Abstract: A method for determining a Quality of Service (QoS) policy can be based on requested bandwidth. The method may initially receive a connection request which includes a requested bandwidth that corresponds to an application. The method may then determine a policy for an application data flow associated with the application based on the connection request. A bandwidth designation, which is based on the requested bandwidth, may be assigned to the application data flow based on the determined policy. Finally, the policy and the bandwidth designation may be provided so that a bearer can be assigned.

Abstract: A method for mapping a physical hybrid automatic repeat request indicator channel (PHICH) is described. The method for mapping a PHICH includes determining an index of a resource element group transmitting a repetitive pattern of the PHICH, according to a ratio of the number of available resource element groups in a symbol in which the PHICH is transmitted and the number of available resource element groups in a first or second OFDM symbol, and mapping the PHICH to the symbol according to the determined index. In transmitting the PHICH, since efficient mapping is performed considering available resource elements varying with OFDM symbols, repetition of the PHICH does not generate interference between neighbor cell IDs and performance is improved.

Abstract: A method and device for generating a reference signal sequence are discussed. The method includes generating the reference signal sequence, and transmitting the reference signal sequence, wherein the reference signal sequence is defined by a specific equation based on a pseudo-random sequence.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for facilitating synchronization between a base station (BS) and a user equipment (UE) in a mobile communication system. The UE receives a synchronization signal originated by the BS. The synchronization signal is encoded with a selected cyclically permutable (CP) codeword. Encoding of the synchronization signal is facilitated by a repetitive cyclically permutable (RCP) codeword derivable from the selected CP codeword. The RCP codeword has a plurality of codeword elements each associated with a value, the value of at least one codeword element in the RCP codeword being repeated in another codeword element position in the RCP codeword. And the synchronization signal is decoded in accordance with repetitive structure of the RCP codeword.

Abstract: Disclosed are a wireless communication base station device and a division number determination method that improve the frequency diversity effect while maintaining channel estimation accuracy regardless of the number of divisions in the frequency domain of a transmission signal from a wireless communication terminal device. A determination unit determines the number of divisions in the frequency domain of a transmission signal from a wireless communication terminal device. Here, the determination unit increases the number of divisions in the frequency domain of the transmission signal from the wireless communication terminal device as the number of pilot blocks included in the transmission signal increases. In addition, a scheduling unit schedules allocation to the frequency resources of the divided transmission signal according to the number of divisions determined by the determination unit.

Abstract: In a wireless communication network, pilot signals are transmitted over a wireless communication channel by determining a maximum delay spread for a transmission channel, determining a maximum Doppler frequency spread for the transmission channel, and allocating a set of transmission resources in a time-frequency domain to a number of pilot signals based on the maximum delay spread and the maximum Doppler frequency spread.

Abstract: The invention relates to a base station, comprising: a transceiver for multi-carrier radio transmission within a radio frequency band, the transceiver being adapted to receive service quality requests of a plurality of users requesting service from the base station; and a radio resource controller being adapted to allocate subcarriers of the multi-carrier radio transmission to the users and configure the subcarriers in the radio frequency band according to the service quality requests of the users.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of transmitting and a method of receiving signals, and corresponding apparatus. One aspect of the present invention relates to a method of obtaining a field for indicating a time de-interleaving depth from a layer 1 (L1) header of preamble symbols.

Abstract: A plurality of multicarrier signals is generated. Each of the plurality of multicarrier signals includes a pilot symbol sequence at a same temporal point in each multicarrier signal. Each pilot symbol sequence includes a plurality of pilot symbols with non-zero amplitude. A quantity of the plurality of pilot symbols in each pilot symbol sequence is greater than or equal to a quantity of the plurality of multicarrier signals to be transmitted. The plurality of multicarrier signals are transmitted in an identical frequency band from a plurality of antennas.

Abstract: A communication control device including an acquisition unit that acquires synchronization relation information indicating which frequency bands are mutually synchronized among a plurality of frequency bands used for radio communication, and a control unit that controls transmission of the synchronization relation information to a terminal device. The plurality of frequency bands include one or more frequency bands with which a common reference signal is not transmitted in at least one subframe among subframes which are units of time in the radio communication.

