Method for determining correction time in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor

Abstract

A method and apparatus is provided for determining, by a receiving end, a correction time value according to ranging access in a wireless communication system. A reception apparatus in a wireless communication system comprises a signal period selector for selecting a first detection time interval and a second detection time interval from a RACH signal for ranging access, the RACH signal including a RACH preamble sequence, a time offset detector for detecting a first time offset and a second time offset, each corresponding to a point of time when the preamble sequence is received, from the selected first detection time interval and the second detection time interval, respectively, and a time offset determiner for determining a correction time value for correcting a point of time when data is transmitted by a transmitting end in the wireless communication system, on the basis of the detected first time offset and the second time offset. This research was carried out with the support of 'Pan-government Giga Korea Project' led by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning.