Abstract: A method for performing a handover by a User Equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes detecting signaling from at least one of active lower base stations, transmitting, to an upper base station as a serving base station, a Radio Resource Control (RRC) measurement report including information on the detected signaling, and performing the handover to a target active lower base station. The target active lower base station is a base station that remains active among the active lower base stations and the UE, the active lower base stations are included in the cell coverage of the upper base station. The upper base station has cell coverage including cell coverage of the active lower base stations.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for controlling uplink power in a wireless communication system are provided. The method for controlling uplink power of a User Equipment (UE) forming a transmission link with a plurality of BSs (BSs), a power headroom report trigger event by at least one of the plurality of BSs is detected. Power headroom information of the UE is reported to at least one of the plurality of BSs.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for controlling uplink power in a wireless communication system are provided. The method for controlling uplink power of a User Equipment (UE) forming a transmission link with a plurality of BSs (BSs), a power headroom report trigger event by at least one of the plurality of BSs is detected. Power headroom information of the UE is reported to at least one of the plurality of BSs.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving data in a communication system are disclosed and relate to 5th generation (5G) or pre-5G communication system that will be provided to support a higher data transmission rate after the 4G communication system, such as long term evolution (LTE). A method for transmitting data by a transmitting device in a wireless communication system that supports device-to-device (D2D) communication, may include separating, from a piece of video container data, video data and video-related data that is output together with the video data, outputting the video data, and transmitting the video-related data to a receiving device.

Abstract: A method for transmitting a data packet in a transmitting apparatus in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes receiving first feedback information including buffer status information indicating information related to a status of a buffer included in a receiving apparatus from the receiving apparatus, determining a number of first data packets to be transmitted to the receiving apparatus based on the buffer status information, determining a number of second data packets which is identical to at least one of the number of first data packets based on a data packet loss rate for each of a plurality of paths, and encoding the determined number of first data packets and the determined number of second data packets and transmitting encoded first data packets and encoded second data to the receiving apparatus through each of the plurality of paths.

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 Long Term Evolution (LTE). The purpose of the present disclosure is to discover a small cell in a wireless communication system. An operation of a terminal in the wireless communication system includes receiving a first signal for informing of existence of a small cell according to a first measurement period and attempting to detect the first signal and a second signal for informing of a service coverage of the small cell according to a second measurement period after detecting the first signal. In addition, the present disclosure also includes embodiments other than the embodiment described above.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for setting a guard band with respect to an asynchronous Base Station (BS) in a broadband wireless communication system are provided. The BS includes a controller for generating a control signal to set a guard band when a time offset occurs between BSs; a mapper for mapping and outputting transmit data to a band, excluding the guard band, of a unique band of the BS according to the control signal; and an operator for multicarrier-modulating data fed from the mapper.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for allocating resources for communication between Base Stations (BSs) in an in-band communication system can be provided by a BS. A method for allocating resources for communication between BSs, performed by a Mobile Station (MS) in an in-band communication system includes receiving information about an interference-free expected area from a BS communicating with the MS through an access link, transmitting to the BS feedback information indicating whether the MS is located in the interference-free expected area based on the information about the interference-free expected area, receiving from the BS a message requesting measurement of a fronthaul link for communication between BSs based on the feedback information, and transmitting a measurement result of the fronthaul link to the BS.

Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide services by effectively switching, by a terminal, a macro cell and a small cell on the basis of time in a communication system in which the macro cell and the small cell coexist. A method for operating a terminal in a wireless communication system comprises the steps of: transmitting, to a first base station and/or a second base station, information on a switching delay time required for the terminal to perform cell switching; and communicating through a resource of the first base station and a resource of the second base station which are allocated by considering the switching delay time.

