Control channel transmission method and apparatus for transmitting dedicated reference signal in wireless communication system
Methods and apparatus for receiving a first control channel and a second control channel in a wireless communication system are provided. Control information for receiving the second control channel from a base station is received through higher layer signaling. A second control channel resource is determined from an entire control channel resource based on the control information. A first control channel resource is determined from the entire control channel resource according to the second control channel resource.
1. A method for receiving, by a user equipment (UE), a first control channel and a second control channel in a wireless communication system, the method comprising the steps of:
receiving control information for the second control channel from a base station through higher layer signaling, the control information including information for a physical resource block (PRB) and information for scrambling of a second reference signal;
monitoring the second control channel associated with the second reference signal on a second resource based on the information for the PRB; and
monitoring the first control channel associated with a first reference signal on a first resource,
wherein the first resource is defined by a downlink bandwidth and a first set of orthogonal frequency division multiplex (OFDM) symbols in a subframe, and the second resource is defined by at least one PRB indicated by the information for the PRB and a second set of OFDM symbols in the subframe.
2. The method in claim 1 , wherein the first control channel includes a Physical Downlink Control CHannel (PDCCH), and the second control channel includes an enhanced Physical Downlink Control CHannel (ePDCCH).
3. The method in claim 1 , wherein the control information further includes at least one of information for at least one reference signal, information for the subframe used for transmission of the second control channel, and information for Downlink Control Information (DCI) formation size.
4. The method in claim 1 , wherein the first reference signal comprises a common reference signal and the second reference signal comprises a dedicated reference signal.
5. A user equipment (UE) for receiving a first control channel and a second control channel in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:
a communication unit configured to receive control information for the second control channel from a base station through higher layer signaling, the control information including information for a physical resource block (PRB) and information for scrambling of a second reference signal; and
a controller configured to control monitoring the second control channel associated with a second reference signal on the second resource based on the information for the PRB, and to control monitoring the first control channel associated with a first reference signal on a first resource,
wherein the first resource is defined by a downlink bandwidth and a first set of orthogonal frequency division multiplex (OFDM) symbols in a subframe, and the second resource is defined by at least one PRB indicated by the information for the PRB and a second set of OFDM symbols in the subframe.
6. The UE of claim 5 , wherein the first control channel comprises a Physical Downlink Control CHannel (PDCCH), and
wherein the second control channel comprises an enhanced Physical Downlink Control CHannel (ePDCCH).
7. The UE of claim 5 , wherein the control information further comprises at least one of:
information for at least one reference signal;
information for the subframe used for transmission of the second control channel; and
information for Downlink Control Information (DCI) formation size.
8. The UE of claim 5 , wherein the first reference signal comprises a common reference signal and the second reference signal comprises a dedicated reference signal.
9. A method of a base station for transmitting a first control channel and a second control channel in a wireless communication system, the method comprising the steps of:
generating control information for a User Equipment (UE), the control information including information for a physical resource block (PRB) and information for scrambling of a second reference signal;
transmitting the control information to the UE through higher layer signaling; and
transmitting at least one of the first control channel and the second control channel to the UE,
wherein the second control channel associated with the second reference signal is transmitted on a second resource, and the first control channel associated with a first reference signal is transmitted on a first resource, and
wherein the first resource is defined by a downlink bandwidth and a first set of orthogonal frequency division multiplex (OFDM) symbols in a subframe, and the second resource is defined by at least one PRB indicated by the information for the PRB and a second set of OFDM symbols in the subframe.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the first control channel includes a Physical Downlink Control CHannel (PDCCH), and the second control channel includes enhanced Physical Downlink Control CHannel (ePDCCH).
11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the control information further includes at least one of information for at least one reference signal, information for the subframe used for transmission of the second control channel and information for Downlink Control Information (DCI) formation size.
12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the first reference signal comprises a common reference signal and the second reference signal comprises a dedicated reference signal.
13. A base station for transmitting a first control channel and a second control channel in a wireless communication system, the base station comprising:
a controller configured to control generating control information for a User Equipment (UE), the control information including information for a physical resource block (PRB) and information for scrambling of a second reference signal; and
a communication unit configured to transmit the control information to the UE through higher layer signaling, and to transmit at least one of the first control channel and the second control channel to the UE,
wherein the second control channel associated with the second reference signal is transmitted on a second resource, and the first control channel associated with a first reference signal is transmitted on a first resource, and
wherein the first resource is defined by a downlink bandwidth and a first set of orthogonal frequency division multiplex (OFDM) symbols in a subframe, and the second resource is defined by at least one PRB indicated by the information for the PRB and a second set of OFDM symbols in the subframe.
14. The base station of claim 13 , wherein the first control channel comprises a Physical Downlink Control CHannel (PDCCH), and
wherein the second control channel comprises enhanced Physical Downlink Control CHannel (ePDCCH).
15. The base station of claim 13 , wherein the control information further comprises at least one of:
information for at least one reference signal;
information for the subframe used for transmission of the second control channel; and
information for Downlink Control Information (DCI) formation size.
16. The base station of claim 13 , wherein the first reference signal comprises a common reference signal and the second reference signal comprises a dedicated reference signal.