Abstract: The present invention provides a method for sending and receiving control information, an apparatus and a communication system. The method for sending control information includes: setting respective control bits in a downlink control information (DCI) format to generate control information applied by a network side to a terminal, where the control bits include validity indication bits and transmission control bits, indication information indicating whether transmission control exercised by the network side on a transmission block is valid relative to the terminal is written into the validity indication bits, and the validity indication bits are located outside the transmission control bits; and sending the generated control information to the terminal. In the embodiments of the present invention improve efficiency of using an overhead required for transmitting the control information.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a system for solvent annealing of a block copolymer film includes a solvent annealing chamber, and a controller configured to control at least one processing parameter for inducing a super-saturation of a solvent in an atmosphere within the solvent annealing chamber. In another embodiment, a method for solvent annealing of a block copolymer film includes inducing a super-saturation of a solvent in an atmosphere within a solvent annealing chamber having a block copolymer film therein for inducing formation of polymeric domains.

Abstract: A method for directed self-assembly (DSA) of block copolymers (BCPs) uses a BCP blend with a small portion of functional homopolymers, called “inks”, before deposition and annealing of the BCP. A substrate has a patterned sublayer formed on it. The BCP blend is deposited on the patterned sublayer and annealed. The BCP blend is guided by the sublayer pattern. The inks selectively distribute into blocks, and part of the inks graft on the substrate underneath the blocks. The BCP blend layer is rinsed away, leaving the grafted inks. The grafted inks form a chemical contrast pattern that has the same geometry with the BCP bulk morphology. This process is repeated, which results in the grafted inks forming a thicker and denser chemical contrast pattern. This chemical contrast pattern of grafted inks is used for the DSA of a BCP that self-assembles as lamellae perpendicular to the substrate.

Abstract: A method in a terminal for providing an ACK/NAK message to a base station is provided. The terminal counts the number of assigned downlink subframes detected from the base station resulting in k. The terminal then establishes whether each of a number of transport blocks comprised in the counted k downlink subframes is correctly received or not. In the case when each one of the transport blocks, comprised in the k downlink subframes is estimated as correctly received the terminal provides to the base station an encoded ACK message for the k subframes, which comprises k, the number of subframes.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relates to an uplink synchronization method and apparatus, where the method includes: obtaining a timing advance of a second frequency point according to a timing advance of a first frequency point; and sending data at an uplink sending time corresponding to the timing advance of the second frequency point. According to embodiments of the present invention, the TA of the second frequency point can be obtained according to the TA of the first frequency point, and a RACH access process does not need to be performed at the second frequency point, which effectively reduces the network resources occupied by the RACH process, and shortens the produced delay, thereby improving the performance of the entire system.

Abstract: In directed self-assembly (DSA) of a block copolymer (BCP), a patterned sublayer on a substrate serves as a guiding chemical prepattern on which BCPs form more uniform and/or denser patterns. A layer of a blend of a BCP and functional homopolymers, referred to as inks, is deposited on the patterned sublayer and annealed to change the initial chemical prepattern to a 1:1-like chemical pattern that is more favorable to DSA. After annealing, the inks selectively distribute into blocks by DSA, and part of the inks graft on the substrate underneath the blocks. The BCP blend layer is then rinsed away, leaving the grafted inks. A second layer of BCP is then deposited and annealed as a second DSA step to form alternating lines of the BCP components. One of the BCP components is removed, leaving lines of the other BCP component as a mask for patterning the substrate.

Abstract: A method in a terminal for providing an ACK/NAK message to a base station is provided. The terminal counts the number of assigned downlink subframes detected from the base station resulting in k. The terminal then establishes whether each of a number of transport blocks comprised in the counted k downlink subframes is correctly received or not. In the case when each one of the transport blocks, comprised in the k downlink subframes is estimated as correctly received the terminal provides to the base station an encoded ACK message for the k subframes, which comprises k, the number of subframes.