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 user equipment (UE) in a mobile communication system is provided. The operating method includes receiving a service through a first enhanced node B (eNB) for a first time interval period from a first timing point; and receiving the service through a second eNB for a second time interval period from a second timing point, wherein the first timing point is different from the second timing point.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing handover support information in a mobile communication system are provided. A method for an Base Station (BS) to provide information necessary for measurement report trigger performance to a Mobile Station(MS) after the MS determines neighboring BSs in a mobile communication system includes, in a case where the MS is an active mode MS, providing a Time To Trigger (TTT) independently by a specific neighboring BS to the active mode MS and, in a case where the MS is an idle mode MS, providing a reselection time period (Treselection) independently by the specific neighboring BS to the idle mode MS.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device for controlling the hand-over message transmission power of a mobile station in a mobile communication system. The present invention comprises the processes of: acquiring uplink data relating to a hand-over target base station; using the uplink data to determine the maximum transmission power of a hand-over ranging message; and transmitting a hand-over ranging message having a power level below the determined maximum transmission power to the hand-over target base station.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing handover support information in a mobile communication system are provided. A method for an Base Station (BS) to provide information necessary for measurement report trigger performance to a Mobile Station (MS) after the MS determines neighboring BSs in a mobile communication system includes, in a case where the MS is an active mode MS, providing a Time To Trigger (TTT) independently by a specific neighboring BS to the active mode MS and, in a case where the MS is an idle mode MS, providing a reselection time period (Treselection) independently by the specific neighboring BS to the idle mode MS.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for automatically searching for a low-power Base Station (BS) supporting access of a registered user in a mobile communication system includes a method of performing automatic search on a Closed Subscriber Group (CSG) cell by a User Equipment (UE). The method includes determining by the UE whether automatic search needs to be performed on the CSG cell. The method also includes, if it is determined that automatic search does not need to be performed on the CSG cell, turning off by the UE a CSG cell automatic search function of the UE by emptying a first white list including CSG Identifiers of accessible CSG cells.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for allocating an identifier of a Base Station (BS) in a communication system are provided. The method includes determining a Physical Cell Identification (PCI) allocation range using Physical Cell Identifiers (PCIDs) of adjacent macro BSs located within a predetermined distance from a target macro BS, the PCI allocation range including PCIDs substantially allocable to at least one micro BS installed in a service area of the target macro BS, determining a PCI broadcast range using the PCI allocation range, the PCI broadcast range including PCIDs exclusively allocated to the at least one micro BS, and broadcasting the PCI broadcast range to Mobile Stations (MSs) located in the service area.

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 Long Term Evolution (LTE). A method of setting a handover parameter includes receiving, from a serving evolved NodeB (eNB), cell type information indicating eNB types of the serving eNB and eNBs adjacent to the serving eNB, and mobility information of the UE, detecting types of the serving eNB and a target eNB based on the cell type information, and setting a Time-To-Trigger (TTT) applied, the mobility information of the UE, and a received signal strength for the serving eNB.

Abstract: A method and system for establishing a P2P communication connection between mobile stations in a cellular communication system are provided, in which a first mobile station transmits a first request message requesting setup of a P2P communication connection to a base station, receives a neighbor table including information about mobile stations capable of P2P communications with the first mobile station from the base station, selects a second mobile station with which to establish the P2P communication connection using the neighbor table, and establishes the P2P communication connection with the second mobile station.

Abstract: A method of communicating with a User Equipment (UE) through a multipath transmission control protocol is provided. The method includes receiving information, by a first node, on a packet requested by the UE and information on a buffer state of the UE from the UE, exchanging, by the first node, information on a packet to be transmitted/received to/from each of one or more second nodes, determining, by the first node, a combination of packets which maximizes a coding gain and throughput of the UE and a transmission sequence by using the exchanged information on the packet, and transmitting, by the first node, packets to the UE according to the determined combination of the packets and the transmission sequence.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for allocating resources for communication between Base Stations (BSs) in an in-band communication system can be provided by a BS. A method for allocating resources for communication between BSs, performed by a Mobile Station (MS) in an in-band communication system includes receiving information about an interference-free expected area from a BS communicating with the MS through an access link, transmitting to the BS feedback information indicating whether the MS is located in the interference-free expected area based on the information about the interference-free expected area, receiving from the BS a message requesting measurement of a fronthaul link for communication between BSs based on the feedback information, and transmitting a measurement result of the fronthaul link to the BS.

Abstract: A wireless communication system includes a mobile terminal, a controller, and at least one base station. A mobile terminal has an array antenna and searches for neighbor base stations. The controller determines an active set for multi-cooperative transmission/reception with respect to the mobile terminal among searched neighbor base stations, and schedules beam transmission of each base station included in the determined active set. The at least one base station performs transmission/reception with the mobile terminal using beam-forming in an ultra high frequency band, and provides resource information regarding uplink/downlink of each base station included in the active set to the mobile terminal based on the scheduling by the controller.