Method and apparatus for operating subframe and transmitting channel information for controlling interference in communication system

• US 9,635,584 B2
• Filed: 04/12/2012
• Issued: 04/25/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/12/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Choi, Seunghoon, Cho, Joonyoung, Ji, Hyoungju, Kim, Youngbum
• Primary Examiner(s): Choudhury, Faisal
• Application Number:
  US13/445,041
• Publication Number:
  US 20120263057A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,839 Days
• Field of Search: 370252
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/2656 for structure of frame, burst
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0026 Transmission of channel quality indication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0027 Scheduling of signalling, e.g. occurrence thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/1822 involving configuration of automatic repeat request [ARQ] with parallel processes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/1887 Scheduling and prioritising arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/04 Error control
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0446 Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/20 Control channels or signalling for resource management

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for operating a subframe and transmitting channel information for controlling interference in a communication system are provided. If a macro evolved Node B (eNodeB) determines and reports an uplink protection subframe for suppressing uplink transmission to a neighboring eNodeB, transmits scheduling information for uplink data through a downlink subframe corresponding to an uplink protection subframe, and the uplink protection subframe determined by the neighboring eNodeB is reported, a small eNodeB sets the reported uplink protection subframe as a flexible subframe, and uses the flexible subframe for downlink transmission. If the flexible subframe is used for the downlink transmission, a terminal of the small eNodeB measures and transmits non-period channel information in the flexible subframe through at least one uplink subframe.

Claims

1. A method of transmitting information by a terminal in a communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a base station, a higher layer signal comprising information related to at least two subframe sets;

receiving, from the base station, control information comprising a request for channel status information (CSI) indicating a subframe set from the at least two subframe sets, wherein the control information indicates which one of the at least two subframe sets is selected for generating CSI;

generating CSI related to a first subframe of the indicated subframe set based on the control information and the higher layer signal; and

transmitting, to the base station, the generated CSI on a second subframe.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the request for the CSI comprises information indicating a subset of a subframe in a radio frame.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein an interval between the first subframe and the second subframe is a smallest value greater than or equal to 4.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first subframe is identified such that the first subframe corresponds to a valid downlink subframe or a valid special subframe and control information on the first subframe comprises a request corresponding to the request for the CSI.

5. A method of receiving information by a base station, the method comprising:

transmitting, to a terminal, a higher layer signal comprising information related to at least two subframe sets;

transmitting, to the terminal, control information comprising a request for channel status information (CSI) indicating a subframe set from the at least two subframe sets, wherein the control information indicates which one of the at least two subframe sets is selected for generating CSI, and wherein CSI related to a first subframe of the indicated subframe set is generated based on the control information and the higher layer signal; and

receiving, from the terminal, the CSI related to the first subframe on a second subframe.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the request for the CSI comprises information indicating a subset of a subframe in a radio frame.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein an interval between the first subframe and the second subframe is a smallest value greater than or equal to 4.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein the first subframe is identified such that the first subframe corresponds to a valid downlink subframe or a valid special subframe and control information on the first subframe comprises a request corresponding to the request for the CSI.

9. A terminal for transmitting information, the terminal comprising:

a transceiver for transmitting and receiving at least one signal; and

a processor configured to;

control the transceiver to receive, from a base station, a higher layer signal comprising information related to at least two subframe sets,

control the transceiver to receive, from a base station, control information comprising a request for channel status information (CSI) indicating a subframe set from the at least two subframe sets, wherein the control information indicates which one of the at least two subframe sets is selected for generating CSI,

generate CSI related to a first subframe of the indicated subframe set based on the control information and the higher layer signal, and

control the transceiver to transmit, to the base station, the generated CSI on a second subframe.

10. The terminal of claim 9, wherein the request for the CSI comprises information indicating a subset of a subframe in a radio frame.

11. The terminal of claim 9, wherein an interval between the first subframe and the second subframe is a smallest value greater than or equal to 4.

12. The terminal of claim 9, wherein the first subframe is identified such that the first subframe corresponds to a valid downlink subframe or a valid special subframe and control information on the first subframe comprises a request corresponding to the request for the CSI.

13. A base station for receiving information, the base station comprising:

a transceiver for transmitting and receiving at least one signal; and

a processor configured to;

control the transceiver to transmit, to a terminal, a higher layer signal comprising information related to at least two subframe sets,

control the transceiver to transmit, to the terminal, control information comprising a request for channel status information (CSI) indicating a subframe set from the at least two subframe sets, wherein the control information indicates which one of the at least two subframe sets is selected for generating CSI, and wherein CSI related to a first subframe of the indicated subframe set is generated based on the control information and the higher layer signal, and

control the transceiver to receive, from the terminal, the CSI related to the first subframe on a second subframe.

14. The base station of claim 13, wherein the request for the CSI comprises information indicating a subset of a subframe in a radio frame.

15. The base station of claim 13, wherein an interval between the first subframe and the second subframe is a smallest value greater than or equal to 4.

16. The base station of claim 13, wherein the first subframe is identified such that the first subframe corresponds to a valid downlink subframe or a valid special subframe and control information on the first subframe comprises a request corresponding to the request for the CSI.