Method and apparatus for performing device-to-device discovery in wireless communication system

• US 10,045,194 B2
• Filed: 08/07/2014
• Issued: 08/07/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Lee, Youngdae, Jung, Sunghoon
• Primary Examiner(s): VIANA DI PRISCO, GERMAN
• Application Number:
  US14/910,566
• Publication Number:
  US 20160198329A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,461 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals

Abstract

A method and apparatus for performing device-to-device (D2D) discovery in a wireless communication system is provided. A first user equipment (UE), which supports proximity services (ProSe), transmits a request of D2D discovery to a network, and receives information on a second UE, which supports the ProSe and is located in proximity of the first UE, and information on D2D discovery signaling. The first UE performs D2D discovery based on the received information on the second UE and information on D2D discovery signaling.

Claims

1. A method for performing device-to-device (D2D) discovery in a wireless communication system, the method performed by a first user equipment (UE) which supports the D2D discovery in a radio resource control (RRC) idle state and the D2D discovery in an RRC connected state and comprising:

determining whether or not the first UE is in the RRC idle state, whether or not the first UE is in coverage of a cell, and whether or not the D2D discovery and a transmission to the cell are performed on a same frequency;

transmitting, to an evolved NodeB (eNB) which provides the coverage of the cell, an RRC connection request message based on the determining,

wherein the RRC connection request message includes a request for the D2D discovery, and the D2D discovery is a procedure for discovering a second UE which has an ability of supporting proximity services (ProSe) and is located in proximity of the first UE;

receiving information for the second UE and information for the D2D discovery in response to the RRC connection request message; and

performing the D2D discovery based on the information for the second UE and the information for the D2D discovery,

wherein when the first UE is determined to be in the RRC idle state, the first UE is determined to be in the coverage of the cell, and the D2D discovery and the transmission to the cell are determined to be performed on the same frequency;

the first UE transmits the RRC connection request message, and

the D2D discovery is performed after a transition from the RRC idle state to the RRC connected state even though the D2D discovery is supported in both the RRC idle state and the RRC connected state.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the request for the D2D discovery is transmitted when connection establishment for D2D is configured, and when the first UE is determined to be in the coverage of the cell.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the request for the D2D discovery is included in an establishment cause in the RRC connection request message.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting at least one of an identity (ID) of the second UE or a ProSe ID of the second UE, to the eNB.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the information for the second UE includes an identity (ID) of the second UE, a ProSe ID of the second UE, a sequence or a code used by the second UE, or proximity information of the second UE.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the information for the D2D discovery includes information of radio resources used for the D2D discovery.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the information for the second UE and the information for the D2D discovery are received via an RRC connection setup message.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a request for the D2D discovery from the cell via a paging message.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the paging message includes at least one of an identity (ID) of the first UE, a ProSe ID of the first UE, or an ID of the second UE.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a request for the D2D discovery from an upper layer of the first UE.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting an RRC connection setup complete message which indicates the D2D discovery to the eNB.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the RRC connection setup complete message includes a ProSe identity (ID) of the first UE and the second UE.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the performing the D2D discovery comprises:

transmitting a first D2D discovery signal to the second UE based on the information for the second UE and the information for the D2D discovery; and

receiving a second D2D discovery signal from the second UE.

14. A first user equipment (UE) which supports a device-to-device (D2D) discovery in a radio resource control (RRC) idle state and the D2D discovery in an RRC connected state, the first UE comprising:

a radio frequency (RF) unit that transmits or receives a radio signal; and

a processor coupled to the RF unit,

wherein the processor;

determines whether or not the first UE is in the RRC idle state, whether or not the first UE is in coverage of a cell, and whether or not the D2D discovery and a transmission to the cell are performed on a same frequency;

transmits, to an evolved NodeB (eNB) which provides the coverage of the cell, an RRC connection request message based on the determination,

wherein the RRC connection request message includes a request for the D2D discovery, and the D2D discovery is a procedure for discovering a second UE which has an ability of supporting proximity services (ProSe) and is located in proximity of the first UE;

receives information for the second UE and information for the D2D discovery in response to the RRC connection request message; and

performs the D2D discovery based on the information for the second UE and the information for the D2D discovery,

wherein when the first UE is determined to be in the RRC idle state, the first UE is determined to be in the coverage of the cell, and the D2D discovery and the transmission to the cell are determined to be performed on the same frequency;

the first UE transmits the RRC connection request message, and

the D2D discovery is performed after a transition from the RRC idle state to the RRC connected state even though the D2D discovery is supported in both the RRC idle state and the RRC connected state.