Abstract: A method of an IAB node may comprise: receiving an RRC message including measurement control information from a base station; transmitting RRC reconfiguration information including the measurement control information to each of a plurality of terminals; receiving a measurement report message including a measurement report generated by each of the plurality of terminals based on the measurement control information from each of the plurality of terminals; and grouping the measurement report messages received from the plurality of terminals into a grouped message report message, and transmitting the grouped measurement report message to the base station according to a grouped measurement reporting periodicity.

Abstract: A method of a terminal, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, may include: requesting access to a mobile integrated access backhaul (IAB) based on cell search; receiving a tracking area (TA) update procedure stop request message from an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) of a core network; and deactivating a TA update procedure based on the TA update procedure stop request message.

Abstract: A method of an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node may include: receiving, from a target base station, one or more user equipment (UE) context setup request messages including terminal radio resource reconfiguration information; sharing context information including the terminal radio resource reconfiguration information with a source IAB-distributed unit 1 (IAB-DU1); configuring terminal reconfiguration information using the shared context information; and transmitting one or more UE context setup response messages including the terminal reconfiguration information to the target base station in response to the one or more UE context setup request messages.

Abstract: A method and a terminal for performing a discontinuous reception (DRX) mode include measuring reception strength of a reference signal transmitted by a base station, determining a coverage level and a length of a warming-up time using the reception strength, and starting a DRX timer determined based on the coverage level and the length of the warming-up time.

Abstract: A method of providing service continuity between cellular communication and device-to-device communication is disclosed. A procedure for switching between cellular communication and device-to-device communication according to an example embodiment of the present invention may include transferring, by a gateway, a D2D bearer creation request message to an MME, transferring, by the MME, the D2D bearer creation request message to a base station, mapping, by the base station, D2D bearer QoS to D2D radio bearer QoS and transmitting an RRC connection reconfiguration message to terminals, receiving, by the base station, an RRC connection reconfiguration completion message indicating creation of a D2D radio bearer from the terminals, transmitting, by the base station, a D2D bearer creation response message indicating creation of a D2D bearer to the MME, and transferring, by the MME, the D2D bearer creation response message to the gateway.

Abstract: Disclosed is an operating method of a femto base station which includes broadcasting a plurality of public land mobile network (PLMN) identities; broadcasting a plurality of closed subscriber group (CSG) identities correlated with the plurality of PLMN identities; and establishing wireless communication with user equipment based on the broadcasted PLMN and CSG identities.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for controlling transmission power in a femto base station is provided. The method includes: predicting femto base station interference to be given from an adjacent femto base station to a terminal; predicting macro base station interference to be given from a macro base station to the terminal; determining transmission power for the terminal; and transmitting a downlink signal to the terminal on the basis of the transmission power, wherein the femto base station interference is predicted on the basis of a distance between serving femto base station and the adjacent femto base station and the transmission power of the adjacent femto base station, and the macro base station interference is predicted on the basis of a distance between serving femto base station and the macro base station and the transmission power of the macro base station.

Abstract: A method for discovery in device-to-device communications and an apparatus for the same are disclosed. The method performed in a device-to-device server supporting device-to-device discovery between a discovery terminal and a discoverable terminal may include receiving a device-to-device discovery participation message from the discoverable terminal, requesting a gateway to measure a proximity between the discovery terminal and the discoverable terminal, receiving a proximity measurement result from the gateway, and requesting the discovery terminal and the discoverable terminal to initiate a procedure of device-to-device discovery when the proximity measurement result satisfies a predetermined threshold. Thus, the procedure of device-to-device discovery may be performed efficiently.

Abstract: A method of providing service continuity between cellular communication and device-to-device communication is disclosed. A procedure for switching between cellular communication and device-to-device communication according to an example embodiment of the present invention may include transferring, by a gateway, a D2D bearer creation request message to an MME, transferring, by the MME, the D2D bearer creation request message to a base station, mapping, by the base station, D2D bearer QoS to D2D radio bearer QoS and transmitting an RRC connection reconfiguration message to terminals, receiving, by the base station, an RRC connection reconfiguration completion message indicating creation of a D2D radio bearer from the terminals, transmitting, by the base station, a D2D bearer creation response message indicating creation of a D2D bearer to the MME, and transferring, by the MME, the D2D bearer creation response message to the gateway.

