Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates beyond 4th-generation (4G) communication system such as a long term evolution (LTE). An operating method of a base station (BS) in a communication system supporting a time division multiplexing (TDD) scheme is provided. The operating method includes transmitting, to a user equipment (UE) which uses a second radio access technology (RAT) different from a first RAT used by other BS different from the BS, information related to downlink (DL) and uplink (UL) timing of the other BS and margin information for synchronizing DL and UL timing of the first RAT with DL and UL timing of the second RAT, wherein the information related to the DL and UL timing of the other BS is received from the other BS, or predicted by the BS.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for transmitting control information in a small base station of a wireless communication system are provided. In the method, when the small base station operates in a Low Duty operation Mode (LDM) in a superframe, a control signal including LDM operation information is generated. Only a subframe via which a preamble, a control signal including the LDM operation information, and a SuperFrame Header (SFH) are transmitted is transmitted during the superframe. When the small base station operates in a normal operation mode in a superframe, at least one of the control information and data is transmitted via at least one subframe of the superframe.

Abstract: Provided is a method for providing a service by a Base Station (BS) in a wireless communication system. The method includes setting up a radio link to a Mobile Station (MS) to provide the service; receiving BS information from at least one BS that cooperates to provide the service; and selecting an alternative BS for replacing the BS from among the at least one BS based on the BS information.

Abstract: A method for operating a mobile station in a mobile communication system. The method includes: receiving a plurality of transmit (Tx) beam signals from a base station; generating indication information for indicating a difference in arrival time between effective Tx beam signals selected from the received Tx beam signals; and transmitting feedback information including the indication information to the base station.

Abstract: A transmission normalization in a wireless communication system adopting hybrid beamforming is provided. An operating method of a transmitter includes transmitting control information on transmission power normalization, receiving information indicating a precoding matrix and an analog beam selected based on the control information, and transmitting a signal normalized using a normalization coefficient corresponding a combination of the precoding matrix and the analog beam.

Abstract: A method of operating a Mobile Station (MS) in a wireless communication system using beamforming includes receiving a reference signal over a plurality of downlink transmit (Tx) beams, measuring channel quality information of the received reference signal, and generating effective channel quality information by compensating for beamforming gain compensation information according to the channel quality information.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates beyond 4th-generation (4G) communication system such as a long term evolution (LTE). A method for cancelling a self-interference (SI) signal in a communication system supporting a full-duplex scheme is provided. The method includes estimating an SI channel, performing a pre-filtering operation on a transmission signal based on the estimated SI channel, generating copied-SI signals based on the estimated SI channel, and cancelling an SI signal based on the copied-SI signals, wherein the pre-filtering operation includes an operation for decreasing a number of SI signals.

Abstract: A transmitter, a receiver, and a method for measuring a radio channel based on reference signals transmitted through a predetermined number of OFDM symbols by using multiple antennas in an ultra-high frequency band, and controlling a beam width of analog beams formed by transmission multiple antennas based on the measurement result. The transmitter uniquely distributes a predetermined number of analog beams among the analog beams formed by the array antenna in correspondence to each of the predetermined number of OFDM symbols, and repeatedly allocates the predetermined number of analog beams distributed for each of the predetermined number of OFDM symbols by targeting the subcarriers within the corresponding OFDM symbol. The receiver receives a channel measurement instruction message, measures a channel state based on reference signals transmitted through the analog beams allocated for respective subcarriers, and feeds the channel state measurement result back to the transmitter.

Abstract: A communication method and apparatus using analog and digital hybrid beamforming are provided. The method includes receiving a first message including a measurement and selection condition for hybrid beamforming from a Base Station (BS), measuring channels of a plurality of BS transmission beams, selecting at least one BS transmission beam based on channel measurements, transmitting report information about the selected at least one BS transmission beam to the BS, receiving from the BS a second message, estimating an effective channel matrix for the selected final BS transmission beam according to the measurement and report condition, determining feedback information for digital beamforming of the BS based on the effective channel matrix, transmitting the determined feedback information to the BS, and receiving a data burst from the BS according to a Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) mode and/or a configuration scheduled based on the feedback information.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for transmitting a signal needed for beam acquisition in a wireless communication system operating in a super-high frequency band are provided, in which a small reference modulation symbol length relative to a data modulation symbol length is determined, taking into account a communication characteristic of a Mobile Station (MS), a data modulation symbol generated by modulating a data signal using a predetermined modulation scheme is transmitted according to the determined data modulation symbol length, and a reference modulation symbol generated by modulating a reference signal using the predetermined modulation scheme is transmitted according to the determined reference modulation symbol length.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for providing preamble information in a wireless communication system are provided. The method of a Base Station (BS) of a first system for providing neighbor BS information of a second system in a communication environment covering the first system and the second system together includes generating a message comprising information indicating a superframe boundary of a neighbor BS of the second system, and transmitting the message comprising the information indicating the superframe boundary to a Mobile Station (MS).

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to transmitting and receiving beam information in a wireless communication system. An operation of a receiving end includes: generating a signal indicating two or more analogue transmission beams which are allocable to the receiving end; and transmitting the signal. In addition, the present disclosure includes other embodiments different from the embodiment described above.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for grouping antennas in a multiple-input multiple-output antenna system. The method of the present invention comprises the steps of: measuring a channel vector for a plurality of antennas of a base station; grouping channel coefficients of the channel vector in accordance with a plurality of antenna grouping patterns and determining grouped codebook vectors corresponding to the grouped channel coefficients; selecting one of the antenna grouping patterns using the grouped codebook vectors for the antenna grouping patterns; and feeding back, to the base station, a pattern index indicating the selected antenna grouping pattern and a codebook index indicating the grouped codebook vector corresponding to the selected antenna grouping pattern.

Abstract: A method of operating a Mobile Station (MS) in a wireless communication system using beamforming includes receiving a reference signal over a plurality of downlink transmit (Tx) beams, measuring channel quality information of the received reference signal, and generating effective channel quality information by compensating for beamforming gain compensation information according to the channel quality information.

Abstract: One or more embodiments provides method for transmitting a signal by a transmitting apparatus in wireless a communication system supporting a modulation scheme based on a quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) scheme and a frequency shift keying (FSK) scheme. The method includes determining at least one first bit which will be mapped to at least one QAM symbol and at least one second bit which will be mapped to at least one FSK symbol among bits included in an encoded input bit stream; and generating a modulation symbol by mapping the at least one first bit to the at least one QAM symbol and mapping the at least one second bit to the at least one FSK symbol based on a Hamming distance of the at least one second bit.

Abstract: A transmission normalization in a wireless communication system adopting hybrid beamforming is provided. An operating method of a transmitter includes transmitting control information on transmission power normalization, receiving information indicating a precoding matrix and an analog beam selected based on the control information, and transmitting a signal normalized using a normalization coefficient corresponding a combination of the precoding matrix and the analog beam.

Abstract: A method of feeding back channel information by a receiver in a communication system beam forming is provided. The method includes determining an optimum reception beam using intensities of reference signals received through transmission beams of a base station for a first period through a first path for mapping analog beams of an input signal, and determining an optimum transmission beam of the transmission beams using intensities of reference signals received through the optimum reception beam for a second period through a second path for mapping analog beams of the input signal, and transmitting channel information measured by using a reference signal received through the optimum transmission beam and the optical reception beam to a transmitter.

Abstract: A communication method and apparatus using analog and digital hybrid beamforming are provided. The method includes receiving a first message including a measurement and selection condition for hybrid beamforming from a Base Station (BS), measuring channels of a plurality of BS transmission beams, selecting at least one BS transmission beam based on channel measurements, transmitting report information about the selected at least one BS transmission beam to the BS, receiving from the BS a second message, estimating an effective channel matrix for the selected final BS transmission beam according to the measurement and report condition, determining feedback information for digital beamforming of the BS based on the effective channel matrix, transmitting the determined feedback information to the BS, and receiving a data burst from the BS according to a Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) mode and/or a configuration scheduled based on the feedback information.

Abstract: A method for performing communication in a multi-stage beam forming system includes determining statistical channel information which indicates a priority of analog beams transmitted by a base station, configuring an adaptive code book for digital beam forming, based on the statistical channel information and analog beams which the base station uses in actual communication among the analog beams, and performing communication with the base station through the digital beam forming based on the adaptive code book. A terminal includes a channel estimator configured to perform channel estimation for analog beams transmitted from a base station, a controller configure to determine statistical channel information indicating a priority of the analog beams, and configure an adaptive code book for digital beam forming based on the statistical channel information and analog beams that the base station uses in actual communication among the analog beams, and a communication unit.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for supporting diversity in a beamformed wireless communication system. A method for transmitting a signal in a transmit end includes determining Receive (Rx) beamforming capability information of a receive end, receiving channel information on at least one Transmit (Tx) beam pattern from the receive end, determining at least one Tx beam pattern for transmitting a signal to the receive end, in consideration of Rx beamforming support information of the receive end and the channel information on the at least one Tx beam pattern, and transmitting a signal to the receive end using the at least one Tx beam pattern for transmitting the signal to the receive end.