Method and system for handling device to device (D2D) communication

• US 10,390,267 B2
• Filed: 10/19/2015
• Issued: 08/20/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Agiwal, Anil, Chang, Youngbin
• Primary Examiner(s): Baig, Adnan
• Application Number:
  US14/886,665
• Publication Number:
  US 20160112910A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,401 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0094 Definition of hand-off measurement parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/033 in pre-organised networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/04 Wireless resource allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup

Abstract

A system and a method for a base station to reduce signaling overhead in device-to-device (D2D) communication are provided. The method includes a list of one or more destination identities (IDs) in a signaling message from at least one of UE and source base station, receiving a destination index in a buffer status report (BSR) from UE to request dedicated resources for transmitting D2D communication packets to a destination, determining the destination ID corresponding to destination index received in the BSR using the list of one or more destination IDs received from at least one of UE and source base station wherein the destination index is the index of destination ID in the list of destination IDs received, and allocating resources to the UE based on the determined destination ID.

Claims

1. A method for reducing signaling overhead in device-to-device (D2D) communication by a terminal, the method comprising:

transmitting, via radio resource control (RRC) signaling, a terminal information message including a destination information list, the destination information list including a plurality of destination identities for which the terminal requests to assign resources for D2D communication;

transmitting, based on a buffer status report being triggered, the buffer status report, the buffer status report including an index indicating a destination identity in the destination information list, a length of the index being less than a length of the destination identity; and

receiving resource allocation information based on the index, wherein the length of the index is 4 bits and the length of the destination identity is 24 bits.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting of the buffer status report comprises:

identifying the destination identity for D2D communication among the plurality of the destination identities, based on the buffer status report being triggered;

determining the index of the destination identity based on the destination information list; and

transmitting the buffer status report including the index to the base station.

3. The method of claim 2,

wherein the terminal information message including the destination information list is transmitted from the base station to a target base station, based on a handover being triggered.

4. A method for reducing signaling overhead in device-to-device (D2D) communication by a base station, the method comprising:

receiving, via radio resource control (RRC) signaling, a terminal information message including a destination information list from a terminal, the destination information list including a plurality of destination identities for which the terminal requests to assign resources for D2D communication;

receiving, based on a buffer status report being triggered, the buffer status report, the buffer status report including an index indicating a destination identity in the destination information list, from the terminal, a length of the index being less than a length of the destination identity; and

allocating resources to the terminal based on the index, wherein the length of the index is 4 bits and the length of the destination identity is 24 bits.

5. The method of claim 4,

wherein the destination identity for D2D communication is identified among the plurality of the destination identities, and

wherein the index of the destination identity is determined based on the destination information list.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

transmitting the terminal information message to a target base station, based on a handover being triggered.

7. A terminal for reducing signaling overhead in device-to-device (D2D) communication, the terminal comprising:

a transceiver; and

at least one processor configured to;

transmit, via radio resource control (RRC) signaling, a terminal information message including a destination information list, the destination information list including a plurality of destination identities for which the terminal requests to assign resources for D2D communication,

transmit, based on a buffer status report being triggered, the buffer status report, the buffer status report including an index indicating a destination identity in the destination information list, a length of the index being less than a length of the destination identity, and

receive resource allocation information based on the index,

wherein the length of the index is 4 bits and the length of the destination identity is 24 bits.

8. The terminal of claim 7, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

identify the destination identity for D2D communication among the plurality of the destination identities, based on the buffer status report being triggered,

determine the index of the destination identity based on the destination information list, and

transmit the buffer status report including the index to the base station.

9. The terminal of claim 8,

wherein the terminal information message including the destination information list is transmitted from the base station to a target base station, based on a handover being triggered.

10. A base station for reducing signaling overhead in device-to-device (D2D) communication, the base station comprising:

a transceiver; and

at least one processor configured to;

receive, via radio resource control (RRC) signaling, a terminal information message including a destination information list from a terminal, the destination information list including a plurality of destination identities for which the terminal requests to assign resources for D2D communication,

receive, based on a buffer status report being triggered, the buffer status report, the buffer status report including an index indicating a destination identity in the destination information list, from the terminal, a length of the index being less than a length of the destination identity, and

allocate resources to the terminal based on the index,

wherein the length of the index is 4 bits and the length of the destination identity is 24 bits.

11. The base station of claim 10,

wherein the destination identity for D2D communication is identified among the plurality of the destination identities, and

wherein the index of the destination identity is determined based on the destination information list.

12. The base station of claim 11, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to transmit the terminal information message to a target base station, based on a handover being triggered.