Patent Description:
To meet increasing demands for wireless data traffic after commercialization of the fourth generation (<NUM>) communication system, efforts have been made to develop an improved fifth generation (<NUM>) or pre-<NUM> communication system. Therefore, the <NUM> or pre-<NUM> communication system is also called a beyond <NUM> network or a post long term evolution (LTE) system.

The <NUM> communication system is considered to be implemented in higher frequency (mmWave) bands so as to accomplish higher data rates. To decrease propagation loss of the radio waves and increase the transmission distance, various techniques such as beamforming, massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO), full dimensional MIMO (FD-MIMO), array antenna, analog beamforming, and large scale antenna techniques are being discussed in the <NUM> communication system.

Additionally, in the <NUM> communication system, development for system network improvement is underway based on an advanced small cell, a cloud radio access network (cloud RAN), an ultra-dense network, device-to-device (D2D) communication, wireless backhaul, a moving network, cooperative communication, coordinated multi-points (CoMP), reception-end interference cancellation, and the like.

Further, in the <NUM> system, hybrid frequency shift keying (FSK) and quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) modulation (FQAM) and sliding window superposition coding (SWSC) are being developed as an advanced coding modulation (ACM) schemes, and filter bank multi carrier (FBMC), non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA), and sparse code multiple access (SCMA) are also being developed as advanced access technologies.

As technology elements, such as "sensing technology", "wired/wireless communication and network infrastructure", "service interface technology", and "Security technology" have been demanded for IoT implementation, a sensor network, a machine-to-machine (M2M) communication, machine type communication (MTC), and so forth have been recently researched.

Application of a cloud RAN as the above-described Big Data processing technology may also be considered to be as an example of convergence between the <NUM> technology and the IoT technology. The document <CIT> discloses that the same sequences repeated in multiple component carriers leads to high PAPR. To address this problem the signal in each component carrier is rotated by a different phase. The document.

<NPL> discloses that the DMRS sequence for PUCCH is the same for each component carrier, because it is generated using the Physical Cell Identity (PCI). To avoid this, a different base sequence, a different cyclic shift, a different PCI or a different phase modulation can be used per component carrier. The same problem arises in clustered DFTs OFDMA. To a ddress this problem a different cyclic shift or phase modulation can be used on each cluster.

The document <NPL> discloses the standard partial transmit sequence method of reducing PAPR and more specifically, the version in which the sub-blocks, to which the phase rotations are applied, are adjacent, as oppose to distributed.

The <CIT> discloses performing PAPR reduction by partial transmit sequences, where sub-blocks, to which the phase rotations are applied, are resource blocks of size <NUM> symbols x <NUM> subcarriers. The advantage of doing this is that the phase vector does not have to be sent to the receiver, because the phase is applied to the entire resource block, so that the receiver is insensitive to the phase shifts.

Meanwhile, a need has arisen for a method and apparatus for reducing a peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) of a time domain signal in a wireless communication network that uses a plurality of frequency resources simultaneously.

Aspects of the present disclosure are to address at least the above-mentioned problems and/or disadvantages and to provide at least the advantages described below. Accordingly, an aspect of the present disclosure is to provide a method and apparatus for reducing a peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) of a time domain signal in a wireless communication network that uses a plurality of frequency resources simultaneously.

According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the PAPR is reduced in the wireless communication system using a plurality of frequency resources at the same time. Therefore, the transmitting apparatus can improve throughput and coverage by transmitting signals with higher average power.

The following description with reference to the accompanying drawings is provided to assist in a comprehensive understanding of various embodiments of the present disclosure as defined by the claims.

For the same reason, some elements are exaggerated, omitted or shown schematically in the accompanying drawings. Also, the size of each element does not entirely reflect the actual size. In the drawings, the same or corresponding elements are denoted by the same reference numerals.

The advantages and features of the present disclosure and the manner of achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art. To fully disclose the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art, and the disclosure is only defined by the scope of the claims.