Abstract: Systems and method are disclosed and among these is a method for mitigation of interference local to remote terminals, and it can include detecting reception of a packet having one of the remote terminals as a destination terminal and, in response, selecting a sub-carrier among the sub-carriers that are not identified as receiving local interference at the destination terminal, and loading, into a queue for the selected sub-carrier, a coded data from which a content of the packet can be derived, and transmitting the queued coded data on the selected sub-carrier. Among disclosed features is a receiving of an interference report that carries an information indicative of a new local interference and, in response, updating the data identifying sub-carriers having local interference at the destination terminal.

Abstract: An efficient Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) operation for low-latency and high-performance services in one radio access technology (RAT) in a wireless communication network is proposed. Under the proposed single HARQ operation scheme, an adaptive HARQ-ACK feedback timing is applied based on UE conditions and UE capability to support the tradeoff between low-latency and high-performance applications. In one embodiment, UE signals the network its HARQ-ACK timing capability. Furthermore, an adaptive number of HARQ processes is applied with a fixed HARQ soft buffer size because the hardware cost for HARQ soft buffer does not linearly increase with the number of HARQ processes. In one embodiment, UE determines a nominal HARQ soft buffer size and HARQ soft buffer size for each HARQ process based on a network-configured HARQ process number.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). A method for operating a transmission device in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes generating modulation symbols based on a modulation scheme, generating transformed data by applying a modified Fourier transform to the modulation symbols, generating a transmission signal based on the transformed data, and transmitting the transmission signal. The modified Fourier transform applies to each of the modulation symbols an amount of phase change that is shifted from an amount of reference phase change by a phase offset.

Abstract: A device receives information associated with one or more user equipments (UEs) communicatively connected with the device. The device generates a score based on the information associated with the one or more UEs and adjusts, based on the score, one or more subframe parameters associated with the device.

Abstract: Preceded contention reservation signals for synchronous new radio (NR) shared spectrum (NR-SS) networks are disclosed. A transmitter that uses precoded contention reservation signals may be configured either to skip or use the training phase for determining rank parameters. The transmitter participates in contention resolution with its receiver by transmitting the precoded contention reservation signals precoded with tentative rank parameters. After contention interval, receiver sends feedback to the transmitter identifying proposed rank parameters based on the strongest precoded contention signals of any neighboring nodes that also won access to the channel. When configured to skip the training phase, the transmitter sets the rank parameters according to the proposed rank parameters. Otherwise, the transmitter participates in the training phase with other winning nodes transmitting signals identifying proposed rank parameters.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals thereof are disclosed. The method for transmitting broadcast signals includes encoding DP data according to a code rate, wherein the encoding further includes LDPC encoding the DP data according to the code rate, bit interleaving the LDPC encoded DP data, mapping the bit interleaved DP data onto constellations, MIMO (Multi Input Multi Output) encoding the mapped DP data, and time interleaving the MIMO encoded DP data; building at least one signal frame by arranging the encoded DP data; and modulating data in the built signal frame by OFDM method and transmitting the broadcast signals having the modulated data, wherein the step of modulating includes inserting CPs in the built signal frame based on a CP set which includes information about locations of CPs, wherein the CP set is defined based on FFT size.

Abstract: A transmitter includes: a first transmission block that generates a first radio wave having an information signal modulated thereon and having a plane of polarization that rotates; and a second transmission block that generates a second radio wave having the information signal modulated thereon and having a plane of polarization that is fixed. A receiver includes: a first receive section that demodulates a first radio wave having an information signal modulated thereon and having a plane of polarization that rotates; and a second receive section that demodulates a second radio wave having the information signal modulated thereon and having a plane of polarization that is fixed. The receiver restores the information signal on the basis of the result of reception by the first receive section and the second receive section.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals thereof are disclosed. The apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals comprises an encoder for encoding service data, a mapper for mapping the encoded service data into a plurality of OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex) symbols to build at least one signal frame, a frequency interleaver for frequency interleaving data in the at least one signal frame by using a different interleaving-seed which is used for every OFDM symbol pair comprised of two sequential OFDM symbols, a modulator for modulating the frequency interleaved data by an OFDM scheme and a transmitter for transmitting the broadcast signals having the modulated data, wherein the different interleaving-seed is generated based on a cyclic shifting value and wherein an interleaving seed is variable based on an FFT size of the modulating.

