Abstract:
A method and apparatus for simultaneously performing frequency resource sensing and data transmission in a wireless communication system are disclosed. The method for performing frequency band sensing or data transmission and reception at a pico Base Station (BS) within the coverage of a macro BS in a wireless communication system includes determining the number of (Ms) antennas for frequency band sensing and the number of (Md) antennas for data transmission and reception from among a plurality of (Mtotal) antennas of the pico BS, determining a duration for the frequency band sensing in a radio frame, and performing frequency band sensing or data transmission and reception according to the determined number of (Ms) antennas for the frequency band sensing, the determined number of (Md) antennas for the data transmission, and the determined duration for the frequency band sensing.