Method and apparatus for transmitting reference signal performed by relay station in wireless communication system
A method of transmitting a reference signal performed by a Relay Station (RS) in a wireless communication system comprises allocating a guard time in the front of a backhaul subframe or the end of the backhaul subframe, the backhaul subframe comprising a plurality of slots, each of the plurality of slots comprising a plurality of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, and the guard time being a time interval for switching between an access link and a backhaul link, and transmitting a Demodulation Reference Signal (DMRS) to a Base Station (BS) in an OFDM symbol of the backhaul subframe. The OFDM symbol for the DMRS is not over-lapped with the guard time.
1. A method of transmitting a reference signal performed by a Relay Station (RS) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
allocating a guard time in the front of a backhaul subframe or the end of the backhaul subframe, the backhaul subframe comprising a plurality of slots, each of the plurality of slots comprising a plurality of symbols, the guard time being a time interval for switching between access link and backhaul link; and
transmitting a Demodulation Reference Signal (DMRS) to a base station (BS) in a symbol of the backhaul subframe,
wherein the symbol for the DMRS is not overlapped with the guard time,
wherein the guard time comprises the first ½ and the last ½ symbol of the backhaul subframe,
wherein the backhaul subframe is delayed or advanced for one of ½ symbols, 1 symbol, and 1½ symbols with reference to a base station subframe, which is a uplink subframe transmitted to the base station by a user equipment (UE) corresponding with the backhaul subframe, and
wherein a position of a symbol of the BS subframe in which the DMRS is received by the BS is the same as a position of the symbol for the DMRS.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein a number of the slot is two.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein a number of the symbols in the slot is six or seven.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting a sounding reference signal (SRS) to the BS in a symbol of the backhaul subframe,
wherein the symbol for the SRS is not overlapped with the guard time.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the SRS is transmitted in the first symbol of the backhaul subframe or the last symbol of the backhaul subframe, the backhaul subframe excluding the guard time.
6. A Relay Station (RS) in a wireless communication system, the RS comprising:
a RF unit; and
a processor operatively coupled to the RF unit and configured to:
allocate a guard time in the front of a backhaul subframe or the end of the backhaul subframe, the backhaul subframe comprising a plurality of slots, each of the plurality of slots comprising a plurality of symbols, the guard time being a time interval for switching between access link and backhaul link; and
transmit a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) to a base station (BS) in a symbol of the backhaul subframe,
wherein the symbol for the DMRS is not overlapped with the guard time,
wherein the guard time comprises the first ½ and the last ½ symbol of the backhaul subframe,
wherein the backhaul subframe is delayed or advanced for one of ½ symbols, 1 symbol, and 1½ symbols with reference to a base station subframe, which is a uplink subframe transmitted to the base station by a user equipment (UE) corresponding with the backhaul subframe, and
wherein a position of a symbol of the BS subframe in which the DMRS is received by the BS is the same as a position of the symbol for the DMRS.