Abstract: A method of separating a desired signal from an undesired signal includes obtaining a total input signal comprising the desired signal and the undesired signal in a time domain occupying a time duration from time t1 to time t2 of a single symbol in the desired signal. A transform is performed of the total input signal wherein an output of the transform is a time domain signal representing the desired signal.

Abstract: A symbol synchronization method is provided according to an embodiment of the disclosure. The method includes: receiving an input signal which includes a plurality of symbols; performing a cross-correlation operation on a plurality of first samples of the input signal according to a known sequence of a first type symbol among the symbols to obtain a plurality of cross-correlation results; accumulating the cross-correlation results to obtain an ending position of the first type symbol; delaying a plurality of second samples of the input signal according to a length of a second type symbol among the symbols to perform an auto-correlation operation; and correcting the ending position according to an operation result of the auto-correlation operation. In addition, a corresponding signal receiving circuit is provided according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

Abstract: Aspects relate to a terminal apparatus that uses a PUSCH that includes a transport block to transmit a HARQ-ACK, and that codes the HARQ-ACK. A number Q? of coded modulation symbols of the HARQ-ACK is (i) an output of a max function to which Q?temp and Q?min are input, and (ii) an output of a min function to which 4·MPUSCHsc is input; the MPUSCHsc is a scheduled bandwidth for transmission of the PUSCH in a subframe for the transport block and is represented by a number of subcarriers; the max function is a function configured to output a largest value among a plurality of input values; and the min function is a function configured to output a smallest value among a plurality of input values. Thus, the HARQ-ACK can be transmitted efficiently.

Abstract: A wireless communication system includes a terminal; and a base station configured to perform uplink scheduling. The terminal transmits to the base station, a signal that includes a scheduling request and a buffer state index value of the terminal. The base station performs scheduling for the terminal, based on the buffer state index value.

Abstract: Provided is a method for transmitting control information for hybrid beamforming in a wireless communication system. A base station groups a plurality of terminals on the basis of feedback information on analog beams, and multiplexes and transmits control information of terminals within each group by using a specific time-frequency resource. A plurality of terminals can be grouped on the basis of feedback information on a plurality of analog beams through various methods. In addition, control information of terminals within each group can be multiplexed through various methods.

Abstract: An apparatus for an idle mode terminal is configured to perform a method for operating the idle mode terminal in a Machine to Machine (M2M) communication system. A paging message is received from the base station during a paging listening interval. The Apparatus determines whether an indicator indicating receipt of multicast group data is included in the paging message. When the indicator indicating the receiving of multicast group data is included, data transmitted via a downlink resource that uses an identifier mask of a multicast group to which a terminal belongs is received. Thereafter, a paging non-listening interval is entered.

Abstract: A wireless communication includes at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to generate user-specific reference signals used for assisting in downlink transmission; add identical or related reference signals into two or more data streams to be transmitted; and precode the two or more data streams into which the identical or related reference signals are added, so as to generate a downlink data signal.

Abstract: A multi-level antenna array includes a plurality of patch antennas. Each layer of a plurality of layers is separated from other layers by a distance and support a portion of the plurality of patch antennas. Each of a plurality of connectors is associated with one of the plurality of layers for supplying a signal for transmission by the associated layer. A feed network on each of the plurality of layers provides a connection between a connector of the plurality of connectors associated with the layer and the portion of the plurality of patch antennas located on the layer. Each layer of the plurality of layers transmits the signal having a different orthogonal function applied thereto and multiplexes each of the signals having the different orthogonal function applied thereto onto a single transmission beam.

Abstract: A transmission method includes mapping processing, phase change processing, and transmission processing. In the mapping processing, a plurality of first modulation signals and a plurality of second modulation signals are generated using a first mapping scheme, and a plurality of third modulation signals and a plurality of fourth modulation signals are generated using a second mapping scheme. In the phase change processing, a phase change is performed on the plurality of second modulation signals and the plurality of fourth modulation signals using all N kinds of phases. In the transmission processing, the first modulation signals and the second modulation signals are respectively transmitted at a same frequency and a same time from different antennas, and the third modulation signals and the fourth modulation signals are respectively transmitted at a same frequency and a same time from the different antennas.

