Method and apparatus for transmitting reference signals

A method for receiving reference signals in a wireless communication system based on Time Division Duplex (TDD), the method comprising:

• receiving, by a receiver, a reference signal in a subframe, the subframe comprising K (K>1) Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols in a time domain and N resource blocks in a frequency domain, where N is an integer;
• and
• demodulating, by the receiver, a control channel or downlink data based on the reference signal,
• wherein the subframe comprises a Downlink Pilot Time Slot (DwPTS), a Guard Period (GP), and an Uplink Pilot Time Slot (UpPTS), the DwPTS comprising 6 OFDM symbols, the UpPTS comprising 2 OFDM symbols when each OFDM symbol included in the subframe includes a normal cyclic prefix (CP),
• wherein the subframe comprises the DwPTS, the GP and the UpPTS, the DwPTS comprising 5 OFDM symbols, the UpPTS comprising 2 OFDM symbols when each OFDM symbol included in the subframe includes an extended CP,
• wherein the reference signal is received in at least one of a first OFDM symbol to a sixth OFDM symbol of the subframe except at least one OFDM symbol for a synchronization signal,
• wherein the synchronization signal includes a Primary Synchronization Signal (PSS),
• wherein the PSS is received on a second OFDM symbol included in the subframe to avoid a collision with the reference signal when the each of OFDM symbols included in the subframe includes the normal CP or the extended CP,
• wherein a Secondary Synchronization Signal (SSS) is received on a fifth OFDM symbol included in a previous subframe of the subframe when each OFDM symbol included in the previous subframe and each OFDM symbol included in the subframe includes the normal CP, and
• wherein the SSS is received on a fourth OFDM symbol included in the previous subframe of the subframe when each OFDM symbol included in the previous subframe and each OFDM symbol included in the subframe includes the extended CP.

A user equipment in a wireless communication system, comprising:

• a Radio Frequency (RF) unit configured to transmit and receive radio signals;
• and
• a processor connected to the RF unit and configured to:
• receive a reference signal in a subframe, the subframe comprising K (K>1) Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols in a time domain and N resource blocks in a frequency domain, where N is an integer;
• and
• demodulate a control channel or downlink data based on the reference signal,
• wherein the subframe comprises a Downlink Pilot Time Slot (DwPTS), a Guard Period (GP), and an Uplink Pilot Time Slot (UpPTS), the DwPTS comprising 6 OFDM symbols, the UpPTS comprising 2 OFDM symbols when each OFDM symbol included in the subframe includes a normal cyclic prefix (CP),
• wherein the subframe comprises the DwPTS, the GP and the UpPTS, the DwPTS comprising 5 OFDM symbols, the UpPTS comprising 2 OFDM symbols when each OFDM symbol included in the subframe includes an extended CP,
• wherein the reference signal is received in at least one of a first OFDM symbol to a sixth OFDM symbol of the subframe except at least one OFDM symbol for a synchronization signal,
• wherein the synchronization signal includes a Primary Synchronization Signal (PSS),
• wherein the PSS is received on a second OFDM symbol included in the subframe to avoid a collision with the reference signal when each OFDM symbol included in the subframe includes the normal CP or the extended CP,
• wherein a Secondary Synchronization Signal (SSS) is received on a fifth OFDM symbol included in a previous subframe of the subframe when each OFDM symbol included in the previous subframe and each OFDM symbol included in the subframe includes the normal CP, and
• wherein the SSS is received on a fourth OFDM symbol included in the previous subframe of the subframe when each OFDM symbol included in the previous subframe and each OFDM symbol included in the subframe includes the extended CP.