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US 12,238,017 · App. 18/328,888 · Granted Feb 25, 2025

Method and apparatus for transmission and reception in wireless communication system supporting scalable frame structure

Inventors: Youngbum Kim (Seoul, KR); Younsun Kim (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Yongjun Kwak (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
H04L5/0007H04J11/0093H04L1/1829H04L5/0064H04L5/1469H04L27/2602H04L27/26025H04L27/2607H04L5/0048
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Patent No.
US 12,238,017
App. No.
18/328,888
Granted
Feb 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An apparatus and method are provided for transmitting and receiving signals in a wireless communication system. A method includes transmitting a first signal using a first frame structure to a first terminal; and transmitting a second signal using a second frame structure to a second terminal. A subcarrier spacing of the second frame structure is a multiple of a subcarrier spacing of the first frame structure. A length of a subframe in the first frame structure is a multiple of a length of a subframe in the second frame structure.

Claims (65)

1. A method performed by a base station in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting, to a terminal, information on a frame structure among a plurality of frame structures, wherein the information on the frame structure includes a subcarrier spacing and a cyclic prefix of the frame structure; and

transmitting, to the terminal, scheduling information based on a transmission time interval (TTI) of the frame structure, as a unit of a scheduling,

wherein the plurality of frame structures includes a first frame structure and a second frame structure,

wherein a subcarrier spacing of the first frame structure is 15 kHz and a subcarrier spacing of the second frame structure is 30 kHz,

wherein a first TTI of the first frame structure and a second TTI of the second frame structure each include 14 symbols, and a duration of the first TTI is 1 ms and a duration of the second TTI is 0.5 ms,

wherein each of a symbol duration of a first symbol and a symbol duration of an eighth symbol in the first TTI is longer than a symbol duration of any of other symbols in the first TTI, and a symbol duration of a first symbol in the second TTI is longer than a symbol duration of any of other symbols in the second TTI,

wherein the symbol duration of the first symbol in the first TTI equals a sum of the symbol duration of the first symbol and a symbol duration of a second symbol in the second TTI such that two symbols in the second TTI are time synchronized with one symbol of the first TTI,

wherein a duration of a cyclic prefix of the first symbol in the second TTI is TCP.0/2+(TCP.0-TCP.1)/2 and a duration of an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol of the first symbol in the second TTI is Tsymb/2, where Tsymb is a duration of an OFDM symbol in the first TTI, TCP.0 is a duration of a cyclic prefix of each of the first symbol and the eighth symbol in the first TTI and TCP.1 is a duration of a cyclic prefix of another symbol in the first TTI, and

wherein a duration of a cyclic prefix of the second symbol in the second TTI is TCP.1/2 and a duration of an OFDM symbol of the second symbol in the second TTI is Tsymb/2.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the symbol duration of the first symbol in the first TTI is 71.88 μsec, the symbol duration of the eighth symbol in the first TTI is 71.88 μsec, and the symbol duration of any of the other symbols in the first TTI is 71.35 μsec, and

wherein the duration of the cyclic prefix of the first symbol in the first TTI is 5.21 μsec, a duration of a cyclic prefix of the eighth symbol in the first TTI is 5.21 μsec, and the duration of the OFDM symbol in the first TTI is 66.67 μsec.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the symbol duration of the first symbol in the second TTI is 36.20 μsec and the symbol duration of any of the other symbols in the second TTI is 35.68 μsec, and

wherein the duration of the cyclic prefix of the first symbol in the second TTI is 2.87 μsec and the duration of the OFDM symbol of the first symbol in the second TTI is 33.33 μsec.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information on the frame structure is transmitted via semi-static signaling.