Abstract: A method in a terminal for providing an ACK/NAK message to a base station is provided. The terminal counts the number of assigned downlink subframes detected from the base station resulting in k. The terminal then establishes whether each of a number of transport blocks comprised in the counted k downlink subframes is correctly received or not. In the case when each one of the transport blocks, comprised in the k downlink subframes is estimated as correctly received the terminal provides to the base station an encoded ACK message for the k subframes, which comprises k, the number of subframes.

Abstract: In a network comprising a signal forwarding node, a pre-coding code book generating method, wherein the method comprises: generating a pre-coding code book, wherein the pre-coding code book comprises at least one pre-coding code word corresponding to the signal forwarding node, and the pre-coding code word comprises one or more antenna beamforming weights; and communicating the pre-coding code book to a user equipment.

Abstract: A method and a device for configuring a central subcarrier are disclosed. The method comprises: mapping a first downlink control channel onto a part (f1) of a downlink bandwidth (fW) of a cell, and configuring a first virtual central subcarrier in f1, where f1 is different or partly different from a bandwidth f2 mapped to a second downlink control channel, an overlap between f1 and f2 is at least one subcarrier, or at least one idle subcarrier exists between f1 and f2, or at least one non-idle subcarrier and at least one idle subcarrier exist between f1 and f2; the first virtual central subcarrier is located on a grid position of a central frequency, a distance between the first virtual central subcarrier and a second virtual central subcarrier configured in f2 is an integer multiple of a frequency domain width of the subcarrier.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for generating a reference signal, including: obtaining first control information, where the first control information indicates or includes cyclic shift related information which is used by a terminal belonging to a serving cell to send a reference signal; and sending the first control information to the terminal belonging to the serving cell, so that the terminal belonging to the serving cell generates the reference signal according to the cyclic shift related information which is indicated or included by the first control information and used by the terminal to send the reference signal, where a variation rule of a cyclic shift which the terminal belonging to the serving cell uses to generate the reference signal is the same as that of a cyclic shift which a terminal belonging to a coordinated cell uses to generate the reference signal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and arrangements in a communication system for Multi User Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (MU-MIMO) signaling via Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (MIMO) antennas between a base station and one of a plurality of mobile terminals supporting both Single User and Multi User Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (SU-MIMO and MU-MIMO) signaling modes. Switching between the modes is supported in the system and the modes have partly shared signaling. SU-MIMO mode signaling which is redundant, i.e. not needed, for MU-MIMO mode signaling is identified. Bits, i.e. data bits, of the identified redundant signaling is re-interpreted or re-defined to comprise signaling information associated with MU-MIMO mode. The signaling information associated with MU-MIMO mode is signaled to the mobile terminal by using the reinterpreted redundant bits.

Abstract: In directed self-assembly (DSA) of a block copolymer (BCP), a patterned sublayer on a substrate serves as a guiding chemical prepattern on which BCPs form more uniform and/or denser patterns. A layer of a blend of a BCP and functional homopolymers, referred to as inks, is deposited on the patterned sublayer and annealed to change the initial chemical prepattern to a 1:1-like chemical pattern that is more favorable to DSA. After annealing, the inks selectively distribute into blocks by DSA, and part of the inks graft on the substrate underneath the blocks. The BCP blend layer is then rinsed away, leaving the grafted inks A second layer of BCP is then deposited and annealed as a second DSA step to form alternating lines of the BCP components. One of the BCP components is removed, leaving lines of the other BCP component as a mask for patterning the substrate.

Abstract: The disclosure relates generally to a method for fabricating a patterned medium. The method includes providing a substrate with an exterior layer under a lithographically patterned surface layer, the lithographically patterned surface layer comprising a first pattern in a first region and a second pattern in a second region, applying a first masking material over the first region, transferring the second pattern into the exterior layer in the second region, forming self-assembled block copolymer structures over the lithographically patterned surface layer, the self-assembled block copolymer structures aligning with the first pattern in the first region, applying a second masking material over the second region, transferring the polymer block pattern into the exterior layer in the first region, and etching the substrate according to the second pattern transferred to the exterior layer in the second region and the polymer block pattern transferred to the exterior layer in the first region.

