Abstract: An operation method of a first access point (AP) may comprise: transmitting, to a control device of a base station, channel information between the first AP and one or more user equipments (UEs) connected to the base station; receiving allocation information determined by the control device; identifying an entity to decode a uplink (UL) signal of each of the one or more UEs from among a plurality of APs and the control device constituting the base station, based on the allocation information; directly performing a decoding operation on a first UL signal received from a first UE among the one or more UEs, based on the allocation information; and transmitting, to the control device, a first report related to a result of the decoding operation on the first UL signal.

Abstract: Disclosed is a technique related to a method and apparatus for generating a preamble and a data frame for wireless communication, and to a synchronization estimation method using the preamble. According to the technique, a method for generating a frame for wireless communication is disclosed, wherein the method comprises: a step of generating a modified sequence using a first base sequence for synchronization estimation; and a step of allocating the first base sequence and the modified sequence to the frequency domain of a first timeslot to generate a preamble. The modified sequence includes a complex conjugated sequence of the first base sequence or a sequence having a code different from that of the first base sequence.

Abstract: A method may comprise: generating first and second FA sequences corresponding to first and second FAs, respectively, based on a first sequence; mapping elements of first and second FA signals, which are respectively generated by modulating the first and second FA sequences, to first and second subcarrier groups corresponding to the first and second FAs, first base station, and first symbol; generating third and fourth FA sequences corresponding to the first and second FAs, respectively, based on a second sequence; mapping elements of third and fourth FA signals, which are respectively generated by modulating the first and second FA sequences, to third and fourth subcarrier groups corresponding to the first and second FAs, second base station, and second symbol; and transmitting a first transmission signal including the first and second FA signals, and a second transmission signal including the third and fourth FA signals.

Abstract: When a plurality of terminals share the same resources in a wireless communication system, and when control information such as acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement (ACK/NAK) information or scheduling information is transmitted, a method of efficiently performing code division multiplexing (CDM) is required to distinguish the plurality of terminals. In particular, it is necessary to develop a method by which a code sequence of CDM can be selected and used according to each cell condition. Provided is a method of forming a signal in a wireless communication system in which a plurality of terminals commonly share frequency and time resources. The method includes the operations of receiving condition information in a cell; selecting one of a plurality of time domain orthogonal sequences having different lengths, according to the condition information; and allocating the selected time domain orthogonal sequence to a control signal symbol block.

Abstract: Disclosed is a technique related to a method and apparatus for generating a preamble and a data frame for wireless communication, and to a synchronization estimation method using the preamble. According to the technique, a method for generating a frame for wireless communication is disclosed, wherein the method comprises: a step of generating a modified sequence using a first base sequence for synchronization estimation; and a step of allocating the first base sequence and the modified sequence to the frequency domain of a first timeslot to generate a preamble. The modified sequence includes a complex conjugated sequence of the first base sequence or a sequence having a code different from that of the first base sequence.

Abstract: An operation method of a base station in a communication system may include: performing an operation for channel measurement between the base station and a terminal; determining a size of multiple spreading resource blocks configured in a second two-dimensional (2D) domain based on a result of the channel measurement; transmitting information indicating the size of the multiple spreading resource blocks to the terminal; and performing a communication procedure with the terminal based on the multiple spreading resource blocks having the size.

Abstract: When a plurality of terminals share the same resources in a wireless communication system, and when control information such as acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement (ACK/NAK) information or scheduling information is transmitted, a method of efficiently performing code division multiplexing (CDM) is required to distinguish the plurality of terminals. In particular, it is necessary to develop a method by which a code sequence of CDM can be selected and used according to each cell condition. Provided is a method of forming a signal in a wireless communication system in which a plurality of terminals commonly share frequency and time resources. The method includes the operations of receiving condition information in a cell; selecting one of a plurality of time domain orthogonal sequences having different lengths, according to the condition information; and allocating the selected time domain orthogonal sequence to a control signal symbol block.

Abstract: An operation method of a first communication apparatus may include: identifying one or more synchronization signal components constituting a synchronization signal component set; generating a plurality of synchronization signal sections based on the one or more synchronization signal components and a plurality of primary coefficients corresponding to the one or more synchronization signal components; generating one or more synchronization signal parts based on a combination of the plurality of synchronization signal sections; generating one or more synchronization signals based on a combination of the one or more synchronization signal parts in time domain; and transmitting the generated one or more synchronization signals.

Abstract: An operation method of a base station in a communication system may include: performing an operation for channel measurement between the base station and a terminal; determining a size of multiple spreading resource blocks configured in a second two-dimensional (2D) domain based on a result of the channel measurement; transmitting information indicating the size of the multiple spreading resource blocks to the terminal; and performing a communication procedure with the terminal based on the multiple spreading resource blocks having the size.

Abstract: An operation method of a first communication node in a communication system may include: generating a base sequence; performing a quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK) operation on the base sequence; generating a first signal sequence by performing a rotational transform operation by a first angle on a complex plane with respect to a result of the QPSK operation; modulating the first signal sequence to generate first modulation symbols; and transmitting a first signal composed of the first modulation symbols to a second communication node, wherein each of a plurality of elements constituting the first signal sequence has a real value or a pure imaginary value.

