# US 2018/0323923 A1 · Method and device for transmitting and receiving signals > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0323923 A1 - Document ID: US20180323923A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/772,333 - Filed: 2016-10-28 - Published: 2018-11-08 - Earliest claimed: 2015-10-30 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Yi WANG; Shichang ZHANG; Jingxing FU; Yingyang LI - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180323923A1 ## CPC - H04L 5/0048: {Allocation of pilot signals, i.e. of signals known to the receiver (allocation of control signalling H04L5/0053; use of control signalling H04L5/0091)} - H04J 11/0073: {Acquisition of primary synchronisation channel, e.g. detection of cell-ID within cell-ID group} - H04J 11/0076: {Acquisition of secondary synchronisation channel, e.g. detection of cell-ID group} - H04L 5/0035: {Resource allocation in a cooperative multipoint environment} - H04L 5/0053: {Allocation of signalling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals} - H04W 16/14: Spectrum sharing arrangements {between different networks} - H04W 48/16: Discovering, processing access restriction or access information - H04W 56/0015: {one node acting as a reference for the others} - H04B 7/0626: {Channel coefficients, e.g. channel state information [CSI]} - H04L 5/001: {the frequencies being arranged in component carriers} - H04L 5/005: {of common pilots, i.e. pilots destined for multiple users or terminals} - H04W 72/0446: Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04J: MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATION (transmission in general H04B; peculiar to transmission of digital information H04L5/00; systems for the simultaneous or sequential transmission of more than one television signal H04N7/08; in exchanges H04Q11/00; stereophonic systems H04S) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04B: TRANSMISSION ## Abstract The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for transmitting signals. The method includes: determining, by a communication node, that resources of a DRS and resources of other types of reference signals are overlapped; and selecting, by the communication node, at least one type of signal from the DRS and the other types of reference signals according to a predefined mode and transmitting the selected signal. Embodiments of the present disclosure may further disclose a corresponding method and device for receiving signals, a method and device for determining transmission power of the reference signals and a method for transmitting the DRS in a DL transmission burst including the data. With embodiments of the present disclosure, the confusion of the measurement of the DRS and the measurement of other types of reference signals may be solved. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method by a base station for transmitting a discovery reference signal (DRS) in a wireless communication system, comprising: identifying a radio frame including at least one subframes; transmitting a DRS in a DRS subframe of the radio frame; and transmitting a primary synchronization signal (PSS) and a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) in a synchronization signal (SS) subframe of the radio frame, wherein the DRS subframe is no later than the SS subframe in a discovery reference signal measurement timing configuration (DMTC) within the radio frame. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the DRS subframe is identical to the SS subframe. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the DRS subframe is a first or sixth subframe in the radio frame. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the radio frame is for a licensed-assisted access (LAA) system. ### Claim 5 A method by a terminal for detecting a discovery reference signal (DRS) in a wireless communication system, comprising: receiving a radio frame including a DRS subframe for transmitting a DRS and a synchronization signal (SS) subframe for transmitting a primary synchronization signal (PSS) and a secondary synchronization signal (SSS); and detecting the DRS subframe in the radio frame, wherein the DRS subframe is no later than the SS subframe in a discovery reference signal measurement timing configuration (DMTC) within the radio frame. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method according to claim 5, wherein the DRS subframe is identical to the SS subframe. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The method according to claim 5, wherein the DRS subframe is a first or sixth subframe in the radio frame. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The method according to claim 5, wherein the radio frame is for a licensed-assisted access (LAA) system. ### Claim 9 (depends on 5) The method according to claim 5, the method further comprising: attempting a detection for control information in each subframe of the radio frame, and wherein if the control information is not detected in a specific subframe in the radio frame, the specific subframe is not used for updating channel state information (CSI) measurement. ### Claim 10 A base station for transmitting a discovery reference signal (DRS) in a wireless communication system, comprising: a transceiver configured to transmit and receive signals to and from a terminal; and a processor configured to: identify a radio frame including at least one subframes; cause the transceiver to: transmit a DRS in a DRS subframe of the radio frame; and transmit a primary synchronization signal (PSS) and a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) in a synchronization signal (SS) subframe of the radio frame, wherein the DRS subframe is no later than the SS subframe in a discovery reference signal measurement timing configuration (DMTC) within the radio frame. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The base station according to claim 10, wherein the DRS subframe is identical to the SS subframe. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The base station according to claim 10, wherein the radio frame is for a licensed-assisted access (LAA) system. ### Claim 13 A terminal for detecting a discovery reference signal (DRS) in a wireless communication system, comprising: a transceiver configured to transmit and receive signals to and from a base station; and a processor configured to: cause the transceiver to receive a radio frame including a DRS subframe for transmitting a DRS and a synchronization signal (SS) subframe for transmitting a primary synchronization signal (PSS) and a secondary synchronization signal (SSS); and detect the DRS subframe in the radio frame, wherein the DRS subframe is no later than the SS subframe in a discovery reference signal measurement timing configuration (DMTC) within the radio frame. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The terminal according to claim 13, wherein the DRS subframe is identical to the SS subframe. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The terminal according to claim 13, wherein the processor is further configured to: attempt a detection for control information in each subframe of the radio frame, and if the control information is not detected in a specific subframe in the radio frame, determine that the specific subframe is not used for updating channel state information (CSI) measurement.