Abstract: A method for controlling interference between base stations in a radio communication system in which an indirect interface for indirectly connecting the base stations exists and an direct interface for directly connecting the base stations does not exist, the method includes: converting a first interference control message used in the direct interface into a format of a protocol of the indirect interface to thereby generate a second interference control message; and transmitting the second interference control message through the indirect interface.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of operating a femto base station (BS) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving an access request comprising a closed subscriber group (CSG) identifier (ID) from user equipment (UE); determining a number N of UE accessing the femto BS; ascertaining an access type to determine whether the UE is a CSG UE or a non-CSG UE of the femto BS on the basis of the CSG ID of the UE; and determining whether to admit access of the UE on the basis of the access type, the N and access admittable information, the access admittable information comprising UCSG, i.e., a maximum number of CSG UE of which access is admitted; UALL, i.e., a maximum number of non-CSG UE of which access is admitted; and UMAX, i.e., a maximum number of UE of which access is admitted.

Abstract: A Transport Network Layer (TNL) connection setup method for a base station includes monitoring Physical Cell Identity (PCI) values of neighboring cells. When it is monitored that the PCI values are changed, IP addresses of neighboring base stations corresponding to the changed PCI values are acquired. Thereafter, it is determined whether it is necessary to perform a new TNL connection setup with respect to other neighboring base stations, based on the changed PCI values and the acquired IP addresses. When it is determined that it is necessary to perform the new TNL connection setup, the TNL connection setup is performed with the acquired IP addresses.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for controlling access of subscribers of a gateway in a communication system supporting a femto cell, the method including: by user equipment (UE), receiving a first access request message, which makes a request to access a femto base station (BS), from the femto BS; directly acquiring a business subscriber database (DB), which includes a list of UE admittable to access the femto BS, from a DB module; and determining whether to admit the access of the UE on the basis of the business subscriber DB, wherein the determining whether to admit the access of the UE includes admitting the access of the UE if a user equipment identifier (UE ID) for identifying the UE is included in the list of UE.

Abstract: Provided are a mobile communication system comprising a femto base station for transmitting system information, and a terminal for receiving the system information from the femto base station. The terminal receives the system information from the femto base station, and during other times, receives data from a serving macro base station.

Abstract: Disclosed is an operating method of a femto base station which includes broadcasting a plurality of public land mobile network (PLMN) identities; broadcasting a plurality of closed subscriber group (CSG) identities correlated with the plurality of PLMN identities; and establishing wireless communication with user equipment based on the broadcasted PLMN and CSG identities.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for searching accessible wireless networks in a software-defined radio (SDR) terminal, a method thereof, and a computer-readable recording medium for storing a program executing the method. The apparatus includes: a hardware platform; a network search executable code storing means for storing a network search executable code having at least one of mode search executable codes; a search shape information storing unit for storing search shape information necessary for network search; a network search control means for arranging each of the mode search executable codes from the network search executable code storing means at the hardware platform by using the search shape information from the search shape information storing means and searching a network according to a search mode by executing the arranged mode search executable codes; and a network search result storing means for storing network search results from the network search control means.

Abstract: A method for setting base station information of a femtocell base station includes: upon a power application to the femtocell base station, setting all or some of terminals accessing the femtocell base station as console terminals; and receiving a radio environment parameter related to radio environment around each console terminal from the console terminals through a communication interface unit. The method further includes setting the base station information including an operation mode of the femtocell base station and a cell identifier of a femtocell covered by the femtocell base station based on the first radio environment parameter.

Abstract: Provided is a terminal to transmit wireless environment measurement information to a femto base station, and the femto base station to receive the wireless environment measurement information from the terminal. The femto base station may perform initialization based on the wireless environment measurement information, or may transmit the wireless environment measurement information to a base station control unit. The base station control unit may determine whether to additionally install a second femto base station based on the wireless environment measurement information.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of operating a femto base station (BS) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving an access request comprising a closed subscriber group (CSG) identifier (ID) from user equipment (UE); determining a number N of UE accessing the femto BS; ascertaining an access type to determine whether the UE is a CSG UE or a non-CSG UE of the femto BS on the basis of the CSG ID of the UE; and determining whether to admit access of the UE on the basis of the access type, the N and access admittable information, the access admittable information comprising UCSG, i.e., a maximum number of CSG UE of which access is admitted; UALL, i.e., a maximum number of non-CSG UE of which access is admitted; and UMAX, i.e., a maximum number of UE of which access is admitted.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for controlling access of subscribers of a gateway in a communication system supporting a femto cell, the method including: by user equipment (UE), receiving a first access request message, which makes a request to access a femto base station (BS), from the femto BS; directly acquiring a business subscriber database (DB), which includes a list of UE admittable to access the femto BS, from a DB module; and determining whether to admit the access of the UE on the basis of the business subscriber DB, wherein the determining whether to admit the access of the UE includes admitting the access of the UE if a user equipment identifier (UE ID) for identifying the UE is included in the list of UE.