It will be understood that each block of the flowchart illustrations, and combinations of blocks in the flowchart illustrations, may be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce a machine, such that the instructions, which are executed via the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, generate means for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart block or blocks. These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer usable or computer-readable memory that may direct a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to function in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer usable or computer-readable memory produce an article of manufacture including instruction means that implement the function specified in the flowchart block or blocks. The computer program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to cause a series of operations to be performed on the computer or other programmable apparatus to produce a computer implemented process such that the instructions that are executed on the computer or other programmable apparatus provide operations for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart block or blocks.

And each block of the flowchart illustrations may represent a module, segment, or portion of code, which comprises one or more executable instructions for implementing the specified logical function(s).

The term "unit", as used herein, may refer to a software or hardware component or device, such as a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), which performs certain tasks. A unit may be configured to reside on an addressable storage medium and configured to execute on one or more processors. Thus, a unit may include, by way of example, components, such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components and task components, processes, functions, attributes, procedures, subroutines, segments of program code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuitry, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables. The functionality provided for in the components and units may be combined into fewer components and units or further separated into additional components and units. In addition, the components and units may be implemented to drive one or more central processing units (CPUs) in a device or a secure multimedia card. Also, in embodiments, a unit may include one or more processors.

An apparatus according to the present disclosure may include a mobile terminal in general, and may indicate any electronic device that has subscribed to a mobile communication system and is to receive a service from the mobile communication system. The mobile terminal may include a smart device such as a smart phone or a tablet personal computer (PC), which is merely and not to be construed as a limitation of the present disclosure.

The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for reducing a peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) of a time domain signal in a cellular wireless communications network that uses a plurality of frequency resources simultaneously. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for effectively compensating for a problem that the PAPR increases when a transmitting apparatus simultaneously transmits the same signal on different frequency resources.

The most effective method of increasing the throughput of a mobile communication system is to utilize more frequency resources. For this, a frequency band may be divided into component carrier (CC) units.

However, if sequences are generated in CC units and the generated sequences are transmitted simultaneously, an increase of the PAPR may be caused due to the repeated transmission of the same sequence on the frequency axis.

Also, in case of the transmission of a reference signal (RS) in one CC, the PAPR may be increased when the sequence is repeated on the frequency axis.

The present disclosure described hereinafter may be extendedly applied to all communication systems in which the same sequence may be repeated in a specific frequency block unit.

Specifically, in a cellular wireless communication system such as long-term evolution (LTE) and pre-fifth generation (<NUM>), a variety of physical channels and signals may be wirelessly transmitted in a signal waveform on the time axis transformed through multiplexing on the frequency axis. The signal component of the frequency axis may be designed to have a specific range of power. However, in a process of transforming the signal component of the frequency axis into that of the time axis, the power of the time component signal has a wide range of distribution. As a means of expressing the range of signal transmission power, the PAPR may be used. The PAPR indicates the influence of a baseband transmission signal on a transmitting apparatus, and may mean a ratio of the peak power to the average power.

In a wireless communication system, the range of signal sizes that can ensure the linearity of an amplifier of a transmitting apparatus is limited. Therefore, transmitting a signal with a high PAPR without deteriorating the signal quality is disadvantageous because the average power should be lowered so that the maximum power is included in a linear section. Conversely, transmitting a signal with a low PAPR is advantageous because it can increase the signal average power without degrading the signal quality.

In general, when a signal has a repetitive characteristic on the frequency axis, a time component signal corresponding to the repeated frequency difference has a large power, which causes the degradation of PAPR. In order to prevent this, standards such as LTE and pre-<NUM> may include a procedure to randomize the signal so that it is not repeated on the frequency axis.

However, many CCs are being introduced to utilize more frequency resources for an increase of throughput. In this case, a transmitting apparatus generates a signal for each CC, and this may cause a case where the same signal is repeated in CC units on the frequency axis. Thus, the PAPR may be increased.

<FIG> is a block diagram illustrating elements of a transmitting apparatus in a typical multi-frequency resource utilization system.

Specifically, in order to transmit a plurality of CCs, the transmitting apparatus <NUM> may generate a signal for each CC as shown in <FIG>. For example, the transmitting apparatus <NUM> may include a signal generator <NUM> for a first CC, a signal generator <NUM> for a second CC, and a signal generator <NUM> for an Nth CC. Each of the signal generators <NUM>, <NUM> and <NUM> may generate a signal to be transmitted at each of the first to Nth CCs.

