Method and base station for receiving reference signal, and method and user equipment for receiving reference signal

1. A method for receiving, by a user equipment, channel state information reference signals (CSI-RSs) for channel measurement in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, by the user equipment, transmission information of the CSI-RSs; and

based on the transmission information, receiving, by the user equipment, the CSI-RSs in at least one of plural subframes configured for the CSI-RSs, including a subframe where a synchronization signal or a broadcast signal is present, while assuming none of the CSI-RSs are present in a subframe where a transmission of any CSI-RS of the CSI-RSs collides with a transmission of the synchronization signal or the broadcast signal.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user equipment assumes that the CSI-RSs are not transmitted in a subframe where transmission of a CSI-RS of the CSI-RSs collides with transmission of a SystemInformationBlockType 1 .

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmission information includes at least one of information indicating a number of antenna ports used to transmit the CSI-RSs, information indicating positions of the CSI-RSs within a resource block, and information indicating a transmission period and a subframe offset for the CSI-RSs.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plural subframes configured for the CSI-RSs are configured with a CSI-RS periodicity and the synchronization signal and the broadcast signal are configured with respective periodicities.

5. A user equipment for receiving channel state information reference signals (CSI-RSs) for channel measurement in a wireless communication system, the user equipment comprising:

a receiver; and

a processor configured to control the receiver to

receive transmission information of the CSI-RSs; and

based on the transmission information, receive the CSI-RSs in at least one of plural subframes configured for the CSI-RSs, including a subframe where a synchronization signal or a broadcast signal is present, while assuming none of the CSI-RSs are present in a subframe where a transmission of any CSI-RS of the CSI-RSs collides with a transmission of the synchronization signal or the broadcast signal.

6. The user equipment of claim 5 , wherein the processor is further configured to assume that the CSI-RSs are not transmitted in a subframe where transmission of a CSI-RS of the CSI-RSs collides with transmission of a SystemInformationBlockType 1 .

7. The user equipment of claim 5 , wherein the transmission information includes at least one of information indicating a number of antenna ports used to transmit the CSI-RSs, information indicating positions of the CSI-RSs in a resource block, and information indicating a transmission period and a subframe offset for the CSI-RSs.

8. The user equipment of claim 5 , wherein the plural subframes configured for the CSI-RSs are configured with a CSI-RS periodicity and the synchronization signal and the broadcast signal are configured with respective periodicities.

9. A method for transmitting, by a base station, channel state information reference signals (CSI-RSs) for channel measurement in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting, by the base station, transmission information of the CSI-RSs; and

based on the transmission information, transmitting, by the base station, the CSI-RSs in at least one of plural subframes configured for the CSI-RSs, including a subframe where a synchronization signal or a broadcast signal is present, while transmitting none of the CSI-RSs in a subframe where a transmission of any CSI-RS of the CSI-RSs collides with a transmission of the synchronization signal or the broadcast signal.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the transmission information includes at least one of information indicating a number of antenna ports used to transmit the CSI-RSs, information indicating positions of the CSI-RSs in a resource block, and information indicating a transmission period and a subframe offset for the CSI-RSs.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the plural subframes configured for the CSI-RSs are configured with a CSI-RS periodicity and the synchronization signal and the broadcast signal are configured with respective periodicities.

12. A base station for transmitting channel state information reference signals (CSI-RSs) for channel measurement in a wireless communication system, the base station comprising:

a transmitter; and

a processor configured to control the transmitter to:

transmit transmission information of the CSI-RSs; and

based on the transmission information, transmit the CSI-RSs in at least one of plural subframes configured for the CSI-RSs, including a subframe where a synchronization signal or a broadcast signal is present, while transmitting none of the CSI-RSs in a subframe where a transmission of any CSI-RS of the CSI-RSs collides with a transmission of the synchronization signal or the broadcast signal.

13. The base station of claim 12 , wherein the transmission information includes at least one of information indicating a number of antenna ports used to transmit the CSI-RSs, information indicating positions of the CSI-RSs in a resource block, and information indicating a transmission period and a subframe offset for the CSI-RSs.

14. The base station of claim 12 , wherein the plural subframes configured for the CSI-RSs are configured with a CSI-RS periodicity and the synchronization signal and the broadcast signal are configured with respective periodicities.