Method for determining cell coverage for device-to-device (D2D) operation performed by terminal in wireless communication system, and terminal using the method

• US 10,362,490 B2
• Filed: 03/24/2015
• Issued: 07/23/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/24/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Jung, Sunghoon, Seo, Hanbyul, Lee, Youngdae, Kim, Hakseong
• Primary Examiner(s): Onamuti, Gbemileke J
• Assistant Examiner(s): Dewan, Sanjay K
• Application Number:
  US15/125,103
• Publication Number:
  US 20170019796A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,582 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/18 Network planning tools
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 56/001 Synchronization between nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0446 Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/542 using measured or perceived quality
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup

Abstract

Provided are a method for determining cell coverage for a device-to-device (D2D) operation performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system, and a terminal using the method. The method comprises: receiving a specific signal which is repeatedly transmitted from a cell; determining whether successful detection of the specific signal is maintained for at least a specific amount of time; and declaring that the specific signal is beyond the cell coverage, when the successful detection of the specific signal is not maintained for at least the specific amount of time.

Claims

1. A method for a cell coverage declaration performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

detecting a reception failure of a specific signal when the terminal determines that the terminal is currently within the cell coverage;

declaring that the terminal is beyond the cell coverage when the reception failure of the specific signal is maintained for at least a specific time period;

detecting a reception success of the specific signal when the terminal determines that the terminal is currently beyond the cell coverage;

declaring that the terminal is within the cell coverage when the reception success of the specific signal is not maintained continuously for at least the specific time period; and

when the terminal declares that the terminal is beyond the cell coverage, performing a D2D operation using a predetermined D2D resource,

wherein the terminal in the cell coverage performs the D2D operation under control of a network,

wherein the specific signal is transmitted repeatedly from the cell, and

wherein the specific time period is longer than a transmission period of the specific signal.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

switching a resource, which is capable of being used to perform the D2D operation, from a first resource, which is capable of being used to perform the D2D operation within the cell coverage, to a second resource, which is capable of being used to perform the D2D operation beyond the cell coverage, after declaring that the terminal is beyond the cell coverage.

3. The method of claim 2,

wherein the first resource is set by the cell, and

wherein the second resource is a preset resource.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the specific signal comprises a signal including a synchronization signal or system information that the cell transmits.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

starting a timer when the terminal detects the reception success of the specific signal or when the terminal detects the reception failure of the specific signal.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein a timer time period is previously set or is set by the cell.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein a timer time period corresponding to when the terminal detects the reception success of the specific signal and a timer time period corresponding to when the terminal detects the reception failure of the specific signal are different from each other.

8. A terminal comprising:

a radio frequency (RF) unit including a transceiver for transmitting/receiving a radio signal; and

a processor operatively coupled to the RF unit,

wherein the processor is configured for;

detecting a reception failure of a specific signal when the terminal determines that the terminal is currently within the cell coverage,

declaring that the terminal is beyond the cell coverage when the reception failure of the specific signal is maintained for at least a specific time period,

detecting a reception success of the specific signal when the terminal determines that the terminal is currently beyond the cell coverage,

declaring that the terminal is beyond the cell coverage when the reception success of the specific signal is not maintained continuously for at least the specific time period, and

when the terminal declares that the terminal is beyond the cell coverage, performing a D2D operation using a predetermined D2D resource,

wherein the terminal in the cell coverage performs the D2D operation under control of a network,

wherein the specific signal is transmitted repeatedly from the cell, and

wherein the specific time period is longer than a transmission period of the specific signal.

9. The terminal of claim 8, wherein the processor switches a resource, which is capable of being used to perform the D2D operation, from a first resource, which is capable of being used to perform the D2D operation within the cell coverage, to a second resource, which is capable of being used to perform the D2D operation beyond the cell coverage, after the declaring.

10. The terminal of claim 9,

wherein the first resource is set by the cell, and

wherein the second resource is a preset resource.

11. The terminal of claim 8, wherein the specific signal comprises a signal including a synchronization signal or system information that the cell transmits.

12. The terminal of claim 8, wherein the processor starts a timer when the processor detects the reception success of the specific signal or when the terminal detects the reception failure of the specific signal.

13. The terminal of claim 12, wherein a timer time period is previously set or is set by the cell.

14. The terminal of claim 12, wherein a timer time period corresponding to when the terminal detects the reception success of the specific signal and a timer time period corresponding to when the terminal detects the reception failure of the specific signal are different from each other.