A
base station receives uplink data and a first
demodulation reference
signal (DMRS) in a physical multiple access (MA) resource, and attempts to decode the uplink data, using the first DMRS. When the
base station fails to decode the uplink data, the
base station transmits an ACK / NACK for a first MA signature corresponding to the first DMRS among multiple MA signatures. When the ACK / NACK for the first MA signature is a NACK and the received
power level of the first DMRS is higher than or equal to a threshold, the base
station transmits a MA signature reselection command for the first MA signature together with the ACK / NACK. When the ACK / NACK for the first MA signature is a NACK and the received
power level of the first DMRS is lower than the threshold, the base
station transmits a MA signature maintenance command for the first MA signature together with the ACK / NACK.