Abstract: A base station and terminal use methods of obtaining synchronization and system information in a wireless communication system. An operation of a base station includes generating a synchronization signal to be transmitted through a Synchronization Channel (SCH), generating a broadcast signal to be transmitted through a Broadcast Channel (BCH), and transmitting repetitively the SCH and the BCH by performing beamforming on the channels with different transmission beams.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 7, 2012
Date of Patent:
February 13, 2018
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Inventors:
Hyun-Kyu Yu, Tae-Young Kim, Jae-Weon Cho