Abstract: In directed self-assembly (DSA) of a block copolymer (BCP), a patterned sublayer on a substrate serves as a guiding chemical prepattern on which BCPs form more uniform and/or denser patterns. A layer of a blend of a BCP and functional homopolymers, referred to as inks, is deposited on the patterned sublayer and annealed to change the initial chemical prepattern to a 1:1-like chemical pattern that is more favorable to DSA. After annealing, the inks selectively distribute into blocks by DSA, and part of the inks graft on the substrate underneath the blocks. The BCP blend layer is then rinsed away, leaving the grafted inks A second layer of BCP is then deposited and annealed as a second DSA step to form alternating lines of the BCP components. One of the BCP components is removed, leaving lines of the other BCP component as a mask for patterning the substrate.

Abstract: The available transmission resources on a downlink-shared channel are divided into resource blocks, each resource block comprising a predetermined number of sub-carriers during a predetermined time period. The resource blocks are subdivided into localised resource blocks and distributed resource blocks. A user requiring sufficient resources can be allocated a plurality of said localised resource blocks. A user who would require only a small number of said localised resource blocks can instead foe allocated summits of a plurality of said distributed resource blocks.

Abstract: In a method for power control, a user equipment (UE) receives a path loss measurement indicator and at least one parameter sent by a base station and measures a path loss between the UE and at least one uplink serving access point of the UE according to the path loss measurement indicator. An uplink transmitting power adjustment value is calculated according to the measured path loss and the at least one parameter received from the base station. The UE adjusts uplink transmitting power according to the uplink transmitting power adjustment value.

Abstract: In one method, a base station sends configuration notification information to a terminal, so as to notify the terminal to set at least one radio frame meet a first subframe configuration, where the first subframe configuration includes N?1 downlink subframes, one special subframe, and zero uplink subframe. In another method, third radio frame configuration information is sent to a terminal, and second dynamic subframe indication information is sent to the terminal, so that at least one fourth radio frame is set to meet a third subframe configuration, or is set to meet a fourth subframe configuration, or at least one fifth radio frame is set to meet a fourth subframe configuration, where the third subframe configuration includes zero downlink subframe, zero special subframe, and N uplink subframes, and the fourth subframe configuration includes zero downlink subframe, one special subframe, and N?1 uplink subframes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and arrangements in a communication system for Multi User Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (MU-MIMO) signaling via Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (MIMO) antennas between a base station and one of a plurality of mobile terminals supporting both Single User and Multi User Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (SU-MIMO and MU-MIMO) signaling modes. Switching between the modes is supported in the system and the modes have partly shared signaling. SU-MIMO mode signaling which is redundant, i.e. not needed, for MU-MIMO mode signaling is identified. Bits, i.e. data bits, of the identified redundant signaling is re-interpreted or re-defined to comprise signaling information associated with MU-MIMO mode. The signaling information associated with MU-MIMO mode is signaled to the mobile terminal by using the reinterpreted redundant bits.

Abstract: A method for transmitting a signal and a communications apparatus are provided. The method includes: obtaining a signal transmission mode, where the signal transmission mode indicates that an uplink signal is transmitted in a multiplexing mode; and transmitting the uplink signal on an uplink band and a downlink band in the multiplexing mode according to the obtained signal transmission mode. The communications apparatus includes: a first obtaining unit, configured to obtain a signal transmission mode, where the signal transmission mode indicates that an uplink signals is transmitted in a multiplexing mode; and a transmitting unit, configured to transmit the uplink signal on an uplink band and a downlink band in the multiplexing mode according to the obtained signal transmission mode. The technical solutions of embodiments of the present invention can reduce signaling overheads of the system and improve spectrum efficiency of the system when obtaining channel state information (CSI).