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 method for reporting sidelink HARQ response information, performed by a terminal, includes the steps of: receiving, from a base station, information on allocation of a PSSCH resource for PSSCH transmission; determining a PSFCH resource for PSFCH reception corresponding to the PSSCH transmission; determining a transmission time point of HARQ response information corresponding to the PSSCH transmission; and transmitting the HARQ response information, corresponding to the PSSCH transmission, to the base station at the determined time point, wherein the transmission time point of the HARQ response information is expressed as a time offset, L, from a time point of the PSFCH resource, and information on the transmission time point of the HARQ response information is transmitted from the base station to the terminal.

Abstract: A method of a terminal may include: receiving, from a base station, a first SSB having an SSB candidate #n at a first frequency position during a first time period; receiving, from the base station, first mapping relationship information between SSB candidate indexes and SSB indexes; identifying an SSB #k mapped to the SSB candidate #n based on the first mapping relationship information for the first frequency position; acquiring time synchronization with respect to the base station based on the SSB candidate #n; and obtaining beam information for the first frequency position based on the SSB #k, wherein each of n and k is an integer equal to or greater than 0.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatuses for transmitting and receiving data channels in a communication system. An operation method of a terminal in a communication system may comprise receiving, from a base station, resource allocation information of a plurality of physical uplink shared channels (PUSCHs) used for repetitive transmission of a same transport block (TB); identifying a position of each of the plurality of PUSCHs in a time domain based on the resource allocation information; and repeatedly transmitting the same TB to the base station at the position of each of the plurality of PUSCHs. Therefore, performance of the communication system can be improved.

Abstract: Disclosed are 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 terminal in a communication system may include: selecting one or more control elements among a plurality of control elements included first UCI in consideration of a size of an uplink resource; generating multiplexed UCIs by multiplexing second UCI with the one or more control elements; and transmitting the multiplexed UCIs to a base station by using the uplink resource.

Abstract: An operation method of a terminal in a communication system may comprise: receiving, from a base station, a first SSB; determining a RACH occasion associated with the first SSB; transmitting, to the base station, a PRACH preamble in the RACH occasion within a first radio resource to which a first SCS is applied; determining a slot to which the RACH occasion belongs based on a reference radio resource to which a reference SCS is applied instead of the first SCS; determining an RNTI for a random access procedure based on a slot index for the slot; and performing a reception operation of a response for the PRACH preamble by using the RNTI in the first radio resource.

Abstract: Disclosed are various methods for transmitting or receiving data or control information having high reliability conditions. A method for operating a terminal which transmits uplink control information (UCI) includes: a step of generating UCI; a step of comparing the priority of an uplink (UL) control channel for the transmission of the UCI with the priority of a UL data channel when some symbols of the UL control channel and the UL data channel overlap; and a step of selecting the UL channel having a higher priority among the UL control channel and the UL data channel, and transmitting the UCI to a base station through the selected UL channel.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for transmitting or receiving uplink feedback information in a communication system. An operation method of a terminal may comprise receiving downlink control information (DCI) from a base station, the DCI including resource allocation information of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH); receiving data #n from the base station through the PDSCH indicated by the DCI; generating a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) codebook including an HARQ response bit #n for the data #n and an HARQ response bit #n?1 for data #n?1 received from the base station before the data #n; and transmitting the HARQ codebook to the base station. Therefore, the performance of the communication system can be improved.

Abstract: An operation method of a terminal in a communication system may comprise: receiving one or more data units from a base station; generating a HARQ codebook for at least one dada unit of the one or more data units at a reference time; and transmitting the HARQ codebook to the base station, wherein the reference time is shared by the terminal and the base station.

Abstract: A method of a terminal may comprise: receiving on-demand synchronization signal block (SSB) transmission configuration information from a first base station to which the terminal is connected; and receiving an on-demand SSB from a second base station based on the on-demand SSB transmission configuration information, wherein the on-demand SSB transmission configuration information includes at least one of capability information of the second base station, on-demand SSB resource information, a number of on-demand SSB transmissions, on-demand SSB transmission indication, or channel state information (CSI) configuration information.