Abstract: A positioning method using images and radio waves may include: estimating a distance and an angle from the positioning reference node to a positioning target terminal; identifying an obstacle or reflective object in a vicinity of the positioning target terminal or on a path between the positioning target terminal and the positioning reference node by using image information on the positioning target terminal at a position estimated by the distance and the angle; estimating an incident angle or a reflection angle of a radio wave signal reflected by the reflective object identified based on the image information; and estimating a position of the positioning target terminal based on the reflection angle and the distance.

Abstract: An operation method of a first communication node may include: mapping data symbols to be transmitted to a second communication node of the communication system to resources in a first two-dimensional (2D) domain; pre-processing the data symbols mapped to the resources in the first 2D domain to spread the data symbols on resources in a second 2D domain; mapping the pre-processed data symbols to the resources in the second 2D domain; and performing multi-carrier modulation on the data symbols mapped to the resources in the second 2D domain for each of the resources in the second 2D domain.

Abstract: A timing adjustment method performed by a terminal may include: acquiring downlink synchronization with a base station; obtaining, from the base station, TA granularity-related information; transmitting, to the base station, a preamble and/or an SRS; receiving, from the base station, a TA command generated based on the preamble and/or SRS; determining a timing for uplink frame transmission by interpreting the TA command based on a TA granularity determined based on the TA granularity-related information; and performing the uplink frame transmission based on the determined timing.

Abstract: A method of searching a cell in a mobile station of a communication system in which a plurality of cells are grouped into a plurality of cell groups, each cell group including at least two cells, includes: detecting a primary synchronization signal and a secondary synchronization signal from a received signal; and identifying a cell based on a combination of the primary synchronization signal and the secondary synchronization signal. The secondary synchronization signal is related to the cell group to which the mobile station belongs and the primary synchronization signal is related to the cell to which the mobile station belongs within the cell group.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for setting up a relay link to transfer a data frame using a relay in a wireless communication system are provided. The relay link setup method of a source STA in a wireless communication system may include receiving capability information of at least one relay supporting station included in the wireless communication system from an access point (AP) or a personal basic service set (PBSS) central point (PCP), selecting one of the at least one relay supporting station as a relay station, using beam forming information among the source station, a destination station, and the at least one relay supporting station and the capability information, transferring a relay link setup request frame to the destination station, and receiving a relay link setup response frame that includes information on a relay link setup result from the destination station. The relay link setup request frame and the relay link setup response frame may pass through the relay station.

Abstract: A method of searching a cell in a mobile station of a communication system in which a plurality of cells are grouped into a plurality of cell groups, each cell group including at least two cells, includes: detecting a primary synchronization signal and a secondary synchronization signal from a received signal; and identifying a cell based on a combination of the primary synchronization signal and the secondary synchronization signal. The secondary synchronization signal is related to the cell group to which the mobile station belongs and the primary synchronization signal is related to the cell to which the mobile station belongs within the cell group.

Abstract: An operation method of a first communication node may include: mapping data symbols to be transmitted to a second communication node of the communication system to resources in a first two-dimensional (2D) domain; pre-processing the data symbols mapped to the resources in the first 2D domain to spread the data symbols on resources in a second 2D domain; mapping the pre-processed data symbols to the resources in the second 2D domain; and performing multi-carrier modulation on the data symbols mapped to the resources in the second 2D domain for each of the resources in the second 2D domain.

Abstract: A method of searching a cell in a mobile station of a communication system in which a plurality of cells are grouped into a plurality of cell groups, each cell group including at least two cells, includes: detecting a primary synchronization signal and a secondary synchronization signal from a received signal; and identifying a cell based on a combination of the primary synchronization signal and the secondary synchronization signal. The secondary synchronization signal is related to the cell group to which the mobile station belongs and the primary synchronization signal is related to the cell to which the mobile station belongs within the cell group.

Abstract: Disclosed is a technique related to a method and apparatus for generating a preamble and a data frame for wireless communication, and to a synchronization estimation method using the preamble. According to the technique, a method for generating a frame for wireless communication is disclosed, wherein the method comprises: a step of generating a modified sequence using a first base sequence for synchronization estimation; and a step of allocating the first base sequence and the modified sequence to the frequency domain of a first timeslot to generate a preamble. The modified sequence includes a complex conjugated sequence of the first base sequence or a sequence having a code different from that of the first base sequence.

Abstract: When a plurality of terminals share the same resources in a wireless communication system, and when control information such as acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement (ACK/NAK) information or scheduling information is transmitted, a method of efficiently performing code division multiplexing (CDM) is required to distinguish the plurality of terminals. In particular, it is necessary to develop a method by which a code sequence of CDM can be selected and used according to each cell condition. Provided is a method of forming a signal in a wireless communication system in which a plurality of terminals commonly share frequency and time resources. The method includes the operations of receiving condition information in a cell; selecting one of a plurality of time domain orthogonal sequences having different lengths, according to the condition information; and allocating the selected time domain orthogonal sequence to a control signal symbol block.