Abstract: Systems and methods for performing broadband profile management in a cable network are disclosed. The method may include establishing a network connection with a cable modem termination System (CMTS) and discovering OFDM channels utilized by the cable network where each of the OFDM channels includes a plurality of OFDM subcarriers. In addition, a current set of profiles for the cable network is discovered and each of the profiles defines a modulation order for each of the plurality of OFDM subcarriers in each OFDM channel. Signal quality values are obtained for the plurality of OFDM subcarriers to generate a mapping between the signal quality values and the OFDM subcarriers, and a plurality of profiles are generated based upon the mapping between the signal quality values and the OFDM subcarriers. Then each of the cable modems is assigned to one of the plurality of profiles.

Abstract: The present application provides a method for receiving an E-MBMS by a terminal in a wireless communication system. Specifically, the method may comprise the steps of: receiving control information including information related to a first cluster from a serving cell; receiving a first E-MBMS signal in a first sub-frame from the first cluster on the basis of the information related to the first cluster; receiving control information including information related to a second cluster from the serving cell; and receiving a second E-MBMS signal in a second sub-frame from the second cluster on the basis of information related to the second cluster. The control information including the information related to the cluster is transmitted through a physical control channel in every sub-frame.

Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for simultaneously multiplexing and transmitting a broadband traffic and a machine-to-machine traffic or an ultra-reliable low latency communication traffic using the same resource. That is, according to the present invention, it is possible to enhance efficiency of resources when an eMBB traffic and an mMTC traffic or an uRLLC traffic are multiplexed, by spreading and transmitting intermittent data generated in an MTC terminal with superimposition on a subcarrier resource allocated to an eMBB terminal without reservation on a time axis while sharing a high-speed data resource in an OFDMA system and transmitting an uRLCC terminal requiring a short transmission latency time with superimposition on one symbol on a frequency axis.

Abstract: An apparatus may utilize an air interface to transmit and/or receive a subframe having a data portion and a control channel that is at least partly embedded within the data portion. The control channel may include one or more pilot tones. The control channel may include an override indicator. The override indicator may indicate that data previously scheduled for transmission in the subframe is overridden by other data having a higher priority. The override indicator may indicate a puncturing of resource elements in the data portion of the subframe to include other data having a priority higher than data previously scheduled for transmission in the subframe. The control channel may include a modulation indicator when the subframe is included in a multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) transmission. The modulation indicator may indicate information corresponding to a modulation of another apparatus that is included in the MU-MIMO transmission.

Abstract: A concept for balancing a load in a mobile communication network, comprising receiving 130 receive data from a radio transceiver using a first interface and determining 140 a first receive data packet and a second receive data packet from the receive data, the first receive data packet and the second receive data packet being associated to different services. The concept comprises forwarding 150 the first receive data packet to a first processing unit using a second interface, and forwarding the second receive data packet to a second processing unit using the second interface.

Abstract: A base station may generate and transmit a transport stream including a sequence of frames. A frame may include a plurality of partitions, where each partition includes a corresponding set of OFDM symbols. For each partition, the OFDM symbols in that partition may have a corresponding cyclic prefix size and a corresponding FFT size, allowing different partitions to be targeted for different collections of user devices, e.g., user devices having different expected values of maximum delay spread and/or different ranges of mobility. The base station may also dynamically re-configure the sample rate of each frame, allowing further resolution in control of subcarrier spacing. By allowing the cyclic prefixes of different OFDM symbols to have different lengths, it is feasible to construct a frame that confirms to a set payload duration and has arbitrary values of cyclic prefix size per partition and FFT size per partition. The partitions may be multiplexed in time and/or frequency.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising a transmit path, a plurality of local oscillators and a control unit. The control unit may be configured to: receive an upcoming resource block (RB) allocation; determine whether the upcoming RB allocation is the same as the current RB allocation; in response to determining that the upcoming RB allocation is different than the current RB allocation: select an unused LO of the plurality of LOs; determine whether a number of allocated RBs associated with the upcoming RB allocation is greater than a threshold; and in response to determining that the number of allocated RBs associated with the upcoming RB allocation is not greater than the threshold, tune the selected LO to a frequency corresponding to the upcoming RB allocation.

