Method and apparatus for reporting channel status information in a wireless communication system

1. A method of a user equipment for transmitting a channel status report in a communication system, the method comprising:

receiving first information for at least one channel status report;

generating a first channel status report corresponding to the first information for the at least one channel status report based on a reference signal in a first subframe; and

transmitting the first channel status report based on the first information for the at least one channel status report in a second subframe,

wherein the first information for the at least one channel status report comprises information for a period and an offset, and

wherein a difference between the first subframe and the second subframe is a value greater than or equal to a predetermined value, wherein the predetermined value is 4.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving second information for at least one channel status report;

generating a second channel status report corresponding to the second information for the at least one channel status report based on a reference signal in a third subframe; and

transmitting the second channel status report based on the second information for the at least one channel status report in a fourth subframe,

wherein the second information for the at least one channel status report comprises information for the period and the offset, and

wherein a difference between the third subframe and the fourth subframe is a value greater than or equal to the predetermined value.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the reference signal is a channel status information reference signal (CSI-RS) transmitted at a predetermined time period.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first information for the at least one channel status report is received by higher layer signaling.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first subframe includes a channel status information reference signal (CSI-RS); and

wherein the difference between the first subframe and the second subframe is a smallest value greater than or equal to the predetermined value.

6. A method of a base station for receiving a channel status report in a communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting first information for at least one channel status report; and

receiving a first channel status report corresponding to the first information for the at least one channel status report based on the first information for the at least one channel status report in a second subframe, the first channel status report being generated based on a reference signal in a first subframe;

wherein the first information for the at least one channel status report comprises information for a period and an offset, and

wherein a difference between the first subframe and the second subframe is a value greater than or equal to a predetermined value, wherein the predetermined value is 4.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

transmitting second information for at least one channel status report; and

receiving a second channel status report corresponding to the second information for the at least one channel status report based on the second information for the at least one channel status report in a fourth subframe, the second channel status report being generated based on a reference signal in a third subframe,

wherein the second information for the at least one channel status report comprises information for the period and the offset, and

wherein a difference between the third subframe and the fourth subframe is a value greater than or equal to the predetermined value.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the reference signal is a channel status information reference signal (CSI-RS) transmitted at a predetermined time period.

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the first information for the at least one channel status report is received by higher layer signaling.

10. The method of claim 6 , wherein the first subframe includes a channel status information reference signal (CSI-RS); and

wherein the difference between the first subframe and the second subframe is a smallest value greater than or equal to the predetermined value.

11. An apparatus for transmitting a channel status report in a communication system, the apparatus comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive data; and

a controller configured to control to receive first information for at least one channel status report to generate a first channel status report corresponding to the first information for the at least one channel status report based on a reference signal in a first subframe and to transmit the first channel status report based on the first information for the at least one channel status report in a second subframe,

wherein the first information for the at least one channel status report comprises information for a period and an offset, and

wherein a difference between the first subframe and the second subframe is a value greater than or equal to a predetermined value, wherein the predetermined value is 4.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the controller further configured to control to receive second information for at least one channel status report, to generating a second channel status report corresponding to the second information for the at least one channel status report based on a reference signal in a third subframe and to transmit the second channel status report based on the second information for the at least one channel status report in a fourth subframe,

wherein the second information for the at least one channel status report comprises information for the period and the offset, and

wherein a difference between the third subframe and the fourth subframe is the value greater than or equal to the predetermined value.

13. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the reference signal is a channel status information reference signal (CSI-RS) transmitted at a predetermined time period.

14. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the first information for the at least one channel status report is received by higher layer signaling.

15. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the first subframe includes a channel status information reference signal (CSI-RS); and

wherein the difference between the first subframe and the second subframe is a smallest value greater than or equal to the predetermined value.

16. An apparatus for receiving a channel status report in a communication system, the apparatus comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive data; and

a controller configured to control to transmit first information for at least one channel status report and to receive a first channel status report corresponding to the first information for the at least one channel status report based on the first information for the at least one channel status report in a second subframe, the first channel status report being generated based on a reference signal in a first subframe;

wherein the first information for the at least one channel status report comprises information for a period and an offset, and

wherein a difference between the first subframe and the second subframe is the value greater than or equal to a predetermined value, wherein the predetermined value is 4.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the controller further configured to control to transmit second information for at least one channel status report and to receive a second channel status report corresponding to the second information for the at least one channel status report based on the second information for the at least one channel status report in a fourth subframe, the second channel status report being generated based on a reference signal in a third subframe,

wherein the second information for the at least one channel status report comprises information for the period and the offset, and

wherein a difference between the third subframe and the fourth subframe is the value greater than or equal to the predetermined value.

18. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the reference signal is a channel status information reference signal (CSI-RS) transmitted at a predetermined time period.

19. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the first information for the at least one channel status report is received by higher layer signaling.

20. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the first subframe includes a channel status information reference signal (CSI-RS); and

wherein the difference between the first subframe and the second subframe is a smallest value greater than or equal to the predetermined value.