In addition, the transmitting apparatus <NUM> may transform the signal generated for each CC into a time component signal through frequency/time conversion. For example, the transmitting apparatus <NUM> may include a frequency/time transformer <NUM>, a frequency/time transformer <NUM>, and a frequency/time transformer <NUM>. Each of the frequency/time transformers <NUM>, <NUM> and <NUM> may transform the signal generated through each of the signal generators <NUM>, <NUM> and <NUM> into a time component signal through frequency/time conversion.

The transmitting apparatus <NUM> may shift the center frequencies of the transformed time component signals through a digital up converter (DUC) <NUM> and then transmit them to a receiving apparatus.

Meanwhile, <FIG> is a block diagram illustrating elements of a receiving apparatus <NUM> that receives signals from the transmitting apparatus <NUM>. Specifically, the receiving apparatus <NUM> may separate a signal of each center frequency into signals for respective CCs through a digital down converter (DDC) <NUM>.

The receiving apparatus <NUM> may transform the separated signal for each CC into a frequency component signal through time/frequency conversion. For example, the receiving apparatus <NUM> may include a time/frequency transformer <NUM>, a time/ frequency transformer <NUM>, and a time/frequency transformer <NUM>. Each of the time/ frequency transformers <NUM>, <NUM> and <NUM> may transform the signal separated for each CC into a frequency component signal through time/frequency conversion.

In addition, the receiving apparatus <NUM> may perform the reception of a signal for each CC. For example, the receiving apparatus <NUM> may include a signal receiver <NUM> for a first CC, a signal receiver <NUM> for a second CC, and a signal receiver <NUM> for an Nth CC. Each of the signal receivers <NUM>, <NUM> and <NUM> may receive a signal transmitted through each of the first to Nth CCs.

By the way, when the transmitting apparatus <NUM> generates a signal for each CC, the same signal may be repeated in CC units on the frequency axis. This may cause an increase of PAPR.

For example, according to the Pre-<NUM> standard, a control signal having a form as shown in <FIG> may be transmitted on the downlink through each orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol of subframe #<NUM> and subframe #<NUM> in a radio frame composed of <NUM> subframes.

However, <FIG> is a conceptual diagram simply showing the multiplexing on the frequency axis instead of actually showing all of subcarriers according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to <FIG>, a signal transmitted in the subframe may be formed by multiplexing, on the frequency axis, a synchronizing signal, a beam RS (BRS), and a physical broadcast channel (xPBCH) of the Pre-<NUM> standard. The synchronizing signal and the BRS may be determined according to the value of a physical cell ID (PCID) of the corresponding cell. Also, the xPBCH may be determined according to the PCID of the corresponding cell and a master information block (MIB) message. For example, if eight CCs have the same PCID value and if there is no difference in the MIB message for the respective CCs, the perfectly identical signal is repeated eight times on the frequency axis. Therefore, the PAPR may be increased by about <NUM> dB.

Meanwhile, even in one CC, a certain signal may be repeated on the frequency axis, thus causing an increase of PAPR.

Specifically, <FIG> is a diagram illustrating a signal transmitted at an OFDM symbol where a physical downlink control channel (xPDCCH) of the Pre-<NUM> standard is transmitted.

As shown in <FIG>, the xPDCCH may be multiplexed on the frequency axis in one OFDM symbol together with a user equipment (UE)-specific RS associated with xPDCCH used for channel estimation in case of demodulating the xPDCCH signal. However, <FIG> is a conceptual diagram simply showing the multiplexing on the frequency axis instead of actually showing all of subcarriers.

The xPDCCH transmission symbol has <NUM> resource element groups (xREGs) per CC, and each xREG may be composed of <NUM> resource elements (REs (tone)) used for xPDCCH transmission. In addition, the UE-specific RS associated with xPDCCH used for channel estimation in case of receiving the xPDCCH uses <NUM> REs per xREG and may be multiplexed with the <NUM> REs on the frequency axis. The xPDCCH may be randomized by control information to be transmitted to the terminal. However, the UE-specific RS associated with xPDCCH may repeatedly use the same sequence that depends on only the RS identification (RS ID) value in every xREG unit. Here, the RS ID may use the PCID as a default value, and may use a setting value separately. For example, when the transmitting apparatus transmits the xPDCCH to one receiving apparatus by using a maximum of <NUM> xREGs, the sequence of the UE-specific RS associated with xPDCCH may be repeated <NUM> times, and thereby the PAPR may be greatly increased. As the number of repetitions of the same signal on the frequency axis increases, the PAPR increase width may become greater.