Abstract: A wireless communication receiver including a serial to parallel converter receiving an radio frequency signal, a fast Fourier transform device connected to said serial to parallel converter converting NFFT corresponding serial signals into a frequency domain; an EZC root sequence unit generating a set of root sequence signals; an element-by-element multiply unit forming a set of products including a product of each of said frequency domain signals from said fast Fourier transform device and a corresponding root sequence signal, an NSRS-length IDFT unit performing a group cyclic-shift de-multiplexing of the products and a discrete Fourier transform unit converting connected cyclic shift de-multiplexing signals back to frequency-domain.

Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus for Channel State Information-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) allocation and a method for CSI-RS transmission using the same in a wireless communication system. A CSI-RS for each antenna port is allocated to REs or subcarriers on a basis of a symbol or symbol axis in a subframe or Resource Block (RB), and is allocated in such a manner that a distance between neighboring CSI-RS allocation REs or subcarriers may be 3 REs or subcarriers. Accordingly, in the range of following CSI-RS transmission overhead, CSI-RSs are allocated to a time-frequency resource domain in such a manner so as to have perfect orthogonality or quasi-orthogonality according to cells or cell groups. Then, the CSI-RSs, which have been allocated to the time-frequency resource domain, are transmitted.

Abstract: Embodiments are provided for WLAN Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) design of subcarrier groups and corresponding frame format. An embodiment method includes grouping a plurality of subcarriers for OFDMA transmissions into a plurality of subcarrier groups in accordance with a pre-defined grouping structure for subcarriers. The method further includes allocating the subcarrier groups to a plurality of corresponding users, and signaling, to the users, a map of the subcarrier groups to the corresponding users. According to the pre-defined grouping structure, each one of the subcarrier groups includes a plurality of consecutive subcarriers, a plurality of non-consecutive subcarriers, or a combination of consecutive and non-consecutive subcarriers according to a deterministic structure.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for vector quantization of feedback and processing of vector quantized feedback components. A method of operating a UE for vector quantization of feedback includes identifying a grouping method for grouping channel coefficients for vector quantization and identifying a vector quantization codebook for vector quantization of grouped vectors based on one or more control signals received from an eNB. The method includes computing channel coefficients based on at least one channel measurement and grouping the computed channel coefficients according to the identified grouping method to form a set of vectors. The method also includes performing vector quantization of the vectors using the identified vector quantization codebook and processing the quantized vectors into one or more feedback signals. Additionally, the method includes transmitting the one or more feedback signals to the eNB.

Abstract: A spectrum sensing radar system including a spectrum power sensing module configured to sense electromagnetic signal powers in a plurality of sub-frequencies and generate a sensed power set including a plurality of sensed electromagnetic signal powers corresponding to each of the plurality of sub-frequencies; a multi-objective function module configured to receive the sensed power set and calculate a first objective function for each of the plurality of sub-frequencies, wherein the first objective function includes a power function divided by an empirical measure of interference of the sensed power set to form a signal plus noise objective function for a sub-frequency of the plurality of sub-frequencies, and wherein the power function further includes a peak transmit power of the radar system multiplied by a gain of an antenna of the radar system, multiplied by a wavelength of a carrier of the sub-frequency.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for wireless communication. More particularly, aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to techniques for providing an indication of an operating mode involving an enhanced modulation scheme.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and a device of configuring downlink control information. Specifically, the corresponding demodulation reference signal configuration information is set for three kinds of demodulation reference signal enhancement situations respectively and is indicated by the downlink control information according to the embodiments of the present disclosure. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a base station sends the downlink control information to user equipment, the downlink control information including a demodulation reference signal configuration index that indicates the demodulation reference signal configuration information, and the demodulation reference signal configuration information including one item in the demodulation reference signal configuration information set.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention relates to a method in which a terminal transmits a sidelink synchronization signal (SLSS) in a wireless communication system, the method including: selecting an SLSS ID by means of a terminal which directly receives a signal from Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) to obtain synchronization; and transmitting the SLSS generated on the basis of the selected SLSS ID, wherein the selected SLSS ID is selected from an SLSS ID set, which is identical to one used when a terminal, which directly receives a synchronization signal from a base station and selects a base station timing as synchronization, transmits the SLSS.

