Abstract: A method for efficiently scheduling virtual resource blocks to physical resource blocks is disclosed. In a wireless mobile communication system, for distributed mapping of consecutively allocated virtual resource blocks to physical resource blocks, when nulls are inserted into a block interleaver used for the mapping, they are uniformly distributed to ND divided groups of the block interleaver, which are equal in number to the number (ND) of physical resource blocks to which one virtual resource block is mapped.

Abstract: A reference signal transmission method in a downlink MIMO system is disclosed. The downlink MIMO system supports a first UE supporting N transmission antennas among a total of M transmission antennas (where M>N) and a second UE supporting the M transmission antennas. The method includes transmitting, by a base station (BS), subframe-associated information which designates a first subframe in which data for the first UE and the second UE is transmitted and a second subframe in which data only for the second UE can be transmitted within a radio frame having a plurality of subframes, and transmitting the first subframe and the second subframe. Reference signals corresponding to antenna ports ‘0’ to ‘N?1’ of the N antennas are mapped to the first subframe, and reference signals corresponding to antenna ports ‘0’ to ‘M?1’ of the M antennas are mapped to the second subframe.

Abstract: Provided are a method and an apparatus for transmitting uplink control information performed by a user equipment in a wireless communication system. The method comprises the steps of: receiving a first parameter for indicating whether to simultaneously transmit a first combination of an acknowledgement/negative-acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) and a channel quality indicator (CQI), and a second parameter for indicating whether to multiplex a second combination of an ACK/NACK and the CQI and transmitting same as a second physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) format; and multiplexing the first combination of the ACK/NACK or the second combination of ACK/NACK with the CQI and transmitting same as a first PUCCH format or the second PUCCH format, based on the first parameter and the second parameter.

Abstract: A method for controlling transmission powers by a communication apparatus in a wireless communication system supporting a plurality of component carriers. When a sounding reference symbol (SRS) transmission overlaps with a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission in a time domain, the communication apparatus checks whether a total of a PUSCH transmission power for the PUSCH transmission on a first component carrier and a SRS transmission power for the SRS transmission on a second component carrier exceeds a maximum transmission power configured for the communication apparatus, and drops the SRS transmission if the total of the PUSCH transmission power and the SRS transmission power exceeds the maximum transmission power configured for the communication apparatus.

Abstract: Provided is a method and an apparatus for transmitting uplink control information by a terminal in wireless communication system. When a PUCCH resource used for transmitting only periodic CSI from a subframe, the resource is a first resource, and a resource indicated by ARI is a second resource, when a setting allows transmitting together ACK/NACK and the periodic CSI through a PUCCH from the same subframe, the first resource and the second resource are mutually exclusive, and the second resource that is used for transmitting together the ACK/NACK and the periodic CSI uses the resource indicated by the ARI from resources determined by an RRC.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting control information are discussed. The method can include generating uplink control information (UCI) and transmitting the UCI through an physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) in a subframe, wherein when the subframe is configured for transmission of a scheduling request (SR) and when transmission of a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARD)-acknowledgement (ACK) coincides with the subframe, transmission power of the PUCCH is determined based on a number of HARQ-ACK information bits and a SR bit. A value of the SR bit can be determined by whether or not the subframe is configured for a scheduling request.

Abstract: A reference signal transmission method in a downlink MIMO system is disclosed. The downlink MIMO system supports a first UE supporting N transmission antennas among a total of M transmission antennas (where M>N) and a second UE supporting the M transmission antennas. The method includes transmitting, by a base station (BS), subframe-associated information which designates a first subframe in which data for the first UE and the second UE is transmitted and a second subframe in which data only for the second UE can be transmitted within a radio frame having a plurality of subframes, and transmitting the first subframe and the second subframe. Reference signals corresponding to antenna ports ‘0’ to ‘N?1’ of the N antennas are mapped to the first subframe, and reference signals corresponding to antenna ports ‘0’ to ‘M?1’ of the M antennas are mapped to the second subframe.

Abstract: A method for receiving a downlink signal in a wireless mobile communication system, and an apparatus therefore; and a method for transmitting a downlink signal in a wireless mobile communication system, and an apparatus therefore are described. The method for receiving the downlink signal according to one embodiment includes receiving common downlink control information including a resource indication value, RIV. The RIV is mapped to a start index S and a length L of consecutive virtual resource blocks, VRBs. The method for receiving the downlink signal according to one embodiment further includes receiving the downlink signal on the consecutive VRBs. The RIV is mapped to the start index S and the length L of the consecutive VRBs, or else the RIV is mapped to the start index S and the length L of the consecutive VRBs.

Abstract: A method and a user equipment (UE) for receiving a power headroom report in a wireless access system that supports a carrier aggregation are discussed. The method according to an embodiment includes transmitting by an eNB to a UE an uplink transmission grant allocating uplink resources on a predetermined subframe in an anchor uplink component carrier (UL CC); and receiving the power headroom report by the eNB from the UE. The power headroom report includes a power headroom value for the anchor UL CC, when the eNB has configured the UE for a simultaneous physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) and physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission. The method further includes reporting the power headroom value to a base station. The power headroom value is calculated.

Abstract: A communication method in a wireless communication system, and a wireless device therefore are discussed. The method according to one embodiment includes receiving a first control channel including first scheduling information on a first physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) to be received in a first subframe; receiving a second control channel including second scheduling information on a second PDSCH to be received in a second subframe; determining whether the first subframe in which the first PDSCH is to be received is overlapped with the second subframe in which the second PDSCH is to be received; and if the first subframe is determined as being overlapped with the second subframe, determining a valid subframe for receiving at least one of the first PDSCH and the second PDSCH.

