduling request channel.
Abstract:
A method of supporting communication of a terminal in a first base station of a beamforming system is provided. The method includes determining an uplink control channel through which both the first base station and at least one second base station are able to receive signals, through cooperation with the at least one second base station, the first base station and the at least one second base station belonging to a cloud cell, and transmitting to the terminal information on the determined uplink control channel and frame information to establish relationships with the base stations included in the cloud cell for each transmit frame of a signal to be transmitted to the terminal from the base stations.
Abstract:
A millimeter radio wave communication system. In a method for operating a base station (BS) in an analog/digital mixed BF system, an analog BF direction is determined. A digital BF precoder is determined for the determined analog BF direction. Digital BF precoding is performed using the digital BF precoder with respect to the determined analog BF direction. A DownLink Reference Signal (DL RS) is transmitted in the analog BF direction on which the digital BF precoding has been performed.
Abstract:
Provided is a method and apparatus for operating a control channel in a beamforming-based wireless communication system. The provided method includes acquiring information indicating a best Base Station (BS) receive beam for Uplink (UL) communication; determining a control channel region for UL control channels in a UL interval considering the best BS receive beam, the control channel region being a predetermined region that is mapped to the best BS receive beam; and exchanging information about the control channel between a BS and a Mobile Station (MS) through the control channel region.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving a control channel by beamforming in a wireless communication system are provided. The transmission method includes determining a plurality of pieces of control information to be transmitted on control channels and determining transmission beams for use in beamforming transmission of the plurality of pieces of control information, mapping at least one piece of beam region information indicating at least one beam region in a control channel region and the plurality of pieces of control information to the at least one beam region in the control channel region, at least one piece of control information corresponding to the same transmission beam being arranged in one beam region, and transmitting the mapped beam region information and the mapped control information by transmission beams corresponding to the beam regions in the control channel region.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a 5th generation (5G) or pre-5G communication system for supporting higher data rates than a 4th generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). A method for positioning a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system includes receiving a reference signal (RS) in a first bandwidth from each of a plurality of anchor nodes scheduled for RS transmission by a network server, determining whether a path overlap has occurred between the UE and the anchor nodes based on symmetry of channel impulse responses of the received RSs, transmitting a bandwidth extension request message to the network server, upon occurrence of a path overlap, receiving an RS in a second bandwidth larger than the first bandwidth from each of the plurality of anchor nodes in response to the transmission of the bandwidth extension request message, and generating information required to position the UE, using the RSs received in the second bandwidth.
Abstract:
A method for transmitting by a reference signal transmitting apparatus a reference signal in a wireless communication system supporting a beam forming scheme is provided. The method includes transmitting beam pattern measurement window indication information including information related to at least two beam pattern measurement windows which each of reference signal receiving apparatuses will use to the reference signal receiving apparatuses; and transmitting reference signals based on beam patterns which the reference signal transmitting apparatus supports during a preset number of time units.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for transmitting information in a communication system. The present invention relates to a millimeter wave beamforming-based 5G or pre-5G wireless communication system for supporting a higher data rate beyond a 4G network or LTE system. A method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: determining the number of blocks and a window size for configuring a transmission period for sliding window superposition coding (SWSC); transmitting control information including the determined number of blocks and window size to a plurality of terminals participating in the SWSC; transmitting, in a first block within the transmission period, a signal in which a first message and a second message are superposition-coded by first and second codes; and when a message notifying that the first message is not successfully decoded is received, transmitting, in a second block, a signal in which the second message and the first message are superposition-coded by the first and second codes.
Abstract:
A method for operating a random access channel (RACH) by a base station (BS) performing beamforming with at least one receive chain includes broadcasting RACH configuration information; and receiving an RACH signal with at least one receive chain, wherein the RACH configuration information includes threshold information to divide an RACH groups into a first group and a second group. A BS for operating a RACH by performing beamforming with at least one receive chain in a communication system, the BS comprising a controller configured to broadcast RACH configuration information and control at least one receive chain to receive an RACH signal, wherein the RACH configuration information includes threshold information to divide RACH groups into a first group and a second group. Other embodiments including a user equipment are also disclosed.