Abstract: A wireless communication base station apparatus which is able to prevent deterioration in the throughput of LTE terminals even when LTE terminals and LTE+ terminals coexist. In this apparatus, based on the mapping pattern of the reference signals used only in LTE+ terminals, a setting unit sets, in each subframe, the resource block groups where the reference signals used only by the LTE+ terminals are mapped. For symbols mapped to the antennas, an mapping unit maps, to all the resource blocks within one frame, cell specific reference signals used for both LTE terminals and LTE+ terminals. For the symbols mapped to the antennas, the mapping unit maps, to the plurality of resource blocks, of which part of the resource block groups is comprised, in the same subframe within one frame, the cell specific reference signals used only for LTE+ terminals, based on the setting results inputted from the setting unit.

Abstract: Disclosed is a Doppler distribution measurement method comprising: receiving a plurality of receive signals that arrive via different RE sets in different paths; measuring CFO values of the plurality of receive signals; selecting the two receive signals in which the difference in value between the CFO values are the greatest, from among the plurality of receive signals; and determining a Doppler shift difference between the selected two receive signals a an effective Doppler distribution.

Abstract: A method for a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is provided. The method comprises receiving, from a base station (BS), re-synchronization signals (RSSs) over a downlink channel; identifying time-domain and frequency-domain resources used for the RSSs; and identifying a set of sequences used for constructing the RSSs from the time-domain and frequency-domain resources used for the RSSs.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an MBSFN configuration method and a device, which may implement flexible configuration of an MBSFN, and improve radio resource utilization of a system. The method includes: determining, by a base station, a subframe configuration of an MBSFN subframe that is used to bear a physical multicast channel PMCH, where the subframe configuration includes a cyclic prefix CP type and/or a reference signal pattern; and sending, by the base station, MBSFN configuration information to user equipment UE, where the MBSFN configuration information is used to indicate the subframe configuration of the MBSFN subframe, where the CP type includes a normal CP, an extended CP, or another CP, and a length of the another CP is different from a length of the normal CP or a length of the extended CP. The present invention is applicable to the communications field.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application disclose a modulation method, including: performing coding processing on raw data to obtain a coded sequence; performing constellation mapping on the coded sequence based on a preset constellation diagram, to obtain M symbols; dividing the M symbols into N segments; obtaining a constellation phase of each symbol in the N segments; adjusting a constellation phase of a symbol in each of the N segments according to a preset phase adjustment rule, where the N segments are concurrently adjusted; and modulating M symbols obtained through phase adjustment, to obtain a modulated signal, and sending the modulated signal. Correspondingly, this application further provides a demodulation method, a sending device, a receiving device, and a communications system.

Abstract: A method performed by a first network node (110) for determining whether a performance of a cell (130) associated with a second network node (120) is degraded or not. The first network node (110) and the second network node (120) operate in a wireless communications network (100). The first network node (110) obtains (201) a first set of values making up a pattern comprising a set of values indicative of a performance of the cell (130). The first network node (110) then determines (204) a first correlation between the obtained first set of values and a generated set of values. The generated set of values is indicative of a degraded performance of the cell (130). The first network node (110) then determines (206) whether the performance of the cell (130) is degraded or not based on the determined first correlation, with respect to a first threshold.

Abstract: Provided are a method for receiving information on a relay node zone and reference signals for a relay node from a base station, and a relay node device using same. The relay node can receive information on at least one start point from the start points of a Relay-Physical Downlink Control Channel (R-PDCCH) and a Relay-Physical Downlink Shared Channel (R-PDSCH) for transmitting a signal from a base station to a relay node in a specific downlink subframe. Alternatively, the relay node can implicitly recognize the start points of the R-PDCCH and R-PDSCH set in advance. The relay node can recognize a signal from the base station in the specific downlink subframe based on the start point information after the time corresponding to at least one of the start points of the R-PDCCH and R-PDSCH. Also, the relay node can decode signals transmitted from a base station after the corresponding timing.

Abstract: Example methods, apparatus, articles of manufacture and systems for providing secondary coverage in a mobile communication system are disclosed. Example methods for a first device to provide secondary coverage in a mobile communication system include transmitting a secondary coverage signal and receiving a presence indication from a second device. Such example methods can also include reporting the presence indication to an access node of the mobile communication system. Such example methods can further include receiving information from the access node to enable relay node functionality in the first device in response to reporting the presence indication to the access node.