Abstract: A method is provided of receiving a control channel at a user equipment in a wireless communication system. A subframe including a plurality of search spaces is received. Each of the plurality of search spaces is associated with a respective carrier indicator field (CIF) value. At least one control channel candidate for a cell indicated by a first CIF value is monitored in two or more of the plurality of search spaces for control channel candidates having a same downlink control information (DCI) format size and different CIF values.

Abstract: A method of transmitting a sounding reference signal includes generating a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) carrying uplink control information on a subframe, the subframe comprising a plurality of SC-FDMA (single carrier-frequency division multiple access) symbols, wherein the uplink control information is punctured on one SC-FDMA symbol in the subframe, and transmitting simultaneously the uplink control information on the PUCCH and a sounding reference signal on the punctured SC-FDMA symbol. The uplink control information and the sounding reference signal can be simultaneously transmitted without affecting a single carrier characteristic.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for transmitting an acknowledgement/not-acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) signal in a wireless communication system. The method includes the steps of: receiving a transmission block; and transmitting an ACK/NACK signal for the transmission block in a first subframe or a second subframe according to the size of the transmission block, wherein, when the size of the transmission block is smaller than or equal to a reference value, the ACK/NACK signal is transmitted in the first frame, when the size of the transmission block is greater than the reference value, the ACK/NACK signal is transmitted in the second subframe, and the second subframe is behind the first subframe in a time domain.

Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for transmitting acknowledgement/not-acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) of a user equipment in a carrier aggregation system. The method includes: assigning first and second control regions as search spaces for a specific cell; detecting scheduling information with respect to the specific cell from the first control region and/or second control region; receiving a data channel from the specific cell on the basis of the scheduling information; and transmitting ACK/NACK indicating a reception acknowledgement for the data channel, wherein if the scheduling information is detected from the first control region, the ACK/NACK is transmitted using a radio resource linked to another radio resource used to receive the scheduling information, and wherein if the scheduling information is detected from the second control region, the ACK/NACK is transmitted using a pre-set radio resource through a higher layer signal.

Abstract: A method for efficiently scheduling virtual resource blocks to physical resource blocks is disclosed. In a wireless mobile communication system, for distributed mapping of consecutively allocated virtual resource blocks to physical resource blocks, when nulls are inserted into a block interleaver used for the mapping, they are uniformly distributed to ND divided groups of the block interleaver, which are equal in number to the number (ND) of physical resource blocks to which one virtual resource block is mapped.

Abstract: A method for providing precoding weights for data symbols of data control subframes includes generating a downlink frame having control subframes which individually correspond to one of a plurality of downlink data subframes, and inserting weight information into each of the control subframes, such that the weight information is to be applied to data symbols present in the corresponding one of the data subframes. The method further includes transmitting the control subframes and the inserted weight information to a receiving device.

Abstract: A reference signal transmission method in a downlink MIMO system is disclosed. The downlink MIMO system supports a first UE supporting N transmission antennas among a total of M transmission antennas (where M>N) and a second UE supporting the M transmission antennas. The method includes transmitting, by a base station (BS), subframe-associated information which designates a first subframe in which data for the first UE and the second UE is transmitted and a second subframe in which data only for the second UE can be transmitted within a radio frame having a plurality of subframes, and transmitting the first subframe and the second subframe. Reference signals corresponding to antenna ports ‘0’ to ‘N?1’ of the N antennas are mapped to the first subframe, and reference signals corresponding to antenna ports ‘0’ to ‘M?1’ of the M antennas are mapped to the second subframe.

Abstract: A method for controlling transmission powers by a communication apparatus in a wireless communication system supporting a plurality of component carriers; and a communication apparatus therefore are discussed. The method according to one embodiment includes controlling transmission powers for one or more channels per each component carrier; when a sounding reference symbol (SRS) transmission overlaps with a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission in a time domain, checking whether a total of a PUSCH transmission power for the PUSCH transmission on a first component carrier and a SRS transmission power for the SRS transmission on a second component carrier exceeds a maximum transmission power configured for the communication apparatus; and dropping the SRS if the total of the PUSCH transmission power and the SRS transmission power exceeds the maximum transmission power configured for the communication apparatus.

Abstract: A method and a user equipment for controlling an uplink transmission at in a wireless communications system are discussed, the user equipment being configured with multiple component carriers. The method according to an embodiment includes receiving, from a base station, Radio Resource Control (RRC) configuration information for a channel status information report; and performing a procedure for periodically transmitting channel status information to the base station. If the corresponding downlink component carrier is in an active state at a time for transmitting the channel status information, a transmission of the channel status information report is performed at the time. If the corresponding downlink component carrier is in a non-active state at a time for transmitting the channel status information report, the transmission of the channel status information report is skipped at the time. Signal reception is limited by the user equipment on a downlink component carrier in the non-active state.

Abstract: A method, a user equipment, and a base station for maintaining uplink synchronization in a wireless communication system supporting carrier aggregation are discussed. The method of maintaining uplink synchronization at a user equipment according to an embodiment includes receiving a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) order. The PDCCH order indicates an initiation of a random access procedure and includes a carrier indicator field and a predefined set of values of a 1-bit flag indicating a localized/distributed resource block assignment, and a resource block assignment field. The method further includes transmitting a random access preamble through an uplink component carrier corresponding to a value of the carrier indicator field among a plurality of uplink component carriers.