Abstract: An operation method of a transmitting terminal in a communication system may comprise: receiving resource coordination information; selecting a resource for sidelink communication based on the resource coordination information; and transmitting data to one or more receiving terminals by using the selected resource, wherein the resource coordination information is one of information on a preferred resource and information on a non-preferred resource for the sidelink communication.

Abstract: A method and a device for configuring a reference signal for coverage extension are disclosed. A method of a terminal comprises the steps of: receiving, from a base station, DCI including information indicating whether PT-RS is mapped; identifying that the PT-RS is mapped to a data channel on the basis of the information; and performing a procedure of transmitting or receiving the data channel including the PT-RS to or from the base station.

Abstract: An operation method of a first terminal performing sidelink communication may comprise the steps of: receiving resource coordination information from a second terminal; if the resource coordination information is information on preferred resource(s), selecting candidate resources to be used for transmission of the first terminal based on the preferred resource(s); and if the resource coordination information is information on non-preferred resource(s), excluding the non-preferred resource(s) from the candidate resources to be used for transmission of the first terminal.

Abstract: An operation method of a terminal in a communication system may comprise receiving first random access (RA) configuration information and second RA configuration information from a base station; transmitting a Msg1 to the base station based on the second RA configuration information; receiving a Msg2, which is a response to the Msg1, from the base station; and repeatedly transmitting a Msg3 K times to the base station.

Abstract: An operation method of a relay in a mobile communication system may comprise the steps of: receiving information relating to a backhaul reception beam and/or a backhaul transmission beam from a base station; receiving information relating to an access link transmission beam and/or an access link reception beam from the base station or obtaining information relating to an access link transmission beam and/or an access link reception beam from the information relating to the backhaul reception beam and/or backhaul transmission beam; communicating with the base station by using the backhaul reception beam and/or the backhaul transmission beam formed using the information relating to the backhaul reception beam and/or backhaul transmission beam; and communicating with a terminal by using the access link transmission beam and/or the access link reception beam formed using the information relating to the access link transmission beam and/or access link reception beam.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for configuring a bandwidth for supporting a broadband carrier in a communication system. An operation method of a base station comprises the steps of: configuring a first bandwidth part and a second bandwidth part for a terminal; configuring a reserved resource for the first bandwidth part in a resource area in which the first bandwidth part and the second bandwidth part overlap; and performing an operation of transmitting or receiving a second data channel, which is scheduled to the second bandwidth part, together with the terminal by using the reserved resource. Therefore, the performance of the communication system can be improved.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatuses for transmitting and receiving data channels in a communication system. An operation method of a terminal in a communication system may comprise receiving, from a base station, resource allocation information of a plurality of physical uplink shared channels (PUSCHs) used for repetitive transmission of a same transport block (TB); identifying a position of each of the plurality of PUSCHs in a time domain based on the resource allocation information; and repeatedly transmitting the same TB to the base station at the position of each of the plurality of PUSCHs. Therefore, performance of the communication system can be improved.

Abstract: An operation method of a terminal in a communication system may include: selecting one or more control elements among a plurality of control elements included first UCI in consideration of a size of an uplink resource; generating multiplexed UCIs by multiplexing second UCI with the one or more control elements; and transmitting the multiplexed UCIs to a base station by using the uplink resource.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for transmitting or receiving a control channel in a communication system. A method for transmitting control information by a base station includes: configuring a control resource set including a plurality of REGs; interleaving, on a frequency axis, the plurality of REGs included in the control resource set; configuring an REG pool including at least two interleaved REGs; configuring at least one CCE in the REG pool; and transmitting control information through a search space configured by the at least one CCE. Therefore, the present invention can improve performance of a communication system.