Embodiments are provided for supporting variable sub-carrier spacing and symbol duration for transmitting OFDM or other waveform symbols and associated cyclic prefixes. The symbol duration includes the useful symbol length and its associated cyclic prefix length. The variable sub-carrier spacing and symbol duration is determined via parameters indicating the sub-carrier spacing, useful symbol length, and cyclic prefix length. An embodiment method, by a network or a network controller, includes establishing a plurality of multiple access block (MAB) types defining different combinations of sub-carrier spacing and symbol duration for waveform transmissions. The method further includes partitioning a frequency and time plane of a carrier spectrum band into a plurality of MAB regions comprising frequency-time slots for the waveform transmissions. The MAB types are then selected for the MAB regions, wherein one MAB type is assigned to one corresponding MAB region.

The present disclosure provides a method for receiving a synchronization signal block by a UE in a wireless communication system. Particularly, the method includes receiving at least one SSB mapped to a plurality of symbols, wherein two regions for candidate SSBs in which the at least one SSB can be received are allocated in a specific time duration including the plurality of symbols, and a time between the two regions, a time before the two regions and a time after the two regions are identical in the specific time duration.

A method according to an embodiment of the invention includes receiving and transmitting signals over a time division duplex (TDD) communication path. Signals are received over the TDD communication path via a first portion of a first frequency band. The first frequency band is adjacent to a second frequency band and to a third frequency band. The first frequency band is different from the second frequency band and from the third frequency band. A first frequency division duplex (FDD) communication path can be operable in the second frequency band. A second FDD communication path can be operable in the third frequency band. Signals are transmitted over the TDD communication path via a second portion of the first frequency band that is different from the first portion of the first frequency band.

A circuit arrangement may include a first detection circuit configured to evaluate signal data of a carrier channel to identify a timing location of a synchronization signal within the signal data, a second detection circuit configured to, using the timing location as a reference point, extract a first candidate synchronization signal from a first candidate timing location of the signal data and to extract a second candidate synchronization signal from a second candidate timing location of the signal data, and a decision circuit configured to analyze the first detection synchronization signal and the second candidate synchronization signal to determine a duplex mode of the carrier channel.

Communication equipment communicating in a licensed frequency band identifies unused unlicensed communication resources within an unlicensed frequency band. The communication equipment uses the identified unlicensed communication resources to communicate within the unlicensed frequency band. In some circumstances, the unused unlicensed communication resources are identified based on resource information received from a base station where the resource information identifies unlicensed communication resources that will be used by the base station. In other circumstances, the unused unlicensed communication resources are identified based on frequency band measurements of the unlicensed frequency band over an observation time duration longer than a sensing time duration used by unlicensed equipment using the unlicensed frequency band.

[Object] To provide a mechanism that enables flexible design in relation to communication timing. [Solution] A communication apparatus including: a communication control unit that controls transmission of any one of a first channel that is transmitted in a first direction and a second channel that is transmitted in a second direction that faces the first direction and corresponds to the first channel and reception of the other one of the first channel and the second channel; and a setting unit that sets a control mode of the communication control unit to a first mode or a second mode. The communication control unit transmits and receives the first channel and the second channel in different sub frames in the first mode and transmits and receives the first channel and the second channel in a same sub frame in the second mode.

Methods and apparatuses are provided for monitoring a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) in a wireless communication system. A UE receives a system information block (SIB) from a base station. The UE obtains a first time division duplex (TDD) uplink (UL)/downlink (DL) configuration from the SIB. The UE identifies DL subframes in a radio frame. The UE monitors the PDCCH transmitted from the base station on a DL subframe included in an on duration period of a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle. The UE obtains information about a second TDD UL/DL configuration from the monitored PDCCH. The UE applies the second TDD UL/DL configuration to the radio frame. The DL subframe corresponds to a predetermined subframe number in the radio frame. The on duration period represents a period corresponding to a predetermined number of subframes from a subframe where the DRX cycle starts, and the on duration period is repeated periodically.

Systems and methods are described to concurrently utilize actively used spectrum for new TDD or FDD networks, and also for enabling Distributed-Input Distributed Output (DIDO) techniques to be used with both the new networks and the existing networks in the same spectrum.

Provided in an embodiment of the present invention are a wireless communication method and device capable of minimizing self-interference at a terminal device and improving communication performance. The method comprises: determining a magnitude of self-interference at a terminal device generated in a first uplink frequency band and a first downlink frequency band over which the terminal device performs communication with a network device; and transmitting a first message to the network device, the first message indicating the magnitude of the self-interference at the terminal device generated in the first UL frequency band and the first DL frequency band.

A method and an apparatus are provided for monitoring a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system. The UE receives a system information block (SIB) from a network. The UE identifies at least one downlink (DL) period based on a first time division duplex (TDD) uplink (UL)/DL configuration included in the SIB; monitoring, by the UE, the PDCCH during the at least one DL period using a discontinuous reception (DRX) operation. The UE obtains information about at least one second TDD UL/DL configuration for one or more time intervals from the monitored PDCCH. The monitoring of the PDCCH comprises monitoring the PDCCH in an active time of a DRX cycle. The active time includes a time when the UE performs continuous reception.