Resource scheduling in direct device to device communications systems

• US 10,420,081 B2
• Filed: 03/26/2018
• Issued: 09/17/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Novak, Robert, Mukherjee, Biswaroop, Gage, William Anthony
• Primary Examiner(s): Ohri, Romani
• Application Number:
  US15/935,911
• Publication Number:
  US 20180220408A1
• Time in Patent Office: 540 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0003 by switching between different modulation schemes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/1861 Physical mapping arrangements for ACK signaling see also H04L5/0053
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/20 Control channels or signalling for resource management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/21 in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/23 in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal

Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatuses of a wireless communications network can involve transmitting, to a first user equipment (UE), configuration information for the first UE (UE1 configuration information) for an inter-device session (IDS) between the first UE and a second UE. The UE1 configuration information may include a first IDS radio network temporary identifier (IDS-RNTI). A radio resource control (RRC) message indicating a resource allocation can be transmitted to the first UE for the first UE to communicate directly with the second UE.

Claims

1. A first user equipment (UE), comprising:

a memory; and

at least one hardware processor communicatively coupled with the memory and configured to;

transmit, from the first UE to a network node, a request to perform an inter-device session (IDS) between the first UE and a second UE, wherein the first UE performs the IDS based on subscription information of the first UE;

receive, at the first UE from the network node, configuration information for the first UE to perform the IDS, the configuration information for the first UE including an IDS radio network temporary identifier (IDS-RNTI); and

receive, at the first UE from the network node, a control message addressed to the IDS-RNTI, the control message including radio resource information indicating a first radio resource for the first UE to directly transmit data to the second UE and radio resource information indicating a second radio resource for the first UE to directly transmit one or more transmission parameters to the second UE, wherein the first radio resource is different than the second radio resource, and the one or more transmission parameters include a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) for the direct data transmission on the first radio resource.

2. The first UE of claim 1, wherein the configuration information for the first UE includes an instruction instructing the first UE to refrain from transmitting an acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) indicator in response to receiving the control message.

3. The first UE of claim 1, wherein the at least one hardware processor is further configured to adjust the MCS of the direct data transmission.

4. The first UE of claim 3, wherein the at least one hardware processor is further configured to indicate an MCS change or a new MCS via an inter-device session-medium access control (IDS-MAC) control element (IDS-MAC CE), the IDS-MAC CE transmitted on the second radio resource.

5. The first UE of claim 1, wherein the at least one hardware processor is further configured to adjust an IDS transmission power level of the direct data transmission.

6. The first UE of claim 5, wherein the at least one hardware processor is further configured to indicate an IDS transmission power level change or a new IDS transmission power level via an IDS-MAC CE, the IDS-MAC CE transmitted on the second radio resource.

7. The first UE of claim 1, wherein the direct data transmission on the first radio resource is scrambled by one of the IDS-RNTI, an IDS semi-persistent scheduling radio network temporary identifier (IDS-SPS RNTI), or an IDS persistent scheduling radio network temporary identifier (IDS-PS RNTI), wherein the IDS-SPS RNTI and IDS-PS RNTI are indicated in the configuration information for the first UE.

8. A method, comprising:

transmitting, from a first user equipment (UE) to a network node, a request to perform an inter-device session (IDS) between the first UE and a second UE, wherein the first UE performs the IDS based on subscription information of the first UE;

receiving, at the first UE from the network node, configuration information for the first UE to perform the IDS, the configuration information for the first UE including an IDS radio network temporary identifier (IDS-RNTI); and

receiving, at the first UE from the network node, a control message addressed to the IDS-RNTI, the control message including radio resource information indicating a first radio resource for the first UE to directly transmit data to the second UE and radio resource information indicating a second radio resource for the first UE to directly transmit one or more transmission parameters to the second UE, wherein the first radio resource is different than the second radio resource, and the one or more transmission parameters include a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) for the direct data transmission on the first radio resource.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the configuration information for the first UE includes an instruction instructing the first UE to refrain from transmitting an acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) indicator in response to receiving the control message.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

the first UE adjusting the MCS of the direct data transmission.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

the first UE indicating an MCS change or a new MCS via an inter-device session-medium access control (IDS-MAC) control element (IDS-MAC CE), the IDS-MAC CE transmitted on the second radio resource.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

the first UE adjusting an IDS transmission power level of the direct data transmission.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

the first UE indicating an IDS transmission power level change or a new IDS transmission power level via an IDS-MAC CE, the IDS-MAC CE transmitted on the second radio resource.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the direct data transmission on the first radio resource is scrambled by one of the IDS-RNTI, an IDS semi-persistent scheduling radio network temporary identifier (IDS-SPS RNTI), or an IDS persistent scheduling radio network temporary identifier (IDS-PS RNTI), wherein the IDS-SPS RNTI and IDS-PS RNTI are indicated in the configuration information for the first UE.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions which, when executed, cause a first user equipment (UE) to perform operations comprising:

transmitting, from the first UE to a network node, a request to perform an inter-device session (IDS) between the first UE and a second UE, wherein the first UE performs the IDS based on subscription information of the first UE;

receiving, at the first UE from the network node, configuration information for the first UE to perform the IDS, the configuration information for the first UE including an IDS radio network temporary identifier (IDS-RNTI); and

receiving, at the first UE from the network node, a control message addressed to the IDS-RNTI, the control message including radio resource information indicating a first radio resource for the first UE to directly transmit data to the second UE and radio resource information indicating a second radio resource for the first UE to directly transmit one or more transmission parameters to the second UE, wherein the first radio resource is different than the second radio resource, and the one or more transmission parameters include a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) for the direct data transmission on the first radio resource.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the configuration information for the first UE includes an instruction instructing the first UE to refrain from transmitting an acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) indicator in response to receiving the control message.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise:

the first UE adjusting the MCS of the direct data transmission.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise:

the first UE indicating an MCS change or a new MCS via an inter-device session-medium access control (IDS-MAC) control element (IDS-MAC CE), the IDS-MAC CE transmitted on the second radio resource.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise:

the first UE adjusting an IDS transmission power level of the direct data transmission.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the operations further comprise:

the first UE indicating an IDS transmission power level change or a new IDS transmission power level via an IDS-MAC CE, the IDS-MAC CE transmitted on the second radio resource.