System and method for using frequency and time resources in a communication system
A method and system for using frequency resources in a communication system are provided. In the method and system, a total frequency band is divided into at least two frequency subbands and there is a guard interval between frequency subbands. A first frequency subband includes a TDD UL frequency subband and a TDD DL frequency subband. A second frequency subband includes an FDD UL frequency subband. A BS sets a frequency band between the TDD UL frequency subband and an FDD UL frequency subband as an additional UL frequency subband, and receives a signal from an MS in the additional UL frequency subband.
1. A method for using frequency and time resources by a Base Station (BS) in a communication system comprising at least two frequency subbands and a guard interval between the at least two frequency subbands, the method comprising:
setting part of a guard interval between a first frequency subband and a second frequency subband among the at least two frequency subbands as at least one of a transmission frequency band and a reception frequency band, according to whether the first frequency subband and the second frequency subband are used as the transmission frequency band or the reception frequency band; and
communicating with a Mobile Station (MS) in at least one set frequency band,
wherein the part of the guard interval is used as the transmission frequency band when the first frequency subband and the second frequency subband are used as the transmission frequency band,
wherein the part of the guard interval is used as the reception frequency band when the first frequency subband and the second frequency subband are used as the reception frequency band, and
wherein the at least one set frequency band has a time duration equal to a shorter time duration of the first frequency subband and the second frequency subband.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first frequency subband is used for the BS and the second frequency subband is used for another BS.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the first frequency subband and the second frequency subband is one of a Time Division Duplexing (TDD) Uplink (UL) frequency subband and a TDD Downlink (DL) frequency subband.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the first frequency subband and the second frequency subband is one of a Frequency Division Duplexing (FDD) UL frequency subband and an FDD DL frequency subband.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first frequency subband is an FDD DL frequency subband and the second frequency subband is a TDD DL frequency subband.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first frequency subband is an FDD DL frequency subband and the second frequency subband is a TDD UL frequency subband.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first frequency subband is an FDD UL frequency subband and the second frequency subband is a TDD DL frequency subband.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first frequency subband is an FDD UL frequency subband and the second frequency subband is a TDD UL frequency subband.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one set frequency band has a bandwidth equal to the shorter of bandwidths of the first frequency subband and the second frequency subband.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one set frequency band has a bandwidth preset by the BS.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one set frequency band is shared with another BS communicating with the BS.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one set frequency band is determined by spectrum sensing of the BS.
13. A Base Station (BS) for using frequency and time resources in a communication system comprising at least two frequency subbands and a guard interval between the at least two frequency subbands, the BS comprising:
a controller for setting part of a guard interval between a first frequency subband and a second frequency subband among the at least two frequency subbands as at least one of a transmission frequency band and a reception frequency band, according to whether the first frequency subband and the second frequency subband are used as the transmission frequency band or the reception frequency band;
a transceiver for communicating with a Mobile Station (MS) in at least one set frequency band,
wherein the part of the guard interval is used as the transmission frequency band when the first frequency subband and the second frequency subband are used as the transmission frequency band,
wherein the part of the guard interval is used as the reception frequency band when the first frequency subband and the second frequency subband are used as the reception frequency band, and
wherein the at least one set frequency band has a time duration equal to a shorter time duration of the first frequency subband and the second frequency subband.
14. The BS of claim 13 , wherein each of the first frequency subband and the second frequency subband is one of a Time Division Duplexing (TDD) Uplink (UL) frequency subband and a TDD Downlink (DL) frequency subband.
15. The BS of claim 13 , wherein each of the first frequency subband and the second frequency subband is one of a Frequency Division Duplexing (FDD) UL frequency subband and an FDD DL frequency subband.
16. The BS of claim 13 , wherein the first frequency subband is an FDD DL frequency subband and the second frequency subband is a TDD DL frequency subband.
17. The BS of claim 13 , wherein the first frequency subband is an FDD DL frequency subband and the second frequency subband is a TDD UL frequency subband.
18. The BS of claim 13 , wherein the first frequency subband is an FDD UL frequency subband and the second frequency subband is a TDD DL frequency subband.
19. The BS of claim 13 , wherein the first frequency subband is an FDD UL frequency subband and the second frequency subband is a TDD UL frequency subband.
20. The BS of claim 13 , wherein the at least one set frequency band has a bandwidth equal to a shorter bandwidth of bandwidths of the first frequency subband and the second frequency subband.
21. The BS of claim 13 , wherein the at least one set frequency band has a bandwidth preset by the BS.
22. The BS of claim 13 , wherein the at least one set frequency band is shared with another BS communicating with the BS.
23. The BS of claim 13 , wherein the at least one set frequency band is determined by spectrum sensing of the BS.