5. A method performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a base station, information on a frame structure among a plurality of frame structures, wherein the information on the frame structure includes a subcarrier spacing and a cyclic prefix of the frame structure; and

receiving, from the base station, scheduling information based on a transmission time interval (TTI) of the frame structure, as a unit of a scheduling,

wherein the plurality of frame structures includes a first frame structure and a second frame structure,

wherein a subcarrier spacing of the first frame structure is 15 kHz and a subcarrier spacing of the second frame structure is 30 kHz,

wherein a first TTI of the first frame structure and a second TTI of the second frame structure each include 14 symbols, and a duration of the first TTI is 1 ms and a duration of the second TTI is 0.5 ms,

wherein each of a symbol duration of a first symbol and a symbol duration of an eighth symbol in the first TTI is longer than a symbol duration of any of other symbols in the first TTI, and a symbol duration of a first symbol in the second TTI is longer than a symbol duration of any of other symbols in the second TTI,

wherein the symbol duration of the first symbol in the first TTI equals a sum of the symbol duration of the first symbol and a symbol duration of a second symbol in the second TTI such that two symbols in the second TTI are time synchronized with one symbol of the first TTI,

wherein a duration of a cyclic prefix of the first symbol in the second TTI is TCP.0/2+(TCP.0-TCP.1)/2 and a duration of an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol of the first symbol in the second TTI is Tsymb/2, where Tsymb is a duration of an OFDM symbol in the first TTI, TCP.0 is a duration of a cyclic prefix of each of the first symbol and the eighth symbol in the first TTI and TCP.1 is a duration of a cyclic prefix of another symbol in the first TTI, and

wherein a duration of a cyclic prefix of the second symbol in the second TTI is TCP.1/2 and a duration of an OFDM symbol of the second symbol in the second TTI is Tsymb/2.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the symbol duration of the first symbol in the first TTI is 71.88 μsec, the symbol duration of the eighth symbol in the first TTI is 71.88 μsec, and the symbol duration of any of the other symbols in the first TTI is 71.35 μsec, and

wherein the duration of the cyclic prefix of the first symbol in the first TTI is 5.21 μsec, a duration of a cyclic prefix of the eighth symbol in the first TTI is 5.21 μsec, and the duration of the OFDM symbol in the first TTI is 66.67 μsec.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the symbol duration of the first symbol in the second TTI is 36.20 μsec and the symbol duration of any of the other symbols in the second TTI is 35.68 μsec, and

wherein the duration of the cyclic prefix of the first symbol in the second TTI is 2.87 μsec and the duration of the OFDM symbol of the first symbol in the second TTI is 33.33 μsec.

8. The method of claim 5 ,

wherein the information on the frame structure is received via semi-static signaling.

9. A base station in a wireless communication system, the base station comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

transmit, to a terminal, information on a frame structure among a plurality of frame structures, wherein the information on the frame structure includes a subcarrier spacing and a cyclic prefix of the frame structure, and

transmit, to the terminal, scheduling information based on a transmission time interval (TTI) of the frame structure, as a unit of a scheduling,

wherein the plurality of frame structures includes a first frame structure and a second frame structure,

wherein a subcarrier spacing of the first frame structure is 15 kHz and a subcarrier spacing of the second frame structure is 30 kHz,

wherein a first TTI of the first frame structure and a second TTI of the second frame structure each include 14 symbols, and a duration of the first TTI is 1 ms and a duration of the second TTI is 0.5 ms,

wherein each of a symbol duration of a first symbol and a symbol duration of an eighth symbol in the first TTI is longer than a symbol duration of any of other symbols in the first TTI, and a symbol duration of a first symbol in the second TTI is longer than a symbol duration of any of other symbols in the second TTI,

wherein the symbol duration of the first symbol in the first TTI equals a sum of the symbol duration of the first symbol and a symbol duration of a second symbol in the second TTI such that two symbols in the second TTI are time synchronized with one symbol of the first TTI,

wherein a duration of a cyclic prefix of the first symbol in the second TTI is TCP.0/2+(TCP.0-TCP.1)/2 and a duration of an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol of the first symbol in the second TTI is Tsymb/2, where Tsymb is a duration of an OFDM symbol in the first TTI, TCP.0 is a duration of a cyclic prefix of each of the first symbol and the eighth symbol in the first TTI and TCP.1 is a duration of a cyclic prefix of another symbol in the first TTI, and

wherein a duration of a cyclic prefix of the second symbol in the second TTI is TCP.1/2 and a duration of an OFDM symbol of the second symbol in the second TTI is Tsymb/2.

