Abstract: A method and a relay node are described for transmitting and receiving data. The relay node receives a downlink data in a subframe n?k from a base station. The subframe n?k is configured as a multicast broadcast single frequency network (MBSFN) subframe by the relay node. The relay node transmits to the base station, in response to receiving the downlink data in the subframe n?k, an acknowledgement (ACK)/negative acknowledgement (NACK) in an uplink subframe n, where n is an index number of the uplink subframe for transmitting the ACK/NACK. A value of n is associated with a parameter indicating subframe configuration related with at least one hybrid automatic repeat request (HARM) process between the relay node and the base station. The value of k is equal to or greater than 4.

Abstract: A method of transmitting a signal of a base station in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes transmitting a first signal to the relay station through the transmission period in a subframe including a transmission period and a guard time for transmission/reception switching of a relay station, and transmitting a second signal to a macro user equipment through the guard time. Accordingly, a signal can be effectively transmitted in the wireless communication system employing the relay station.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. In particular, the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for transmitting channel quality information using a terminal, wherein the method comprises the steps of: receiving CoMP configuration information from a serving transmission point; receiving a downlink signal from a plurality of transmission points; and transmitting channel quality information on one or more downlink sub-bands for each transmission point to the serving transmission point, wherein the plurality of transmission points select the same one or more downlink sub-bands in consideration of the CoMP configuration information.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for aggregating carriers in wireless communication systems. In the method, a first carrier is set up, and a second carrier is added in addition to the first carrier. In addition, the first carrier is a time division duplex (TDD) carrier for which an uplink subframe and a downlink subframe are positioned at different times in a frame, and the second carrier is a carrier only for a downlink that consists of downlink subframes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of monitoring a control channel in a wireless communication system and a wireless device using same. The wireless device monitors a first downlink control channel having an uplink grant in a first slot, and a second downlink control channel having a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) positive-acknowledgement (ACK)/negative-acknowledgement (NACK) in a second slot.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method in which a base station transmits signals to a relay node in a multiuser multi-antenna (MIMO) wireless communication system. More particularly, the method includes: allocating one or more antenna ports to one or more relay nodes, respectively; mapping each of a plurality of downlink grant signals for the one or more relay nodes to a preset resource domain from among resource domains corresponding to one of the allocated antenna ports; mapping uplink grant signals or data signals for the one or more relay nodes to the resource domains corresponding to the allocated antenna ports; and transmitting the mapped signals to the one or more relay nodes.

Abstract: A method and base station for receiving a sounding reference signal (SRS) in a wireless communication system and a method and user equipment for transmitting a sounding reference signal (SRS) in a wireless communication system are discussed. The method of receiving according to an embodiment includes transmitting a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) including a carrier indicator field (CIF) and an SRS field via a first component carrier (CC), the CIF indicating a specific CC, the SRS field indicating whether the user equipment has to transmit the SRS; receiving the SRS on an uplink subframe via the specific CC indicated by the CIF when the SRS field is enabled; and transmitting a first medium access control (MAC) information including a bitmap in which a bit corresponding to the specific CC is disabled for deactivating the specific CC. An SRS transmission is not performed on the deactivated specific CC.

Abstract: Provided are a method of monitoring a control channel in a multiple antenna system, in which a plurality of layers are defined, and a wireless device using same. The wireless device monitors the control channel in a search layer that is selected from the plurality of layers.

Abstract: A method for receiving a downlink signal at a downlink reception entity in a wireless communication system, the method includes: receiving downlink control information by demodulating an advanced Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) of a first resource block (RB) pair of a RB bundle based on a downlink channel estimated by a first Demodulation Reference Signal (DMRS) in the first RB pair; and receiving downlink data by demodulating a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) of a second RB pair of the RB bundle based on a downlink channel estimated by a second DMRS in the second RB pair, wherein the same DMRS pattern is used for the first and the second DMRSs, and wherein antenna ports for the first and the second DMRSs are different.

Abstract: A wireless communication system is disclosed. A method and apparatus for allowing a user equipment (UE) to transmit uplink control information through a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) are disclosed. A method for allowing a UE to transmit uplink control information through a PUSCH in a wireless communication system includes receiving configuration information about a plurality of PUSCH feedback modes, identifying information indicating a specific PUSCH feedback mode for the PUSCH by using uplink allocation information for the PUSCH, and transmitting the uplink control information through the PUSCH in accordance with the specific PUSCH feedback mode.