Hereinafter, a method and apparatus for reducing the PAPR in a cellular wireless communication system that uses a plurality of frequency resources simultaneously will be described in detail.

Specifically, as an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method by which the transmitting apparatus can reduce the PAPR independently without agreement between the transmitting and receiving apparatuses will be described. In addition, as another embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for further reducing the PAPR through agreement between the transmitting and receiving apparatuses will be described.

<FIG> is a block diagrams illustrating elements of a transmitting apparatus <NUM> according to an example not belonging to the invention. For example, in <FIG>, the transmitting apparatus <NUM> can reduce the PAPR by controlling a phase in units of CC.

Specifically, the transmitting apparatus <NUM> may include a signal generator <NUM> for a first CC, a signal generator <NUM> for a second CC, and a signal generator <NUM> for an Nth CC. Each of the signal generators <NUM>, <NUM> and <NUM> may generate a signal to be transmitted through each of the first to Nth CCs.

For example, each of the signal generators <NUM>, <NUM> and <NUM> may generate a synchronizing signal, a RS for demodulation, etc. as well as data to be transmitted for each CC. At this time, each of the signal generators <NUM>, <NUM> and <NUM> may generate different signals, depending on given cell information, a time index, and the like.

Meanwhile, each of a phase rotator <NUM> for the first CC, a phase rotator <NUM> for the second CC, and a phase rotator <NUM> for the Nth CC may apply a predetermined phase to the time component signal of each CC.

Specifically, a phase rotation controller <NUM> of the transmitting apparatus <NUM> may determine a phase to be applied to each CC. Also, the phase rotation controller <NUM> may transmit information about the determined phase to the phase rotators <NUM>, <NUM> and <NUM>. Then, each of the phase rotators <NUM>, <NUM> and <NUM> may rotate the time component signal by each phase value, based on the received phase information.

For example, the phase rotation controller <NUM> may determine e-jπ/<NUM> as a phase value to be applied to a signal for the first CC, ej0 as a phase value to be applied to a signal for the second CC, and ejπ/<NUM> as a phase value to be applied to a signal for the Nth CC. Also, the phase rotation controller <NUM> may transmit the determined phase values to the phase rotators <NUM>, <NUM> and <NUM>, respectively.

The phase rotator <NUM> may multiply the time component signal for the first CC, obtained through the frequency/time transformer <NUM>, by the determined phase value, e -jπ/<NUM>. Similarly, the phase rotator <NUM> may multiply the time component signal for the second CC, obtained through the frequency/time transformer <NUM>, by the determined phase value, ej0. Similarly, the phase rotator <NUM> may multiply the time component signal for the Nth CC, obtained through the frequency/time transformer <NUM>, by the determined phase value, ejπ/<NUM>.

Therefore, even though the signal generators <NUM>, <NUM> and <NUM> generate signals having the same sequence based on the same PCID, these signals are distinguished from each other by the multiplied different phase values.

A DUC <NUM> may shift the center frequencies of the different time component signals. Then, the DUC <NUM> may transmit the signals to an RF unit such as a mixer.

Meanwhile, as described above, in case of the transmission of a RS in one CC, the PAPR may be increased when the sequence is repeated on the frequency axis. Therefore, <FIG> is a block diagram illustrating elements of a transmitting apparatus <NUM> to which the first embodiment is applied so as to reduce the PAPR of signals repeated on the frequency axis within one CC according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to <FIG>, the transmitting apparatus <NUM> may include a signal generator <NUM> for a first REG, a signal generator <NUM> for a second REG, and a signal generator <NUM> for an Nth REG. Each of the signal generators <NUM>, <NUM> and <NUM> may generate a signal to be transmitted at each of the first to Nth REGs.

