METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING DEVICE-TO-DEVICE (D2D) DISCOVERY IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

• US 20150098416A1
• Filed: 09/29/2014
• Published: 04/09/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/04/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Innovative Sonic Limited
• Original Assignee: Innovative Sonic Limited
• Inventors: Kuo, Richard Lee-Chee, Guo, Yu-Hsuan
• Application Number:
  US14/500,075
• Publication Number:
  US 20150098416A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/329
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/04 Wireless resource allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/21 in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/56 based on priority criteria
• 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 are disclosed for supporting D2D discovery in a wireless communication system. The method includes the UE receives an RRC (Radio Resource Control) message for configuring measurement gaps to the UE. The method also includes the UE performs measurement and does not monitor D2D discovery signal(s) during a measurement gap if the measurement gap collides with any D2D discovery subframe.

Claims

1. A method for supporting device to device (D2D) discovery, wherein a D2D discovery function is activated in a User Equipment (UE), the method comprising:

the UE monitors paging message(s) and does not monitor D2D discovery signal(s) in a paging occasion (PO) of the UE if the PO of the UE collides with a D2D discovery subframe.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

the UE starts monitoring the D2D discovery signals in D2D discovery subframes after the D2D discovery function is activated in the UE, and stops monitoring the D2D discovery signals after the D2D discovery function is deactivated.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

the UE receives a D2D discovery resources configuration included in a system information message broadcast by a cell,

wherein the D2D discovery resources configuration contains information to define resources allocated for the D2D discovery, and the D2D discovery resources are allocated in an uplink spectrum.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the D2D discovery subframes occur periodically.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the PO is a subframe where there may be Paging Radio Network Temporary Identifier (P-RNTI) transmitted on Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) addressing a paging message.

6. A method for supporting device to device (D2D) discovery, wherein a D2D discovery function is activated in a User Equipment (UE), the method comprising:

the UE receives an Radio Resource Control (RRC) message for configuring measurement gaps to the UE; and

the UE performs measurement and does not monitor D2D discovery signal(s) during a measurement gap if the measurement gap collides with any D2D discovery subframe.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

the UE starts monitoring the D2D discovery signals in D2D discovery subframes after the D2D discovery function is activated in the UE, and stops monitoring the D2D discovery signals after the D2D discovery function is deactivated.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the D2D discovery subframes occur periodically.

9. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

the UE receives a D2D discovery resources configuration included in a system information message broadcast by a cell,

wherein the D2D discovery resources configuration contains information to define resources allocated for the D2D discovery, and the D2D discovery resources are allocated in an uplink spectrum.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein the RRC message contains information to indicate a gap offset and a gap pattern.

11. A method for supporting device to device (D2D) discovery, wherein a D2D discovery function is activated in a User Equipment (UE), the method comprising:

the UE receives a system information block (SIB) and does not monitor D2D discovery signal(s) if a subframe for receiving the SIB collides with a D2D discovery subframe.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

the UE starts monitoring the D2D discovery signals in D2D discovery subframes after the D2D discovery function is activated in the UE, and stops monitoring the D2D discovery signals after the D2D discovery function is deactivated.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the SIB contains an Earthquake and Tsunami Warning System (ETWS) notification or a Commercial Mobile Alert Service (CMAS) notification.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

the UE receives a D2D discovery resources configuration included in a system information message broadcast by a cell,

wherein the D2D discovery resources configuration contains information to define resources allocated for the D2D discovery, and the D2D discovery resources are allocated in uplink spectrum.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the D2D discovery subframes occur periodically.