Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving uplink signal in wireless communication system
The method for transmitting and receiving an uplink signal in a wireless communication system, according to one embodiment of the present invention, enables receiving, from a base station, information about an M-PUCCH resource for MTC, and transmitting, from a first subframe, the uplink signal through a first M-PUCCH resource on the basis of the M-PUCCH resource. Here, the index of the first M-PUCCH resource corresponds to a first index which is the index of the PUCCH resource of general UE in a first slot, and to a second index which is the index of the PUCCH resource of general UE in a second slot. The first index and the second index may be defined as the indexes of the resources positioned on a pair of the same physical resource blocks (PRBs).
1. A method of transmitting an uplink signal by a user equipment (UE) via a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) in a wireless communication system supporting machine type communication (MTC), the method comprising:
receiving information on MTC-PUCCH (M-PUCCH) resources for the MTC from a base station; and
transmitting the uplink signal in a first subframe via the M-PUCCH resources based on the information,
wherein an index of the M-PUCCH resources correspond to a first index in a first slot of the first subframe and a second index in a second slot of the first subframe, and the first index and the second index do not collide with a PUCCH resource index of a normal UE in the first subframe, and the first index and the second index correspond to indexes of resources positioned at the same physical resource block PRB) pair, and
wherein when the information indicates i) the uplink signal is repeatedly transmitted via N slots, ii) the N slots are divided into L groups in a time domain, and iii) L M-PUCCH resources are designated for the L groups respectively, the uplink signal is transmitted via the L M-PUCCH resources in the N slots, where L and N are integers.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information on the M-PUCCH resources is signaled via a higher layer signal.
3. A method of receiving an uplink signal by a base station via a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) in a wireless communication system supporting machine type communication (MTC), the method comprising:
transmitting information on MTC-PUCCH (M-PUCCH) resources for the MTC to a user equipment (UE); and
receiving the uplink signal in a first subframe via the M-PUCCH resources based on the information,
wherein an index of the M-PUCCH resources correspond to a first index in a first slot of the first subframe and a second index in a second slot of the first subframe, and the first index and the second index do not collide with a PUCCH resource index of a normal UE in the first subframe, and the first index and the second index correspond to indexes of resources positioned at the same physical resource block (PRB) pair, and
wherein when the information indicates i) the uplink signal is repeatedly transmitted via N slots, ii) the N slots are divided into L groups in a time domain, and iii) L M-PUCCH resources are designated for the L groups respectively, the uplink signal is transmitted via the L M-PUCCH resources in the N slots, where L and N are integers.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the information on the M-PUCCH resources is signaled via a higher layer signal.
5. A user equipment (UE) for transmitting an uplink signal via a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) in a wireless communication system supporting machine type communication (MTC), the UE comprising:
a transceiver configured to transmit or receive a signal with a base station; and
a processor configured to:
control the transceiver to receive information on MTC-PUCCH (M-PUCCH) resources for the MTC from a base station, and
control the transceiver to transmit the uplink signal in a first subframe via the M-PUCCH resources based on the information,
wherein an index of the M-PUCCH resources correspond to a first index in a first slot of the first subframe and a second index in a second slot of the first subframe, and the first index and the second index do not collide with a PUCCH resource index of a normal UE in the first subframe, and the first index and the second index correspond to indexes of resources positioned at the same physical resource block (PRB) pair, and
wherein when the information indicates i) the uplink signal is repeatedly transmitted via N slots, ii) the N slots are divided into L groups in a time domain, and iii) L M-PUCCH resources are designated for the L groups respectively, the uplink signal is transmitted via the L M-PUCCH resources in the N slots, where L and N are integers.
6. The UE of claim 5 , wherein the information on the M-PUCCH resources is signaled via a higher layer signal.
7. A base station for receiving an uplink signal via a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) in a wireless communication system supporting machine type communication (MTC), the base station comprising:
a transceiver configured to transmit or receive a signal with a user equipment; and
a processor configured to:
control the transceiver to transmit information on MTC-PUCCH (M-PUCCH) resources for the MTC to the user equipment, and
control the transceiver to receive the uplink signal in a first subframe via the M-PUCCH resources based on the information,
wherein an index of the M-PUCCH resources correspond to a first index in a first slot of the first subframe and a second index in a second slot of the first subframe, and the first index and the second index do not collide with a PUCCH resource index of a normal UE in the first subframe, and the first index and the second index correspond to indexes of resources positioned at the same physical resource block (PRB) pair, and
wherein when the information indicates i) the uplink signal is repeatedly transmitted via N slots, ii) the N slots are divided into L groups in a time domain, and iii) L M-PUCCH resources are designated for the L groups respectively, the uplink signal is transmitted via the L M-PUCCH resources in the N slots, where L and N are integers.
8. The base station of claim 7 , wherein the information on the M-PUCCH resources is signaled via a higher layer signal.