For example, each of the signal generators <NUM>, <NUM> and <NUM> may generate a synchronizing signal, a RS for demodulation, etc. as well as data to be transmitted for each REG. At this time, each of the signal generators <NUM>, <NUM> and <NUM> may generate different signals, depending on given cell information, a time index, and the like.

In addition, the transmitting apparatus <NUM> may apply a predetermined phase to each signal generated for each REG.

Specifically, each of a phase rotator <NUM> for the first REG, a phase rotator <NUM> for the second REG, and a phase rotator <NUM> for the Nth REG may apply a predetermined phase value to a frequency component signal of each REG.

Specifically, a phase rotation controller <NUM> of the transmitting apparatus <NUM> may determine a phase to be applied to each REG. Also, the phase rotation controller <NUM> may transmit information about the determined phase to the phase rotators <NUM>, <NUM> and <NUM>. Then, each of the phase rotators <NUM>, <NUM> and <NUM> may rotate the frequency component signal generated for each REG by each phase value, based on the received phase information.

Meanwhile, the frequency component signal to which the phase value for each REG is applied may be mapped to a corresponding RE in the CC. For example, a frequency mapper <NUM> may map the signal for the first REG, to which the phase value for the first REG is applied, to the RE corresponding to the first REG in the CC. Similarly, a frequency mapper <NUM> may map the signal for the second REG, to which the phase value for the second REG is applied, to the RE corresponding to the second REG in the CC, and a frequency mapper <NUM> may map the signal for the Nth REG, to which the phase value for the Nth REG is applied, to the RE corresponding to the Nth REG in the CC.

In addition, a frequency/time transformer <NUM> may be an inverse fast Fourier transform (IFFT) block. The frequency/time transformer <NUM> may transform the frequency component signal into a time component signal.

Then, the time component signal may be shifted in a center frequency by a digital up converter, delivered to an RF unit such as a mixer, and transmitted to a receiving apparatus.

The transmission apparatus according to <FIG> and <FIG> can reduce the PAPR by applying a phase rotation in units of frequency blocks. In this case, the receiving apparatus can receive a signal intact through the typical receiving apparatus structure as described above with reference to <FIG>, regardless of the phase rotation.

Meanwhile, <FIG> is a flow diagram illustrating a signal transmission method of a transmitting apparatus according to an example not belonging to the invention.

Referring to <FIG>, at operation S700, the transmitting apparatus may determine a phase for each predetermined frequency band unit. For example, the predetermined frequency band unit may be a CC unit. Alternatively, the predetermined frequency band unit may be a REG unit in an arbitrary CC.

At operation S710, the transmitting apparatus may apply the determined phase to a signal generated for each predetermined frequency band unit. Then, at operation S720, the transmitting apparatus may transmit the signal.

Meanwhile, <FIG> is a block diagram illustrating elements of a transmitting apparatus <NUM> according to the second example not belonging to the invention. The transmitting apparatus <NUM> is a device for simultaneously transmitting a plurality of CCs, and may include a transmitting-end signal generation information manager <NUM>.

The transmitting-end signal generation information manager <NUM> may create signal generation information for each arbitrary frequency unit and then transmit the created signal generation information to a signal generator for generating a signal for each arbitrary frequency unit. For example, the arbitrary frequency unit may be a CC unit. Also, the transmitting-end signal generation information manager <NUM> may create, as the signal generation information, different CC indexes depending on respective CCs.

The transmitting apparatus <NUM> may transmit the signal generation information created by the transmitting-end signal generation information manager <NUM> to the receiving apparatus. For example, the transmitting apparatus <NUM> may transmit the signal generation information to the receiving apparatus through a radio resource control (RRC) message. Therefore, the receiving apparatus described later may have the same signal generation information as the transmitting apparatus has.

In addition, the transmitting apparatus <NUM> may include a signal generator <NUM> for a first CC, a signal generator <NUM> for a second CC, and a signal generator <NUM> for an Nth CC.

Each of the signal generators <NUM>, <NUM> and <NUM> may receive the signal generation information for each CC unit created by the transmitting-end signal generation information manager <NUM>.