10. The base station of claim 9 , wherein the symbol duration of the first symbol in the first TTI is 71.88 μsec, the symbol duration of the eighth symbol in the first TTI is 71.88 μsec, and the symbol duration of any of the other symbols in the first TTI is 71.35 μsec, and

wherein the duration of the cyclic prefix of the first symbol in the first TTI is 5.21 μsec, a duration of a cyclic prefix of the eighth symbol in the first TTI is 5.21 μsec, and the duration of the OFDM symbol in the first TTI is 66.67 μsec.

11. The base station of claim 9 , wherein the symbol duration of the first symbol in the second TTI is 36.20 μsec and the symbol duration of any of the other symbols in the second TTI is 35.68 μsec, and

wherein the duration of the cyclic prefix of the first symbol in the second TTI is 2.87 μsec and the duration of the OFDM symbol of the first symbol in the second TTI is 33.33 μsec.

12. The base station of claim 9 , wherein the information on the frame structure is transmitted via semi-static signaling.

13. A terminal in a wireless communication system, the terminal comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

receive, from a base station, information on a frame structure among a plurality of frame structures, wherein the information on the frame structure includes a subcarrier spacing and a cyclic prefix of the frame structure, and

receive, from the base station, scheduling information based on a transmission time interval (TTI) of the frame structure, as a unit of a scheduling,

wherein the plurality of frame structures includes a first frame structure and a second frame structure,

wherein a subcarrier spacing of the first frame structure is 15 kHz and a subcarrier spacing of the second frame structure is 30 kHz,

wherein a first TTI of the first frame structure and a second TTI of the second frame structure each include 14 symbols, and a duration of the first TTI is 1 ms and a duration of the second TTI is 0.5 ms,

wherein each of a symbol duration of a first symbol and a symbol duration of an eighth symbol in the first TTI is longer than a symbol duration of any of other symbols in the first TTI, and a symbol duration of a first symbol in the second TTI is longer than a symbol duration of any of other symbols in the second TTI,

wherein the symbol duration of the first symbol in the first TTI equals a sum of the symbol duration of the first symbol and a symbol duration of a second symbol in the second TTI such that two symbols in the second TTI are time synchronized with one symbol of the first TTI,

wherein a duration of a cyclic prefix of the first symbol in the second TTI is TCP.0/2+(TCP.0-TCP.1)/2 and a duration of an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol of the first symbol in the second TTI is Tsymb/2, where Tsymb is a duration of an OFDM symbol in the first TTI, TCP.0 is a duration of a cyclic prefix of each of the first symbol and the eighth symbol in the first TTI and TCP.1 is a duration of a cyclic prefix of another symbol in the first TTI, and

wherein a duration of a cyclic prefix of the second symbol in the second TTI is TCP.1/2 and a duration of an OFDM symbol of the second symbol in the second TTI is Tsymb/2.

14. The terminal of claim 13 , wherein the symbol duration of the first symbol in the first TTI is 71.88 μsec, the symbol duration of the eighth symbol in the first TTI is 71.88 μsec, and the symbol duration of any of the other symbols in the first TTI is 71.35 μsec, and

wherein the duration of the cyclic prefix of the first symbol in the first TTI is 5.21 μsec, a duration of a cyclic prefix of the eighth symbol in the first TTI is 5.21 μsec, and the duration of the OFDM symbol in the first TTI is 66.67 μsec.

15. The terminal of claim 13 , wherein the symbol duration of the first symbol in the second TTI is 36.20 μsec and the symbol duration of any of the other symbols in the second TTI is 35.68 μsec, and

wherein the duration of the cyclic prefix of the first symbol in the second TTI is 2.87 μsec and the duration of the OFDM symbol of the first symbol in the second TTI is 33.33 μsec.

16. The terminal of claim 13 , wherein the information on the frame structure is received via semi-static signaling.

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2016-0061495 · May 19, 2016 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 15598932 · May 18, 2017
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