Abstract: A method of decoding a backhaul downlink signal is presented. A relay node (RN) receives a higher layer signal indicating a maximum transmission rank from a base station (BS), receives control information containing a resource allocation for downlink data through a relay control channel from the BS, demodulates the control information, and receives the downlink data through a data channel based on the control information. The control information is 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.

Abstract: A method is provided for transmitting a downlink signal by a base station in a wireless communication system. A configuration of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols is transmitted for a first partition of a subframe through higher layer signaling, and a Relay-Physical Downlink Control Channel (R-PDCCH) contained in at least the first partition of the subframe is also transmitted. If the R-PDCCH contains a downlink assignment, the first partition of the subframe is configured not to be used for a transmission of a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) corresponding the R-PDCCH.

Abstract: A method and a wireless station are described for receiving signals. The wireless station receives from a base station configured to use at least one of a plurality of time division duplex (TDD) uplink-downlink (UL-DL) subframe configurations, each of which indicates locations of at least one DL subframe and at least one UL subframe in a radio frame, a signal including information indicating that at least one uplink subframe indicated by the at least one of the plurality of TDD UL-DL subframe configurations is reconfigured as a DL subframe. The wireless station receives, from the base station, DL data on the UL subframe according to the signal.

Abstract: A signal transmission method using a multicast broadcast single frequency network (MBSFN) subframe in a radio communication system is provided. The method includes: selecting a plurality of relay stations for transmitting a plurality of backhaul signals, and transmitting the plurality of backhaul signals to the selected respective relay stations by using different radio resources, wherein each of the selected relay stations configures a subframe for receiving each of the plurality of backhaul signals as the MBSFN subframe. Accordingly, the backhaul signal can be transmitted between the base station and the plurality of relay stations by effectively using the radio resources.

Abstract: Provided are a method and a wireless device for monitoring a control channel in a wireless communication system. The wireless device monitors a first downlink control channel in a common search space of a subframe, and monitors a second downlink control channel in a user equipment-specific search space of the subframe. The first downlink control channel is modulated by a cell-specific reference signal, and the second downlink control channel is modulated by a reference signal that is specific to the wireless device.

Abstract: A method for a base station (BS) to perform a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ). The BS transmits an uplink (UL) grant for a first subframe of a second serving cell through a first serving cell. The BS receives UL data based on the UL grant in the first subframe, transmits an acknowledgement/non-acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) for the UL data through a physical HARQ indicator channel (PHICH) in subframe i of the first serving cell and receives non-adaptively retransmitted UL data in a second subframe of the second serving cell if a NACK for the UL data has been transmitted through the PHICH in the subframe i of the first serving cell. The first serving cell and the second serving cell use different UL-DL configurations.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of monitoring a control channel and a wireless device using same in a multiple antenna system in which a plurality of layers are defined. The wireless device monitors a first downlink control channel in a first search space which is mapped to a first layer, and a second downlink control channel in a second search space which is mapped to a second layer. The first layer of the plurality of layers is the lowest layer.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and apparatus for removing inter-heterogeneous cell interference. A terminal apparatus for removing inter-heterogeneous cell interference comprises: a receiver which receives, from a first base station which is a serving base station, a signal for instructing that a request for interference coordination information required for inter-heterogeneous cell interference coordination be made to a second base station which is heterogeneous to the first base station; a transmitter which transmits, to the second base station, a predetermined physical random access channel (PRACH) preamble which notifies said request through a PRACH; a receiver which receives the interference coordination information from the second base station; and a transmitter which transmits the received interference coordination information to the first base station.

Abstract: A communication method in a wireless communication system, and a wireless device therefore are discussed. The method according to one embodiment includes receiving a first control channel including first scheduling information on a first physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) to be received in a first subframe; receiving a second control channel including second scheduling information on a second PDSCH to be received in a second subframe; determining whether the first subframe in which the first PDSCH is to be received is overlapped with the second subframe in which the second PDSCH is to be received; and if the first subframe is determined as being overlapped with the second subframe, determining a valid subframe for receiving at least one of the first PDSCH and the second PDSCH.

Abstract: Provided are a method and an apparatus for controlling inter-cell interference in a wireless communication system. A first cell receives control information related to the configuration of a downlink control channel from a second cell, and the first cell determines a transmission resource of the downlink control channel in accordance with the control information.