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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2013
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Bong-Chan Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Ki-Young Han, Yongin-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for managing Sounding Reference Signal (SRS) resources in a wireless communication system are provided. A method of a base station for managing SRS resources includes receiving an allocation of SRS resources from a system controller, allocating SRS resources to connected terminals that are connected to the BS, determining a number of residual SRS resources varying according to the number of connected terminals, and transmitting one of an additional SRS resource allocation request and an allocated SRS resource return request to the system controller according to the number of residual SRS resources.