Abstract: Techniques for transmitting synchronization signals to assist user equipments (UEs) perform cell searches are described. In one design, a base station for a cell may generate and transmit a primary synchronization signal and a secondary synchronization signal, which may be used by the UEs for initial cell search at power up. The base station may also generate and transmit one or more beacon signals, which may be used by the UEs for neighbor cell search to detect for neighbor cells. The number of beacon signals to transmit and the set of subcarriers usable for each beacon signal may be determined based on the system bandwidth. Each beacon signal may be mapped to one subcarrier in the set of subcarriers in each beacon symbol period. This one subcarrier may be determined based on a beacon hopping pattern or a beacon code and may be dependent on a cell identifier (ID).

Abstract: A method of decoding a backhaul downlink signal of a relay node (RN). A higher layer signal indicating a maximum transmission rank is received from a base station (BS). Control information is received through a relay control channel from the BS. The control information is demodulated and mapped to resource elements (REs) which do not overlap with user equipment-specific reference signal (URS) REs in a control region which is used for the relay control channel transmission of the BS. The URS REs are reserved REs for URSs according to the maximum transmission rank. The control information is demodulated based on URSs transmitted by the BS on one fixed antenna port n, where n is a natural number.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting a downlink reference signal in a wireless communication system supporting multiple antennas is disclosed. A method for transmitting Channel State Information-Reference Signals (CSI-RSs) for eight or less antenna ports includes selecting one of a plurality of CSI-RS Resource Element (RE) groups defined on a data region of a downlink subframe and mapping CSI-RSs for the eight or less antenna ports to the selected CSI-RS RE group, and transmitting the downlink subframe in which the CSI-RSs for the eight or less antenna ports are mapped. The plurality of CSI-RS RE groups is defined such that a transmission diversity RE pair for data transmitted on the downlink subframe is not broken.

Abstract: A method of relaying data in a time division duplex (TDD)-based wireless communication system is provided. The method includes configuring a downlink subframe as a multicast/broadcast single frequency network (MBSFN) subframe, receiving downlink data in the MBSFN subframe; and relaying uplink data to a base station in an uplink subframe, wherein the downlink subframe is linked to the uplink subframe which is reserved to transmit an acknowledgement (ACK)/non-acknowledgement (NACK) signal for downlink data transmission in the downlink subframe. Accordingly, in the TDD-based wireless communication system, efficiency of resource allocation can be increased, and uplink ACK collision can be avoided.

Abstract: A panel with pattern block bead for a car body includes a plurality of beads. The panel is divided into four division panels by a first substantially horizontal reference line and a first substantially vertical reference line each passing through a center of the panel. One of the beads is formed at a center of each of the division panels.

Abstract: A method and a base station are described for transmitting a downlink signal in a wireless communication system. A configuration of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols for a first partition of a subframe are transmitted through higher layer signaling. A relay-physical downlink control channel (R-PDCCH) contained in at least the first partition of the subframe is transmitted. If the R-PDCCH contains a downlink assignment, the first partition of the subframe is configured to be not used for a transmission for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) corresponding to the R-PDCCH.

Abstract: Provided are a method for receiving data in a wireless communication system and a wireless device. The wireless device receives a downlink grant on a downlink control channel, and determines the size of a downlink transmission block on the basis of the downlink grant. The maximum size of the downlink transmission block is limited to below or equal to a specific value.

Abstract: Techniques for sending and receiving acknowledgement (ACK) information in a wireless communication system are described. A base station sends control information and data to a user equipment (UE) and receives ACK information from the UE. The base station performs detection for the ACK information based on (i) a first hypothesis for the control information being missed by the UE and (ii) a second hypothesis for the control information being received correctly by the UE. In one design, the ACK information may have a variable size, and the base station may perform detection for the ACK information based on different block codes for the first and second hypotheses. In another design, the ACK information may have a fixed size, and the base station may perform detection for the ACK information based on a single block code and obtain a fixed number of bits for the ACK information for both hypotheses.

Abstract: A relay node (RN) apparatus for transmitting and receiving a signal according to a link mode in a wireless communication system and a method thereof are disclosed. A processor transmits or receives a signal to or from at least one of a base station and a terminal based on link mode information. At least one antenna receive the link mode information and transmit or receive the signal to or from at least one of the base station and the user equipment. The link mode information includes information a link mode in which the relay node apparatus will operate.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and an apparatus of relaying data in a wireless communication system based on Time Division Duplex (TDD). A relay station receives downlink data from a base station in an uplink subframe and relays the downlink data to at least one mobile station. Accordingly, the efficiency of resource allocation for a relay station can be improved.

Abstract: A method for performing HARQ includes: receiving information to determine downlink subframes used for a relay station to receive scheduling information from a BS; determining uplink subframes for performing a HARQ with the DL subframes, each of the UL subframes corresponding to each of the DL subframes; assigning sequentially each of a plurality of HARQ processes to each of the UL subframes one by one; and performing HARQ with the BS at at least one of the HARQ processes. An n-th subframe is configured for a corresponding UL subframe if an (n?4)-th subframe is configured for one of the DL subframes, n denoting an integer. The HARQ processes are equal in number to the UL subframes. The DL subframes are configured in at least one radio frame having 10 subframes indexed from 0 to 9. Subframes having indexes 0, 4, 5 and 9 are not configured as a DL subframe.

Abstract: Techniques for multiplexing pilots in a wireless transmission are described. In one aspect, a transmitter station generates multiple pilot sequences for multiple transmit antennas, with each pilot sequence comprising pilot symbols sent in the time domain on a different set of subcarriers. The transmitter station further generates multiple pilot transmissions for the transmit antennas based on the pilot sequences. In another aspect, a transmitter station generates multiple pilot sequences for multiple transmit antennas based on frequency-domain code division multiplexing (FD-CDM) of a Chu sequence defined by a transmitter-specific value. The transmitter station further generates multiple pilot transmissions for the transmit antennas based on the pilot sequences.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and device for cooperatively sending and receiving power wirelessly. Wireless power charging coverage at the level of data signal transmission can be ensured by establishing one or more modes for transmitting, to a specific terminal, a power transmission signal from any of a plurality of nodes which is (are) not engaged in data transmission, and by matching the phase synchronization of the power transmission signal between the one or more nodes and then transmitting, to the specific terminal, a power transmission signal of which the phase synchronization has been matched by means of the one or more modes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for receiving a white space map in a wireless LAN system. According to one aspect of the present invention, in a method in which a first station (STA) receives a white space map in a wireless LAN system, wherein the first station operates as an unlicensed device that is allowed to operate in an available channel not used by a licensed device in a white space band, the first station receives, from a second station, a frame including the white space map which includes a black list and a first field for indicating that the white space map contains the black list, and operates in at least one channel from the rest of the channels in TVWS, excluding the channel contained in the black list, wherein the black list is a list of channels which cannot be used by the unlicensed device.

Abstract: There is provided an edge dam upper portion sealing apparatus for a twin roll strip caster. The edge dam upper portion sealing apparatus may include: a sealing pad making tight contact with an upper portion of an edge dam and a lateral side of a meniscus shield of the twin roll strip caster; a bearing member coupled to the sealing pad; and a driving unit connected to the bearing member and coupled to at least two links for forming a link structure.

Abstract: The present invention disclosed herein relates to a substrate treating apparatus and method. The substrate treating method includes: providing a substrate on which an oxide layer is formed; treating the oxide layer with a first process gas in a plasma state to substitute the treated oxide layer with a by-product layer; and heating the substrate to remove the by-product layer at a temperature which is above a first heating temperature at which the by-product layer is decomposed and is above a second heating temperature that is a boiling point of an additive by-product generated while the by-product layer is decomposed.

Abstract: A method of transmitting a sounding reference signal (SRS) in a wireless communication system is discussed. The method according to one embodiment includes receiving a first UE-specific configuration indicating possible subframes for aperiodic SRS transmission via a radio resource control (RRC) signaling, wherein the possible subframes are periodically configured; receiving a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) signal including request information of requesting aperiodic SRS transmission; and transmitting at least one SRS one time in response to the request information within the possible subframes.

Abstract: A method for performing HARQ includes: receiving information to determine downlink subframes used for a relay station to receive scheduling information from a BS; determining uplink subframes for performing a HARQ with the DL subframes, each of the UL subframes corresponding to each of the DL subframes; assigning sequentially each of a plurality of HARQ processes to each of the UL subframes one by one; and performing HARQ with the BS at at least one of the HARQ processes. An n-th subframe is configured for a corresponding UL subframe if an (n?4)-th subframe is configured for one of the DL subframes, n denoting an integer. The HARQ processes are equal in number to the UL subframes. The DL subframes are configured in at least one radio frame having 10 subframes indexed from 0 to 9. Subframes having indexes 0, 4, 5 and 9 are not configured as a DL subframe.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting reference signals in a relay communication system are provided. The method transmits reference signals via a type 2 relay node in a relay communication system and includes a base station (BS) allocating a plurality of antenna ports in a mutually exclusive manner so that the antenna port of the BS and the antenna port of a peripheral relay node do not overlap each other, the BS and relay node transmitting reference signals to a user equipment (UE) via the corresponding antenna ports that are mutually exclusively allocated and the BS receiving channel state information from the UE to obtain channel state information between the BS and the UE and channel state information between the relay node and the UE.

Abstract: Systems and methods for improving the performance of a MIMO wireless communication system by reducing the amount of uplink resources that are needed to provide channel performance feedback for the adjustment of data rates on the downlink MIMO channels. In one embodiment, a method comprises encoding each of a set of data streams according to corresponding data rates, permuting the data streams on a set of MIMO channels according to a full permutation of combinations, transmitting the permuted data streams, receiving the permuted data streams, decoding and determining an SNR for each of the data streams, computing a condensed SNR metric for the set of data streams, providing the condensed metric as feedback, determining a set of individual SNR metrics for the data streams based on the condensed SNR metric, and adjusting the data rates at which the data streams are encoded based on the individual SNR metrics.