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). Provided is a method for processing System Information (SI) by a User Equipment (UE) in a mobile communication system.

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 transmitting data in a base station (BS) in a communication system is provided. The method includes transmitting data to a plurality of stations (STAs) included in a group on a first sub-frame based on a schedule preset based on a time division duplexing (TDD) scheme; and receiving acknowledgement (ACK) signals from each of the plurality of STAs on a second sub-frame after a first interval from the first sub-frame.

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: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-generation (pre-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 and an apparatus for performing a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) for reducing latency in wireless communication systems are provided. The method includes receiving a concatenated packet including a short transmission time interval (TTI) packet and a long TTI packet from a transmitter, decoding the short TTI packet, feeding, when decoding the short TTI packet fails, a negative acknowledgement (NACK) back to the transmitter, and receiving a retransmission packet including the short TTI packet and the long TTI packet from the transmitter.

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: 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 communication method by a cellular base station is provided. A method for performing communication by a cellular base station comprises transmitting information on a set of one or more non-cellular APs associated with the cellular base station to a UE and receiving information on an event triggered based on a measurement on at least one AP in the set from the UE.

Abstract: A fifth generation (5G) or pre-5G communication system for supporting higher data transmission rate after a fourth generation (4G) communication system, such as long term evolution (LTE) is provided. A method of transmitting data by a transmitting device in a wireless communication system using a shared band includes determining a first length of a next time period for determining a next data transmission in the shared band based on at least one of link information configured with at least two receiving devices, and a measurement value of the transmitting device, determining whether a channel of the shared band is occupied in the next time period, and transmitting next data according to a result of the determinations.

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). Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and an apparatus for efficiently controlling a handover process and a Radio Link Failure (RLF) process. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, an operating method of a User Equipment (UE) includes starting a first timer while a second timer regarding a radio link failure (RLF) is running, and if one of the first timer and the second timer expires, performing a radio resource control (RRC) connection re-establishment. When the handover and the RLF concurrently occur in the mobile communication system, the embodiments of the present disclosure can minimize the service interruption time by conducting the handover instead of the Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection re-establishment due to the RLF.

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 present disclosure is to perform connection re-establishment in a mobile communication system, wherein a method for operating a terminal in a mobile communication system includes: receiving, from a base station, a message informing whether to support to fetching a context of the terminal; and determining whether at least one base station supports to fetching the context based on the message. In addition, the present invention includes other embodiments as well as the above-described embodiments.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for a terminal in a wireless communication system supporting dual connectivity of a first base station and a second base station is provided. A radio link failure (RLF) associated with at least one cell of the second base station is detected. A failure message is transmitted to the first base station upon detecting the RLF.

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 Long Term Evolution (LTE). A method for communicating by a user equipment with a macro cell base station and a small cell base station in a communication system is provided. The method comprises applying a first base station security key to a first communication link with the macro cell base station; generating a second base station security key to be used for a second communication link with the small cell base station based on the first base station security key; applying the second base station security key to the second communication link with the small cell base station; and communicating through at least one of the first communication link and the second communication link.

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: 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). Provided is a method for setting a beam in a mobile communication system. The method includes determining at least one of a beam width and a beam direction in consideration of a criteria value in response to a failure of a random access attempt, and retransmitting a beam based on the determined at least one of the beam width or the beam direction. The criteria value includes at least one of a beam gain history of a candidate beam combination and a previous transmission failure history.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). A method for adding an operating channel for a user equipment (UE) that uses an unlicensed band channel by an evolved Node B (eNB) in a mobile communication system is provided. The method includes transmitting a first sensing indicator message indicating sensing of an unlicensed band channel, to at least one UE, determining a channel state by sensing the unlicensed band channel, receiving a first feedback message including a channel sensing result of the unlicensed band channel sensed by the UE, from the at least one UE, comparing the determined channel state with the channel sensing result received from the UE, and transmitting a control message indicating addition of the unlicensed band channel to the UE based on the comparison result.

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 and an apparatus for operating a base station and a terminal in a wireless communication system using an unlicensed band are provided. The base station can determine at least one channel in at least one unlicensed band using one of a single channel operation and a multi-channel operation, acquire the at least one channel according to a data transmission request, and transmit a channel preservation signal until a start point of a first subframe transmitted on the acquired at least one channel.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). An apparatus of a Base Station (BS) in a wireless communication system is provided. The apparatus includes a wireless communication unit that is configured to receive an interference signal which cannot be controlled during a first period, and all interference signals during a second period with respect to a plurality of channels and a controller configured to determine a size of an interference signal which can be controlled, using a difference between a measurement of all the interference signals during the second period and a measurement of the interference signal which cannot be controlled, and select one of the plurality of channels according to the determined size of the interference signal which can be controlled.

Abstract: A method for controlling a cell state corresponding to whether to transmit a signal, on a subframe basis by an evolved Node B (eNB) in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes determining a cell state of at least one subframe included in each of an N-th frame and an (N?1)-th frame, and at the start of the N-th frame, transmitting to a user equipment (UE), information about cell states of all subframes belonging to the N-th frame and information about cell states of all subframes belonging to the (N?1)-th frame.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for efficiently reporting a master information block (MIB) decoding status of a neighbor cell in a wireless communication system are provided. The method includes receiving, by a user equipment (UE) and from an evolved Node B (eNB) of a serving cell, neighbor cell-related information for receiving an MIB of the neighbor cell, based on the neighbor-cell related information, decoding, by the UE, the MIB of the neighbor cell, and transmitting, by the UE, decoding information of the MIB to the eNB of the serving cell.