Specifically, each of the signal generators <NUM>, <NUM> and <NUM> may generate a signal to be transmitted at each of the first to Nth CCs, based on the signal generation information.

For example, each of the signal generators <NUM>, <NUM> and <NUM> may generate a synchronizing signal, a RS for demodulation, etc. as well as data to be transmitted for each CC.

At this time, each of the signal generators <NUM>, <NUM> and <NUM> may generate different signals, based on the signal generation information received from the transmitting-end signal generation information manager <NUM> as well as given cell information, a time index, and the like.

In addition, the transmitting apparatus <NUM> may transform the signal generated for each CC into a time component signal through frequency/time conversion. For example, the transmitting apparatus <NUM> may include a frequency/time transformer <NUM>, a frequency/time transformer <NUM>, and a frequency/time transformer <NUM>. For example, each of the frequency/time transformers <NUM>, <NUM> and <NUM> may be an IFFT block.

Each of the frequency/time transformers <NUM>, <NUM> and <NUM> may transform the signal generated through each of the signal generators <NUM>, <NUM> and <NUM> into a time component signal through frequency/time conversion.

The phase rotator <NUM> for the first CC may multiply the time component signal for the first CC, obtained through the frequency/time transformer <NUM>, by the determined phase value, e-jπ/<NUM>. Similarly, the phase rotator <NUM> for the second CC may multiply the time component signal for the second CC, obtained through the frequency/time transformer <NUM>, by the determined phase value, ej0. Similarly, the phase rotator <NUM> for the Nth CC may multiply the time component signal for the Nth CC, obtained through the frequency/time transformer <NUM>, by the determined phase value, ejπ/<NUM>.

Meanwhile, according to another embodiment, the transmitting apparatus <NUM> may not perform the operations of the phase rotation controller <NUM> and the phase rotators <NUM>, <NUM> and <NUM>. Specifically, the signal generators <NUM>, <NUM> and <NUM> of the transmitting apparatus <NUM> may generate signals of different sequences, based on the created signal generation information. Therefore, the transmitting apparatus <NUM> may not perform the operations of applying different phase values for the respective CCs to rotation so as to generate signals of different sequences.

In addition, a DUC <NUM> may shift the center frequencies of the different time component signals. Then, the DUC <NUM> may transmit the signals to an RF unit such as a mixer.

<FIG> is a block diagram illustrating elements of a receiving apparatus <NUM> according to an example not belonging to the invention.

The receiving apparatus <NUM> may receive signals from the transmitting apparatus <NUM>. In addition, as described above, the receiving apparatus <NUM> may receive and store in advance the signal generation information created by the transmitting apparatus <NUM>.

The receiving apparatus <NUM> may separate a signal of each center frequency into signals for respective CCs through a DDC <NUM>.

The receiving apparatus <NUM> may transform the separated signal for each CC into a frequency component signal through time/frequency conversion. For example, the receiving apparatus <NUM> may include a time/frequency transformer <NUM>, a time/ frequency transformer <NUM>, and a time/frequency transformer <NUM>. Each of the time/ frequency transformers <NUM>, <NUM> and <NUM> may be a fast Fourier transform (FFT) block.

Each of the time/frequency transformers <NUM>, <NUM> and <NUM> may transform the signal separated for each CC into a frequency component signal through time/frequency conversion.

In addition, the receiving apparatus <NUM> may perform the reception of a signal for each CC. For example, the receiving apparatus <NUM> may include a signal receiver <NUM> for a first CC, a signal receiver <NUM> for a second CC, and a signal receiver <NUM> for an Nth CC.

The signal receivers <NUM>, <NUM> and <NUM> may recognize the operations of the signal generators <NUM>, <NUM> and <NUM> of the transmitting apparatus <NUM> and then obtain synchronization by estimating a synchronizing signal. In addition, the signal receivers <NUM>, <NUM> and <NUM> may estimate a RS for demodulation and use it for channel estimation. Also, the signal receivers <NUM>, <NUM> and <NUM> may demodulate a data channel, based on the obtained information.

At this time, each of the signal receivers <NUM>, <NUM> and <NUM> may accurately predict the transmitted signal by using the signal generation information transmitted from the transmitting apparatus <NUM>.

