METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISCOVERY DETECTION IN DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATION

• US 20160242021A1
• Filed: 09/24/2014
• Published: 08/18/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Li, Dong, Liu, Yong
• Application Number:
  US15/024,149
• Publication Number:
  US 20160242021A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/18 between terminal devices

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide methods and devices for discovery detection in device-to-device communication. A method at a first device side comprises constructing a discovery packet on each of a predetermined number of discovery cycles, wherein each discovery packet includes identical discovery information, the predetermined number being greater than 1. The method further comprises transmitting the discovery packet to at least one second device on each of the predetermined number of discovery cycles using a logically identical discovery channel. A method at a second device side comprises: receiving a discovery packet transmitted by a first device on each of a predetermined number of discovery cycles using a logically identical discovery channel; soft merging the predetermined number of discovery packets. The method further comprising detecting the discovery information in the soft merged discovery packet. Through the embodiments of the present invention, diversity gain of the soft merged discovery packet is enhanced and then detection performance regarding the discovery information is improved.

Claims

1. A method for discovery detection in device-to-device communication, comprising:

constructing a discovery packet on each of a predetermined number of discovery cycles, wherein each discovery packet includes identical discovery information, the predetermined number being greater than 1; and

transmitting the discovery packet to at least one second device using a logically identical discovery channel on each of the predetermined number of discovery cycles.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

encoding the discovery information into at least one coding version.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the coding version of the discovery information included in each discovery packet is the same.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein the coding versions of the discovery information included in at least two of the predetermined number of discovery packets are different.

5. A method for discovery detection in device-to-device communication, comprising:

receiving a discovery packet transmitted by a first device using a logically identical discovery channel on each of a predetermined number of discovery cycles, wherein each discovery packet includes identical discovery information, the predetermined number being greater than 1;

soft merging the predetermined number of discovery packets; and

detecting the discovery information in the soft merged discovery packet.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein soft merging the predetermined number of discovery packets comprises:

soft merging the predetermined number of discovery packets according to a coding version of the discovery information included in each discovery packet.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein soft merging the predetermined number of discovery packets according to a coding version of the discovery information included in each discovery packet comprises:

superimposing soft demodulated outputs corresponding to the predetermined number of discovery packets in a soft bit circular buffer when the coding version of the discovery information included in each discovery packet is the same.

8. The method according to claim 6, wherein soft merging the predetermined number of discovery packets according to a coding version of the discovery information included in each discovery packet comprises:

superimposing overlapped portions and combining non-overlapped portions between soft demodulated outputs corresponding to the predetermined number of discovery packets according to a coding version number of the discovery information included in each discovery packet in a soft bit circular buffer, when the coding versions of the discovery information included in at least two of the predetermined number of discovery packets are different.

9. The method according to claim 5, wherein when the same discovery information is included in each discovery packet received on each discovery cycle in a plurality of predetermined numbers of discovery cycles, the method further comprises:

when the discovery information is detected in any of a plurality of merged discovery packets, determining that the discovery information is successfully detected.

10. A device, comprising:

a constructing module for constructing a discovery packet on each of a predetermined number of discovery cycles, wherein each discovery packet includes identical discovery information, the predetermined number being greater than 1; and

a transmitting module for transmitting the discovery packet to at least one second device using a logically identical discovery channel on each of the predetermined number of discovery cycles.

11. The device according to claim 10, further comprising:

an encoding module for encoding the discovery information into at least one coding version wherein the coding version of the discovery information included in each discovery packet is the same or the coding versions of the discovery information included in at least two of the predetermined number of discovery packets are different.

19. A system, comprising:

a first device according to claim 10; and

at least one second device comprising a receiving module for receiving a discovery packet transmitted by a first device using a logically identical discovery channel on each of a predetermined number of discovery cycles, wherein each discovery packet includes identical discovery information, the predetermined number being greater than

a soft combining module for soft merging the predetermined number of discovery packets; and

a detecting module for detecting the discovery information in the soft merged discovery packet.

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14. A device, comprising:

a receiving module for receiving a discovery packet transmitted by a first device using a logically identical discovery channel on each of a predetermined number of discovery cycles, wherein each discovery packet includes identical discovery information, the predetermined number being greater than 1;

a soft combining module for soft merging the predetermined number of discovery packets; and

a detecting module for detecting the discovery information in the soft merged discovery packet.

15. The device according to claim 14, wherein the soft merging module is further for soft merging the predetermined number of discovery packets according to a coding version of the discovery information included in each discovery packet wherein the soft merging module is further for superimposing soft demodulated outputs corresponding to the predetermined number of discovery packets in a soft bit circular buffer when the coding version of the discovery information included in each discovery packet is the same and wherein the soft merging module is further for superimposing overlapped portions and combining non-overlapped portions between soft demodulated outputs corresponding to the predetermined number of discovery packets according to a coding version number of the discovery information included in each discovery packet in a soft bit circular buffer, when the coding versions of the discovery information included in at least two of the predetermined number of discovery packets are different.

18. The device according to claim 14, wherein when the same discovery information is included in each discovery packet received on each discovery cycle in a plurality of predetermined numbers of discovery cycles, the device further comprises:

a determining module for determining that the discovery information is successfully detected when the discovery information is detected in any of a plurality of merged discovery packets.

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