Abstract: An apparatus serves a plurality of user equipments in a wireless communication system. For transmitting/receiving data of a plurality of user equipments, which include at least a first user equipment and a second user equipment, on resources shared by the plurality of user equipments, the apparatus transmits/receives a first data signal of the first user equipment and second data signal of the second user equipment using a non-orthogonal multiple access, NOMA, scheme. The first data signal and the second data signal are modulated using different waveforms prior to superposition of the first and second data signals.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for signaling control information for coordinated multipoint (CoMP) transmission in a wireless communication system. The control information signaling method for CoMP transmission is performed by a base station and comprises providing, through RRC signaling, a terminal with setup information on each CSI-RS resource of a CoMP measurement group which is set in the terminal; and selectively providing, through DCI, the terminal with control information which indicates mapping of the PDSCH resource element corresponding to terminal and at least either pseudo-same positionality information of CSI-RS or pseudo-same positionality information of DM-RS. Thus, control information signaling for coordinated multipoint transmission can be efficiently performed.

Abstract: Provided is a method of transmitting control information using a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) region in a system employing a multi-input multi-output (MIMO) antenna system in which transmission is performed through a plurality of layers. A method of transmitting a channel quality indicator (CQI)/precoding matrix indicator (PMI) using a PUSCH region in a system employing a MIMO antenna system in which transmission is performed through a plurality of layers includes encoding the CQI/PMI using one channel encoder, and transmitting the encoded CQI/PMI using some or all of the layers. Accordingly, it is possible to transmit uplink control information through a PUSCH region using a plurality of layers.

Abstract: A positioning method using images and radio waves may include: estimating a distance and an angle from the positioning reference node to a positioning target terminal; identifying an obstacle or reflective object in a vicinity of the positioning target terminal or on a path between the positioning target terminal and the positioning reference node by using image information on the positioning target terminal at a position estimated by the distance and the angle; estimating an incident angle or a reflection angle of a radio wave signal reflected by the reflective object identified based on the image information; and estimating a position of the positioning target terminal based on the reflection angle and the distance.

Abstract: A method of a terminal may include: receiving, from a base station, at least one SSB belonging to a first layer; receiving, from the base station, at least one SSB belonging to a second layer; determining valid SSB(s) from among the at least one SSB belonging to the first layer and the at least one SSB belonging to the second layer; selecting at least one first SSB belonging to a layer having a higher priority among the first layer and the second layer from among the valid SSB(s); and reporting the selected first SSB to the base station, and using a beam used for receiving the first SSB to perform an initial access procedure for communications with the base station, wherein each SSB includes at least one of a synchronization signal or a broadcast channel.

Abstract: A reference signal (RS) transmission system to transmit a channel state information (CSI) RS for extraction of CSI to a relay and a macro terminal is disclosed. The base station transmits information on a sub frame containing the CSI RS to the relay or the macro terminal. The macro terminal and the relay receive the CSI RS using the information on the sub frame. The macro terminal and the relay extract the CSI using the CSI RS and transmit the extracted CSI to the base station.

Abstract: An operation method of a terminal may comprise receiving, from a base station, information of target transmission points targeted for a report of first channel state information (CSI) among the plurality of transmission points; receiving a first CSI-reference signal (CSI-RS) from the target transmission points; transmitting the first CSI determined based on the first CSI-RS to the base station; receiving, from the base station, information on a first transmission point determined based on the first CSI; receiving, from the first transmission point indicated by the information on the first transmission point, a second CSI-RS; receiving, from the base station, information on a requirement; and transmitting, to the base station, a second CSI including a transmission parameter for achieving the requirement.

Abstract: The method for transmitting control information in a mobile communication system includes: determining a control channel resource for transmitting control information by means of the data channel region; and transmitting the control information using the determined control channel resource. A capacity for control information, which increases for multiple user multiple-input multiple-out (MIMOs) in a heterogeneous network environment, for heterogeneous network interference control using carrier aggregation, for frequent use of a multicast-broadcast single frequency network (MBSFN) subframe, and for a CoMP transmission control, may be satisfied. Further, an adaptive resource allocation based on a requested capacity for control information may be enabled, and the efficient utilization of resources may also be enabled.

Abstract: An operation method of a first communication node includes generating a plurality of modulation symbols for information bits; determining a symbol mapping pattern based on a number Nt of antennas of the first communication node, a number NL of spatial layers multiplexed in a same frequency resource, and a number NSSF of modulation symbols belonging to one space-frequency grid; mapping the plurality of modulation symbols to a space-frequency domain based on the symbol mapping pattern; and transmitting the plurality of modulation symbols mapped to the space-frequency domain to a second communication node using the antennas.

Abstract: An operation method of a first communication node may include: mapping data symbols to be transmitted to a second communication node of the communication system to resources in a first two-dimensional (2D) domain; pre-processing the data symbols mapped to the resources in the first 2D domain to spread the data symbols on resources in a second 2D domain; mapping the pre-processed data symbols to the resources in the second 2D domain; and performing multi-carrier modulation on the data symbols mapped to the resources in the second 2D domain for each of the resources in the second 2D domain.

