Method and apparatus for transmitting reference signals

• US 9,178,674 B2
• Filed: 04/03/2013
• Issued: 11/03/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/03/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Yi, Yunjung, Yang, Suckchel, Ahn, Joonkui, Kim, Bonghoe
• Primary Examiner(s): Ahn, Sam K
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ali, Shawkat M
• Application Number:
  US14/390,347
• Publication Number:
  US 20150078465A1
• Time in Patent Office: 944 Days
• Field of Search: 370/203, 370/252, 370/254, 370/280, 370/329, 370/335, 370/341, 370/311, 370/312, 370/330, 370/336, 370/350, 375/219, 375/260, 375/295, 375/316, 375354-356, 375/150, 375/227, 709/238, 709/241, 455/434, 455/550.1, 455/452.1
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/2601 Multicarrier modulation systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/2613 Structure of the reference signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/001 the frequencies being arranged in component carriers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0023 Time-frequency-space
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0048 Allocation of pilot signals, i.e. of signals known to the receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0053 Allocation of signaling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals

Abstract

Provided is a method for transmitting a reference signal in a time division duplex (TDD)-based wireless communication system. A base station transmits a synchronization signal in a subframe including N resource blocks in a frequency domain, and K (K>1) orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols in a time domain. The base station transmits a reference signal generated on the basis of a terminal identifier in the subframe. The subframe includes a downlink pilot time slot (DwPTS), a guard period (GP), and an uplink pilot time slot (UpPTS). The DwPTS includes six OFDM symbols. The UpPTS includes two OFDM symbols. The reference signal is transmitted in the first OFDM symbol or the sixth OFDM symbol in the subframe.

Claims

1. A method for transmitting reference signals in a wireless communication system based on Time Division Duplex (TDD), the method comprising:

transmitting, by a transmitter, a synchronization signal in a subframe, the subframe comprising K (K>

1) Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols in a time domain and N resource blocks in a frequency domain, where N is an integer; and

transmitting, by the transmitter, a reference signal in the subframe, the reference signal being generated based on a user equipment'"'"'s identifier,

wherein the subframe comprises a Downlink Pilot Time Slot (DwPTS), a Guard Period (GP) and an Uplink Pilot Time Slot (UpPTS), the DwPTS comprising 6 OFDM symbols, the UpPTS comprising 2 OFDM symbols when each OFDM symbol included in the subframe includes a normal cyclic prefix (CP),

wherein the subframe comprises the DwPTS, the GP and the UpPTS, the DwPTS comprising 5 OFDM symbols, the UpPTS comprising 2 OFDM symbols when each OFDM symbol included in the subframe includes an extended CP,

wherein the reference signal is transmitted in at least one of a first OFDM symbol to a sixth OFDM symbol of the subframe except at least one OFDM symbol for the synchronization signal,

wherein the synchronization signal includes a Primary Synchronization Signal (PSS),

wherein the PSS is transmitted on a second OFDM symbol included in the subframe to avoid a collision with the reference signal when each OFDM symbol included in the subframe includes the normal CP or the extended CP,

wherein a Secondary Synchronization Signal (SSS) is transmitted on a fifth OFDM symbol included in a previous subframe of the subframe when each OFDM symbol included in the previous subframe and each OFDM symbol included in the subframe includes the normal CP, and

wherein the SSS is transmitted on a fourth OFDM symbol included in the previous subframe of the subframe when each OFDM symbol included in the previous subframe and each OFDM symbol included in the subframe includes the extended CP.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the DwPTS carries a downlink control channel demodulated by the reference signal.

3. A method for receiving reference signals in a wireless communication system based on Time Division Duplex (TDD), the method comprising:

receiving, by a receiver, a reference signal in a subframe, the subframe comprising K (K>

1) Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols in a time domain and N resource blocks in a frequency domain, where N is an integer; and

demodulating, by the receiver, a control channel or downlink data based on the reference signal,

wherein the subframe comprises a Downlink Pilot Time Slot (DwPTS), a Guard Period (GP), and an Uplink Pilot Time Slot (UpPTS), the DwPTS comprising 6 OFDM symbols, the UpPTS comprising 2 OFDM symbols when each OFDM symbol included in the subframe includes a normal cyclic prefix (CP),

wherein the subframe comprises the DwPTS, the GP and the UpPTS, the DwPTS comprising 5 OFDM symbols, the UpPTS comprising 2 OFDM symbols when each OFDM symbol included in the subframe includes an extended CP,

wherein the reference signal is received in at least one of a first OFDM symbol to a sixth OFDM symbol of the subframe except at least one OFDM symbol for a synchronization signal,

wherein the synchronization signal includes a Primary Synchronization Signal (PSS),

wherein the PSS is received on a second OFDM symbol included in the subframe to avoid a collision with the reference signal when the each of OFDM symbols included in the subframe includes the normal CP or the extended CP,

wherein a Secondary Synchronization Signal (SSS) is received on a fifth OFDM symbol included in a previous subframe of the subframe when each OFDM symbol included in the previous subframe and each OFDM symbol included in the subframe includes the normal CP, and

wherein the SSS is received on a fourth OFDM symbol included in the previous subframe of the subframe when each OFDM symbol included in the previous subframe and each OFDM symbol included in the subframe includes the extended CP.

4. A user equipment in a wireless communication system, comprising:

a Radio Frequency (RF) unit configured to transmit and receive radio signals; and

a processor connected to the RF unit and configured to;

receive a reference signal in a subframe, the subframe comprising K (K>

1) Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols in a time domain and N resource blocks in a frequency domain, where N is an integer; and

demodulate a control channel or downlink data based on the reference signal,

wherein the subframe comprises a Downlink Pilot Time Slot (DwPTS), a Guard Period (GP), and an Uplink Pilot Time Slot (UpPTS), the DwPTS comprising 6 OFDM symbols, the UpPTS comprising 2 OFDM symbols when each OFDM symbol included in the subframe includes a normal cyclic prefix (CP),

wherein the subframe comprises the DwPTS, the GP and the UpPTS, the DwPTS comprising 5 OFDM symbols, the UpPTS comprising 2 OFDM symbols when each OFDM symbol included in the subframe includes an extended CP,

wherein the reference signal is received in at least one of a first OFDM symbol to a sixth OFDM symbol of the subframe except at least one OFDM symbol for a synchronization signal,

wherein the synchronization signal includes a Primary Synchronization Signal (PSS),

wherein the PSS is received on a second OFDM symbol included in the subframe to avoid a collision with the reference signal when each OFDM symbol included in the subframe includes the normal CP or the extended CP,

wherein a Secondary Synchronization Signal (SSS) is received on a fifth OFDM symbol included in a previous subframe of the subframe when each OFDM symbol included in the previous subframe and each OFDM symbol included in the subframe includes the normal CP, and

wherein the SSS is received on a fourth OFDM symbol included in the previous subframe of the subframe when each OFDM symbol included in the previous subframe and each OFDM symbol included in the subframe includes the extended CP.