A receiving-end signal generation information manager <NUM> may receive and store the signal generation information created by the transmitting apparatus <NUM>. In addition, the receiving-end signal generation information manager <NUM> may deliver the corresponding signal generation information for each CC to each of the signal receivers <NUM>, <NUM> and <NUM>.

According to the second example not belonging to the invention, the transmitting-end signal generation information manager <NUM> and the receiving-end signal generation information manager <NUM> should have the same value through prearranged agreement about the signal generation information for each CC in order to prevent a problem in signal reception. Thus, as described above, the transmitting apparatus <NUM> may transmit in advance the signal generation information for each CC to the receiving apparatus <NUM>. Here, the transmitting apparatus <NUM> may be a base station, and the receiving apparatus <NUM> may be a user terminal.

At operation S1000, the transmitting apparatus may determine signal generation information for generating signals of different sequences by each predetermined frequency band unit. For example, the predetermined frequency band unit may be a CC unit. Additionally or alternatively, the predetermined frequency band unit may be a REG unit in an arbitrary CC. Also, the signal generation information may be different CC indexes depending on respective CCs.

At operation S1010, the transmitting apparatus may transmit created signal generation information to the receiving apparatus. At this time, the transmitting apparatus may transmit the signal generation information to the receiving apparatus through a RRC message.

At operation S1020, the transmitting apparatus may generate a signal for each predetermined frequency band unit, based on the signal generation information. For example, the transmitting apparatus may generate signals of different sequences, based on the signal generation information as well as given cell information, a time index, and the like.

At operation S1030, the transmitting apparatus may determine a phase for each predetermined frequency band unit. Also, at operation S1040, the transmitting apparatus may apply the determined phase to a signal generated for each predetermined frequency band unit. Then, at operation S1050, the transmitting apparatus may transmit the signal.

On the other hand, as described above, the receiving apparatus may receive the signal generation information for generating signals of different sequences by each predetermined frequency band unit. In addition, when a signal generated for each predetermined frequency band unit is received from the transmitting apparatus, the receiving apparatus may decode the received signal, based on the signal generation information.

Meanwhile, <FIG> is a diagram illustrating a PAPR reduction effect according to the present disclosure. <FIG> shows that the effect of reducing the PAPR can be obtained when the transmitting apparatus generates and transmits a signal according to the present disclosure.

As a result, according to the present disclosure, the PAPR can be reduced in the wireless communication system that uses a plurality of frequency resources simultaneously. In addition, with the PAPR reduced, the transmitting apparatus can improve the throughput and coverage by transmitting signals with higher average power.

The elements of the above-described apparatuses may be implemented in software. For example, the signal generation information managers of the transmitting apparatus and the receiving apparatus or the phase rotation controller of the transmitting apparatus may further include a flash memory or any other nonvolatile memory. In this nonvolatile memory, a program for performing the operations of the signal generation information manager or the phase rotation controller may be stored.

In addition, the signal generation information managers of the transmitting apparatus and the receiving apparatus or the phase rotation controller of the transmitting apparatus may be implemented in the form of including a CPU and a random access memory (RAM). In this case, the CPU may perform the above-discussed operations by copying programs stored in the nonvolatile memory to the RAM and then executing the copied programs.

The above manager or controller may be used in the same meaning as a CPU, a microprocessor, a control unit, a processor, and an operating system. Also, the manager or controller may be implemented as a single-chip system (also referred to as a system-on-a-chip, a system on chip (SOC), or SoC) together with other functional units such as a communication module.

Meanwhile, the signal transmission method of the transmitting apparatus according to various embodiments described above may be software-coded and stored in a non-transitory readable medium. This non-transitory readable medium may be mounted and used in various devices.

Claim 1:
A signal transmission method of a transmitting apparatus (<NUM>) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
determining a plurality of phases for a plurality of resource element groups, REGs, in an arbitrary component carrier, CC, to reduce a peak to average power ratio, PAPR, of signals;
applying the determined plurality of phases to the signals for the plurality of REGs; and
transmitting the signals, to which the determined plurality of phases are applied, simultaneously, based on the plurality of REGs,
wherein each of the determined plurality of phases is applied to a signal of a corresponding REG among the plurality of REGs.