Abstract: A timing adjustment method performed by a terminal may include: acquiring downlink synchronization with a base station; obtaining, from the base station, TA granularity-related information; transmitting, to the base station, a preamble and/or an SRS; receiving, from the base station, a TA command generated based on the preamble and/or SRS; determining a timing for uplink frame transmission by interpreting the TA command based on a TA granularity determined based on the TA granularity-related information; and performing the uplink frame transmission based on the determined timing.

Abstract: The present application relates to a method of generating a downlink frame. The method of generating the downlink frame includes: generating a first short sequence and a second short sequence indicating cell group information; generating a first scrambling sequence and a second scrambling sequence determined by the primary synchronization signal; generating a third scrambling sequence determined by the first short sequence and a fourth scrambling sequence determined by the second short sequence; scrambling the short sequences with the respective scrambling sequences; and mapping the secondary synchronization signal that includes the first short sequence scrambled with the first scrambling sequence, the second short sequence scrambled with the second scrambling sequence and the third scrambling sequence, the second short sequence scrambled with the first scrambling sequence and the first short sequence scrambled by the second scrambling sequence and the fourth scrambling sequence to a frequency domain.

Abstract: An operation method of a terminal may comprise receiving, from a base station, information of target transmission points targeted for a report of first channel state information (CSI) among the plurality of transmission points; receiving a first CSI-reference signal (CSI-RS) from the target transmission points; transmitting the first CSI determined based on the first CSI-RS to the base station; receiving, from the base station, information on a first transmission point determined based on the first CSI; receiving, from the first transmission point indicated by the information on the first transmission point, a second CSI-RS; receiving, from the base station, information on a requirement; and transmitting, to the base station, a second CSI including a transmission parameter for achieving the requirement.

Abstract: A beam fingerprint-based positioning method, performed by a communication node located in a target space, may include: performing measurements on positioning signals transmitted from at least one reference node through a plurality of directional beams in a beam sweeping scheme; transmitting a result of the measurements to a central node; and receiving information on a position of the communication node from the central node.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for uplink transmission in a communication system. An operation method of a terminal includes: receiving, from a base station, first SFI information indicating n flexible symbol(s); receiving, from the base station, second SFI information re-indicating m symbol(s) of the n flexible symbol(s) as uplink (UL) symbol(s); and transmitting an SRS to the base station through the m symbol(s) re-indicated as a UL symbol among the n flexible symbol(s) indicated as a flexible symbol. Therefore, performance of the communication system can be improved.

Abstract: An operation method of a transmitter in a communication system may comprise: configuring a first reference signal region for transmission of a first reference signal in the delay-Doppler domain; arranging the first reference signal having a sequence form in a specific region within the first reference signal region; transforming a delay-Doppler domain signal including the first reference signal into a time domain signal; and transmitting the time domain signal to a receiver.

Abstract: The present application relates to a method of generating a downlink frame. The method of generating the downlink frame includes: generating a first short sequence and a second short sequence indicating cell group information; generating a first scrambling sequence and a second scrambling sequence determined by the primary synchronization signal; generating a third scrambling sequence determined by the first short sequence and a fourth scrambling sequence determined by the second short sequence; scrambling the short sequences with the respective scrambling sequences; and mapping the secondary synchronization signal that includes the first short sequence scrambled with the first scrambling sequence, the second short sequence scrambled with the second scrambling sequence and the third scrambling sequence, the second short sequence scrambled with the first scrambling sequence and the first short sequence scrambled by the second scrambling sequence and the fourth scrambling sequence to a frequency domain.

Abstract: A method of searching a cell in a mobile station of a communication system in which a plurality of cells are grouped into a plurality of cell groups, each cell group including at least two cells, includes: detecting a primary synchronization signal and a secondary synchronization signal from a received signal; and identifying a cell based on a combination of the primary synchronization signal and the secondary synchronization signal. The secondary synchronization signal is related to the cell group to which the mobile station belongs and the primary synchronization signal is related to the cell to which the mobile station belongs within the cell group.

Abstract: Provided are a method of transmitting a dedicated reference signal (DRS), a method of receiving a DRS, and a feedback method of a terminal. The method of transmitting a DRS includes determining a DRS transmitting resource for at least one terminal which is a target of transmission, and transmitting the DRS using the determined transmission resource and notifying the terminal of information about layer used by the terminal. The method of receiving a DRS includes determining a DRS receiving resource, receiving information about layer used by a terminal from a serving cell base station, and receiving the DRS for the terminal using the determined reception resource and the information about layer. Accordingly, a terminal can find the position and sequence of its DRS. In particular, in the case of multi-user multiple input multiple output (MU-MIMO) or joint scheduling, it is possible to prevent or remove signal interference using the DRS of another terminal.

Abstract: When a terminal generates an uplink signal in a communication system, the terminal hops a sequence for differentiating itself from another terminal with time. The terminal generates the uplink signal by multiplying a transmission symbol by a sequence of a transmission time corresponding to the transmission symbol.